Muton (EU2012)

For the original UFO: Enemy Unknown (1994) version, see Muton

For the version that appears in The Bureau, see Muton (Bureau)

Mutons are among the most deadly alien creatures that XCOM will encounter. Tough, clever and loyal to their cause, do not expect a Muton to fall easily. Unlike most of the other alien species Mutons are team players - they work with a pack mentality and can use their Blood Call ability to strengthen the group while performing coordinated frontal attacks to wear down and kill enemy units. Despite their reputation for brute strength, Mutons are also one of the cleverest alien species in the game - they'll charge most of the time but they'll also retreat if outnumbered and lay Overwatch ambushes on advancing XCOM soldiers. In many ways Mutons are the bane of XCOM and you would do well to exercise extreme caution wherever Muton soldiers may be present.

Stats

1st Appearance	{{{appears}}}
HP	8/8/10/10
Aim	70/70/80/80
Defense	10
Will	10
Movement	12
Easy/Normal/Classic/Impossible

The very first Muton variant you will encounter, these brutal beasts can destroy the often ill equipped XCOM squads near the beginning of the game - without Laser weapons and Carapace Armor you will be hard pressed to win against them. Mutons will be the first aliens you encounter with grenades, which they will not hesitate to use if you have two soldiers together, however regular Mutons do not have the Bombard ability, so cannot throw their grenades any further than normal. The first month you encounter them they will be armed with Light Plasma Rifles, but in subsequent months will upgrade to medium Plasma Rifles and will appear far more frequently in tactical missions.

Mutons are very susceptible to psionic attacks, and once you have access to Mind Control can be as much of an asset to you as to the enemy.

Muton Armaments

Weapon	Damage	Critical Chance	Abilities
Muton Light Plasma Rifle	6	10	Suppression 20%
Muton Plasma Rifle	8	10	Suppression 20%
Alien Grenade	5	0	NA

Abilities:

• Suppression: Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.
• Blood Call: Unleash a bestial roar that will inspire any other nearby Mutons (including Bezerkers/Elites) and give them +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement bonuses for 2 turns. 4 turn cool down.
• Intimidate: Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.
• Mutons carry Alien Grenades, allowing them to injure multiple troops at once and destroy cover.
• They carry Light Plasma Rifles on first month they appear, and rifles after that month.

Notes

• If killed during a successful mission a Muton Corpse will be recovered.
• If captured during a mission and interrogated afterwards they will provide a reduction in the time required to research all Plasma weaponry.

Trivia

• When completing the Plasma Rifle research, a cutscene is shown with a test of the rifle on a large printout of the 1994 UFOpaedia Muton graphic.
• Not to be confused with Mutton.