DZ Strikers are the most common enemy type produced by Vox Industries in Deadlocked. They feature as the standard foot soldiers in DreadZone, with new tournaments introducing stronger variants like the DZ Berserkers, DZ Vipers, DZ Stingers, DZ Annihilators, and DZ Ghost Strikers. Functionally, they are all bipedal robots, with each version featuring its own armor style and color.
They appear in almost every single challenge, either patrolling a location or sometimes being dropped off by dropships at the start of combat. They can also use their jet boots to hover, and will use this tactic to ambush Team Darkstar from below a cliff. In combat, their tactics depend heavily on the weapons they come equipped with. Early on, they only use pistols, which are not particularly accurate nor fast, but can fire several times in a row. Combined with bigger groups of Strikers (and variants) this can lead to them presenting a lot of firepower in your direction.
Later on, some will also start to wield sniper rifles, which are generally stationary but offer greater range, accuracy, and bullet speed. Their attacks do deal the same amount of damage as pistol shots, however. Even rarer are those that wield a four-barreled shotgun, which takes a moment to charge, deals less damage than either the pistol or rifle, but those using them will charge you and attack from up close. Lastly, sometimes they can also be seen throwing out Blade Balls to support them in combat.
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