History Characters / XComChimeraSquad

A former psionic slave-soldier who managed to escape ADVENT.

[[folder:Shelter]]
!!Shelter
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[[caption-width-right:350:Psionic Copper]]
->'''Class:''' Psion

A former psionic slave-soldier who managed to escape ADVENT.

* SelfDuplication: He can create a psionic clone that can buff and relocate people.
* SlaveMooks: One of the rare human examples. When he showed psionic potential, ADVENT snapped him up for their own use.

[[folder:Zephyr]]
!!Zephyr
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[[caption-width-right:350:Skirmisher turned cop]]
->'''Class:''' Hellion

Originally just another ADVENT soldier, then a Skirmisher fighting beside XCOM. She fights exclusively in melee.

* CloseRangeCombatant: She just pummels enemies with her bare hands.
* HumanWeapon: Her profile calls her a "living weapon." The squad points her at the enemy, and then the enemy is no longer a problem.
* LaResistance: As a Skirmisher, she was one of the few aliens fighting against ADVENT before the end.

[[folder:Patchwork]]
!!Patchwork
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[[caption-width-right:350:The team hacker]]
->'''Class:''' Operator

A survivor of a brutal attack during the invasion, she was raised in an ADVENT orphanage and paraded by ADVENT as a show of their kindness after they gifted her with prosthetics. She rebelled and joined XCOM.

* ArtificialLimbs: Both her legs and one of her arms are prosthetics made for her by ADVENT; the man who created them for her resembles a much young Tygan from early in the occupation.
* DamselOutOfDistress: While under ADVENT "protection," she engineered her own rescue by XCOM.
* HandicappedBadass: She had three amputations and was given advanced prostheses as a sign of the aliens' "generosity."
* ShockAndAwe: Many of her abilities have her manipulating electricity.
* TechnoWizard: Her specialty is "TECH." Drones, hacking, and strategic electric shocks.

[[folder:Blueblood]]
!!Blueblood
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[[caption-width-right:350:Rich man's son]]
->'''Class:''' Gunslinger

A City 31 native, during the occupation. He was one of the first to join 31PD, and secretly aided the Resistance from within the city before ADVENT was ousted by XCOM.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: His special pistol can shoot straight through cover.
* TheGunslinger: His class, being able to fire off rapid shots with his Lancer pistol.
* TheStrategist: He combines his clever strategic mind with precision targeting to control the battlefield.

[[folder:Torque]]
!!Torque
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[[caption-width-right:350:Snake Lady]]
->'''Class:''' Inquisitor
->'''Race:''' Viper\\\

An ADVENT soldier who specialized in hunting down resistance groups. Unlike most of the aliens on Chimera Squad, she never fought against ADVENT, and simply switched sides after she was captured.

* AirVentPassageway: As shown in the gameplay trailer, being a Viper, Torque can use air-vents and other small passages as breach points.
* BountyHunter: Torgue spent the entire war tracking down resistance groups. She never actually stopped, she was simply captured.
* BoxedCrook: Once she was captured, she obtained some measure of freedom by offering to train rookies against ADVENT tactics.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: She is good friends with a Colonel Kelly, most likely Jane Kelly.
* SuperSpit: Per her race, she can hurl poison at enemies
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Can use her tongue to reel in enemies.

[[folder:Cherub]]
!!Cherub
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[[caption-width-right:350:Was never brainwashed]]
->'''Class:''' Warden
->'''Race:''' Hybrid\\\

While trained as an ADVENT soldier, Cherub had not yet undergone indoctrination when he was found by XCOM and captured. He was enlisted in XCOM once it became clear that he had no ADVENT sympathies.

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Cherub was still in the stasis tank went XCOM found him, making him at least 5 years old, the youngest member of the squad.
* {{Foil}}: To Zephyr, the other former ADVENT soldier. While Zephyr is a former Skirmisher, after rebelling against ADVENT, Cherub had yet to be deployed in the field when XCOM found him and has yet to be indoctrinated by ADVENT.
* ThePollyanna: His primary benefit to the squad? [[NiceGuy He's just constantly nice and a delight to have around]]. He has a positive effect on his squad's morale.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite his appearance, Cherub is actually about five years old.

[[folder:Claymore]]
!!Claymore
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[[caption-width-right:350:Point Business End towards hostiles]]
->'''Class:''' Demo Expert
->'''Race:''' Human\\\

A survivor of the original invasion, he was forced into a nomadic lifestyle with his parents. He spent the war making explosive devices for the resistance.

* MeaningfulName: His callsign is a hint towards his skill with explosives.
* TakeCover: Like Axiom, he has terrain manipulation abilities to open up new options.
* TaughtByExperience: A self-taught demolitionist known for tinkering.

[[folder:Godmother]]
!!Godmother
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[[caption-width-right:350:She survived her previous retirement day when ADVENT collapsed]]
->'''Class:''' Ranger
->'''Race:''' Human\\\

A veteran, no-nonsense soldier, she is known as a bit of a perfectionist. She was an instructor before the alien invasion, and ended up leading part of the Resistance in the long years of the rule of ADVENT.

* AlwaysAccurateAttack: One of her special abilities allows her to land a guaranteed shot.
* DoesntTrustThoseGuys: She doesn't trust "leaders" since they surrender early in the invasion.
* StealthExpert: Godmother specialized in both stealth and ambush.

* ArtificialLimbs: Both her arms and one of her legs are prosthetics made for her by ADVENT; the man who created them for her resembles a much young Tygan from early in the occupation.

A survivor of a brutal attack during the invasion, she was raised in an ADVENT orphanage. She rebelled and joined XCOM.

* MeaningfulName: The Chimera was a powerful hybrid of several animals in Myth/ClassicalMythology and is the scientific term for a properly formed animal that is the result of two embryos, possibly those of two different species, fusing together to create a single one. Chimera Squadron is a team consisting of some of the best, drawn from the ranks of humans and aliens.

* StealthExpert: Godmother specialized in both stealth and ambush. Her
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* HeelFaceTurn: The alien members of the group, now that the Elders' no longer control them.

A City 31 native, during the occupation. He was one of the first to join 31PD.

A veteran, no-nonsense soldier, she is known as a bit of a perfectionist.

->'''Race:''' Human

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Uniquely has lips unlike other sectiods seen so far

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In keeping with the past two games, this iteration of XCOM takes a new form. Rather than a shadowy global organization or a ragtag resistance movement, Chimera Squad is a 11-men counter-terrorist unit consisting of both humans and aliens working together.

A counter-terrorist squad consisting of both humans and aliens to protect City 31.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: The original X-COM is a global extraterrestrial countermeasure organization while the sequel is a resistance. Here, Chimera Squad is a 11-men counter terrorist unit consisting of both humans and aliens working together.

* MeaningfulName: The Chimera was a powerful hybrid of several animals in [[ClassicalMythology]] and is the scientific term for a properly formed animal that is the result of two embryos, possibly those of two different species, fusing together to create a single one. Chimera Squadron is a team consisting of some of the best, drawn from the ranks of humans and aliens.

* HumanityIsInfectious: He was supposed to mind-control high-ranking official to convince the populace that the aliens had their best interests at heart. Such close, repeated mental contact slowly gave him empathy for humanity.

* NoodlePeople: Being a Sectoid he's incredibly lean despite towering over almost everyone.

* YouWillNotEscapeMe: Can use her tongue to reel in enemies.

* ThePollyanna: His primary benefit to the squad? He's just constantly nice and a delight to have around. He has a positive effect on his squad's morale.

Hatched at a New Arctic facility in 2020, Torque spent the alien occupation as a tracker hunting down resistance groups. After XCOM won the war in 2035, Torque got herself out of detention by offering to train rookie soldiers against ADVENT tactics. She worked alongside Colonel Kelly, and the two formed a close bond, paving the way for Torque’s eventual placement in Chimera Squad.

Torque is a master of unit manipulation, using her long tongue to drag enemies from cover and pull squadmates out of harm’s way. She can poison enemies to deal sustained damage or bind enemies and prevent them from taking any actions.

Cherub was among a batch of clones that had received ADVENT training but not yet undergone ADVENT indoctrination by the end of the war. He was found alive in an ADVENT lab, then transferred to a detention center for extensive testing. When the tests confirmed he had no ADVENT sympathies, he was enlisted by XCOM on a trial basis.

Cherub’s positive attitude and enthusiasm have been helping lift the morale of those around him ever since. His efforts to support his squadmates and improve their dispositions have proven his dedication on multiple occasions.

Terminal lost her family in the invasion and was ultimately adopted by a doctor who’d lost her only daughter. She developed an interest in medicine and apprenticed under the doctor for years. Sadly, Terminal was orphaned again when an ADVENT attack wiped out their town. She was pulled from the rubble by a resistance group; once she recovered, she eagerly pledged her skills to their cause.

Terminal proved to be as fearless as an Android in battle, saving hundreds of lives during the war. As Chimera Squad’s sole combat medic, she does what it takes to keep her squadmates breathing: she’s as handy with a gun as she is with a MediKit.

Claymore was a young boy when the invasion occurred. His childhood became a journey between refugee camps and city outskirts as his family sought safety wherever they could. Thanks to his engineering-professor parents and his own penchant for tinkering, Claymore taught himself the ins and outs of explosive devices and began manufacturing grenades for the resistance.

On Chimera Squad, Claymore outputs heavy damage through special-made explosives. His devices remove obstacles, allow the squad to breach dangerous facilities, and give his enemies something pretty to look at during their final moments on this planet.

Verge was part of an ADVENT experiment to subvert Earth governments by mind-controlling human subjects. A master puppeteer, Verge used high-ranking officials to reassure the populace that the aliens had their best interests at heart. This intimate mental contact eventually led Verge to gain empathy for humanity, and he began supplying resistance groups with information.

Now, Verge is the strongest offensive psion in Chimera Squad. Adept at disabling enemies and influencing their mental states, he is also skilled in telekinesis, able to rip enemies out of cover to improve squadmates’ hit chances.

Godmother is a seasoned veteran with no time for nonsense, she demands nothing less than perfection from her squadmates.

Godmother’s varied shotgun skills can destroy and flush enemies from cover, land guaranteed shots, and increase her chances for scoring critical hits—all while her extensive combat experience keeps her dodging incoming shots from enemies.