Terror Units

From UFOpaedia
Revision as of 19:12, 12 March 2006 by Zombie (talk | contribs) (Fixed redirect.)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Each species of Alien has a counterpart species that it brings along for especially demanding missions where more assault power is required-- most famously the Terror Missions launched against major cities. These creatures are called terror units, and bring a new destructiveness to the battle. Only the Mutons break this pattern, using two different species of terror unit simultaneously.

For an overview and comparisons between see Overviews of Aliens. For information on the vital statistics of aliens, see Alien Stats.

When Do Terror Units Show Up?

Terror units always will only be present for these scenarios:

Terror units will never be present on any small UFO, medium UFO, or Supply Ship.

Terror Unit Types

Notes

  • The presence of terror units significantly changes a battle. For example: by themselves, Snakemen are far less frightening than Mutons. Snakemen have far less moblity and poorer combat skills. However, the addition of the Chryssalid makes a Snakeman terror mission into a nightmare. The Mutons' weak Celatids and Silacoids make Muton terror missions seem much more relaxed by comparison.

See Also

Alien Life Forms (UFO Defense)
Terror Missions