Claymore (Chimera)

"There is never a red wire. I am lucky if there are even wires." - Claymore

Claymore is a human and a playable agent in XCOM: Chimera Squad.

The third child of two engineering professors, Claymore lost his mother and brother in the invasion and spent much of his early life in refugee camps, city outskirts, and eventually resistance camps. He inherited his parents' technical skills and combined it with his own penchant for tinkering to teach himself how to assemble explosives, building grenades for resistance forces. After disarming an ADVENT bomb that would have wiped out his resistance camp, he attracted XCOM's attention. During the War for Liberation, Claymore spent time on the Avenger to disassemble alien explosives. He stayed with XCOM as a demolitions specialist and was transferred to Chimera Squad at his request.

Claymore's primary role is to contribute AoE damage with both standard grenades and his own hand-crafted explosives. Several of his upgrade choices give him the ability to rupture opponents, and he also aids in breaching certain areas that would otherwise require Breaching Charges. While not his intended purpose, his grenade-related upgrades also affect support grenades such as the valuable Motile Inducer.

Rank	Ability
Cadet	Shrapnel Bomb Claymoee tosses an explosive that detonates after several turns. It does not destroy cover, and can be targeted to detonate it early. Does not end the turn if used as the first action.
Deputy Agent	Concussive Charge Claymore detonates a powerful charge that ruptures all enemies near a wall breach point. Usable once per mission.
Field Agent	Fortitude Claymore becomes immune to all grenades and environmental hazards, allowing him to use grenades in situations that would normally cause self-inflicted damage.	Improvised Explosives Equipped grenades regenerate one charge after each encounter.
Special Agent	Sticky Grenade Claymore throws a grenade that adheres to an enemy, forcing them to move to a new location; the grenade explodes when the enemy stops moving. Ends the turn when used. 4 turn cooldown.
Senior Agent	Heavy Shrapnel Shrapnel Bomb now deals damage through cover.	Impending Doom Shrapnel Bomb ruptures enemies in its blast radius immediately upon landing.
Principal Agent	Barrage Sticky Bomb and Shrapnel Bomb deal +1 damage and no longer automatically end the turn when used. Shrapnel Bomb can also be used more than once per turn.
Training (Special Agent)	Unlock Potential +1 armor.
Training (Principal Agent)	Heavy Ordnance All grenade items gain an extra use when equipped.