| “ | Do it the smart way. The hard way gets you killed. | ” |
–Blueblood | ||
Blueblood is an agent in XCOM: Chimera Squad.
Description[]
Blueblood spent his formative years in City 31, during the occupation, with his father, a third-generation police officer. When his father transitioned from police work to private investigation, Blueblood apprenticed with his father’s detective agency, helping the underserved. He joined 31PD in its inception.
If chosen for the initial crew Commissioner "Halia" Maloof will tease Blueblood about being a hack that failed upwards. This may be nice banter or paint Blueblood as a not very disciplined member of 31PD.
Blueblood’s strengths are his strategic mind and his precision targeting, particularly with his special sidearm, the Lancer Pistol, which can blast through line-of-sight penalties and enemy cover bonuses.[1]
Blueblood's weapon of choice is his Lancer Pistol which can cascade damage and destroy cover of enemies, but he can also opt instead to use his main pistol to fire quick consecutive shots to take down multiple weaker enemies to gain numeric superiority.
Abilities[]
| Rank | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cadet | Deadeye | Blueblood takes a shot with a -15% Aim penalty for a +50% damage boost. |
| Cadet | Desperado | Standard pistol fire and Deadeye cost an action and do not automatically end the turn if Blueblood has actions remaining. |
| Deputy Agent | Lancer Shot | Blueblood fires his Lancer Pistol at a target, ignoring all cover bonuses. (Breach mode only) |
| Field Agent | Warm Welcome | The first shot in each clip Disorientates the target. |
| Field Agent | Ever Vigilant | Blueblood automatically activates Overwatch if the last action of their turn is spent moving. Includes abilities that can provide movement, such as Subdue or Stabilize. |
| Special Agent | Phase Lance | Blueblood fires the Lancer Pistol in a straight line blast. The shot ignores line of sight and is unaffected by cover bonuses. 3 turn cooldown. |
| Senior Agent | Fond Farewell | The last shot in each clip deals double damage. |
| Senior Agent | Cascade Lance | Phase Lance upgrades to ramp up its damage for each subsequent enemy it hits in a single blast. |
| Principal Agent | Faceoff | Blueblood fires his pistol at every enemy in line of sight, limited by ammo. One use per mission. |
Training[]
| Rank | Name | Days |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet | Basic Conditioning | 2 | +2 Hit Points |
| Special Agent | Unlock Potential | 3 | +15 Crit |
| Principal Agent | Quick Reload | 5 | Reloading the pistol becomes a Free Action. |
Tips[]
- Keep in mind that the Lancer Pistol is a separate weapon, hence it does not benefit from weapon upgrades, or Ammo item bonuses. It does however potentially destroy cover along its line of sight.
- Warm Welcome Disorientates even when the shot misses.
- Ever Vigilant is triggered by any skill that moves Blueblood, including Torque's Tongue Pull or Shelter's Relocate and is not affected by angle. It is more efficient to walk twice with Blueblood to gain Ever Vigilant than to activate the normal overwatch.
- Apply weapon upgrades based on which abilities you chose for Blueblood. Warm Welcome and Fond Farewell requires him to run out of ammo often, so an Autoloader is ideal, while the Phase Lance path hits a lot of targets and benefits his team members with potentially easier ways to hit the target.
- As his final training ability Blueblood will gain the free reload option. This is particular useful if combined with Face-Off and the Lightning Reflex pistol. He can take down two enemies, reload and then unleash a barrage on enemies. This can clear entire rooms. Before he owns his ability, a free reload magazine can do the same.
- Due to having Desperado, Blueblood does not benefit at all from equipping a Reflex Grip.
- Consider the Artful Fathom Epic Pistol as his choice of weapon, as it enables him to fire three times per round and equip him with a scope for better aim. The sheer number of shots makes him a priority target for aim bonus equipment and damage ammunition.
- Blueblood is one of the best members to receive the benefit of a motion inducer which gives an extra turn, the same as team-up. If used together with free reload, Blueblood can clear one encounter in no time and is along with Godmother one of the two if not the best unit in the game based on body count.
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