When fighting the higher ranks it is suggested to aim your weapon attacks at their weak points, that being their orange domed heads, to prevent them ejecting. Sometimes, when the bodies of these higher ranked soldiers are destroyed, the Nefarious Troopers will eject themselves out and continue to attack. The troopers are also the pilots of the many Seekerpedes that patrol the skies of Nefarious City and scan remote planets for signs of rebel activity. When a Trooper has proven themselves as a capable soldier in the Nefarious Army, they will be promoted and given the chance to join new ranks. Throughout the course of Rift Apart, the Trooper's armor and weapons will be upgraded, making them able to take more damage and inflict more themselves. Their only goal is to gleefully spread the Emperor's cold, terrifying love across the universe. These uncompromising soldiers come in a variety of shapes and sizes, dedicating their synthetic lives to ferreting out rebels and dissidents. They are the primary enemy faction of Rift Apart, fought by Ratchet and Rivet.
The Nefarious Troopers were the robotic enforcers of the Nefarious Empire in Rivet's dimension and fiercely loyal followers of Emperor Nefarious, a dimensional counterpart of Dr.