A Mother Ship (Jag'd'dja atoll in the Yautja language) is a massive, mobile base for Yautja hunters. Mother Ships are totally independent craft where a number of Scout Ships can dock. These ships rarely enter conflict with another force, and are usually inhabited by a single Clan, led by the Clan Leader. Like other Yautja craft, they utilize cloaking technology that renders them sensor-invisible, making them virtually impossible to find. Pilots of other Yautja vessels, however, can use their vessel's standard beacons to locate a nearby Mother Ship. Here, warriors can battle for respect and acquire new weapons and devices. Most Mother Ships also have a trophy case in which its clan's trophies are put on display. Almost every Mother Ship holds a captive Xenomorph Queen, which the Yautja warriors most likely release in an area for a Hunt. They are fully equipped with scout ships and insertion pods, capable of launching a hunter onto a planet's surface and sending smaller Scout Ships onto Hunts. They also come with powerful beam weapons, powerful enough to punch a hole from the orbit of a planet down to the deep crust. They also have two versions of Self-Destruct Devices, one that detonates in a massive thermonuclear explosion, and another that implodes the ship, removing all trace of its existence.
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