Wasp

The Wasp is the most common and first enemy you will meet in Wave Survival and Tiers of Heck.

Their weapon of choice is a plasma sword, similar to but not to be confused with the Particle Blade. This weapons acts very similarly to the Particle Blade, as it can deflect projectiles, trigger explosives, and knock away any Particle Blades it comes in contact with.

## Behavior

They will cautiously hover around the player with their sword pointed towards them. After a couple of seconds, they will charge towards the player at high speeds with the sword out in front of them. If the player is holding a Particle Blade, they will constantly adjust their sword's angle to attempt to block the attack.

## Strategy

Being the first enemy you'll encounter, they don't pose much of a threat unless found in large numbers. Most weapons are quite effective at dealing with them.

### Shotguns, Railvolvers, and Laser Cannons

Guns are quite effective at dealing with Wasps, as their AI has a difficult time trying to block projectiles. However, sometimes they may get lucky and survive a shot or two.

### Explosives

Most explosives will easily take care of a group of Wasps, but be cautious when a Wasp is hovering near a grenade. If they charge into a grenade, it will activate and go flying in the direction it was hit. If a Wasp hits a sticky grenade, it will pick it up and act as a suicide bomber.

### Particle Blades

Wasps are very well equipped to counter Particle Blades, but there are still ways to get past their defenses. One method is to wait until they charge you then swipe your Blade around from above or below. The timing window for this is rather tight, and it gets more difficult the shorter your blade is.

## Variants

### Wasp Knight

These wasps wear a purple helmet that protects them from one lethal hit. The strategy with these wasps is the same as usual, but require two hits to kill.

They are also called **Shielded Wasps** in game resources.

### Longblade Wasp

Longlade Wasps carry a much more dangerous and powerful Longblade. They are also much more aggressive than their basic counterparts. Because of the larger size of their blade, they are more likely to block projectiles and melee hits. They may also spawn with a purple helmet in some levels of Tiers of Heck, similarly to Wasp Knights.

They are also called **Power Wasps** and **Shielded Power Wasps** in game resources.

### Wasp Reaper

These Wasps are extremely dangerous. They carry a double-sided longblade, and will spin it very rapidly while charging. Defeating a Wasp Reaper requires great precision with both melee and ranged weapons. On Master of Heck (Level 9), they will spawn with purple helmets on the last wave. To kill them, you will have to aim right in the middle of their blades.

They are also called **Hornets** in game resources.

## Appearances

### Wave Survival

* Wasps are the first enemies that you will encounter and can be found in most Waves
* Longblade Wasps will begin spawning on Wave 13

### Tiers of Heck

* On Basic Heck (Level 1), two basic Wasps will spawn on Wave 1, then two Longblade Wasps on Wave 3
* On \_ (Level 1), four basic Wasps will spawn on Wave 2
* On Boxing Towers (Level 3), two basic Wasps will spawn on Wave 1, then three Longblade Wasps on Wave 3
* On Losing Ground (Level 4), three basic Wasps will spawn on Wave 2, then three Longblade Wasps on Wave 3
* On Advanced Heck (Level 5), two Longblade Wasps will spawn on Wave 1, then three Wasp Knights on Wave 2, then three Longblade Wasp Knights on Wave 3, and finally two Wasp Reapers on Wave 4
* On Fragile 2 (Level 6), two basic Wasps will spawn on Wave 2
* On X-Ray (Level 8), two basic Wasps will spawn on Wave 1, then 3 Longblade Wasps on Wave 5
* On Master of Heck (Level 9), two Wasp Reapers will spawn on Wave 1, then 3 Longblade Wasp Knights on Wave 2, and finally two Wasp Reaper Knights on Wave 5