Shadow Boss

Shadow Boss

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Shadow Boss
Mode Appearance	Golden Legacy Fallen Hardcore Challenges Juggernaut Jailed Towers Legion Oops! All slimes! Vanguard
Wave Debut	24 (Golden) 23 (Hardcore)
Statistics
Base Health	750 Challenges 1,500 (Juggernaut)
Speed	Fast (6)
Cash Given	$5 on death
Spawned By	Mystery Boss (Golden, Legacy Fallen, Hardcore & Nuclear) Uber Mystery (Formerly)
Hidden?	Yes
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	None

• Current
• Translated
• April Fools 2022
• Version 1

"Prepare for another boss!
(Hint: even more camo defense.)"

―Beginning of Wave 24 (Golden)

"A fast boss that's ALSO hidden?
You GOTTA be kidding me!
Please tell me you've got units to detect it by now.."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 24 (Legacy Fallen)
Commander dialogue on Wave 23 (Hardcore)

"Is this a beginner?
I was lying!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 24 (Translated Fallen)
Commander dialogue on Wave 23 (Translated Hardcore)

"A fast boss that's AWSO hidden?
You GOTTA be kidding me! .⁰(☒д☒ₒ )⁰.
Pwease teww me you've got units to detect it by now.. | ´ω`|Φ"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 24 (April Fools 2022 Fallen)
Commander dialogue on Wave 23 (April Fools 2022 Hardcore)

"Prepare for another boss!
(Hint: even more camo defense.)"

―Beginning of Wave 24 (Pre-Overhaul, Golden & Fallen)

Description

The Shadow Boss is a large and fast enemy that cannot be attacked by towers without hidden detection. Without major hidden detection defenses, this boss can easily sneak past defenses with little punishment. While it has less health than the Mega Slow and Giant Boss, it is quite fast, making it a large threat.

The Shadow Boss appears in Hardcore mode, formerly the Fallen mode. It also appears in two Sandbox exclusive modes, Legacy Fallen mode and Golden mode.

Upon its death, the Mystery Boss may spawn a Shadow Boss in Hardcore mode, Legacy Fallen mode and Golden mode. It could also be spawned by the Nuclear Monster.

Appearance

• Current
• Version 3
• Version 2
• Version 1

The current version of the Shadow Boss has a translucent black body with a white emissive slash across its face with two lines leaking from the right side of it. It wears a black cape, has white bandages on its arms and has two pairs of translucent horns on its head, with the second pair being much smaller than the first. It also emits purple smoke from its torso.

It will fade completely, then fade back into view at regular intervals. It plays a yelping sound on death.

The third version of the Shadow Boss is similar to the current version, except it had no horns on its head.

The second version of the Shadow Boss is similar to the current version, except it had no face.

The first version of the Shadow Boss was similar to the Ninja enemy as it had a dark navy skin color, black fabric legs and a dark navy fabric torso. It had a black fabric headband and cape and two pairs of black horns, one of which was much smaller than the other. It wore navy gloves and had multiple grey bandages on each arm. It had a drooling zombie face with glowing white eyes.

Strategy

• At least one tower with high DPS and hidden detection is needed when the Shadow Boss debuts.
  • A Level 3 Accelerator or a few Level 2 or 3 Golden Minigunners can effectively deal with at least most of the Shadow Boss's health.
    • However, its charge-up time, cooldown and the fast speed of the Shadow Boss mean that placing the Accelerator where it has less coverage of the map is very risky.
  • An abundance of less powerful towers, like the Militant, Warden, Golden Scout, Golden Soldier, or Minigunners can also dispatch the Shadow Boss.
  • It is advised not to skip Waves 22 for Hardcore mode as the enemies that spawn can take damage for the Shadow Boss that debut on the following wave.
• You can use the Warden, Frost Blaster, and Freezer to slow the Shadow Boss down, as it has a fast speed.
  • Be aware that due to its large size, it is slowed down for a shorter duration of time by freezing towers and the Warden, compared to average-sized enemies.
  • The Toxic Gunner cannot detect the Shadow Boss because it does not have hidden detection at any level.
    • While the Sledger, Cryomancer and Electroshocker do not have hidden detection, they can indirectly freeze or stun the Shadow Boss if there is a non-hidden enemy near it.
• On Wave 25 in Hardcore Mode, three Shadow Bosses will spawn, which can be dangerous if you do not have a sufficient defense.
  • High DPS towers, such as the Ace Pilot, Accelerator or Golden Minigunner are the best ways to counter these, although the Accelerator is preferred due to the horde of Lead Bosses spawning alongside them.
  • Rangers that are buffed by a Level 4+ Ace Pilot can also be effective against them due to their high damage, though this may be more difficult to afford compared to other options.
  • Towers can freeze or stun them like the Warden and Freezer can be effective as they may rush past your defenses.
• The Mortar cannot target Shadow Bosses, but it can hit them through splash damage, if another detectable enemy is near the Shadow Boss.
  • The Rocketeer can be effective against the Shadow Boss because of its hidden detection and high DPS.
• The Commander is recommended against the Shadow Boss as it boosts the firerate of towers and can deal extra damage to the Shadow Boss itself.
• A Level 4+ Ace Pilot can give hidden detection to towers that do not have it, allowing them to deal damage to the Shadow Boss.
  • The tower must be in range of the Ace Pilot's runway for them to receive hidden detection.
• Slow firing towers such as the Hunter are less effective against the Shadow Boss due to its speed.

Gallery

Previous Variants

Third version (8 May 2021 – 23 March 2022)

Second version (29 October 2020 – 8 May 2021)

First version (13 October 2019 – 29 October 2020)

Trailers

Tower Defense Simulator Frost Invasion Trailer

Shadow Boss in the game trailer.

Tower Defense Simulator- ☢️ NUCLEAR Update!☢️

Shadow Boss in the game trailer.

Miscellaneous

Shadow Boss on its Index icon.

Trivia

• The cape used by the Shadow Boss is a retextured version of the Guardian of the Night Cape accessory from the Roblox catalog.
• The headband used by the first version of the Shadow Boss is the Black Ninja Headband of the Silent Sun accessory from the Roblox catalog.

Update History

• 13 October 2019 - Release v1.0.0
  • Shadow Boss added.
• 29 November 2019 - Release v1.4.0
  • Speed increased from Above Average to Fast (6).
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Health decreased from 1,000 to 750.
  • Appearance changed.
  • Death sound changed.
  • No longer appears in Golden mode as it has been removed.
• 8 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.0
  • Appearance changed.
  • Bug: The horns on the Shadow Boss fall off when spawning.
• 23 March 2022 - v1.1.0f
  • Bugfix: The horns on the Shadow Boss no longer fall off when spawning.
• 29 July 2022 - v1.3.0
  • Now appears in Polluted Wasteland II.
• 30 September 2022 - v1.4.0
  • Now appears in Badlands II.
• 31 October 2022 - v1.4.2
  • Now appears in Pizza Party.
• 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
  • No longer naturally appears in Fallen mode, as it has been replaced by the Possessed Armor.
• 22 January 2025 - v1.50.0
  • No longer appears in Pizza Party.
• 5 Febuary 2025 - v1.52.0
  • No longer appears in Badlands II.
• 12 February 2025 - v1.53.0
  • Shadow Boss now appears in Golden mode and Legacy Fallen mode, if activated through Sandbox mode.
• 19 February 2025 - v1.54.0
  • No longer appears in Polluted Wasteland II.
  • Bug: Appears twice in the Index, one of them not loading in any model.
• 30 April 2025 - v1.63.0
  • Bug: Shadow Boss no longer uses the death sound effect.

Legacy Fallen
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Giant Boss Wave 22	Shadow Boss Wave 24	Glitch Wave 26

Hardcore
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Fallen Reaper Wave 21	Shadow Boss Wave 23	Fallen Rusher Wave 27

Golden
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Dark Necromancer Wave 23	Shadow Boss Wave 24	Charge Wave 26

Fallen (Polluted Wasteland)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Amalgamation Wave 22	Shadow Boss Wave 24	Glitch Wave 26