Talk:Alien Overview (Apocalypse)

Brainsucker Attacks

Doesn't the Brainsucker stick it's proboscis down the victims throat, as the official entry says instead of the neck?

--Karp 05:32, 22 August 2008 (PDT)

It's hard to say exactly what they do. The problem with getting infected through the mouth is that the helmets aren't exposed around the mouth - although with the X-Com Disrupter helmet, we can always assume it can break through the glass. The neck on the other hand seems more likely because it's basically resting along the seam between the helmet and the torso and is much less protected. Perhaps all it needs to do is rip enough of the protection off to get the proboscis close enough to the nasal and mouth passages. At close proximity, the micronoids can then be sprayed into the host. I'm just making this up as I'm reminded of the micronoid rain, which is air dropped onto a building. - NKF 12:40, 22 August 2008 (PDT)

Looking at the in-game pictures, I can see the brainsucker either ripping the face-plate open or getting through the under-chin layer, which isn't actually plated. Also a prime place for infected agents to lift the pistol to while their friends try to help, not yet knowing that it's too late. I just didn't notice any way for the proboscis to penetrate bone or anything, unlike with Chryssalids.

Could the micronoid slip through cracks in the plating and the lower layer ( fabric, synthetic materials or whatnot holding the plates in place ) of the armor? No need to rip the armor open.

--Karp 22:53, 24 August 2008 (PDT)

Ooze through, eh? Could work, could work. Reaching down and slipping under the less protected under-chin of the helmet actually makes more sense. At least it sounds much better and much more plausible than biting through armour and bone, etc, so let's go with that. With the exception of the Marsec suit, I don't think any of the suits are meant to be air tight either, so there wouldn't be much stopping it. -NKF 23:58, 24 August 2008 (PDT)

I also think that the brainsucker hangs "upside down" on the victims face, as the proboscis doesn't then have to bend as much and many times compared to being the "right side up" and would slip far easier and deeper into the mouth.

--Karp 00:19, 25 August 2008 (PDT)

Human enemies?

I'd like to add human enemies to this section, but the problem is the page is called Alien Overview. Should I make a new page, or perhaps add some text to the introductory paragraph to explain the list also includes the humans you face? --Darkpast 15:40, 30 August 2013 (EDT)