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Description
Dialogue (First Encounter)
Tygan: Commander, I'm picking up some unusual readings...
Bradford: Wait a minute, what's happening to that soldier?
Shen: Oh my god, what is that thing?
Bradford: The only thing worse than an infiltration agent, a double agent.
Tygan: Yes and one that appears to be far more malevolent in nature, I'd keep our soldiers clear of those blades, Commander.

Abilities
Disguise: Conceals itself as an ADVENT Soldier until discovered
Whiplash: Swings its arm in a horizontal swipe to damage multiple targets
Leech: Snares a living target and regains health per turn until the target dies or it reaches full health
Assimilate: Absorbs a killed target's stats into its own until it escapes or dies

Strategy
The Soulless is indiscriminate when it comes to battling XCOM since many of its attacks can also damage civilians and ADVENT forces as well.
Take advantage of this by sacrificing a soldier to serve as bait for the Soulless' attacks to take down strong units like Sectopods.
However, be prepared for the worst since if it kills the aforementioned soldier or any other organic units, it will become stronger.
Prioritize hacking mechanical units to avoid fueling its power.
Since it is a Faceless ruler, it can appear on Retaliation missions disguised as an ADVENT soldier so be prepared if there are multiple soldiers.
Because it assumes an ADVENT disguise, it will behave as its disguise normally would until XCOM gets within range or starts shooting at it.
The Soulless will never use its disguise's abilities or possess grenades so an easy way to spot it is to look for a soldier that does not have grenades.
It is vulnerable to all status effects except Stasis and Poison while Battle Scanners and Scanning Protocol will break its disguise automatically.

Image made by Tapwing
XCOM 2 belongs to Firaxis Games

Description
Dialogue (First Encounter)
Tygan: Commander, I'm picking up some unusual readings...
Bradford: Wait a minute, what's happening to that soldier?
Shen: Oh my god, what is that thing?
Bradford: The only thing worse than an infiltration agent, a double agent.
Tygan: Yes and one that appears to be far more malevolent in nature, I'd keep our soldiers clear of those blades, Commander.

Abilities
Disguise: Conceals itself as an ADVENT Soldier until discovered
Whiplash: Swings its arm in a horizontal swipe to damage multiple targets
Leech: Snares a living target and regains health per turn until the target dies or it reaches full health
Assimilate: Absorbs a killed target's stats into its own until it escapes or dies

Strategy
The Soulless is indiscriminate when it comes to battling XCOM since many of its attacks can also damage civilians and ADVENT forces as well.
Take advantage of this by sacrificing a soldier to serve as bait for the Soulless' attacks to take down strong units like Sectopods.
However, be prepared for the worst since if it kills the aforementioned soldier or any other organic units, it will become stronger.
Prioritize hacking mechanical units to avoid fueling its power.
Since it is a Faceless ruler, it can appear on Retaliation missions disguised as an ADVENT soldier so be prepared if there are multiple soldiers.
Because it assumes an ADVENT disguise, it will behave as its disguise normally would until XCOM gets within range or starts shooting at it.
The Soulless will never use its disguise's abilities or possess grenades so an easy way to spot it is to look for a soldier that does not have grenades.
It is vulnerable to all status effects except Stasis and Poison while Battle Scanners and Scanning Protocol will break its disguise automatically.

Image made by Tapwing
XCOM 2 belongs to Firaxis Games