Ghoul

ARTICLE

ADVANCED

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Ghoul
Mode Appearance	Intermediate Challenges Boss Rush Events The Takeover (Pro) Originally: PVP Test
Wave Debut	16 Originally: 4 (The Takeover Pro)
Statistics
Base Health	500
Defense	30%
Speed	Slightly Slow (2.25)
Cash Given	$650 on death
Spawned By	Patient Zero
Hidden?	Variable
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	Bloated (Variable) Nimble (Variable) Boss Immunities: Freeze Immunity Stun Immunity Poison Slowdown Confusion Thorn Slowdown Nuke Fallout Damage DJ Booth Slowdown Defense Dropping Hacker Conversion Hacker Slowdown Slowed Immunity

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Watch out! There's a mutated ghoul somewhere in the hoard. It looks like it's Hidden, so be careful.

―Commander dialogue on Wave 7 (Intermediate)

What's going on with that zombie?! It's regenerating!
Take it out quick before it can heal itself!

―Commander dialogue on Wave 7 (Formerly, Intermediate)

Description

The Ghoul is an enemy that appears only in Intermediate mode. It also appeared in The Takeover Event. It has a decently high health and a slightly slow speed. On all waves, it appears as a Hidden enemy, which means towers must have hidden detection to be able to target it. The only time it spawns without it is if the Patient Zero summons it. On certain waves, it can also have other attributes, like Bloated and Slime, making it quite dangerous.

Due to a bug, Ghouls with the Slime attribute do not spawn the Slime upon death.

Appearance

The Ghoul is a tall humanoid with a waist, lower arms and lower legs in its rig. It has a light green skin color, torn dark grey shorts, a belt and a ragged white lab coat. It has exposed green veins, multiple tumors on its body and a malnourished chest. It has green glowing eyes and black patches of hair on its head, with a few strands on the sides.

Strategy

• Towers with hidden detection and a good amount of DPS like the Assassin, Cowboy, Militant, Crook Boss or Golden Crook Boss can be effective against it.
  • Later on, high DPS towers like the Minigunner, Crook Boss or Hunter can kill these with ease.
• Towers with high damage can be quite useful against it, such towers include the Military Base and Trapper.
• Splash damage towers like the Rocketeer can prove effective in clearing out Ghouls in later waves due to its hidden detection and high splash DPS, considering they appear in large groups.
  • While other splash damage towers such as the Mortar and Demoman cannot target Ghouls directly, they can still be hit by their splash radius if another detectable non-hidden enemy is nearby.
• Stalling towers like the Freezer and the Warden can be utilized to slow the Ghoul down.
  • Other stallers such as the Sledger and the Tesla, despite not being able to detect the Ghoul, can still indirectly hit the Ghoul if a enemy nearby is detectable.

Gallery

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, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)

Thumbnails

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  Ghoul on the game thumbnail.
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  Ghoul on the game thumbnail.
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  Ghoul on the game thumbnail.

Promotional Images

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  Ghoul on a promotional image.

Promotional Videos

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  Ghoul on a promotional video.
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  Ghoul on a promotional video.
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  Ghoul on a promotional video.
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  Ghoul on a promotional video.
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  Ghoul on a promotional video.
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  Ghoul on a promotional video.
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  Ghoul on a promotional video.
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  Ghoul on a promotional video.

Trailers

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  Ghoul in the game trailer.
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  Ghoul in the game trailer.

Development Images

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  Ghoul on a development gif.

Concept Art

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  Ghoul on concept art.

Renders

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  Ghoul on a render.

Miscellaneous

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  Ghoul featured in the v1.20.0 update log.
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  Ghoul on its Index icon.

Update History

• 3 May 2024 - v1.20.0
  • Ghoul added.
  • Bug: Ghouls with the Slime attribute do not spawn the Slime upon death.
• 10 May 2024 - v1.21.0
  • Ghoul is now immune to the fallout damage from the Nuke while it is a boss enemy.
• 18 May 2024 - v1.22.0
  • Ghoul is now immune to knockback while it is a boss enemy.
• 28 August 2024 - v1.29.0
  • Bug: Can be slowed down by the DJ Booth while a boss.
• 31 August 2024 - v1.29.7
  • Bugfix: No longer can be slowed down by the DJ Booth while a boss.
• 11 September 2024 - v1.31.0
  • Health decreased from 180 to 175.
• 6 November 2024 - v1.40.0
  • Ghoul can no longer have its defense dropped while a Boss enemy.
• 9 April 2025 - v1.60.0
  • 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.
• 12 September 2025 - v1.74.3a
  • Now appears in Sk8 P4rk Noob and Pro difficulties as part of The Takeover Event.
    • Has 250 health in the Pro difficulty.
    • Gives $88 every 50% health lost in the Pro difficulty.
• 22 September 2025 - v1.74.3g
  • No longer appears in Sk8 P4rk, as it has been removed.
• 28 January 2026 - v1.84.0
  • First wave appearance changed from 7 to 16 in Intermediate mode.
  • Health increased from 175 to 500.
  • Defense of 30% added.
  • Cash given increased from $100 every 50% health lost to $650 on death.
  • Health Regen removed.

Notes

Intermediate
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Reaver Wave 15	Ghoul Wave 16	Boomer Wave 17

Pro (The Takeover)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Slow Wave 2	Ghoul Wave 4	Enraged Wave 5