How to kill Helldivers 2 Troopers and where to find them

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Troopers in Helldivers 2 are the basic foot soldiers of the automatons

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Helldivers 2 Troopers are the standard infantry of the Automaton forces, meaning they're pretty common and extremely easy to kill. These laser rifle-toting cannon fodder units go down in just a few bullets from even the weakest weapons in your Helldivers 2 arsenal, but they can be quite formidable in large groups with barrages of laser fire, so don't underestimate them. If you've got a Personal Order to destroy these bots, I've explained where to find Troopers in Helldivers 2 below.

Helldivers 2 Trooper locations

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Troopers are common enemies found on all Automaton-controlled planets. That means you'll want to play missions in the western sectors of the galaxy map. As the most basic enemy type the Automatons have, Troopers are found in all missions and on all Helldivers 2 difficulties. Look for them in patrolling groups and at outposts where fabricators will be manufacturing them.

Killing 20 Troopers for a Personal Order should barely be a challenge but make sure you're killing the right ones. Confusingly, Troopers can be both an umbrella term for the humanoid Helldivers 2 Automaton infantry robots and refer to the specific type that carries a basic laser gun only – for the purpose of a Personal Order, it's the latter you'll want to focus on. There are several other types of troopers that look similar but carry different weapons (for example, Brawlers wield two arm-mounted blades and Raiders carry rocket launchers) and killing these types will not count towards challenge progress.

Regardless, a simple order like this can easily be completed in a single mission, assuming you're getting stuck in and battle the bots head on. One or two headshots is enough to kill any Trooper if you're using a more precise weapon, but a blast from an explosive weapon or shotgun up close will also do the trick, easily shredding the bot apart.

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Will Sawyer
Will Sawyer
Guides Editor, GamesRadar+

Will Sawyer is a Guides Editor at GamesRadar+ with over five years of experience in writing online guides, news, and features, and has a BA (Hons) in Journalism. Starting as a freelancer, Will contributed to startmenu and Game Rant before joining the GamesRadar+ team in August 2021. Since then, he has written hundreds of guides about a huge range of games, with shooters and action games being his areas of expertise. Outside of writing about games, Will hops between multiplayer shooters with friends, such as Darktide and Helldivers 2, and delves into whatever has been on his backlog for far too long. He also tries to get through his never-ending Warhammer pile of shame of grey Tyranids, Aeldari, and Chaos Space Marines.