Editing Giant Boss

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{{For|[[Slow Boss]]|[[Chained Boss]]|[[Glitched Giant]]|[[Fallen Giant]]}}
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|modern_image = ModernGiantBossModel.png
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|-|Normal = [[File:GiantBossFrostUpdate.png]]
|-|Enemies Beta = [[File:giantbossbetnew.png]]
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|mode_appearance = [[Intermediate Mode|{{Color|IntermediateMode}}]]<br/>[[Legacy Fallen Mode|{{Color|LegacyFallenMode}}]]<br/>[[Challenge Trials|{{Color|TrialMode}}]]<br/>{{InfoboxContainer|Challenges|*[[Juggernaut (Challenge)|Juggernaut]]
*[[Jailed Towers (Challenge)|Jailed Towers]]
*[[Legion (Challenge)|Legion]]
*[[Oops! All slimes!]]
*[[Vanguard (Challenge)|Vanguard]]}}{{InfoboxContainer|Events|*[[Sk8 P4rk|The Takeover (Pro)]]}}
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Originally:<br>[[Fallen Mode|{{Color|LegacyFallenMode|Fallen}}]]<br>[[Badlands II|{{Color|WesternMode}}]]<br>[[Hardcore Mode|{{Color|HardcoreMode}}]]<br>[[PVP Test|{{Color|PVP|PVP Test}}]]
|first_wave_appearance = 25 (Challenge Trials)<br>28 (Intermediate)<br>22 (Legacy Fallen & Challenges)
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Originally:<br>22 (Fallen & Western)<br>32 (Hardcore)
|base_hp = [[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]12,500 (Intermediate)<br/>[[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]9,000 (Challenge Trials)<br/>[[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]2,000 (Sandbox)<br/>{{InfoboxContainer|Challenges|*[[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]4,000 ([[Juggernaut (Challenge)|Juggernaut]])}}
|defense = {{Defense}}20%
|speed = [[File:SpeedIcon.png|20px|Speed]]Slightly Slow (2)
|cash = {{Money|6,000}} every 25% health (Intermediate)<br/>{{Money|750}} every 25% health (Challenge Trials)<br/>{{Money|1}} every 25% health (Default)
|hidden = No
|fly = No
|ghost = No
|lead = No
|immunity = {{Attr|Stun}}<br/>{{Attr|Freeze}}<br/>{{Attr|Bloated}} (Variable)<br/>{{Attr|Corpse}} (Variable)<br/>{{BossList|Default|Ref = <ref>Only the first '''Giant Boss''' spawned in [[Challenge Trials]] and [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode is a boss.</ref>}}
|legacy_base_hp = [[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]2,000
|legacy_defense = {{Defense}}40%
|legacy_speed = [[File:SpeedIcon.png|20px|Speed]]Very Slow (1.35)
|legacy_cash = {{Money|5}} on death
|legacy_spawned_by = *[[Mystery Boss]] (Golden, Legacy Fallen & Hardcore)
*[[Uber Mystery]] (Formerly)
|legacy_hidden = No
|legacy_fly = No
|legacy_ghost = No
|legacy_lead = No
|legacy_immunity = {{Attr|Stun}}
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{{QuoteBox|This enemy has already taken quite a beating, but it can take a lot more!<br/>Look out for the giant boss!|[[Commander (Narrator)|Commander]] dialogue on Wave 22 ([[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]])}}
{{QuoteBox|A Giant Boss is here! <br/>Stand your ground! |[[Commander (Narrator)|Commander]] dialogue on Wave 25 ([[Challenge Trials]])}}
{{QuoteBox|Still alive?<br/>Good.|[[Commander (Narrator)|Commander]] dialogue on Wave 32 ([[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]])}}
|-|April Fools 2022 =
{{QuoteBox|This enemy has awweady taken quite a beating, but it can take a wot mowe! (☉_☉)<br/>Wook out fow the giant boss! (☉ㅅ☉U)|[[Commander (Narrator)|Commander]] dialogue on Wave 22 ([[April Fools 2022#Narration|April Fools 2022 Fallen]])}}
{{QuoteBox|Stiww awive?<br/>Good. (ΦωΦ)|[[Commander (Narrator)|Commander]] dialogue on Wave 32 ([[April Fools 2022#Narration|April Fools 2022 Hardcore]])}}
|-|Version 1 =
{{QuoteBox|Get ready for a GIANT boss!|Beginning of Wave 22 (Pre-Overhaul, [[Fallen Mode|Fallen]])}}
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==Description==
The '''Giant Boss''' is a slow and large enemy with a large health and defense pool that appears in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode, [[Challenge Trials]] and the [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] exclusive [[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]] mode. It could also appear in [[The Takeover Event]] if summoned by [[Patient Zero]]. It moves at a slower speed compared to the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]], but can easily pass through weak defenses due to its high health. It has [[Stun Immunity]] and [[Freeze Immunity]] making it harder to stall.

It can be spawned from the [[Mystery Boss]] upon its death in the [[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]] mode, [[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]] mode and [[Golden Mode|Golden]] mode.

==Appearance==
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|Modern
|The '''Giant Boss''' is a large, hulking entity with green and grey skin. It has multiple green cracks in its body. It wears a torn, off-brown coat, brown gloves and has strange tubing and devices on its head. Its skull is partially exposed and it has a knife on its back.
|Legacy
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|Current
|The current version of the '''Giant Boss''' has a bronze skin color with a diagonal scar on its face. It has a brown granite torso, sleeves and legs, along with a brownish-black slate glove on its left arm, with a brown granite cuff on it. Additionally, it has dark grey chains wrapped around both of its arms. A knife is embedded into its back, with multiple spikes emerging from the location, as well as more emerging from the front of the torso. It emits an occasional bronze particle as well. Its head is slightly tilted downwards and has a twisted left leg.
|Current (Enemies Beta)
|The [[Enemies Beta]] version of the '''Giant Boss''' is a large humanoid with a waist, lower arms and lower legs in its rig. It has a yellowish-green skin color, and a dark brown torso, waist and legs, all coated in dirt. It has a knife impaled on its back, with red blood particles being emitted from the location. It also has veins on its head and arms and wears black armbands with white spikes on them.
|Version 1
|The first version of the '''Giant Boss''' is quite similar to the current version. Unlike the current version, its torso, sleeves and legs were a slightly lighter shade of bronze. It also had no gloves nor chains on it. It was faceless and also had rectangular rebar emerging from its back. A knife also appeared to be stabbed into the back of the '''Giant Boss'''. Its head was slightly tilted downwards and it had a twisted left leg for its second animation.
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==Strategy==
*When dealing with the '''Giant Boss''' when it debuts, high DPS towers are best fit. Such towers include the [[Pursuit]], [[Accelerator]], [[Minigunner]], [[Crook Boss]] and [[Ranger]].
**The [[Commander]] should be used to further boost the firerate of these towers.
**Do note that the [[Accelerator]] will remain locked onto the '''Giant Boss''' until it is defeated or leaves its range, letting other enemies get past. Other towers should be placed to deal with these enemies when using the [[Accelerator]].
**The [[Military Base]]'s [[Tank (Unit)|Tank]] and [[Railgun Tank]] are quite strong against the '''Giant Boss''', as their collision and splash damage ignore the '''Giant Boss's''' defense.
***Do note that their ranged gun damage is still affected by defense.
*It is not generally recommended to skip Wave 28 on [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode until the '''Giant Boss''' is defeated. Otherwise, the enemies from the following wave may overcome your towers while they are still trying to deal with the '''Giant Boss''', with the '''Giant Boss''' acting as a meat shield.
**Compared to its arrival in [[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]] mode, it has significantly less health, but appears more oftenly. Because of this, not only are high DPS towers a good option, but AOE towers like the [[Mortar]] and [[Rocketeer]] can deal with hordes of '''Giant Bosses''' that appear later on.   
*Multiple towers can take advantage of the '''Giant Boss''' slow speed.
**Short-ranged towers like the [[Gladiator]] are able to get many more hits in, making them more effective.
**The [[Military Base]] and [[Crook Boss]]' [[units]] will have more time to shoot at the '''Giant Boss''' before colliding into it.
*Most slowing towers are on the table when it comes to slowing the '''Giant Boss''' down. The [[Cryomancer]], [[Frost Blaster]] and [[Electroshocker]] are most effective against the '''Giant Boss's''' tendency to spawn in hordes and against singular '''Giant Bosses''' in [[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]] mode. The same goes for [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode, though only its singular appearance rather than its horde tendency. 
**Do note that the '''Giant Boss''' debuts as a boss on Wave 28 in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode, making it immune to all forms of stuns.
***As the '''Giant Boss''' has the [[Stun Immunity]], shock or stun based stalling towers like the the [[Warden]], [[Tesla]] or [[Electroshocker]] will only slow it down.
**Furthermore, towers that can knockback enemies, such as the [[Brawler]], cannot knock it back.
**Do note that the '''Giant Boss'''' large size will reduce the slowing capabilities of freezing towers and the [[Warden]].
*The '''Giant Boss'''' [[Defense]] can be reduced by defense dropping towers like the [[Pyromancer]] and [[Freezer]].

==Gallery==
{{Gallery|
{{GalleryHeader|Previous Variants (Legacy)}}
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GiantBoss-0.png|First version, second animation (29 October 2020 – 8 May 2021)
GiantBoss.png|First version, first animation (13 October 2019 – 29 October 2020)
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{{GalleryHeader|Corpse Variants (Modern)}}
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CorpseGiantBossModern.png|Second [[Corpse (Enemy)|Corpse]] variant, current version (18 September 2025 – Present)
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{{GalleryHeader|Corpse Variants (Legacy)}}
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CorpseLegacyGiantBoss.png|Second [[Corpse (Enemy)|Corpse]] variant, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)
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{{GalleryHeader|Thumbnails}}
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V1.74.0Thumbnail.png|'''Giant Boss''' on the game thumbnail.
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{{GalleryHeader|Promotional Images}}
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TDSArsenal.jpg|'''Giant Boss''' on a promotional image.
MysteryPI.jpg|'''Giant Boss''' on a promotional image.
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{{GalleryHeader|Promotional Videos}}
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Entity System - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Giant Boss''' on a promotional video.
April Fools 2022 - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Giant Boss''' on a promotional video.
Operator Tower Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator |'''Giant Boss''' on a promotional video.
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{{GalleryHeader|Trailers}}
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Tower Defense Simulator Trailer|'''Giant Boss''' in the game trailer.
Tower Defense Simulator Trailer 2020|'''Giant Boss''' in the game trailer.
Tower Defense Simulator Frost Invasion Trailer|'''Giant Boss''' in the game trailer.
Tower Defense Simulator- 🌵 BADLANDS Trailer! 🌵|'''Giant Boss''' in the game trailer.
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{{GalleryHeader|Development Images}}
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GiantBossWalkDG.gif|'''Giant Boss''' on a development gif.
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{{GalleryHeader|Miscellaneous}}
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War Machine Upgrade 4.png|'''Giant Boss''' on the [[War Machine]]’s  Level 4 upgrade icon and [[Accelerator]]’s first Level 4 icon.
IndexGiantBoss.png|'''Giant Boss''' on its [[Index]] icon.
DefaultEnemyIconIG.png|Bugged modern icon.
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==Trivia==
*The knife on the back of the '''Giant Boss''' is the {{RLinkC|121946387|Bombo's Survival Knife}} gear from the Roblox catalog.

==Update History==
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*'''13 October 2019''' - [[Release v1.0|Release v1.0.0]]
**'''Giant Boss''' added.
*'''27 November 2019''' - [[Release v1.3|Release v1.3.0a]]
**Speed increased from Below Average to Average.
*'''14 February 2020'''
**Now has [[Partial Electric Immunity]].
*'''4 March 2020''' - [[Release v1.8|Release v1.8.0]]
**[[MEGA Servers|MEGA Health]] scaling added.
*'''29 October 2020''' - [[Overhaul v1.0|Overhaul v1.0.0]]
**Defense of 25 added.
**Health decreased from 3,000 to 2,000.
**Speed decreased from Average to Slightly Slow (2).
**[[Partial Electric Immunity]] replaced with [[Energy Immunity]].
**Animation changed.
*'''8 May 2021''' - [[Overhaul v1.3|Overhaul v1.3.0]]
**Defense changed from 25 to 40%.
**Speed decreased from Slightly Slow (2) to Very Slow (1.35).
**Appearance changed.
**Death sound changed.
*'''30 September 2022''' - [[v1.4.0]]
**Now appears in [[Badlands II]].
**Now has a new appearance with the [[Enemies Beta]] modifier active.
*'''23 May 2023''' - [[v1.7.3]]a
**[[Energy Immunity]] replaced with [[Stun Immunity]].
*'''2 August 2024''' - [[v1.27.0]]
**No longer naturally appears in [[Fallen Mode|Fallen]] mode, as it has been replaced by the [[Fallen Giant]].
*'''17 December 2024''' - [[v1.46.0|v1.46.4]]
**'''Giant Boss''' now appears in [[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]] mode, if activated through [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] mode.
*'''17 December 2024''' - [[v1.46.0|v1.46.5]]
**'''Giant Boss''' no longer appears in [[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]] mode, as it has been removed.
*'''5 February 2025''' - [[v1.52.0]]
**No longer appears in [[Badlands II]].
**{{Bug}} Appears twice in the [[Index]], one of them not loading in any model for the preview and showing it as an exclusive enemy.
*'''12 February 2025''' - [[v1.53.0]]
**'''Giant Boss''' now appears in [[Legacy Fallen Mode|Legacy Fallen]] mode, if activated through [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] mode.
*'''26 February 2025''' - [[v1.55.0]]
**{{Bug}} Now appears in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
*'''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.
*'''30 April 2025''' - [[v1.63.0]]
**{{Bug}} '''Giant Boss''' no longer uses the death sound effect.
*'''12 September 2025''' - [[v1.74.0|v1.74.3a]]
**Now appears in [[Sk8 P4rk]] Pro difficulty as part of [[The Takeover Event]].
***Has 2,000 health in [[Sk8 P4rk]].
*'''18 September 2025''' - [[v1.74.0|v1.74.3d]]
**Modern version appearance changed.
**{{Bug}} Modern version has a broken icon in [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] mode.
*'''22 September 2025''' - [[v1.74.0|v1.74.3g]]
**No longer appears in [[Sk8 P4rk]], as it has been removed.
*'''24 September 2025''' - [[v1.75.0]]
**Now appears in [[Challenge Trials]].
***Has 9,000 health in [[Challenge Trials]].
**Cash given is now mode dependent.
***Gives {{Money|750}} every 25% health lost in [[Challenge Trials]].
***Default value is {{Money|1}} every 25% health lost.
*'''28 January 2026''' - [[v1.84.0]]
**Now naturally appears in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode in Wave 28.
**Health increased from 2,000 to 12,500 in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
**Now gives {{Money|6,000}} every 25% health lost in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
**[[Defense]] decreased from 40% to 20%.
**[[Freeze Immunity]] added.
*'''5 June 2026''' - [[v2.0.0]]
**No longer appears in [[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]] mode, as it has been replaced by [[Mandragora]].
**{{Bugfix}} No longer appears twice in the [[Index]].
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==Notes==
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{{LegacyFallen|[[Fallen]]|Wave 20|Giant Boss|Wave 22|[[Shadow Boss]]|Wave 24}}
{{Intermediate|[[Failed Experiment]]|Wave 25|Giant Boss|Wave 28|[[Patient Zero]]|Wave 30}}
{{ChallengeTrials|[[Circuit (Polluted Wasteland II)|Circuit]]|Wave 21|Giant Boss|Wave 25|[[Necrotic Skeleton]] & [[Breaker4]]|Wave 26}}



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