XCOM Enemy Unknown: Playthrough Part 11 - Final

Take on the final battle to save the world!

Last Time, we fought our way through November, got 100% Satellite Coverage, and made our final preparations for the endgame.

December 1st 2015

Reid 'Socks' Mills uses the Ethereal Device - time for the Final Battle!

Mission #41 Operation Avenger

Temple Ship Assault

1st Chamber

The 1st chamber introduces us to the Ethereal's first attempt at elevating a species. 4 Secoids and a Sectoid Commander go down quickly.

Next, in the same room we take down two Cyber Disks and 4 Drones, their first attempt at an artificial species. Brad is able to kill off all 4 drones in one turn due to his 'In the Zone' ability and my assaults (Reid & Corey) take down the cyberdisks with double shots from their Alloy Cannons.

2nd Chamber

In the 2nd chamber the Ethereals reveal their attempt to mix organic and mechanic beings - the floater. We take down 4 Floaters and 1 Heavy Floater, again Brad's 'In the Zone' ability allows him to take out several in the same turn. The supports (Amanda & Elizabeth) take down the rest with their Plasma Rifles.

Next we encounter 3 Chyrssalid, Alex takes down one with his Heavy Plasma while Reid & Corey blast the other two. The Ethereals describe the Chyrssalid as fit for only breeding and dying - the perfect killing machines with no remorse.

3rd Chamber

The 3rd Chamber is a short one, just encountered 3 Thin Men, took them down quickly. The Ethereals said they were loyal but totally lacking in 'the gift.'

4th Chamber

The 4th Chamber seemed empty but at a pretty bad moment I got jumped by 4 Mutons and 1 Muton Berserker. A well placed grenade (by them) did some damage but I recovered and took them down before they did much damage.

5th Chamber

We moved into the 5th Chamber a little too quickly and encountered 2 Sectopods, I had to be a little agressive to take them down and Reid was pretty badly injured but I took down the two Sectopods and healed everyone up.

Just before leaving the chamber we got hit by two Muton Elites that I took down with little fuss.

Final Chamber

The Final Chamber was a doozy, there were 2 Muton Elites, 2 Ethereals and the main Ethereal (had extra health).

I skirted the right of the room and tried to stay out of site. Brad killed both Muton Elites and got a tap on one of the Ethereals when the battle was met. Reid and Corey both took down lower Ethereals while Alex hit the main Ethereal. Amanda and Elizabeth followed up with Plasma shots but the main Ethereal was still up at the end of the turn.

The Head Ethereal decided to attack Corey but he took the attack, I decided to let Reid take the last Shot - and it was done.

The final cutscene: where my volunteer (Reid 'Socks' Mills) sacrificed himself to allow the rest of the team escape, flew the alien ship away from the earth and blew it up so it wouldn't form a black hole and destroy the earth.

Brad 'Shadow' Davis, my main sniper, made it through every single mission so I got the 'Ain't No Cavalry Comin'' Trophy.

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That's it! I beat the game (for the second time), unlocked the 'Second Wave' gameplay options and got a few more trophies in the process. All I really want to do now is start over, maybe get the DLC and try to beat the game on a higher difficulty! - But that's the mark of a good game, making you want to play it again! I hope you enjoyed the tale!