Chryssalid X-COM UFO Defense

Chryssalid is an alien life form in X-COM UFO Defense. Chryssalids are notable for its extreme mobility and attack rate. It is best to employ Flying Suit X-COM vs. Chryssalid.

The crab-like claws of this creature are a powerful weapon in close combat. The high metabolism and strength of this creature give it speed and dexterity. Instead of killing its victim it impregnates it with an egg and injects a venom which turns it into a walking zombie. A new Chryssalid will burst from the victim shortly after impregnation. Chryssalids are associated with the Snakeman race.

Chryssalid Autopsy

The exoskeleton of this creature is extremely tough, but surprisingly vulnerable to explosive ammunition. The brain is well developed, and its cell growth rate very fast. The creature carries twenty eggs which are laid inside other organisms. This creature is a very effective terror weapon.

Chryssalid (Superhuman Stats)

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