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
Minions	Enslaved by the xenomorphs to protect the hive.	aEasy; playable if hive uses 500 psychic points from Queen's blessing

Tier 1

Caste	Role	Difficulty
Drone	Sustain the hive by creating defences and weeds, and healing sisters. Evolves from Larva; evolves into Carrier, Hivelord, Hivemind, Shrike, Queen, or King.	aEasy
Runner	Harass groups and murder solitary Marines. Evolves from Larva; evolves into Hunter, Bull, or Wraith	aIntermediate
Defender	Be a living shield. Evolves from Larva; evolves into Warrior or Bull.	aIntermediate
Sentinel	Subdue threats with neurotoxin cloud and spit. Evolves from Larva; evolves into Spitter.	aEasy

Tier 2

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

Tier 3

Caste	Role	Difficulty
Gorger	A walking blood bank that can tank marine's guns and support xenomorphs in need of healing. Evolves from Hivelord and Warrior.	aHard
Defiler	Use your dorsal vents to expel neurotoxin smokescreens, and your neurotoxin claws to stun Marines. Your tail stinger injects marines with a a variety of chemical cocktails. Evolves from Carrier, Hivelord, and Wraith.	aHard
Widow	This xenomorph has more than two legs! Spawn spiderlings and snare marines whether via crowd control or FEAR. Evolves from Hunter and Carrier.	aHard
Ravager	Rip and tear. Evolves from Hunter and Wraith.	aHard
Warlock	Support the hive and hinder marines with its psychic prowess. Evolves from Wraith and Warrior.	aHard
Crusher	Charge at and ram into fortifications. Evolves from Warrior or Bull	aIntermediate
Praetorian	Use your strong pheromones and spit to act as a solid ranged support caste on the front lines. Evolves from Spitter.	aHard
Boiler	Bombard threats from a long distance with powerful spit attacks. Evolves from Spitter.	aHard

Tier 4

Caste	Role	Difficulty
Shrike	The Princess of the hive. Support your sisters with psychic abilities, healing and powerful pheromones. Evolves from Drone, evolves to Queen. Only one per Hive.	aIntermediate
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 or Drone; only one Queen per hive.	aVery Hard
King	Terrorize and pertify marines. Bring true darkness into the hearts of marines. Mass teleport xenomorphs to end the marines. Evolves from Drone. Only one per Hive.	aVery Hard
Hivemind	Lead the hive from overwatch, using abilities and pheromones to help them perform their jobs. Evolves from Drone; only one Hivemind per hive.	aHard

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