Varkem Elite Soldier

**Varkem Elite Soldiers** are Varkem Soldiers with lots of health. They spawn uncommonly throughout Chapter 4 of the map.

## Varkem Elite Soldier

### Health

Tier 3: 400
Tier 4: 600

### Attack Damage

**Tier 3:**
Varkem Energy Blade: 7
Plasma Rapid Blaster: 7-9
Varkem Commando Phaser: 6 (ignores armor)
Varkem Greatsword: 8.4
Varkem Switchblade: 5.6
Extreme Beam: 7 / 6 (Beam)
Shockwave Gauntlet: 7 / 12 (Slam)
Fusion Energy Launcher: Up to 29 Explosive Damage
Lightning Bolt: 8
**Tier 4:**
Varkem Energy Blade: 16
Plasma Rapid Blaster: 7-9
Varkem Commando Phaser: 6 (ignores armor)
Varkem Greatsword: 19.2
Varkem Switchblade: 12.8
Extreme Beam: 16 / 6 (Beam)
Shockwave Gauntlet: 16 / 24 (Slam)
Fusion Energy Launcher: Up to 29 Explosive Damage
Lightning Bolt: 8

### Drops

5-10 Varkem Metal
1-4 Varkem Energy Cell
1 Deuterium Cell (25%)
1 Tritium Cell (25%)
1 Healing Cell (5%)
1 Timer (2.5%)
1 Lightning Bolt\* (10%)
1 Link Teleporter\*\*
​\*Only drops from Varkem Elite Soldiers that wield a Lightning Bolt
​\*\*Only drops from the Varkem Elite Soldier in Colonel Spanner's ship

## Appearance

**Varkem Elite Soldiers** look exactly like Varkem Soldiers, except they have the Varkem logo on both sides of their helmet. They can be named a number of different rankings (e.g. “Varkem Corporal”, "Varkem Lieutenant"), but their name has no effect on their stats or abilities.

## Behaviour

Varkem Elite Soldiers behave similar to Varkem Soldiers, each being given a set of weapons and utilities to use. They deal slightly more melee damage than regular Varkem Soldiers.

## Notes

* Unlike Varkem Soldiers whose abilities are chosen by random, Varkem Elite Soldiers have pre-set abilities, which means if the player were to encounter them again in another copy of the map, they would have the exact same weapons and utilities. A list of all the Varkem Elite Soldiers and their abilities can be found in the List of Varkem Elite Soldiers section of this page.
* Sergeant Rogers is considered a Varkem Elite Soldier.
* Although Varkem Soldiers normally cannot use Fusion or Black Hole Grenades before Celestial Defence, three of the Elite Soldiers before that point are given them.
* Another Elite Soldier that has weapons and utilities that normally cannot be found on regular Varkem Soldiers is the first one faced in the Celestial Defence, which has Jet-Wings and wields a Fusion Energy Launcher.
* Like Varkem Soldiers, all Varkem Elite Soldiers who do not have Jet-Wings or a Shockwave Gauntlet can rocket jump.
* All Varkem Elite Soldiers except the first Varkem Corporal also have healing syringes as utilities.

## List of Varkem Elite Soldiers

* Sergeant Rogers wields a Varkem Greatsword as a melee weapon, Plasma Rapid Blaster as a ranged weapon, and has Healing Syringes and a Varkem Force Field as utilities.
* The first Varkem Corporal wields a Fusion Energy Launcher as a ranged weapon, no melee weapon, and has Fusion Grenades and Black Hole Grenades as utilities.
* The first Varkem Sergeant wields a Varkem Commando Phaser as a ranged weapon, no melee weapon, and has Jet-Wings, Black Hole Grenades, Fusion Grenades and Healing Syringes as utilities.
* The first Varkem Major wields a Shockwave Gauntlet as a melee weapon, no ranged weapon, and has an Antimatter Orb, Varkem Energy Shield and Healing Syringes as utilities.
* The second Varkem Corporal wields a Lightning Bolt as a ranged weapon, no melee weapon, and has a Varkem Force Field, Antimatter Orb and Healing Syringes as utilities.
* The second Varkem Sergeant wields a Fusion Energy Launcher as a ranged weapon, no melee weapon, and has Jet-Wings, Black Hole Grenades and Healing Syringes as utilities.
* The second Varkem Major wields a Varkem Switchblade as a melee weapon, Plasma Rapid Blaster as a ranged weapon, and has a Varkem Energy Shield, Varkem Force Field, Fusion Grenades and Healing Syringes as utilities.
* The third Varkem Corporal wields an Extreme Beam as a melee weapon, no ranged weapon, and has a Varkem Force Field, Antimatter Orb, Black Hole Grenades and Healing Syringes as utilities. This Varkem Elite Soldier drops a Link Teleporter alongside its regular drops.
* The third Varkem Sergeant wields a Fusion Energy Launcher as a melee weapon, no ranged weapon, and has Black Hole Grenades, Healing Syringes, an Antimatter Orb and a Varkem Force Field as utilities.
* The third Varkem Major wields a Shockwave Gauntlet as a melee weapon, no ranged weapon, and has an Antimatter Orb, Healing Syringes, a Varkem Energy Shield, a Varkem Force Field, Fusion Grenades and Black Hole Grenades as utilities.
* The fourth Varkem Corporal wields a Varkem Energy Blade as a melee weapon, Lightning Bolt as a ranged weapon, and has an Antimatter Orb, Healing Syringes, a Varkem Energy Shield and a Varkem Force Field as utilities.
* The first Varkem Lieutenant wields a Varkem Commando Phaser as a ranged weapon, no melee weapon, and has Jet-Wings, Healing Syringes, a Varkem Force Field, Fusion Grenades and Black Hole Grenades as utilities.
* The second Varkem Lieutenant wields an Extreme Beam as a melee weapon, no ranged weapon, and has a Varkem Energy Shield, Healing Syringes, an Antimatter Orb and a Varkem Force Field as utilities.
* The fourth Varkem Sergeant wields a Plasma Rapid Blaster as a ranged weapon, no melee weapon, and has Jet-Wings, Healing Syringes, a Varkem Force Field, Fusion Grenades and Black Hole Grenades as utilities.
* The fifth Varkem Corporal wields a Shockwave Gauntlet as a melee weapon, no ranged weapon, and has an Antimatter Orb, Healing Syringes, a Varkem Energy Shield, a Varkem Force Field, Fusion Grenades and Black Hole Grenades as utilities.
* The fifth Varkem Sergeant wields a Varkem Switchblade as a melee weapon, a Varkem Commando Phaser as a ranged weapon, and a Varkem Energy Shield, Healing Syringes, a Varkem Force Field, an Antimatter Orb, Fusion Grenades and Black Hole Grenades as utilities.
* The fourth Varkem Major wields a Fusion Energy Launcher as a ranged weapon, no melee weapon, and has Black Hole Grenades, Healing Syringes, an Antimatter Orb, a Varkem Force Field and Fusion Grenades as utilities.