Sidewinder (LW2)

The Sidewinder is a more mobile variant of the Viper, which will more often than not attempt to flank your soldiers. They are equipped with a shorter ranged weapon than regular Vipers.

Sidewinder Abilities

Ability	Description	Rank Needed
Tongue Pull	Grab a target with your tongue and pull them to melee range. Only humanoid targets can be pulled.
Bind and Crush	Bind and crush an adjacent humanoid enemy. Allied units can fire upon the immobilized target.
Poison Spit	Spit deadly poison at an area.
Shadowstep	This alien does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.
Hit and Run	Once per turn, gain an additional move action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon.	Serpens (Mk2)

Sidewinder Potential Tactical Dark Events

Ability	Effected Ranks	Chance to Adopt While Active
Center Mass	All ranks	16%
Deadshot	All ranks	50%
Hard Target	All ranks	33%
Lethal	All ranks	8%
Will to Survive	All ranks	15%