Restoration Soldier (Heavy)

A much more durable soldier. They wear black pants and an otherwise white suit, and, like other restoration soldiers, have their face completely covered, with rows of white lights as their apparent visor. There are two variants of these soldiers. One is armed with a chain gun, which they will fire in long bursts, and grenades, which they will a cluster throw 3 of if the player is in cover. They are much more durable then the standard soldier, and are resistant to melee attacks to the player, unless they have the Omega Armor. Due to their ability to both force the player into cover and force them out of it with their grenades, and the tendency for them to be placed in larger scale encounters, they are dangerous even on low difficulties, let alone hardcore and nightmare, and should probably be killed first out of a group of soldiers.

The second variant is armed with a shield and rocket launcher, lifting their shield to fire one rocket periodically. These are more of a nuisance than anything, and are often encountered on their own or with a few enemies. Their shield is entirely impervious to bullet damage, however you can try to get around it by jumping over them. They will quickly pivot but you can gain a brief opportunity to shoot them, although be warned the shield pushes the player back and does a small amount of damage when they slam it on the ground. They will also lift it in the air if you try to attack from above. By far the easiest way to kill them is to just use explosives like grenades or missiles, the latter of which they will be killed by even if it hits their shield. Their shield can also be pulled off with the hook, but this causes them to begin rapidly firing their rocket launcher.