Queenspawn (Apocalypse)

Queenspawn

The Alien queen is ultimately the production unit for all Alien life forms. Its mobility is severely limited when fully grown and it also requires exactly the right atmospheric conditions in order to breed properly and produce the Alien eggs. These conditions are only provided by the spawning chambers inside an Alien building, which also provide a food source by plugging directly into the Queenspawn's blood supply. This confirms that the Aliens cannot conquer our dimension without a steady supply of Alien reinforcements through the Dimension Gates, although their motive for such incursions is still unknown.

Source: X-COM Apocalypse Ufopedia

Queenspawn Autopsy

The massive form of the Alien queen is designed to lay huge numbers of Alien eggs during its life time. The Queenspawn uses a complex asexual reproduction system to produce large numbers of Alien eggs in order to create new types of Alien creature. The importance of the Queenspawn for Alien population growth makes it an important strategic target.

Source: X-COM Apocalypse Ufopedia

The Queenspawn is the large mother worm responsible for the propagation of the Multiworm that populate the Alien Dimension. There is only one queen and it is found in the Alien Dimension's Spawning Chamber.

The Queenspawn rests on a raised platform littered with its eggs. The queen is protected by laser curtains that surround the sidesof the platform. The hall in front of the platform houses four troop reinforcement pads that provide additional guards.

The Queenspawn has a long range spit attack that is extremely corrosive and has a very high rate of fire. Any X-COM agents within its field of attack will be quickly slaughtered. Fortunately it has a limited attack radius. The Queenspawn can only attack in a tight wedge in front of it. Its sides are vulnerable. The Multiworm Eggs that surround it provide limited protection.

There is only one chance to capture a live specimen of the Queenspawn. Successful capture will allow completion of the requirements for Anti Alien Gas weapons that provide an area-effect variant of the Toxigun Toxin for use in the final confrontation with the aliens.

Capture

First clear out the rest of the map and take out all reinforcement teleporters and save the Queenspawn for the very end. This allows the mission to end the moment the queen is stunned.

If you have teleporters, teleport into the chamber, kill the Multiworm Eggs and get up beside the queen and start the capture.

If you do not have teleporters, you will need to climb the chamber the old fashioned way by using the laser curtains to cover your agents until they are right up beside the stairs, and then storming up them while evading the Queenspawn's attacks.

Before actually storming up the platform, you may want to prepare your agents by fully charging their Personal Disrupter Shields. Perhaps layer on an extra shield as an extra precaution. You may also want to throw a grenade at the queen to take out some of the Multiworm Eggs. Preparing smoke grenades and personal cloak fields or even having an agent walk across the main hall to distract the queen may provide additional assistance.

Once you are on the platform, clear out any remaining Multiworm Eggs. The Queenspawn will then be at your mercy. Apply stun damage by way of stun grapples or stun grenades, and start slowly chipping away the queen's health until it falls unconscious. If all went well, the mission will end the moment it is stunned.

See Also

• Aliens
• Alien Life Forms