Alex HoffmannSalmoneaAcording Elite previous game the first encounter, there was two factions of thargoids. Oresrians and Klaxxians. Oresrians was peacefull and they called Klaxxians animals. They was loosing war with them. So they made alliance with humankind. On planet Earth they had trading post in Antarktica and in Polaris system headquater. I think everything went wrong when people started use them like lab rabitts for development of ax military industry against Klaxxians. So not to much Oresrians left. What if orthrus interceptor was Oresrian. It had half human modules. Because they shared tech with humans. Also thargoids atacked him In first thargoid war were not interceptors. Only scouts. When thargoids returned, they had new bigger ships. What if some last Oresrians wanted develop their own interceptors with help of Palin. That also makes sence why Palin left federation. Because federation was in contact with Oresrians first before alliance.
from Anti-Xeno Initiative Wiki:
During a ‘Let’s Play’ Livestream, Community Manager, Stephen Bendetti confirmed that the Orthrus was a mistake and not intended to be in the game.
“Just a bug” Video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/533401140 Timestamp: 41:15 (Unfortunately the clip is no longer available.)
Frontier Developments Developer “KSE” has confirmed “the Orthrus was never meant to appear in the game” confirming it is no longer canon in the storyline.
I dont trust him. For a bug it was good programed and designed.