Cryptids

The Cryptids are the main antagonists in Extinction. They are alien like beings which were on Earth before the dinosaurs and went into hiding after an apocalyptic event when a comet ignited Earth's oxygen burning everything much before the existence of humans. After the Federation hijacked ODIN and fired kinetic rods onto the US, a stray rod hit Colorado, A Cryptid colony was unearthed and proceeded to massacre the city and was deemed a mystery virus by the military. After a first squad were eviscerated by Cryptids in Colorado, another team were sent in to arm a nuke in a crater named Point of Contact, and they successfully did this befoe the nuke went off and escaped via chopper. However, Project Nightfall under the command of David Archer had smuggled Cryptid specimens to a research lab in Alaska for studying but the Cryptids broke out, slaughtering most of the scientists except Samantha Cross, who was became a sleeper agent for the Ancestors via a mimetic virus from translating the obelisk. Amidst the carnage, Cross and Archer survived and the RRF squad were sent in to either capture or kill Archer, rescue Cross and kill the large Breeder Cryptid which Archer had bred at the Nightfall Facility. After the Breeder was killed, Archer had made it to a large Chinese cruiser with a crew, a captive Dr. Cross and many Cryptid specimens. In Mayday, the Kraken is unleashed by an insane Cross and proceeds to destroy the ship and is killed by the Quick Reaction Force. However, a deeper conpiracy is unveiled when a soldier discovers "The Masters" who appear to be in command of the Cryptids.

Cryptid Species
Name: Scout

Attacks: Melee

Damage: Low

Toughness: Low

Maps: Point of Contact, Nightfall, Mayday, Awakening, Exodus

Name: Hunter

Attacks: Melee

Damage: Medium-High

Toughness: Medium

Maps: Point of Contact, Nightfall, Mayday, Awakening, Exodus

Name: Scorpion

Attacks: Gas Clouds

Damage: Medium

Toughness: Low

Maps: Point of Contact, Nightfall, Awakening, Exodus

Name: Seeker

Attacks: Explosion

Damage: High

Toughness: Very Low

Maps: Point of Contact, Nightfall, Mayday, Exodus

Name: Rhino

Attacks: Melee

Damage: Very High

Toughness: Very High

Maps: Point of Contact, Nightfall, Mayday, Awakening, Exodus

Name: Leper

Attacks: None

Damage: None

Toughness: Low

Maps: Point of Contact, Nightfall, Mayday

Name: Phantom

Attacks: Melee

Damage: Medium

Toughness: High

Maps: Nightfall, Mayday

Name: Breeder

Attacks: Melee, Mist, Machine Gun, Egg Launch

Damage: Extremely High

Toughness: Extremely High

Maps: Nightfall

Name: Seeder

Attacks: Gas Clouds, Grow Mutated Plant Turrets

Damage: High

Toughness: Medium

Maps: Mayday

Name: Kraken

Attacks: Tentacles, Mist, EMP

Damage: Extremely High

Toughness: Extremely High

Maps: Mayday

Other Cryptid Species
Hives are large, fungal conglomerates of Cryptids whose roots stretch miles underground. Due to rapid cellular regeneration, they are almost impossible to destroy without the Laser Drill. It is the main objective of every map to drill all the hives and the other Cryptids will attempt to prevent the destruction of the hives because the hives provide a source of food to the Cryptids in a symbiotic relationship.

Barrier Hives are featured in Point of Contact are too large and strong too be drilled so they must be destroyed by an attack chopper.

The Seeder can shoot out pods which will grow into mutated plant-like turrets and they can deal a lot of damage when shooting at you and a large group of the turrets can prove to be troublesome.