Kingdom Rush Frontiers Hero

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Laurelino Braendel

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Aug 3, 2024, 5:39:39 PM8/3/24

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Just like the original, Kingdom Rush Frontiers is set in a fantasy world where you'll battle cartoon-like mythical monsters hell-bent on destroying your kingdom. As a fixed-path tower defense game, you'll be required to choose from four different types of upgradable buildings with varying damage types to keep the evil invaders at bay. Each level has a set number of available emplacements, so it's important to choose your towers wisely.

In between levels, you can upgrade various attributes of each tower to make them more powerful, fire faster, and decrease training time for deployable units. As an extra line of defense you also have three special abilities you can upgrade (that you'll unlock as you play) for when the towers are not quite enough. You can deploy units on the ground to back up your knights or you have a "nuking" ability for emergencies (like a flaming meteor). Both have a cool-down time (more so for the nuke ability) so you'll need to pick the best time to use them. Your third instant special ability is yours to choose, by buying items in the in-game store. Each stage you'll earn a number of gems that can be used to purchase items in between stages. I've had some luck using an ability that lets you drop a potion to freeze enemies for a short time, but, if you have the gems, there's even a "Fat Boy" nuclear weapon that clears the map.

Another cool element of the game is the ability to use and upgrade a hero; a single named unit with special abilities that you can direct to any area of the battlefield. The hero comes in handy in particularly difficult battles, and you'll have three different types that unlock as you play. Kingdom Rush Frontiers (like the original) also has several heroes you can unlock for up to $6.99 in real money, but the three you get simply from playing are quite powerful on their own.

There are some new towers you can unlock once you get into the fourth tier that have upgrades to let you focus on specific abilities. The Archer Tower, for example, lets you upgrade to a Crossbow Fort. From there you can choose from two abilities, including one that increases range and another that shoots a barrage of powerful arrows. Each game you start fresh at the lowest tier, so upgrading the correct towers to the highest level is part of a winning strategy.

Like many games these days, you also can buy more gems with real money, but I found I can do just fine without ponying up any extra cash. Even when a level seems like it can't be beat, you usually only need to rethink your strategy, so think twice before deciding to spend any real cash.

Update: Attack from the sea
The latest update brings three new stages with a coastal invasion by an army of sea devils. You'll have to defend against six new enemies and endure a boss fight from Leviathan, the god of the deep sea. Fortunately, you also get two new heroes to choose from to help you in the fight.

It's true that Kingdom Rush Frontiers has mostly the same features and gameplay found in the first game, but the gameplay is so tight in this series that just playing on new maps with new monsters and a couple new features is still endlessly fun. If you were a fan of the original or want to play possibly the best game from the tower defense genre on iOS, Kingdom Rush Frontiers is the game to buy. And if Ironhide Game Studio keeps rolling out updates like the latest one, there's even more reason to keep coming back for more.

Character page for the playable heroes of Kingdom Rush. Note that these entries are only for their appearance as heroes; tropes relating to their role as antagonists in other games should go on Kingdom Rush Enemies.

An elven ranged hero that represents the Archers upgrade path. She is the second of three free heroes that are available to players. Origins reveals that she is a descendant of the Goddess Elynie, and the last of Aredhel's Royal Family.

Ambadassador: After escaping from the Gnolls in Origins, she became the elves' official ambassador to Linirea, remaining there to this day.
An Adventurer Is You: Alleria is a DPS hero. Specifically The Archer. Also has shades of The Beastmaster.
Beauty Equals Goodness: Her description says that she is beautiful, and her status confirms this trope.
Bow and Sword in Accord: As an archer, she has ranged attacks. She can also defend herself at close range with her sword.
Distracted by the Sexy: Her character bio says that "Too many have fallen by her charming gaze", indicating that she has this effect in-universe.
Guest-Star Party Member: In Origins, she only appears in the Royal Gardens level. She indirectly fights in the Gryphon Point level but isn't controllable.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Blonde haired, and one of the game's heroes from the very beginning.
Hit-and-Run Tactics: Alleria is pretty squishy. Try to keep her at a distance.
Loyal Animal Companion: Her wildcat, which appears to have been in her side since Origins.
Multishot: Her ability which is aptly named...well, Multishot. The more you level her up, the more arrows she'll shoot.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: Turns out she is the only surviving member of Aredhel's royal family. Two missions in Origins are dedicated to getting her out of the capitol and to safety, but not without her shooting some of those gnoll invaders first.
Semi-Divine: She's a direct descendant of the Goddess Elynie, the one who created the Elven race.
Shout-Out: Named after elven archer Alleria Windrunner from Warcraft.

An melee hero that represents the Reinforcements upgrade path. He is the third of three free heroes that are available to players. Origins revealed that he used to be enslaved by the Gnolls to work in their bloodsydian mine.

An Adventurer Is You: Malik is a tank hero. Specifically The Meat Shield.
Area of Effect: Hammer Smash and Earthquake both do AOE damage to enemies.
Badass in Distress: In Origins, we see him as a slave in a Bloodsydian mine.
The Big Guy: His stature is the biggest among the free heroes.
Blatant Item Placement: Malik's hammer literally drops from the sky after you free him in the Blood Quarry.
Close-Range Combatant: Fights at close range with his hammer.
Guest-Star Party Member: In Origins, he only appears in the Blood Quarry level.
Heroic BSoD: After hearing the news of Vez'nan's successful conquest of Linirea, he takes a while to think as to what to do next.
Heroic Build: He's pretty buff.
Made a Slave: In the Origins level Blood Quarry we learn that Malik used to be a slave in a Bloodsydian mine.
Mighty Glacier: He hits harder than Sir Gerald, but is slower as a tradeoff.
Red Baron: In Origins we learn that Malik was not yet called "Hammerfury". He must've earned that title by kicking a lot of ass.
Shirtless Captives: How Malik and his fellow slaves are in Origins.
Shout-Out: Has quotes that are references to MC Hammer and Mr. T.
Slave Liberation: In order to free Malik in Origins, the player must use Thunderbolt on his captors. After that he'll pick up his trusty hammer (which falls from the sky) and join your forces as a secondary hero.
Those Two Guys: He and Alric are pretty much this when they are running Hammerhold.
Walking Shirtless Scene: He goes into combat shirtless.

An Adventurer Is You: Bolin is a DPS hero. Specifically The Archer. Also has shades of The Mezzer.
Downloadable Content: Costs $0.99 in the mobile versions.
Hit-and-Run Tactics: Although Bolin is not as squishy as other ranged heroes, he should still be played this way.
Jack of All Stats: Is capable of good melee and ranged damage, Mine Layer is capable of doing AOE damage, and Tar Bomb is used for crowd control.
Long-Range Fighter: Although capable of melee and ranged damage, a player will find that Bolin is more useful at long range. His long range damage synergizes with his 2 abilities.
Mucking in the Mud: His ability Tar Bomb slows down enemy units for you to pick off.
Shout-Out: Has quotes that are references to Dirty Harry and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Unflinching Walk: Look at his picture. Bolin knows that cool guys don't look at explosions.
Unlockable Content: In the Steam version, he's unlocked after completing the Coldstep Mines level.

An Adventurer Is You: Ignus is a DPS hero with shades of a tank. Specifically The Scrapper and The Regenerator.
Close-Range Combatant: While a fire user (who tend to be portrayed as range fighters due to certain stock abilities), he mostly prefers to get up close with his enemies.
Dash Attack: Surge of Flame has Ignus transform himself into a fireball that rushes towards enemies. Any enemies caught in the fireball's path takes damage.
Downloadable Content: Costs $2.99 in the mobile version.
Heal It With Fire: The best way to describe Frenzy. Ignus sends out a shockwave that damages enemies but heals himself.
Heroes Fight Barehanded: He fights at melee range by punching his enemies, although his fists are covered in flame.
Playing with Fire: He's a fire user and his attacks are fire-based.
This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: Ignus is immune to fire damage from Flareons and thermal fissures in the levels Pit of Fire and Pandaemonium, making him the ideal hero for those levels.
Unlockable Content: In the Steam version, he's unlocked after completing the The Wastes level.

Adipose Rex: He's very large from eating a lot of food and drinking many wine.
An Adventurer Is You: Denas is a flexible offense hero who is also capable of buffing. Specifically The Jack of All Trades and The Buffer.
Area of Effect: When Denas uses Catapult Barrage he marks the floor with a red X. Flaming boulders come soon after.
Big Fun: Look at his picture. Denas loves eating and drinking with a big smile on his face, and since he's a benevolent ruler that means he probably shares with everyone.
Big Good: He puts you in charge of defending the kingdom from evil. He would later be unlocked in the final level of the main campaign in the Steam version.
Downloadable Content: Costs $4.99 in the mobile version.
Formerly Fit: We can see in Origins that Denas used to be a pretty fit guy.
Narrator: He narrates the main campaign of Origins.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: He's the king of Linirea, but that doesn't prevent him from getting onto the battlefield alongside his subordinates.
Status Buff: Royal Edict temporarily gives towers bonus attack speed and damage.
Stout Strength: In Origins he was pretty fit, but by the time of the first game he gained a lot of weight. That still doesn't prevent him from entering the battlefield as a hero.
The Good King: The Big Good of the series, and king of Linirea. He's even one of the heroes.
Too Important to Walk: Instead of walking, Denas is carried into battle on his throne by a pair of attendants. It's probably how he got so fat.
Unlockable Content: In the Steam version, he's unlocked after completing the Forsaken Valley level.
We Used to Be Friends: He and Vez'nan used to be friends and even fought alongside each other before, such as in Origins, until Vez'nan literally got his hands on the Corrupted Tear of Elynie.