Andesite Angel

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Andesite Angel
"An enigmatic soarer with a burning rage. No one really knows where it came from, but what we do know is that we must take them out!" - Enemy Description
Mode Appearance	Haunted Harvest
Wave Debut	19
Statistics
Base Health	800
Speed	Average
Cash Given	$800 on death
Hidden?	No
Flying?	Yes
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	Mutation (Variable) Slime (Variable) Bloated (Variable) Nimble (Variable) Lantern (Variable)
Ability
Ability	Caldera Condemnation - Upon death, the Andesite Angel's wings will shoot off, causing it to dive to the floor. Upon landing it will explode, stunning any nearby towers for 5 seconds and granting any enemies within the vicinity the Lantern attribute.

Overview

The Andesite Angel is an enemy that appears in the Haunted Harvest gamemode. It is the first flying enemy that appears, being weaker than the Magmatic Mage, but quicker.

While the Andesite Angel isn't densely spammed, it possesses the ability to explode and stun nearby towers whilst granting enemies the Lantern attribute.

Appearance

The Andesite Angel takes similar appearance to the Fallen Angel, being an angel hovering above the ground using its orange-accented wings. It wears dark orange armor which consists of a helmet, shoulder-pads, chestplate, leggings, shoes and gloves. It has a few crystals on its helmet. Above its head, it has a bronze halo. It has a hole in the middle of its torso, and an orange grin with "X's" for eyes. Additionally, the Andesite Angel emits a subtle flame effect whilst moving.

Analysis, Ranking, and Strategy

The Andesite Angel probably doesn't need much "strategy" to beat, it's kinda just a detection check for the sake of being one. Even so, I could absolutely still see people struggling against her. Uhhh...so...here we go, I guess! 

• The Andesite Angel is a flying enemy.
  • This means that only a select few towers can damage this enemy, like the Engineer, Ranger, Mortar, Crook Boss, or Archer.
    • This also means that melee towers like Warden or Brawler cannot hit the Andesite Angel.
      • Fortunately, the Andesite Angel lacks stun immunity. Because of this, support towers with flight detection such as the Electroshocker can counter this enemies' rather quick speed.

The Andesite Angel is really just a 6/10 overall. While it's kinda speedy and can be somewhat annoying, this enemy can be easily countered with level 2 Ranger spam. What you've REALLY gotta watch out for is...

• The Andesite Angels' Caldera Condemnation ability can stun nearby towers.
  • This renders short-ranged towers like Demoman useless against this enemy, despite its indirect ability to hit flying enemies.
    • Even so, the primary threat of the Andesite Angels' Caldera Condemnation is the ability to grant nearby enemies the Lantern attribute.
      • This can buff enemies like the Cucurbita Conjurer or Ethereal Pumpkid, ultimately encumbering your run.

Overall, the Andesite Angel is a rather annoying enemy with average stats that acts more as a "detection check" similar to the Stealthy Squash than anything else. However, the bulk of its difficulty really comes from the Caldera Condemnation ability, essentially stunning AND buffing nearby enemies which can be super annoying. Additionally, the Andesite Angel can be very difficult to counter when paired with other enemies like the Cucurbita Conjurer or Mischievous Mystery, but shouldn't be too difficult if you've got high-ranged/damaging towers, Ranger and Mortar coming to mind.

Trivia

• The Andesite Angel's model is simply a retextured version of the Fallen Angel.
  • Additionally, just like said enemy the Andesite Angel is confirmed to be female.
• By definition, "Andesite" is a type of rock created by sulfur and magma, similar to that of obsidian.
  • This stays loyal to the entire "fire theme", so I decided to keep it in.

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