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The Ship AI is the primary narrative voice in Subnautica 2. It speaks to the player during the 14-year cryosleep journey to Planet Zezura and insists the mission continue despite obvious irregularities, anchoring the central narrative tension of the game.
The CICADA is the Alterra colony ship carrying the protagonist and roughly 40,000 Pioneers in Subnautica 2. Diverted from Zezura by its Noetic Advisor, it broke apart over the ocean moon Proteus.
The opening sequence of Subnautica 2 drops the player into the deep ocean after a ship crash, introduces the gene-altering machine, and propels them to the surface. A deliberate inversion of the original game's pacing.
The Tadpole Pens are an abandoned habitat and story location in Subnautica 2, gated behind the Heat Tolerance adaptation and a keycode-locked door. Despite the shared name, it is distinct from the Tadpole vehicle.