Hidden Mission 1 (Assassin of Steve 2)

*For Hidden Mission 1 from Assassin of Steve 3, see Hidden Mission 1 (Assassin of Steve 3)*

**Hidden Mission 1** is a hidden optional mission that once finished, grants the player a special set of legendary armor and some additional Power Coins.

## Entry Point

The entrance to Hidden Mission 1 is located directly behind the Snout Temple. There is a small alcove with some jack-o-lanterns, which once entered, will start the mission.

## Walkthrough

Once you start the mission, the Giant Pumpkin will first go through dialogue, and then will start spawning a Wave Battle of mobs, which consist of Pumpkin Zombies and Rotting Pumpkins. While combating the large amount of mobs that spawn, it is recommended to run around a lot, staying out of reach of the melee mobs and dodging the arrows from the ranged mobs. He will tell you to defeat the jack-o-lantern wearer, a Pumpkin Zombie mini-boss, and then place the jack-o-lantern he drops on one of the brick altars. Once you have placed it the second wave will spawn, where you need to do the same thing again, except this time Stem Shooters will also spawn, and the mini-boss is a Stem Shooter riding a Stem Spider. In the third wave the same mobs spawn again, except this time the mini-boss is the Pumpkin Tower. Once you defeat the Pumpkin Tower and place its jack-o-lantern Hidden Mission 1 is complete.

You can climb up the ladder and into the Giant Pumpkin's mouth, where you will find a reward chest. You can also choose one piece of Pumpkin Armor by standing next to its button and pressing it. Armor obtained from hidden missions is unbreakable and also has special attributes on it. You can leave by pressing the button that says "Press to go back."

## Mobs

* Pumpkin Zombies are gold-armored zombies with pumpkins for heads and pumpkin scythes. They are basic melee mobs.
* Rotting Pumpkins are wither skeletons who just wear a pumpkin. They have a lot more health and also inflict the wither effect.
* Stem Shooters are skeletons with the same armor as Pumpkin Zombies, except they wield a bow. They can be quite difficult to take on, as large numbers of them spawn at once. They do not spawn until Wave 2.
* The Pumpkin Zombie mini-boss has considerably higher health, attack damage, knockback resistance, and movement speed.
* The Stem Shooter mini-boss also has higher health. It rides a Stem Spider. It is recommended you take out the spider first to reduce the boss's mobility.
* The Pumpkin Tower mini-boss consists of ten invisible zombies wearing pumpkins stacked on top of each other, the top one wearing a jack-o-lantern. As it takes some time to defeat all the segments, you should concentrate on the other mobs first, then take out the Pumpkin Tower.

## Chest Locations

* The Giant Plants can be found on a small ledge to the left in the arena.

## Music

*Main article: Music*

At all times throughout this mission, **Ascending the Vale** by Kevin MacLeod plays.

## Trivia

* The song used in this hidden mission is also used during Hidden Mission 1 of the third map.
* The Giant Pumpkin is mentioned in the Guide to Mythical Creatures, a Lore Book found in Assassin of Steve 1.
* The lore of the Pumpkin Mace (a weapon from Assassin of Steve 3) refers to it as 'A treat from Cactantuar's cousin', hinting that the Giant Pumpkin may be related to Cactantuar in some way.