Even where the alien regime is at its strongest, XCOM still has supporters cheering you on and urging others to join the fight. (It does roll into Tearjerker territory when you make memorial posters for killed soldiers.) These appear in-game in the form of posters on the Avenger and in resistance havens, like you'd expect, but you can also find such posters on tucked-away walls in ADVENT-controlled city centers. Another War of the Chosen addition is the Photobooth, where you can take photos of your soldiers at the end of missions, when they get promoted, or when they become Bonded.(The game basically thrusts you into pairing Elena and Mox, since their first mission has them snapping at each other before praising each other and becoming friends by the end of the mission.) The Factions all hate each other, but two of their operatives nonetheless worked together, and became friends, in order to defeat ADVENT. Bonus points if the pairing is two Faction Heroes.Seeing a mind controlled ranger dash in to slash their bondmate, only for the control to break as they prepare to strike brings to mind that the affected soldier realised what they were doing at the last possible moment. Removing negative mental effects also includes mind control.Whether you choose to interpret them as Bash Brothers or a full Battle Couple, there's something great about one soldier giving another the encouragement they need to dash into cover or land a killing blow, or shaking their partner out of a panic attack by rushing to their side. The War of the Chosen expansion pack takes this even further, where soldiers with a high relationship value can become Bonded and unlock special abilities, like sacrificing an action to give their bondmate another move, or removing negative mental effects by being adjacent to one another.Lily: Don't worry, I'm sure the Commander will find you something nice. He just wishes he could work on his research more efficiently. Moreover, Tygan responds that the only thing he genuinely misses is his lab equipment, meaning none of the the plentiful food, warm beds, safety, or even those damn juicy ADVENT burgers ever tempts him away from XCOM. She's just legitimately checking up on a colleague that she relies on. Only this time, she's not doing it with an air of suspicion or subdued hostility over his history. Lily checking on Tygan and asking if he misses anything about city life or has regrets about choosing to join XCOM.So when you see soldiers laughing and talking in the bar or exercising together in the guerilla warfare school, it's because those soldiers have actually become Fire-Forged Friends in battle. It then matches those soldiers up while on the Avenger. However, this isn't just window dressing the game actually tracks the relationships between each soldier, based on factors like how many missions they've been on together, who has healed who, shooting enemies flanking them, and carrying unconscious soldiers out of battle.
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