Advanced Hybrid

Advanced Hybrid are a superior strain of Chimera that serve as the fanatical defenders of the Chimeran Towers.

They are much more durable than traditional Hybrids, and wear six specialized cooling tanks that are narrow and streamlined. Advanced Hybrids are also fitted with very light armor and eye masks, and are armed with the Bullseye Mark II. Every aspect of their physiology has been tuned to grant them extreme levels of performance. They must be outfitted with specialized cooling units to ensure their core body temperature doesn't climb uncontrollably during the heat of combat.

These creatures are known to be incredibly tough in groups, and have been known to tear apart any intruders they encounter.

Advanced Hybrids are only found in the Chapter; Tower. Advanced Hybrids are smart, and will utilize cover effectively, making them very difficult to kill, and very annoying. When they take cover, throwing an air-fuel grenade where they're hiding will usually flush them out.

Resistance 2
Advanced Hybrids also reappear in Resistance 2, with few changes. They appear to be a more heavy-set Hybrid. They sport heavy armor and a Bullseye Mk. 2. They seem to have taken on a greater role in the Chimeran forces by the time of the invasion of America. Instead of just guarding the Towers, they can be seen in small numbers leading other hybrids usually working alongside Steelheads. They appear in Twin Falls, Chicago, Holar and Mexico. Though they guard the Chimeran Flagship they were not seen on the Orick battleship. This may indicate that they are deployed as elite guards to regions that the Chimera have a special interest in: Twin Falls being the chosen entry point into the Defense Perimeter, Chicago having a tower in the area, Holar having also a tower in the area, and as well as being the chosen area for the construction of the "Prometheus Weapon", and the Flagship for obvious reasons.

Trivia

 * When playing on superhuman difficulty in Resistance 2 all Hybrids appear to be Advanced Hybrids to make the game more difficult.
 * While in Resistance: Fall of Man, Advanced Hybrids looked physically different to normal ones, in Resistance 2 they simply look like Hybrids wearing armor.