Soldier (WFC)

Soldier is a class from War for Cybertron's multiplayer mode.

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Are you sick and tired of your Scouts and Scientists getting chewed to pieces? Then pick a soldier, who boasts the strongest offense of all four classes. Soldiers use big machine guns and ballistics, and can turn into tanks whenever they please.

Characteristics

Life bar: 6

Chassis

Autobot

• Defender (Warpath)
• Protector (Scattershot, DLC #1.)

Decepticon

• Crusher (Brawl)
• Destroyer (Megatron)
• Eradicator (Demolishor, unlockable if preordered through Amazon.com (U.S.) or Play.com (U.K.), or via DLC #1)

Weapons

Soldiers can equip two of these four weapons:

• Neutron assault rifle
• X12 Scrapmaker
• EMP shotgun
• Thermo rocket launcher

They use energon hammers in melee and carry frag grenades.

Abilities

Soldiers can eventually choose two from four different abilities:

• Hover: Float a few feet off the ground and increase weapon damage. Also, become a sitting duck.
• Whirlwind: Execute a spinning melee attack that beats down everybody near you.
• Ammo Beacon: Deploy a temporary beacon that refills ammo and increases weapon damage while nearby. (Level 2)
• Energon Sling: Disable enemy's abilities for a while. (Level 5)

Vehicle mode:

• 180: Turn around really fast. Can be disorienting if you do it accidentally.

Upgrades

Soldiers can eventually choose up to three upgrades to augment their abilities:
First Tier

• P.o.K.E. Alpha: Increases damage of Whirlwind. (Level 1)
• Sharp Shooter: Reduces weapon spread. (Level 1)
• Death from Above: Increases hover damage bonus. (Level 7)
• Grenade Dispenser: Ammo beacon also generates one grenade per teammate. (Level 10)
• Heavy Weapons: Increases damage for EMP Shotgun, X12 Scrapmaker and Thermo Rocket Launcher. (Level 17)
• Path Blaster: Ammo beacon spawns an Ion Displacer turret (!). (Level 23)

Second Tier

• Flurry of Blows: Whirlwind speed increases. (Level 3)
• Flak Armor: Reduces explosion damage. (Level 3)
• Saboteur: Increases Energon Sling effect time. (Level 8)
• Flight Pack: Increases Hover duration. (Level 13)
• Energon Absorbers: Decreases damage taken while using Whirlwind. (Level 19)
• Improved HeatSink: Decreases weapon reload time. (Level 24)

Third Tier

• Weapon Stabilizer: Reduces weapon kickback. (Level 6)
• Nemesis Maker: Increases flak grenade damage radius. (Level 6)
• Blaster Amplifier: Gain two extra ammo clips. (Level 9)
• First Aid: Decreases health regeneration delay. (Level 15)
• Explosive Capacitor: Carry one extra grenade. (Level 21)
• Rapid Recharge: Reduces ability recharge time. (Level 25)

Killstreaks

After killing enough guys without dying, every class can use special abilities. The soldiers' are:

• Ammo Matrix (3 kills): Locks your ammo clip and refills team's ammo/grenades.
• Electromagnetic pulse (5 kills): Jams enemy's abilities for a while.
• Omega Missile (7 kills): Fires a guided missile at everyone.

External Links

• Activision's official Multiplayer Class page