Beast Rider
From Gears of War
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The Beast Rider is a special kind of Locust Drone that rides on a Bloodmount or a Reaver, and are also found as crew members on the Beast Barge. They either use a Hammerburst or Boltok Pistol, but fire slowly with either.
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[edit] Appearances
Beast Riders can be found riding Bloodmounts and Reavers. They first appear in Act 2 Chapter 5 (Sinking Feeling) of Gears of War 2, and usually appear riding on a Bloodmount. Beast Riders on Bloodmounts also appear in Horde every ten levels. When killed in Horde the Beast Rider is classified as a Grenadier Elite.
[edit] Strategies
There are three techniques to disposing of Beast Riders.
The first is to kill the Bloodmount while he is a moderate distance away, which will knock the Beast Rider to the ground (as if he were hit by a smoke grenade), then run to the Beast Rider and kill him with the Shotgun or Lancer chainsaw.
The second is to kill the Beast Rider with a Torque Bow or Longshot Sniper Rifle while they are still on the Bloodmount. This is not recommended for the Hardcore or Insane difficulties as the Bloodmount becomes more dangerous without a rider.
The third way is to frag tag the Bloodmount while the Rider is still on it. This will almost always kill the Beast Rider and will most likely kill the Bloodmount as well. However, on higher difficulties the player will most likely die as well.
[edit] Multiplayer
The Beast Rider is available for multiplayer in Gears of War 2, but does not have any body armor, and does not appear at all in Gears of War.
[edit] References
Gears of War 2
| Drone variants | ||
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| Beast Rider · Bolter · Cyclops · Flame Grenadier · Grappler · Grenadier · Grenadier Elite · Gunner · Sniper · Spotter Theron Guard · Theron Sentinels · Palace Guard | ||
