X-COM (Main Series)/Season 2

## Episodes

### Episode 01 : Devil's Moon

In the spring of 2015, reports of UFO sightings and tales of abductions from mysterious aliens have become increasingly widespread and soon enough Japan's Kiryu-Kai Force has a devastating encounter with the alien threat which causes a Council of powerful nations across the world to secretly meet in Geneva to discuss how to deal with the crisis. From their meeting, the X-COM project is finally reactivated while their first mission has them sending a squad into Berlin, Germany to assess this situation at a impact site of several extraterrestrial objects as well as locate an missing German recon team.

### Episode 02 : Crimson Skull

In the aftermath of their first encounter with hostile aliens, the X-COM personnel settle into their base of operations and begin to already make developments towards researching alien materials which causes them to create their very first item to use against the aliens. Meanwhile, X-COM is faced with more than one abduction report at the same time and send an squad to Beijing, China to investigate the site and clear it of all hostile targets but suffer from the consequences of being unable to deal with both of these abduction sites while getting this satellite network up and running to scan for any activity.

### Episode 03 : Blinding Shroud

Having recovered the strange pods from the first abduction site, research is made into understanding their purpose and how they work as X-COM has a satellite donated to them which they launch over Mexico. Meanwhile, The Council reveal to X-COM that recent alien activity indicates a shift in the methods of their invaders as a eyewitness within Vancouver, Canada claims to have seen aliens releasing an unknown substance into the local environment and so a squad is sent in to disrupt this activity and retrieve an sample of this substance through locating and securing all the canisters for analysis.

### Episode 04 : Broken Engine

After the science team reach the limit of how much can be researched into xeno-biology at the current time, the recommendation to capture a live alien for further research is made and so preparations begin to be made for this objective as The Council begin the construction of small X-COM bases across the globe. Later, a small scout class UFO is detected over the United States and one of their RAVEN pilots manages to shoot it down but they discover the craft is still intact at the crash site and so quickly deploy a squad there to investigate as well as see what they can salvage from it.

### Episode 05 : Crystal Paramour

With the construction of the alien containment facility having recently finished construction and the arc thrower both researched and fabricated for use in the field, X-COM get their first chance to capture a live alien when they send a squad to Acapulco, Mexico in order to stop any hostiles on the site of the latest alien abductions that have been reported within the city limits. After returning to base, an interrogation is performed on the captured Sectoid while the orders of RAVEN aircraft are made to be transfered around this globe and The Council opens up this grey market for X-COM to sell items to.

### Episode 06 : Dark Fog

As X-COM begin their excavations of the underground beneath the base, so that they may expand, as well as recruit their additional ten soldiers into the barracks, the commander sends a squad to handle and secure the area of a recently reported alien abductions within Hamburg, Germany while the squad ends up facing two new threats, in the form of Floaters and Seekers, with the former threat being one that they can capture and bring back to headquarters for interrogation while both of the interrogations so far point X-COM in this direction of trying to catch an Outsider from a UFO.

### Episode 07 : Portent

When The Council reveals that they have been monitoring unusual reports about a hijack attempt, committed by Human perpetrators but with intel also indicating the presence of aliens in the area, on an unauthorized French military convoy, they have X-COM send a squad to investigate the area of operations within Paris, France and attempt to secure both all cargo and any survivors that they locate but the squad also ends up facing a new alien threat in the form of Thin Men which they manage to capture for interrogation. Meanwhile, X-COM get to test out the newly upgraded Skyranger's space.

### Episode 08 : Purple Grave

After detecting that a small scout class UFO has landed within the United States, X-COM sends a squad to the landing site where they take the chance to try and capture an Outsider, which has some interesting results, while stopping them aliens before they can progress in their planned operation. Meanwhile, the completion of the weapon fragments research project leads to the fabrication of a S.C.O.P.E. item to help their soldiers as better training procedures are created and tested to help prepare the rookies and their barracks is upgraded to provide more entertainment for soldiers when off-duty.

### Episode 09 : Forgotten Hymn

Receiving reports that the aliens are moving within the city limits of Port Said, Egypt in order to act out their latest abduction attempts, X-COM sends a squad down to neutralize all hostile targets as well as continue to secure any of their MELD canisters that are found on site for further research. Later, the engineering team manage to construct a power generator to supply them with more power to run new facilities while upgrades are performed on the medical bay so that their soldiers can recover from wounds taken in combat faster and the important role of squad leaders are finally assigned.

### Episode 10 : Friends In Low Places

When a member of the Triad criminal organization, who allegedly has a piece of "unique" technology in his possession, reaches out to The Council through one of their contacts, The Council has X-COM send a squad to Beijing, China in order to investigate if the alien artifact is genuine as well as escort the VIP to safety as the aliens make an effort to recover it which causes them to face a new alien threat in the form of the Chryssalid. Meanwhile, more RAVEN pilots are ordered for assignment in the small X-COM bases and Sectoid autopsies lead to this uplink targeting aim boost in UFO interceptions.

### Episode 11 : Flying Grave

After detecting a new large scout class UFO over Mexico, X-COM scrambles a RAVEN to splash it down before sending an squad to the crash site, within the city limits, to deal with the alien crew moving there which causes a disagreement on how the Outsider discovered there was dealt with by these soldiers between the Commander and Moira Vahlen, leading to further debates on other rising matters of concern. Later, two more soldiers are hired as recruits to the barracks in X-COM headquarters and the autopsies of Floaters lead to this defensive matrix module for usage during UFO interceptions.

### Episode 12 : Bloody Tears

As the aliens suddenly show a surprising change in methods on how to handle their invasion, X-COM witness the city of Kano in Nigeria being terrorized to send a message and are forced to send a squad on the skyranger to neutralize all of these hostile targets and minimize the amount of civilian casualties to avoid these severe political consequences if they fail their objective. After the mission, X-COM upgrades the Skyranger again to further increase squad size as autopsies of the Seekers are completed and unlock the respirator implant and ghost grenade items to be manufactured for them to use.

### Episode 13 : Frozen Breath

When panic starts spreading through the streets of Beijing, China due to the aliens having chosen the area to be the target of their latest alien abductions, X-COM has a squad head into the site to clear it of hostile targets where they come to fight the latest new alien deployed, the Muton, which they manage to capture for interrogation back at the base of X-COM. Meanwhile, the engineers finish constructing a second satellite uplink facility for greater coverage possibility as the autopsies on the Thin Men are also completed allowing for this manufacturing of gas grenades for usage by their soldiers.

### Episode 14 : Cold Night

Having received reports of a developing incident in Newfoundland, up the coast of St. Johns, where intel suggests an fishing village has gone dark due to alien involvement, The Council has X-COM send a squad to investigate the site and figure out what happened to a previously sent response team that disappeared but they discover an infestation which requires extreme measures to destroy and claims a sacrifice from the squad. Later, the experimental warfare research project is completed which unlocks the reaper rounds and flashbang grenade items and phoenix cannons for the aircrafts.

### Episode 15 : Burning Fall

After one of their RAVEN pilots manage to splash a small scout class UFO down over Mexico, X-COM sends a squad to the crash site within a urban town to both engage the surviving alien crew as well as discover if the craft has any usable salvage remaining for X-COM to use. Meanwhile, the RAVEN aircrafts across the globe are armed with the new weapons of phoenix cannon while research into MELD recombination is completed which leaves X-COM faced with two possible strategic advantages to use in a near future, gene modification and cybernetics, once X-COM has appropriately prepared.

### Episode 16 : Confounding Light

Once he has finished examining the device provided to X-COM by Zhang, Shen reports that it is a transponder that is tied to the navigation system of an alien battleship currently closing in on the city of Beijing in China and his engineering team have come up with a plan of deploying a series of transponders on a train to then activate and divert the battleship which leaves a squad to be sent to accomplish this mission before it reaches its target while resisting against all of the alien scouts deployed to seek them out. Meanwhile, the foundry finishes construction as an facility for testing out their concepts.

### Episode 17 : Glass Future

As they await through a brief respite of two days for the alien battleship to be in place for a follow-up operation, X-COM hear reports of a set of alien abductions happening within Bangalore, India and send a squad in to clear the site of all hostile elements present with no concern for collateral damage due to civilians having been cleared from the area. Later, an new scanning device that can be thrown during battle is manufactured after the XC-457 motion scanner project proved to be a failure and smoke grenades are upgraded so they have denser smoke as well as have an increased area of effect.

### Episode 18 : Gangplank

With the hacked signal in place and the alien battleship crippled above Shanghai, the time comes for X-COM to strike through deploying a squad onto the ship's surface and eliminating any defenders they face to disable the power conduits so that the battleship can be brought down without damaging it and they can take advantage of the rare opportunity to retrieve the technology intact but they fight two new threats in the form of a Cyberdisc and Drones which comes to cause this fifth casualty. Later, the heads of staff use this recent death to ease growing conflicts and set a new development path.

### Episode 19 : Fallen Apollo

Detecting, and barely managing to shoot down, a much larger UFO than the ones they have encountered so far over the United States, X-COM scrambles to send a squad to the crash site, just outside of a small rural town, where they find it to be an abductor class UFO as they sweep the craft for any surviving crew. Meanwhile, the tactical rigging project is completed which allows for their soldiers to carry more items while three satellites finish construction for X-COM to have deployed in the future and this carapace armor research project completion allows for their better armor to be constructed.

### Episode 20 : First Stranger

When a previously unknown paramilitary organization, now known as EXALT, reveal themselves to The Council through a propaganda operation to increase panic in India, The Council sends additional resources to X-COM so that they can deal with their new global threat through sending out covert operations against hidden cells, starting by infiltrating an exposed cell in India. Later, when the operative has finished setting up an encoder and transmitter, X-COM sends a squad to help protect their intel assets from EXALT as satellites get deployed over three countries at risk of leaving This Council.

### Episode 21 : Shattered Star

While X-COM completes its beam weaponry research project which allows for them to manufacture their first laser pistols and laser rifles, a large scout class UFO is detected over Russia which leaves them to scramble a RAVEN to have this UFO shot down so that a squad can then be sent to the remote area where it had gone down and neutralize all of this surviving crew remaining but encounter a new threat in the form of a Mechtoid. Later, the improved medkit project in the foundry is completed to increase the healing that they deliver and research begins on all of their Outsider shards retrieved.

### Episode 22 : Black Law

After their covert operative contacts headquarters to reveal that she holds intel about the location of the EXALT base and is ready for extraction, X-COM launches a extraction squad into where the newest EXALT cell had been scanned and found to be operating out of Japan to rendezvous with the operative and safely conduct her back to base. Meanwhile, research in precision lasers and heavy lasers allows for them to start manufacturing scatter lasers, laser sniper rifles and heavy lasers as well as laser cannons that are quickly equipped onto their aircrafts after their most recent UFO incursions.

### Episode 23 : Hot Daze

As X-COM's engineers in the foundry finish both a improved pistol project and S.C.O.P.E. project to significantly improve the odds of some of their soldiers getting critical hits on their targets, X-COM hear reports of alien abductions taking place in Bloemfontein, South Africa and send a squad to quickly deal with any hostile targets as the amount of abductions are rising. Later, research into all of the collected Outsider shards are completed which leads to the discovery of an alien base hidden in North America and causes Dr. Shen to start crafting this "skeleton key" that they can then use to enter their base.

### Episode 24 : Defiant Justice

Once Dr. Shen has finished fabricating the "skeleton key", the decision is made for X-COM to use it to now attempt to infiltrate the alien base discovered in North America through the newly developed "skeleton key" that allows the squad to gain access and breach the compound before then neutralizing all invader forces as they try to identify and capture the base commander and be extremely cautious as they only have one chance to make it work. Later, research into the hyperwave beacon begins and the interrogation of that Sectoid commander has X-COM interested in the idea of psionics.

### Episode 25 : Vengeful Hammer

With reports involving UN official Peter Van Doorn having been caught in the middle of an attack in Buenos Aires, Argentina, The Council recognize that the death or abduction of a official will spread panic and reduce the effectiveness in X-COM which has X-COM sending a squad of soldiers to locate and escort the target to safety before the decimated bridge is overrun by hostiles. Meanwhile, autospies on the Chryssalids lead to the manufacturing of chitin plating and needle grenades as their completion of an next improved pistol project improves the aim of all their soldiers that use them.

### Episode 26 : Blind Crone

After being sent on a covert operation into Australia, X-COM's covert operative reveals she was discovered while in the process of getting data and needs help in order to hack two separate EXALT comm arrays to secure the intel and then be escorted to safety which leaves X-COM to send in an squad to rendezvous with her and provide aid. Meanwhile, autopsies on the Mutons lead to further insight into some of the aliens and the completion of a alien grenades project has all of their frag grenades upgraded into more powerful versions as a thermo generator is built over one of the steam vents.

### Episode 27 : Brutal Fear

When the aliens launch a terror attack on St. John's, Canada in the effort to spread further panic across the region through continuing to cause civilian casualties, X-COM sends a squad to enable the evacuations of all of the civilians present on site and neutralize all hostile targets that they encounter but discover that the city is under attack from Chryssalids which escaped the bombing of the Newfoundland fishing village. Later, the Cyberdisc autopsy allows for the manufacturing of an UFO tracking boost to make use of during UFO interceptions and this ammo conservation foundry project gets completed.

### Episode 28 : Ashes And Temples

While upgrades are performed on the officer training school to provide any new soldiers with more appropriate training before being sent out onto the field, X-COM finishes construction on the Cybernetics Lab which leaves them in need of an soldier to volunteer for augmentation and one soldier considers it. However, X-COM headquarters finds itself being infiltrated by hostile invaders, in unknown numbers and reinforcements, and cause acts of sabotage and violence which leaves some X-COM soldiers to work with the very limited base security personnel to defend this base or else HQ will fall.

### Episode 29 : Silent Pipe

Getting reports that indicate an team of combat engineers, unaffiliated with X-COM, has come under attack after discovering evidence of environmental contamination of a local water supply caused by the aliens, The Council have X-COM send a squad to retrieve the team and find out what they have learned while eliminating any resistance. Later, research on the alien surgery leads to the discovery of how these aliens monitor, research and experiment on all their unconscious captives as they also learn that the aliens rapidly reproduce and it all has traces of Human genetic materials.

### Episode 30 : Lost Father

Still recovering from the previous defense of their base, X-COM detect alien abduction activity is in process within Ibadan, Nigeria and sends a squad on the skyranger to make sure the site is clear of civilians and identify then neutralize all hostile targets to bring a stop to the activity as soon as possible but this leads to their sixth casualty. Later, the completion of the foundry's heavy weapons platform project allows for the development of two different S.H.I.V. units which can then be deployed, one at a time, alongside their soldiers on future missions as an soldier comes to volunteer for augmentation.

### Episode 31 : Empty Crown

With their covert operative having finished setting up the encoder and transmitter in the AO, X-COM sends a squad to where the latest EXALT cell was located in Egypt to assist in defending both intel assets by eliminating all of these inbound EXALT forces while getting their first chance to test a S.H.I.V. unit out in the field. Meanwhile, completion of the autopsies on Drones and Mechtoids lead to ideas and a request of Argentina's government to have access to some equipment held by X-COM so that operative, that they intend to have infiltrate EXALT, can familiarize with them is fulfilled.

### Episode 32 : Bleeding Moon

As their first MEC volunteer comes to finish their augmentation and begins their training as a MEC trooper while a MEC suit is completed for them, X-COM learn, through their satellite data, of a large scout class UFO having landed in the United Kingdom and send a squad to the site to put a stop to the operation. Later, autopsies on the Sectoid Commanders leads to the manufacturing of a mimic beacon while a soldier is inspired to go through the augmentation process and the S.H.I.V. suppression project in the foundry is completed, allowing for these S.H.I.V. units to be capable of suppressive fire.

### Episode 33 : Patient God

With alien abductions still happening in cities across the world, X-COM deploys a squad on the skyranger to the site of the latest reports within Brasilia, Brazil to sweep the site and neutralize all hostile targets but, in the process, the squad has an encounter with a new alien called the Berserker which they manage to capture and bring back for interrogation. Later, the augmentation of their second MEC trooper is completed just in time for their suit to be built for them while research into the skeleton suit project is completed, leading to their manufacturing of a skeleton suit for all the snipers to use in the field.

### Episode 34 : Deluge

Receiving a priority-1 message from The Council, X-COM learn the surviving EXALT operative that they recovered from the remains of the unauthorized French military convoy ambush has provided additional intel as well as the location of an missing transport vehicle which appears to have been cornered on a dam in Lyons, France by the aliens which leaves an squad to deploy onto the sabotaged dam and secure all contents of the truck. Later, railguns are manufactured for both MEC troopers to use and a shaped armor foundry project is completed to improve the armor design of mechanized forces.

### Episode 35 : Cryptic Shroud

Having been safely recovered from both EXALT and the aliens by X-COM, Annette Durand expresses interest in training as a soldier as the personnel keep a watch over her and their covert operative is sent to Egypt after a second EXALT cell is discovered in the country. Later, a squad is sent after the covert operative to aid in preventing EXALT from hacking an encoder and learning their transmitter's location so that they may protect the intel but encounter the first gene modified EXALT agents while research into the alien nav computers allows for these future ideas in relation to their satellite usage.

### Episode 36 : Driving Rain

As Annette Durand continues her training to become an X-COM soldier, Dr. Vahlen performs tests on her and discovers she harbors some form of psionic potential before an abductor class UFO is detected to have landed in the United States which leads to a squad being deployed to the landing site where they find themselves having to both neutralize the enemies and rescue abducted Humans. Later, a S.H.I.V. laser foundry project is completed causing all S.H.I.V. units to be swapped to laser cannons and research on the UFO power source leads to a facility to construct and a MEC suit upgrade.

### Episode 37 : Red Blade

Beginning to regain some of her memories, Annette Durand recalls that EXALT had originally given her to the aliens before launching an assault on them directly to recapture her for themselves as X-COM is forced to respond to the abductions that are now happening within Osaka, Japan and clear an abduction site of the multiple hostiles as the attacks by aliens are getting more brazen. Later, a stealth satellites foundry project is completed which leads to the satellite network being updated to mimic alien communications as this elerium research completion leads to further foundry ideas.

### Episode 38 : Furies

After Annette Durand manages to recall intelligence that indicates the aliens are transferring three other captives, that each harbor the same potential as her, to a remote area near the Alps. The Council decides it is imperative that a sent squad locate the ship the abductees are being held on and then secure them as quickly as possible while Annette gets a chance to demonstrate her capabilities. Later, the three captives are recruited as X-COM operatives and Vahlen finds out just how powerful their four abductees are as well as how they had been used during that attack on X-COM headquarters.

### Episode 39 : Fading Savior

With a new EXALT cell having previously been found in South Africa, X-COM sends a squad into the AO to help in protecting the intel assets so that they may recover further information on locating the EXALT base but this mission has an cost of X-COM losing a seventh soldier. Meanwhile, the completion of the sentinel drone foundry projects allows X-COM to repurpose a previously captured Drone to use as their own unit during missions while the excavations of the caves from below X-COM headquarters finally resume again and the Berserker autopsies leads to them manufacturing combat stims.

### Episode 40 : Fallen Engine

When a large and unidentified UFO contact is detected over Brazil, X-COM sends out a RAVEN pilot to shoot the alien craft down before sending a squad to the crash site where they discover it to be a supply barge designed to carry an load of supplies as the squad fight a new enemy, Heavy Floaters, that can be captured and brought back. Later, the soldiers on the mission get to test out the titan armor recently manufactured after the completion of the titan armor research project, MEC suits are upgraded to better configurations and the elerium generator is constructed to supply them with more power.

### Episode 41 : Banished Empire

Reaching a short break from alien activity across the globe, X-COM starts researching into plasma weaponry by starting with researching and manufacturing plasma pistols and finish construction on the genetics lab which allows them to begin implanting soldiers with genetic modification as Annette volunteers to begin going through these genetic modification procedures to test them. Meanwhile, X-COM hear from the covert operative they sent to South Africa, where they detected this second EXALT cell being present, and send a squad to aid in securing the essential intel and extracting back to base.

### Episode 42 : Sacred Vanguard

When a friend of The Council comes under attack by aliens through an alien ambush while riding in a limo, The Council recognizes that it would reflect poorly on X-COM's efforts if their ally was to be captured by hostile forces and so have an squad sent into the site to ensure his safe extraction back to X-COM headquarters. Later, research is done into the alien status tanks to find how they keep their captives in a comatose state until its time for experimentation while it is discovered the aliens have been digesting all the remaining Human body parts into food to then provide themselves with sustenance.

### Episode 43 : Burning Grave

Just as the light plasma rifles research and plasma rifle research projects are completed, leading to the manufacturing of light plasma rifles and plasma rifles, is completed, the aliens launch a terror attack on Bloemfontein, South Africa and X-COM are left to send a squad into the terror site to take care of the strong civilian presence of the densely populated area while neutralizing all of the aliens threats. Later, the excavations are completed which leads to the start construction of several laboratories and workshops and they make it so they are able to use all plasma weapons recovered from the field.

### Episode 44 : Rotting Scepter

Picking up multiple requests for assistance across the globe, X-COM sends a squad to respond to reports of alien abductions within Melbourne, Australia to stop these aliens from succeeding in abducting any more civilians from an populated area. Later, completion of both the plasma sniper research and the alloy cannon research projects allow X-COM to manufacture plasma sniper rifles and alloy cannons for some of the soldiers to make use of as a newly designed satellite nexus facility gets constructed which allows for X-COM to have increased maximum coverage across their globe.

### Episode 45 : Secret Prophet

Having sent out a covert operative to infiltrate a newly detected EXALT cell operating in China, X-COM is soon sending an squad out to rendezvous with them and help in hacking two separate comm relays to acquire the intel before bringing all intel back to base. Later, the heavy plasma research project is completed which leads to the manufacturing of both heavy plasma and particle cannons for certain troopers to use in the field while five satellites are constructed and then launched over five nations to gain two new bonuses from The Council as well as decrease panic with provided coverage.

### Episode 46 : Stone Fear

As Annette Durand finishes having gene mods implanted into her and her fellow abductees volunteer, research into plasma cannons is completed and X-COM manufactures them to then be equipped onto their RAVEN aircrafts. Later, The Council reveal to X-COM they've received a number of reports indicating the aliens are moving in Alexandria, Egypt to sabotage an major railway station using this device of unknown destructive capabilities which would lead to interruptions in the distribution of goods and services to the general public and send a squad to deactivate the device before it goes off.

### Episode 47 : Bleeding Shield

With one soldier having retired from service, X-COM may be starting to feel the other effects of war just as the aliens start terrorizing Bangalore, India which forces X-COM to send in a squad to evacuate the civilians and neutralize the aliens but encounter this surprising new threat in the form of the Sectopod which causes a eighth soldier to be killed. Later, a manufacturer of Indian military equipment contacts X-COM to acquire plasma weapons and begin utilizing the technology into weapons development as their third improved pistol project is completed in the foundry to increase damage of pistols.

### Episode 48 : Swift Vengeance

While a second soldier comes to leave X-COM, a improved arc thrower foundry project is completed to increase the chance of successfully stunning aliens during combat which is done just in time as X-COM is soon sending a squad into the site of abduction reports within Calgary, Canada where they first encounter another new alien threat, Muton Elites, which they manage to capture and bring back for interrogation. Later, autopsies are completed on the Heavy Floaters, Sectopods and Muton Elites that gives them further insight into the methods of the aliens as well as more research credits.

### Episode 49 : Final Thorn

Needing to acquire only one more piece of EXALT intel to locate the EXALT base, X-COM's scans detect another EXALT presence hidden in Japan and first send their covert operative to set up both an encoder and transmitter before sending a squad to protect the intel assets from EXALT forces inbound for the AO by eliminating them. Meanwhile, construction of the laboratories and workshops is completed which helps both sets of staff in their work while the S.H.I.V. plasma project is completed in X-COM's foundry so that all the S.H.I.V. units, present and future, are adapted to using plasma armaments.

### Episode 50 : Broken Moon

When an supply barge class UFO is detected to having touched down in a rural area outside of a small town within the Egyptian border, X-COM sends a squad to take advantage of the opportunity to gain intact alien equipment and supplies despite facing a substantial crew that makes the task difficult to complete. Meanwhile, the french law enforcement seems to be having difficulties dealing with increased looting and rioting which has X-COM delivering them some arc throwers as a new form of riot control and the advanced repair foundry project is finished to reduce repair times of mechanical matters.

### Episode 51 : Hidden Hydra

Having gathered enough intel to accuse a country of harboring the EXALT base, X-COM attempts to lead a raid on Germany, which they believe is harboring EXALT HQ, and successfully determine that it Cologne, Germany is the location of the EXALT base and send a squad to assault the base, where it is hidden in plain sight atop this skyscraper, and gain entry to the facility to eliminate the EXALT threat at its source. Later, a advanced fighter research project is completed which has engineering start developing a new aircraft prototype as well as finally manufacture this new hover S.H.I.V. unit.

### Episode 52 : Severed Thunder

When Dr. Vahlen and her team finally finish studying the alien device recovered from the alien base, a hyperwave beacon, X-COM decides to start constructing a special relay facility to house the device in so that they can trace the source of these alien communications while the EMP cannon research project is also completed which leads to the manufacturing of EMP cannons which they then equip on all of their RAVEN aircraft. Later, a massive new contact is detected over China and is barely shot down before it is found to be an battleship when the squad is sent to the crash site.

### Episode 53 : Twisted Bell

After hearing a number of eyewitness reports claiming that suspicious alien activity is taking place in a neighborhood of Rosario, Argentina, The Council has X-COM send a squad to investigate the motive behind this activity and immediately stop it in its tracks which leaves them forced to deactivate another bomb while delaying it by shutting down its power sources. Meanwhile, the archangel armor research project is completed which leads to the armor being manufactured for field usage and a S.H.I.V. repair foundry project is completed to allow for arc throwers to repair the robotic units in combat.

### Episode 54 : Flying Whisper

With the construction completed and the hyperwave relay facility in place, X-COM begins scanning for any new contacts that they may have missed in their previous scans and don't find anything new yet but do discover a large scout class UFO over Germany which they manage to shoot down and then send a squad to the UFO crash site. Meanwhile, it turns out that Australia has been struggling with power shortages after many power plants had been knocked out during these alien attacks which leads to X-COM providing them with some alien power supplies for assisting in this power restoration.

### Episode 55 : Unceasing Rain

As alien activity continuing to surge through major cities and cause a big spread of panic, X-COM sends a squad to the site of reported alien abductions within Edmonton, Canada to clear it of the multiple hostiles present while continuing to secure much needed MELD but also find themselves in the middle of a growing hurricane. Later, their construction of the very first Firestorm aircraft is completed which causes the process of constructing more and then transferring them to the smaller bases around this globe overtime to begin while their ghost armor research leads to manufacturing of ghost armor.

### Episode 56 : Dying Smoke

With their previous plot to threaten Rosario, Argentina with a bomb having been prevented, the aliens launch their next terror attack on the same city which forces X-COM to deploy a squad to aid in the evacuations of on site civilians as they also neutralize all of the hostile presence within a residential part of this major city. Meanwhile, the completion of their fusion lance research allows for fusion lances to be manufactured and equipped onto present and future Firestorm aircraft as a psionic labs facility is constructed to soon test soldiers to find an suitable candidate for psionic potential and abilities.

### Episode 57 : Soaring Star

When the hyperwave relay finally successfully activates, it manages to detect a new overseer class UFO contact over Mexico which leads to X-COM sending a pilot in the new Firestorm aircraft to intercept the UFO and shoot it down so that they can then deploy their troops to the crash site and gain access to the systems aboard the ship as soon as possible but this leads to the squad encountering a new alien threat, The Ethereal, that they manage to capture along with a object of equal importance. Later, a second satellite nexus is constructed to boost the amount of transmissions X-COM can receive.

### Episode 58 : Devil's Star

After having successfully assaulted the overseer ship and witnessing the arrival of a massive ship off the coast of South America, X-COM begins testing the Ethereal device they recovered while, on the side, an autopsy is performed on an Ethereal leading to the manufacturing of a mind shield and the advanced construction foundry project is completed which leads to accelerated vehicle and facility construction. Later, a observatory used to track UFO activity in Fukuoka, Japan comes under attack and a squad is sent to EVAC any remaining scientists and their extremely valuable research to safety.

### Episode 59 : Lost Smoke

Having previously had Annette start undergoing a round of psionic experimentation, it is discovered that she is psionically "gifted" which leads to them beginning her psi training as she gets her first chance to use these psionic abilities in combat when an abductor class UFO is detected to have landed in Canada with a objective of harvesting live specimens. Later, the final six satellites are constructed to then be deployed over the six remaining countries, with X-COM gaining the last two council bonuses in return, and guided fusion launcher research leads to manufacturing of this blaster launcher to use.

### Episode 60 : Enduring Sword

Eager to run the necessary tests on the Ethereal device recovered on the prior encounter, Dr. Vahlen begins focusing the research efforts on it which leads to X-COM beginning preparations to activate the device and tap into the Ethereal's psychic net. Meanwhile, Nagoya, Japan becomes the target of the next terror attack by the aliens which leaves a squad to help Human military forces engaged within the site as a jellied elerium foundry project is completed to increase the effectiveness of flame throwers and a second power generator is constructed to supply more power to run all the facilities.

### Episode 61 : Flying Pyre

Deciding that they must augment their psionic soldier's strength and defense against any psionic dangers, research is done on developing and manufacturing a suit of psi armor to then equip onto Annette. Meanwhile, a small scout class UFO lands in the United States and X-COM responds by sending a squad on the skyranger to face the complement of the enemy crew as the MEC close combat foundry project is completed to increase the force output of the kinetic strike module and their Nigerian medical community is provided Thin Man corpses that leads to several medical advancements.

### Episode 62 : Banished Thorn

After receiving a interesting report that suggests an influential politician, who once advocated peace with the aliens and is suspected of collusion with the aliens, has now come under attack from them, The Council has X-COM retrieve him to bring him in for "questioning". Meanwhile, it is discovered that aliens induce themselves into a euphoric state for the entertainment and X-COM is contacted by members of the intelligence branch in South Africa who negotiate an exchange for these two Seeker wrecks that they hope to integrate into their own equipment for covert operations within their country.

### Episode 63 : Soaring Hawk

With the aliens have seemingly switched to being focused on UFO activity, X-COM detects a supply barge class UFO now landing in Nigeria and have a squad attempt to gain entry to the craft and neutralize all enemy forces before they are able to act out an objective but this causes yet another casualty. Later, the advanced servomotors foundry project is completed to provide further increased mobility to cybersuits and S.H.I.V. units while the three "Furies" finally complete being implanted with all their gene modifications and start taking the steps to join the rest of their soldiers out on missions.

### Episode 64 : Lost Ring

Finishing the construction of the gollop chamber facility, X-COM begins preparing a psionically powerful soldier to use the device and access the alien psychic net as the advanced flight foundry project is completed to increase flight time of the archangel armor and the hover S.H.I.V. and their fifth and final Firestorm is constructed and transferred. Meanwhile, The Council hears word that the aliens have intercepted a cargo shipment of UFO materials in Guadalajara Mexico and have this squad sent to prevent the material falling into enemy hands after the reconnaissance helicopter was also taken down.

### Episode 65 : Avenger

Now that X-COM has a soldier powerful enough to use it, Annette Durand enters the gollop chamber to attempt activiation of the Ethereal device which proves to be the turning point they were waiting for as they finally have the needed strength to face the Ethereals on their own temple ship where they plan to force entry to the ship's bridge despite encountering extreme resistance as the very future of Humanity is at stake and their volunteer must finally go from saved to savior. Later, after this mission, X-COM is granted medals to be awarded to the soldiers, both living and deceased, for all of their efforts.

### Episode 66 : Enemy Unknown

Having reached the new year as alien activity around the globe continues to drastically decrease to mostly just UFO interceptions, X-COM has managed to develop a multi-purpose craft, called the Demon, that can both shoot down a UFO and deliver troopers to the mission site but a tragedy has recently struck the family compound of one of the main base's best scientists which causes him to take leave. Meanwhile, The Council has intercepted a signal indicating an abdctee has managed to escape from alien activity which leaves X-COM with the limited window of opportunity to get her to safety.

### Episode 67 : Enemy Within

With one year having passed since the invasion began, The Council has shut down all of the smaller X-COM bases around the globe due to inactivity from the aliens but the commander believes the threat is still out there and has since given Dr. Shen permission to start working on his SPARK prototypes. Meanwhile, a new supply craft class UFO is detected over India and the newly upgraded original RAVEN aircraft is sent to intercept it but also gets shot down in the process, all just prior to X-COM getting the ominous transmission from The Council as the aliens finally act out their plans.