History Characters / Dota2NPCs

* AlmightyJanitor: The super-creeps and Mega-creeps, despite how strong they are, are actually only level 1. This is so they give less experience and gold to the enemy team.

* StrongEnemiesLowRewards: Super and mega creeps are among the strongest non-hero, non-boss units in the game, but give out chump change and experience when killed, as they're supposed to be a punishment for a team that lose their barracks.

* AlmightyJanitor: The super-creeps and Mega-creeps, despite how strong they are, are actually only level 1, justified because they are designed to give less experience and gold to the enemy team.

* AlmightyJanitor: Super creeps and Megacreeps are among the strongest mobs in the game, but they are only level 1. Justified because it is to deny experience to the enemy team.

* ZergRush: Mega creeps will adopt this strategy. While individual mega creeps are not that strong compared to heroes at that point of time, they're strong enough to overwhelm non-mega lane creeps and constantly push three lanes in large numbers, making it extremely difficult to push against them, and it is also completely possible to get killed by them if you aren't careful. Numbers are also their main advantage against towers, which can only hit one unit at a time barring Glyph of Fortification; the endless numbers of creeps will eventually wear towers down and overwhelm them if left unchecked.

As your hero levels up, so too does your courier, gaining movement speed and health. At level 4, your courier upgrades to a Flying Courier that can bypass terrain. At level 10, it can gain a brief surge of speed. Level 15 allows the courier to deploy wards, level 20 allows it to briefly turn invulnerable, and finally, a level 25 courier gains the ability to use items.

* AnythingThatMoves: He has had sexual relationships with giant rock monsters and dragons, and has a chance to lament to the player about his countless amount of children.

* MetalSlime: [[SiegeEngines Siege creeps]], to an extent. While their health is roughly on par with the other varieties and their damage output is rather low, they take less damage from spells and attacks (previously they were flat-out [[NoSell immune to most spells]]), but take and deal extra damage from towers and other siege creeps, making it tougher to consistently land last hits on them (As your siege creeps or tower are likely to steal it out from under you). However, they're also worth more gold than other lane creeps.

* MookLieutenant: Flagbearer Creeps carry an aura that gives nearby allies increased health regeneration.

As your hero levels up, so too does your courier, gaining movement speed and health and generating more gold for you over time. At level 5, your courier upgrades to a Flying Courier that can bypass terrain. At level 10, it can gain a brief surge of speed. Level 15 allows the courier to deploy wards, level 20 allows it to briefly turn invulnerable, and finally, a level 25 courier gains the ability to use items.

* CriticalEncumbranceFailure: Couriers are slowed by carrying an empty or half-full bottle... but not a full one. How that works is anyone's guess.

* MetalSlime: Killing a courier grants a substantial bounty, while also rendering the courier and the items it was carrying inaccessible to its owner for 3 minutes. The problem is that the courier can fly, and can use ''Courier Shield'' to fend off attempts to kill it. While the walking courier is usually an easy kill if caught, it upgrades when its owner reaches level 4, at which point all towers are still standing, neither team has map control over the other and it's very hard to stand in a position to snipe the courier without being detected by enemy lane creeps.

* SuperSpeed: ''Speed Burst'' can increase its movement speed by 50% and lets it go over the speed cap.

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* ZergRush: Mega creeps will adopt this strategy. While individual mega creeps are not that strong compared to heroes at that point of time, they're strong enough to overwhelm non-mega lane creeps and constantly push three lanes in large numbers, making it extremely difficult to push against them, and it is also completely possible to get killed by them if you aren't careful.

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* ZergRush: Mega creeps will adopt this strategy. While individual mega creeps are not that strong compared to heroes at that point of time, there are just so goddamned many of them, making it very difficult to clear waves of mega creeps or to push against them, and it is also completely possible to get killed by them if you aren't careful.

* MetalSlime: Killing a courier grants a substantial bounty of 175 gold per hero, or a total of 875 gold for the team, while also rendering the courier and the items it was carrying inaccessible to the enemy team for 3 minutes. The problem is that the courier can fly, and can use ''Courier Shield'' to fend off attempts to kill it. While the walking courier is usually an easy kill if caught, it upgrades when its owner reaches level 4, at which point all towers are still standing, neither team has map control over the other and it's very hard to stand in a position to snipe the courier without being detected by enemy lane creeps.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Inverted, in the original ''[=DotA=]'' the creeps of both sides had different models, with the Sentinel (Radiant) creeps using models of elf units and the Scourge (Dire) creeps using models of Undead units. In Dota 2, both sides are much more similar, except for the color. The original mod also [[AdaptationNameChange gave them different names]] depending on faction as they were essentially repurposed ''Warcraft III'' units: for Scourge and Sentinel respectively, melee creeps were Ghouls and Treants, ranged creeps were Necromancers and Druids of the Talon, and siege creeps were Meat Wagons and Glaive Throwers. Meanwhile, in ''Dota 2'', the creeps of both sides use the same generic "Melee/Ranged/Siege Creep" labels.

* BonusBoss

* HelpfulMook: Enemies in the bonus rounds of 5 and 10. They don't attack and drop gold when taking damage.