Brood Commander (Helldivers 2)

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

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

However, 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 enslavement. With the reappearance of this Leadership Caste, it might be only a matter of time before other members of the Leadership Caste 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.