====== Barrier Guard ======
[{{ :guards:portrait:barrier_guard.png?168|Barrier Guard portrait}}]

**Barrier Guards** are [[:guards:#armed guards]] who appear in [[:corporations:FTM]] facilities at [[:mission difficulty]]\ 2 and higher. They are human guards, but they are also [[:mainframe devices:]] with [[:firewalls]] which determine their [[:armor]].

In the game, Barrier Guards are named "Security Guards"; they should not be confused with the more basic [[Security Guards]].

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^  [[Class]] | Elite |
^  Movement | 8 [[:AP]] |
^  Base [[:firewalls]] | 3 |
^  Weapon | [[:Lethal damage]] |
^  [[:Armor]] | X |
^  [[:Vision]] | 8 tiles, 45° arc \\ 10 tiles, 90° arc peripheral |
^  Other traits | [[:Heart Monitor]] \\ [[#Barrier]] |
^  Loot when [[:stealing]] | 80 [[:credits]] \\ [[:items:Charge Pack]] (5%) \\ [[:items:Med Gel]] (5%) |
^  Loot when [[:stealing#expert stealing]] | [[:items:Charge Pack]] (11.6%) \\ [[:items:EMP Pack I]] (7.0%) \\ [[:items:Med Gel]] (7.0%) \\ [[:weapons:Neural Disruptor]] (2.3%) \\ [[:items:Stim I]] (2.3%) |
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===== Elite Barrier Guard =====
[{{ :guards:portrait:elite_barrier_guard.png?168|Elite Barrier Guard portrait}}]

**Elite Barrier Guards** are an upgraded type of Barrier Guard. They are the same as Barrier Guards, except they have higher [[:firewalls]], and [[:magnetic reinforcements]].

Elite Barrier Guards are found in the [[:Contingency Plan]] DLC. In the game, Elite Barrier Guards are named "Elite Security"; they should not be confused with the more basic [[Elite Security]] guards.

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^  [[Class]] | Lvl 2 Elite |
^  Movement | 8 [[:AP]] |
^  Base [[:firewalls]] | 6 |
^  Weapon | [[:Lethal damage]] |
^  [[:Armor]] | X |
^  [[:Vision]] | 8 tiles, 45° arc \\ 10 tiles, 90° arc peripheral |
^  Other traits | [[:Heart Monitor]] \\ [[#Barrier]] \\ [[:Magnetic Reinforcements]] |
^  Loot when [[:stealing]] | 80 [[:credits]] \\ [[:items:Charge Pack]] (5%) \\ [[:items:Med Gel]] (5%) |
^  Loot when [[:stealing#expert stealing]] | [[:items:Charge Pack]] (11.6%) \\ [[:items:EMP Pack I]] (7.0%) \\ [[:items:Med Gel]] (7.0%) \\ [[:weapons:Neural Disruptor]] (2.3%) \\ [[:items:Stim I]] (2.3%) |
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===== Barrier =====

The **Barrier** ability gives Barrier Guards (and [[OMNI Protectors]]) a base [[:armor]] equal to their [[:firewalls]]. Their firewalls can be hacked to lower the guards' armor; their base armor is 0 when they are fully hacked, or while they are [[:rebooting]].

When a Barrier Guard wakes up after being [[:KO|knocked out]], or when he finishes [[:rebooting]], his firewalls are reset to their base level, which may be higher than their original level at the start of the mission due to the effects of [[:alarm level]] changes and [[:daemons:]].

Like other guards, the actual armor level of a Barrier Guard is affected by the daemon [[:daemons:Chiton]] and the program [[:programs:Aces]]. Despite having firewalls, Barrier Guards are not [[:drones]] and are not controllable when hacked. Barrier Guards never initially have [[:daemons:]] installed on them.