Soldier (class)

Soldiers are a class featured in Transformers: War for Cybertron. They boast the strongest offense of all four classes. Soldiers use big machine guns and ballistics, and can turn into tanks whenever they please.

Characteristics
Life bar: 6

Chassis
Autobot Decepticon
 * Defender (Warpath)
 * Protector (Scattershot, DLC #1, available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.)
 * Crusher (Brawl)
 * Destroyer (Megatron)
 * Eradicator (Demolishor, unlockable if preordered through Amazon.com (U.S.) or Play.com (U.K.), or via DLC #1, available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.)

Weapons
Soldiers can equip two of these four weapons: They use energon hammers in melee and carry frag grenades.
 * Neutron assault rifle
 * X12 Scrapmaker
 * EMP shotgun
 * Thermo rocket launcher

Abilities
Soldiers can eventually choose two from four different abilities: Vehicle mode:
 * Hover: Float a few feet off the ground and increase weapon damage. Also, become a sitting duck.
 * Whirlwind: Execute a spinning melee attack that beats down everybody near you.
 * Ammo Beacon: Deploy a temporary beacon that refills ammo and increases weapon damage while nearby. (Level 2)
 * Energon Sling: Disable enemy's abilities for a while. (Level 5)
 * 180: Turn around really fast. Can be disorienting if you do it accidentally.

Upgrades
Soldiers can eventually choose up to three upgrades to augment their abilities: First Tier Second Tier Third Tier
 * P.o.K.E. Alpha: Increases damage of Whirlwind. (Level 1)
 * Sharp Shooter: Reduces weapon spread. (Level 1)
 * Death from Above: Increases hover damage bonus. (Level 7)
 * Grenade Dispenser: Ammo beacon also generates one grenade per teammate. (Level 10)
 * Heavy Weapons: Increases damage for EMP Shotgun, X12 Scrapmaker and Thermo Rocket Launcher. (Level 17)
 * Path Blaster: Ammo beacon spawns an Ion Displacer turret (!). (Level 23)
 * Flurry of Blows: Whirlwind speed increases. (Level 3)
 * Flak Armor: Reduces explosion damage. (Level 3)
 * Saboteur: Increases Energon Sling effect time. (Level 8)
 * Flight Pack: Increases Hover duration. (Level 13)
 * Energon Absorbers: Decreases damage taken while using Whirlwind. (Level 19)
 * Improved HeatSink: Decreases weapon reload time. (Level 24)
 * Weapon Stabilizer: Reduces weapon kickback. (Level 6)
 * Nemesis Maker: Increases flak grenade damage radius. (Level 6)
 * Blaster Amplifier: Gain two extra ammo clips. (Level 9)
 * First Aid: Decreases health regeneration delay. (Level 15)
 * Explosive Capacitor: Carry one extra grenade. (Level 21)
 * Rapid Recharge: Reduces ability recharge time. (Level 25)

Killstreaks
After killing enough guys without dying, every class can use special abilities. The soldiers' are:
 * Ammo Matrix (3 kills): Locks your ammo clip and refills team's ammo/grenades.
 * Electromagnetic pulse (5 kills): Jams enemy's abilities for a while.
 * Omega Missile (7 kills): Fires a guided missile at everyone.