The Ranger, at a glance, might seem like the 'basic soldier' of the Earth Defense Force games, especially compared to the Wing Diver who can fly, the Fencer who's a walking WMD/Tank, and the Air Raider who can call in all sorts of vehicles, but it's really not that simple. In Earth Defense Force 6 especially, they've nerfed the Air Diver a tad and given some of their tools to Ranger, who was already quite powerful.