It's not really XCOM till you have a kitted Colonel mulched by a Sectoid. But then again, I accidentally snuffed the final boss with a sniper overwatch, so at least humans and aliens are receiving fair and equal violation by the RNG gods.
yup, and XCOM usually makes you feel like it was a mistake on your part that made things go wrong, and not the game "purposefully" screwing you over via mechanics or pure RNG - like "I positioned said Colonel that far up front where he was at risk in the first place"...
The bigger they are, the bigger the mess they make when they step on you. - Ahzek Ahriman, on Titans