Rusher

Rusher

Polluted Wasteland • Polluted Wasteland II

Removed Content

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Rusher (Polluted Wasteland) has been removed from the game as of the 8th of May 2021.
Rusher (Polluted Wasteland) may still exist in the game's code, though it is no longer officially used in-game. This page has been preserved for historical purposes.

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Rusher
Mode Appearance	Legacy Fallen
Wave Debut	28 (Polluted Wasteland)
Statistics
Base Health	1,400
Mega Health	5 players — 1,450 6 players — 1,500 7 players — 1,550 8 players — 1,600
Speed	Extremely Swift (12) (With Shield) Above Average (Without Shield)
Spawned By	Mystery (Polluted Wasteland Fallen, wave 29 onwards) Nuclear Fallen King
Hidden?	No
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	None

"Hazardous enemies incoming!
Fast and tanky with Giant bosses in the back."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 28 (Polluted Wasteland Fallen)

"Incoming tank zombies!"

―Beginning of Wave 28 (Pre-Overhaul, Polluted Wasteland Fallen)

Description

The Rusher was an enemy that only appeared in Polluted Wasteland Fallen mode, replacing the Hazard.

In Polluted Wasteland Fallen mode, the Rusher replaced the Hazard and was significantly faster, matching the speed of the Glitch with its shield while also boasting far more health. However, once the Rusher's health dropped to half, it lost its shield and became much slower. Previously, the Rusher was spawned by the Nuclear Fallen King and the Mystery upon their death from Wave 29 onward.

Appearance

The Rusher was similar to the Hazard and Fallen Rusher. However, it had a grey hazmat suit with more coverings and a tactical vest. It had a green reflective and translucent riot shield that it ran with. While the shield appeared in front of the Rusher, it did not negate damage. It also had diamond-plated black knee pads, gloves and boots.

Strategy

• Reduce the Rusher's health down to half health in order to slow it down.
• As they appear in large numbers, a Rocketeer or Mortar may be required to tackle these.
  • However, due to these towers' slow projectile speed, they might not be able to hit Rushers.
    • You may need to set these towers to target Closest to have a higher chance in hitting the Rusher.
• High DPS towers, like the Ranger, Turret or Minigunner, will be required to tackle Rushers.
  • Due to the Rusher's high speed and high health, the Commander and DJ Booth may also be required to boost firerate and increase the range of towers, respectively.
• You can use the Electroshocker, Freezer or Frost Blaster to slow down Rushers.

Gallery

Promotional Images

Rusher on a promotional image.

Trivia

• This is the second enemy to have a negative downgrade when it loses health, after the Beehive.
• The Rusher and its animation is closely related to R2DA's Halloween 2019 Ticker.
• A Hardcore variant of the Rusher exists, the Fallen Rusher.
  • The Rusher has more health, but the Fallen Rusher is much faster, having a speed of 15 while the Rusher as 12.
• Before the Overhaul Update, the Rusher could appear in regular Fallen mode when the Mystery died from wave 29 onwards.
• The Rusher's mask is the Fire Fighter Hazard Mask accessory from the Roblox catalog.

Update History

• 29 April 2020 - Release v1.10.0
  • Rusher added.
• 26 May 2020 - Release v1.11.0
  • Rusher can now be spawned from the Mystery upon its death in regular Fallen mode.
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Rusher can no longer be spawned from the Mystery upon its death in regular Fallen mode.
• 8 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.0
  • Rusher removed.

Fallen (Polluted Wasteland)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Glitch Wave 26	Rusher Wave 28	Tank Wave 30