The Capture Trooper is a Helghast enemy in Killzone 3.

Description

Capture Troopers are melee-specialized shock troopers who served Stahl Arms. They are specifically tasked with capturing ISA soldiers for human experimentations. They also served as Chairman Jorhan Stahl's personal guards.

The Capture Trooper's hard armor is heavily resistant to small arms fire, being able to absorb sustained fire from Sev's assault rifle with no effect depicted in The Reckoning. Though with an adequate amount of time and number of well positioned bullets, assault rifles and light machine guns can kill a Capture Trooper in a head-on engagement.

A notable trait about the Capture Troopers is their savage and almost rabid behavior and sounds. When charging their enemies, the troopers will emit snarls and growls, screeching and howling in and even roar. They will even attack an intruder well above 100 feet in the air. The exact reason for this is unknown, as it could simply be a persona that all Capture Troopers adopt for intimidation purposes.

Capture Troopers appear in the missions Six Months On, Stahl Arms Infiltration, and Interception.

Tactics

Unlike other Helghast enemies, Capture Troopers do not use cover at all, and will always charge toward their enemy with a forearm-mounted blade looking for a one-hit kill. They usually work in pairs or small groups. This is especially visible if you let yourself get discovered in the Kaznan Jungle: once the enemies throw a light signal, there will always be two Capture Troopers running straight towards you at the same time.

When fighting a Capture Trooper, immediately target him and use stutter fire constantly as he approaches. Keep on firing while backpedaling away from the trooper until he dies before he reaches you. Alternatively, wait for him to close in before executing a Brutal Melee attack to take him out.

Gallery

Concept Art

Capture Trooper concept art by Andrejs Skuja.

Female Capture Trooper concept art by Andrejs Skuja.

Screenshots

3 Capture Troopers running to attack Sev.

Miscellaneous

A Capture Trooper in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.

Trivia

• In PlayStation Home, there is a costume which users can buy in the Mall which will make users look like a Capture Trooper.
• Melee killing a Capture Trooper awards players with the "Turn The Tables" trophy.
• The Capture Trooper also appears in the short film Killzone: Intercept.
• The cylinders present above the trooper's retractable knife suggest that it is filled with poison. Alternatively the cylinders may carry sedatives or tranquilizer, as soldiers stabbed with them are able to be taken alive. There is a slight chance that when killing one they could come back to life.
• The Capture Trooper appears in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale as an unlockable costume for Radec, but is mistakenly named Elite Shock Trooper.
• The Capture Trooper appears as a multiplayer costume in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception which can be bought from the PlayStation Store.