Editing Vindicator (Legacy)

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{{SameName|Vindicator|[[Vindicator (Legacy)|Legacy]] • [[Vindicator|Modern]]}}
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|title1 = Vindicator
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|-|With Shield = [[File:Vindicator0.png]]
|-|Without Shield Walk (Shield) = [[File:Vindicator2.png]]
|-|Without Shield = [[File:Vindicator1.png]]
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|mode_appearance = [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]]
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Originally:<br/>[[Hardcore Mode|{{Color|HardcoreMode}}]]
|first_wave_appearance = 49
|base_hp = [[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]40,000
|shield_hp = [[File:ShieldHealth.png|20px|Shield Health]]5,000
|speed = [[File:SpeedIcon.png|20px|Speed]]Below Average (2.5)
|hidden = No
|fly= No
|ghost = No
|lead = No
|defense = {{Defense}}100% (With Shield)<br/>{{Defense}}0% (Without Shield)
|immunity = None
|ability1 = '''{{WikiAb|Shield}}''' - When the '''Vindicator''' spawns, it deploys its shield. This gives the '''Vindicator''' 5,000 [[Shield Health]] and a defense of 100%.
|ability2 = '''{{WikiAb|Hammer}}''' - Throws its hammer at towers, stunning them for a period of time. Deals at least 120 damage to [[units]].
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==Description==
The '''Vindicator''' was a high health [[Enemies|enemy]] that only appeared in [[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]] mode. Currently, it can only be spawned in [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] mode if the player has the Sandbox Plus+ [[Gamepasses|gamepass]]. While it walks at a below average speed, it has an incredibly high amount of health. When it spawns, it does so with its ''Shield'' held up in front of it. This gives the '''Vindicator''' 5,000 [[Shield Health]] and a defense of 100%. This Defense decreases damage by 50%, the highest amount in the game, effectively doubling the '''Vindicator's''' [[Shield Health]]. However, due to damage dealt always rounding up, this is not always the case.

The '''Vindicator''' can also attack towers with its ''Hammer'' move. It throws its hammer at a group of towers, ricocheting off a couple before returning back to the '''Vindicator'''. This stuns any towers hit for a period of time and deals at least 120 damage to units.

==Appearance==
The '''Vindicator''' has purple granite armor. The armor has large purple pauldrons and glowing purple parts. It has reflective purple skin and black gloves. Its torso and legs are grey granite. It also has purple granite boots. It wears a purple helmet, wears a cape and has glowing purple spikes on its back. It wields a hammer which it uses to throw at towers. It spawns with a purple shield.

==Strategy==
This strategy refers to the state of the game while the '''Invisible''' still appeared in the [[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]] mode.
*High DPS towers are highly recommended against the '''Vindicator'''.
**You can use the [[Commander]] to boost the firerate of the aforementioned towers.
**The [[DJ Booth]] can be used to increase the range of your towers, so that the '''Vindicator''' always stays within the range of your towers.
*Try to destroy the '''Vindicator's''' ''Shield'' as fast as possible as it gives the '''Vindicator''' high defense.
**The [[Ranger]] is best combined with the [[Commander]]'s ''Call to Arms'' ability so that the '''Vindicator's''' ''Shield'' is quickly destroyed.
**Units from the [[Military Base]] can deal full collision damage to the '''Vindicator''' while its ''Shield'' is up.
***Ranged damage from the units is still decreased to defense.
***Do note that the '''Vindicator's''' ''Hammer'' ability can damage units.
**Defense dropping towers, like the [[Pyromancer]] and [[Freezer]] can be very useful in reducing its ''Shield'' defense, allowing your towers to deal even more damage.
*Setting some [[Ranger]]s to target ''Strongest'' may help defeat the '''Vindicator''' faster. Using [[Ranger]]s is advantageous because it cannot be stunned by the '''Vindicator'''.
**Be aware that this will allow some other enemies, like the [[Unknown]], to go further along the path.
**When the [[Void Reaver (Legacy)|Void Reaver]] appears, the [[Ranger]] will target that instead of the '''Vindicator'''.

==Gallery==
{{Gallery|
{{GalleryHeader|Corpse Variants}}
<gallery>
CorpseVindicator.png|Second [[Corpse (Enemy)|Corpse]] variant, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)
</gallery>

{{GalleryHeader|Miscellaneous}}
<gallery>
IndexVindicator.png|'''Vindicator''' on its [[Index]] icon.
</gallery>
}}

==Sounds==
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! colspan{{=}}"2" |Abilities
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|[[File:VindicatorHammer.ogg]]
|When the '''Vindicator''' performs ''Hammer'' ability
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! colspan{{=}}"2" |Death
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|[[File:VindicatorDeath.ogg]]
|When the '''Vindicator''' dies
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==Trivia==
*The '''Vindicator's''' hammer is the [[wp:Mjölnir|Mjölnir]], the hammer of Thor from Norse mythology.
*The '''Vindicator''' is similar in appearance to the [[Fallen Titan]] as both have a purple color scheme and wield a hammer.
*The '''Vindicator''' is the only [[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]] [[Enemies|enemy]] not to be present during [[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]] testing.
**It was first present in a public beta test for [[Hardcore Mode|Hardcore]] mode made few days before the [[Overhaul v1.0|Overhaul Update]] released. In there, it actually spawned as a [[Boss]] enemy, though this never made it into the actual game.
*The '''Vindicator's''' shield is a re-textured version of the shield from the [https://www.roblox.com/catalog/92628079/Orinthian-Sword-and-Shield Orinthian Sword and Shield] gear from the Roblox catalog.
*A few '''Vindicators''' can be seen standing around the [[Unknown Garden]] map.

==Update History==
*'''29 October 2020''' - [[Overhaul v1.0|Overhaul v1.0.0]]
**'''Vindicator''' added.
*'''8 May 2021''' - [[Overhaul v1.3|Overhaul v1.3.0]]
**Defense with Shield changed from 100 to 100%.
*'''5 June 2026''' - [[v2.0.0]]
**'''Vindicator''' removed from the main game, now appears exclusively in [[Sandbox Mode|Sandbox]] mode.
**No longer appears in the [[Index]].


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