The ADVENT Trooper is an ADVENT enemy encountered in XCOM 2.
Description
The ADVENT trooper forms the backbone of ADVENT's military power. Their main function is to police the Earth's human population. However, they may also be assigned to guard key assets alongside other enemy types. Troopers are ostensibly human, clad in sleek, angular body armor. All troopers wear a face-concealing helmet that leaves only the mouth exposed.
Despite their appearance, ADVENT troopers are not entirely human. Underneath their armor, troopers are naturally bald, and have ears that fold back instead of protruding as is normal. Their helmets also hide their eyes, which are silvery and lack pupils. It is highly likely that they have been genetically modified to improve their combat ability. All troopers are brainwashed to be unerringly loyal to ADVENT.
The ADVENT Troopers' main weapon is the Magnetic Rifle - an automatic Gauss rifle that fires electromagnetically accelerated projectiles.
In combat, ADVENT soldiers are capable of intelligent movement and strategic engagement. When lead by an ADVENT Captain, they can be a significant threat. Despite their discipline, their strict obedience makes them predictable.
Abilities
Like all other ADVENT and alien units, ADVENT troopers may call for reinforcements at any time. These reinforcements usually come in the form of other ADVENT units, and are brought into the battlefield by an airborne transport vehicle landing after 1 turn delay.
Advanced Versions
Two advanced versions of this unit exist, adding more health, increasing damage output as well as the ability to use a grenade, destroying cover and harming every XCOM operative in the zone. Advanced Troopers are first deployed when XCOM researches Predator Armor; Elite Troopers deploy when XCOM researches Warden Armor.
Tactics
- ADVENT Troopers tend to fight at medium to close range.
- Troopers have a quite low HP value; they are relatively easy to kill if one can get a shot on them with basic weaponry. The only stock weapon that has a chance of not killing a standard Trooper is the Pistol.
- ADVENT Troopers sometimes rush the player at close range. Due to the lack of range bonus to the AI in the stock game, this usually ends badly for the trooper in question.
- ADVENT Troopers are significantly more dangerous when coordinated by an Officer; their aim increases at a marked target, and their higher base damage than Enemy Unknown's Sectoid gives them an easier time killing XCOM soldiers early-game.
Multiplayer
- At 200 points, the ADVENT Trooper is the absolute cheapest unit in the game
- ADVENT troopers have very low HP and usually die to any hit; their advanced variants do not appear in multiplayer.
- They have low damage value; higher level enemies like Andromedons will not feel their attacks very easily, and high-armored enemies such as Gatekeepers may completely tank their attack.
- ADVENT Troopers are disposable scouts and overwatch drawers; however they won't take every single overwatch attack as Enemy Unknown's multiplayer tended to do.
- In an ADVENT-centric squad, they still aren't a good option to fill the squad due to their deficiencies; Shieldbearers, Stun Lancers, and Officers are all superior options.
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