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== General Information == | == General Information == | ||
[[Image:floater.png|right|Floater]] | [[Image:floater.png|right|Floater]] | ||
| − | Floaters are weak creatures that as their name suggests are capable of flight. | + | Floaters are weak creatures that- as their name suggests- are capable of flight. |
Unlike [[Sectoid]]s, who can be very dangerous when accompanied by [[Cyberdisc]]s and/or a Sectoid Leader, Floaters are not particularly dangerous. Their main tactical advantage is their ability to fly - this can often make them more difficult to spot and also allows them to take up sniping positions on roofs and other high areas, although this is rarely done. | Unlike [[Sectoid]]s, who can be very dangerous when accompanied by [[Cyberdisc]]s and/or a Sectoid Leader, Floaters are not particularly dangerous. Their main tactical advantage is their ability to fly - this can often make them more difficult to spot and also allows them to take up sniping positions on roofs and other high areas, although this is rarely done. | ||
Revision as of 22:01, 1 December 2005
General Information
Floaters are weak creatures that- as their name suggests- are capable of flight.
Unlike Sectoids, who can be very dangerous when accompanied by Cyberdiscs and/or a Sectoid Leader, Floaters are not particularly dangerous. Their main tactical advantage is their ability to fly - this can often make them more difficult to spot and also allows them to take up sniping positions on roofs and other high areas, although this is rarely done.
Floaters are usually to be found performing scouting or Terror Missions, and are accompanied on the latter by Reapers.
Live Specimen
The Floaters are primarily soldiers and terror agents.
They are naturally predatory beasts, genetically engineered and cybernetically enhanced to make formidable warriors. The lower half of the body and most internal organs are surgically removed, and a life support system is installed.
This implant contains an anti-gravity unit which enables the creature to float, albeit unsteadily, through the air.
Autopsy
The creature has been drastically altered by surgery. The device which seems to form the core of the body is a life support system, taking over the function of heart, lungs and digestive system.
This would enable the creature to survive in extremely hostile environments. The brain is smaller than ours, but the sensory organs are well developed.