Elite Abnormal
- "Wait, is that an Elite Abnormal (Audio: Abnormal Boss)?!
Don't be intimidated! They're beneath us!"
File:Moltenwave-8.ogg - ―Commander dialogue on Wave 8 (Molten)
Description
The Elite Abnormal is an enemy that appears on Wave 8 of Molten mode, Badlands II and Molten Arena PVP mode. It also appears in The Takeover Event. It serves as the first major threat to the mode, appearing as a bulky enemy with a decent defense. It debuts in this wave as a boss in Molten mode. It is a significantly stronger version of the Abnormal, having its health increased massively while walking at the same speed.
Appearance
The Elite Abnormal, akin to the Abnormal, has a desaturated green skin color with darker green veins running through. It has a muscular body. It wears torn dark shirt with two front pockets and pants. The sleeves and pant legs of these clothes are ripped in half. It also wears greay, spiked braces with chains connected to its sides.
Strategy
- While the Elite Abnormal does not have any special attributes always applied to it like its replacement in other modes, such as the Ghoul with Health Regen and Fallen Squire with Aggro, it is faster than them while also having decent health.
- Early-game towers with decent DPS, such as the Crook Boss, Militant, Golden Cowboy or Ace Pilot can be quite effective against this.
- Later on, high DPS towers like the Minigunner, Ranger or Pursuit can kill this with ease.
- As it is quite fast, decent early-game towers with stalling capabilities like the Brawler or Electroshocker can be quite useful.
- Do note that it is significantly harder to slow down on Wave 8, as it is a Boss enemy on that wave.
- While defense dropping towers can be used to drop its defense, as it is quite low this is not necessary.
Gallery
Animations
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Current stun animation (11 December 2024 – Present)
Converted Variants
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Green variant, current version (11 June 2025 – Present)
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Overclock variant, current version (11 June 2025 – Present)
Corpse Variants
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Second Corpse variant (12 March 2025 – Present)
Promotional Videos
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Elite Abnormal on a promotional video.
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Elite Abnormal on a promotional video.
Trailers
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Elite Abnormal in the game trailer.
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Elite Abnormal on a promotional video.
Miscellaneous
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Elite Abnormal on its Index icon.
Trivia
- While the dialogue on Wave 8 properly calls it the Elite Abnormal, the voiceline for that dialogue actually calls it the Abnormal Boss.
- Considering how similar the Elite Abnormal is to the Abnormal Boss, it is likely these actually shared their names at one point.
Update History
- 11 December 2024 - v1.45.0
- Elite Abnormal added.
- 5 February 2025 - v1.52.0
- Elite Abnormal now appears in Badlands II.
- Has 250 health in Badlands II.
- Cash given is now mode dependent.
- $180 on death in Molten mode.
- $350 on death in Badlands II.
- $5 on death if no value is set for the mode.
- Elite Abnormal now appears in Badlands II.
- 9 April 2025 - v1.60.0
- Now appears in Mid Rank PVP Test.
- Has 175 health.
- Unlocked on Wave 10.
- Can be sent out for $200 in groups of 1-5.
- Adds $15 to economy.
- Has a spawn timer of 2.
- Changes the health of the Elite Abnormal to 120 when sent.
- Now appears in Mid Rank PVP Test.
- 23 April 2025 - v1.62.0
- No longer appears in the PVP Test as it has been removed.
- 23 July 2025 - v1.71.0
- 12 September 2025 - v1.74.3a
- Now appears in Sk8 P4rk Master difficulty as part of The Takeover Event.
- 22 September 2025 - v1.74.3g
- No longer appears in Sk8 P4rk, as it has been removed.
Notes
| Molten | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
| Heavy Wave 4 |
Elite Abnormal Wave 8 |
Hidden Wave 10 |
| Western (Badlands II) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
| Skeleton Wave 6 |
Elite Abnormal Wave 8 |
Fallen Skeleton Wave 10 |
| Molten Arena PVP | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
| Slow Wave 4 |
Elite Abnormal Wave 7 |
Hidden Wave 9 |
| Master (The Takeover) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
| Heavy Wave 2 |
Elite Abnormal Wave 4 |
Breaker2 Wave 5 |
| Legacy Enemies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Replaced | Blighted • Boomer 1 • Necromancer 2 • Mystery 2 • Gravekeeper • Super Mystery • Ultra Mystery • Uber Mystery • Ninja • Frost Hero • Strong | |
| Pre-MEGA | Carrier • Swarm • Tank 2 • Boomer 2 • Controlled • Shrike Crystal • Rusted • Witch Doctor • Tombstone • Frozen • Deep Freeze • Frost Hero | |
| Polluted Wasteland | Radioactive • Wasted Boss • Amalgamation • Rusher • Splitter • Split • Nuclear Fallen King | |
| Hidden Wave (Legacy) | Glitched Giant • Bug • Bruh • SCT • Jaxe • Mechanical Rot • Frost Hero • Developer 1 • Developer 2 • Developer 3 • Creator • A • B • C | |
| Other | Void • First Form | |