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

Anthropod

Grown-In Weapon = none 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.

UFOs & Chambers
Anthropods are onboard these UFOs, and in quantity, when ready to be dropped into a home-cell for infestation or base attack:
Probe x1
Scout x1
Transporter x5
Fast Attack Ship x3
Destroyer x8
Assault Ship x6
Bomber x5
Battleship x4
Mothership x4
Anthropods are found aboard these UFOs, and in quantity, when a UFO has crashed:
Transporter x4
Fast Attack Ship x6
Destroyer x8
Assault Ship x6
Bomber x3
Escort x3
Battleship x8
Mothership x4
Anthropods are present in these alien chambers, and in quantity, within the Alien Dimension:
Sleeping Chamber x6
Food Chamber x12
AlienF arm x6
Maintenance Factory x6
Incubator Chamber x6
Control Chamber x12
Spawning Chamber x6
Organic Factory x12
Megapod Chamber x12

Infiltration
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. Anthropods can kneel, jump, and crawl.
An alien infestation spreading across the city will almost always contain Anthropods. They are very common.

Combat

Unit

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. Their quantity on the batlescape 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.

Resistance
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