Chad

"Large zombies approaching! They're slow, but they can take a beating!
Command some of your units by making them target stronger enemies. A healthy balance will win us this fight!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 5 (Headache Headquarters)

"Tankier zombies are starting to seep in!
They may be slow, but they are harder to bring down! Stay vigilant!."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 4 (Formerly, Headache Headquarters)

Description

The Chad is an enemy that appears Headache Headquarters, replacing the Slow. Currently, it only appears when the Brain Rot modifier is activated in Sandbox mode, replacing every Slow and Heavy modern variant, or with its Logbook. It has a high amount of health and was slightly faster than the Toilet, which makes it a quite dangerous enemy. Additionally, it has defense, reducing most forms of damage against it.

Appearance

The Chad has grey skin, black pants, hair and beard.

Headache Headquarters Strategy

As this enemy only appears through Sandbox mode, no strategy section is made for its current version. Instead, a strategy section for the one that appeared without Sandbox mode in Headache Headquarters is listed instead.

• Strong early-game towers like the Brawler, Golden Scout or Golden Crook Boss are very effective here.
  • Towers with crowd control capabilities, like the Electroshocker or Mortar, can also be useful here.
  • Towers that decrease defense, like the Pyromancer, Electroshocker or Cryomancer can be used to allow your towers to deal more damage to them, as well as making them slower when affected by certain defense dropping towers.
• High DPS towers, such as the Minigunner or Accelerator can be quite effective against this enemy, although they might cost a bit too much to be utilized when it first spawns.

Gallery

Corpse Variants

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

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

Miscellaneous

Chad on its Index icon.

Trivia

• This enemy was inspired by the GigaChad meme.
• The Chad's appearance is the same as the Level 0 Minigunner's Chad skin, though it lacks its minigun.

Update History

• 1 April 2024 - v1.17.2
  • Chad added.
• 8 April 2024 - v1.18.0b
  • Chad removed.
• 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
  • Chad re-added, exclusively to Sandbox mode.
• 1 April 2025 - v1.58.1a
  • Chad now appears in Headache Headquarters as part of April Fools 2025 Event.
• 8 April 2025 - v1.59.6b
  • Chad no longer appears in Headache Headquarters, now only appears in Sandbox mode.