The Galileans are one of three intelligent civilizations shown in Solar System Exploration 2, the others being Humans and the Entities. When nuked, they can become the main antagonists of the game, beside Nibiru. They get their name from the eponymous Galilean Moons in which they are mostly found.
The appearance of the Galileans draws largely from the Cock-Eyed Squid, though being either yellow, orange, or purple in color. Also unlike real squid, the Galileans "walk" (skid around) in an upright position instead of swimming.
They are also the creators of the Thoth Leech, a failed experiment of mutating the Giant Sand Leech.
Characters[]
Only two members of Galilean society can be interacted with via dialog, Adta and Saffra.
Locations[]
Callisto[]
On Callisto, there is a large underground city accessible by an entrance in the ground. This city is large and contains many Galilean pedestrians. You may also talk to the ruler of the Galileans inside this city, Saffra. The entrance to this city is also guarded by the Galilean Adta.
Ganymede[]
On Ganymede, armed Galileans remain there just to protect the Ganymedean Monolith. They are only on the north pole.
Ariel[]
On Ariel, they do not have a direct presence. However, Yiddish runes may indicate that they once visited Ariel.
Europa[]
A sign attached to the back of a Monolith on Europa reads "Saffra wuz here".
Military[]
Mothership[]
The Mothership is the Galilean base of war. It has a strong gravity generator which causes it to have its own sphere of influence. It is equipped with very heavy turrets used to break it free from the crust of Callisto and also destroy Earth's buildings. It also has hangars in order to deploy Fighters and Bombers from. It can be seen in the far right of Saffra's office.
Siphoning Ship[]
Similar in nature to the Mothership, the Siphoning Ship is a large ship that begins stationed under Callisto's surface, and also has a sphere of influence. When bullets from turrets are fired, the sphere of influence will repel it. If activated, it will burst through Callisto's crust, without the aid of Turrets, unlike the Mothership, and head towards Earth. I
Fighter Ship[]
The Fighter will fly around where deployed, firing guns at players, and making holes in the terrain. They can be blown up or crashed.
Scout Ship[]
The Scout Ship probes locations it deems "interesting", and is mostly seen at Mars and Ganymede. It hosts a Galilean in a seat inside of its front Glass Bubble. It is unarmed, and only equipped with a claw-like structure.
Stealth Bomber Ship[]
The Stealth Bomber is a type of Galilean ship that drops bombs at structures and terrain, resembling a B-2 Spirit Bomber. It holds a Galilean and a Drive. It can be shot down or crashed.
Civilians[]
Civilian Ship[]
The Civilian Ship is a ship that you can find roaming around on Callisto. It is has a large alien fuselage with neon lighting on the bottom, with a cockpit-like structure as its front.
Pedestrian[]
The Pedestrian is a Galilean squid that roams Callisto. It has a variety of different attire it can spawn with, such as three skin colors, and four item variations.
Trivia[]
- Galileans canonically speak Yiddish as their language.[1]
- Only yellow Galileans are mounted on ships.