Blueblood (Chimera)
| Agent Blueblood | |
|---|---|
| |
| Profile | |
| Race | HUMAN |
| Class | GUNSLINGER |
| Traits | Precision Shooting, Multiple Shots |
| Weapon | Pistol |
| Blueblood’s friendly nature and easygoing attitude belie his ability to calculate masterful strategies and impossibly precise shots. | |
"Do it the smart way. The hard way gets you killed." -Blueblood
Blueblood is a human and a playable agent in XCOM: Chimera Squad.
Blueblood is able to put out very high damage with his Pistol and Lancer Pistol, able to fire with both actions each round. Later abilities further improve his ability to attack multiple targets at once. His health is low, so he will need to be protected from counterattacks.
Stats
| Health | Mobility | Aim | Will | Dodge | Crit | Psi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 11 | 75 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Abilities
| Rank | Ability | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet | Deadeye Fires a shot that has a -15 Aim penalty, but deals 50% extra damage. | ||
| Desperado Neither Deadeye nor the standard shot will end Blueblood's turn if he has actions remaining. | |||
| Deputy Agent | Lancer Shot In Breach Mode, fire a special shot that ignores cover. Once per mission. | ||
| Field Agent | Warm Welcome The first shot in a clip disorients a target. |
Ever Vigilant Automatically activates overwatch if the last action is used for movement, Subdue, or stabilizing a downed ally. | |
| Special Agent | Phase Lance Fires a shot in a straight line, which ignores cover and can hit multiple targets. 3 turn cooldown. | ||
| Senior Agent | Fond Farewell The last shot in a clip deals double damage. |
Cascade Lance Phase Lance's damage increases with each enemy it hits. | |
| Principal Agent | Faceoff Fire at every enemy in your line of sight, limited only by your ammo. Once per mission. | ||
| Training (Special Agent) | Unlock Potential +15 crit chance. | ||
| Training (Principal Agent) | Free Reload Reloading is now a free action. | ||
Tactical Advice
- The Lancer Pistol has the same damage as the Pistol with normal ammo. If you upgrade the pistol to Enhanced or Mastercraft, the Lancer Pistol scales accordingly. But if you equip Blueblood with ammo that give buffs (e.g., higher damage, or burning status), the Lancer Pistol will not pick up that buff.
- If you spec Blueblood with the Cascade Lance skill, you can shoot through a squadmate to amplify the Phase Lance's damage down the line. This will, of course, result in damage to your squadmate.
- Consider equipping Blueblood's pistol with Impact Frame and picking Ever Vigilant ability. This will turn him into a surprisingly strong melee hit'n'run brawler. Since Ever Vigilant ability triggers after the LAST AP was spent on moving or Subdue, Blueblood can: make the shot as the first action, hit nearby enemy with the empowered Subdue (which in this case deals 4-5 damage) and in the end go to the Overwatch — all in the single turn.
- Free Reload Training ability makes Auto-Reload weapon mod redundant to Blueblood, making a room for other useful mods beside from "mandatory" Expanded Magazine (Impact Frame or Laser Sight).
- Endless Brevity Epic Pistol is better choice for Blueblood than Artful Fathom since Fan Fire is affected by Desperado ability as well, so, theoretically, fully upgraded Blueblood can make up to 10 shots (three from Fan Fire and seven from Faceoff after the free reload) in the single turn.
Bio
The son of a third generation police officer turned private investigator, he apprenticed with his father's detective agency and helped to smuggle accused dissidents out of City 31 during the war. After X-COM's victory, he served with 31PD before transferring to Chimera Squad.