WATCHER

• As the only unit of the Illuminate that can call in reinforcements, Watchers should be quickly dispatched to prevent them. Visually, Watchers sends out several blue flares upwards to signal reinforcements, but the actual signal gets sent before this occurs, indicated by the "Illuminate Ships Incoming" event message at the top of the screen. • The APW-1 Anti-Materiel Rifle and RS-422 Railgun are able to destroy Watchers in a single hit to the main body. • The ARC-12 Blitzer and ARC-3 Arc Thrower are effective weapons for stunning Watchers. This will interrupt their reinforcement calls and leave them floating still for a moment. • Watchers can survive having multiple of their "fins" torn off; Helldivers should prioritize aiming at center mass. • Its lightning discharge deals low damage, but temporarily slows and slightly drains a Helldiver's stamina. This makes it especially dangerous near a horde of Voteless or a group of Fleshmobs. • Upon death, Watchers will fall to the ground. And with enough velocity, its carcass will explode once colliding into anything. The blast radius is small, but lethal. The carcass of Watcher can stay intact when touching the ground when the falling velocity stays low enough. This is most often achieved with the fatal-hit being either burn or gas overtime-damage while the Watcher is floating less than 2-meters of height. Any kinetic last-hit or a fall from greater than 2-meters of heigh will always end up increasing the falling velocity threshold to explosion being crossed. The intact carcass of Watcher can be rolled around the ground and even flung around with light/medium ballistics, or powerful enough melee strikes (E.G. with CQC-30 Stun Baton). However, the carcass will explode once there is enough velocity when once more colliding into a surface.