Trooper

“
Troopers are little more than guns with legs, base caricatures of consciousness fused to machine guns and rocket launchers. Unlike Super Earth, the bots seem to believe that strapping heavy weaponry to expendable cannon fodder is the solution to every problem.
— Helldivers 2 PlayStation Store Page

The Trooper, or the Raider, is a light Automaton equipped with a Fusion SMG.

Spawning

Troopers can be found on all difficulties. They can spawn from Bot Drops, within patrols, guarding Automaton Outposts and Objectives, or from Automaton Fabricators. They are more likely to be replaced by more dangerous light Automatons, such as the Rocket Raider and MG Raider, on higher difficulties.

If a planet is invaded by the Jet Brigade, Troopers will begin being replaced by their Jet Brigade variant on Medium.

If a planet is invaded by the Incineration Corps, Troopers will begin being replaced by their Incineration Corps variant on Challenging.

Starting on Challenging, they can be found guarding Minor Places of Interest.

Behavior

Troopers and Raiders will fire their Fusion SMG in five-round bursts if a Helldiver is in its line of sight. They take four seconds to cool their Fusion SMG before firing again. Troopers and Raiders will keep some distance from Helldivers, backing up if they approach, and punching them if they are too close. If a Helldiver is behind cover, Troopers and Raiders will toss a grenade. If it is being suppressed by gunfire, it will erratically move its SMG, significantly reducing its accuracy.

When alerted to a Helldiver's presence, Troopers can fire a flare to call in a Bot Drop.

Anatomy

Part Name	Health^*	AV^**	Location	Durable^**	% To Main^***	Bleed	Fatal	ExDR^****
Main	125	Unarmored I		0%	-	None	Yes	50%
Head	40	Unarmored I	Front Side	0%	100%	None	Yes	100%
Torso	100	Unarmored I	Front Side	0%	100%	None	Yes	100%
Arms	65	Unarmored I	Front Side	0%	50%	None	No	100%
Legs	90	Unarmored I	Front Side	0%	65%	None	Yes	100%

* Parts with their HP listed as "Main" do not have their own individual health. All damage dealt to these parts is transferred to the enemy's Main health pool.

** Refer to armor values and enemy durability as defined in Damage.

*** The percentage of damage that is applied to the enemy's Main health pool. At 0 HP, the enemy dies. Unless the enemy has constitution, then it will bleedout and die.

**** ExDR means explosive damage resistance, this is a percentage between 0 and 100. If this value is 100%, the part is explosive immune, meaning explosives cannot damage it. Explosions will only directly damage Main health if it is internal.

Weapons Loadout

Fusion SMG

Crude, unergonomic, and somewhat inaccurate. The standard-issue small arm of all Troopers and Raiders alike. Weak heat dissipation elements results in frequent overheating and suspected poor overall reliability.

Stat	Value
Damage	35 Ballistic Damage 4 Durable Damage
AP	2/2/1/0
Fire Rate	450RPM (5-Round Burst) 3.2s (Burst Delay) 4s (Reload after 30 Shots)
Spread (Mrad)	↔[150.00] ↕[150.00]
Demo Force	10
Stagger Force	10
Push Force	15

Steel Fist

Often reserved for the foe who strays too close for comfort. A solid blow from a Trooper's steel-plated fist is more than capable of cracking plate, rupturing organs, and completely shattering bone with ease.

Stat	Value
Damage	35 Impact Damage 10 Durable Damage
AP	2/0/0/0
Fire Rate	Melee
Spread (Mrad)	Melee
Demo Force	10
Stagger Force	10
Push Force	10

HE Grenade

A throwable explosive that bears eerie resemblance to the G-12 High Explosive Grenade. It is mainly used by Automaton Infantry to break apart fortified positions and even light vehicles. Has a notably long fuse time that allows it to be quickly thrown back.

Stat	Value
Damage	0 Ballistic Damage 0 Durable Damage
AOE	Damage	200 Blast
	Inner	1.2m
	Outer	6m
	Shockwave	8m
	AP	3/2/3
AP	0/0/0/0
Fire Rate	Throwable 5s (Fuse Time) ~25s (Equipment Refresh)
Spread (Mrad)	Throwable (0)
Demo Force	30
Stagger Force	50 (Ragdolls)
Push Force	40

Tactical Information

Light Automatons

All light Automatons are equipped with a hidden flare launcher in their left arm, which can be used to call in Bot Drops.
- Destroying them before it can finish launching the flare will prevent a Bot Drop from being called in.
Grenades and headshots will reliably one-shot all light Automatons.

Trivia

According to early concept art, the Trooper was originally named the "Conscript". Its first iteration had a much blocker appearance and a dark green color scheme. The second iteration has a more human like appearance and is armed with a rifle that resembles the FG 42.
- The patch notes, such as 1.001.104, occasionally reference all light Automatons as Conscripts.

Variants

Gallery

Trooper Concept Art

The "Conscript", the Trooper's predecessor. By Tore Wesolowski and Lucas Örström.
Turnaround model of the Conscript.
Ditto, without armor.

Gameplay

Suppressing a Trooper

Change History

Patch

Description

1.003.000
2025-05-13

Fix

There was a bug where some Trooper variants reloaded after every shot, it’s now been fixed so they only reload when they’re actually out of ammo

1.001.104
2024-10-15

Changes

Normal small projectiles damage reduced from 40 to 35.

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