Static

CONTRACT

HIRING COST : $25,000
EQUIPMENT COSTS : $3,188
TOTAL COSTS : $28,188

STARTING GEAR

GEAR	IMAGE
M870 shotgun
12 gauge x14
Field cleaning kit
Weapon oil
Flannel dress shirt
Jeans
Casuals

ATTRIBUTES

SKILLS

TRAITS

Shotguns : Skilled at using shotguns

Night Ops : Morale rises in night missions

Strengths/Weaknesses

Static's greatest strength is easy enough to figure out after a quick look at his stats. This man was born to tinker. Whether it's a lock that needs to be fixed or a weapon that needs to be prepared or cleaned, there's no better merc to have in your crew.

Static is also a capable shooter, though his starting shotgun really doesn't require much more than a short range and an in-the-open target to fire upon. He gets a boost for using that shotgun too, thanks to his trait.

Tactics

Static starts with a shotgun and gets a trait boost for using it, but his strength isn't high enough that you're going to want to send him into every building that needs to be cleared.

The most helpful thing you can do for Static starting out is to get him some quality armor. The guy doesn't even have a light flak jacket!

As soon as you attend to that shortcoming, Static becomes a go-to merc for picking locks and busting through doors, then clearing out whatever is waiting on the other side.

Long-Term Play

There are really only two stats that you'll want to focus on with Static--strength and dexterity. The former will help him soak up damage when he's clearing out a building and the latter will improve his mechanical and marksmanship checks.

You could also dump some points into marksmanship every now and again. Explosives has potential, too. But with Static likely being a mid- to late-game pickup in most cases, you'll probably already have a merc with more talent in the realm of making things go boom.