Sweeper (VII Remake)

The Sweeper is a mechanical enemy in Final Fantasy VII Remake and "Episode INTERmission". The downloadable demo included this enemy.
It is first fought at Mako Reactor 1 in Chapter 1, "The Destruction of Mako Reactor 1", and later at the Upper Sector 7 warehouse in Chapter 4, "Mad Dash", and Mako Reactor 5 in Chapter 7, "A Trap Is Sprung". It also appears at the Corneo Colosseum vs. Shinra Thugs round.
In "Episode INTERmission", the Sweeper is a missable enemy as it appears in segment preceding the boss battle against The Crimson Mare where the player chooses their path through the testing facility.
Sweeper (Ranged) is also a grounded unit that can't attack flying opponents in the Fort Condor minigame in "Episode INTERmission". It is found in a chest during "Tracking Zhijie" quest.
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==Stats==
==Abilities==
Abilities in italics lack names in-game and, hence, have unofficial names.
: = Physical damage
: = Magic damage
Ability 	Range 	Description 	Block	
Hard Charger 	Melee 	Releases steam and charges at a target. 	 	
Machine Gun 	Ranged	Fires 8 shots from machine gun on one of its arms. 	 	
Double Machine Gun	Ranged	Fires machine gun on both of its arms, shooting a total of 16 shots. 	 	
Stomp 	Melee 	Steps on a target, binding them for 4 seconds, followed by another stomp. If the sweeper takes damage equal to 5% of its max HP, or is hit by an ability, it releases the victim.	 	
Fire Blast 	Ranged	Sprays from both arms. 	 	
==Battle==
The Sweeper's main way of attack is rapid-firing against their target, which can be blocked to mitigate damage. It may also use Fire Blast, spraying fire from both arms, which is often used if the player is attacking from the front. The Sweeper can also employ a few melee attacks: Hard Charger, where it charges in one direction and deals heavy physical damage and knocks characters out if they're not blocking; and Stomp to jump in the air and crush party members under its feet. 
When pressured, its upper body will lay flat on the ground for a few seconds. Like almost all mechanical enemies, the Sweeper is weak to .
===Strategy===
The player should continuously attack, ideally from behind the Sweeper, mixing in a magic spell when one ATB charge is available to deal enough damage to pressure it. Casting will instantly put the Sweeper in a pressured state for a few seconds, allowing the player to capitalize with Focused-type abilities to quickly stagger it. Cloud can quickly build ATB while in Punisher Mode, and use Focused Thrust to build stagger when the Sweeper is pressured. When staggered, the player should use Braver and Thunder and Barret's character abilities. When the Sweeper binds someone under its foot, the player should switch characters and continue attacking, as dealing enough damage will make the Sweeper release its victim.
When fought in Mako Reactor 5, the player can also imbue a character with and in their weapon to pressure the Sweepers, and lay into them with Tifa's Unbridled Strength martial techniques.
===Hard mode===
On the hard difficulty, the Sweeper will use Hard Charger more often and will turn around faster when the player attacks from behind. Pairing non-active characters with Lightning and can quickly pressure the Sweeper while maintaining the offensive. also helps to mitigate the damage from its machine-gun attacks.
===Episode INTERmission===
Sweepers are easily taken down with Yuffie by imbuing her weapon with Lightning Ninjutsu and using Thunderous Banishment, as well Throw for continuous damage. Synergizing with Sonon has him attack Yuffie's target with the same damage type she is using. Synergy paired with Lightning on Sonon is especially potent.
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
==Gallery==
Sweeper from FFVII Remake.png|The sweeper ready for combat.
Mako Reactor 1 - B4 from FFVII Remake.jpg|Sleeping sweeper units.
Sweeper's Double Machine Gun from FFVII Remake.png|Double Machine Gun.
Sweeper's Fire Blast from FFVII Remake.png|Fire Blast.
Sweeper's Stomp from FFVII Remake.png|Stomp.
Sweeper's Hard Charger from FFVII Remake.png|Hard Charger.
==Related enemies==
*Sweeper Prototype
*Cutter
*Jury-Rigged Cutter
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