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"Looks like they'll be... sleepin' with the fishes! A master of the criminal underworld, Kingpin can call in hit orders and deploy a variety of henchmen to do his bidding."

―Store Description

Description

The Kingpin, internally referred to as EvolvedKingpin, is the evolved version of the Crook Boss, unlocked by reaching Level 20 on the Crook Boss tower, either by getting the experience or by skipping the need to get it by paying Error creating thumbnail: File missing 599. Once done, it can be bought for Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5,500 and Error creating thumbnail: File missing 15,000. As it is an evolved tower, only some of its upgrades are unlocked at the start. All other have to be unlocked by reaching higher evolution levels on the tower.

The Kingpin itself is a single target tower with no major gimmicks in the beginning, even lacking the Crook Boss' summon animation for each unit. It does however have up to three unit queues, all of which summon in can summon a different unit. There are four available options:

• Lackey, a simple single target unit with with decent health and DPS. The unit has hidden detection. It is unlocked from Level 0.
• Money Runner, the only unit that cannot be used offensively outside of collision damage that upon death generates a set amount of cash. It is unlocked from Level 0.
• Bouncer is a high health melee unit that attacks enemies with a bat. The unit has both hidden and lead detections. It is unlocked from Level 4B.
• Contractor is a high range unit that deals a lot of damage at a slow speed. It has all three detections. It is unlocked from Level 6B.

While the bottom path has two units unique to itself, the top path instead gains the Bounty ability which lets the Kingpin mark an enemy in its range. While doing so, it will stop attacking enemies for 2 seconds. This marked enemy will generate a specific percentage of the enemy's total cash reward once the enemy has been killed, though the reward cannot exceed a specific value. Both the reward percentage and the reward cap increase with upgrades.

The Kingpin is primarily a mid to late-game tower, with top path focusing on income while bottom path focuses on DPS. It has a placement limit of 4.

Upgrades

Hat Trick

Level 1 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,400

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Mafia Expansion

Level 2 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: Error creating thumbnail: File missing$4,000

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+1 Unit Queue

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High Roller

Level 3 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: Error creating thumbnail: File missing$6,000

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Ability

Bounty

Level 4A • 120s Cooldown • 40s Initial cooldown

Places a hit order on an enemy in range, making Kingpin stop attacking enemies for 2 seconds. When that enemy is killed, a bonus reward is given which is a specific percentage of the enemy's total cash reward. The reward from this ability cannot go above a specific limit.

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Statistics

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Neutral Stats
Level	Cost	Total Cost	Damage	Firerate	Range	Unit Queue	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,600	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,600	24	1.1	17.5	1	21.82	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$164.99
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,400	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$5,000	24	0.85	20	1	28.24	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$177.05
2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$4,000	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$9,000	7	0.14	20	2	50	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$180
3	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$6,000	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$15,000	12	0.14	20	2	85.71	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$175.01

Top Path Stats
Level	Cost	Total Cost	Damage	Firerate	Range	Unit Queue	Reward Percentage	Reward Cap	DPS	Cost Efficiency
4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$7,250	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$22,250	160	1.65	20	2	60%	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$10,000	96.97	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$229.45
5	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$16,500	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$38,750	295	1.65	20	2	80%	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$25,000	178.79	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$216.73
6	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$38,500	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$77,250	225	0.8	21.5	2	100%	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$50,000	281.25	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$274.67

Bottom Path Stats
Level	Cost	Total Cost	Damage	Firerate	Range	Unit Queue	DPS	Cost Efficiency
4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$14,000	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$29,000	17	0.12	22	3	141.67	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$204.7
5	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$32,500	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$61,500	34	0.12	23	3	283.33	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$217.06
6	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$64,000	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$125,500	46	0.1	23	3	460	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$272.83

Lackey Stats
Level	Health	Damage	Spawn Time	Firerate	Lifespan	Range	Detections	DPS	Ram DPS
0–2	45	2	37.5	0.22	75	19	Hidden	9.09	1.2
3-4A	45	2	30	0.22	75	19	Hidden	9.09	1.5
5A/4B	75	5	30	0.2	75	23	Hidden	25	2.5
6A/5B	200	6	25	0.16	75	24.5	Hidden	37.5	8
6B	300	7	25	0.12	75	25	Hidden	58.33	12

Money Runner Stats
Level	Health	Cash on Death	Spawn Time	Income per Second	Ram DPS
0–2	40	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$200	40	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$5	1
3-6B	40	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$200	30	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$6.67	1.33
4A	75	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$450	30	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$15	2.5
5A	75	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$600	27.5	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$21.82	2.73
6A	100	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$850	25	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$34	4

Bouncer Stats
Level	Health	Defense	Damage	Spawn Time	Firerate	Lifespan	Range	Detections	DPS	Ram DPS
4B	500	N/A	25	45	0.5	75	8	Hidden, Lead	50	11.11
5B	750	10%	35	40	0.5	75	8	Hidden, Lead	70	20.63
6B	1,000	15%	40	40	0.5	75	8.5	Hidden, Lead	80	28.75

Contractor Stats
Level	Health	Damage	Spawn Time	Firerate	Lifespan	Range	Detections	DPS	Ram DPS
6B	400	170	60	2	75	35	Hidden, Flying, Lead	85	6.67

Levels
Level	Exp	Total Exp
0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 0 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 0 EXP
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75 EXP
2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 155 EXP
3	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 86 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 241 EXP
4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 93 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 334 EXP
5	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 100 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 434 EXP
6	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 107 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 541 EXP
7	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 115 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 656 EXP
8	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 124 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 780 EXP
9	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 133 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 913 EXP
10	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 143 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,056 EXP
11	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 154 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,210 EXP
12	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 166 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,376 EXP
13	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 178 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,554 EXP
14	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 192 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,746 EXP
15	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 206 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,952 EXP
16	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 221 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2,173 EXP
17	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 238 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2,411 EXP
18	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 256 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2,667 EXP
19	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 275 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2,942 EXP
20	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 296 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 3,238 EXP

Strategy

• The Kingpin is best used as a mid-to-late game tower.
• At Level 3, the Kingpin gains two paths.
  • The top path is focused on giving the player cash through its Bounty ability and upgrading the Money Runners it spawns.
    • The top path can be used as a secondary income source which may help at affording certain expensive towers like the Juggernaut.
    • It is advised to use the Bounty ability on enemies with high health to maximize its effectiveness.
    • Notably it also gains lead detection earlier than its bottom path counterpart.
  • The bottom path is more focused on DPS and spawning units, this path unlocks the Bouncer and the Contractor.
    • This path focuses on increasing the efficiency in which the units deal damage, whether it be by increasing their DPS, or shortening their spawnrate.

Trivia

• The Kingpin is one of the first three evolved towers revealed in 2020 prior to the release of the Overhaul Update.
• The Kingpin's top path upgrade names are likely referencing those of the Golden Crook Boss.
• The Kingpin's voice actor is Mitch Kaye.

Update Log

• 17 July 2026 - v2.3.0
  • Kingpin added.
• 14 August 2026 - v2.6.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 4A
      • Reward percentage increased from 50% to 60%.
      • Bounty cooldown decreased from 150 to 120.
      • Bounty initial cooldown of 40 added.
    • Level 5A
      • Reward percentage increased from 50% > 70% to 60% > 80%.
    • Level 6A
      • Reward percentage increased from 70% > 100% to 80% > 100%.
      • Reward cap changed from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$25,000 > Error creating thumbnail: File missing$60,000 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$25,000 > Error creating thumbnail: File missing$50,000.
    • Level 4B
      • Bouncer health decreased from 550 to 500.
    • Level 5B
      • Bouncer health increased from +200 to +250.
    • Level 6B
      • Contractor changed.
      • Health increased from 200 to 400.
      • Damage increased from 165 to 170.
      • Lifespan increased from 70 to 75.
    • Lackey changed.
      • Damage decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Range decreased from +2.5 to +0.5.

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