

In Mercenaries, the various enemy factions have officers, who are stronger than rank-and-file troops and can see through the player's disguise if they have one.(Unfortunately, that doesn't include the "they/you can't take damage while you/even one of them lives" trick.) If you have Rogue on your team, and you use Power Theft on the leader or one of the minions, you not only gain the status buff, but also have it spread to teammates near you in the same way. or the reverse, making all their minions invincible while they live. Also, sometimes they can only be damaged once all their minions are gone.

They'll often have status buffs that they spread to all enemies (even ones that aren't of the same type), One whose buff is "increased damage" and can spread it to others can turn a weak pack of grunts into a Total Party Kill-dealing nightmare. The X-Men Legends games have Giant Mook versions of many an enemy.Either way, the buffs disappear as soon as the commander is killed.

