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[Zilvara]

has a idea for us all to work on that might help while we wait we could for those of us whom have characters do back logs sort of works on logs to catch up on the INBETWEEN mission sert up sort of downlogs for our toons

this would keep activity going
and bring up ideas for others to play on


just a idea on it

[RAM]

good idea, just having trouble envisioning my character's day...

[Zilvara]

well you can always do recaps like a log talking about your pass since you came to the place  and maybe thoughts as to how you do in future missions

sort of like a where you came form and where might i be going thought is one sence  or other ideas


a general day to day log is another just recaping

there is many types one can do

say writing it as one is checking out there equipment to  or looking at the base as they do a walk throu thinking about things that happened to it


we have the info to know where one is and what one has  so we can build on them  hope it helps people with ideas

[rickvoid]

Okay, so I had this long thing written out about how I had no time, and was looking for a new job, and blah blah blah.

Then I read your last post, Anya. It's pretty much the same place I am, and yet you're still trying to do this.

I was going to say that you could do whatever you want with the good doctor, but you know what? If you can keep this thing going, so can I.

I won't have a Doctor Rick recap up tonight, but I sure as hell will get one up tomorrow. Promise.

has a idea for us all to work on that might help while we wait we could for those of us whom have characters do back logs sort of works on logs to catch up on the INBETWEEN mission sert up sort of downlogs for our toons

this would keep activity going
and bring up ideas for others to play on


just a idea on it

That is a damn good idea Zil. I've got seven hours tomorrow where I'll basically be doing diddly. Guess what I'll be typing? 

[cganya]

well that's pretty cool rickvoid. thanks for giving it another shot ^.^ currently I am working on the next post. I managed to work myself up into a mood and I forecast an update this week by the latest.

Thank you to everyone with the patience to keep checking, I know I have been a bit lax with my updates and that is not ok!

[rickvoid]

Okay, so today is not yesterday, but I did write it up.  I'll try to get it up tonight.

It's not a hell of a lot (mostly recap) but I did add some new bits in.

[RAM]

Hmmm, so character interaction...
Would people remind me what your characters are?

RAM I is a nondescript(I expected it to be RAM III by now) sergeant who hasn't seen much action lately(may be getting a little stir crazy) and has constant feeling that the next mission will be their last.
Posting: Asia
Role: Breacher

[rickvoid]

Okay, here it is. Not my best, but it's been a while.

Enjoy. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Personal Log, Dr Richard Gableman

Begin Log:
*   *   *

Things have been so busy lately, and there's been so many changes, I haven't had time to update my logs.

Today I'll be closing one case-file, and opening and closing another. I may find time for an audio log as well, it depends on how much time I spend typing this entry up.

The first Case is, appropriately enough, the main reason I was called out here in the first place. Tamunshin. (As near as I can tell, this is actually her real name. All of her personnel logs bear this name, and it's not in quotes, so it's not a code-name. Perhaps I'm simply getting old.) I was called to assist X-Com when she had what appeared to be a psychotic episode during the LA Alien Terror Strike, resulting in the apparent murder of another team-member. Commander Snow believed otherwise, and they came for me.

I had been living in LA during the attacks, and I lost both my wife and brother-in-law when our home was destroyed. I managed to escape with my son Marcus and my sister, and along with several other refugees we ended up on an old, decommisioned cruise ship called the Callista. Someone freaked out over the whole situation, and turned on the engines. By the time we found him we'd moved a fair distance out to sea, and he'd destroyed the engines. I have no idea why, but we were thoroughly lost. I suspect we were only found because someone came looking for me. A disturbing prospect.

My first meetings with Tamunshin led me to believe that she had been horribly abused, within hours or days of the incident. We had her sedated, with permission from the Commander, and had a team of medical professionals go over her. They found no evidence of abuse, sexual of otherwise.

The lack of physical trauma was confusing, especially considering the mental trauma she was carrying around. At first, I wondered if the soldier she had killed, a man that apparently went around being called The Chosen (where are they finding these people!?), had been the one abusing her. I pulled the security cam footage, and had it reviewed. Unfortunately for my theory, I found no evidence that they had anything at all to do with each other, and that Tamunishin had what appeared to be an overly healthy sexual appetite.

We did discover that The Chosen was making nightly forays into the stock rooms, where they were keeping the alien tech being picked up on missions, and smuggling it back to his room. We have no idea what the intended destination was, but everything he had taken was still in his room when we searched it, so I suppose it doesn't matter. Dead men tell no tales, after all.

None of my discussions with Tamunshin were bearing any fruit, and when she would even talk to me at all, all I could get out of her was that someone else had made her do it. Someone who was, apparently, in her own mind. It was the worst possible defense I could imagine.

It was, however, apparently the truth. On another mission, a few months after LA, another soldier had what appeared to be a panic attack during a mission. This was significant because his psych-eval noted him as being the least likely to crack in such situations, a rock around which to build teams and partner with new recruits. When he got back, he told Commander Snow basically the same thing Tamunshin was telling us; someone got in his head, and tried to make him kill a teamate.

The discovery that at least some of the Aliens had psychic abilities lit a fire under the butts of the scientists, and it wasn't long after that we had their abilities confirmed, and tests began on giving our recruits the same abilities. Tamunshin was cleared, and immediatedly jumped back into the fray, dedicating herself to repaying her tormentors ten-fold.

Then she took a plasma blast to the chest.

Thanks to the incredible efforts of the very best surgeons I have ever seen, she lives today, but the Tamunshin of old is forever gone. It's a shame, but at least she didn't meet her end at a firing squad after a short Court Marshal.

The other case that caught my attention, and quite a bit of my amusement, is the curious case of one Dash Gunmetal. (Seriously, I don't even blink at these names anymore. I am certain my reports read like god-awful sci-fi fan-fiction, but it is my hope that, when this is eventually de-classified, the fact that it is attached to the official X-Com files will lend it some legitamacy. Assuming we survive this war, of course.)

Dash is a self-proclaimed Psychic Vampire Cowboy. That is not a typo. He claims to have served in every major conflict since the American Civil War up through Vietnam. His service record lists him as being in his mid-twenties, but he said that the recruiter wouldn't believe him when he told him his real age, so he had to lie.

I will admit that he knows quite a bit about the intricacies of the Civil War, World War I and II, and Nam, but he could simply be a well read history buff with a talent for telling convincing lies. He is certainly not a Vampire, of course. For one thing, he's constantly preening in front of any mirror he can find. For another, he's been on a number of daytime missions, under protest of course, and has yet to come back as a crispy critter.

Around the time we were dealing with the Tamunshin situation, I requested time with each soldier, so I could spot any problems that hadn't been picked up by the increasingly useless seeming psych-evals. The vast majority passed with little issue, but when it came to Dash...

Okay, I screwed with him. I put in a request to have the lights in my office replaced with special UV bulbs, ostensably to replicate sunlight. My reasoning was that, since our personnel were spending so much of their downtime underground, a little bit of sunshine could only help improve their moods. As result, as soon as Dash entered my office he was exposed to enough sunlight to nuke a horde of Vampires. And not a damn thing happened.

I had the entire session recorded, and afterwards, it was "accidentally" leaked to the entire base. The base crew seemed to love it. No one could agree on their favorite part, but it was considered a toss up between when he ate an entire plate of a dish well-known for being heavy with garlic, or when I told him that there was something on his face and he spent half an hour standing in front a mirror, examining every inch of his features, while a well placed camera recorded every second of his reflection.

Dash spent the next week in his room. The Commander and I were a little concerned when her came out, as his whole body seemed to be covered with a painful looking case of sunburn. He refused to discuss it, so we assumed he spent some time on the surface, to get away from everybody for a while.

[cganya]

Okay, here it is. Not my best, but it's been a while.

Enjoy. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Personal Log, Dr Richard Gableman

Begin Log:
*   *   *

Things have been so busy lately, and there's been so many changes, I haven't had time to update my logs.

Today I'll be closing one case-file, and opening and closing another. I may find time for an audio log as well, it depends on how much time I spend typing this entry up.

The first Case is, appropriately enough, the main reason I was called out here in the first place. Tamunshin. (As near as I can tell, this is actually her real name. All of her personnel logs bear this name, and it's not in quotes, so it's not a code-name. Perhaps I'm simply getting old.) I was called to assist X-Com when she had what appeared to be a psychotic episode during the LA Alien Terror Strike, resulting in the apparent murder of another team-member. Commander Snow believed otherwise, and they came for me.

I had been living in LA during the attacks, and I lost both my wife and brother-in-law when our home was destroyed. I managed to escape with my son Marcus and my sister, and along with several other refugees we ended up on an old, decommisioned cruise ship called the Callista. Someone freaked out over the whole situation, and turned on the engines. By the time we found him we'd moved a fair distance out to sea, and he'd destroyed the engines. I have no idea why, but we were thoroughly lost. I suspect we were only found because someone came looking for me. A disturbing prospect.

My first meetings with Tamunshin led me to believe that she had been horribly abused, within hours or days of the incident. We had her sedated, with permission from the Commander, and had a team of medical professionals go over her. They found no evidence of abuse, sexual of otherwise.

The lack of physical trauma was confusing, especially considering the mental trauma she was carrying around. At first, I wondered if the soldier she had killed, a man that apparently went around being called The Chosen (where are they finding these people!?), had been the one abusing her. I pulled the security cam footage, and had it reviewed. Unfortunately for my theory, I found no evidence that they had anything at all to do with each other, and that Tamunishin had what appeared to be an overly healthy sexual appetite.

We did discover that The Chosen was making nightly forays into the stock rooms, where they were keeping the alien tech being picked up on missions, and smuggling it back to his room. We have no idea what the intended destination was, but everything he had taken was still in his room when we searched it, so I suppose it doesn't matter. Dead men tell no tales, after all.

None of my discussions with Tamunshin were bearing any fruit, and when she would even talk to me at all, all I could get out of her was that someone else had made her do it. Someone who was, apparently, in her own mind. It was the worst possible defense I could imagine.

It was, however, apparently the truth. On another mission, a few months after LA, another soldier had what appeared to be a panic attack during a mission. This was significant because his psych-eval noted him as being the least likely to crack in such situations, a rock around which to build teams and partner with new recruits. When he got back, he told Commander Snow basically the same thing Tamunshin was telling us; someone got in his head, and tried to make him kill a teamate.

The discovery that at least some of the Aliens had psychic abilities lit a fire under the butts of the scientists, and it wasn't long after that we had their abilities confirmed, and tests began on giving our recruits the same abilities. Tamunshin was cleared, and immediatedly jumped back into the fray, dedicating herself to repaying her tormentors ten-fold.

Then she took a plasma blast to the chest.

Thanks to the incredible efforts of the very best surgeons I have ever seen, she lives today, but the Tamunshin of old is forever gone. It's a shame, but at least she didn't meet her end at a firing squad after a short Court Marshal.

The other case that caught my attention, and quite a bit of my amusement, is the curious case of one Dash Gunmetal. (Seriously, I don't even blink at these names anymore. I am certain my reports read like god-awful sci-fi fan-fiction, but it is my hope that, when this is eventually de-classified, the fact that it is attached to the official X-Com files will lend it some legitamacy. Assuming we survive this war, of course.)

Dash is a self-proclaimed Psychic Vampire Cowboy. That is not a typo. He claims to have served in every major conflict since the American Civil War up through Vietnam. His service record lists him as being in his mid-twenties, but he said that the recruiter wouldn't believe him when he told him his real age, so he had to lie.

I will admit that he knows quite a bit about the intricacies of the Civil War, World War I and II, and Nam, but he could simply be a well read history buff with a talent for telling convincing lies. He is certainly not a Vampire, of course. For one thing, he's constantly preening in front of any mirror he can find. For another, he's been on a number of daytime missions, under protest of course, and has yet to come back as a crispy critter.

Around the time we were dealing with the Tamunshin situation, I requested time with each soldier, so I could spot any problems that hadn't been picked up by the increasingly useless seeming psych-evals. The vast majority passed with little issue, but when it came to Dash...

Okay, I screwed with him. I put in a request to have the lights in my office replaced with special UV bulbs, ostensably to replicate sunlight. My reasoning was that, since our personnel were spending so much of their downtime underground, a little bit of sunshine could only help improve their moods. As result, as soon as Dash entered my office he was exposed to enough sunlight to nuke a horde of Vampires. And not a damn thing happened.

I had the entire session recorded, and afterwards, it was "accidentally" leaked to the entire base. The base crew seemed to love it. No one could agree on their favorite part, but it was considered a toss up between when he ate an entire plate of a dish well-known for being heavy with garlic, or when I told him that there was something on his face and he spent half an hour standing in front a mirror, examining every inch of his features, while a well placed camera recorded every second of his reflection.

Dash spent the next week in his room. The Commander and I were a little concerned when her came out, as his whole body seemed to be covered with a painful looking case of sunburn. He refused to discuss it, so we assumed he spent some time on the surface, to get away from everybody for a while.

I enjoyed reading this very much. Tamunshin's "healthy sexual appetite" was an interesting note and dash gunmetal's antics were quite funny. a vampire that preens in front of a mirror XD.

edit - update on the next post's progress. went from "done half a page of pictures out of 4 pages to 2/4 pages done. I hope to keep up this steam of mine through the early week.

[rickvoid]

Hoping to get some time to write a little more on my end. I'd like to do an "audio log", and a "walking around doing stuff" post.

I agree with RAM in that I wish I had a list of characters to refer to. It would make it easy to write, because I can't remember who is alive anymore.

Of course, if I get fired in the next two hours, I'll have time to compile the list myself. Wouldn't that be nice.

I hate this job.

[cganya]

hopefully you don't get fired o.o Here I'll compile the list:

(spoiled for size)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Anya Snow: character of cganya
desc: charismatic and hard working commander of the X-Com project. Not a very "By-The-Book" kind of person which is amazing considering her rank at her age (35).

Jack Bladestar: character of cganya
desc: Another charismatic commander, Jack tends to take the path of efficiency over the moral high ground. He overthrew Anya's command before but because no one else knows Anya's command style better than him, he was chosen to aid Anya again as second in command.

Myroc Newman: character of myroc
desc: one of the original ground troops of X-Com, he lost his legs to a combination of plasma fire, inexperienced doctors and a long travel time to the hospital from when he was injured. He distracts himself from the pain of being wheel chair bound by continuing to serve X-Com by piloting its remote tanks. Myroc did not want his sister to get involved with X-Com.

Sarah Newman: character of myroc
desc: After catching sight of Commander Anya at the hospital where her brother was being treated for "a work incident involving harsh chemicals" Sarah became immediately suspicious. Her curiosity and tenacity eventually lead her to an X-Com agent who referred her to our recruiting agents. Wanting to help her brother and protect earth, she enrolled. As a favor to Myroc, Anya had Sarah outfitted with a rocket launcher in the hopes that she would not be on the front lines of combat. Sarah Newman has excelled in her role and quickly climbed rank. Currently Sarah Newman is a captain. Sarah's load-out is as follows: Rocket launcher, laser pistol, 4 heavy rockets. Sarah has been on 6 missions and has 4 confirmed kills.

Darkwind: character of mephansteras
desc: Darkwind is a soldier motivated by revenge. For reasons unclear, she had a close connection to a sniper named Razorwire, one of X-Com's first to fall. Being a marksman herself. Darkwind brought deadly precision to the battlefield when she joined up and has so far demonstrated great skill in leadership. Currently Darkwind has attained the highest rank for an X-Com soldier and is a Ground Commander, answering only to Commander Anya Snow. Darkwind's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), mind probe, grenade, smoke grenade, high explosive. Darkwind has been on 7 missions and has 10 confirmed kills.

Mr. Apple: character of apple master
desc: Mr. Apple is a fearless, undiciplined soldier who spends his free time listening to the newest music. He talks like he is wearing his hat backwards and his pants around his knees. Mr. apple is the kind of person that gets on Commander Anya's nerves. Mr. Apple is a close quarters and breaching soldier, being the most deadly position in X-Com he was not expected to last very long. Despite this, Mr. Apple has excelled at his work and even managed to spare the team from the attention of a cyberdisk (term not used in the story yet) for a full 5 minutes without dieing. Currently Mr. Apple has attained the rank of Captain. Mr. Apple's Load-out is as follows: Pistol(laser), stun rod, 2 grenades, high explosive. Mr. Apple has been on 7 missions and has 7 confirmed kills.

Cerapa: character of cerapa
Desc: Cerapa is a demolitions expert and a pyromaniac, despite this, he is fairly charismatic. Cerapa participated in demonstrating all of X-Com's explosive weaponry alongside Archangel. Cerapa is a good all around soldier who has no qualms at carrying a heavy weapon. Currently Cerapa has attained the rank of Sergeant. Cerapa's load-out is as follows: Autocannon, 2 high explosive clips, high explosive. Cerapa has been on 6 missions and has 5 confirmed kills.

Steve's Clone 2: character of legolord
desc: Steve was an astronaut before joining X-Com and comes off as "out there". The interior of his room is covered in star and planetary maps and he has fastened his bed upright against the wall. Steve is just a strange person in general, despite this he is an excellent all around soldier. Steve is enrolled in a top secret program that supplies X-Com with clones of it's soldiers (not public in-story knowledge yet). The cloning program is imperfect however and each clone has different physical attributes, including mental capabilities. So far the cloning program has not produced a clone of the wrong gender but it is reported that this may happen in rare cases. Steve is currently on his second clone. Currently, Steve (clone 2) has attained the rank of squaddie/ Steve's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), 2 grenades, high explosive. Steve (clone 2) has been on 1 mission and has 1 confirmed kill.

Tamunshin: character of muwahahaha
Desc: Tamunshin enjoys destroying things and big weapons. Tamunshin loves destroying things with big weapons. Tamunshin is ridiculed by some for her choice of using the big and slow heavy cannon. Tamunshin was the first to fall victim to an alien mind control attack and murdered a fellow team mate. She was consoled by Dr. Richard Gableman and went back into the field. On Tamunshin's first mission after her mind control incident, she suffered a near fatal plasma strike to her chest. By the miracle of modern medical science, Tamunshin lives on. The restoration of her torso was a difficult process requiring many prosthetic organs, bones and muscle tissue. Because Tamunshin has been violated by the aliens both mentally and physically, she revels in their destruction and lusts for nothing else. Tamunshin's chest is a series of massive and ugly scars, her breasts were lost in the damage. If Tamunshin survives the alien war, she will probably have enough money to afford the reconstructive plastic surgery needed to restore her old figure, assuming she wants to. Tamunshin has taken to deflecting plasma fire with her heavy cannon (apparently) and has successfully done this twice. Currently Tamunshin has attained the rank of sergeant. Tamunshin's load-out is as follows: Heavy cannon, 2 armor peircing clips, high explosive clip. Tamunshin has been on 2 missions and has 3 confirmed kills. (Due to Tamunshin technically dieing in game, her rank and stats. I know this is not how it works in real life but I am limited by game/story mechanics.)

I will post more of these bio's later tonight as I need to get my ass moving on house chores and job searching.

[Tellemurius]

i know how that feels.

[Mephansteras]

Who had the most kills?

[Heron TSG]

Do we have flying suits yet? I had an idea for a story involving a flying sniper. (Shigeo Okabe)

[cganya]

to answer your questions:
Meph: grats, it's your character darkwind with 10 kills.
Barbarossa: no flying suits yet, we haven't even made one personal armor yet...

ok here is the updated bios for tonight. I'm only missing 8 out of 35 characters, should be able to finish that up tomorrow (today? damn 1:30am)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Anya Snow: character of cganya
desc: charismatic and hard working commander of the X-Com project. Not a very "By-The-Book" kind of person which is amazing considering her rank at her age (35).

Jack Bladestar: character of cganya
desc: Another charismatic commander, Jack tends to take the path of efficiency over the moral high ground. He overthrew Anya's command before but because no one else knows Anya's command style better than him, he was chosen to aid Anya again as second in command.

Myroc Newman: character of myroc
desc: one of the original ground troops of X-Com, he lost his legs to a combination of plasma fire, inexperienced doctors and a long travel time to the hospital from when he was injured. He distracts himself from the pain of being wheel chair bound by continuing to serve X-Com by piloting its remote tanks. Myroc did not want his sister to get involved with X-Com.

Sarah Newman: character of myroc
desc: After catching sight of Commander Anya at the hospital where her brother was being treated for "a work incident involving harsh chemicals" Sarah became immediately suspicious. Her curiosity and tenacity eventually lead her to an X-Com agent who referred her to our recruiting agents. Wanting to help her brother and protect earth, she enrolled. As a favor to Myroc, Anya had Sarah outfitted with a rocket launcher in the hopes that she would not be on the front lines of combat. Sarah Newman has excelled in her role and quickly climbed rank. Currently Sarah Newman is a captain. Sarah's load-out is as follows: Rocket launcher, laser pistol, 4 heavy rockets. Sarah has been on 6 missions and has 4 confirmed kills.

Darkwind: character of mephansteras
desc: Darkwind is a soldier motivated by revenge. For reasons unclear, she had a close connection to a sniper named Razorwire, one of X-Com's first to fall. Being a marksman herself. Darkwind brought deadly precision to the battlefield when she joined up and has so far demonstrated great skill in leadership. Currently Darkwind has attained the highest rank for an X-Com soldier and is a Ground Commander, answering only to Commander Anya Snow. Darkwind's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), mind probe, grenade, smoke grenade, high explosive. Darkwind has been on 7 missions and has 10 confirmed kills. Darkwind is base commander of X-Com's Eruopean outpost.

Mr. Apple: character of apple master
desc: Mr. Apple is a fearless, undiciplined soldier who spends his free time listening to the newest music. He talks like he is wearing his hat backwards and his pants around his knees. Mr. apple is the kind of person that gets on Commander Anya's nerves. Mr. Apple is a close quarters and breaching soldier, being the most deadly position in X-Com he was not expected to last very long. Despite this, Mr. Apple has excelled at his work and even managed to spare the team from the attention of a cyberdisk (term not used in the story yet) for a full 5 minutes without dieing. Currently Mr. Apple has attained the rank of Captain. Mr. Apple's Load-out is as follows: Pistol(laser), stun rod, 2 grenades, high explosive. Mr. Apple has been on 7 missions and has 7 confirmed kills.

Cerapa: character of cerapa
Desc: Cerapa is a demolitions expert and a pyromaniac, despite this, he is fairly charismatic. Cerapa participated in demonstrating all of X-Com's explosive weaponry alongside Archangel. Cerapa is a good all around soldier who has no qualms at carrying a heavy weapon. Currently Cerapa has attained the rank of Sergeant. Cerapa's load-out is as follows: Autocannon, 2 high explosive clips, high explosive. Cerapa has been on 6 missions and has 5 confirmed kills.

Steve's Clone 2: character of legolord
desc: Steve was an astronaut before joining X-Com and comes off as "out there". The interior of his room is covered in star and planetary maps and he has fastened his bed upright against the wall. Steve is just a strange person in general, despite this he is an excellent all around soldier. Steve is enrolled in a top secret program that supplies X-Com with clones of it's soldiers (not public in-story knowledge yet). The cloning program is imperfect however and each clone has different physical attributes, including mental capabilities. So far the cloning program has not produced a clone of the wrong gender but it is reported that this may happen in rare cases. Steve is currently on his second clone. Currently, Steve (clone 2) has attained the rank of squaddie/ Steve's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), 2 grenades, high explosive. Steve (clone 2) has been on 1 mission and has 1 confirmed kill.

Tamunshin: character of muwahahaha
Desc: Tamunshin enjoys destroying things and big weapons. Tamunshin loves destroying things with big weapons. Tamunshin is ridiculed by some for her choice of using the big and slow heavy cannon. Tamunshin was the first to fall victim to an alien mind control attack and murdered a fellow team mate. She was consoled by Dr. Richard Gableman and went back into the field. On Tamunshin's first mission after her mind control incident, she suffered a near fatal plasma strike to her chest. By the miracle of modern medical science, Tamunshin lives on. The restoration of her torso was a difficult process requiring many prosthetic organs, bones and muscle tissue. Because Tamunshin has been violated by the aliens both mentally and physically, she revels in their destruction and lusts for nothing else. Tamunshin's chest is a series of massive and ugly scars, her breasts were lost in the damage. If Tamunshin survives the alien war, she will probably have enough money to afford the reconstructive plastic surgery needed to restore her old figure, assuming she wants to. Tamunshin has taken to deflecting plasma fire with her heavy cannon (apparently) and has successfully done this twice. Currently Tamunshin has attained the rank of sergeant. Tamunshin's load-out is as follows: Heavy cannon, 2 armor peircing clips, high explosive clip. Tamunshin has been on 2 missions and has 3 confirmed kills. (Due to Tamunshin technically dieing in game, her rank and stats. I know this is not how it works in real life but I am limited by game/story mechanics.)

Hugh Mann: character of itnetlolor
Desc: Hugh Mann is a fresh breath of normality in the X-Com team. He is a very dependable and trustworthy character who shows signs of distrust towards aliens and their technology. Not afraid to stick his neck out to help a fellow man (or woman) he has been a reliable medic in the field. Currently Hugh Mann has attained the rank of Sergeant. Hugh Mann's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), medkit, 2 grenades, high explosive. Hugh Mann has been on 8 missions and has 8 confirmed kills.

Dash Gunmetal: character of cthulhu
Desc: Dash Gunmetal makes asylems looks like good recruitment locations. Dash Gunmetal is a self proclaimed psychic vampire cowboy who fought natzis and the viet cong. His claims to be a vampire are amusing at best as he suffers nothing from contact with direct sunlight and can be seen in mirrors. Dash hates sunlight however and detests day time missions, preffering to stick to interiors during such missions. Dash is a natural close quarters soldier benafitting from great strength, endurance, skill and luck in equal parts. Dash was not expected to last long at X-Com but has so far exceeded everyone's low expectations. Dash Gunmetal has attained the rank of Squaddie despite his excellent preformance. While having the great fortune of not being shot and killed in numerous instances, Dash's victims tend to fall unconcious rather than die, robbing him of many kills. Dash's load-out is as follows: Pistol(laser), stun rod, grenade, smoke grenade, high explosive. Dash has been on 7 missions and has 2 confirmed kills.

Shigeo Okabe: character of barbarossa the seal god
Desc: Shigeo Okabe is a marksman recruited from a rough and tough group of mercinaries who claimed to have dealt with some alien intrusions with better than average success. Naturaly X-Com has high expectations of this new soldier. At this time Shigeo has attained the rank of Squaddie. Shigeo's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), grenade, smoke grenade, high explosive. Shigeo has been on 2 missions and has 3 confirmed kills.

RAM 1: character of ram
Desc: RAM 1 is a dependable soldier who preffers the excitment and danger of breaching. Orgionally he thought he could run into battle with nothing but a stun rod and some grenades but the commander would have none of that nonsense. This could be the sole reason that RAM 1 has survived to this day. RAM enjoys training and simulating mission scenarios, especially breaching. So far the simulations have had worse forcasts than real life results. Currently RAM has attained the rank of Sergeant. RAM's load-out is as follows: Pistol(laser), stun rod, grenade, smoke grenade, high explosive. RAM has been on 6 missions and has 2 confirmed kills.

Argatson: character of warhammer651
Desc: Argatson is a soldier who like's his weapons heavy and overwhelming. Content to fire his auto-cannon of full auto at any range, his kill count suffers from his weapon's inate lack of accuracy. He has shown interest in the laser technology the scientists have developed but doesent want to "downgrade" to a wimpy lightweight weapon. Argatson is a bit of a special case in that he prefers armor peircing rounds over the more popular high explosive ones. Apparently he feels that he will come in handy when they come up against an enemy that high explosive rounds are ineffective against and require the harder punch that armor peircing provides. Argatson's motto is "there is no problem that more bullets cannot solve" (more dakka!). Currently Argatson has attained the rank of Squaddie. Argatson's load-out is as follows: Auto cannon, 2 armor piercing clips, high explosive clip. Argatson has been on 7 missions and have 4 confirmed kills.

Roll Fizzlebeef: character of ampersand
Desc: Roll is a very excitable soldier who loves a good shoot out. He can be seen shouting and dancing when firing his favorite weapon type, the pistol. His excitement makes it difficult for Roll to control himself so he tends to forgo carefully aimed shots for automatic fire. Despite his excitability, Roll has a good head on his soldiers and has adopted a medkit for when things turn bad for other team mates. Currently Roll Fizzlebeef has attained the rank of Sergeant. Roll's load-out is as follows: Pistol(laser), medkit, 2 greandes, high explosive. Roll has been on 6 missions and has 6 confirmed kills.

Archangel: character of archangel
Desc: Archangel is the stuff great men are made of. He is strong, brave and intelligent. A large man with a soft heart he can quickly rally a waviering team. When Tamunshin was mind controlled and forced to murder her own team mate, Archangel was the one who calmed and supported a confused and broken Tamunshin long enough to get her back to base. Archangel enjoys explosives and has a strong beliefe in the paranormal. It is interesting to note that Archangel is the only soldier so far to survive a plasma bolt fired from a cyberdisk. Currently Archangel has attained the rank of Sergeant. Archangel's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), mind probe, 2 grenades, high explosive. Archangle has been on 6 missions and has 7 confirmed kills.

Ashley Smith: character of choticag
Desc: Ashley Smith was only a janitor at a military installation before joining X-Com. The details surrounding her recruitment are muddled with incorrect entries and errors but somehow Ashley made it all the way to being tested before anyone figured out what was going on. After seeing her test results X-Com agents decided to ask Ashley to join up anyways as she had managed to preform far above average. Ashley started out being cocky and making herself out to be better than she was but as missions went by she showed that she could hold her own. Climbing rank quickly Ashley looked to be an excellent soldier untill one mission she suffered a near fatal wound that nearly required the amputation of her arm. Ashley holds the most promotions while hospitalized accolade. While in the hospital Ashley decided that rather than rest, whe would continue to pull her own weight. Reading up on battle and conflict tactics, Ashley assisted the commander and the ground team in their training remotely. Her tactics improved the team's performance in the feild greatly and their continued success can be attested to her efforts. Ashley proved that despite her background before joining X-Com, she was a progidous tactician. Currently Ashley Smith has attained the rank of Colonel. Ashley Smith's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), medkit, 2 grenades, high explosive. Ashley has been on 5 missions and has 1 confirmed kill, this is quite amazing considering her rank.

Mario: character of mariosimpson
Desc: Mario was sought out by X-Com for his background in remote heavy machinery piloting. Mario has been in a wheelchair for most of his life but had developed a knack for making remote machinery work smoothly. He worked for a company that used deep see machinery to collect dimonds from the ocean floor around volcanic vents. He was retired early with a very lucritave pension. Not content with living a rich and quiet life, he joined X-Com and was it's first remote heavy weapons platform operator. Mario has never been in a combat situation personally before and so has no fear of harm in combat with his remote tank.

Mac: character of frelock
Desc: Mac is an ace fighter pilot Who outright dislikes missles and rockets in the air combat theater. Mac has never lost an aircraft even against hte alien's superior technology. The creators of X-Com's interceptors have a fondness for Mac who appears to have taken to their jet fighters like a fish to water. Because of this, Mac has been sent to the Asian outpost to protect that area. Mac's preformance is so trusted and relied upon that the commander accompanied him on a combat mission with a team of 4 other ground troops. Currently Mac has attained the rank of Squaddie. Mac's load-out is as follows: Auto cannon, pistol(laser), 2 high explosive clips, grenade. Mac has been on 3 missions and has 3 confirmed kills.

Manny: character of zchris
Desc: Manny is the armory master at X-Com North America. To say that Manny's personality is abrasive is like saying a hurricane is "a little windy". The only reason that anyone puts up with his inane advice and negitive attitude is because no one else can service equipment as quickly and as thourghoughly as Manny. There was one issue with his equipment however and that was the proximity mines. The proximity mines failed to work on multipul cases and when Manny could not solve the problem, the devices have been retired from the program. There are romours though that X-Com is having talks with the company that manufactures the devices, perhaps we will see proximity mines on the field again.

Zilvara: character of zilvara
Desc: Zilvara is your resident super genius, complete with pink hair, short height, quirky personality and a penchant for random accidental explosions. Zilvara weilds science like a magican weilds dsitractions and slight of hand. When something weird is happening on base, Zilvy tends to be behind it in some way. Once laser weapons had been developed, Zilvara secretly created a custom laser derringer. When it was found out that she, a civillian, was running around with a top secret military weapon concealed on her person; an inititave was put forth to have all such persons submit to soldier testing and load-out documentation. Zilvara's load-out is as follows: Pistol(laser), medkit, grenade, smoke grenade, high explosive.

Dr. Richard Gableman: character of rickvoid
Desc: Dr. Gableman is a world class psichiatrist who was sought after once Tamunshin and others started having panic attacks and murderous intentions in the field. He was in Los Angeles at the tiem of the terror attack. Stowing himself and his son on the Callista, a decomisioned cruise ship, he avoided the immediate danger of the attack. One of the many people aboard started up the ship and set out to sea, the passengers managed to stop the madman and the ship but not before losing sight of the shore. For days the ship ran adrift, aimlessly and without means of sending for help, all the while X-Com agents scoured the country for signs of his continuing life. Soon after, with the help of the coast gaurd and national navy, X-Com agents located the good Dr. and he agreed to help X-Com and it's soldier combat the aliens on a new front; the mind.

Mehmed: character of cognitivedissonance
Desc: Formerly a scientist at X-Com North America, Mehmed yearned to see the lasers he helped develop in action. He took the soldier testing and showed promise. On the field he has proven to be a competent soldier. Mehmed loves gadgets and devices of all kinds and searchs for opratunites to use them in combat. In his off time he hangs out at the laboratories working on enhancing the power of X-Com's laser technology. He believes that the next step in laser weapons is to simply make them bigger and stronger rather than more efficant. Currently Mehmed has attained the rank of Squaddie. Mehmed's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), grenade, high explosive. Mehmed has been on 2 missions and has 2 confirmed kills.

Shu Bei: character of sluissa
Desc: Shu Bei has been pushed into the X-Com program as a thinly vieled mole by the chinese funders represenative. While it is not common knowledge, a counter intelligence has uncovered his communications to his superiors. Rather than expell the mole the good commander has decided to ship him right back to Asia to protect his own homeland, a place where his information gathering can do little harm. It is best to have a spy you know of rather than one you do not. Shu Bei's lack of subtleness (or perhaps his superior's amazing amount of oversight) shows as Shu Bei is not really dedicated to X-Com's cause. Shu Bei is not very brave and very jugemental of the X-Com project. Currently Shu Bei has attained the rank of Rookie. Shu Bei's load-out is as follows: Pistol(laser), stun rod, mind probe, 2 grenades, high explosive. Shu Bei has been on 2 missions and has 0 confirmed kills. As his Rookie status indicates, Shu Bei has been all but useless so far, failing to score even one hit of any kind against an alien.

Urist McGyver: character of echrejack
Desc: Urist is your typical storybook dwarf. He is short, strong, slow and incredibly skilled at what he does. A craftsman in all aspects he is a natural leader to the base engineers. Urist hates having to create medkit after medkit, taking to calling them "wimpy peices of shit". He would much rather work on weapons and armor. Currently he is ecstatic, he has created a masterpiece laser weapon lately, he has eaten in a legendary dinning room lately, he feels his personal quarters are adequate. Urist cannot wait to start working on the new personal armors. Urist has submited to soldier testing and his load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), grenade, high explosive.

Lucsly: character of urist mcoverlord
Desc: Lucsly was an excellent pilot before being kicked out for making his own changes to his aircraft. He knew his place was in the sky though and joined the military again as a paratrooper. He had been following the alien attacks and their cover-ups world wide and posting about his conspiracy theroies. He was noticed by X-Com agents and quickly shut down. When he persisted with his military connections he was contacted by X-Com agents. He could choose to either come work for X-Com or disappear untill the conflict was over. Lucsly chose the smarter option and now pilots X-Com's only Skyranger. Currently Lucsly has attained the rank of Rookie. Lucsly's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), grenade, smoke grenade, high explosive. Lucsly hasn't been on any missions yet.

Neil Stranek: character of hasek10
Desc: Neil is a dedicated soldier with a deep sense of duty. An ex French leigonair, Neil volunteers for any dangerous task that comes up. Neil doesent want to see another team member put in a position they didnt want to be in. This has yet to be tested however as Neil is still a Rookie and has not been on a single mission yet. Neil's load-out is as follows: Rifle(laser), 2 grenades, high explosive.