Edited in my gun choice, and thanks Lennon, I decided to go with the MP7. 

[quote=Derpestein]
...I am imagining, later in the RP, Marik being able to use a laser/plasma sword and duel an alien, or a new plasma sword wielding alien.If this were an actual X-Com game, I'd think of kinetic strike used by mecs, particularly the animation.Berserker lunges on top of you? BOOM, PLASMA SWORD TO THE STOMACH.Mechtoid? SLICE AND DICE.And for the regular aliens like sections, like how Kinetic strike has a standard punch animation...Decapitation animation.
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Dude, swords in an XCOM game would be rad. And coupled with psionics? I’d totally have a legit reason to name some of my troops after Jedi or Sith.