Ranger (TDX) (HiamjamesXD)

The Ranger is a starter tower available for free in hit roblox game Tower Defense X. He is also a starter character available for free in TFGOE.
"Backbone of the GDA. This free tower will help your journey! Armed with an LMG and tosses grenades!"
-Shop description, Tower Defense X on Roblox.
== Bio ==
Backbone of the GDA, these brave soldiers were deployed onto the battlefield to help assist in taking down invaders ranging from average walkers to giant, menacing malicious robots. Armed with a burst assault rifle and grenades, these fellas won’t go down without a fight, no matter how easy.
In TFGOE, Ranger is a starter character with his usual abilities in TDX, as well as being able to become his golden self via X-Factor among other things to compensate for his below-average health.
== Pros and Cons ==
=== Pros ===
* Great beginner pick, easy to learn.
* Grenades have splash damage, along with fire damage when X-Factor is active.
* Main damage sources can hit enemies from afar.
* Grenades can keep opponents at bay.
* Above Average movespeed.
* Able to summon help.
=== Cons ===
* Less health than average.
* Small moveset with rather lacking options.
* Weaker against heavier fighters, fighters generally resistant/immune to knockback.
* Burst gun restricts damage potential.
* Grenades are thrown in an arc, which may make it harder to aim.
* No specialised melee attacks (other than throws if you count them) render him vulnerable when too close.
== Throws ==
FORWARDS: Ranger grabs the enemy by the neck, shoves a grenade into their mouth and pushes them away from him.
BACKWARDS: Ranger grabs the enemy, puts his rifle to the back of their head and burst-fires, launching them backwards.
== Costumes ==
* 0-0 (Default)
* Top Path
* Bottom Path
* WW2
* Resurrected
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== Specials ==
=== Burst Fire ===
Ranger's primary way of dealing damage; his gun fires in a quick burst of 3, each shot dealing average damage and having a 1s delay between each burst. There is also no ammo system, so he doesn't have to worry about reloading.
=== Incendiary Grenade ===
Ranger throws a fire grenade in front of him, dealing weak direct damage but leaving a lingering area of fire which, well, inflicts a strong fire effect the longer someone is in them. Direct hits also immediately apply the max burn duration. 12s cooldown, 7s max burn duration.
=== Need Backup! ===
Ranger gets out a walkie talkie and communicates with fellow GDA soldiers; causing 2 randomly selected NPCs to either drop into the stage, or enter through either the left or right side of the stage. The allies are as follow:
* Another Ranger - Just... Himself. 25HP and can only burst fire and throw fire bombs.
* Shotgunner - 35HP, wields a shotgun with great close up damage. Strong enough to punch through armor, but horrible range.
* Operator - Ranger, but the gun is semi-auto. 30HP.
* Cryo-Gunner - Wields an ice gun that applies a strong Chill effect on whoever it hits, but takes time to fully apply it. 20HP and cannot fully freeze enemies unlike the original game.
* Ice Ranger - Like ranger, but her fire bombs are now... ice bombs. 25HP
* Mine Layer - Places down contact-detonated mines every few seconds. The mines are weak but can cause knockback if stepped on, 25HP.
* Missile Trooper - Rarer than the rest, but can shoot strong rockets with decent AoE every 5s. 50HP
=== Artillery Fire ===
Ranger takes out his walkie talkie again, only this time calling in an artillery shell to a selected area. The shell itself will come after a second or two of waiting, dealing heavy damage as well as causing heavy knockback. 20s cooldown.
=== AP Rounds ===
Ranger swaps out his current magazine for one with armor piercing rounds in it. During this, his damage slightly increases, but also gains the ability to pierce armor for 3 bursts. 8s cooldown the moment he uses up the 3rd burst.
== X-Factor ==
=== Going Golden ===
Ranger becomes his golden self for 20s. During this, his gun gains an extra 2 burst as well as piercing damage, as well as his grenades now also applying a heavy stun which lasts around 3-5s depending on the opponent's weight. He also gains armor which halves damage taken, as well as extra damage for all of his attacks.
== Quotes ==
You can count on me if you picked easy mode! You did, right? [Entrance]
I got this one! [Entrance]
Hopefully my training pays off. [Entrance]
Victory is ours! [Win]
The GDA lives on! [Win]
Hoo-rah! [Win]
Reinforcements have arrived! [Switched In]
Roger that! [Performing assist]
Copy, over. [After performing assist]
Need backup! [Calling assist]
Man down! [Tag team when ally is down]
Am i really the last one standing? [Tag team when both allies are down]
I failed... [Defeated by light attack]
AAAUGHH!! [Defeated by heavy attack]
== Quotes to specific characters ==
=== Entrance quotes ===
Plague doctor! I’ll take you down, so long as the player knows what to do! [Vs. Plague Doctor]
Eradicator? This will be tough, but i believe i can do this. [Vs. Eradicator]
Plague doctor, you’re back? Guess i’ll just have to mow your ass down again! [Vs. Revived Plague Doctor]
Eradicator MKII?! I’m not too confident about this, advisor. [Vs. Eradicator MKII]
We’re both rangers… So how come YOU get the bigger gun?! [Vs. Ranger (TDS)]
What?! The GDA only prepared me for worldending threats, not UNIVERSE-destroying threats! [Vs. Nazo The Hedgehog]
You know, i'm not entirely convinced how you're supposedly this big bad toughie when all you seem to do... is sleep in the middle of the battlefield? [Vs. Bedridden]
Happy birthday! Here's your present, lead and shrapnel in your systems, Ha! [Vs. Celebration Battler]
Not the first time i've faced off against opposing militia forces... It just feels weird when they're also human. [Vs. Most other military-themed characters]
=== Victory Quotes ===
Like it’s meant to be. [Vs. Plague Doctor]
“Ranger sucks in this mode” Yeah right, John. [Vs. Eradicator]
Some things never change, even if you do. [Vs. Revived Plague Doctor]
Holy cow, i actually got him? Seems like the undead aren’t having a good day today! [Vs. Eradicator MKII]
You know, i expected much better aim from someone who uses that type of gun. [Vs. Ranger (TDS)]
Well that was unexpected, but i can't complain about eliminating this type of threat. [Vs. Nazo The Hedgehog
Can't say i'm surprised... Felt like cheating when all you did was snore.[Vs. Bedridden]
The battlefield ain't a place to host a birthday party, kiddo. Sorry you had to find this out the hard way. [Vs. Celebration Battler]
Not to brag, but we're trained to deal with world-ending forces rather than just more people with weapons. [Vs. Most other military-themed characters]
== Animations ==
=== Entrance ===
Ranger reels down from a rope, and gets out the rifle from his back.
=== Stance ===
Ranger holds his rifle pointing in front of him, on his face is a stern look, gritting teeth.
=== Victory ===
Ranger shoulders his gun and thumps his chest victoriously.
=== Taunts ===
# Ranger salutes.
# Ranger puts on the golden helmet from his X-factor and does a little stance before putting it away.
# Ranger does a little dance.
=== Time-Out loss ===
Ranger looks at the player, somewhat disappointed as he puts away his gun.
== Trivia ==
# This is the first page on the wiki that isn’t made by the owner.
# The ranger’s 255 health is in reference to his top path’s full health in the original game.
== Gallery ==
File:Top path ranger.png|Top Path costume
File:Bottom path ranger.png|Bottom Path costume
File:Ww2 ranger.png|WW2 costume
File:Resurrected ranger.png|Resurrected Costume (pretend it has a gun pls)
File:Golden ranger.png|Him during X-Factor.
== See Also ==
* Ranger (TDS) (HiamjamesXD)
* Ranger on the TDX Wiki.
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