Elite Security Officer

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上級警備兵 (Jōkyū Keibi-hei?, lit. Senior Security Soldier)

> Elite troopers belonging to Shinra's Public Security Division who were promoted due to higher-than-average abilities. Usually deployed in dangerous zones when fighting is particularly fierce.
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> Enemy details

The **Elite Security Officer** is an enemy in *Final Fantasy VII Remake*. They are more powerful version of the Security Officer and members of the Shinra Public Security Division.

## Stats

* Stats
* Damage affinities

## Normal Mode

### Attack

359~1077
653~1959
52~139

### Magic Defense

36~99
58~166
58~166

### Gil

0 (0)
0
0

## Level 50 (Hard Mode)

### Magic Attack

2830
220
148

### EXP

243
243
0

### Gil

0
0

## Elemental affinities

### Ice

Weak
Normal

### Wind

Normal
Normal

## Damage type affinities

### Magical damage

Normal
Normal

### Proportional damage

Normal
Normal

## Stagger multipliers

### Fire

1x
1x
1x
1x

### Wind

1x
1x
1x

* Information

## Assess description

Blocking their melee attacks makes them easier to interrupt.

## Classification

### Location

Sector 7 Slums; Upper Sector 7; Corkscrew Tunnel

## Items

###

Potion (12%)

###

Hi-Potion (5%)

## Abilities

### Abilities

File:Physical damage from FFVII Remake icon.png Shotgun
File:Physical damage from FFVII Remake icon.png Grenade
Potion / Hi-Potion (hard mode)

## Battle

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The Elite Security Officer is a sturdier, more powerful version of the Security Officer, and is equipped with a shotgun rather than a rapid-fire gun. When the player is too close, the Elite Security Officer approaches to deliver a melee combination attack that is difficult to interrupt and will flinch characters. With their File:Physical damage from FFVII Remake icon.png Shotgun ability, they can shoot at either close or long range, dealing multiple hits in a spread that can flinch characters. Much like the Security Officer, he uses the File:Physical damage from FFVII Remake icon.png Grenade ability, which lets him throw a grenade nearby to damage party members. When low on health, the Elite Security Officer uses a Potion on himself.

### Hard mode

On the hard difficulty, the Elite Security Officer will fight more aggressively, and will use the Grenade ability more often. He'll use a Hi-Potion instead of a Potion when low on health.

### Strategy

Much like the vast majority of human-type enemies, the Elite Security Officer is weak against fire. Unlike the Security Officer, however, he can pose more of a threat with his superior damage output, melee attacks and the ability to self-heal.

The melee combination attack will almost always be used once the player gets close enough. While the attack itself doesn't inflict significant damage, it is difficult to interrupt, which will leave his target briefly vulnerable. Blocking it will often leave the Elite Security Officer in a pressured state, where he'll take more stagger damage.

When the the Elite Security Officer uses shotgun, it is recommended to block. He'll always deliver three rounds, before briefling stopping to reload, where it'll be vulnerable to retaliation.

The player can either attack consecutively from behind or get close enough and block (or counter, with Cloud's Punisher Mode) to bait the Elite Security Officer into using his melee attack, leaving him vulnerable afterwards.

## Related enemies

* Security Officer
* Grenadier
* Elite Grenadier
* Riot Trooper
* Elite Riot Trooper
* Flametrooper