Soldier Robot

Soldier Robot
Basic Information
Health:	200 (Soldier, Buff Soldier, Extended Buff Soldiers) 3800 (Giant Soldier, Giant Charged Soldier, Giant Rapid Fire Soldier)
Speed:	80% (Soldier, Buff Soldier, Extended Buff Soldiers) 40% (Giant Soldier, Giant Rapid Fire Soldier, Giant Charged Soldier)

“

You are all weak! You are all bleeders! Click to listen — The Soldier-bot

”

Soldier Robots appear in Mann vs. Machine as enemies.

Normal variants

Soldier (Type 1)

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Soldier	Rocket Launcher	—

Soldier bots behave like human Soldiers, rushing into battle using with their Rocket Launchers as a primary means of attack. By itself the Soldier bot isn't a terrible threat, but nothing in this game mode comes "alone". A squad of Soldier bots becomes a quick problem as you may be faced with a barrage of rockets coming your way. Soldier Robots reload when they have time, and fire when they see an enemy.

Soldier (Type 2)

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Soldier	Cow Mangler 5000	—

This rare variant of the Soldier-bot carries the Cow Mangler 5000, their 80% damage reduction to buildings means they pose less of a threat to an Engineer's buildings, they are otherwise identical to a normal Soldier-bot. They do not fire charged shots.

Soldier (Type 3)

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Direct Hit Soldier	Direct Hit	—

The third variant of the Soldier robot carries the Direct Hit, but other than that, they are identical to the normal variant.

Buff Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Secondary	Melee	Attributes
	Buff Soldier	Rocket Launcher	Buff Banner	Shovel	Spawns with full rage

Buff Soldiers have Buff Banners and start with full rage. They use their banners as soon as they spawn, and can be dangerous if fought right when they enter the map.

Extended Buff Soldiers

Icon	Name	Primary	Secondary	Melee	Attributes
	Extended Buff Soldier	Rocket Launcher	Buff Banner	Shovel	Spawns with full rage  +800% longer buff duration

Icon	Name	Primary	Secondary	Melee	Attributes
	Extended Backup Soldier	Rocket Launcher	Battalion's Backup	Shovel	Spawns with full rage  +800% longer buff duration

Icon	Name	Primary	Secondary	Melee	Attributes
	Extended Conch Soldier	Rocket Launcher	Concheror	Shovel	Spawns with full rage  +800% longer buff duration

Icon	Name	Primary	Secondary	Melee	Attributes
	Soldier	Direct Hit	Buff Banner	Shovel	Spawns with full rage  +800% longer buff duration

With extended buffs that last up to 90 seconds long, these Soldiers can keep their allies beefed up for most of their journey across the map. They come in Buff Banner, Battalion's Backup and Concheror variants.

Another variant of the Extended Buff Soldier, exclusive to Caliginous Caper, uses the Direct Hit in combination with the Buff Banner. Unlike the other variants, these Soldiers do not have "Extended Buff" in their names, and use the regular Soldier bot icon.

Black Box Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Black Box Soldier	Black Box	Fires 3 rockets at once  +25% larger blast radius  +10% faster reload  Rockets heal 60 HP individually  -67% damage dealt  2 degree rocket spread

This Soldier heals itself upon hitting an enemy. To ensure a full recovery of the damage taken, it fires 3 rockets at once.

Blast Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Blast Soldier	Liberty Launcher	Fires 2 rockets at once  +20% larger blast radius  Rockets knock back enemies  -55% damage dealt  -50% slower reload  -2 rockets in clip  2 degree rocket spread  Does not fire until fully reloaded

Giant Robots

Giant Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Giant Soldier	Rocket Launcher	3800 HP  +60% knockback resistance  -50% move speed  Does not fire until fully reloaded

A giant version of the regular Soldier robots, with greatly increased health, slower movement speed, but wielding the same Rocket Launcher as his smaller counterpart.

Giant Rapid Fire Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Giant Rapid Fire Soldier	Rocket Launcher	3800 HP  +60% knockback resistance  Fires twice as fast  400% faster reload  -50% move speed  -35% projectile speed

Giant Rapid-Fire Soldiers fire rockets continuously, at a faster rate than regular Giant Soldiers.

Giant Burst Fire Soldier (Type 1)

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Giant Rapid Fire Soldier	Rocket Launcher	3800 HP  +60% knockback resistance  40% faster reload rate  +90% faster firing speed  +5 rockets in clip  -50% move speed  -35% slower projectile speed  Does not fire until fully reloaded

This is a variant of the Giant Rapid Fire Soldier, and has similar stats. However, it will shoot a flurry of rockets that are shot out in a very rapid succession. Players should be aware of when it's firing and when it's reloading; an unaware and unattentive player will likely result in a quick death.

Giant Charged Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Giant Charged Soldier	Original	3800 HP  +60% knockback resistance  100% crit chance  +80% faster reload  -50% move speed  -50% projectile speed  2.0x slower fire rate

Equipped with the Original, Giant Charged Soldiers always fire critical hit rockets. The rockets move more slowly, though, at half the speed of regular rockets, and can be easily dodged by wary players.

Giant Burst Fire Soldier (Type 2)

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Giant Burst Fire Soldier	Rocket Launcher	4200 HP  +60% knockback resistance  2.0x damage dealt  100% crit chance  +60% faster reload rate  +80% faster firing speed  +5 rockets in clip  -50% move speed  -10% slower projectile speed  Does not fire until fully reloaded

This robot is similar to the first type of Giant Burst Fire Soldier, but it deals double damage and has 100% critical hits. Although it does fire slightly slower than the original, this robots attack can be deadly as the rockets move faster and deals more damage.

Giant Buff Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Secondary	Attributes
	Giant Buff Banner Soldier	Rocket Launcher	Buff Banner	3800 HP  +60% knockback resistance  Spawns with full rage  +800% longer buff duration  -50% move speed  Does not fire until fully reloaded

Icon	Name	Primary	Secondary	Attributes
	Giant Battalion Soldier	Rocket Launcher	Battalion's Backup	3800 HP  +60% knockback resistance  Spawns with full rage  +800% longer buff duration  -50% move speed  Does not fire until fully reloaded

Icon	Name	Primary	Secondary	Attributes
	Giant Concheror Soldier	Rocket Launcher	Concheror	3800 HP  +60% knockback resistance  Spawns with full rage  +800% longer buff duration  -50% move speed  Does not fire until fully reloaded

Giant versions of the regular Buff Soldiers with more health than them, but also move slower and use the same weapon.

Sergeant Crits

Icon	Name	Primary	Hat	Attributes
	Sergeant Crits	Rocket Launcher	Tyrant's Helm	1.9x larger in size  60,000 HP  +60% knockback resistance  Extra +90% vertical airblast resistance  1.5x damage dealt  100% crit chance  Regenerates 250 HP per second  +30% faster projectile speed  +40% faster reload rate  +80% faster firing speed  +7 rockets in clip  Provides 90% less rage  -50% move speed  Does not fire until fully reloaded

This is the juggernaut of all the Soldier robots. Similar to the Giant Soldier, Giant Charged Soldier and the Giant Burst Fire Soldier, it will not fire until it has a full clip reloaded. When it does, it will shoot all of its crit rockets in rapid succession, killing anyone who is unaware or even too close to the attack. All players must take extreme caution to eliminate this robotic threat, as its extremely high health, health regeneration and crit-boosted rockets can be a major problem.

Giant Black Box Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Giant Black Box Soldier	Black Box	Fires 3 rockets at once  4200 HP  +25% larger blast radius  Rockets heal 1000 HP individually  +60% knockback resistance  -50% move speed  -55% damage dealt  -60% slower reload  -10% projectile speed  4 degree rocket spread  Does not fire until fully reloaded

Similar to its smaller counterpart, it has the ability to heal itself entirely upon hitting an enemy, and fires 3 rockets in a single blast. It can easily carry the bomb all the way to the hatch or capture a gate if it keeps dealing out damage to heal itself. Otherwise, it has the same attributes as the Giant Soldier.

Giant Blast Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Giant Blast Soldier	Liberty Launcher	3800 HP  +75% faster firing speed  Extra +90% vertical airblast resistance  +80% faster reload rate  +5 rockets in clip  +20% larger blast radius  Rockets knock back enemies  +60% knockback resistance  -50% move speed  Does not fire until fully reloaded  0.75x damage dealt  4 degree rocket spread

Fires a small burst of rockets to send any player flying around the room, unless they are under Megaheal influence or disguised.

Chief Blast Soldier

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Chief Blast Soldier	Liberty Launcher	1.8x larger in size  60000 HP  +75% faster firing speed  Extra +90% vertical airblast resistance  +60% faster reload rate  +5 rockets in clip  Provides 85% less rage  +20% larger blast radius  Rockets knock back enemies  +60% knockback resistance  -50% move speed  Does not fire until fully reloaded  4 degree rocket spread

With a huge health pool equal to that of Sergeant Crits' this Soldier will also throw players around the room to make it harder to target him.

Colonel Barrage

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Colonel Barrage	Rocket Launcher	4000 HP  +26 rockets in clip  +78% faster reload rate  +80% faster firing speed  Regenerates 40 HP per second  1.5x damage dealt  +60% knockback resistance  Extra +90% vertical airblast resistance  Provides 90% less rage  -60% projectile speed  5 degree rocket spread  Does not fire until fully reloaded  -50% move speed

Releases a slow-moving wall of rockets at players that is difficult to dodge either in enclosed spaces or open areas.

Major Crits

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Major Crits (Type 1)	Rocket Launcher	1.9x larger in size  60000 HP  +26 rockets in clip  +60% faster reload rate  +80% faster firing speed  Regenerates 250 HP per second  1.5x damage dealt  +60% knockback resistance  Extra +90% vertical airblast resistance  Provides 90% less rage  Does not fire until fully reloaded  5 degree rocket spread  -60% projectile speed  -50% move speed

Fires a slow-moving wall of rockets at players and has a large health pool to help it endure damage long enough to fire again at any surviving enemies.

Icon	Name	Primary	Attributes
	Major Crits (Type 2)	Rocket Launcher	4200 HP  +26 rockets in clip  +78% faster reload rate  +80% faster firing speed  Regenerates 40 HP per second  1.5x damage dealt  +60% knockback resistance  Extra +90% vertical airblast resistance  Provides 90% less rage  100% crit chance  -60% projectile speed  5 degree rocket spread  Does not fire until fully reloaded  -50% move speed

This rare variant of Major Crits has less health. You can always find him in a pair with a Giant Medic.

Unused content

• There is an unused version of Major Crits that uses the Black Box, wears the Team Captain and Fancy Dress Uniform, and has only 40000 HP. It is referred to as T_TFBot_Chief_Soldier_Atomic just like Sir Nukesalot is referred to as T_TFBot_Chief_Demo_Atomic, suggesting it was at one point intended to be used instead of Sir Nukesalot.
  • There is also an unused icon for Major Crits in the game files. Suggesting that he was wearing a Sergeant's Drill Hat. But it was replaced with Gatebot Helmet.

Gallery

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  An unused RED texture.

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  The Romevision version of the Soldier.

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  A Soldier with a Cow Mangler equipped.

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  Extended Buff Soldier.

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  Extended Backup Soldier.

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  Extended conch Soldier.

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  Black Box Soldier.

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  Blast Soldier.

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  Giant Soldier.

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  Giant Charged Soldier.

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  Sergeant Crits.

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  A Soldier with a turned on Gatebot Helmet equipped.

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  A Soldier with a turned off Gatebot Helmet equipped.

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  Major Crits' unused icon.