Elite Helitrooper

The Elite Helitrooper is an enemy in Final Fantasy VII Remake. They are a more powerful version of the Helitrooper. They are fought on the Collapsed Sector 7 Plate in Chapter 15, "The Day Midgar Stood Still".
Elite Helitrooper (Vanguard) is also a flying unit in the Fort Condor minigame in "Episode INTERmission", won from Roche.
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==Stats==
==Abilities==
Abilities in italics lack names in-game and, hence, have unofficial names.
: = Physical damage
: = Magic damage
Ability 	Pic 	Description 	Block	
Kick 	Melee 	Kicks target. 	 	
Machine Gun Fire	Ranged	Shoots target with machine gun. 	 	
Prop Swing 	Melee 	Lowers altitude and swings propeller at target.	 	
Prop Swipe 	Melee 	Dives towards target and swipes with propeller.	 	
Tear Gas 	Ranged	Sprays tear gas, inflicting . 	 	
Prop Swipe from FFVII Remake.jpg|Prop Swipe.
Tear Gas from FFVII Remake.jpg|Tear Gas.
==Battle==
The Elite Helitrooper is a sturdier, more powerful version of the Helitrooper. Unlike his counterpart, he's equipped with a flamethrower on his arm instead of a machine gun, which he'll fire in a large spread and interrupt any character caught by it. He'll occasionally move into melee range and do a kick, or use Prop Swipe, performing a dive attack at his target. He may also use Tear Gas, which covers a huge range and inflicts .
Much like the vast majority of human-type enemies, the Elite Helitrooper is weak against . Being a flying-type enemy, he is also weak to .
=== Hard mode ===
On the hard difficulty, the Elite Helitrooper will keep moving more often, and will use Prop Swipe less often, exposing himself less to attacks, and will use Tear Gas frequently.
===Strategy===
Wind magic is the simplest way to stop him, as it'll drag him down, allowing a quick retaliation.
Abilities that can track opponents, such as Barret's Focused Shot and Maximum Fury, are also useful to stop the Elite Helitrooper.
When he uses either his flamethrower attack or Tear Gas, it is recommended to run below him and retaliate, as he'll be in his most vulnerable state, since he'll stop moving to use either attacks.
Prop Swipe can be easily avoided or blocked, and Cloud can effectively stop him with a counter-attack while in Punisher Mode. If the player dodges this attack, the Helitrooper will be temporarily pressured.
==Gallery==
Elite Helitrooper from FFVII Remake.jpg|Enemy Intel.
Elite Helitrooper Fort Condor unit from FFVIIR INTERmission.png|Fort Condor unit.
== Related enemies ==
* Helitrooper
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy VII Remake