Sectopod

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The Sectopods are a fictional unit of alien constructs in the PC game X-COM: UFO Defense. They are bipedal robots, armed with very powerful plasma weapons that can seriously harm even the most resistant tanks.

Sectopods are resistant to plasma-based weapons and high-explosive attacks, although they are particularly vulnerable to laser-based weapons. They are larger than the soldiers commanded by the player, occupying 2x2 spaces on the map, making them unable to fit through narrow doors and passages, though they may still fire through them. Sectopods do not appear alone, they are always accompanied by Ethereals. They only appear on Terror missions, base attacks, alien bases, and on Terrorship and Battleship class UFOs.