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Body Shield is an inherited MEC Trooper ability in XCOM: Enemy Within. This particular ability is gained if the soldier was originally a Heavy.

The nearest visible enemy suffers -20 Aim and cannot critically hit this unit.

– In-Game Description, XCOM: Enemy Within

Notes[]

  • While the MEC Trooper is standing still, Body Shield appears as a convex energy barrier between the MEC and the enemy Body Shield is working against.
  • Body Shield stacks with Automated Threat Assessment, giving the MEC Trooper 35 Defense against one enemy as long as the MEC's Overwatch is active.
  • If the nearest enemy is killed (for example, by Reactive Targeting Sensors' free shot), Body Shield then switches to the next nearest enemy.
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