Termite King

*For general information about Co-ops see Main Article: Co-op Mode*

The Termite King is the 2nd boss in the game and can be found in the Termite Nest Co-op map.

## General Information

The termite king is the first boss encountered during the Termite Nest co-op fight. It must be killed in order to move on to the Termite Queen.

The termite king boasts an incredible amount of health, as well as 3 deadly attacks. It will remain passive until attacked but will not go back to a passive state if attacks are stopped.

## Appearance

The termite king appears in the second chamber of the Termite Nest co-op and the first level of the dungeon. He will appear to the right of the yellow spit bubble but will not appear until the leader enters the chamber.

## Attacks

#### First attack: Tail Swipe

The termite king will stop walking, then tilt its tail to the side. After about 4 seconds, it will make a rhino squeak noise and do a swipe attack at its tail. This swipe will instantly kill any ant that is in its area of effect. It only affects the back side of the Termite King.

#### Second attack: Dash

The termite king will stop moving, an angry symbol will appear. It will face the direction it is about to charge and then wait about 2 seconds before dashing forward. It will instantly kill any ant that it tramples. It will make a rhino squeak noise when it is charging.

#### Third attack: Acid stream

The termite king will start to have green bubbles near its mouth and slightly contract. After about 3 seconds, it will make a bombardier attack noise and spray a consistent stream of green acid, while spinning. The spit stream reaches beyond the edges of the map and will last for about 6 seconds. The acid will kill anything that it touches.

## Strategy

#### Tail swipe attack:

When the king's tail starts bending to the side, **retreat ants** and move soldiers away from the king (similar to evading attacks from a Rhinoceros Beetle). It is possible to stand near the head and quickly relocate ants to start attacking the head (no lower than the middle legs) while the swipe is happening. Note that the termite king has a small risk of rotating up to 180 degrees while doing the tail swipe and killing some attacking ants.

#### Dash attack:

When the angry symbol appears, **retreat ants** and get out of the way of the direction that the king is facing. Run the direction of the charge so the player ant and soldiers will be near where he stops to start attacking right away. If soldier speed is upgraded enough, it is possible to delay retreating for a few seconds.

### Acid stream:

When the green particles appear at his mouth **do not retreat ants**. The soldiers will remain attached to the king while he is spinning and the acid will not reach them. Hide under the king's body with the soldier ants while he does his spit attack.

**Note:** It is important to hide under the king and not run around to avoid the spray because there is de-sync of the game. On your screen you will not touch the acid steam but on other player's screens your player ant will get hit by acid (and live) which will cause acid particles to splash around and kill other player's ants.

## Tips

* If the player dies, make sure sound effects are on and listen to the sounds the king makes before re-entering the chamber. Once you hear the sound of an attack, wait about 2-3 seconds (wait longer if it is the acid spray noise) and then enter being ready to send ants in to attack or stay retreated depending on what the king is doing.

* If the player stands near the boss when hitting the retreat button, the attack button will remain activated even if the player goes far away. This allows the player to attack as soon as the area is clear rather than having to run back toward the boss.

## Rewards

There is no reward given for killing the termite king. It only gives access to the next chamber which holds the Termite Queen.

## Trivia

* Real termites actually have kings *and* queens, much like this game.
* Real termites can also spit acid near there foreheads.
* The king used to do a random direction change during his dash attack similar to the vinegaroon. This was removed when Crab Beach co-op was introduced.