Centipede

An early mutation of the basic Virii pattern caused them to expand into three dimensions. These Centipedes are stronger than the Virii they mutated from, but are also more concerned with their own survival. They will flee from an attacker if they take damage. Unfortunately as each part of their body is destroyed, they will simply break up into smaller and smaller components until fully wiped out.

Strengths and Weaknesses

 * Grenades, Rockets, and Air strikes are good aginst them,
 * They are also unaffected by venturing into the sea around Darwinia
 * Unlike the Virii, they do not pursue Engineers over the sea, so its possible to slip Engineers by without damage. In fact the engineer tends not to fear them unless it stops to pick up a soul or unlock a building.
 * They are a lot more unpredictable then the virii, as they travel in curves and will turn at a moments notice. The advantage is that they also attack like this, if one moves their target they can miss it entirely, this is good for sparing a completely squad wipeout.
 * They find moving targets therefore much harder to hit then those standing still, though traveling in a straight towards one is not a good idea.
 * Centipedes are capable of consuming any Souls they find lying around and regrowing parts of their body. If left alone, the player may find they have several of them to deal with into of the one they began with.
 * Though laser work on smaller sections, the larger front end tends to be more resistant to them. Its often best to aim at the latter half of the body rather then the front half.
 * They travel faster when there is only 1 or two pieces left.

Trivia

 * They are named after the game of the same name known as "centipede".