Anthropod (Apocalypse)

The Anthropod is capable of performing all the actions of an equivalent human soldier and can use weapons and equipment. It can feed voraciously, but strangely it does not seem to live very long in our environment, with a life span of only five days. There seems to be no further stage of development beyond this form.  From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia

Chrysalis

Grown-In Weapon = none or as listed in grown-in page Health = 60 Speed / Time Units = 56 Accuracy = 0 Reactions = 22 Stamina = 30 Strength = 35 Bravery = 80 Armour¹: 5/6/6/6/5/0 Psi Energy = 0 Psi Attack = 0 Psi Defense = 40 Size = small Inventory = yes Movement = ground Infiltration Influence = strong Score = 10

¹ armour values : Head/Body/Left Arm/Right Arm/Legs/Under (approximately)

This creature was built for warfare, immensely strong and aggressive. Underneath the thick outer skin a significant digestive system is revealed. There is a well protected brain structure that seems to match human size in terms of its neuron count. The well formed brain is vulnerable to Psionic influence although it is not capable of Psionic attacks. This indicates an important weakness of this species. The tissues recovered from this specimen will contribute to our biological warfare research.  From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia

A blue bipedal humanoid form with large red eyes.

An Anthropod is one of the four alien lifeforms which hatches from a Chrysalis. This is its final-form able to use a variety of weapons and devices.
An Escort UFO is the only type that does not have Anthropods on-board when aliens are dropped into a building for infestation.
If any UFO has crashed, all will contain an Anthropod in quantities from three to eight depending on UFO type.
An alien infestation spreading across the city will almost always contain Anthropods. They are very common.
Anthropods will be present in every building within the alien dimension except the Dimnesion Gate Generator.
Combat

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An Anthropod is susceptible to psionics.

Anthropods are the foot soldiers of the alien menace. They are capable of using every weapon and most devices that they can find. Their unit quantities make them a strong threat when armed with powerful weapons but are completely harmless if not armed. They have no grown-in weapons.
When defending any structure in their alien dimension, they are the second most common alien to be found on the battlescape. An Anthropod has the weakest Psi-Defence of any alien. They are mildly resistant to stun gas, stun grapple and Toxin-A whereas Toxin-B has a more potent effect.
Anthropod research is another step further for understanding all alien lifeforms.

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See Also

• Anti-Alien Combat Tactics
• Unit Attributes
• Research
• Grown-In Weapons