Laser Pistol Gifts
Right, first off, you have to know how to access alien's inventories.
Next, you need to get a MC'ed alien to stand on a laser pistol, force him to drop everything else, and hold the pistol.
Now, WHY would you want him to do this? Well, laser pistols do a LOT less damage than Heavy Plasmas. Laser Pistols pretty much CAN NOT penetrate flying suits, AFAIK. (maybe under armor?)
Why would you want him having ANY weapon at all? ... It makes one sided firefights where your reaction stats go up ridiculously fast. At no danger to yourself.
Plus, it looks pretty.
I admit, I'm sadistic. And petty. I need vengeance for all those times I plinked uselessly away at a SectoPod's armor in Superhuman. (anyone have any good techniques to down those, BTW? Other than making it shoot itself with Psi.)