Akimbo (TJ)

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Akimbo

Akimbo makes use of dual single-handed firearms to engage enemies at close and medium range, and can specialize in gunplay and avoidance, or surprising enemies with a barrage of melee attacks..

Class Overview

Akimbo makes use of dual single-handed firearms to engage enemies at close and medium range, and can specialize in gunplay and avoidance, or surprising enemies with a barrage of melee attacks.

Weapons

Primary: Pistols

Secondary: Pistols

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie			Dual Weapon Specialization This soldier has undergone special training and does not suffer Aim penalties while using dual firearms.
	Pistol Whip Move to an enemy and strike with both weapons, dealing normal damage.	Magnum All pistol shots have no long range penalty.	Covering Fire Overwatch now trigger on any hostile action, not just movement. Overwatch shots now ignore 2/3 of cover bonuses.
	Gun Fu	Scrapper	Reactionary
Lance Corporal	Trick Shot A special dual pistol shot against a target in cover. Ignores cover bonuses and has +40% Crit Chance, but deals damage only from the mainhand weapon.	Trigger Guard Gain passive +20 Aim bonus to ALL melee attacks while dual wielding firearms. Pistol Whip no longer ends turn if the enemy is already within melee range.	Russian Roulette When on Overwatch, if your shot misses, another shot will be taken as long as ammo is available.
Corporal	Leg Shot A special dual pistol shot that will reduce enemy mobility, and potentially immobilize them. Deals half damage and cannot crit. Mobility reduction lasts 1 turn.	Electrified Spikes Repeat melee attacks against the same target have a 75% chance to disorient. Melee attacks against disoriented enemies have a 75% chance to stun. Additionally, melee attacks against disoriented or stunned enemies will Shred 1 armor for each hit.	Spinning Reload Reloading your weapon grants an Overwatch Action Point. Additionally, this ability allows the soldier to automatically reload during enemy turn using Overwatch Action Points.
Sergeant	Bullet Time Pistol Shot, Trick Shot, Leg Shot, Checkmate, Unload and Fan Fire no longer end turn.	Buckle Your Swash Follow up melee attacks with a reactive pistol shot.	Quicksilver Overwatch no longer ends turn. Additionally, reaction shots have +20 Aim.
Staff Sergeant	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.	Whirlwind If you hit with a melee attack during your turn, gain a bonus move.	Double Time Gain a bonus move action this turn. 3 turn cooldown.
Tech Sergeant	Fearsome When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.	Dirty Kick Move to an enemy and kick them in a vulnerable spot. If hits, stuns for 3 actions.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.
Gunnery Sergeant	Anatomy You know exactly where to strike to cause the most damage. You gain +15% Critical Chance and 2 Armor Pierce on all attacks.	Concussive Blows Your melee critical hits Disorient. Critical hits against disoriented enemies Stun. Melee attacks against stunned enemies deal 25% more damage. Gain 10% melee crit chance.	Chasing Fire Once per turn, the soldier follows up an ally's attack with a reaction shot.
Master Sergeant	Slam Fire For the rest of the turn, whenever you get a critical hit with your primary weapon, your actions are refunded. Has 4 turn cooldown. Cannot be used after Run and Gun and disables Run and Gun for the rest of the turn. Free action.	Take Initiative After attacking an enemy with Pistol Whip, immediately trigger an additional dual melee reaction attack against every enemy in melee range, including the original target.	Rapid Reaction When in overwatch, each shot you hit with grants another reaction fire shot, up to a maximum of three shots.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10/10/15/20/25/30/35 AP by tier.

Tier 1 10 AP	Tier 2 10 AP	Tier 3 15 AP	Tier 4 20 AP	Tier 5 25 AP	Tier 6 30 AP	Tier 7 35 AP
Parkour This soldier is able to climb walls.	Bring 'Em On Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. Works for the soldier's primary weapon and explosives.	Zone of Control All enemies within the soldier's 5 tile radius suffer penalties of -15 Aim and -4 Mobility.	Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.	Precision Shot Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Heavy Hitter All your attacks deal +2 damage.	Traverse Fire After taking a standard shot with your primary weapon with your first action, you may take an additional non-movement action.
Open Fire Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.	Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns.	Lightning Hands Fire your pistol at a target. This attack does not cost an action.	Cutthroat Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor and have a +15 critical chance and do +2 critical damage.	Stiletto Shots fired with your primary weapon pierce 3 armor.	First Strike While concealed or flanking your target, you deal +3 damage with your primary weapon.	Thousands To Go Once per turn, after killing an enemy with your primary weapon, you may take an additional non-movement action. Passive.
Warning Shot Fire your primary weapon just over the target's head, causing them to panic. This attack deals no damage. Uses 2 ammo. 1 use(s) per mission.	Overkill Your ranged attacks deal +2 more damage to units at 50% HP or less.	Duel The soldier marks an enemy to Duel. Both parties receive guaranteed chance to hit one another. Duel lasts until the encounter is over.	HEAT Ammo Confers +50% damage against robotic enemies.	Avenger Once per turn, take a reaction shot with your assault rifle at a visible enemy that has taken an offensive action. The reaction shot ignores cover bonuses.	Surefire Shot Fire a searing round that's sure to hit. Deals fire damage and inflicts burning.	Nimble Hands As a free action, reload your weapon. Can be used every 3 turns.
Battlefield Awareness If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss. Upon usage, the ability goes on a 3 turn cooldown.	Dedication Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Gambler Deal increased damage with attacks based on how likely they are to miss.	Combat Fitness Gain 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.	Fire First When an enemy attempts to shoot at you, you will pre-emptively take a primary weapon shot at them.	Butcher Increases damage against organic targets by 30%.	Singe Primary weapon attacks have a 33% chance to set fire to enemies, and Shred 1 armor.
Predator Your ranged attacks gain 15 bonus aim and 15 bonus critical chance against enemies that are flanked or out of cover.	This One's Mine Mark a target, giving you +50 Crit chance and +50 Defense against it for 3 turns. This ability doesn't cost an action. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.	CQC Supremacy Free dual melee attacks against enemies moving or attempting action in melee range.	Lightfoot Gain +3 Mobility. You are 20% harder to detect while concealed.	Field Of Zero Activate to cause the soldier to follow up allies attacks with reaction shots.
Infighter Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles.	Lone Wolf Gain bonus Aim and Defense when at least 4 tiles distant from any ally, with a maximum of +12/+12 at 7+ tiles.	Gunslinger Take a reaction shot that is guaranteed to hit and crit with your pistol against any enemy that moves or attacks within 7 tiles.	Concentration Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.	Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.	Dervish Once per turn, killing an enemy reduces all your ability cooldowns by 1 Turn(s).	Mighty Critical After landing a critical hit, gain Might.
Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.	Scout's Watch The soldier no longer has reaction fire penalties with overwatch and can crit, but can only watch over small regions.	Poison Dart Volley Fire a volley of 3 darts that inflict poison and agony.	Checkmate A special mainhand attack that deals 100% bonus damage (300% if using dual pistols) to a stunned, unconscious or panicked enemy at close range. Always hits and always crits.	Sparkfire Special shot that sets the target on fire, dealing 2-4 damage per turn, and detonates carried explosives. Costs 3 ammo.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.	Sentinel When in overwatch, you may take two reaction shots.
Impulse Your ranged attacks gain 10 aim and 10 critical chance if you have moved this turn.	Steady Hands If you did not move last turn, gain +10 Aim and +10 Critical chance.	Reflex When fired upon, gain one extra action on the next turn. Triggers no more than once per turn. Attacks against you suffer a -15 penalty to critical hit chances.	Exsanguination Your primary weapon attacks inflict bleeding, dealing 15% of the target's max HP (rounded up) damage per turn for 2 Turn(s).	Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.	Frantic Fire Free Action. Instantly fire your Pistol at two random enemies.	Cold Blooded Once per turn, gain an additional action after taking a standard shot at an enemy suffering from bleeding, poison, burning, or acid burning.
				Shredder Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.

Stat Progression

Rank
Per Level	Health	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
	Aim	5	3	3	1	1	1	1	1
	Will	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hacking	0	5	0	0	5	0	5	0
Total	Health	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
	Aim	5	8	11	12	13	14	15	16
	Will	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
	Hacking	0	5	5	5	10	10	15	15

See Also

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