Soldiers (EU2012)

A Sniper Colonel hero unit

Soldiers are your most important and valuable unit in Enemy Unknown 2012 and their death on the battlefield is permanent. Soldiers have distinct classes and their status can be checked at XCOM HQ's Barracks facility, where you can also hire new soldiers. They can be equipped with the latest available armor, weapons and other equipment. Soldiers may also be assigned to the Officer Training School in order to progress in rank and gain specific squad abilities. It is also possible to customize your soldiers' name, call sign and physical appearance.

You may increase your combat troops through the following:

By hiring them through the Barracks facilities (and sacking them as well).
By receiving soldiers of specific rank/class as a Funding Council reward for the completion of specific combat missions. You get to select how they skill up.
Finally there are also 'XCOM heroes' - those are beefed up soldiers you can unlock as an Easter Egg but unlocking will disable the achievement score.

Attributes

Status

Status
- Active
- On Mission
- Wounded
- Gravely Wounded
- Tired
- Exhausted
- KIA
- Psionic Testing
Number of Missions
Number of Kills

Customizable

First and Last Name
Nickname (earned at Sergeant rank)
Race, Voice, Head, Skin Color, Hair, Hair Color and Facial Hair
Armor Appearance and Color (Pre-Order perk)

Locked

Gender (Male/Female)
Rank (see below)
Country
Class
Stats
- Attack
- Defense
- Will
- Aim
- Mobility
- Other

Nationality

Point on flag for country name.

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

South America

Classes

All soldiers start as rookies with their class being only revealed after he/she is promoted to Squaddie and have their stats upgraded according to their class. Each class has unique abilities, and will receive specific stat bonuses upon promotion but will also have specific stat limitations and/or restrictions on weapons/equipment they can carry. Generally, each promotion will require you to choose from one of two perks available to the class at that rank.

Class Comparison
Class	Description	Move and Fire	Firepower	Aim	Critical Hit Chance	Primary Ability	Primary Weapon
Rookie	Basic unit	Yes	Normal	Normal	Normal	None	Assault Rifle
Assault	Close combat unit	Yes	Normal	Normal	High	Run & Gun	Shotgun Assault Rifle
Heavy	High-caliber and explosive firepower	Yes	High	Normal	Normal	Rocket Launcher	LMG
Sniper	Long-range accurate fire	No	Normal	High	High	Headshot	Sniper Rifle
Support	Jack of all trades	Yes	Normal	Normal	Normal	Smoke Grenade	Assault Rifle
Psionic*	Mental powers	*	*	*	*	Mindfray	*

* Psionic class is a sub-class build from existing soldiers so it's stats will be based on the starting class.

Further information about each class may be found on the Classes page.

Ranks

Each soldier also has a rank, starting as a rookie. As he/she progresses through the ranks, the soldier gains additional combat abilities and stat bonuses. Attaining certain officer ranks unlocks improvements that can be purchased through the Officer Training School (first available at Sergeant). Each class receives specific stat bonuses upon each rank-up: Abilities, HP, Aim, and Will. Newly-hired Rookies' stats start at the following base values:

Rookie stats
	Easy	Normal	Classic	Impossible
Health	6	5	4	3
Will	40	40	40	40
Offense Aim	65	65	65	65
Defense	0	0	0	0

Once a rookie is promoted, they then get the following stat bonuses:

Class, Rank and Stats Bonuses
Class	Squaddie	Corporal	Sergeant	Lieutenant	Captain	Major	Colonel	Total
Assault	Health Points + 1 Aim + 5 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 4 Will + 2	Health Points + 4 Aim + 24 Will + 14
Heavy	Health Points + 1 Aim + 2 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 1 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 1 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 1 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 1 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 2 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 2 Will + 2	Health Points + 4 Aim + 10 Will + 14
Sniper	Health Points + 0 Aim + 10 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 4 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 7 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 10 Will + 2	Health Points + 3 Aim + 40 Will + 14
Support	Health Points + 1 Aim + 5 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 0 Aim + 3 Will + 2	Health Points + 1 Aim + 5 Will + 2	Health Points + 4 Aim + 25 Will + 14

In addition to the fixed stat bonuses above, there is a random 0-4 bonus for willpower at each level. If the Iron Will upgrade was purchased at the OTS, another 2-6 willpower can be gained on top that too.

Abilities/Perks

Perks are special abilities given to specific classes or the entire squad. They can be acquired through the following:

Soldier can choose between two specific class abilities upon promotion (exclusively)
Purchased through the Officer Training School (require presence of high rank officer(s))
Equipment, research, and upgrades may also provide additional abilities for your squad.