Blood Pack Trooper



Blood PackTroopers are Vorcha who have being press ganged by the blood pack and trained to be soldiers. They are the most commonly encountered soldiers of the blood pack. They are equipped with a variety of weapons including M-3 Predator pistols, M-8 Avenger assault rifles and M-23 Katana shotguns. Some troopers will possess armour on normal however the majority do not they all possess the ability to 'grow' armour. On higher difficulty levels all blood pack troopers possess armour and will grow it back if given enough time, they also possess health regeneration on higher difficulties they will begin regenerating almost instantly making them very difficult to kill quickly.

Troopers are generally unpredictable and will react differently and in unexpected ways they will utilize cover well and will sometimes close with a player no matter what their armament while a shotgun armed Vorcha may keep its distance. They are generally hard to predict, they may also come out into the open and strafe and fire in a manner similar to salarian Eclipse troopers  or simply stand in the open and fire. This makes them difficult to counter especially on Insanity where predicting an opponent’s actions is important. Incendiary ammo and incinerate are very useful to stop their regenerative capacities on all difficulties and is vital on hardcore and insanity where their regeneration is incredibly swift. They never possess shields and will instead be armoured abilities such as warp and flame based powers and ammo will help strip their armour away caution is necessary however as unlike most opponents if not killed they will eventually grow their armour back. Headshots are very effective against them and most fire should be directed at this weak spot.

The troopers are essentially auxiliaries for their more powerful krogan overseers and will act in a supporting role suppressing a squad or forcing them out of cover while a krogan warrior advances. When a Krogan is advancing towards a player a trooper will sometimes accompany them this can be very difficult to react against as they will force a player out of cover or distract their attention away from the krogan. Troopers much more than any other mercenary equivalent will attempt flanking a squad causing severe problems in open areas where this move is more likley to go unnoticed. They are also generally encountered in significant numbers.