Laconia gate

Laconia gate
Wormhole gate
System	Laconia system
Active	Yes
Controlled by	Ring Builder Empire (former) Laconian Empire

The Laconia gate is a wormhole gate, part of an ancient network built by the Ring Builders. It connects the Laconia system with the Ring network.

History

During the Sol ring blockade run of four Belter refugee vessels following the UN-MCR War, one of the transiting ships successfully traveled through the Sol gate, Ring Space and into the Laconia system via the Laconia gate despite heavy fire by the EMC ring gate fleet. However, contact with the colonists was lost after their arrival on Laconia.

Following the Battle for the Sol gate, the rogue MCRN fleet led by Admirals Winston Duarte and Emil Sauveterre traversed the Ring Space and transited the Laconia gate to enter its system. The MCRN Barkeith with Admiral Sauveterre on board was lost in a Ring network anomaly by the Unknown Aggressors, presumably killing its crew and destroying the vessel as it transited the gate. After the fleet entered the system, a mine field was activated to prevent any unauthorized access. While hostilities between the Laconians and Sol powers prevailed, the ring is guarded at both ends. All probes sent through into the system have been destroyed by Laconian forces since the Free Navy Conflict.

Marco Inaros received a video message from Medina Station of an object referred to as "RSR-G6" being transported through the gate. The object was later revealed to be a Ring Station railgun turret constructed and installed by the rogue MCRN faction in the Laconia system.

See also

• Laconia
• Laconia system

Trivia

• The Laconia gate is heavily featured in the opening titles to both Season 5 and Season 6 of The Expanse. In Season 5, an MCRN ship can be seen entering it and burning to Laconia. In Season 6, part of the gate is flickering red (referencing the demise of the MCRN Barkeith caused by the Ring entities at the end of "Nemesis Games"). Furthermore, an object labeled "Unknown", presumably one of the Ring Station railgun turrets (like RSR-G6), can be seen emerging from the gate.