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Tactics: two-shotting the Uber Ethereal

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	*The Uber Ethereal waits at the far end of the room, on a high, thin balcony in the middle. Behind him is a second Ethereal Device serving as the Cathedral's altar. The aliens activate once in sight of him (a few spaces before crossing the middle tines of the "E"s: being no farther forward than the "latitude" of the middle stairs leading down is close enough to make any final Heals/Inspirations): two Ethereals on the last tines of the "E"s & two Elite Muton guards below and either side of the Uber Ethereal's balcony. Just before his guards spawn, the Uber Ethereal will speak again: of their existence, and why they have attacked Earth, alluding to some unrevealed "others" and some nameless cataclysm or trial.		*The Uber Ethereal waits at the far end of the room, on a high, thin balcony in the middle. Behind him is a second Ethereal Device serving as the Cathedral's altar. The aliens activate once in sight of him (a few spaces before crossing the middle tines of the "E"s: being no farther forward than the "latitude" of the middle stairs leading down is close enough to make any final Heals/Inspirations): two Ethereals on the last tines of the "E"s & two Elite Muton guards below and either side of the Uber Ethereal's balcony. Just before his guards spawn, the Uber Ethereal will speak again: of their existence, and why they have attacked Earth, alluding to some unrevealed "others" and some nameless cataclysm or trial.

	~~'''~~Winning the Final Fight~~'''~~		==Winning the Final Fight==
	*There are many ways to win, and even more ways to die in this room, especially after all the other battles you've fought leading to this.		*There are many ways to win, and even more ways to die in this room, especially after all the other battles you've fought leading to this.
	* Killing the Uber Ethereal wins the game immediately, so a good strategy is to ignore the lesser enemies and pump everything you have in to the Uber Ethereal to win the fight as quickly as possible.		* Killing the Uber Ethereal wins the game immediately, so a good strategy is to ignore the lesser enemies and pump everything you have in to the Uber Ethereal to win the fight as quickly as possible.
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	* A Squadsight Sniper can sit safely behind the 3 tile long cover just outside the door (have him/her set up in the middle of the block) and pop away at the Uber Ethereal with impunity. Simply send in someone with Ghost Armor to spot.		* A Squadsight Sniper can sit safely behind the 3 tile long cover just outside the door (have him/her set up in the middle of the block) and pop away at the Uber Ethereal with impunity. Simply send in someone with Ghost Armor to spot.
	* If you manage to MC both of the other ''Ethereals'', that's pretty much a guaranteed win. You'll need the Volunteer and a second Psi soldier with at least a Mind Shield to have a chance, but then you can waste the UberEthereal in the next round with a 3-deep barrage of Rifts!		* If you manage to MC both of the other ''Ethereals'', that's pretty much a guaranteed win. You'll need the Volunteer and a second Psi soldier with at least a Mind Shield to have a chance, but then you can waste the UberEthereal in the next round with a 3-deep barrage of Rifts!
	* Quick and Simple (requires a Squadsight Sniper): after killing both Muton Elites on the previous chamber, group all of your soldiers by the entrance and reload/heal wounds. Now, move the squad and have them occupy the 6 spaces right after the corridor and keep the Volunteer and the Sniper on the back. This will not activate the Uber Ethereal so after they are moved, end turn. Next turn move a soldier to one of the platforms right in front. After the Uber Ethereal finishes talking, use your Sniper to land 2 shots (with Double Tap) on it. Dash a cloaked soldier over to its side of the map and ignore all other aliens, ending your turn. Next turn use the cloaked soldier to spot the Uber Ethereal and either use him/her or the Sniper to finish it off.		* Quick and Simple (requires a Squadsight Sniper): after killing both Muton Elites on the previous chamber, group all of your soldiers by the entrance and reload/heal wounds. Now, move the squad and have them occupy the 6 spaces right after the corridor and keep the Volunteer and the Sniper on the back. This will not activate the Uber Ethereal so after they are moved, end turn. Next turn move a soldier to one of the platforms right in front. After the Uber Ethereal finishes talking, use your Sniper to land 2 shots (with Double Tap) on it. Dash a cloaked soldier over to its side of the map and ignore all other aliens, ending your turn. Next turn use the cloaked soldier to spot the Uber Ethereal and either use him/her or the Sniper to finish it off. A decent Sniper with a Mimetic Skin spotter can two-shot the Uber Ethereal, trivializing the fight.

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	===Notes===		===Notes===
	*Once you've built a [[Hyperwave Relay (EU2012)\|Hyperwave Relay]] base facility you will gain the ability to detect the [[Overseer (EU2012)\|Overseer UFO]]. This can only be shot down with a [[Interceptor (EU2012)\|Interceptor]]/[[Firestorm (EU2012)\|Firestorm]] with a powerful weapon and equipment aids.		*Once you've built a [[Hyperwave Relay (EU2012)\|Hyperwave Relay]] base facility you will gain the ability to detect the [[Overseer (EU2012)\|Overseer UFO]]. This can only be shot down with a [[Interceptor (EU2012)\|Interceptor]]/[[Firestorm (EU2012)\|Firestorm]] with a powerful weapon and equipment aids.
	*The Overseer UFO is ~~then~~ a standard medium-sized [[Crashed UFO (EU2012)\|UFO crash site]], with the exception that its commander is an [[Ethereal (EU2012)\|Ethereal]] with [[Muton (EU2012)\|Muton Elite ]]guards protecting a [[Psi Link (EU2012)\|Psi Link]] device.		*The Overseer UFO is a standard medium-sized [[Crashed UFO (EU2012)\|UFO crash site]], with the exception that its commander is an [[Ethereal (EU2012)\|Ethereal]] with [[Muton (EU2012)\|Muton Elite ]]guards protecting a [[Psi Link (EU2012)\|Psi Link]] device.
	**As this may be the first appearance of Elites (and Sectopods), and as well as the first sighting of an Ethereal, capturing and interrogating both aliens is encouraged, as the [[Research (EU2012)#Research Credits\|Research]] these two provide will greatly reduce the time needed for any research projects you have remaining.		**As this may be the first appearance of Elites (and Sectopods), and as well as the first sighting of an Ethereal, capturing and interrogating both aliens is encouraged, as the [[Research (EU2012)#Research Credits\|Research]] these two provide will greatly reduce the time needed for any research projects you have remaining.
	***In Enemy Within there is a chance that the Ethereal will appear on the Base Defence Mission and so this would not be the first appearance of the alien.		***In Enemy Within there is a chance that the Ethereal will appear on the Base Defence Mission and so this would not be the first appearance of the alien.

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	===Tactics===		===Tactics===
	* The Overseer UFO will not appear until ~~after~~ you've built the Hyperwave Relay, and even then, there's a window between a few hours, but usually/up to a few weeks, before it appears. Furthermore, it could appear over any country you have [[satellite (EU2012)\|satellite]] coverage on. With this knowledge, it might be advisable to wait and build the Relay until you have at least 1 Firestorm over each continent. Interceptors can be used, but you'll need [[Plasma Cannon (EU2012)\|Plasma Cannons]] on all of them, and modules.		* The Overseer UFO will not appear until you've built the Hyperwave Relay, and even then, there's a window between a few hours, but usually/up to a few weeks, before it appears. Furthermore, it could appear over any country you have [[satellite (EU2012)\|satellite]] coverage on. With this knowledge, it might be advisable to wait and build the Relay until you have at least 1 Firestorm over each continent. Interceptors can be used, but you'll need [[Plasma Cannon (EU2012)\|Plasma Cannons]] on all of them, and modules.
	**On Easy and Normal, this UFO is weighted to be more likely to appear over a continent that has a Firestorm.		**On Easy and Normal, this UFO is weighted to be more likely to appear over a continent that has a Firestorm.

Xuncu at 02:16, 13 September 2015

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	*When both Sectopods are destroyed, two Muton Elites will spawn way down at the far end of the room, where stairs bring all 3 paths back into 1. With high-ground and cover, they may either wait to ambush you, or move forward, firing or tossing grenades at the first soldier they see.		*When both Sectopods are destroyed, two Muton Elites will spawn way down at the far end of the room, where stairs bring all 3 paths back into 1. With high-ground and cover, they may either wait to ambush you, or move forward, firing or tossing grenades at the first soldier they see.

			[[File:XCOM2012-Ethereal_Cathedral.gif\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Overhead map of safe zones and activation areas]]
	'''Room 5 - Ethereal Cathedral'''		'''Room 5 - Ethereal Cathedral'''
	*After a thin corridor, the final room is a large cubic room with a low middle path with two high-cover obstacles, and two high side paths with sets of half-cover balconies (like two E shapes, both with the tines pointing inwards, the middle tines being longer).		*After a thin corridor, the final room is a large cubic room with a low middle path with two high-cover obstacles, and two high side paths with sets of half-cover balconies (like two E shapes, both with the tines pointing inwards, the middle tines being longer).

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	===Tactics===		===Tactics===
	* The Overseer UFO will not appear until after you've built the Hyperwave Relay, and even then, there's a window between a few hours, but usually a few weeks, before it appears. Furthermore, it could appear over any country you have [[satellite (EU2012)\|satellite]] coverage on. With this knowledge, it might be advisable to wait and build the Relay until you have at least 1 Firestorm over each continent. Interceptors can be used, but you'll need [[Plasma Cannon (EU2012)\|Plasma Cannons]] on all of them, and modules.		* The Overseer UFO will not appear until after you've built the Hyperwave Relay, and even then, there's a window between a few hours, but usually/up to a few weeks, before it appears. Furthermore, it could appear over any country you have [[satellite (EU2012)\|satellite]] coverage on. With this knowledge, it might be advisable to wait and build the Relay until you have at least 1 Firestorm over each continent. Interceptors can be used, but you'll need [[Plasma Cannon (EU2012)\|Plasma Cannons]] on all of them, and modules.
			**On Easy and Normal, this UFO is weighted to be more likely to appear over a continent that has a Firestorm.

	==Temple Ship Assault==		==Temple Ship Assault==

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 * If you manage to MC both of the other ''Ethereals'', that's pretty much a guaranteed win. You'll need the Volunteer and a second Psi soldier with at least a Mind Shield to have a chance, but then you can waste the UberEthereal in the next round with a 3-deep barrage of Rifts!
 * Quick and Simple (requires a Squadsight Sniper): after killing both Muton Elites on the previous chamber, group all of your soldiers by the entrance and reload/heal wounds. Now, move the squad and have them occupy the 6 spaces right after the corridor and keep the Volunteer and the Sniper on the back. This will not activate the Uber Ethereal so after they are moved, end turn. Next turn move a soldier to one of the platforms right in front. After the Uber Ethereal finishes talking, use your Sniper to land 2 shots (with Double Tap) on it. Dash a cloaked soldier over to its side of the map and ignore all other aliens, ending your turn. Next turn use the cloaked soldier to spot the Uber Ethereal and either use him/her or the Sniper to finish it off.
 ==See Also==

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	*The final mission of the game. Your mission is to get to the bridge of the Temple Ship, kill the [[Uber Ethereal (EU2012)\|Uber Ethereal]] there and keep the Volunteer alive.		*The final mission of the game. Your mission is to get to the bridge of the Temple Ship, kill the [[Uber Ethereal (EU2012)\|Uber Ethereal]] there and keep the Volunteer alive.
	*Your [[Volunteer (EU2012)\|Volunteer]] soldier is granted a new [[Psionic (EU2012)\|psionic]] ability (The Rift) and must survive - if he/she dies you'll lose the game. (But you can restart the [[Missions (EU2012)\|mission]] even on Ironman).		*Your [[Volunteer (EU2012)\|Volunteer]] soldier is granted a new [[Psionic (EU2012)\|psionic]] ability (The Rift) and must survive - if he/she dies you'll lose the game. (But you can restart the [[Missions (EU2012)\|mission]] even on Ironman).
	*You can expect to see at least one of every type of [[Alien Life Forms (EU2012)\|alien]] in this mission, with the exception of the [[Outsider (EU2012)\|Outsiders]], [[Mechtoid (EU2012)\|Mechtoids]] and [[Seeker (EU2012)\|Seekers]]. Highlights are a room with two [[Sectopod (EU2012)\|Sectopods]], and the final room featuring an Uber Ethereal with two [[Ethereal (EU2012)\|Ethereal]] guards and several [[Muton Elite (EU2012)\|Muton Elites]].		*You can expect to see at least one of every type of [[Alien Life Forms (EU2012)\|alien]] in this mission, with the exception of the [[Outsider (EU2012)\|Outsiders]], [[Mechtoid (EU2012)\|Mechtoids]] and [[Seeker (EU2012)\|Seekers]] (this mission's alien composition and positions are identical in both vanilla Unknown and Enemy Within). Highlights are a room with two [[Sectopod (EU2012)\|Sectopods]], and the final room featuring an Uber Ethereal with two [[Ethereal (EU2012)\|Ethereal]] guards and several [[Muton Elite (EU2012)\|Muton Elites]].
	*Killing the Uber Ethereal wins the game immediately, with no need to kill any remaining aliens.		*Killing the Uber Ethereal wins the game immediately, with no need to kill any remaining aliens.
	*Warning: losing this mission will result in losing the game.		*Warning: losing this mission will result in losing the game.

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* [[Storyline (EU2012)]]		* [[Storyline (EU2012)\|Storyline]]
			* [[Strategy (EU2012)\|Strategy]]
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	* A Squadsight Sniper can sit safely behind the 3 tile long cover just outside the door (have him/her set up in the middle of the block) and pop away at the Uber Ethereal with impunity. Simply send in someone with Ghost Armor to spot.		* A Squadsight Sniper can sit safely behind the 3 tile long cover just outside the door (have him/her set up in the middle of the block) and pop away at the Uber Ethereal with impunity. Simply send in someone with Ghost Armor to spot.
	* If you manage to MC both of the other ''Ethereals'', that's pretty much a guaranteed win. You'll need the Volunteer and a second Psi soldier with at least a Mind Shield to have a chance, but then you can waste the UberEthereal in the next round with a 3-deep barrage of Rifts!		* If you manage to MC both of the other ''Ethereals'', that's pretty much a guaranteed win. You'll need the Volunteer and a second Psi soldier with at least a Mind Shield to have a chance, but then you can waste the UberEthereal in the next round with a 3-deep barrage of Rifts!
			* Quick and Simple (requires a Squadsight Sniper): after killing both Muton Elites on the previous chamber, group all of your soldiers by the entrance and reload/heal wounds. Now, move the squad and have them occupy the 6 spaces right after the corridor and keep the Volunteer and the Sniper on the back. This will not activate the Uber Ethereal so after they are moved, end turn. Next turn move a soldier to one of the platforms right in front. After the Uber Ethereal finishes talking, use your Sniper to land 2 shots (with Double Tap) on it. Dash a cloaked soldier over to its side of the map and ignore all other aliens, ending your turn. Next turn use the cloaked soldier to spot the Uber Ethereal and either use him/her or the Sniper to finish it off.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Hobbes at 17:12, 6 February 2014

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	[[Category: Guides (EU2012)]]		[[Category: Guides (EU2012)]]
	[[Category:Missions (EU2012)]]		[[Category:Missions (EU2012)]]
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