Soldier

Soldier is one of the two explosives characters. He moves at a speed of 80 and starts with 200 health and a shotgun. Later in the game, he has a variety of Primary, and Melee Class-Specific Weapons.

Strategy
With a rocket launcher you are easily able to deal splash damage at range with accuracy.
 * The Black Box and its War Paint variants can help you survive with its health healing capabilities. With a health leach weapon mod you can even survive head-on explosions from your rocket's blast.
 * Any multi-shot weapon mod will increase your damage output (and destroy your frame rate), however watch your ammo count. To alleviate it, have an ammo leech weapon mod.
 * The Direct Hit and its War Paint variants are more similar to bullet based weapons than explosives. They reward sniping individually for more damage per rocket.
 * With the Cow Mangler, do not paint it pink. No questions asked
 * Most rocket launchers do not benefit from the precision weapon mod.

While rocket-jumping you take damage and move at quadruple speed.


 * The rocket jumper is the only notable exception; it doesn't deal damage, however, it can get you out of tight spots in combat.

Shotguns are extremely favorable for high damage without injuring yourself from splash damage. They are extremely powerful with any modifier attached to them.


 * When combined with Haste and Rapid reload, it becomes a true room sweeper.


 * The Panic Attack and its War Paint variants fire at set angles; they are useful for firing at larger groups of enemies, but they are not affected by the precision weapon mod.

The Conch and its variants can make any weapon twice as effective, and if used in conjunction of a passive reload weapon mod, they can give you nigh endless amounts of buff.

The shovel is strictly inferior to the soldier's other three melee weapons, so swap it out for another melee weapon as soon as you can. Reflect opponents shots when you are reloading yours!

Location
The Soldier hides behind a bronze wall within the shop. The key can be gained while traversing the level. Soldier, mimicking his raccoon friends, hides in a trash can to investigate the robots and neck-snap any intruders. He almost completes this maneuver on one his teammates, and hearing that they intend to journey in to the robot's base, he joins them.

Weapons
Rocket Launchers - NASA ain't got nothing on this Shotguns - Pump and pray Bugles - Moral boosters for the soul Melee - No items, Soldier only, Endless Mode.

Trivia

 * The bird head the Soldier gains under certain boosts is an american eagle.