Brood Commander (Helldivers 2)

"'Directing its foul brethren with a mixture of pheromone-like spores and fascist shrieks, the bloodthirsty Brood Commander is a rare and deadly strain known for its undeniable hatred of the right to vote.'"

Named after the strain of Terminids that existed during the First Galactic War, the Brood Commander is a heavy armored and dangerous Terminid that is a variant of the Warrior and member of the nearly-extinct Terminid Leadership Cast.

These Brood Commanders looks nothing like the Brood Commander strain present during the First Galactic War, which led to theory that these Warrior strain Brood Commanders were in fact a lesser or lower members of the Terminid hierarchy. It's believed that after Super Earth nearly exterminated the Bug Leadership that they also attempted to eradicate the Leadership Caste from the Terminid genome, thereby preventing the development of Leadership Caste Terminids that able to guide and direct the other breeds and allow Super Earth to more easily control them.

However, either due to oversight or Super Earth genetic tempering with Terminid DNA, these Warrior strain Brood Commanders started to appear to take control and organize Terminid hives to fight back against their enslavers. With the reappearance of this Leadership Caste, it might be matter of time before other members of the Leadership Caste Terminids might appear.

Trivia

 * The Brood Commander is named after a similar enemy from the first game. Similar to its counterpart, it is the most dangerous unit of the Terminid general infantry, possessing tough armor in the front and making a berserker sprint towards its enemies when heavily damaged.