Swamp Thing

This article is about the enemy in Kingdom Rush. For the tower in Kingdom Rush: Vengeance, see Swamp Thing (Tower).

Swamp Thing
HP	2400/3000/3600
Damage	40-100 40-100
Attack Rate	2.5s 2.1s
Armor	None
Magic Resistance	None
Speed	Slow(0.6)
Lives Taken	5
Bounty	200
Abilities	Regeneration (15 HP/s) Area attack Ranged area attack

Swamp Things are giant plant elementals, made of vegetable matter that appear in the Rotten Forest and Fungal Forest.

Overview

A mass of vegetable matter that comes from the vilest and most tainted of places.

Swamp Things are similar to Forest Trolls which have traded a bit of health, power and regeneration for the ability to attack from afar with slime balls. Their ranged attack deals 100 splash damage. Similar to all other ranged enemies, they force the player to do annoying micromanagement with moving rally points, or the soldiers will just sit there and gladly suffocate to death. Their high area damage allows them to quickly clear out anyone less durable than a Paladin; however, the Swamp Thing's (relatively) low durability compared to other giant enemies cannot protect them against a well-organized defense consisting of fully upgraded towers.

Strategy

• Earth Elementals are a very risky gamble; as when they die they will turn into a bounty-less Swamp Thing in the Poison Pool.
• Like all other giant enemies, instant kills are a quick and efficient way to get rid of Swamp Things, although it might be a bit hard to use since they possess a ranged attack and thus usually stand in the back rows, protected by walls of Husks and Noxious Creepers. Paladins can distract them but would most likely be killed by the great horde that comes. A good strategy is to use Arcane Wizards' Teleport spell to set back other enemies, making the Swamp Thing vulnerable to instant kills. Rain of Fire is also a great way to obliterate the entire crowd.
• Unlike Husks and Noxious Creepers, Swamp Things aren't immune to poison. It's a great way to negate their regeneration.

Appearances

• Rotten Forest
• Fungal Forest

Trivia

• The Swamp Thing appears to be based on the comic book hero of the same name in the DC Universe.
• The Swamp Thing could also be based on the Marvel character "Man-Thing" of which is made of plant matter and excretes a toxic chemical agent.
• Just like Greenmuck's, the Swamp Thing's projectiles used artillery sounds but were eventually given a unique sound.
• Swamp Things are one of seventeen enemies in the series that have the iconic bear growl sound on death.

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