[NGTM-1R]

Well, it's that time again: time to play X-COM and get loads of forumites killed to no good purpose, and possibly save the world depending on how much and how badly I screw up. I promised to Let's Play this game when it came out, and against all good sense I'm gonna do it.

So we have four people from last time who never made it into HLPX-COM 2. Scourge of Ages, Talon 1024, esarai, and DireWolf volunteered to be cannon fodder back then, so they're going to be waist-deep in the madness that is X-COM now. In addition, there's the usual selection of people we're going to need, pilots, spare soldiers, a few research types. Oh and we're replacing Bradford, asshole doesn't know how to cover flanks, if somebody wants to man the floor in the war room, speak up.

Volunteers are encouraged to let me know their nationality so I can get it right if they're cannon fodder. No, I won't fix your gender or facial features. We'll talk about alternate armor kits when the game comes out, hopefully in the five hours Steam says it will.

The X-COM Roster

Soldiers
Scourge of Ages
Talon 1024
esarai
Direwolf
Polpolion
Pred The Penguin
crizza

Pilots
Dragon (Interceptor 1)

Base Personnel
Spoon (Tank Ops)
z64555 (Head of Technology)

[Dragon]

Well, count me in as an interceptor pilot.

[Polpolion]

dibs. also can I have a machine gun?

[Pred the Penguin]

Aaahhh soldier!

[Spoon]

Need a tank operator?

[crizza]

Count me in, I'm german, although I don't know whats that good for...

[z64555]

I'll take up my old role as a researcher. Those mini-spoonzers fascinate me.

[Rodo]

Cool!, I want in.

Name: Rodd
Nick: Rodo
Nationality: Argentinian
Role: Heavy

[NGTM-1R]

Count me in, I'm german, although I don't know whats that good for...

The game actually has the soldier's nation-of-origin flag on their armor for at least some of the suits, so I'd like to get that right where possible.

[LHN91]

If there's still space, count me in wherever I may fit. I'm Canadian.

[Mort]

Sign me up for cannon fodder. Doubt they have the Singaporean flag though

[SpardaSon21]

I'm in as an American assault trooper.  Let's shotgun some alien scum.

[FireSpawn]

Sign me up as the overly polite and somewhat snobbish British sniper if you may, good sir.
Though I doubt they will, if there is an England flag rather than a GBR one I would prefer that.

[NGTM-1R]

I can't guarantee a class (well, not without futzing with who's who after rookie), but I'll try.

[IronBeer]

If you need the extra meat, go ahead and toss me in. Here's hoping I won't get zombified or teamkilled this time around- dying heroically (for what it's worth in XCOM) against the alien menace is more my cup of tea.

For Earth!

Callsign: IronBeer
Nationality; 'MURICAN
Spec: (No preference)

[redsniper]

I'm in.
American.

[Scourge of Ages]

Oh yeah, can't wait...
Just give me whatever flag feels appropriate, and a shotgun if possible. That should be enough. Heh. And a melee weapon when (if) available.

[DireWolf]

When I die, all I want is for the High-Definition™ footage of my exploding cranium to become part of the HLP X-Com training films (and maybe a clone).

American, preferably armed with something that will bring me eye to eye with the enemy (while peering through a high powered scope).

[StarSlayer]

Once more into the breach.

Nationality:
'Murica

Any oh-three MOS will do.

[Scotty]

Pilot.  Of course.  No one here has as many sorties, kills, and flight hours as I do.

EDIT: First priority is Interceptor pilot, but I'll take the Skyranger if you need one.