Hidden Boss

Hidden Boss

ARTICLE

ADVANCED STATS

• Current
• Translated
• April Fools 2022
• Version 2
• Version 1

"My sensors indicate a Hidden Boss was waiting in the shadows.
It's making its move! You think you could slip by us!
Hah! No chance!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 17 (Easy)

"A fast boss that's ALSO hidden?
You GOTTA be kidding me!
Please tell me you've got units to detect it by now.."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 24 (Legacy Molten)
Commander dialogue on Wave 17 (Formerly, Easy)

"I can't believe it! They're using the Hidden Bosses!
With our level of firepower, nothing will get past us!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 18 (Molten)

"Is this a beginner?
I was lying!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 17 (Translated Easy)
Commander dialogue on Wave 24 (Translated Molten)

"A fast boss that's AWSO hidden?
You GOTTA be kidding me! (☉_☉)
Pwease teww me you've got units to detect it by now.. (ΦωΦ)"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 17 (April Fools 2022 Normal)

"A fast boss that's AWSO hidden?
You GOTTA be kidding me! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)૭☒
Pwease teww me you've got units to detect it by now.. | ´ω`|Φ"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 24 (April Fools 2022 Molten)

"Prepare for another boss!
(Hint: even more camo defense.)"

―Beginning of Wave 17 (Pre-Overhaul, Beginner's)
Beginning of Wave 24 (Pre-Overhaul, Molten)

"Get ready for a boss! Hint: Get camo defense."

―Beginning of Wave 22 (Pre-MEGA)

Description

The Hidden Boss is a large and fast boss that appears in Easy, Casual, Legacy Molten, Intermediate, Molten, Low Rank PVP Test and Mid Rank PVP Test modes. It also appeared in The Classic Event. It has decent amount of health and decent speed. Towers must have hidden detection to target the Hidden Boss

The Hidden Boss can be spawned from the Mystery Boss upon its death in the Easy and Legacy Molten modes.

Appearance

Strategy

• While some splash damage towers like the Demoman and Mortar cannot target Hidden Bosses, they can hit them through splash damage, if another detectable enemy is near the Hidden Boss.
  • This is very useful for towers which have a large explosion range, such as the Mortar.
  • The Rocketeer can be effective against the Hidden Boss because of its hidden detection and high DPS.
• The Minigunner is an obvious candidate for defeating the Hidden Boss due to their high DPS and their hidden detection coming at a reasonable cost.
  • Towers like the Crook Boss, Soldier, Accelerator, Militant or Gladiator are also quite useful due to their hidden detection and high DPS.
• A Level 4+ Ace Pilot can provide hidden detection to towers that do not have it, making towers such as the Ranger and Mortar effective counters against the Hidden Boss.
  • The tower must be in the range of the Ace Pilot's runway for them to receive hidden detection.
• You can use the Frost Blaster, Freezer and Warden to slow the Hidden Boss down.
  • You cannot use the Toxic Gunner as they do not have hidden detection.
    • While Sledger and Electroshocker do not have hidden detection, they can still indirectly hit the Hidden Boss if a detectable enemy is near it, though this should not be relied on as its quite inconsistent.
  • Due to the Hidden Boss's size, it can only be stunned by the Warden or frozen for a shorter length of time compared to average-sized enemies.

Gallery

Previous Variants (Modern)

First version (24 February 2024 – 25 September 2024)

Previous Variants (Legacy)

Third version (29 October 2020 – 8 May 2021)

Second version (13 October 2019 – 29 October 2020)

First version (14 June 2019 – 13 October 2019)

Animations (Modern)

Current version, current walk animation (25 September 2024 – Present)

Current version, current stun animation (25 September 2024 – Present)

Animations (Legacy)

Current version, current walk animation (8 May 2021 – 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)

Icons

Hidden Boss on the game icon.

Hidden Boss on the game icon.

Promotional Videos

Trailers

Miscellaneous

Hidden Boss on its Index icon.

Legacy Hidden Boss on its Index icon.

Trivia

• When the Uber Mystery was in the game, it had a chance of spawning the Hidden Boss, upon its death, in Golden and Fallen modes.
• The current appearance of the Hidden Boss is very similar to the original version of the Shadow Boss.
• On some devices, the Hidden Boss may have transparent skin instead of black skin, with certain graphics settings.
• The cape used by the legacy Hidden Boss is a re-textured version of the Guardian of the Night Cape accessory from the Roblox catalog.
• If the Hidden Boss is frozen by the Sledger, it will sometimes create a massive wall of ice.
• Multiple Hidden Bosses can be seen as a chess piece in the Chess Board map, representing the Bishop chess piece.
  • One of the Hidden Bosses can also be seen hanging on the chess piece.

Update History

Easy
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Slow Boss Wave 16	Hidden Boss Wave 17	Bolt Wave 19

Legacy Molten
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Slow Boss Wave 22	Hidden Boss Wave 24	Shock Wave 26

Molten
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Hazmat Wave 17	Hidden Boss Wave 18	Molten Necromancer Wave 20

Pre-MEGA (Easy, Normal, Hard & Insane)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Strong Wave 21	Hidden Boss Wave 22	Lightning Wave 26