Glyphid Oppressor

Glyphid Oppressor
Creature Details
Species	Glyphid
Biome	All
Category	Common Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Bite Slash Sonic Stomp Rage Quake Death Cloud Death Cloud Explosion Dig
Base Health	900
Resistance(s)	Fire: 66% Frost: 50% Electricity: 25% Explosive: 66% Corrosive: 66% Pierce: 50%
Weakness(es)	Melee: 50%
Weakpoint	Back: ×1
Armor	Unbreakable
Immunity	Electrocution, Stun
Temperature
Burn T°C	100°
Burn T°C	100°
Freeze T°C	-300°
Freeze T°C	-300°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Unfreeze T°C	-200°
Unfreeze T°C	-200°
Cooling Rate	20°/s
Cooling Rate	20°/s
Warming Rate	100°/s
Warming Rate	100°/s

“

The Glyphid Oppressor is literally an organic tank: A monstrously mutated Praetorian, the Oppressor is covered in so much bullet-resistant chitin that it is pointless to attack it from the front. Luckily, they still leave their abdomen mostly exposed to flanking maneuvers, but the Oppressor is something you very much don't want to encounter in a tight space. Their forelimbs are powerful enough to chew through sheer rock like butter, as well as capable of producing stunning shockwaves on impact. Be extra mindful of your footing when confronting one of these.

— Miner's Manual Description

The Glyphid Oppressor is a hostile creature found on Hoxxes IV. It is a "mutated" Glyphid Praetorian, larger in size and with black, pointed, chitinous armor encasing every inch of its body save for a small, green abdomen found on its back. It has a large pair of tusk-like fangs protruding from its jaw.

Oppressors can appear in any mission type. They are capable of digging through terrain in a manner akin to the Glyphid Dreadnought. Moreover, their impressive durability and powerful set of attacks make them one of the bigger threats among the Glyphid species.

Combat

Health and Armor

The Glyphid Oppressor has a massive section of unbreakable armor covering the entire front of its body. It can therefore only be damaged with conventional weapons by attacking the small, greenish weakpoint on the back of its body, in roughly the same area as the Glyphid Praetorian. It can also be damaged with indirect damage using weapons such as the CRSPR Flamethrower or the Cryo Cannon, as well as melee attacks or pierce weapons (at the moment, only the Nishanka Boltshark X-80 has such a damage type), although the latter damage type deals only 50% damage to the Oppressor.

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		225	450	990	1170	1350		990	1395		1620	1530	2070
		693	1350	1710	1800	2880		1170	1755		1890	1980	2970
		693	1350	1710	1800	2880		1170	1755		1890	1980	2970
		1665	1800	2070	2340	2610		2070	2340		2520	2520	3240

Attacks

Like most other Glyphids, the Oppressor inherits a melee attack in which it bites a dwarf at close range. Aside from this, it has numerous other deadly attacks:

• The Oppressor can pound the ground with its front legs, creating a massive shockwave that knocks back any unfortunate dwarves standing near it and dealing a small amount of damage.
• The Oppressor can dig in the same way that a Glyphid Bulk Detonator or a Glyphid Dreadnought can, using a slam that removes terrain and damages any dwarves in the radius of the slam.
• A ranged attack consisting of the Oppressor repeatedly slamming its front legs on the ground, producing stalagmite-like protrusions from the ground that damage and push away any dwarves caught in the area of the attack.
  • The Gunner's Shield Generator will not block it.

Bite

AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		0	4.5	27	54	68.4		36	63		36	68.4	72
	{{#ifeq: Melee | Cold | |	0	30.6	41.4	59.94	72		0	30.6		41.4	59.94	72
	{{#ifeq: Melee | Cold | |	0	30.6	41.4	59.94	72		0	30.6		41.4	59.94	72
	{{#ifeq: Melee | Cold | |	0	48.6	52.2	77.94	90		0	48.6		52.2	77.94	90
Details
Damage Type		Kinetic			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle		180°

Slash

AoE Melee Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		0	4.5	27	54	68.4		36	63		36	68.4	72
	{{#ifeq: Melee | Cold | |	0	30.6	41.4	59.94	72		0	30.6		41.4	59.94	72
	{{#ifeq: Melee | Cold | |	0	30.6	41.4	59.94	72		0	30.6		41.4	59.94	72
	{{#ifeq: Melee | Cold | |	0	48.6	52.2	77.94	90		0	48.6		52.2	77.94	90
Details
Damage Type		Kinetic			Attack Radius: 1.5 m
Max. Angle		180°

Sonic Stomp

AoE Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		0	0.875	5.25	10.5	13.3		7	12.25		7	13.3	14
	{{#ifeq: Kinetic | Cold | |	0	5.95	8.05	11.655	14		0	5.95		8.05	11.655	14
	{{#ifeq: Kinetic | Cold | |	0	5.95	8.05	11.655	14		0	5.95		8.05	11.655	14
	{{#ifeq: Kinetic | Cold | |	0	9.45	10.15	15.155	17.5		0	9.45		10.15	15.155	17.5
Details
Damage Type		Kinetic			Radius: 8 m Maximum Damage Radius: 3.5 m Minimum Area Damage: 25 %
Knockback Force		Horizontal: 7 m Vertical: 7 m

Rage Quake

DoT
Damage per Tick		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		0	1	6	12	15.2		8	14		8	15.2	16
	{{#ifeq: Kinetic | Cold | |	0	6.8	9.2	13.32	16		0	6.8		9.2	13.32	16
	{{#ifeq: Kinetic | Cold | |	0	6.8	9.2	13.32	16		0	6.8		9.2	13.32	16
	{{#ifeq: Kinetic | Cold | |	0	10.8	11.6	17.32	20		0	10.8		11.6	17.32	20
Details
Damage Type		Kinetic
Knockback Force		Horizontal: 3 m Vertical: 0 m
Interval		0.5
Duration		| 13.05

Death Cloud

Cloud
Damage per Tick		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		0	0.75	4.5	9	11.4		6	10.5		6	11.4	12
	{{#ifeq: Poison | Cold | |	0	5.1	6.9	9.99	12		0	5.1		6.9	9.99	12
	{{#ifeq: Poison | Cold | |	0	5.1	6.9	9.99	12		0	5.1		6.9	9.99	12
	{{#ifeq: Poison | Cold | |	0	8.1	8.7	12.99	15		0	8.1		8.7	12.99	15
Details
Damage Type		Kinetic			Cloud Radius: 4 m
Interval		1.0-1.5
Lifetime		| 29

Death Cloud Explosion

AoE Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		0	16.25	97.5	195	247		130	227.5		130	247	260
	{{#ifeq: Fire + Heat | Cold | |	0	110.5	149.5	216.45	260		0	110.5		149.5	216.45	260
	{{#ifeq: Fire + Heat | Cold | |	0	110.5	149.5	216.45	260		0	110.5		149.5	216.45	260
	{{#ifeq: Fire + Heat | Cold | |	0	175.5	188.5	281.45	325		0	175.5		188.5	281.45	325
Details
Damage Type		Kinetic			Radius: 3.5 m Maximum Damage Radius: 2 m Minimum Area Damage: 25 %

Dig

Carving Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		0	6.25	37.5	75	95		50	87.5		50	95	100
	{{#ifeq: Melee | Cold | |	0	42.5	57.5	83.25	100		0	42.5		57.5	83.25	100
	{{#ifeq: Melee | Cold | |	0	42.5	57.5	83.25	100		0	42.5		57.5	83.25	100
	{{#ifeq: Melee | Cold | |	0	67.5	72.5	108.25	125		0	67.5		72.5	108.25	125
Details
Damage Type		Kinetic			Attack Radius: 2 m
Max. Angle		180°
Carve Radius		3 m

Gallery

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  Rage Quake

Trivia

• The Oppressor was added in Update 27: Little Big Things.
• In its early stages of development, the Oppressor was originally named the Glyphid Land-Lord, owing to its prowess over terrain-based combat and digging abilities. This was changed after Ghost Ship Games became aware of the word Landlord being used in the English language to refer to a property owner who collects vast wealth from their tenants. Remnants of this original name can be found in the game files.
• The Oppressors' ranged attack was added in Update 29.
• The Oppressor was named Glyphid Praetorian when using the Laser Pointer. The bug was introduced in Update 29 and patched in Hotfix 2 of Update 29.