Replica Elite Soldier

Replica Elite Soldier
Timeline information
Timeline	Both
Physical description
Height	~ 6 feet
Health	150
Armor	100
Description	Burgundy and black uniform and a white hockey-style face mask with glowing orange eyes.
Military and Political information
Equipment	MP-50 Repeating Cannon G2A2 Assault Rifle 10mm HV Penetrator ASP Rifle VK-12 Combat Shotgun N6A3 Fragmentation Grenades Type-7 Particle Weapon
Affiliation	Replica Forces Paxton Fettel

Replica Elite Soldiers are a type of Replica Soldier seen in the F.E.A.R. series. 

Both Timelines

F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon

Replica Elite Soldiers only show up at the very end of F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon, guarding the entrance to the Vault. Elites have black uniforms with white kneepads and gloves burgundy accents. Their balaclava is the same color, with a bone-white skull, Elites wear no headgear. Their eyes glow with a distinct orange light.

Being the elites of Replica units, they're tougher, more armored, and more accurate than any of the previous Replica soldiers found in the game. Their health and armor are comparable to the Point Man's, and on Extreme difficulty, they have approximately the same level of durability as the player. It takes twelve shots from a G2A2 Assault Rifle or seventeen shots from a RPL Sub-Machinegun to kill an Elite. In fact, Elites can survive a direct hit from the Type-7 Particle Weapon or MP-50 Repeating Cannon (although a second hit will finish them off, and occasionally a headshot from Type-7 can still score kill). Elites can even survive a direct hit from a N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade, although the blast will usually stun them for a few seconds, allowing the player to finish them off with a quick burst of weapons fire.

Sixteen Replica Elites appear in the game, five of which are carrying MP-50 Repeating Cannons. The rest use a mix of G2A2 Assault Rifles and 10mm HV Penetrators.

Vivendi Timeline

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point

Replica Elite mixed.

Replica Elite Soldiers appear as a regular enemy in F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point, mixed in with the other Replica soldiers. The Point Man will often find one or two Elites accompanying squad of regular Replica soldiers into battle. There are several squads made up exclusively of Elites in Extraction Point's last few levels, most commonly in Interval 05 - Extraction Point - Malignancy and the Epilogue.

Elites no longer carry special weapons such as the MP-50 Repeating Cannon, but still have somewhat better health and armor than other Replica troops. They are typically armed with G2A2 Assault Rifles or VK-12 Combat Shotguns, but a few carry 10mm HV Penetrators or ASP Rifles.

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate

Replica Elite Soldiers appear a few times, leading Replica Desert Soldiers into combat against the Sergeant. One appears in the trainyard fight in Interval 05 - Infiltration - Relic wielding a Type-7 Particle Weapon, but only if the player does not kill a dormant Replica Laser Elite seen before the fight, otherwise they are mostly encountered in final part of Interval 07, or the dormant ones in Interval 03.

One body of an Elite can be seen in the sewers with two dead ATC Security Guards, all of them likely victims of the Nightcrawlers.

Trivia

• Their glowing eyes shut off when they die, which shows possible modification of eyepieces connected to the life signal.
• Whilst most other replica soldiers in the game wear headgear of some kind, this particular variant appears helmetless, showing what all Replica forces looked like underneath their enclosed helmets. The concept art for the 3 helmets worm by a large number of replica forces can clearly show the facemask underneath being almost identical to the Elite soldiers facemask.
• Their camouflage matches the colors of the Origin Facility.
  • Since they're only seen in or around it, the Elites may have been designed as security detail for important sites.
    • In which case, their variant may been brought about by Genevieve Aristide's wishes of reopening the Origin Facility.

Gallery

F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate