Line #35 Characters/Dota2NPCs


1	This is part of the [[Characters/Dota2 character sheet]] for ''VideoGame/Dota2''. This page contains all '''[=NPCs=]'''.
2
3	[[center: [- '''Strength''' \| [[Characters/Dota2StrengthAToM A -- M]] \| [[Characters/Dota2StrengthNToZ N -- Z]]-] ]]
4	[[center: [- '''Agility''' \| [[Characters/Dota2AgilityAToM A -- M]] \| [[Characters/Dota2AgilityNToZ N -- Z]]-] ]]
5	[[center: [- '''Intelligence''' \| [[Characters/Dota2IntelligenceAToM A -- M]] \| [[Characters/Dota2IntelligenceNToZ N -- Z]]-] ]]
6	[[center: [- '''Universal''' \| [[Characters/Dota2UniversalAToM A -- M]] \| [[Characters/Dota2UniversalNToZ N -- Z]]-] ]]
7	[[center: [- [[Characters/Dota2Personas Personas]] \| [[Characters/{{Artifact}} Artifact Heroes]] -] ]]
8	[[center: [- [[Characters/DotaUnderlords Dota Underlords]] -] ]]
9	[[center: [- [[Characters/Dota2Neutrals Neutrals]] \| '''[=NPCs=]''' -] ]]
10
11	----
12
13	!!Lane Creeps
14
15	[[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dota2_lane_creeps_9.png]]
16
17	The rank-and file soldiers of the Radiant and Dire. There are several varieties of creeps, such as ranged creeps and siege creeps, which spawn at different intervals. Killing creeps gives every hero within a radius experience points, and landing the last hit on an enemy creep rewards you with gold. Most of the early game revolves around killing as many creeps as possible while denying the enemy team the same opportunity.
18	----
19	* AdaptationNameChange: As they were essentially repurposed ''Warcraft III'' units, all lane creeps in the original mod had their own names: melee creeps were Ghouls and Treants, ranged creeps were Necromancers and Druids of the Talon, and siege creeps were Meat Wagons and Glaive Throwers (for Scourge and Sentinel respectively). After the transition to ''Dota 2'', they are now simply called Melee/Ranged/Siege Creeps.
20	* AdaptedOut: In the original [=DotA=], there used to exist a Super Creeps mode, in which an extra powerful creep (Siege Golem, Scary Fish or Ancient Hydra) would spawn every ten minutes in a random lane, one for each team. Due to this mode's popularity (or lack thereof), it was not brought over to Dota 2, though the concept is recycled in the event-exclusive Year Beast Brawl (for New Bloom 2015) and Wrath of the Moro'kai (for The International 2019) modes.
21	* AttackAttackAttack: Self-preservation is not these guys' strong point. The only reason for creeps to ''ever'' retreat is if they lose sight of a hero they're chasing, and even then, they just go back to charging down the lane they came from.
22	%%* BossInMookClothing: Not an example since in practice mega creeps rarely, if ever, actually kill heroes.
23	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The ''Are We Heroes Yet?'' comic reveals that all the creeps on the battlefield are normal humans who have been transformed by the Ancients into mindless soldiers.
24	** WhatMeasureIsANonhuman
25	* 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.
26	* EliteMooks: Destroying an enemy's barracks rewards you with Super Creeps, which are larger, stronger, and give less gold and XP to the enemy. Knock down all six of their barracks, and you'll receive Mega Creeps, which all but guarantee victory for your team.
27	* FacelessGoons: The Radiant creeps don't seem to have any visible face, while the Dire creeps wear skull-shaped helmets or masks.
28	* GlowingEyes: All of them.
29	* HeavilyArmoredMook:
30	** Mega Creeps have bulkier and more elaborate armor to reflect their increased health and damage compared to regular creeps.
31	** Siege Creeps have much more health than other creeps by default, possess high magic resistance, and they have an armor type that makes them resistant to attacks by units other than towers and other Siege Creeps.
32	* IgnoredEnemy: In the early stages of the game, they will completely ignore enemy heroes until they're fighting an enemy or neutral creep, [[ObviousRulePatch ostensibly done to prevent offlaners (most infamously Axe) from creep-skipping and free farm with little pressure from the enemies]].
33	* ImmuneToMindControl: Siege Creeps cannot be controlled by Chen, Enchantress, or Helm of the Dominator.
34	* MetalSlime: [[SiegeEngines Siege creeps]], to an extent. They have relatively high health and their damage output is rather low, and 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.
35	* MoneySpider: One of the main purposes of lane creeps is to give the enemy team a reliable source of gold, especially in the early game where getting last-hits on creeps is more or less the main focus.
36	* MookCommander: Flagbearer Creeps carry an aura that gives nearby allies increased health regeneration.
37	* {{Mooks}}: Weak, numerous, and easily killed, although they're not entirely harmless.
38	* PinataEnemy: While lane creeps in general count as this, often giving you much more gold on average than neutral creeps, Flagbearer Creeps deserve special mention as they're no stronger than a normal melee creep and landing the last hit on an enemy Flagbearer gives gold to every allied hero in the vicinity (including the hero scoring the kill) on top of its normal gold bounty.
39	* PlantPerson: The Radiant creeps are very plant-like. In the original mod, the melee creeps were actual treants.
40	* {{Retcon}}: While the ''Are We Heroes Yet?'' comic states that creeps are transformed humans, the ''A New Journey'' comic for Wukong implies that they're a race of their own, the prime example from the comic being a creep child that has the same plant-like features as Radiant creeps.
41	* SiegeEngines: Siege creeps, which are shaped like cannons (Radiant) or catapults (Dire), deal bonus damage to buildings and prefer to target them over other creeps.
42	* StrongEnemiesLowRewards: Super and mega creeps are among the strongest non-hero, non-boss units in the game, but give out less money and experience than standard creeps do when killed (their in-game level is only 1), as they're supposed to be a punishment for a team that lose their barracks.
43	* WeHaveReserves: The Ancients will produce creeps indefinitely, and will never run out.
44	* ZergRush: Mega creeps will adopt this strategy. While individual mega creeps are not that strong compared to heroes at that point of time and realistically can only kill a hero if they're extremely careless, 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. 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.
45
46	!!The Courier
47
48	A creature to carry items to and from your team's base, each hero starts with their own courier. Like a hero, the courier possesses an inventory with 6 slots, but cannot use the items. Losing the courier is devastating as not only will it be unable to carry your stuff, but its inventory will be off-limits until it respawns, and you'll also lose your passive gold income.
49
50	As your hero levels up, so too does your courier, gaining movement speed. 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.
51	----
52	* CriticalEncumbranceFailure: Couriers receive a movement speed penalty when carrying consumable healing items (Clarity, Enchanted Mango, Healing Salve, Faerie Fire, or Tango).
53	* EvolvingWeapon: Some Battle Pass-tied couriers (Axolotl, Onibi, Wibbley, Sappler the Eager) have different styles that can be unlocked by levelling the Battle Pass.
54	* FragileSpeedster: As your courier levels up, it becomes faster and faster, eventually moving faster than your hero likely can, and have ''Speed Boost'' to make them briefly even faster. However, if it gets caught out by an enemy hero, it will die within two hits at most.
55	* FunSize: A number of couriers are miniature versions of playable heroes.
56	* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: A few cosmetic couriers have ultra rare, shiny golden versions that often cost dozens of times more than the original one.
57	* GoodWingsEvilWings: Default Radiant couriers get bird wings and default Dire couriers get bat wings.
58	* GuestFighter: In a manner of speaking, as some couriers are based on other properties, yet aren't fully playable characters in and of themselves.
59	** [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Amaterasu]], [[TabletopGame/IronKingdoms the Deathripper]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0 Master Chocobo]] are available as couriers.
60	** Antipode Couriers is designed after the logo of [[https://www.youtube.com/c/DotacinemaOfficial Dota Cinema]], and The Wonderously Encumbered Travelling Automaton was designed by and named for Creator/{{WETA}}.
61	* HeroUnit: While couriers are obviously not heroes, they can still level up and gain abilities alongside their owners.
62	* InvincibleMinorMinion: In Turbo mode, all couriers are invincible and move at 1100 speed (and thus can deliver items much faster than in a standard game), as part of the simplified gameplay.
63	* MetalSlime: Killing a courier grants a substantial bounty, while also rendering the courier and the items it was carrying inaccessible to its owner for up to 4 minutes. The problem is that the courier can fly, spends most of its time in friendly territory, 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.
64	* MixAndMatchCritters: Braze the Zonkey is an amalgamation of exactly the two animals you're thinking of.
65	* OneHitPointWonder: Downplayed as couriers have six hit points, but die in one hit to a melee hero. Ranged heroes instead kill couriers in two hits, and non-heroes in six.
66	* PaletteSwap: Some couriers have differently-coloured versions depending whether they are on Radiant or Dire.
67	* SuperSpeed: ''Speed Burst'' can increase its movement speed by 50%; as Couriers are not affected by the speed cap, high-level Couriers can go faster than most heroes can this way. In Turbo Mode, Couriers permanently have 1100 movement speed, double that of the usual cap.
68	* TeamPet: Many players treat the courier as one.
69	* ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines: Corsair, Son of the Storm, which resembles an [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen Age of Sail ship]] with the sails replaced with a balloon.
70	* TRexpy: The design of Faceless Rex is based on the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/dota2_gamepedia/images/4/4b/Faceless_Void_Remodel_Concept_Art2.png joke concept art]] that depicts Faceless Void as a ''T. rex''.
71	* UtilityPartyMember: Couriers have no combat ability, but earn their keep by delivering items and heading to the Secret Shop so your hero can do other things in the meantime.
72
73	!!The Shopkeeper
74	[[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Dota2Shopkeeper_8581.png]]
75	[[caption-width-right:256:[-[[http://hydra-images.cursecdn.com/dota2.gamepedia.com/a/a1/Secretshop_brisk.mp3 "Business is brisk!"]]-] ]]
76	->'''Voiced by: ''' Sam A. Mowry
77	The unknown owner of the Radiant Secret Shop. He collects valuable items and sells them to heroes on the battlefield.
78
79	* ArmsDealer: The shopkeeper is not allied with Radiant or Dire, and he seems happy to sell his wares to any hero... as long as they have the coin.
80	** According to Meepo, he may be running some [[https://dota2.gamepedia.com/media/dota2.gamepedia.com/4/48/Meepo_purch_05.mp3 shady business]] and [[https://dota2.gamepedia.com/media/dota2.gamepedia.com/e/e0/Meepo_purch_03.mp3 jacking up prices]].
81	* BigFun: He's noticeably rotund, and is welcoming and jovial.
82	* CharacterNarrator: Narrates the Gamescom trailer.
83	* NiceGuy: He's quite a jovial and friendly man, sometimes offering the player some tea if they take their time in his shop.
84	* NoNameGiven: His name, if he has any, is unknown, and he is only ever referred to as the Shopkeeper.
85	* [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Trademark Favorite Drink]]: He loves tea. In "Are We Heroes Yet?", he is almost always shown with a teacup in his hand.
86
87	!!Roquelaire
88
89	The Shopkeeper's bird that runs errands for him, and acts as a tutorial guide.
90
91	* DemotedToExtra: Roquelaire's only in-game role was in the old tutorial; when it was phased out, he was reduced to simply a prop on the Shopkeeper's model.
92	* SapientPet: To the shopkeeper.
93
94	[[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Dota2GreevilWhite_5361.png]]
95	[[caption-width-right:256:[-[[http://hydra-images.cursecdn.com/dota2.gamepedia.com/2/21/Greevling_tusk_ann_evil_greevils_appear_06.mp3 "Where do these greevils keep coming from?!"]]-] ]]
96	!!Greevils
97
98	Couriers introduced in the Diretide, and the key characters of the winter holiday Frostivus event.
99
100	* BossInMookClothing: Megagreevil camps are very strong in the early game of Greeviling, and may kill even the toughest heroes in a few hits.
101	* BraggingRightsReward: The Golden Greevil courier obtained from killing Thyg the Giftsnatch is exactly the same as a regular Greevil. Except he's golden.
102	* ColorCodedElements: The Greevil's color is determined by the elemental shards used before hatching the egg.
103	* {{Courier}}: Outside of the Greeviling, the Greevils act as custom couriers.
104	* EasyModeMockery: If you decided to hatch the egg right away without farming some shards, you would get a Naked Greevil that constantly shakes its butt in a slightly obscene, yet utterly hilarious manner.
105	* FunetikAksent: ''We haz ur prezzenzes.''
106	* GravitySucks: Blue Greevils have access to [[LimitBreak Greevil Hole]], a smaller and less powerful version of Enigma's Black Hole.
107	* HardModePerks: Farming all essence shards will create a Seraphic Greevil, who are notorious for being faster, stronger and more resilient than any other Greevil in the game in the Greeviling game mode.
108	* HelpfulMook: While the Greevils are described as vicious and outright evil, they make great and funny couriers.
109	* HostileShowTakeover: The Greevils ruined Frostivus, stole the Shopkeeper's goods and took over the entire Dota map for themselves.
110	* KingMook: The giant Greevil who replaces Roshan during the winter. He is basically an oversized version of a Dreaded Greevil who shares Roshan's abilities. However, despite not being the real Roshan, he still [[ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin awards players with the Aegis of the Immortal on death]].
111	* MetalSlime: Thyg the Giftsnatch, a very rare Greevil miniboss who may randonly appear in one end of the river, making his way to the other. He is extremely tough and if he reaches the other end of the river, he disappears. However, killing him awards all players with Nice Frostivus Gifts, or even rarer, the Golden Greevil courier.
112	* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Dreaded Greevils under the effect of [[LimitBreak Greevil Golem]], and the Roshan-Greevil.
113	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Greevils responsible for the Greeviling are the eggs hatched by the players during Diretide 2012.
114
115	!!Nian, the Year Beast
116
117	An event boss that appeared in the New Bloom Festival of 2014.
118
119	* AttackReflector: 50% of the Year Beast's taken damage is reflected to the dealer.
120	* BattleshipRaid
121	* BossArenaRecovery: The Year Beast can randomly drop Greater Salve and Greater Clarity potions when damaged.
122	* BullfightBoss: Most of the time, the Year Beast is charging or diving at a player except when it is channelling a spell, which doesn't happen frequently.
123	* CognizantLimbs: The Year Beast's horn and tail can be targeted separately from the body.
124	** AttackItsWeakPoint: When one of these parts are destroyed, the Beast will tumble over for 10 seconds, vulnerable to attack. The Beast will then stand up and continue fighting without its body part; the body part will revive after some time.
125	** SerialEscalation: Each time the horn or tail revives, it gains more HP and thus becomes increasingly harder to destroy.
126	* ContractualBossImmunity: Because the Year Beast is not considered to be a hero, abilities that only affect heroes (like Tinker's ''Heat-Seeking Missiles'', Skywrath Mage's ''Concussive Shot'', etc...) are completely useless against it. In addition to that, it is also immune to several other abilities like Wraith King's ''Vampiric Aura'' or Ursa's ''Fury Swipes''.
127	* GeometricMagic: The Year Beast's ''Sigils'' ability.
128	* GravitySucks: ''Whirlpool'' pulls units in while dealing damage.
129	* MakingASplash: ''Waterball'' sends out [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin balls of water]] that follows nearby enemies, leaving trails that deal damage; while ''Hurricane'' causes random spouts of water to appear.
130	* MarathonBoss: The battle with the Year Beast can last up to 25 minutes, or shorter if your team is wiped out.
131	* NaturalWeapon
132	** AbsurdlySharpClaws
133	** BewareMyStingerTail
134	* PinataEnemy: With its 750000 HP and massive health regeneration, it's outright impossible to kill the Year Beast. The main objective is only to survive while dealing as much damage to it as possible.
135	* PlayingWithFire: ''Apocalypse'' sears the victim with fire.
136	* TakenForGranite: Much like Medusa, the Year Beast has the ''Stone Gaze'' ability, which slows all enemies that look at it, and if they look too long will turn to stone, becoming completely immune to magic damage but taking bonus physical damage.
137
138	!!The Shitty/Crummy Wizard
139
140	A gag meta character who is usually blamed for every kinds of bugs happening in the game, portrayed as a stick figure wizard. Every heroes have a line or two about cursing his name.
141
142	* {{Bowdlerisation}}: "Crummy Wizard".
143	* ButtMonkey: Bugs happening? ''Blame this guy''. Even overly pious Omniknight and very kind Treant Protector are not above cursing his shittiness/crumminess.
144	* IneptMage: It goes without saying.
145	* SelfDeprecation: Meta example. The character was inspired by a senior programmer at Valve.
146	* WizardClassic: In appearance, at least.
147
148	!!Dark Moon
149
150	Dark Moon is an event that ran from 26 January to 6 February, 2017. A team of 5 players defend against an onslaught of hordes for 15 rounds. Different enemies spawn each round with the spawns becoming harder every round.
151
152	* ActionBomb: Hurtlers can use ''Blast Off!'' like the normal Techies.
153	* ArbitraryWeaponRange: Chaotic Hurlers in round 9 cannot fire near themselves so sticking close is a good way to avoid damage.
154	* BorderPatrol: It is not possible to go near the enemy spawn points, due to the presence of the very strong Dark Moon Towers, whose backdoor protection can never be broken without lane creeps on your side.
155	* BossBonanza: The final round feature four Invoker bosses: at first three of them spawn, then the FinalBoss when the previous ones are defeated.
156	* BossInMookClothing: There is a reason that most players lose in round 8 or 13, if not taking into account the FinalBoss:
157	** Whale-eaters in round 8 have all four abilities of the normal Tidehunter (including an Aghanim's Scepter each and a ''Ravage'' with a cooldown of merely 15 seconds). They also hit very hard, are very tanky and immune to chain disables due to their ''Kraken Shell''. They are by far the strongest enemies in the round, and will wipe your team if not dealt with properly.
158	** Al, the chemists in round 13. They are also very strong and durable, have a Shiva's Guard and three abilities of the normal Alchemist (except for ''Greevil's Greed''). Each requires at least 30 seconds of damage from your entire team, and while individually they aren't very dangerous if you have 2 or more Bloodthorns, it is much more difficult fighting 2 or more, as they can easily shred you with their damage and ''Unstable Concoction''.
159	* ContractualBossImmunity: The EliteMooks are considered to be creep-heroes and immune to some abilities, including Hand of Midas. The strongest of them, the Ancient Creep-Heroes, are immune to even more abilities.
160	* DecapitatedArmy: Round 6. The Enthralled Golems are strong and very tanky, but that's because of the Demon Charmers' aura that massively increase their HP. Focus the Demon Charmers first and the Golems will become insultingly easy to get rid of.
161	* EliteMooks: Each round (outside of 1, 5, 10 and 15) have one or more enemies that can use skills, are treated as creep-heroes and are much more of a threat compared to the normal mooks.
162	* EnemySummoner: Chaotic Hurlers in round 9 can summon the normal mooks in the same round.
163	* FinalBoss: The Dark Magus is the final challenge in the Dark Moon event, showing up when the three Invokers in the last wave are defeated.
164	* FlunkyBoss: The Dark Magus is helped by an army of Forged Spirits.
165	* GetBackHereBoss: The Dark Magus will constantly disappear from the map, summoning Forged Spirits in his place.
166	* GiantMook: Whale-eaters in round 8 and Abysses in round 11 are as big as the Ancient itself. Most other EliteMooks are very big as well.
167	* TheGoomba: The Worgs of the first round are individually weak and can be easily slaughtered by any [=AoE=] ability. They might manage to kill the one careless hero or two, but it's very unlikely that a team would actually lose to them without intentionall throwing.
168	* HelpfulMook: Enemies in the bonus rounds of 5 and 10 don't attack and drop gold when taking damage.
169	* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: The Dark Magus, as the final boss, is expectedly overwhelmingly powerful, able to kill a single player in almost no time. Thankfully, he will wait for the players to aggro him before he starts his onslaught, giving them ample time to prepare for their final showdown.
170	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Demon Charmers in round 6 have an aura that greatly increases the size and HP of nearby Enthralled Golems.
171	* MarathonBoss: Expect to take a lot of time fighting the Dark Magus, whether conventionally or with the Techies mine stacking trick.
172	* MiniMook: Most non-boss enemies are smaller versions of heroes.
173	* MookMedic: Acolytes of Dezun in round 2 have a modified version of Dazzle's ''Shadow Wave''.
174	* NightOfTheLivingMooks: A horde of zombies show up in round 7.
175	* PinataEnemy: The purpose of the enemies in rounds 5 and 10. They don't attack, they can't be killed, and they drop a bag of gold when hit by almost everything.
176	* PinballProjectile: Tiny Moon Riders in round 12 have a modified version of Luna's ''Moon Glaives''.
177	* PuzzleBoss: While the Dark Magus is almost impossible to kill conventionally, an insultingly easy way to defeat him is to have a Techies build an Aether Lens and take the +200 Range level 15 talent, then stack ''Proximity Mines'' near the edge of the map. While normally they can't be stacked, the added range allows Techies to plant the mines outside the bounds of the map without overlapping with the [=AoE=] of the existing mines - which means that the mines will be automatically moved to the point nearest to them within the map (aka the same point as the previous mines). Since the Dark Magus doesn't do anything until aggro'd, the other four players can just chill until the mine stack gets large enough, then lure the boss to the stack and enjoy the victory.
178	* SiegeEngines: Chaotic Hurlers in round 9 look like bigger Dire siege creeps.
179	* WolfpackBoss: The Scholar of Koryx, Mind of Tornarus and Agent of Gallaron trio of Invokers fought in wave 15. They are unique, treated as ancient creep-heroes, and are the closest thing the mode has to bosses (excluding the Dark Magus).
180
181	!!Siltbreaker
182
183	Siltbreaker is a multiplayer campaign for owners of The International 2017 Battle Pass. It comes in two Acts. Teams of four players engage in a mission to complete objectives in an action role-playing environment.
184
185	* BossOnlyLevel: Rhyzik and all Act 2 boss fights are treated as a whole zone all by themselves.
186	* EliteMooks: While many monsters in this mode are relatively straightforward, some are more than capable of killing you and require special attention to deal with: Berzerker Hellbears (Howling Weald and Crossroads Garrison), Bonemeal Tanks (Bonemeal Ridge), Silkmire Marauders (Silkmire Pass), Darkwing Spitters (Temple of Ermacor), Sabaku Captains (The Road to Kalabor), Centaur Warlords (The Road to Kalabor and Kalabor Waste), Giant Sandswarm Burrowers (Kalabor Waste), Buzzick Captains and Linebreaker Catapults (Shatterblast Canyon), Frostbitten Giants (Frostbite Tundra), Ogre Seals (Whitecap Lake).
187	* FlunkyBoss: All bosses in the campaign are accompanied by minions.
188
189	!!!Howling Weald
190	* BearsAreBadNews: Woodland Hellbears and Berzerker Hellbears, especially the latter, which can ''hurt'' you if you aren't careful.
191	* ChargedAttack: Berzerker Hellbears in the first two zones, Bonemeal Tanks in the next area immediately afterward, and the first boss Lucius Longclaw have powerful slam attacks with an extended cast time. When you see them charging these attacks, run - they will hurt.
192	* SavageWolves: Dire Hounds, the most common enemies in the first zone.
193	* SpikeShooter: Alpha Dire Wolves can fire a volley of spikes that travel in a straight line.
194
195	!!!Crossroads Garrison
196	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: The half-man half-wolf Longclaw Skinchangers appear as enemies later in the area. Their leader Lucius Longclaw serves as the boss.
197	* ProtectionMission: The 2nd zone, with the protection target here being Commander Targan.
198	* SavageWolves: In addition to the Dire Hounds, this zone adds the werewolf-like Longclaw Skinchangers.
199
200	!!!Trial of Gallaron
201	* OurBansheesAreLouder: The EliteMooks in this area are Banshees, which can use a weaker version of Bane's ''Fiend's Grip''.
202	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: All enemies in this area, Crones and Banshees, resemble ghosts.
203
204	!!!Bonemeal Ridge
205	* ArbitraryWeaponRange: The Bonemeal Tank's club attack will not hit you if you move in close.
206	* CarryABigStick: Every enemy in this area wields maces.
207	* ChargedAttack: Bonemeal Tanks have a powerful slam attack with an extended cast time that hurts even harder than the Berzerker Hellbears.
208	* OurOgresAreHungrier: Bonemeal Ogres are the enemies encountered in this area.
209
210	!!!Silkmire Pass
211	* SmashedEggsHatching: Step on a Brood Sac, and a swarm of angry baby spiders will be there to bite you.
212	* SpiderSwarm: Be prepared to face hordes and hordes of spiders in this area.
213	* WhatADrag: Silkmire Marauders will try to drag a hero into the boss chamber with an ability akin to Batrider's ''Flaming Lasso''.
214
215	!!!Temple of Ermacor
216
217	!!!The Road to Kalabor
218
219	!!!Kalabor Waste
220
221	!!!Frostbite Tundra
222
223	!!!Whitecap Lake
224	* CallARabbitASmeerp: The so-called Ogre Seals in this area are obviously walruses.
225	* FoeTossingCharge: Ogre Seals can flop forward, sending themselves flying and dealing huge damage to anything caught in their paths. When you see an Ogre Seal preparing to flop, move aside at all costs - it's strong enough to kill even the tankiest heroes if they stand too near the middle.
226
227	!!!Iceblight Plateau
228	* ForcedTransformation: Getting hit by an Ice Giant's green projectile will turn you into a helpless yak.
229	* PinballProjectile: Ice Giants have a modified version of ''Chain Frost'', meaning that it's safer to fight them with only one strong hero instead of the whole team.
230
231	!!!Crypt of the Odobenus Legion
232	* BigBoosHaunt: As is expected from a crypt, all enemies in this zone are ghosts.
233
234	!!!Reef's Edge
235
236	!!!Dark Reef Prison
237
238	[[folder:'''[[color:#b9500b:Siltbreaker Part 1 Bosses]]''']]
239
240	!!Lucius Longclaw
241
242	A werewolf leading several marauding packs of in the Howling Weald.
243
244	* OneWingedAngel: At half health Lucius will enter his wolf form, which increases his speed.
245	* SadisticChoice: Lucius Longclaw has an attack which inflicts the same status as Bloodseeker's ''Rupture''. Try to run from him and take damage the farther you go, or stay still and let him easily hit you with his massive cleave?
246	* WakeUpCallBoss: Lucius can take players new to the campaign by surprise, given that has tons of health AND can easily kill even a tank with 5 or 6 hits. And if that wasn't bad enough, he transforms into a wolf when his health is down to 1/3, giving him a bonus similiar to Lycan's ''Shapeshift''.
247
248	!!Bogdugg
249
250	The warlord of the ogres dwelling in Bonemeal Ridge. He's captured a number of creeps that were defending a nearby town, who need to be freed.
251
252	* CarryABigStick: He carries a cudgel, which you can get as an artifact after killing him.
253
254	!!Ankaboot
255
256	The enormous broodmother of the spiders lurking within the Silkmire pass.
257
258	* SkippableBoss: You don't need to fight Ankaboot to progress through the area, unless if you're aiming for 3 stars.
259
260	!!Temple Guardians
261
262	Two massive statues guarding the end of the Temple of Ermacor. They come to life to kill the heroes when the latter are attempting to leave the temple.
263
264	* DualBoss: The two Temple Guardian bosses fought together at the end of the Temple of Ermacor.
265
266	!!Rhyzik the Corrupter
267
268	A massive scorpion created by Siltbreaker some time in the past. He's become active recently and his influence is spreading throughout the Shatterblast Canyon.
269
270	[[/folder]]
271
272	[[folder:'''[[color:#b9500b:Siltbreaker Part 2 Bosses]]''']]
273	!!Karaul Silverwing
274
275	* GetBackHereBoss: She switches between two phases (taking flight dropping frost bombs on you and fighting you directly), and is only attackable during the latter.
276	* MutualDisadvantage: Against the Paw of Lucius, an artifact that grants a chance to cast ''Rupture'' on an attacked target. Since Karaul Silverwing moves around frequently she'll melt from the ''Rupture'', but she can still get the last laugh by dying on one of the nearby cliffs, making it impossible to pick up any items that she drops and causing any respawning dead players to be stuck.
277
278	!!Storegga
279
280	!!Giant Amoeboid
281
282	!!Siltbreaker
283
284	[[/folder]]
285
286	!!Aghanim's Labyrinth
287	[[folder:Aghanim]]
288	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lore_aghanim.png]]
289	Yes, ''that'' Aghanim.
290
291	An extremely powerful wizard, creator of the Aghanim's Scepter and Rubick's father, Aghanim is the creator (and the final boss) of Aghanim's Labyrinth, a co-op roguelike mode available in summer 2020 that sees four heroes go though a procedurally generated dungeon and fight against various monsters that Aghanim has collected across dimensions.
292
293	Aghanim and his labyrinth returns in winter 2021. This time however, Aghanim has accidentally split himself (and his power) into multiple alternate universe versions of himself because of the Continuum Device. Aghanim now tasks a group of four heroes to rescue these alternate Aghanims so he can regain their power; the final boss this time is the Primal Beast, an ancient force of evil awakened by Aghanim's usage of the Continuum Device.
294	----
295	* AnachronismStew: Aghanim will discuss modern concepts like texting, customer service, karaoke, and washing machines with the player.
296	* AnnouncerChatter: While he has a lot to say in general, he best exemplifies this during the Primal Beast fight, where he calls out its attacks almost constantly.
297	--> '''Aghanim:''' Rocks! I sense rocks!
298	--> '''Aghanim:''' He’s gonna rush you, boys!
299	--> '''Aghanim:''' Scatter! Scatter, you morons!
300	--> '''Aghanim:''' Zig, zig! Or zag! Dealer’s choice!
301	* DogGotSentToAFarm: On lower difficulties he claims that the alternate Aghanims are being sent to a "wizard farm" after they're rescued. He eventually admits that he kills them outright to reabsorb their power.
302	* ExtremeOmnisexual: 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.
303	* FauxAffablyEvil: Aghanim will attempt to motivate the heroes and make small talk with them throughout ''Continuum Conundrum''. However, it’s made painfully obvious that he’s using the heroes to do his dirty work, and that he couldn’t care less if they die as he can just summon another party to do his bidding.
304	* TheGamblingAddict: He has a serious gambling problem.
305	--> '''Aghanim:''' Allow Aghanim the Self-Actualized to share with you a small personal observation. I may be avoiding the profound terror I feel of my powers being left to rot in the continuum vault, but I have discovered a perfect and harmless distraction: gambling beyond my limits!
306	* InsufferableGenius: Aghanim will constantly gloat to the player about his sheer intellect and magical prowess.
307	* ItsAllAboutMe: Has a very low opinion of others, including the very heroes he's conscripting to rescue his alternate selves.
308	* {{Jerkass}}: He could not be any more different than Rubick, his comparatively polite and soft-spoken son.
309	* LargeHam: Extremely loud and boisterous, whether he's being the announcer or actually fighting you.
310	* NobodyCallsMeChicken: “BOCK, BOCK, BOCK! That is what you sound like!”
311	* SitcomArchNemesis: He ''really'' has it out for Omniknight, for whatever reason.
312	--> '''Aghanim:''' An act of cowardice typical of Omniknight!
313
314	[[/folder]]
315
316	[[folder:Enemies]]
317	----
318	* AsteroidsMonster:
319	** A Shroom Giant splits into six Sleepy Shrooms when killed.
320	** A Giant Rock Golem splits into three Rock Golems, which in turn split into three Rock Golem Fragments each, when killed.
321	** When first killed, the Giant Amoeboid splits into two Large Amoeboids, which split into two Medium Amoeboids each, which split into two Small Amoeboids each. The boss fight only ends when all 16 Small Amoeboids are dead.
322	* CrosshairAware: Some captains have powerful delayed attacks whose area of effect is clearly visible to the player before it occurs. Take your time to move away lest you die.
323	* DynamicEntry: A particularly dangerous modifier, exclusive to Elite rooms, is Meteoric, which allows enemy Captains to turn themselves into meteors to fall on players (like Fallen Sky).
324	* EliteMooks: Enemy captains appear in lower numbers than regular ones, but are more powerful and have at least one special attack that needs specific attention from players.
325	* EnemySummoner: Scarab Priests lay eggs which hatch into Scarab Zealots if not destroyed beforehand. Mathematicians can use a modified ''Spirit Lance'' that only travels in a straight line and spawns Teacher's Assistants upon hitting a hero. Underlords cast ''Firestorm'' which create Warriors when it hits a hero.
326	* FlunkyBoss: Every single boss, except the Temple Guardians in the 2020 version, is supported by minions.
327	* GetBackHereBoss: Kasaj Winterwing occasionally takes flight to drop frost bombs upon players, during which she cannot be targeted by anything until she lands.
328	* MiniBoss: While captains are normally ''merely'' less numerous than regular foes, some rooms feature one or two captains that, while low in number, pose much more of a threat than the average captain.
329	* MookMedic: Acolytes of Dezun and Dragon Nest Purifiers can heal other enemies with a modified version of Dazzle's ''Shadow Wave'' and Omniknight's ''Purification''.
330	* NoSell: Some captains and all bosses are immune to disables; while they still take damage from such abilities, they're still able to move, attack and use skills like normal.
331	* OneHitKill: Fortunate Suns have a variant of Phoenix's ''Supernova'' which imprisons a hero within the egg. If the egg is not destroyed by friendly heroes in time, it will explode, killing the hero inside no matter their HP.

Context Characters / Dota2NPCs