Sectopod

General Information

The Sectopod "Walker" is, perhaps, one of the most dangerous terror units X-COM has come up against. Their armour is nearly impervious to all weaponsfire, but they appear to be vulnerable to lasers.

Sectopods are seen in the company of Ethereals in base defenses and terror missions. Beware, their weapon is a chin-mounted dual-heavy plasma, which can make short work of any enemy of the Sectopod in seconds.

Every Sectopod is nearly completely identical and is built not only for self-sufficient commands and operation, but also psychic/psionic manipulation - an Ethereal could potentially control a Sectopod as if it were it's own body, from millions of miles away.

If X-COM ground forces encounter Sectopods on Earth, it will usually be during an assualt by the aliens on a Human Base, or terror site. Terror attacks by Ethereals are the most dangerous for both civilians and X-COM units - apart from having to deal with their psionic abilities, we also have to fight against Sectopods.