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How and where can I destroy this thing?
1 of 5: He'll always run away from you in the crawlway, so don't waste any ammo trying to shoot him in there.
2 of 5: Quicksave right after you emerge from the crawlway into the next room, because he'll rise up on a small lift thingy in the center of the room as soon as you start moving forward.
3 of 5: He's called a teleport dropper, and you'll see why soon after his lift rises -- he drops four capsules that each teleport in a random lesser Strogg (berserkers, grunts, marines, etc.).
4 of 5: Killing the teleport dropper is your first priority, since he'll teleport in four more Strogg if he's still alive when you finish off his first batch of four.
5 of 5: TIP: You can kill ol' Droppy Dog right off if you run forward and start shooting him with something like the nailgun (or hang back and use the grenade launcher) even before his little lift rises up. On lower difficulty levels, it's possible to kill him before he can drop any teleport capsules.
