Leaper

Leaper
Shani: Raiders much more experienced than you have tried to take one on, and very few returned in one piece.
Threat Level	Critical
Armor	Heavy
Primary Attack	Leaping
Abilities	Shockwave
Weakness	Eye Leg Joints
Stats
Health	1100

The Leaper is an agile, four-legged brute, often found stomping around open areas. This ARC is equipped with a powerful shockwave pulse that hits anyone nearby, and can leap at Raiders across astonishing distances. Historically, most Raiders have learned to avoid it altogether.

Leapers are commonly found in high-risk areas, guarding valuable objectives or patrolling alongside smaller, quicker enemies, thus creating layered threats that can be hard to deal with.

Attack

As their name might suggest, the primary way Leapers attack is by quickly leaping at Raiders in an attempt to crush them, dealing heavy damage even if the Leaper did not land directly on top of a Raider. The Leaper is very accurate, and is known to crush Raiders even when they were sprinting away at full speed.

Combat Tips

Blaze Grenades are a cheap and easy method of dealing with Leapers. Throw one grenade directly onto the Leaper and wait for it to burn out. Once the burn stops, throw another. Afterward, the Leaper can be finished with one or two shots from a Heavy Ammo weapon.

Loot

The Leaper Pulse Unit is a unique item that is found by scavenging a destroyed Leaper. It is used to upgrade the Utility Station.

ARC Alloy

Mechanical Components

Advanced ARC Powercell

ARC Flex Rubber

ARC Motion Core

ARC Performance Steel

Explosive Compound

Leaper Pulse Unit

Locations

Leapers can be found in the following maps (Not all locations are listed; based on Raider testimonies):

• Dam Battlegrounds
  • Southeast of the Hydroponic Dome Complex
  • Water Treatment Control Elevator
  • Red Lakes Balcony
  • Lower Red Lakes Area
• Buried City
  • Marano Park
• Spaceport
  • South of Launch Towers
• The Blue Gate
  • Barren Clearing
  • Ruined Homestead

Codex Entry

The Leaper is an agile, four-legged brute, often found stomping around open areas. It is equipped with a powerful shockwave pulse that hits anyone nearby, and can leap at Raiders across astonishing distances. Historically, most Raiders have learned to avoid it altogether.

Leapers are commonly found in high-risk areas, guarding valuable objectives or patrolling alongside smaller, quicker enemies, thus creating layered threats that can be hard to deal with.

After years of gathering intel, constructing outposts, and regaining the faintest semblance of unity, the Leaper is no longer considered the invincible foe it once was. Though still a formidable enemy, the Leaper's Pulse Units can now occasionally be spotted decorating Raider Dens as a trophy.

Trivia

• Until the Server Slam test, the Leaper was known as a Bison.