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<p>MentatYP: /* Capturing Live Terror Units */</p> <hr /> <div>Each species of [[Alien Life Forms (UFO Defense)|Alien]] has a counterpart species that it brings along for especially demanding missions where more assault power is required-- most famously the [[Terror Mission]]s launched against major cities. These creatures are called terror units, and bring a new destructiveness to the battle. Only the [[Muton]]s break this pattern, using two different species of terror unit simultaneously.<br /> <br /> For an overview and comparisons between see [[Overviews of Aliens (UFO Defense)|Overviews of Aliens]]. For information on the vital statistics of aliens, see [[Alien Stats (UFO Defense)|Alien Stats]].<br /> <br /> ==When Do Terror Units Show Up?==<br /> Terror units always will only be present for these scenarios:<br /> *[[Terror Ship]]s, including city [[Terror Mission]]s<br /> *[[Battleship]]s, including XCOM [[Base Defense]] missions (always performed by a Battleship)<br /> *[[Alien Base Assault|Alien Bases]]<br /> <br /> Terror units will never be present on any small UFO, medium UFO, or [[Supply Ship]].<br /> <br /> ==Terror Unit Types==<br /> *[[Cyberdisc]] - the [[Sectoid]]'s terror unit.<br /> *[[Reaper]] - the [[Floater]]'s terror unit.<br /> *[[Chryssalid]] - the [[Snakeman]]'s terror unit.<br /> **[[Zombie]] - an intermediate stage of the [[Chryssalid]].<br /> *[[Celatid]] - One of the [[Muton]]'s two terror unit types.<br /> *[[Silacoid]] - One of the [[Muton]]'s two terror unit types.<br /> *[[Sectopod]] - The [[Ethereal]]'s terror unit.<br /> <br /> == Capturing Live Terror Units ==<br /> Of the six terror unit types (seven if you include Zombies), only four can be captured live and placed in [[Alien Containment]]: Reapers, Chryssalids, Celatids, and Silacoids. UFOPaedia entries on the two robotic terror units -- Cyberdiscs and Sectopods -- can only be generated by researching alien Medics, which sometimes divulge information on other species, or by &quot;killing&quot; a Cyberdisc or Sectopod without making it explode (it's rare, but it can be done) and researching the &quot;corpse&quot;. Zombies will never have a UFOPaedia entry.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *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.<br /> <br /> ==See Also==<br /> [[Alien Life Forms (UFO Defense)]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[Terror Mission]]s<br /> [[Category:Missions]]</div>

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