Worker Bugs, or simply Workers, perform the manual labor for Arachnid colonies, including digging and maintaining tunnels. hey are semi-defenseless and typically flee at the first sign of danger unless escape is impossible. Physically similar to Warriors, this similarity initially confused the Mobile Infantry, who struggled to distinguish the two. Unlike Warriors, Workers possess a non-aggressive mentality.
Starship Troopers novel[]
During the Invasion of Planet P, a large mass of Workers were used as decoys for the Mobile Infantry whilst Warriors prepared a greater trap; the Workers used in this did not fight, even when they were almost stepped on by the a few panicking Troopers. Starship Troopers
Film Universe[]
Starship Troopers: Invasion "Mobile Infantry"[]
Worker Bugs, marked with blue to indicate their role, build tunnels and support the Queen Bug, but will engage in combat when necessary. In large numbers, they will attempt to kill troopers and are particularly aggressive when deployed in pairs of two or four.
During the Second Bug War, at the Battle of Fort Casey, Workers tunneled Bug holes to move Warrior Bugs, Royal Warriors, Chaser Bugs, and Plasma Grenadier Bugs into combat. When Warriors were needed for other crucial missions, Workers would engage in combat to prevent troopers from reaching the Hive. Workers were also observed guarding the Super Tank Bug. Starship Troopers: Invasion "Mobile Infantry"
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Starship Troopers: Miniatures Game & The Role Playing Game[]
Worker Bugs are physically indistinguishable from Warrior Bugs, but possess slightly different arrangement in their thorax carapace and mandible arrangement, though this is easily missed in the heat of battle and most Troopers will not stop to interrogate any Arachnid they find.
Worker Bugs are generally non-combatant but are sometimes thrown into battle by Queen or Brain Bugs, where they act much the same as Warrior Bugs, though are notably less effective.
It is the role of Worker Bugs to construct the huge tunnel networks common to Arachnid colonies though they will also adopt more menial duties if the colony is not yet sufficiently developed to have bred minion Bugs and other servile sub-species.
Worker Bugs are normally encountered when Troopers enter colonies but many are often used in direct assaults on Federation positions, where they will create tunnels for swarms of Warrior Bugs behind them.
They are the source of the famed "sizzling bacon" that Mobile Infantry noise detectors often pick up while the attack is in progress, the sound of their frenzied clawing against bare rock as they create tunnels with remarkable speed.
Notes[]
- The Worker Bugs in Starship Troopers: Invasion "Mobile Infantry" are non-aggresive, like in the book and The Miniatures Game, but will be aggressive in large numbers.
- Each Warrior in the game Starship Troopers: Invasion "Mobile Infantry" is color-coded with blue, red, orange, or even green markings. The blue Workers are 0.25x smaller than the size of an average Warrior Bug. This is done to promote enemy diversity for the players to fight. Additionally, the player can earn in-game Federation credits to upgrade their character and weapons for each Warrior they kill. The amount of credits a player earns varies depending on which Warrior Bug type is defeated.
- When Carl Jenkins and the Federation Marine Corps arrested Henry Varro for insubordination, a dead Worker Bug corpse can be seen next to the Marines.
Appearances[]
- Starship Troopers (novel)
- Starship Troopers (film) (film) (Mentioned only)
- Starship Troopers: The Miniatures Game
- Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game
- Starship Troopers: Invasion "Mobile Infantry"
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