Editing Skeleton

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{{SameName|Skeleton|[[Skeleton|Enemy]] • [[Skeleton (Lunar Overture)|Lunar Overture]] • [[Skeleton (Unit)|Unit]]}}{{For|other uses of [[Skeleton (Disambiguation)|Skeleton]]}}
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*[[Classic Island Chaos|The Classic Mission 4]]
*[[Classic Castle|The Classic Mission 5]]
*[[Pls Donate|Pls Donate (Easy)]]
*[[Pls Donate|Pls Donate (Hard)]]
*[[Sk8 P4rk|The Takeover (Noob)]]<br/>[[Sk8 P4rk|The Takeover (Pro)]]
*[[Nil Zone|Halloween 2025 Live Event]]
*[[Blind Faith|Null & Void Night III (Easy)]]
*[[Blind Faith|Null & Void Night III (Hard)]]}}
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Originally:<br>[[Enemies Beta|β -]] [[Molten Mode|{{Color|LegacyMoltenMode|Molten}}]]<br>[[Enemies Beta|β -]] [[Fallen Mode|{{Color|LegacyFallenMode|Fallen}}]]<br>[[Pizza Party|{{Color|PizzeriaMode}}]]<br>[[PVP Test|{{Color|PVP|PVP Test}}]]
|first_wave_appearance = 6 (Western)<br/>14 (Casual)
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Originally:<br/>27 (Null & Void Night III)
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*[[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]20 ([[Radio Silence]])
*[[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]30 ([[Off The Rails]])
*[[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]45 ([[Derailed]])
*[[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]100 ([[Rock Bottom]])
*[[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]50 ([[Surface Tension]])
*[[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]125 ([[Lights Out]])}}
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*{{Money|50}} on death ([[Surface Tension]] & [[Lights Out]])}}
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*[[Grave Digger]]
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==Description==
The '''Skeleton''' is an enemy that appears in [[Easy Mode|Easy]], [[Casual Mode|Casual]], [[Challenge Trials]], [[Badlands II]], [[Polluted Wasteland II]], Basic Arena [[PVP]] and Molten Arena [[PVP]] modes. It also appears in the tutorial and first chapters of [[Story Mode|Story]] mode. The '''Skeleton''' is primarily summoned by the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]], it does not appear naturally in most modes except [[Badlands II]]. A '''Skeleton''' summoned by the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]] has a chance to have the [[Hidden (Attribute)|Hidden]] attribute. It has a decent amount health and speed.

The '''Skeleton''' was replaced by the [[Brick Man]] in [[Headache Headquarters]].

==Appearance==
The '''Skeleton''' is made entirely of white parts that resemble a skeletal humanoid. It does not have a full torso, but instead has the bone cage for it. Its head is slightly smaller than most other enemies and has two large black eyeholes.

On death, the '''Skeleton''' falls into a pile of bones while playing a bone shaking sound. Its legacy version was pretty similar, though it has a different walking animation and no death animation.

==Strategy==
*The '''Skeleton''' can be a threat when it first appears, as many can be summoned by the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]] if it is not killed quickly, leading to other problems.
**Killing the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]] before it can summon any '''Skeletons''' is recommended.
**Towers like the [[Soldier]], [[Golden Scout]], [[Militant]] or [[Ace Pilot]] can be quite effective against this.
**High DPS towers like the [[Minigunner]], [[Crook Boss]] and [[Accelerator]] can be prepared specifically for this enemy if early game towers are not enough, using the [[Farm]] to get them as they may be quite expensive.
***Do note that the [[Accelerator]], if locked onto the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]] or other strong enemies, will ignore the '''Skeletons''' until the targeted enemy is defeated or leaves its range.
***The [[Ranger]] struggles against hordes of '''Skeletons''' due to its slow firerate. It can instead be set to ''Strongest'' to target and kill the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]] while other towers take care of the '''Skeletons'''.
**Area of effect towers, like the [[Mortar]], [[Rocketeer]] or [[Assassin]] can be quite useful as they can damage all the '''Skeletons''' as well as the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]] at once.
**The '''Skeletons''' can be converted by the [[Hacker]] to damage the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]] that summoned them.
*Do note that you do not earn any money from the '''Skeleton''' as it is a summoned enemy.
*The '''Skeleton''' moves at a somewhat fast pace. You may want to use crowd control towers like the [[Sledger]], [[Warden]] or [[Electroshocker]], though this is not necessary.
**The [[Sledger]], [[Frost Blaster]] and [[Electroshocker]] are particularly effective as they can slow multiple '''Skeletons''' down at once. Additionally, their high damage makes them also useful at killing '''Skeletons'''.

==Sounds==
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==Gallery==
{{Gallery|
{{GalleryHeader|Animations (Modern)}}
<gallery widths=250>
SkeletonWalk.gif|Current walk animation (24 February 2024 – Present)
SkeletonDeathAnimation.gif|Current death animation (24 February 2024 – Present)
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{{GalleryHeader|Animations (Legacy)}}
<gallery widths=250>
LegacySkeletonWalk.gif|Current walk animation (29 July 2022 – Present)
LegacySkeletonStunAnimation.gif|Current stun animation (29 July 2022 – Present)
</gallery>

{{GalleryHeader|Converted Variants (Modern)}}
<gallery>
DefHacker1Skeleton.png|Green variant, current version, first animation variant (11 June 2025 – Present)
DefHacker2Skeleton.png|Overclock variant, current version, first animation variant (11 June 2025 – Present)
</gallery>

{{GalleryHeader|Corpse Variants (Modern)}}
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CorpseSkeleton.png|Second [[Corpse (Enemy)|Corpse]] variant, current version, original animation variant (12 March 2025 – Present)
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{{GalleryHeader|Corpse Variants (Legacy)}}
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CorpseLegacySkeleton.png|Second [[Corpse (Enemy)|Corpse]] variant, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)
</gallery>

{{GalleryHeader|Thumbnails}}
<gallery>
PirateUpdateThumbnail.png|'''Skeleton's''' head on the game thumbnail.
DJREWORKTHUMB.png|'''Skeleton''' on the game thumbnail.
V1.30.0Thumbnail.png|'''Skeleton''' on the game thumbnail.
GenericThumbnail.png|'''Skeleton''' on the game thumbnail.
OldMortarThumbnail.png|'''Skeleton''' on the game thumbnail.
</gallery>

{{GalleryHeader|Icons}}
<gallery>
v1.35.0UpdateIcon.png|'''Skeleton''' on the game icon.
</gallery>

{{GalleryHeader|Promotional Images}}
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HalloweenPI2.jpg|'''Skeleton''' on a promotional image.
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{{GalleryHeader|Promotional Videos}}
<gallery>
DJ Tower Rework Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' on a promotional video.
Gatling Gun Tower - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' on a promotional video.
Swarmer Rework - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' on a promotional video.
Tower Defense Simulator Roblox Trailer|'''Skeleton''' on a promotional video.
Assassin Tower Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' on a promotional video.
Medic & Turret Update Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' on a promotional video.
Boomerang Tower - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' on a promotional video.
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{{GalleryHeader|Trailers}}
<gallery>
Tower Defense Simulator- ☢️ NUCLEAR Update!☢️|'''Skeleton''' in the game trailer.
Tower Defense Simulator - UNWAVERING TIDES Trailer|'''Skeleton''' in the game trailer.
Fallen King Trailer (OUT NOW!) - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' in the game trailer.
Skill Tree Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' in the game trailer.
Summer Battlepass - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' in the game trailer.
Spring Battlepass 2026 - Tower Defense Simulator|'''Skeleton''' in the game trailer.
</gallery>

{{GalleryHeader|Render}}
<gallery>
PirateUpdateClean.png|'''Skeleton's''' head on on a render.
v1.35.0IconClean.png|'''Skeleton''' on a render.
AchievementsRender.png|'''Skeleton''' on a render.
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{{GalleryHeader|Miscellaneous}}
<gallery>
IndexSkeleton.png|'''Skeleton''' on its [[Index]] icon.
LegacySkeletonIconIG.png|Legacy '''Skeleton''' on its [[Index]] icon.
</gallery>
}}

==Trivia==
*The '''Skeleton''' reuses the [[Lunar Overture Event|Lunar Overture]] [[Skeleton (Lunar Overture)|Skeleton]]'s walking and death animations.
*The '''Skeleton''' reuses the {{Color|Halloween|Graveyard}} [[Farm]]'s cash production sound for its death sound.
**The '''Skeleton's''' previous death sound was similar to the [[w:c:minecraft:Skeleton|Skeleton]] hurt sound from ''Minecraft''.
*The '''Skeleton''' is very similar to the [[Bones (Solar Eclipse)|Bones]] that appeared in the [[Halloween 2020 Event]] and [[Solar Eclipse Event]].

==Update History==
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*'''29 July 2022''' - [[v1.3.0]]
**'''Skeleton''' added.
*'''30 September 2022''' - [[v1.4.0]]
**Now appears in [[Badlands II]].
**Now has 50 health in [[Badlands II]].
*'''31 October 2022''' - [[v1.4.2]]
**Now appears in any map with the [[Enemies Beta]] modifier active.
**Health now depends on gamemode.
***Now has 50 health in [[Enemies Beta]] [[Fallen Mode|Fallen]] mode, [[Badlands II]] and [[Pizza Party]].
***Now has 60 health in [[Polluted Wasteland II]].
**{{Bug}} '''Skeleton''' has 50 health in [[Polluted Wasteland II]] instead of 60.
*'''2 November 2022''' - [[v1.4.2]]c
**{{Bugfix}} '''Skeleton''' now has the correct amount of health in [[Polluted Wasteland II]].
*'''14 November 2022'''
**{{Bug}} '''Skeleton''' has 50 health in [[Polluted Wasteland II]] instead of 60.
*'''24 February 2024''' - [[v1.14.0]]
**Now appears in [[Easy Mode|Easy]] mode.
***Has 15 health instead of 50.
**Speed decreased from Above Average (3.5) to Average (3) in [[Easy Mode|Easy]] mode.
***Walking animation changed in [[Easy Mode|Easy]] mode.
***Now has a death animation in [[Easy Mode|Easy]] mode.
***Death sound changed in [[Easy Mode|Easy]] mode.
**{{Bug}} In [[Fallen Mode|Fallen]] mode and [[Polluted Wasteland II]], '''Skeletons''' have 15 health and can deal 50 damage to the base health if not damaged.
*'''3 May 2024''' - [[v1.20.0]]
**Now spawns naturally in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
***Has 55 health in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
****{{Bug}} '''Skeleton''' health is set to 15 on [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode if the [[Enemies Beta]] modifier is active.
***Gives {{Money|60}} upon death in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
***Walking animation changed in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
***Now has a death animation in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
***Death sound changed in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
*'''18 May 2024''' - [[v1.22.0]]
**Now appears in [[PVP Test]].
***Has 10 health in [[PVP Test]].
***Walking animation changed in [[PVP Test]].
***Now has a death animation in [[PVP Test]].
***Death sound changed in [[PVP Test]].
*'''23 May 2024''' - [[v1.23.0]]
**Speed decreased from Above Average (3.5) to Average (3) in all modes.
**Now appears in [[Molten Mode|Molten]] mode, [[Classic Candy Cane Lane]], [[Classic Winter]], [[Classic Forest Camp]], [[Classic Island Chaos]] and [[Classic Castle]].
***Has 10 health in [[Molten Mode|Molten]] mode and 15 health in [[The Classic Event]] maps.
***{{Bug}} '''Skeleton''' health is set to 15 on [[Molten Mode|Molten]] mode if the [[Enemies Beta]] modifier is active.
**Walking animation changed in [[Fallen Mode|Fallen]] mode and special maps.
**Death animation added in [[Fallen Mode|Fallen]] mode and special maps.
**Death sound changed in [[Fallen Mode|Fallen]] mode and special maps.
*'''11 September 2024''' - [[v1.31.0]]
**Health decreased from 55 to 30 in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
**No longer naturally appears in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode, now can only be spawned by the [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]].
*'''13 November 2024''' - [[v1.41.0]]
**Now appears in [[Pls Donate]].
***Has 15 health in the Easy difficulty and 50 health in the Hard difficulty.
*'''4 December 2024''' - [[v1.44.0]]
**No longer appears in [[Pls Donate]], as it has been removed.
*'''11 December 2024''' - [[v1.45.0]]
**Now appears in [[Casual Mode|Casual]] mode.
***Has 10 health in [[Casual Mode|Casual]] mode.
**No longer appears in [[Molten Mode]], as it has been replaced by the [[Molten Demon]].
*'''16 December 2024''' - [[v1.46.0]]
**{{Bugfix}} Now has 55 health in [[Polluted Wasteland II]] due to the [[Enemies Beta]] removal, but still not the original 60.
*'''22 January 2025''' - [[v1.50.0]]
**No longer appears in [[Pizza Party]].
*'''5 February 2025''' - [[V1.52.0]]
**Health increased from 50 to 60 in [[Badlands II]].
*'''12 February 2025''' - [[v1.53.0]]
**Legacy version now uses the correct statistics in [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] mode.
*'''19 February 2025''' - [[v1.54.0]]
**Health increased from 55 to 200 in [[Polluted Wasteland II]].
*'''9 April 2025''' - [[v1.60.0]]
**Now appears in Low Rank and 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}} Legacy '''Skeleton''' no longer uses the death sound effect.
*'''23 July 2025''' - [[v1.71.0]]
**Now appears in Basic Arena and Molten Arena [[PVP]], carrying over all of its [[PVP Test]] statistics.
*'''3 September 2025''' - [[v1.74.0]]
**{{Bugfix}} Mode health is no longer overridden by the [[Enemies Beta]] health value.
*'''12 September 2025''' - [[v1.73.0|v1.73.3a]]
**Now appears in [[Sk8 P4rk]] Noob and Pro difficulties as part of [[The Takeover Event]].
***Has 15 health in Noob difficulty and 30 health in Pro difficulty.
*'''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 25 health.
*'''4 October 2025''' - [[V1.76.0|v1.76.2b]]
**'''Skeleton''' now appears in [[Nil Zone]] as part of the [[Halloween 2025 Live Events]].
***Has 150 health.
*'''4 October 2025''' - [[V1.76.0|v1.76.2d]]
**'''Skeleton''' no longer spawns in [[Nil Zone]], as the [[Halloween 2025 Live Events|Halloween 2025 Live Event]] has ended.
*'''11 October 2025''' - [[v1.76.0|v1.76.4a]]
**'''Skeleton''' now appears in [[Nil Zone]] as part of the [[Halloween 2025 Live Events]].
*'''12 October 2025''' - [[v1.76.0|v1.76.4b]]
**'''Skeleton''' no longer spawns in [[Nil Zone]], as the [[Halloween 2025 Live Events|Halloween 2025 Live Event]] has ended.
*'''31 October 2025''' - [[v1.79.0]]
**'''Skeleton''' now appears in [[Blind Faith]] as part of the [[Null & Void Event]].
*'''26 November 2025''' - [[v1.80.0|v1.80.1e]]
**'''Skeleton''' no longer appears in [[Blind Faith]] as the [[Null & Void Event]] ended.
*'''28 January 2026''' - [[v1.84.0]]
**No longer appears in [[Intermediate Mode|Intermediate]] mode.
*'''2 July 2026''' - [[v2.1.0|v2.1.7]]
**Now naturally appears in [[Casual Mode|Casual]] mode on Wave 14.
**Health increased from 15 to 50 in [[Casual Mode|Casual]] mode.
**Now gives {{Money|15}} on death in [[Casual Mode|Casual]] mode.
*'''31 July 2026''' - [[v2.4.0]]
**Now appears in [[Breach Protocol]], [[Radio Silence]] and [[Off The Rails]].
***Has 10 health in [[Breach Protocol]].
***Has 20 health in [[Radio Silence]].
***Has 30 health in [[Off The Rails]].
*'''7 August 2026''' - [[v2.5.0]]
**Now appears in [[Derailed]], [[Rock Bottom]], [[Surface Tension]] and [[Lights Out]].
***Has 45 health in [[Derailed]].
***Has 100 health in [[Rock Bottom]].
***Has 50 health in [[Surface Tension]].
***Has 125 health in [[Lights Out]].
***Gives {{Money|30}} on death in [[Rock Bottom]].
***Gives {{Money|50}} on death in [[Surface Tension]] and [[Lights Out]].
}}


{{Casual|[[Armored]]|Wave 13|Skeleton & [[Necromancer (Modern Enemy)|Necromancer]]|Wave 14|[[Enraged]]|Wave 16}}
{{Badlands|[[Heavy]]|Wave 4|Skeleton|Wave 6|[[Elite Abnormal]]|Wave 8}}
{{BlindFaith|[[Null Accelerator]]|Wave 25|Skeleton, [[Executioner Skeleton (Null & Void)|Executioner Skeleton]], [[Giant Skeleton]], [[Hallow Guard (Null & Void)|Hallow Guard]] & [[Null Necromancer]]|Wave 27|[[Rift Walker]]|Wave 30}}



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