Devastator

The ironclad Devastator seeks to crush opponents of the Automatons' totalitarian worldview with a diverse array of heinous weaponry: arm cannons, arm shields, arm-machine guns, and shoulder-mounted rocket pods. 
They can be divided into three types: 
*Standard - Devastators equipped with cannons.
*Heavy - Devastators with machine guns and shields.
*Rocket - Devastators with shoulder-mounted multi-rocket launchers.
==Tactics==
*Heavy and rocket devastators are the biggest threats in higher difficulty-Automaton missions, and is the main thing the team should prepare around. While heavy-armored units are now spawned in limited numbers, Devastators do not have this limitation and are almost always spawned during every bot-drop and off-map spawned patrol, which grows their numbers significantly in a short span of time.
* A Devastator's arms, head, and stomach are unarmored. Its legs are lightly armored, and its shoulders and torso are medium armored.
** Quite uniquely, the R-36 Eruptor can kill a devastator with a single torso shot.
** The APW-1 Anti-Materiel Rifle and R-63CS Diligence Counter Sniper are excellent for taking out all Devastator types. Especially useful when engaging them from a long distance, where their weapon effectiveness is lessened significantly. If a headshot cannot be guaranteed, then hitting them in the thin-of-the-waist will take out any variant.
** The LAS-98 Laser Cannon is another decent weapon against Devastators as it penetrates their armor and it's stable beam allows for easy headshots.
** Despite doing minimal damage, staggering weapons such as the SG-8 Punisher can still effectively stun-lock Devastators if fired at the unarmored limbs. 
** Impact Grenades are also very effective against them.
* The SH-20 Ballistic Shield Backpack is sufficiently armored to make a Helldiver completely immune to the cannon and machinegun fire of Standard and Heavy Devastators. While it will not effectively protect against Rocket Devastators, combining the Ballistic Shield with an SMG-37 Defender or P-4 Senator will allow a Helldiver to directly stand and fight multiple Heavy Devastators head on.
**Using the SMG-72 Pummeler can allow you to stunlock a rocket devastator, which prevents them from firing a rocket barrage as long as they are shot.
*Shooting their arms will disable any weaponry that was on that arm.
**Shooting an arm off will also expose an unarmored hole in the side of their torso, offering another way to kill them from the side.
*Shooting the rocket pods on a rocket devastator will destroy them, turning the rocket devastator into a normal devastator. These rocket pods are unarmored and can be killed with conventional small arms. It is highly advised you do this as soon as possible, as rocket devastators can easily one-hit-kill you or leave you with very little health.
*The rocket variant can be especially deadly and troublesome, especially when multiple units are present, as their rockets pack a tremendous punch with heavy ragdolling knockback, and are reasonably accurate. Thankfully, their rocket pods can be destroyed with concentrated fire. Attacking them can also prevent an impending launch by staggering them, saving lives.
*Rocket Devastators telegraph their attacks by taking a wider stance and leaning forwards as if to brace for the rocket pods' recoil; if a Helldiver cannot disarm them in time, it's time to take cover or dive out of the way.
*The shield of a Heavy Devastator is classified as heavy armor, similar to the hull of hulks and tanks, and can only be penetrated by dedicated anti-tank weaponry. It however, does not protect their head and leaves their gun arm partially exposed.
*Heavy Devastators also have large, unarmored power packs mounted on their backs that can be destroyed by small arms to kill the Heavy Devastator.
==Notes ==
*Rocket Devastators, as of Minor Patch 01.000.100, can track Helldivers behind the cover of terrain as long as they remain within the Devastator's effective range. This differs from other enemies, who will usually abort the engagement if they have lost sight of a Helldiver for a significant amount of time. Combined with their armor, high damage, and tendency to deploy in large numbers on higher difficulties, Rocket Devastators are a problematic foe to contend with.
* Devastators can be recognized by their deep, low-pitched vocalizations. Helldivers should try to listen for their vocalizations before engaging to note the presence of any Devastators on an outpost or point of interest.
== Trivia==
* The Heavy Devastator is remarkably similar to the Hulk from the first game, sporting a powerful machine gun and shield to protect itself from small arms fire.
*The Devastator and its variants all bear some resemblance to Terminator armor from Warhammer 40K, each in their unique ways;
The standard Devastator has a gear above its head, which could reference the Iron Halo, a personal shield generator that high-ranking Space Marines wear.
The Heavy Devastator, with its shield and heavy cannon, could refer to a common loadout of Terminator marines: an Assault Cannon and a Storm Shield.
The Rocket Devastator’s top-mounted rocket pods look almost identical to a Terminator’s Cyclone Rockets.
Category:Automatons
Category:Enemies (Helldivers 2)