Flying

Description

Flying is an enemy type that makes the enemy fly above the path, making them avoid being damaged by most things on the path. Towers need flying detection to target these enemies.

Mechanics

Flying enemies fly above the path, which grants them multiple perks. The main immunity that it grants is requiring flying detection to target them, making it difficult for towers without said detection to damage a Flying enemy.

Flying enemies have various other unique immunities that are applied, outside of flying detection:

They are completely immune to being damaged by unit collision damage, even if they would normally collide with each other.
- This includes the Gift Bomber, which cannot collide with Flying enemies, despite visually passing through Flying enemies.
- Some units, like the Rifleman or Missile APC, can detect flying enemies, even if they cannot collide with them.
They are able to fly over road hazards, namely the Trapper's traps and the Harvester's thorns (and by extension the Farm's).
- The Commando's missiles, can still affect them.
- The Barricade can collide with Flying enemies, but they deal unit collision damage. Therefore, Flying enemies are also immune to this.
They are immune to being knocked back by towers. This does not mean they are immune to other effects from attacks that knock back enemies.
- For example, the DJ Booth can still slow down flying enemies, even if the purple track cannot knock them back.
They are immune to being frozen, which also includes the chillness effect. As chillness cannot be applied to them, they cannot have their defense dropped by freezing towers.

Flying enemies may be indirectly damaged by towers, even if they do not have flying detection. For example, the Brawler's Reposition ability deals damage to Flying enemies, though due to their knockback immunity it does not knock them back.

If an enemy is applied the Flying attribute through Sandbox mode, and they do not typically have the attribute, all of the said immunities apply to the enemy, even if they visually remain on the ground.

Flying Detection
Tower	Status	Level
Scout	None	N/A
Sniper	Full	Level 0+
Paintballer	None^[1]	N/A
Demoman	None^[2]	N/A
Hunter	Full	Level 0+
Soldier	None	N/A
Militant	Full	Level 1+
Medic	None	N/A
Freezer	None	N/A
Farm	None	N/A
Shotgunner	None^[3]	N/A
Military Base	None^[4]	N/A
Rocketeer	Full	Level 2+
Trapper	None^[5]	N/A
Ace Pilot	Full	Level 0+
Pyromancer	None	N/A
Crook Boss	Partial^[6]	Level 0+
Electroshocker	Full	Level 2+
Commander	Full	Level 0+
Warden	None	N/A
Cowboy	None	N/A
DJ Booth	None^[7]	N/A
Minigunner	None	N/A
Ranger	Full	Level 0+
Gatling Gun	Full	Level 0+
Turret	None	N/A
Mortar	Full	Level 0+
Pursuit	Full	Level 0+
Mercenary Base	Partial^[8]	Level 3+
Brawler	None^[9]	N/A
Necromancer	Partial^[10]	Level 0+
Accelerator	None	N/A
Engineer	Partial^[11]	Level 2+
Golden Minigunner	None	N/A
Golden Pyromancer	None	N/A
Golden Crook Boss	Partial^[12]	Level 0+
Golden Scout	None	N/A
Golden Cowboy	None	N/A
Golden Soldier	Full	Level 0+
Gladiator	None^[13]	N/A
Commando	None^[14]	Level 2+
Slasher	None^[15]	N/A
Frost Blaster	None^[16]	N/A
Archer	Full	Level 0+
Swarmer	None^[17]	N/A
Toxic Gunner	None	N/A
Sledger	None^[18]	N/A
Executioner	Full	Level 0+
Elf Camp	None^[19]	Level 0+
Jester	None^[20]	N/A
Cryomancer	None	N/A
Hallow Punk	Full^[21]	Level 3
Harvester	Partial^[22]	Level 0+
Snowballer	None^[23]	N/A
Elementalist	None^[24]	N/A
War Machine	Full^[25]	Level 5
Mecha Base	None^[26]	N/A

Enemy List

The following enemies are currently a Flying enemy:

The following event enemies were also a Flying enemy:

Bat (Trick or Threat Town)
Witch (Trick or Threat Town)
Crying Angel (Frost Invasion)
Bat (Solar Eclipse)
Flying Ducky (D00M's Revenge)
P3NGU (D00M's Revenge, temporarily after spawning)
Sleigh (Cold Ambush)
Witch (Lunar Overture)
Voodoo Doll (Lunar Overture)
Crying Angel (Krampus Frosthold)
Sleigh (Krampus Frosthold)
UFO (Pls Donate)
Crying Angel (Operation I.C.E)
Frost Mage (Operation I.C.E)
Frost Hero (Operation I.C.E, temporarily after spawning & third attack)
Frost Spirit (Operation I.C.E, during the Antarctic Armageddon and Ryanair Remontada ability)

Gallery

Attribute Icon

Update History

29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
- Flying added.
7 April 2023 - v1.7.0
- Icon updated.
- Tag displayed under an enemy's health bar changed from FLY to Flying.
2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
- Flying enemies are now immune to knockback.
- Flying enemies are now completely immune to unit collision damage.
23 October 2024 - v1.37.0
- Bug: Slasher no longer attacks Flying enemies when given flying detection and now will simply stare at them.
16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
- Bug: Pyromancer and Cryomancer no longer deal damage to Flying enemies.
- Bug: Gladiator does not deal damage to Flying enemies, even when given flying detection.
15 January 2025 - v1.49.0
- Bugfix: Pyromancer and Cryomancer now deal damage to Flying enemies.

Notes

↑ From Level 0+, its splash damage can indirectly damage Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.
↑ From Level 0+, its splash damage can indirectly damage Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.
↑ Its piercing can indirectly damage Flying enemies.
↑ From Level 4+, its explosions can indirectly hit Flying enemies.
↑ From Level 2+, its splash damage can indirectly damage Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.
↑ Only tower and Pistol Goon can target Flying enemies.
↑ At Level 3, its pulses can indirectly hit Flying enemies if they are in its range, though the actual tower cannot detect them.
↑ Through splash damage, Flying enemies may be hit indirectly.
↑ Although it cannot detect Flying enemies, its Reposition ability can damage Flying enemies.
↑ Only tower and Executioner Skeleton can target Flying enemies.
↑ Only the tower itself can target Flying enemies, though the War Machine Sentry can indirectly hit them with its explosions.
↑ Only tower and Pistol Goon can target Flying enemies.
↑ Cannot deal damage even when given flying detection.
↑ Its missiles can explode when they hit a Flying enemy, dealing damage to them.
↑ Cannot deal damage even when given flying detection.
↑ From Level 0, its piercing can indirectly hit Flying enemies.
↑ Its Beehive Grenade ability can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.
↑ From Level 0, its pierce damage can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target hidden enemies.
↑ From Level 3, its explosions can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but none of the units can hit Flying enemies directly.
↑ From Level 0+, its splash damage can indirectly damage Flying enemies.
↑ From Level 0+, its splash damage can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.
↑ Only main attack can hit Flying enemies.
↑ Its projectile can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but it cannot target them directly.
↑ It cannot detect Flying enemies, though its Heatwave ability can indirectly hit them.
↑ From Level 2+, its splash damage can indirectly hit Flying enemies.
↑ From Level 1+, its explosions can indirectly hit Flying enemies.


Enemy Types	Hidden • Lead • Flying • Ghost • Boss
Immunities	Freeze Immunity • Burn Immunity • Splash Damage Immunity • Stun Immunity • Full Immunity • Energy Immunity (Removed) • Collision Immunity (Removed) • Partial Electric Immunity (Removed)
Status Effects	Scale • Bloated • Nimble • Slime • Health Regen • Tank • Aggro • Corpse • No Target • Shield (Removed)
Other	Shield Health • Defense

[1] From Level 0+, its splash damage can indirectly damage Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.

[2] From Level 0+, its splash damage can indirectly damage Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.

[3] Its piercing can indirectly damage Flying enemies.

[4] From Level 4+, its explosions can indirectly hit Flying enemies.

[5] From Level 2+, its splash damage can indirectly damage Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.

[6] Only tower and Pistol Goon can target Flying enemies.

[7] At Level 3, its pulses can indirectly hit Flying enemies if they are in its range, though the actual tower cannot detect them.

[8] Through splash damage, Flying enemies may be hit indirectly.

[9] Although it cannot detect Flying enemies, its Reposition ability can damage Flying enemies.

[10] Only tower and Executioner Skeleton can target Flying enemies.

[11] Only the tower itself can target Flying enemies, though the War Machine Sentry can indirectly hit them with its explosions.

[12] Only tower and Pistol Goon can target Flying enemies.

[13] Cannot deal damage even when given flying detection.

[14] Its missiles can explode when they hit a Flying enemy, dealing damage to them.

[15] Cannot deal damage even when given flying detection.

[16] From Level 0, its piercing can indirectly hit Flying enemies.

[17] Its Beehive Grenade ability can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.

[18] From Level 0, its pierce damage can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target hidden enemies.

[19] From Level 3, its explosions can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but none of the units can hit Flying enemies directly.

[20] From Level 0+, its splash damage can indirectly damage Flying enemies.

[21] From Level 0+, its splash damage can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but this tower cannot directly target Flying enemies.

[22] Only main attack can hit Flying enemies.

[23] Its projectile can indirectly hit Flying enemies, but it cannot target them directly.

[24] It cannot detect Flying enemies, though its Heatwave ability can indirectly hit them.

[25] From Level 2+, its splash damage can indirectly hit Flying enemies.

[26] From Level 1+, its explosions can indirectly hit Flying enemies.

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