Grave Digger

Grave Digger

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Grave Digger
Mode Appearance	Hardcore
Wave Debut	36
Statistics
Base Health	40,000
Speed	Very Slow (1)
Hidden?	No
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	Stun Immune Boss Immunities: Freeze Immunity Stun Immunity Toxic Gunner Slowdown Jester Confusion Thorns Slowdown Nuke Fallout Damage DJ Booth Slowdown Defense Dropping
Abilities
Ability 1	Triumphing Sheol - Spawns multiple random enemies.
Ability 2	Stomp - Roars and stomps on the ground, creating a shockwave, stunning nearby towers and dealing 100 damage to units.
Music
Version 1 (Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Fallen Boss
Version 2 Tower Defense Simulator OST - Grave Buster

• Current
• Translated
• April Fools 2022
• Version 2
• Version 1

"Get ready for a boss fight!
This boss will dig our grave!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 36 (Hardcore)

"The grave digger has arrived to dig our graves!
This is a fight for life or death! Give it your best!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 30 (Easy, formerly)

"The cemetery is digging our graves!!
It's a fight to the death! CAREFUL!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 25 (Translated Easy)

"The gwave diggew has awwived to dig ouw gwaves! .⁰(☒д☒ₒ )⁰.
This is a fight fow wife ow death! Give it youw best! .⁰(☒д☒ₒ )⁰."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 25 (April Fools 2022 Normal)

"Get weady fow a boss fight! .⁰(☒д☒ₒ )⁰.
This boss wiww dig ouw gwave! .⁰(☒д☒ₒ )⁰."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 36 (April Fools 2022 Hardcore)

"Thats it. Im coming to dig your grave!"

―Beginning of Wave 30 (Pre-Overhaul, Beginner's)

"Final Wave Test"

―Beginning of Wave 40 (Beginner's)

Description

The Grave Digger is the first major boss in Hardcore mode. It also appeared in Easy mode, though it was replaced by a new version which was later moved to Casual, with this enemy being a legacy enemy used in old modes such as Hardcore mode. The Grave Digger has Stun Immunity, reducing the effectiveness of the stun from stunning towers like the Electroshocker and Warden, while also preventing it from being knocked back. As it is a boss enemy, it is also immune to being frozen by freezing towers, slowed down by the Toxic Gunner, confused by the Jester, damaged from the Nuke's fallout and slowed down by the DJ Booth.

It has very high health compared to anything that spawns before, but to compensate, it moves very slowly. In addition, it can stun towers and damage units by performing its Stomp abilities. It can also perform its Triumphing Sheol ability which "unearths" multiple enemies.

The Grave Digger was replaced by the Toilet Boss in Headache Headquarters.

Appearance

• Current
• Version 1

The Grave Digger is a large boss, larger than most enemies. It has green skin, and bandages are wrapped around its legs and arms. It wears a tattered black jacket and metal-plated boots. It wears two orange belts and has marble grey legs. It has a brown shovel to dig up enemies. It has a chain wrapped around its torso and there is a Tombstone on its back. It has a twisted left leg. When first added, it had a normal walking animation while carrying its shovel with its right arm. It wore a hood, had glowing red eyes, and had a neutral face.

The original Grave Digger is like the current version, except it had a mouth. When first added, it had a normal walking animation while carrying its shovel with its right arm. It wore a hood, had glowing red eyes, and had a neutral face.

Enemies Spawned

By default, it will only generate Normals in modes without a set spawn pool.

Hardcore

• Invisible
• Hefty
• Lead
• Mystery (Rarely)
• Balloon
• Lead Boss (Rarely)
• Mega Slow (Rarely)

β - Hardcore

• Invisible
• Hefty
• Lead
• Breaker2
• Balloon
• Lead Boss
• Mega Slow

Strategy

• High DPS towers such as the Turret, Ranger or Golden Minigunner are recommended against this.
  • The Commander and DJ Booth should be used to support these towers.
  • However, do note that Hardcore mode gives very little cash and not much time to use Farms when the Grave Digger appears, so expensive towers will be harder to get. Cheaper towers with good DPS like the Minigunner can also be used.
  • Be aware that the Grave Digger can spawn multiple enemies at once. This means that if the Accelerator locks onto the Grave Digger, you may need to place other towers like the Minigunner or Turret to deal with the summoned enemies.
• Rocketeers and Mortars can be helpful against this boss as they are able to kill the enemies summoned from the Grave Digging ability fairly well, as well as being able to deal with lead enemies.
• Towers near the path are vulnerable to the Stomp. Try to place towers away from the path, if possible.
  • Cliff towers, air-based towers and the Medic are immune to its Stomp attack. The Gladiator and Warden can also block the attack once every few seconds.
    • The Medic's ability can be used to cleanse towers that are stunned.
  • It can also damage units. However, the damage dealt is quite low and only a few units will be killed by it.
• The Toxic Gunner cannot slowdown the Grave Digger, the DJ Booth cannot slow it down, it cannot be knocked back and the Jester cannot confuse it. All other stalling towers are usable, though some will be much less effective because of its immunities and large size.

Gallery

Previous Variants

First version, second Animation (29 October 2020 – 8 May 2021)

First version, first animation (13 October 2019 – 29 October 2020)

Animations

Current version, current walk animation (8 May 2021 – Present)

Current version, current Triumphing Sheol animation (8 May 2021 – Present)

Current version, current Stomp animation (8 May 2021 – Present)

First version, current death animation (8 May 2021 – Present)

Renders

Grave Digger on a render.

Badges

Grave Digger on the Defeat Grave Digger badge.

Miscellaneous

Grave Digger on its Index icon.

First version of Grave Digger Face (13 October 2019 - 8 May 2021)

Trivia

• This enemy replaced the Gravekeeper.
• There is a Roblox bundle based on the Grave Digger, namely the Grave Digger bundle.
  • Weirdly, the bundle used to call the Grave Digger a goblin in its name, despite it not being a goblin in-game.
  • The individual items of the bundle, such as the Grave Digger Goblin - Torso, still call it a goblin.
• The Grave Digger's second final wave music is a remixed version of Cursed Abbey.
  • Coincidentally, the Raider Boss also used the same song, just not remixed.
• When the Grave Digger was first added, the icon of the Gravekeeper was still used, even though it was removed.
• Prior to the Entity System Update, the Grave Digger could stun the Mortar using its Stomp ability due to a bug. This was the only major boss that could stun cliff towers with a stomp ability.
• The Logbook it drops only unlocks the entry for the modern version but not the legacy Grave Digger.

Update History

• 13 October 2019 - Release v1.0.0
  • Grave Digger added, replacing the Gravekeeper.
• 11 February 2020 - Release v1.7.0
  • Death animation added.
  • MEGA Health scaling added.
  • Now has partial electric immunity.
• 26 May 2020 - Release v1.11.0
  • No longer spawns the Super Mystery or Mystery Summoner (previously called the Mystery Boss).
  • Can now spawn the Mystery Boss.
  • First wave appearance changed from wave 40 to wave 30 in Beginner's mode.
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Health increased from 35,000 to 40,000.
  • Stomp now deals 100 damage to units.
  • Now spawns Lead, Invisible, Hefty, Lead Boss, Balloon and Mega Slow in Hardcore mode.
  • Now spawns Normal and Speedy in Normal mode.
  • Burn immunity removed.
  • Partial Electric Immunity replaced with Energy Immunity.
  • Summoned enemies no longer give money when damaged.
  • New final wave music.
  • Animation changed.
  • Bug: The Grave Digger can stun the Mortar using its Stomp ability.
• 8 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.0
  • Appearance changed.
• 4 July 2021 - Overhaul v1.4.0
  • Grave Digger can no longer be slowed down by the Toxic Gunner.
• 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0
  • Bugfix: The Grave Digger can no longer stun the Mortar using its Stomp ability.
• 31 October 2022 - v1.4.2
  • Now spawns Breaker2s and Breaker4s instead of Mysteries and Mystery Bosses in Normal mode, when the Enemies Beta modifier is active.
  • Now spawns Breaker2s instead of Mysteries in Hardcore mode, when the Enemies Beta modifier is active.
• 23 May 2023 - v1.7.3a
  • Energy Immunity replaced with Stun Immunity.
• 24 February 2024 - v1.14.0
  • Replaced by the modern Grave Digger in new modes.
• 3 May 2024 - v1.20.0
  • Grave Digger can no longer be confused by the Jester.
• 10 May 2024 - v1.21.0
  • Grave Digger is now immune to the fallout damage from the Nuke.
• 18 May 2024 - v1.22.0
  • Grave Digger is now immune to knockback.
• 28 August 2024 - v1.29.0
  • Bug: Can be slowed down by the DJ Booth.
• 31 August 2024 - v1.29.7
  • Bugfix: No longer can be slowed down by the DJ Booth.
• 6 November 2024 - v1.40.0
  • Grave Digger can no longer have its defense dropped.
• 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
  • Bug: Ability animations are broken in Sandbox mode.
• 12 February 2025 - v1.53.0
  • No longer copies the statistics of the modern version in Sandbox mode.
  • Bugfix: Ability animations now work properly in Sandbox mode.

Hardcore
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Mystery Boss Wave 33	Grave Digger Wave 36	Lava Wave 37

Hardcore (Enemies Beta)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker4 Wave 33	Grave Digger Wave 36	Lava Wave 37