History Characters / PAYDAY2LawEnforcementSpecialists

* IFoughtTheLawAndTheLawWon: Says this near-verbatim as one of his lines when entering the level.

->'''Portrayed By:''' Simon Kerr (''PAYDAY: The Heist''), P.J. Stoppleworth (''PAYDAY 2'') (voices), Unknown (Hoxton Breakout Trailer)

->'''Portrayed By:''' Simon Viklund (voice)

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SpikeSpencer (voice)

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoeZieja (voice)

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->'''Portrayed By:''' Simon Kerr (''Payday: The Heist''), P.J. Stoppleworth (''PAYDAY 2'') (voices), Unknown (Hoxton Breakout Trailer)

* GodzillaThreshold: The only reason why some players decided to use high-caliber sniper rifles and/or a rocket launcher (both of which have limited ammunition) in trade of more practical weaponry, such as an Assault Rifle or a Shotgun, is to excel in what the game developers call "Reliable Bulldozer Removal"; which is to say, laying waste to a Bulldozer in as few rounds as possible with a given powerful weapon. For the cops, the Bulldozer armed with light machine guns is their own Godzilla threshold against the PAYDAY crew after the use of Cloakers and auto shotgun wielding Bulldozers failed to stop them.

* TheVoiceless: In Hoxton Breakout Trailer, but his [[SuddenlyVoiced muffled voice]] is heard once he gets tackled and getting his [[EyeScream eye drilled]] by [[AxCrazy Wolf.]] [[spoiler:In reality, it's actually [[StockSoundEffects Matt's muffled screaming recycled]] from the [[VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist Heat Street]] heist.]]

A Spec-Ops infiltrator dressed in urban camouflage, the '''Cloaker''' wields a submachine gun, but relies primarily on martial arts and his trusty nightstick. A master of stealth, he can hide himself in small spaces inaccessible to the player, waiting for them to pass by so he can pounce on them for a OneHitKill. He wasn't included in the initial release of the game as during the beta, he had the ability to [[GameBreakingBug literally kick the player back to their desktop]], but he was eventually fixed and released due to excessive demand, to the fandom's... er, [[UnpleasableFanbase "rejoice."]] Like with Bulldozers, he has a Crime Spree/ Holdout specific variant that will spawn into the level; the Cuff Cloaker, which replaces his ability to kick down the player with a pair of handcuffs, and subsequently also doesn't decrease your health. There are two reskins of this unit; Russian (exclusive to Boiling Point) and Mexican (from the San Martín Bank heist).

* BoundAndGagged: In the ''Film/ReservoirDogs Heist Trailer'', he is bound and gagged while Wolf lops his ear off. Inverted with a certain Crime Spree modifier and the Holdout-specific Cuff Cloaker; which allows him to [[TechnicalPacifist cuff players on kick instead of incapacitating them]] [[CallBack in a similar way to his]] [[VideoGame/PaydayTheHeist PAYDAY: The Heist]] counterpart. In the case of the Cuff Cloaker, this is a balancing measure, as the Holdout maps are quite small, and Regular Cloakers would be too overpowering for the crew to deal with in such a confined area.

--> '''Cloaker''': We call this a "difficulty tweak!"

--> '''Cloaker''': I know, I know... [[SarcasmMode I'm late.]]

--> '''Cloaker''': You wanted me back, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor so I'm back!]]

--> '''Cloaker''': You wanted me back! So I'm back!

* RabidCop: Unlike his ''VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist'' counterpart, this version of Cloaker is much more willing to unleash ultra-violence towards the heisters and he also kicks down the AI teammates instead of cuffing them.

--> '''Cloaker''': I bet you let yourself get beat up just to hear what I have to say!

* TookALevelInJerkass: The events of ''VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist'' seem to have [[RabidCop driven him over the edge]], becoming bloodthirsty and feeling no regret for all of his suspects that he takes them down.

* WeakTurretGun: Averted. The SWAT turret is the toughest enemy that the Payday gang has ever faced. Fortunately, it is also a [[StationaryBoss stationary]] one.

Captain Neville Winters is a specialized SWAT member who had worked with Commissioner Garrett in Boston to bring down the Irish and Italian mafias. He was brought over to Washington D.C. to deal with the PAYDAY gang with his expertise on the field and use his leadership skills to inspire and command fellow SWAT units.

* GodzillaThreshold: Commissioner Garrett brought Winters into the scene because the Payday Gang's crime sprees have almost completely destabilized D.C, with random criminals becoming much more bold due to the Clowns' antics. Winters himself usually doesn't show up until the players have put up a decent fight.

--> '''Medic''': [[QuitYourWhining This is nothing]], you'll be fine.

--> '''Medic''': Fight the law, the law wins!

* OnlySaneMan: Along with the Shield and the Sniper, though he is the only one of these three to speak. In his lines, he does seem to be a bit naïve about the Payday Gang's abilities.

* RedShirt: The FBI files lament the fact that of these units, most of them new recruits to the police force, are probably just going to serve as another priority target for the Payday gang. It's no coincidence that they also wear red uniforms.

--> '''Medic''': Pain! Killer!

* CompositeCharacter: He is a combination of the Medic and the dozer units, originally crime spree exclusive, but made available on Death Sentence later on.
* DrJerk: Unlike the regular medics, the Medic Dozer has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tJ0sCGAcck less-than-encouraging lines directed towards his fellow cops]].
--> '''Medic Dozer:''' ''Bitch down! We got a bitch down over here!''
--> '''Medic Dozer:''' ''Results are in, you're... a bitch! Now get up!''

* MookLieutenant: Unlike regular bulldozers, who mostly insult the Payday Gang, the Medic dozer spends most of his lines ordering his fellow cops to get back to their feet.

--> '''Medic Dozer:''' ''WAKEY WAKEY, LITTLE BABYYYY!!!''

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* SniperScopeGlint: Another way to tell they're there; it's noticeable enough that it's even noted in their FBI Files bios.

[[folder:U.S Marshal Shield]]
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A variant of the normal Shield added with the Lost in Transit heist, these Marshals wield high-powered Deagles and a new type of shield that can flashbang heisters; however, unlike normal Shields, theirs can break, at which point they switch to being a agile shotgunner unit.

* {{Cowboy}}: Bizarrely mixes their tactical aesthetic with fedora-like helmets mixed with their masks, giving them a slight cowboy look; fitting for the map they were introduced with, but it still stands out.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: Despite their high-powered rifles, unlike a Sniper they cannot penetrate armor, which contributes to their lower damage output.

Added alongside the Midland Ranch heist, the Sharpshooter is effectively a less-damaging but mobile Sniper hailing from the U.S. Marshals Special Operations Group, easily identified by their camo and yellow tracer rounds. Bellmead Sharpshooters appear on maps that take place outside police jurisdiction.

* EveryBulletIsATracer: For them, it is; on their own they're not hard to find, but much like their stationary cousins in the midst of a hectic gunfight it can be the only way to locate them.

* TheArtifact: As they were added to the game long before any sniper-type weapons were added, they used a CAR-4 with a laser sight as their WeaponOfChoice, However, since the 2016 Housewarming Party update, they use Gewehr 3's with a Theia Magnified Scope attached.

--> '''Cloaker''': We call this a [[DifficultySpike "difficulty tweak!"]]

** You can kill a Taser with a melee hit if a Taser is sufficiently injured with either the Electrical Brass Knuckles, or the Buzzer. Killing a taser this way will net you an achievement, added in Update 178, called [[IncrediblyLamePun "A Tazed Of Your Own Medicine"]]. Or if you're using [[UpToEleven the Infiltrator/reworked Sociopath perk deck, about 3 hits with either melee weapon.]]

* {{Irony}}: The Police Department and [=GenSec=] generally [[EveryoneHasStandards dislike the Cloaker's existence in their division]] due to his "brutality" towards the criminals they encounter by beating their faces in with a nightstick on close combat. Compared to actual armed police forces, or even most regular cops in-game, [[{{Hypocrite}} they usually carry]] [[KnifeNut knives]] to disable their assailants instead of traditional blunt weapons.

* KnifeNut: Get too close to the FBI variant and they'll introduce a knife to your face.

The '''Bulldozer''' is heavy police unit in an EOD suit modified to withstand gunfire. Comes in six varieties[[labelnote:*]]though only four of them will only show up under different specific circumstances[[/labelnote]] with different stats - Green Dozers, with a pump-action shotgun, Black Dozers, with a semi-automatic shotgun, and Skulldozers (also called LMG Dozers by Locke), with increased health and an LMG. The fourth variant is limited to Halloween-style events and is [[spoiler:a headless Titandozer, either with an LMG or a staff weapon]]. The fifth variant and the most dangerous of all is the [[GatlingGood Minigun Dozer]], added with the Crime Spree feature, and now available to spawn in normal heists at Death Wish difficulty and above. These tanks will often represent the greatest threat in any given heist, especially if they come in groups.//
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The sixth variant is the Medic Dozer, which differs enough from the standard Bulldozers to warrant it having its' own folder on this page. There are two reskins of this unit; Russian (exclusive to Boiling Point) and Mexican (from the San Martín Bank heist).

The '''Bulldozer''' is heavy police unit in an EOD suit modified to withstand gunfire. Comes in six varieties[[labelnote:*]]though only four of them will only show up under different specific circumstances[[/labelnote]] with different stats - Green Dozers, with a pump-action shotgun, Black Dozers, with a semi-automatic shotgun, and Skulldozers (also called LMG Dozers by Locke), with increased health and an LMG. The fourth variant is limited to Halloween-style events and is [[spoiler:a headless Titandozer, either with an LMG or a staff weapon]]. The fifth variant and the most dangerous of all is the [[GatlingGood Minigun Dozer]], added with the Crime Spree feature, and now available to spawn in normal heists at Death Wish difficulty and above. These tanks will often represent the greatest threat in any given heist, especially if they come in groups. The sixth variant is the Medic Dozer, which differs enough from the standard Bulldozers to warrant it having its' own folder on this page. There are two reskins of this unit; Russian (exclusive to Boiling Point) and Mexican (from the San Martín Bank heist).

* CompositeCharacter: He is a combination of the Medic and the dozer units.
* DrJerk: Unlike the regular medics, the Medic Dozer has less-than-encouraging lines directed towards his fellow cops.

* DrillSergeantNasty: His basic personality.

* GodzillaThreshold: They only spawn on high-enough Crime Sprees, and after the difficulty rebalance, on Death Sentence.

* NoIndoorVoice: Like the regular variant Bulldozers and Minigun Dozers, this goes without saying, though this line stands out:

* StunGuns: Their weapon of choice, though apparently mounted onto a traditional assault rifle that he can also shoot you with.