Youphemism
Gunslinger since pre patch (sh/out to The Farmer)
So I'm not gifted nor was I on the mission? Damn...UPDATE#6: God I love this game.
Not only have we got satellites up and running in every country that's still with me; we've developed Firestorm jet interceptors and A psi ops lab. Yup you heard it right, folks: We have discovered the ability to awaken telepathic proficiency in our soldiers. Not all soldiers are gifted, however: Qwark is unfortunately too dense to yield the innate ability to use his mind the same way the enemies do. Here's a break down of who's gifted among my recent squaddies:
Doombawks: Gifted
Qwark: No ability
AKStormthegates:Gifted
Aerogrunt: Gifted
Youphemism: No ability
TopTierHarley: No ability
Kitana Prime: No ability
Shaolin 19: Oh is he EVER!
THTB: Gifted
Yoaksss: No ability
Now we had a VEEEERY scary mission. Operation Broken Summer in Saint Petersburg Russia. While alien terror attack missions can be daunting as it is, we encountered our first ...whatchamacallit-apod: A HUGE hulking robot straight out of the original robocop. It looked menacing enough. Then I saw its damage output. OH LAWD!
Thankfully, @Doombawkz and
@Yoaksssss are my resident heavies. They've got + 100% damage to robotic enemies. My units were still in Carapace armor so I knew one laser blast would end them instantly. So I strategically tag teamed "Doakbawksss." HOLY FUCKING SHIT DID I DISCOVER THE HOLY GRAIL OF BADASSERY!
Both of them have powerful rocket launchers that rip through enemies AND the environment. But wait, there's more! If I start the turn by firing with their primary, THEY CAN MOVE AGAIN IN THE SAME TURN! The sheer amount of power these two could produce was ASTOUNDING. Due to how many heads he was ripping, Yoaksss is actually now a Colonel (Max Rank). His last name is Robinson. His nickname is Smokey. Hoorah.
In the same mission we saw the diligence of @Kitana Prime . Gave Doombawks a run for his money in terms of most civilians rescued in one mission, but as he was doing this, I couldn't afford to back him up. One shot from the mech would have killed him he got its attention. And so eventually a hidden berserker came snuck up on him and sent him into a panic. Thankfully he didn't hurt himself or anyone else. I promoted him. Now he's EASILY one of my most resilient and efficient soldiers. His abilities and mobility is excellent.
man.
Freaking @AeroGrunt .Who knew Michelin man over here would become so damn helpful. He's got a jet pack, and his psionic abilities tend to always have 100% accuracy. Inconceivably versatile, which is why I gave HIM archangel armor instead of my snipers. I love you man. In fact I wrote a sexually explicit love song just for you:
You are my Aeroooooooo
I am your Gruuuuuntttt
You are my peeeniiisss
I am your .....
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Moving on...
Dude, @THTB is the bee's knees. This guy is already max rank because he gets the job done. Only the first VIP escort mission with Thin Men all over the place did he ever almost die. Since then death hasn't come for him; he comes for it. He's also gifted, so I've gotta start leveling that up. Also....hhmmmm.......he and Yoakss were a gift to me from the council....THTB uses John Stewart Green Lantern...the person they gave me is black with a country that has a green flag.....HHMMMMMMMM.....
@TopTierHarley is no longer bottom tier. I'll admit, I intentionally never sent him out to missions after the catastrophic mission where we almost lost him. But since then I've been babying him and having him clean up enemies. He's now a very powerful shock trooper. He needed to get his bearings but now he's definitely a formidable force on his own. Almost cried tears of splendor when he critical hit an unexpected Elite Muton and killed it instantly while I thought I'd need to strategize an exit route.
@Qwark28 can turn invisible on the battlefield. Yup, this little devil is equipped with sweet ghost armor. It comes standard with a grappling hook. Very fitting the game would give you a hook. Because you're a dirty pirate. So help me God if you pirate this game I will go on an intense mission with 29 Mutons and Berserkers with you as my only unit and see if you'll make it out alive. Support the devs. Stop wasting your money on How-to-be-Rickyraws self help books, I sent you that link as a joke, dammit.
The good doctor @Dr Morganstien
is surgical and precise. Yes pun intended. With the thousands of different adjectives I could have used do you think a doctor related phrase was a coincidence? Don't be a sack of immolated alien remains. Speaking of immolated alien remains, Morgan makes killing aliens free, man! He's a sniper, and so he and Shaolin can absolutely WRECK SHOP with dual squad sight abilities. Oh God...what about....Shaolin, Morgan AND THTB?!?! Gonna try this the fuck out! Dude got poisoned and panicked, which was nerve wracking, but he was still a fairly new recruit. While THTB has the psionics and ability combinations that encourage mobility, Morgan's damage output rivals the mighty Shaolin. Easy. Alien scum: the doctor will see you now......
In hell.
Having @AK Stormthegates , Qwark and Shaolin out of duty for weeks due to psionics testing was brutal, but allowed the others to get some well earned elbow grease in. Just finished a challenging mission in Brazil that took weeeell over one hour. Our squad is incredibly powerful, and with smart tactics and good footsies, I think we can prevent casualties for a while. But dammit if the aliens aren't crafty.
Oh and during the last big mission, an advance Sectoid took control of Kitana Prime. He actually mind controlled him, and as you can imagine, I was horrified. Didn't know what would happen the next turn. Would he kill his brethren? Would we be forced to kill him? Thankfully, Aerogrunt saved the day and decorated the alien mothership dashboard with the Sectoid's brain matter. So I never needed to find out.
Saved the best for last: @Shaolin 19
Oh my God, this guy. THIS guy. I strategically placed him in an area that oversaw the battlefield but had decent cover (he makes half cover count as full, remember?) then used Doombawks and Yoaksss to rip through the enemy's cover. This allowed Shaolin's 'in the zone ability' to activate, permitting him to fire not one, not two, but three one shot-one-kill head shots on the enemy AND still move! He then, from half way across the map put his Sniper rifle away and stretched out his hand. He extended his wrist. With his new psionic powers he blew the alien up with his fucking MIND! I lost my voice. It was a real Shaolin Showdown.
No not this
You've made me proud soldiers.
@Indecisive and @RiBBz22 ...we miss you ;_;
But real talk.
Seriously.
Xiaolin FUCKING Showdown is the best.
Next time I'm in I'm going to FIST OF TEBIGONG THOSE ALIEN ASSES OUT THROUGH THEIR........
......uh........
.........organs that keep them alive.
Also Raimundo is my fucking guuuuuuuuuyyyyyyyyy, wind manipulation is my favourite and is also why I'm going to main Fujin WHEN, yes WHEN he makes it into MKX.
I'm going to go find and watch every episode now....
...Eye of Dashi...
...Orb of Tornami...
...Falcon's Eye...
...Helmet of Jong...
...Gills of Hamachi...
...Serpent's Tail...
...Two-Ton Tunic...
...Shroud of Shadows...
........I'll be right back.
