Skeleton

Skeleton

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Skeleton

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Skeleton
Mode Appearance	Easy Casual Intermediate Nuclear Western Low Rank PVP Test Mid Rank PVP Test Challenges Juggernaut Jailed Towers Back to Basics Oops! All slimes! Vanguard
Wave Debut	6 (Western)
Statistics
Base Health	15 (Easy, β-Casual, β-Intermediatel, Low Rank PVP Test & Mid Rank PVP Test) 10 (Casual & Sandbox) 30 (Intermediate) 60 (Western) 200 (Nuclear) Challenges 35 (Back to Basics)
Health Scaling	Trio - 240 (Nuclear) Quad - 270 (Nuclear)
Speed	Average (3)
Cash Given	$60 on death (Western)
Spawned By	Necromancer
Hidden?	Variable
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	Corpse (Variable) Bloated (Variable)
Base Health	60
Speed	Above Average (3.5)
Cash Given	$5 on death
Spawned By	Necromancer
Hidden?	No
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	None

Description

The Skeleton is an enemy that appears in any map with the Enemies Beta modifier active and in Easy, Casual, Intermediate, Badlands II, Polluted Wasteland II, Low Rank PVP Test and Mid Rank PVP Test modes. The Skeleton is primarily summoned by the Necromancer, it does not appear naturally in most modes except Badlands II. A Skeleton summoned by the Necromancer has a chance to have the Hidden attribute. It has a decent amount health and speed.

The Skeleton was replaced by the Brick Man in Headache Headquarters.

Appearance

The Skeleton is made entirely of white parts that resemble a skeletal humanoid. It does not have a full torso, but instead has the bone cage for it. Its head is slightly smaller than most other enemies and has two large black eyeholes.

On death, the Skeleton falls into a pile of bones while playing a bone shaking sound. Its legacy version was pretty similar, though it has a different walking animation and no death animation.

Strategy

• The Skeleton can be a threat when it first appears, as many can be summoned by the Necromancer if it is not killed quickly, leading to other problems.
  • Killing the Necromancer before it can summon any Skeletons is recommended.
  • Towers like the Soldier, Golden Scout, Militant or Ace Pilot can be quite effective against this.
  • High DPS towers like the Minigunner and Accelerator can be prepared specifically for this enemy if early game towers are not enough, using the Farm to get them as they may be quite expensive.
    • Do note that the Accelerator, if locked onto the Necromancer or other strong enemies, will ignore the Skeletons until the targeted enemy is defeated or leaves its range.
    • The Ranger struggles against hordes of Skeletons due to its slow firerate. It can instead be set to Strongest to target and kill the Necromancer while other towers take care of the Skeletons.
  • Crowd control towers, like the Mortar, Rocketeer or Gladiator can be quite useful as they can damage all the Skeletons as well as the Necromancer at once.
• Do note that you do not earn any money from the Skeleton as it is a summoned enemy.
• The Skeleton moves at a somewhat fast pace. You may want to use support towers like the Sledger, Warden or Electroshocker, though this is not necessary.
  • The Sledger, Frost Blaster and Electroshocker are particularly effective as they can slow multiple Skeletons down at once. Additionally, their high damage makes them also useful at killing Skeletons.
• It is notable that the Skeleton's health changes from 15 to 30 on Intermediate mode, depending on whether or not the map being played has the Enemies Beta modifier active.

Sounds

• Modern
• Legacy

Sound	Description
	Death sound

Sound	Description
	Death sound

Gallery

Animations (Modern)

Current walk animation (24 February 2024 – Present)

Current death animation (24 February 2024 – Present)

Animations (Legacy)

Current walk animation (29 July 2022 – Present)

Current stun animation (29 July 2022 – Present)

Corpse Variants (Modern)

Second Corpse variant, current version, original animation variant (12 March 2025 – Present)

Second Corpse variant, current version, no animation variant (12 March 2025 – Present)

Thumbnails

Skeleton's head on the game thumbnail.

Skeleton on the game thumbnail.

Skeleton on the game thumbnail.

Skeleton on the game thumbnail.

Icons

Skeleton on the game icon.

Promotional Images

Skeleton on a promotional image.

Promotional Videos

DJ Tower Rework Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator

Skeleton on a promotional video.

Gatling Gun Tower - Tower Defense Simulator

Skeleton on a promotional video.

Trailers

Tower Defense Simulator- ☢️ NUCLEAR Update!☢️

Skeleton in the game trailer.

Tower Defense Simulator - UNWAVERING TIDES Trailer

Skeleton in the game trailer.

Fallen King Trailer (OUT NOW!) - Tower Defense Simulator

Skeleton in the game trailer.

Render

Skeleton's head on on a render.

Skeleton on a render.

Miscellaneous

Skeleton on its Index icon.

Legacy Skeleton on its Index icon.

Trivia

• The Skeleton reuses the Lunar Overture Skeleton's walking and death animations.
• The Skeleton reuses the Graveyard Farm's cash production sound for its death sound.
  • The Skeleton's previous death sound was similar to the Skeleton hurt sound from Minecraft.
• The Skeleton is very similar to the Bones that appeared in the Halloween 2020 Event and Solar Eclipse Event.

Update History

• 29 July 2022 - v1.3.0
  • Skeleton added.
• 30 September 2022 - v1.4.0
  • Now appears in Badlands II.
  • Now has 50 health in Badlands II.
• 31 October 2022 - v1.4.2
  • Now appears in any map with the Enemies Beta modifier active.
  • Health now depends on gamemode.
    • Now has 50 health in Enemies Beta Fallen mode, Badlands II and Pizza Party.
    • Now has 60 health in Polluted Wasteland II.
  • Bug: Skeleton has 50 health in Polluted Wasteland II instead of 60.
• 2 November 2022 - v1.4.2c
  • Bugfix: Skeleton now has the correct amount of health in Polluted Wasteland II.
• 14 November 2022
  • Bug: Skeleton has 50 health in Polluted Wasteland II instead of 60.
• 24 February 2024 - v1.14.0
  • Now appears in Easy mode.
    • Has 15 health instead of 50.
  • Speed decreased from Above Average (3.5) to Average (3) in Easy mode.
    • Walking animation changed in Easy mode.
    • Now has a death animation in Easy mode.
    • Death sound changed in Easy mode.
  • Bug: In Fallen mode and Polluted Wasteland II, Skeletons have 15 health and can deal 50 damage to the base health if not damaged.
• 3 May 2024 - v1.20.0
  • Now spawns naturally in Intermediate mode.
    • Has 55 health in Intermediate mode.
      • Bug: Skeleton health is set to 15 on Intermediate mode if the Enemies Beta modifier is active.
    • Gives $60 upon death in Intermediate mode.
    • Walking animation changed in Intermediate mode.
    • Now has a death animation in Intermediate mode.
    • Death sound changed in Intermediate mode.
• 18 May 2024 - v1.22.0
  • Now appears in PVP Test.
    • Has 10 health in PVP Test.
    • Walking animation changed in PVP Test.
    • Now has a death animation in PVP Test.
    • Death sound changed in PVP Test.
• 23 May 2024 - v1.23.0
  • Speed decreased from Above Average (3.5) to Average (3) in all modes.
  • Now appears in Molten mode, Classic Candy Cane Lane, Classic Winter, Classic Forest Camp, Classic Island Chaos and Classic Castle.
    • Has 10 health in Molten mode and 15 health in The Classic Event maps.
    • Bug: Skeleton health is set to 15 on Molten mode if the Enemies Beta modifier is active.
  • Walking animation changed in Fallen mode and special maps.
  • Death animation added in Fallen mode and special maps.
  • Death sound changed in Fallen mode and special maps.
• 11 September 2024 - v1.31.0
  • Health decreased from 55 to 30 in Intermediate mode.
  • No longer naturally appears in Intermediate mode, now can only be spawned by the Necromancer.
• 13 November 2024 - v1.41.0
  • Now appears in Pls Donate.
    • Has 15 health in the Easy difficulty and 50 health in the Hard difficulty.
• 4 December 2024 - v1.44.0
  • No longer appears in Pls Donate, as it has been removed.
• 11 December 2024 - v1.45.0
  • Now appears in Casual mode.
    • Has 10 health in Casual mode.
  • No longer appears in Molten Mode, as it has been replaced by the Molten Demon.
• 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
  • Bugfix: Now has 55 health in Polluted Wasteland II due to the Enemies Beta removal, but still not the original 60.
• 22 January 2025 - v1.50.0
  • No longer appears in Pizza Party.
• 5 February 2025 - V1.52.0
  • Health increased from 50 to 60 in Badlands II.
• 12 February 2025 - v1.53.0
  • Legacy version now uses the correct statistics in Sandbox mode.
• 19 February 2025 - v1.54.0
  • Health increased from 55 to 200 in Polluted Wasteland II.
• 9 April 2025 - v1.60.0
  • Now appears in Low Rank and Mid Rank PVP Test.

Western (Badlands II)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Heavy Wave 4	Skeleton Wave 6	Elite Abnormal Wave 8