Wastewalker

Similar Article

This article is about Wastewalker. You may be looking for Wasterunner.

<infobox>

 <title source="title1"><default>Wastewalker</default></title>

<image source="image1"></image> <panel> <section> <label>Modern</label> <image source="modern_image"/> </section> <section> <label>Legacy</label> <image source="legacy_image"/> </section> </panel> <label>Mode Appearance</label> <label>Wave Debut</label> <group collapse="open"> <header>Statistics</header> <panel> <section> <label>Modern</label> <label>Base Health</label> <label>Base Shield</label> <label>Health Scaling</label> <label>Mega Health</label> <label>Defense</label> <label>Speed</label> <format>SpeedAbove Average (3.5) </format> <label>Cash Given</label> <label>Spawned By</label> <label>Hidden?</label> <label>Flying?</label> <label>Ghost?</label> <label>Lead?</label> <label>Attributes</label> </section> <section> <label>Legacy</label> <label>Legacy</label> <label>Base Health</label> <label>Base Shield</label> <label>Health Scaling</label> <label>Mega Health</label> <label>Defense</label> <label>Speed</label> <format>SpeedAbove Average (3.5) </format> <label>Cash Given</label> <label>Spawned By</label> <label>Hidden?</label> <label>Flying?</label> <label>Ghost?</label> <label>Lead?</label> <label>Attributes</label> </section> </panel> </group> <group> <header>Ability</header> <panel> <section> <label>Modern</label> <label>Ability</label> <label>Ability 2</label> <label>Ability 3</label> <label>Ability 4</label> <label>Ability 5</label> <label>Ability 6</label> <label>Ability 7</label> <label>Ability 8</label> <label>Ability 9</label> <label>Ability 10</label> </section> <section> <label>Legacy</label> <label>Ability</label> <label>Ability 2</label> <label>Ability 3</label> <label>Ability 4</label> <label>Ability 5</label> <label>Ability 6</label> <label>Ability 7</label> <label>Ability 8</label> <label>Ability 9</label> <label>Ability 10</label> </section> </panel> </group> <group row-items="2" collapse="closed"> <header>PVP</header> <label>Send Cost</label> <label>Wave Unlock</label> <label>Economy Bonus</label> <label>Send Coolown</label> <label>Send Number</label> <label>Spawn Timer</label> <label>Stat Changes</label> </group> <group collapse="closed"> <header>Music</header> <format>{{{music-1}}}</format> <format>{{{music-2}}}</format> <format>{{{music-3}}}</format> <format>{{{music-4}}}</format> <format>{{{music-5}}}</format> <format>{{{music-6}}}</format> <format>{{{music-7}}}</format> <format>{{{music-8}}}</format> </group> </infobox>

File:Quote.png

"Enemies are approaching!
This feels like this isn't going to be easy.
Start up your defenses and prepare for the worst."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 1 (Formerly, Nuclear)

Description

The Wastewalker, internally referred to as Mutated, which is still used for its legacy version in Sandbox mode, is the first enemy the player faces in Polluted Wasteland II. It has high health and an above average speed.

The Wastewalker could be spawned by the Mystery upon its death in Polluted Wasteland II.

Appearance

The Wastewalker has a chartreuse skin color and a black torso and legs. Veins are visible on its head and arms. It is faceless and it emits light green particles.

Mutation

Mutation
Percentage	Increase
5%	3.5
Wave	Health
2	74
3	77
4	81
5	84
6	88
7	91
8	95
9	98
10	102
11	105
12	109
13	112
14	116
15	119
16	123
17	126
18	130
19	133
20	137
21	140
22	144
23	147
24	151
25	154

Strategy

• As Polluted Wasteland II has the HP Locked modifier and the Wastewalker has quite high health, it is not possible to let even a single wave of Wastewalkers reach the exit.
• Strong early-game towers like the Golden Crook Boss, Golden Cowboy, Engineer or Mortar can clear this out quite easily.

Gallery

Corpse Variants

• Error creating thumbnail: File missing
  Second Corpse variant, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)

Trailers

• Wastewalker in the game trailer.
  Wastewalker in the game trailer.

Miscellaneous

• Error creating thumbnail: File missing
  Wastewalker on its Index icon.

Update History

• 29 July 2022 - v1.3.0
  • Mutated Added.
• 19 February 2025 - v1.54.0
  • Modern version added.
    • None of the changes are applied to the legacy version.
  • Name changed from Mutated to Wastewalker.
  • Health increased from 14 to 50.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$50 on death.
  • Bug: Appears twice in the Index, one of them not loading in any model for the preview.
• 5 March 2025 - v1.56.0
  • Health decreased from 50 to 40.
• 22 April 2026 - v1.89.0
  • Health increased from 40 to 70.
• 5 June 2026 - v2.0.0
  • Bugfix: No longer appears twice in the Index.

Nuclear (Polluted Wasteland II)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Start N/A	Wastewalker & Wasterunner Wave 1	Hazardous Wave 3

Error creating thumbnail: File missing