Strong

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This article is about Strong. You may be looking for Strong Alien, Strong Mummy, Slow, Heavy or Hefty.

Strong
Mode Appearance	Easy
Statistics
Base Health	60
Speed	Below Average
Spawned By	Grave Digger (Easy only) Necromancer 2 (Formerly)
Hidden?	No
Fly?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Immunities	None

• Former
• Translated
• April Fools 2022
• Version 1

"You survived? Good.
They're bringing out tankier menaces!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 14 (Formerly Normal)

"thin
Create dangerous thoughts!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 14 (Translated Normal)

"You suwvived? Good. ☀(▀U ▀-͠ )
They'we bwinging out tankiew menaces! .⁰(☒д☒ₒ )⁰. "

―Commander dialogue on Wave 14 (April Fools 2022 Normal)

"New enemy approaching!"

―Beginning of Wave 14 (Pre-Overhaul, Beginner's)

Description

The Strong is a stronger variant of the Slow that appears in Easy mode. It has more health than the Slow and had the same speed as the Normal Boss. It does not appear naturally, rather it can only be spawned by the Grave Digger.

The Strong could formerly be spawned by the Mystery upon its death in Normal mode on Wave 15 and onwards. They could have also been spawned by the Necromancer 2 when it was in the game.

Appearance

• Current
• Version 2
• Version 1

The current version of the Strong has a desaturated tan skin. It has a grey pebble torso and dark navy pebble legs. It also has a grey diamond-plated armband around its right arm and a dark grey diamond-plated band around its right leg.

The second version of the Strong is similar to the current version, except it had a drooling zombie face.

The first version of the Strong had a light green skin color, as well as a dark blue torso and navy legs. It had a trudging animation and a sad drooling face.

Strategy

• Despite its name, beginner towers such as the Scout, Sniper and Soldier are enough to take down the Strong.
  • Cheap towers with decent DPS, like the Ace Pilot, Militant or Crook Boss can be very effective against the Strong as well.
• Due to its slow walk speed, the Gladiator and Shotgunner can be very effective against the Strong with their ability to hit multiple enemies at once.
• High DPS towers, such as the Turret, Accelerator and Minigunner, perform admirably against the Strong.
• Splash damage towers, such as the Demoman and Rocketeer, are useful against the Strong as it normally spawns in hordes.
  • Later on, the Rocketeer and Mortar will have enough splash damage to kill Strongs in one shot.

Gallery

Previous Variants

Second version, second animation (29 October 2020 – 8 May 2021)

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

First version (2 August 2019 – 13 October 2019)

Update History

• 2 August 2019
  • Strong added.
• 3 August 2019
  • Strong now spawns from Necromancer 2.
• 13 October 2019
  • Appearance changed.
  • Health decreased from 250 to 60.
  • Speed decreased from Average to Below Average.
  • First wave appearance changed from wave 21 to wave 20 in Easy mode (now Normal mode).
• 26 May 2020
  • First wave appearance changed from wave 20 to wave 14 in Beginner's mode (now Normal mode).
• 29 October 2020
  • Animation changed.
• 8 May 2021
  • Appearance changed.
• 24 February 2024
  • No longer naturally appears in Easy mode, now can only be spawned by the Grave Digger.

Easy
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Necromancer Wave 13	Strong Wave 14	Slow Boss Wave 16

Pre-MEGA (Easy, Normal, Hard & Insane)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Molten Wave 20	Strong Wave 21	Hidden Boss Wave 22