ADVENT Defectors (TJ)

Former ADVENT soldiers can be recruited in Ted Jam to join XCOM in the war against their former masters. They bring their specialized training and weaponry to the field, unlike the Alien Defectors, Advent personnel being hybrids lets them blend in with XCOM soldiers better and they can all be trained to be officers, their resemblance to humans also lets XCOM genetically modify them in the infirmary. Acquired through special covert operations, these soldiers can bolster XCOM's ranks with firepower, versatility and powerful support abilities.

Recruitment

Gatecrasher

One ADVENT Defector is always present on Gatecrasher and is part of XCOM at the start of the campaign. All ADVENT Defectors are eligible to be given out Gatecrasher and ADVENT Defectors no do not have force level requirements.

Covert Operation

More can be acquired in the same style as Alien Defectors through a seperate covert operation. Without any force level requirements, anyone can be awarded through it

• Duplicates are not allowed unless you already have all of them on the Avenger already, the covert operation will always give you someone you do not have already
• This covert operation cannot fail and does not require any faction influence, intel can also be paid to make the covert operation impossible to ambush. Due to incapable of failure, XCOM can send low-ranking soldiers, or even BU's to do it.

Compared to XCOM soldiers

• ADVENT Defectors have their own weapons and armor, they do not share the same armor or weapons as XCOM units.
• ADVENT Defectors have limited weapon selection with no alternatives.
• Only certain ADVENT Defectors share equipment, but their weapons and armor are cheaper to make when compared to XCOM versions.
  • Some of the advanced weapons do not cost a corpse to make, just cores and an autopsy.
• ADVENT Defectors can only be gained through covert operations, making them harder to replace if they were to fall in battle.
• ADVENT Defectors cannot be turned in to MEC soldiers
• Raptor and Priest are psionic units, but they do not require Psi Lab to train, just experience as they rank up as normal units.
• ADVENT Defectors gain baseline armor at certain rank thresholds and some scale their perks with armor tier
• ADVENT Defectors cannot learn pistol perks

Compared to Alien Defectors

• ADVENT Defectors can all be gene-modded in the infirmary
• ADVENT Defectors can all become officers
• ADVENT Defectors can use all utility slot items XCOM has
• ADVENT Defectors can all be bonded
• ADVENT Defectors do not generally start with immunities, they gain their respective immunity through armor upgrades at plated armor tier
• ADVENT Defectors are all capable of hacking objectives
• ADVENT Defectors do not have access to Synergy Weapons or any alternative weapons.
• ADVENT Defectors do not have force level requirements, every single type of them can be acquired at any point in the campaign.
• ADVENT Defectors can all hunker down

List of ADVENT Defectors

Overview

Type	Faction	Primary Weapon	Secondary Weapon	Armor type
Assault Trooper	Assault Division	Assault Shotgun	Magnetic Grenade Launcher	Assault Trooper Armor
Bio Assault Trooper	Bio Division	Battle Rifle	Stun Lance	Bio Trooper Armor
Bio Barrier Trooper	Bio Division	Advent Shotgun	ADVENT Bio Shield	Bio Trooper Armor
Bio Captain	Bio Division	Advent SMG	Bio Sabre	Bio Trooper Armor
Destroyer Commando	Psi Corps	Destroyer Rifle	Destroyer Ripjack	Destroyer Armor
Frost Captain	Frost Legion	Frost Rifle		Frost Legion Armor
Frost Lancer	Frost Legion	Frost Shotgun	Frost Axe	Frost Legion Armor
Frost Purifier	Frost Legion	Frost Purifier Cryolator	Frost Axe	Frost Legion Armor
Frost Technician	Frost Legion	Frost Rifle	Frost Gremlin	Frost Legion Armor
Officer	ADVENT Military	Advent Rifle		Officer Armor
Pathfinder	Pathfinders	Pathfinder SMG	Pathfinder Scanner	Pathfinder Armor
Pathfinder Hunter	Pathfinders	Pathfinder Rifle	Stun Mine	Pathfinder Armor
Priest	ADVENT Military	Advent Rifle	Priest Psi Amp	Advent Armor
Purifier	ADVENT Military	Flamethrower	ADVENT pistol	Advent Armor
Raptor Commando	Psi Corps	Raptor Rifle	Raptor Psi Amp	Raptor Armor
Shieldbearer	ADVENT Military	Battle Rifle		Advent Armor
Stunlancer	ADVENT Military	Advent Rifle	Stun Lance	Advent Armor
Wraith Commando	Psi Corps	Wraith Shard Gauntlet	Wraith Pistol	Wraith Armor