EXALT

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EXALT is an organization that features in XCOM: Enemy Within.

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History

One target of interest to the group was a woman by the name of Anette Durand who they determined had intense psionic potential. Durand herself had actually been taken hostage by the Aliens after they discovered this fact about her leading to EXALT staging an assault on them to acquire her for themselves. They recruited her and others like her in using their talents for their use. EXALT used these potential psychics in their initial strike against X-COM though this plan failed. Such psychics also attracted the attention of the Alien invaders and led to them being fought over by EXALT, the Aliens and X-COM.

Overview

It was believed that the organization desired form over functionality as they were not above using decorations at their base of operations instead of adopting a Spartan existence. EXALT proved to be much more brazen and dangerous than expected by X-COM. They also employed a hidden in plain sight approach with regards to their headquarters that instead of being an underground installation was a large mansion.

While not allied with the aliens, EXALT harbor transhumanist ideals and sympathize with the aliens' effort to evolve the human species; where others fear or resist the alien invasion, EXALT see it as their opportunity to acquire the resources they need to seize power. EXALT works to disrupt XCOM's activities as they see XCOM as a rival in the acquisition of alien technology and an impediment to the aliens' human experimentation. To this end, EXALT sets up sleeper cells in Council nations around the world; the cell's hidden presence magnifies the effects of any panic the country may receive. Furthermore a cell can go active, performing one of three different EXALT Operations against XCOM: Sabotage, steals funding from XCOM; Propaganda, increases panic in the country where the cell is located; or a Research Hack, reverses progress on the project currently being researched.

In addition to the strategic threat posed by EXALT, the organization's paramilitary agents present a very real tactical threat during Covert Operations. All EXALT operatives wear business clothing (white shirts and ties, occasionally a vest, matched with slacks or pin stripe pants) accompanied with gloves, tactical webbing, and red-and-orange striped bandannas that cover their faces. All EXALT agents also have tattoos on their arms; these are more clearly seen on the Elite soldiers who wear their shirt sleeves rolled up. Additionally, Elites can be identified by the chest armor they wear and the higher tech equipment they use. All EXALT operatives visibly carry sidearms, but they are never seen using them. This includes EXALT Heavies, even though the Heavy class cannot use sidearms.

Similar to XCOM, they also engaged in a number of advanced technology projects to better their operations. These included the use of genetic modifications that were much more extreme and extensive when compared to the G-Mods used by XCOM. Furthermore, their also advanced their weapon technology as their forces initially fielded projectile weaponry before making use of precision lasers.

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Appearances

  • XCOM: Enemy Within: (2013)

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