Ravager

The Ravager is a new Chimeran strain that appears in Resistance 2 and in Resistance Retribution. The Ravager is a much larger and more muscular version of a Chimeran Hybrid. Armed with a Plasma firing cannon and a large, portable shield, Ravagers are difficult opponents to face. In addition to their weaponry, Ravagers are excellent melee fighters and will often charge full speed at the player with shields still up which can do quite a bit of damage. They are usually almost always accompanied by Hybrids or another Ravager. Ravagers wear heavy, extremely tough armour, which gives the Ravager excellent defence, but the bulky armour also makes it difficult for a Ravager to turn-if a Ravager were to run at the player and that player side-steps, it will take several seconds for the Ravager to stop and turn around, while the player can safely fire away at the Ravager's back. There is also another type of Ravager that doesn't hold a shield but a Brute Minigun instead, these are referred to as a Brute in Resistance Retribution. Only in Retribution, they use a slightly different chaingun which is possibly the prototype to the Brute Minigun.

Tactics
The best way to kill Ravagers are by just shooting them while avoiding fire, or if you have a L23 Fareye, you can use the Fareye's alternate fire to slow the perception of time and give the Ravager a good headshot which will instantly kill it. The Auger is also a choice weapon, because you could either hide behind cover and fire away, or simply shoot through its shield as it approaches, but if a Fareye is in hand, it is always the best choice. One other way is to use grenades, either a Fragmentation Grenade or a Spider Grenade. The Wraith is great to counter the Ravager, since it has a shield and a high rate of fire.