XCOM: Chimera Squad’s Agents Are Having Their Profiles ‘Leaked’

XCOM: Chimera Squad — Key Art

A bunch of new videos for XCOM: Chimera Squad have been released giving us a better look at the XCOM agents we are going to get to play as

There has been some wonder as to what will be going on with the agents of XCOM: Chimera Squad when it launches on the PC on April 24th. These are going to be the class of characters we need to know so we can better plan on taking them into the field and save humanity. There is no doubt that Firaxis Games is going to give us a nice range of characters and classes and now we get to see just what some are going to be. At least in terms of the ones that 2K Games has placed out there as it looks like there will be many more on the XCOM team yet to be seen. All of which from the gameplay video and lack of an Agent Profile listed as of yet. We do have at least eight of them to go through here today with more coming, most likely, every day until launch.

We are not going to go into each with fine detail, as you can see them all below, but it does look like we are getting the usual array of characters and classes we should expect in an XCOM title. Even if it does feel a little heavy on the Human side of things when some of the aliens look like they can be a bit more fun to play. Also, all of the classes seem to be original with little overlap between the skills. In fact, I can only see two classes here for XCOM: Chimera Squad that seem to have any solid overlap and that might just be how I am seeing it all. Have a look at what is out there now and expect there to be more. As I said, some of the gameplay footage offers up other agents that have yet to get a profile here.

XCOM: Chimera Squad — Agent Profiles: Terminal


Terminal lost her family in the invasion and was ultimately adopted by a doctor who’d lost her only daughter. She developed an interest in medicine and apprenticed under the doctor for years. Sadly, Terminal was orphaned again when an ADVENT attack wiped out their town. She was pulled from the rubble by a resistance group; once she recovered, she eagerly pledged her skills to their cause.

Terminal proved to be as fearless as an Android in battle, saving hundreds of lives during the war. As Chimera Squad’s sole combat medic, she does what it takes to keep her squadmates breathing: she’s as handy with a gun as she is with a MediKit.


XCOM: Chimera Squad — Agent Profiles: Godmother


Godmother is a seasoned veteran with no time for nonsense, she demands nothing less than perfection from her squadmates.

Godmother’s varied shotgun skills can destroy and flush enemies from cover, land guaranteed shots, and increase her chances for scoring critical hits—all while her extensive combat experience keeps her dodging incoming shots from enemies.


XCOM: Chimera Squad — Agent Profiles: Verge


Verge was part of an ADVENT experiment to subvert Earth governments by mind-controlling human subjects. A master puppeteer, Verge used high-ranking officials to reassure the populace that the aliens had their best interests at heart. This intimate mental contact eventually led Verge to gain empathy for humanity, and he began supplying resistance groups with information.

Now, Verge is the strongest offensive psion in Chimera Squad. Adept at disabling enemies and influencing their mental states, he is also skilled in telekinesis, able to rip enemies out of cover to improve squadmates’ hit chances.


XCOM: Chimera Squad — Agent Profiles: Blueblood


Blueblood spent his formative years in City 31, during the occupation, with his father, a third-generation police officer. When his father transitioned from police work to private investigation, Blueblood apprenticed with his father’s detective agency, helping the underserved. He joined 31PD in its inception.


XCOM: Chimera Squad — Agent Profiles: Cherub


Cherub was among a batch of clones that had received ADVENT training but not yet undergone ADVENT indoctrination by the end of the war. He was found alive in an ADVENT lab, then transferred to a detention center for extensive testing. When the tests confirmed he had no ADVENT sympathies, he was enlisted by XCOM on a trial basis.

Cherub’s positive attitude and enthusiasm have been helping lift the morale of those around him ever since. His efforts to support his squadmates and improve their dispositions have proven his dedication on multiple occasions.


XCOM: Chimera Squad — Agent Profiles: Patchwork


Patchwork lost her entire family during the invasion and suffered three traumatic amputations. She ended up in an ADVENT orphanage, where she was fitted with prosthetic limbs and trotted out as propaganda, proof of the aliens’ benevolence. Brilliantly intelligent, her aptitude with technology was rivaled only by her curiosity. After discovering evidence of ADVENT atrocities, she engineered her own rescue by XCOM and joined their cause.

Patchwork’s specialty is all-caps TECH. She is a valuable combatant against robotic enemies, a master hacker of security systems, and an expert in the strategic application of deadly electric shocks.


XCOM: Chimera Squad — Agent Profiles: Shelter


Shelter was separated from his family during the invasion, then processed into a resettlement camp. When he started showing signs of psionic aptitude, he was shipped off to an ADVENT research facility for human-born psions. ADVENT forced him to use his abilities to harm others, and he ultimately fled their control.

Now part of XCOM’s Chimera Squad, Shelter prefers to use his psionic powers defensively. He buffs his allies, relocates both friend and foe, and can even create a psionic clone with those same abilities.


XCOM: Chimera Squad — Agent Profiles: Claymore


Claymore was a young boy when the invasion occurred. His childhood became a journey between refugee camps and city outskirts as his family sought safety wherever they could. Thanks to his engineering-professor parents and his own penchant for tinkering, Claymore taught himself the ins and outs of explosive devices and began manufacturing grenades for the resistance.

On Chimera Squad, Claymore outputs heavy damage through special-made explosives. His devices remove obstacles, allow the squad to breach dangerous facilities, and give his enemies something pretty to look at during their final moments on this planet.

Which of these agents do you find the most appealing for XCOM: Chimera Squad here? Do you see more overlap between any of them or is it just Verge and Shelter that truly show much of the overlap even if it can be different? Which character or class do you not see here and expect to see in the final build of the game? Let us all know down in the comments and then feel free to discuss it all. When there is more to offer up for XCOM: Chimera Squad, you know we will have it all here for you. Be sure to keep checking in for all of that and much, much more.


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