Elite



The Elite is much like the Warrior but with heavier armor and more durability. Their armor serves them well and you need good aim, armor-piercing ammunition is also recommended. Fortunately they are just as dumb as their Warrior cousins and easily outsmarted.

When severely wounded, the Elite's head will be blown off. This will not kill them immediately, however: they will frenziedly charge at the closest target until they bleed out.

Tactics
Predominately found on medium to high level planets, Elites emerge from underground, normally in groups of three to five, wherever Scouts or Vanguards have raised an alarm to warn of a Helldiver's presence.

Immediately upon spawning, Elites will close to melee range and engage players in combat where just one or two strikes from their claws is enough to down a Helldiver. Just like their Warrior cousins, Elites normally move relatively slowly, only charging at speed when seriously wounded. However, they are more heavily armored and can withstand substantially more punishment than other Bug infantry.