Demolition Squad (Warcraft II)

For lore about demolition squads, see Sapper.

Demolition Squad
Race	Dwarf
Faction	Alliance
Statistics
Hit Points	40
Armor	0
Sight	4
Speed	11
Production
Gold	750
Lumber	250
Food	1
Produced at	Gnomish Inventor
Build time	200 seconds
Combat
Basic Damage	4
Piercing Damage	2 4 (1 upgrade) 6 (2 upgrades)
Range	1

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

From the deep, subterranean halls of Khaz Modan, the Dwarven Demolition Squads come to aid the Alliance in their crusade for the liberation of Khaz Modan. As masters in the handling and arming of explosives, these Squads are renowned for their ability to demolish any obstacle - from a mighty wall to a bulwark of solid stone. Reckless and bold, these Dwarves are zealous in their loyalty to the Alliance and would not hesitate to detonate their explosive payload should the situation turn grim...

Information

• Dwarven Demolition Squads are fast units with a suicide attack that deals 400 Piercing Damage to all adjacent ground units and buildings when they detonate (enough to destroy a Farm or Tower at full HP). This is their default action when you right-click on an enemy building or unit.
• They also have a basic melee attack, which they will use if ordered to attack with the "Attack" command. They are, however, weak and fragile, just barely stronger than a Peasant.
• If attacked by an enemy unit while idle, their default reaction is to flee.
• They can also be used to destroy trees and rocks (they are your only unit that can destroy the latter).
• They will not deal damage if they are killed before they reach their target, even though their death animation shows them exploding.
• If ordered to Patrol, they will chase any enemy ground unit that enters their sight radius and blow up upon reaching it.
• Casting Invisibility or Unholy Armor on them will kill them instantly.
• The computer player is not programmed to use Demolition Squads; if put under computer control in a custom map, they will just stand around doing nothing other than fleeing if attacked.

Upgrades

Upgrade Swords (Damage +2)

Increases the piercing attack damage of Footmen, Knights, Paladins, and Dwarven Demolition Squads by +2.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
800	Blacksmith	200 secs.

Upgrade Swords (Damage +2)

Further increases the piercing attack damage of Footmen, Knights, Paladins, and Dwarven Demolition Squads by +2.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
2400	Blacksmith	250 secs.

Trivia

Enlarged image showing the Dwarf's cartoonishly bulging eyes

• One frame of the Demolition Squad's death animation shows the black-bearded Dwarf's eyes bulging in a cartoonish manner. This is very difficult to notice in-game and was likely put in as an Easter egg.

Quotes

• See Warcraft II demolition squad quotes