Kidnapped!
An expedition — a multi-part escalation chain (typically four sites) obtained by chance (~5%) from an unrated complex, tracked in The Agency. Each completed part has roughly a 50% chance to continue, usually toward lower-security space than where it began.
Quick answersAccessNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Kidnapped! in EVE Online?
The Kidnapped! spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.
What spawns in the Kidnapped!?
The Kidnapped! has 5 waves and about 30 NPCs: 4 battlecruisers, 10 destroyers, 10 frigates and 5 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the trigger is Conquered Station - 'Fatal Rabbit'.
Does the Kidnapped! escalate?
The Kidnapped! is itself an escalation from Guristas Vigil.
What does the Kidnapped! drop?
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Unknown
NPC roster C Single-source / unverified
Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page — counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.
First location — Reinforcement 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pithior Supremacist/Terrorist | D |
Fourth location — Structures 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conquered Station - 'Fatal Rabbit' TRIGGER | |
| 4 | Dire Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer/Destructor | F |
| 4 | Pithior Anarchist/Nihilist | D |
| 5 | Guristas Heavy Missile Battery | Sentry |
Fourth location — Reinforcement 1 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dire Pithi Destructor/Plunderer/Destructor | F |
| 3 | Pithatis Revolter | BC |
Fourth location — Reinforcement 2 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dire Pithi Despoiler/Saboteur/Destructor | F |
| 2 | Pithior Terrorist | D |
Fourth location — Reinforcement 3 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurista Special Aquirement Captain May drop faction ammo/mods and/or Worm BPC | BC |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Go deeper
Consequences Smonsequences (Expedition chain) Dread Guristas Fleet Staging Point 2 and 3 (Expedition chain) Gurista Productions Shipment (Expedition chain)
Escalations
Escalates from: Guristas Vigil
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Kidnapped! C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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