Templar

Templar

Legacy • Modern

Sandbox Only Content

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Templar (Legacy) was previously removed on the 2nd of August 2024, though it has been made available through the Sandbox mode later.
It is not accessible anywhere else in the game. This page will attempt to include information about both the version before removal and its re-added version.

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This article is about Templar (Legacy). You may be looking for the toy version of this enemy.

Templar
Mode Appearance	Sandbox via: Legacy Fallen
Wave Debut	35
Statistics
Base Health	6,000 2,000 (Shield)
Defense	40%
Speed	Below Average (2.5)
Cash Given	$5 on death
Hidden?	No
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	Stun Immune
Ability
Ability	Minigun - The Templar stops and fires its laser minigun at nearby towers, stunning all towers hit for a period of time.

• Current
• Translated
• April Fools 2022
• Version 1

"Major threat incoming!
This zombie has extremely high defense and stuns towers with a minigun!
We need a TON of heavy damage to beat him!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 35 (Legacy Fallen)

"Its good.
Beautiful towers are weapons.
We are not against evil, we are not against evil."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 35 (Translated Fallen)

"Majow thweat incoming! (☉ㅅ☉U)
This boss has extwemewy high defense and stuns towews with a minigun! ε=ε=(っ*´□`)っ
We need a TON of heavy damage to beat him! .⁰(☒д☒ₒ )⁰. "

―Commander dialogue on Wave 35 (April Fools 2022 Fallen)

"Incoming shielded enemy!
All attacks will do 2 damage at max to him!"

―Beginning of Wave 35 (Pre-Overhaul, Fallen)

Description

The Templar was a high health enemy which appears in the Sandbox mode exclusive Legacy Fallen mode. It wields a minigun which is used to fire at towers randomly, which stuns them for a short period of time. It has defense, meaning that most forms of damage against the Templar is decreased. It also has 2,000 Shield Health.

Appearance

The Templar appears to be a futuristic warrior, with shiny metal armor and a laser minigun which glows neon red. It wears black and light grey armor and has green skin. It also wears black gloves. It wears a helmet with horns, with its eyes covered with a red strobe of light. It is slightly larger than the average enemy.

The Templar has a death animation, where it will drop its laser minigun and slowly fall backwards.

Strategy

• Like all other tanky enemies, high DPS towers like the Accelerator or Minigunner should be used to take the Templar down.
  • The Commander should be used to boost the firerate of these towers.
  • The Engineer is recommended, as its sentries will continue firing even when the Engineer is stunned by the Templar's Minigun ability.
  • The Ranger and Pursuit cannot be stunned by the Templar's Minigun ability.
  • The Military Base's units deal full collision damage to the Templar, regardless of its defense, making them quite useful.
    • Do note that their ranged damage is still decreased.
• It is recommended to place your towers away from the path to avoid getting stunned by the Templar's Minigun ability.
• It may be viable to have a cheap distraction tower, like a Level 0 Commander, to distract the Templar's Minigun from your main offensive towers.
• When the Templar spawns, it will not use its Minigun ability for a few seconds. Use this period of time to defeat the Templar before it can stun any towers.
• The Medic can be used to cleanse towers of the Templar's stun with its Revive ability.
  • Do note that this will be ineffective while the Templar is still firing its Minigun, as the towers will be continuously stunned until the ability is over.
• The Gladiator's stun blocking is ineffective against the Templar, as the first stun will be blocked, but not any subsequent stuns from the Minigun's continuous stream of bullets.
• Slowing towers like the Cryomancer, Electroshocker, Warden or Freezer can be used to slow down the Templar.
  • However, because of its large size, freezing towers and the Warden will slow it down for a shorter amount of time.
  • Additionally, stunning towers like the Electroshocker can only slow it down instead of stunning it because of its stun immunity.
  • Do note that the Templar will not stop using its Minigun ability when frozen or stunned.
• Defense dropping towers like the Pyromancer, Jester or Freezer can help to reduce the Templar's defense.

Sounds

Sound	Description
	Firing
	Stops firing

Gallery

Icons

Templar on the game icon.

Promotional Images

Templar on a promotional image.

Promotional Videos

April Fools 2022 - Tower Defense Simulator

Templar on a promotional video.

Renders

Templar on a render.

Miscellaneous

Templar on its Index icon.

Trivia

• The Templar is likely named after the Knights Templar, a Catholic medieval chivalric order, most infamously known for the Crusades.
  • The Templar's original helmet is similar to the Great Helm, a helmet that was common in the Christendom of the Middle Ages.
• The Templar was loosely based on the Clay Templar from Risk Of Rain 2.
• The original Templar can be seen as a chess piece in the Chess Board map, parodying the Rook chess piece.
• Prior to the Overhaul Update, the Templar was one of the few enemies to gain a Shield. This Shield reduced the damage dealt by most towers to 2.
• The minigun it wields is a modified version of the Galactic Laser Gun gear from the Roblox catalog.
• While in-game the enemy has light green skin, in promotional renders it has red skin and its arms were covered in grey armor instead of being exposed. This is likely a development oversight.

Update History

• 4 March 2020 - Release v1.8
  • Templar added.
• 29 October 2020' - Overhaul v1.0
  • Health decreased from 12,000 to 6,000.
  • Shield of 2,000 added.
  • Defense of 40 added.
  • Permanent Shield ability removed.
  • Now has energy immunity.
• 8 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3
  • Defense changed from 40 to 40%.
• 21 May 2022 - v1.2.3
  • Bug: Templar never stops firing its minigun when the Minigun ability is used.
    • This was fixed later the same day.
• 23 May 2023 - v1.7.3a
  • Energy immunity replaced with stun immunity.
• 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
  • Templar removed and replaced by its modern variant.
• 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
  • Templar re-added, exclusively to Sandbox mode.
• 17 December 2024 - v1.46.4
  • Templar now appears in Legacy Fallen mode, if activated through Sandbox mode.
• 17 December 2024 - v1.46.5
  • Templar no longer appears in Legacy Fallen mode, as it has been removed.
• 12 February 2025 - v1.53.3a
  • Templar now appears in Legacy Fallen mode, if activated through Sandbox mode.
  • Legacy version no longer copies the statistics of the modern version in Sandbox mode.

Legacy Fallen
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Boomer Wave 34	Templar Wave 35	Summoner Boss & Error Wave 36

Fallen (Polluted Wasteland)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Splitter Wave 34	Templar Wave 35	Summoner Boss & Circuit Wave 36