TGMC:Xenomorph Castes

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Tier 0

Caste	Role	Difficulty
Larva	Survive long enough to grow! Evolves into Drone, Runner, Defender or Sentinel.	aEasy

Tier 1

Caste	Role	Difficulty
Drone	Sustain the hive by creating defences and weeds, and planting eggs. Evolves from Larva; evolves into Carrier, Hivelord or Queen.	aIntermediate
Defender	Be a living shield. Evolves from Larva; evolves into Warrior.	aEasy
Runner	Harrass groups, and abduct or kill solitary Marines. Evolves from Larva; evolves into Hunter or Bull.	aIntermediate
Sentinel	Subdue threats with neurotoxin, and prevent hosts from escaping the hive. Evolves from Larva; evolves into Spitter.	aIntermediate

Tier 2

Caste	Role	Difficulty
Carrier	Bring facehuggers to the frontline to attach to marines directly, or create traps to infect them as they advance. Evolves from Drone.	aIntermediate
Hivelord	Be a bigger, faster, better Drone. Make ever-larger walls, and dig tunnels to flank Marine positions. Evolves from Drone.	aIntermediate
Warrior	Use your close-quarter combat abilities to beat Marines to a pulp. Evolves from Defender; evolves into Crusher.	aHard
Hunter	Be a better ambusher, with the ability to become near-invisible. Evolves from Runner; evolves into Ravager.	aHard
Bull	Become a faster and more flexible, but much less tankier alternative to the crusher. Evolves from Runner; evolves into Crusher.	a Hard
Spitter	Fight at medium range using acid spit. Evolves from Sentinel; evolves into Boiler or Praetorian	aIntermediate

Tier 3

Caste	Role	Difficulty
Praetorian	Use your strong pheromones and spit to act as a second queen on the front lines. Build giant fields of sticky resin. Evolves from Spitter.	aHard
Crusher	Charge at and ram into fortifications. Evolves from Warrior.	aIntermediate
Ravager	Rip and tear. Evolves from Hunter.	aHard
Boiler	Bombard threats from a long distance with powerful spit attacks. Evolves from Spitter.	aHard
Defiler	Use your dorsal vents to expel neurotoxin smokescreens, and your neurotoxin claws to stun Marines. Your tail stinger injects marines with a neurotoxin/larval growth serum cocktail which can even infect them with a larva. Evolves from Carrier and Hivelord.	aHard
Shrike	The Princess of the hive. Support your sisters with psychic abilities, healing and powerful pheromones. Evolves from Drone. Only one per Hive.	aIntermediate

Tier 4

Caste	Role	Difficulty
Queen	Lead the hive from overwatch, using abilities and pheromones to help them perform their jobs. Use your powerful screech ability to lead a push. Evolves from Shrike; there can only be one Queen per hive.	aVery Hard

TGMC Roles
	TerraGov Marines Ranks	Command	Captain, Field Commander, Staff Officer, Pilot Officer, Transport Officer, Mech Pilot
		Vehicle Crew	Assault Crewman, Transport Crewman
		Engineering and Supply	Chief Ship Engineer, Requisitions Officer, Ship Technician
		Medical	Chief Medical Officer, Medical Doctor, Researcher
		Marines	Squad Leader, Squad Smartgunner, Squad Engineer, Squad Corpsman, Squad Marine
		Civilians	Corporate Liaison
		Silicon	Combat robots, Synthetic, AI
	Xenomorphs Playtime	Tier 0	Larva, Minions
		Tier 1	Drone, Runner, Defender, Sentinel
		Tier 2	Hivelord, Carrier, Hunter, Wraith, Bull, Warrior, Puppeteer, Spitter, Pyrogen
		Tier 3	Gorger, Defiler, Widow, Ravager, Warlock, Behemoth, Crusher, Praetorian, Boiler
		Tier 4	Shrike, Queen, King, Hivemind
	Others		Zombie, Emergency Response Teams, Sons of Mars, Survivor