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	'''Chryssalids''' are the alien [[Terror Units\|Terror Unit]] that accompany [[Snakeman\|Snakemen]].		'''Chryssalids''' are the alien [[Terror Units\|Terror Unit]] that accompany [[Snakeman\|Snakemen]].

	The Chryssalid is a fast moving monster with strong armour. Its most prominent feature that sets it apart from every other alien is its melee attack. Chryssalid attacks can cause instantaneous death to civilians and soldiers by planting an egg in them and injecting them with a venom that turns them into a [[Zombie]]. The attacks ignore body armour.		The Chryssalid is a fast moving monster with strong armour (see [[Alien Stats]] for armour values). Its most prominent feature that sets it apart from every other alien is its melee attack. Chryssalid attacks can cause instantaneous death to civilians and soldiers by planting an egg in them and injecting them with a venom that turns them into a [[Zombie]]. The attacks ignore body armour.

	A zombie created by a Chryssalid will shuffle towards X-COM forces and attempt to batter the soldiers to death. If the zombie is killed, a new Chryssalid will hatch from its carcass. Essentially, a single Chryssalid left to its own devices in a terror site will quickly multiply and populate the city with other Chryssalids.		A zombie created by a Chryssalid will shuffle towards X-COM forces and attempt to batter the soldiers to death. If the zombie is killed, a new Chryssalid will hatch from its carcass. Essentially, a single Chryssalid left to its own devices in a terror site will quickly multiply and populate the city with other Chryssalids.

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	*If you find a lone Chryssalid in your area and you're still using human rifles or laser pistols, you'll have to do the unthinkable, get in its face and unload the entire clip into it! It's probably not going to die even from point-blank full-auto Rifle fire, but it's sure better than shooting wildly and missing or waiting for a reaction shot that never comes.		*If you find a lone Chryssalid in your area and you're still using human rifles or laser pistols, you'll have to do the unthinkable, get in its face and unload the entire clip into it! It's probably not going to die even from point-blank full-auto Rifle fire, but it's sure better than shooting wildly and missing or waiting for a reaction shot that never comes.
	*[[Heavy Weapons Platforms\|HWP]]'s can't be turned into Zombies but a Chryssalid attack can still make a mess of them. The HWP may survive the attack but will have a serious damage.		*[[Heavy Weapons Platforms\|HWP]]'s can't be turned into Zombies but a Chryssalid attack can still make a mess of them. The HWP may survive the attack but will have a serious damage.
	*Chryssalids usually ~~dont~~ have guns; using [[Flying Suit]]s you can just hover in the air and shoot them or drop [[High Explosive]]s down on them. A flying suited soldier can potentially distract a Chryssalid to an extent since a Chryssalid next to a flying soldier will stare angrily at it as long as there aren't any other ground units running amok nearby.		*Chryssalids usually don't have guns; using [[Flying Suit]]s you can just hover in the air and shoot them or drop [[High Explosive]]s down on them. A flying suited soldier can potentially distract a Chryssalid to an extent since a Chryssalid next to a flying soldier will stare angrily at it as long as there aren't any other ground units running amok nearby.
	*Their lack of ranged attack or flying ability makes them easy meat once you have flying armor.		*Their lack of ranged attack or flying ability makes them easy meat once you have flying armor.
	*AP works but you may want to skip the rifles and go straight to Heavy Cannon or Autocannons. Human weapons don't work very well unless it's a rocket launcher or something stronger than a laser pistol. Laser Rifles are reasonably effective as long as you have about 2 soldiers firing at each Chryssalid.		*AP works but you may want to skip the rifles and go straight to Heavy Cannon or Autocannons. Human weapons don't work very well unless it's a rocket launcher or something stronger than a laser pistol. Laser Rifles are reasonably effective as long as you have about 2 soldiers firing at each Chryssalid.

Magic9mushroom: /* Notes */ removing irrelevant mention of hysteria (this page is relatively accurate about their level of threat) and YouTubers

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Notes: removing irrelevant mention of hysteria (this page is relatively accurate about their level of threat) and YouTubers

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* While the level of popular hysteria regarding these creatures is somewhat excessive, they still deserve a high degree of caution and respect. Maintain range at all times, and have multiple units supporting each other. A chryssalid has been observed which required six heavy plasma rounds before dying, at a distance of around four meters.
	* The few speedrunners on YouTube who play this game, generally avoid terror missions. Because terror missions usually only happen once a month or so, if your overall score in the game is high enough, then while you must land, you can hit the abort button immediately after, without the penalty being catastrophic. This means that other than during base assaults and the final mission, fighting Chryssalids is mostly optional.
	*Beginner level Chryssalids have 110TU, and each melee attack costs 15TU. This means they can be out of visual range at the beginning of the turn and cross the 23 intervening tiles and still attack you in the same turn! But sometimes the Chryssalid will pop out of a building, run a few tiles, take a look at your soldiers, and the pop back into the cover it had before. This makes them susceptible to reaction fire since they do this several times, as long as you don't move up any further to get a better angle.		*Beginner level Chryssalids have 110TU, and each melee attack costs 15TU. This means they can be out of visual range at the beginning of the turn and cross the 23 intervening tiles and still attack you in the same turn! But sometimes the Chryssalid will pop out of a building, run a few tiles, take a look at your soldiers, and the pop back into the cover it had before. This makes them susceptible to reaction fire since they do this several times, as long as you don't move up any further to get a better angle.
	*They can perform 7 attacks per turn max at Beginner difficulty and 8 at Superhuman difficulty.		*They can perform 7 attacks per turn max at Beginner difficulty and 8 at Superhuman difficulty.

ComradeChryssalid: capitalization

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capitalization

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	{{Ref Open \| title = Chryssalid}}		{{Ref Open \| title = Chryssalid}}
	[[Image:chryssalid.gif\|right\|Chryssalid]]		[[Image:chryssalid.gif\|right\|Chryssalid]]
	The crab like claws of this creature are a powerful weapon in close combat. The high metabolism and strength of this creature give it sped and dexterity. Instead of killing its victim it impregnates it with an egg and injects a venom which turns it into a walking zombie. A new ~~chryssalid~~ will burst from the victim shortly after impregnation. Chryssalids are associated with the [[Snakeman]] race.		The crab like claws of this creature are a powerful weapon in close combat. The high metabolism and strength of this creature give it sped and dexterity. Instead of killing its victim it impregnates it with an egg and injects a venom which turns it into a walking zombie. A new Chryssalid will burst from the victim shortly after impregnation. Chryssalids are associated with the [[Snakeman]] race.
	{{Ref Close \| source = UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown Ufopaedia}}		{{Ref Close \| source = UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown Ufopaedia}}

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	The Chryssalid is a fast moving monster with strong armour. Its most prominent feature that sets it apart from every other alien is its melee attack. Chryssalid attacks can cause instantaneous death to civilians and soldiers by planting an egg in them and injecting them with a venom that turns them into a [[Zombie]]. The attacks ignore body armour.		The Chryssalid is a fast moving monster with strong armour. Its most prominent feature that sets it apart from every other alien is its melee attack. Chryssalid attacks can cause instantaneous death to civilians and soldiers by planting an egg in them and injecting them with a venom that turns them into a [[Zombie]]. The attacks ignore body armour.

	A zombie created by a Chryssalid will shuffle towards X-COM forces and attempt to batter the soldiers to death. If the zombie is killed, a new Chryssalid will hatch from its carcass. Essentially, a single ~~chryssalid~~ left to its own devices in a terror site will quickly multiply and populate the city with other ~~chryssalids~~.		A zombie created by a Chryssalid will shuffle towards X-COM forces and attempt to batter the soldiers to death. If the zombie is killed, a new Chryssalid will hatch from its carcass. Essentially, a single Chryssalid left to its own devices in a terror site will quickly multiply and populate the city with other Chryssalids.

	This unique ability is the reason the Chryssalid is treated with feared reverence amongst many players. It has even been awarded the most terrifying video-game monster on several on-line gaming magazine polls a few years in succession.		This unique ability is the reason the Chryssalid is treated with feared reverence amongst many players. It has even been awarded the most terrifying video-game monster on several on-line gaming magazine polls a few years in succession.

Petrus4 at 04:16, 11 May 2019

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* While the level of popular hysteria regarding these creatures is somewhat excessive, they still deserve a high degree of caution and respect. Maintain range at all times, and have multiple units supporting each other. A chryssalid has been observed which required six heavy plasma rounds before dying, at a distance of around four meters.		* While the level of popular hysteria regarding these creatures is somewhat excessive, they still deserve a high degree of caution and respect. Maintain range at all times, and have multiple units supporting each other. A chryssalid has been observed which required six heavy plasma rounds before dying, at a distance of around four meters.
			* The few speedrunners on YouTube who play this game, generally avoid terror missions. Because terror missions usually only happen once a month or so, if your overall score in the game is high enough, then while you must land, you can hit the abort button immediately after, without the penalty being catastrophic. This means that other than during base assaults and the final mission, fighting Chryssalids is mostly optional.
	*Beginner level Chryssalids have 110TU, and each melee attack costs 15TU. This means they can be out of visual range at the beginning of the turn and cross the 23 intervening tiles and still attack you in the same turn! But sometimes the Chryssalid will pop out of a building, run a few tiles, take a look at your soldiers, and the pop back into the cover it had before. This makes them susceptible to reaction fire since they do this several times, as long as you don't move up any further to get a better angle.		*Beginner level Chryssalids have 110TU, and each melee attack costs 15TU. This means they can be out of visual range at the beginning of the turn and cross the 23 intervening tiles and still attack you in the same turn! But sometimes the Chryssalid will pop out of a building, run a few tiles, take a look at your soldiers, and the pop back into the cover it had before. This makes them susceptible to reaction fire since they do this several times, as long as you don't move up any further to get a better angle.
	*They can perform 7 attacks per turn max at Beginner difficulty and 8 at Superhuman difficulty.		*They can perform 7 attacks per turn max at Beginner difficulty and 8 at Superhuman difficulty.

Petrus4: /* Notes */

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Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			* While the level of popular hysteria regarding these creatures is somewhat excessive, they still deserve a high degree of caution and respect. Maintain range at all times, and have multiple units supporting each other. A chryssalid has been observed which required six heavy plasma rounds before dying, at a distance of around four meters.
	*Beginner level Chryssalids have 110TU, and each melee attack costs 15TU. This means they can be out of visual range at the beginning of the turn and cross the 23 intervening tiles and still attack you in the same turn! But sometimes the Chryssalid will pop out of a building, run a few tiles, take a look at your soldiers, and the pop back into the cover it had before. This makes them susceptible to reaction fire since they do this several times, as long as you don't move up any further to get a better angle.		*Beginner level Chryssalids have 110TU, and each melee attack costs 15TU. This means they can be out of visual range at the beginning of the turn and cross the 23 intervening tiles and still attack you in the same turn! But sometimes the Chryssalid will pop out of a building, run a few tiles, take a look at your soldiers, and the pop back into the cover it had before. This makes them susceptible to reaction fire since they do this several times, as long as you don't move up any further to get a better angle.
	*They can perform 7 attacks per turn max at Beginner difficulty and 8 at Superhuman difficulty.		*They can perform 7 attacks per turn max at Beginner difficulty and 8 at Superhuman difficulty.

Magic9mushroom: /* Statistics */ Melee Accuracy increases 4% per difficulty level.

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Statistics: Melee Accuracy increases 4% per difficulty level.

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	'''Damage:''' 110-118		'''Damage:''' 110-118
	'''Damage Type:''' <i>???</i>		'''Damage Type:''' <i>???</i>
	'''Close Combat Accuracy:''' 80%		'''Close Combat Accuracy:''' 80-92
	'''TUs:''' 15* (See Discussion page)		'''TUs:''' 15* (See Discussion page)

Magic9mushroom at 08:05, 1 May 2015

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	As with all terror units, they can be encountered in the following mission types:		As with all terror units, they can be encountered in the following mission types:
	* [[Terror Mission]]		* [[Terror Mission]]
	* [[Base ~~Defense~~]]		* [[Base Defence]]
	* [[UFO Ground Assault]] ([[Terror ship\|Terror Ship]] or [[Battleship]])		* [[UFO Ground Assault]] ([[Terror ship\|Terror Ship]] or [[Battleship]])
	* [[Alien Base Assault]]		* [[Alien Base Assault]]

Binkyuk: link

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link

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	~~For the corresponding alien in ''XCOM: Enemy Unknown'' check [[Chryssalid (EU2012)\|Chryssalid (EU2012)]].~~		{{EU2012Version}}

	{{Ref Open \| title = Chryssalid}}		{{Ref Open \| title = Chryssalid}}

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	[[Category:Alien Life Forms]]		[[Category:Alien Life Forms]]
	[[Category:Research (EU)]]		[[Category:Research (EU)]]
			[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]