Possessed Soldier

Possessed Soldiers are former humans turned into zombies by the demon invasion.

In-Game Description
UAC REPORT FILE: 600I4Q

''While Lazarus Wave exposure does effectively wipe any vestige of human behavior from most of its victims,some subjects continue to display tactical cognizance posthumously. As with Possesed Engineers, this does not appear to be random. If an individual has training in combat (as part of the UAC Military) the Lazarus Wave event will transform them into more than mere slaves. This anomaly further supports the theory that there is some form of genetic coding embedded within the Lazarus Wave particles which governs the outcome of Lazarus Wafe/exposure on a per-case basis.''

Appearance
They are wearing black armor with visible white shoulder- and kneepads. Some other places are visibly armored too, but are overgrown with pale skin like the chest area for example. Their helmets seem to be melted into their faces, thus only leaving one eye and the mouth visible. One of the most notable features of the Possessed Soldiers are the guns which melted together with their right hands.

Combat Characteristics
Their arm blasters let them fire plasma at the player which gives them an big advantage compared to their other Possessed brethren. The Possessed Soldiers will try to stay at a safe distance from the player while shooting at them. However, they will continue shooting even if the player gets close to them and only confront the player in close combat and back off if the latter gets in their direct proximity.

Tactical Analysis
The Possessed Soldiers are tougher than the average Possessed, but a few shotgun blasts are enough to kill them. Their projectiles are slow and dodgeable and the Soldiers themselves are not very fast either, so running in around them and not in straight lines while shooting them will help to dispatch them quickly.

Trivia

 * Possessed Soldiers appear to have a Plasma Rifle that may have been attached during the transformation process.
 * The armor of Possessed soldiers appear to that of the UAC soldiers in Multiplayer, albeit missing multiple parts.