Ambush

This article is about Ambush. You may be looking for AR0xMBUSH, the glitched counterpart of Ambush.

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"Coming back for seconds!"
- Rebound Achievement description

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"You died to Ambush. You might need to hop in and out of your hiding spot a couple of times."
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Ambush is a lethal uncommon entity in DOORS, appearing in both The Hotel and The Mines.

Appearance

<tabber> Version 3 (Current)= Ambush takes on the appearance of a distorted white face with exaggerated proportions. It has a monstrous, abnormally large oval mouth lined with three rows of inner teeth, a set of large, round, black hollow eyes with gray-green bags under them, as well as emitting a green aura, and a smaller pink one which can only be seen on walls, floors and ceilings. Ambush is much faster than Rush, and will rebound in an attempt to catch and kill the player off-guard when they least expect it.

|-| Version 2.5= Ambush's 2.5 version is similar to second version, although it doesn't have a red appendage and looks slightly darker, it's also has more teeth.

|-| Version 2= Ambush's 2nd version takes the appearance of a less glitchy and more realistic face, with red shading as its eyes and mouth are both blood red. It has what looks to be a red appendage sticking out the bottom, and looking like a blood-like ghost.

|-| Version 1= Ambush's oldest version is similar to version 2, but with pupils, a dark red “fire” under it, and with no teeth.

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Behavior

Ambush has a minimal but growing chance to appear as the player progress. In The Hotel, it can show up as early as Door 2 to as late as Door 87, with a higher likelihood after The Library (Door 50), specifically between doors 82–87. Despite being relatively rare, players should still prepare to face Ambush at least once during a complete playthrough. In The Mines, Ambush has a lower appearance probability and can also appear in rooms that follow.

Upon spawning, Ambush emits a high-pitched distorted "scream" and rapidly moves through rooms (with no flickering lights following the Hotel+ Update), eliminating any players not in a hiding place or "safe spot" during its attack. When it reaches an unopened door, it passes through it (without opening) and into the next room, pausing briefly before turning around and retracing its steps through previous rooms. This behavior, known as rebounding, can occur between 3-4 times (up to 12 times before the Hotel+ Update, and 6 before The Mines Update) before despawning. When it reaches a closed door (doors close as players advance), it pauses for a few seconds before either disappearing or changing direction and repeating the process.

Notes

• After The Hunt Update, Ambush can spawn during Seek's crescendo.
• As of The Hunt Update, it can be observed that Ambush deals 100 damage, which means that it technically does not instantly kill players; if a player has an "over-heal" from a Vial of Starlight, Bottle of Starlight, or Jug of Starlight, they will be able to survive a hit from Ambush. The "Cough Drop" candy can also give the player enough overheal to survive.
• How early Ambush can spawn in a run has been changed twice:
  • Before The Hotel+ Update, it could spawn as early as Door 5.
  • When The Hotel+ Update released on January 28, 2023, it could spawn as early as Door 2.
• Although it is likely that Ambush will spawn at least once in a full run, it is possible to complete the game without encountering Ambush. In contrast, Ambush can spawn up to 2, 3, or even 4 times in a single run.
• Entering The Dining Hall or The Bridges will despawn Ambush (unless the "Again & Again & Again" modifier is enabled).
• Similar to Rush, Ambush's hitbox operates off of ray-casting. This means that aside from intended hiding places, players can "hide" from Ambush by being in an area that is outside of its line of "sight," such as basements, blocked stairwells, sub-rooms, or behind or beside certain objects, or anywhere beyond its ray-casting distance. These areas are known as "safe spots."
• This may not work in the open as Ambush's hitbox is slightly farther then Rush's.
  • Safe spots can also be applied to Rush.
  • Hotel - To avoid dying, count the number of times you go through the door. The round trip counts as one visit. After this visit, leave the closet and go back in as soon as you hear him return. - Mines - In the mines, it's not like in the hotel. In Ambush's case, when you hear him coming. Look for two closets; why? Because as soon as you finish hiding in a closet, you'll hear a noise: it's Hide. But Ambush comes back several times, and if you try to hide in the same closet, Hide will stop you and Ambush will kill you.
  • Ambush (as well as Rush) is able to randomly deviate (including passing through walls) from the "path" it is intended to travel on, which is known as a "path bug." This may cause its ray-casting to enter safe spots, causing any players using those spots to die.
  • Ambush's ray-casting origin is higher than that of Rush's, meaning that certain safe spots, such as crouching behind fallen bookshelves and beside beds, will protect players from Rush, but not from Ambush.
    • To reduce their chance of death, players should crouch while using "shorter" safe spots (e.g. luggage carts) to hide from Ambush. This is because crouching lowers the height of their "HumanoidRootPart", which is Ambush's ray-cast destination.
  • Previously, Ambush's ray-casting distance was much larger than that of Rush. However, soon after The Mines Update, Ambush' ray-casting was changed to be smaller and much closer in size to Rush's ray-casting distance.
  • Ambush also has a mechanic that is NOT part of raycasting that Rush does not have. You cannot look at Ambush unless in a hiding spot (e.g. a Closet) or you'll take 100 damage, even if you're in a safe spot.
• Ambush cannot spawn in the following rooms:
  • Rooms with insufficient hiding spots (Can spawn with certain Modifiers or if number of players exceed 4)
  • On The Hotel Doors: 1, 2, 49, 51, 62
  • On The Mines Doors: 101, 102, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 151, 198, 199.
  • Dark rooms, including the Greenhouse which comprises Doors 90-99 (Can spawn with certain Modifiers)
  • Safe rooms
    • The Reception, Door 0
    • Hotel's Small library
    • Hotel's Skinny Hallway
    • Pre-Jeff shop room hallway (The Hotel & The Mines).
    • Jeff Shop, Door 53–59, 153–162
    • The Rooms's subfloor entrance. Door 60
    • Mega Gate Basement, Door 61
    • Pre-Infirmary room
    • The Infirmary, variable
    • Pre-Courtyard room, Door 88
    • The Courtyard, Door 89
    • The Adit, Door 100.5
  • Seek's chases
    • The room previous from Seek intro chase room (The Hotel & The Mines).
    • The room after the seek chase (The Hotel & The Mines).
    • The Grand Hallway, variable
    • The Caverns, Doors 142–149
    • The Sewage Pipes, Doors 169–179
  • Halt's sequences
    • The next or previous room from a Halt encounter (The Hotel & The Mines).
    • The Dining Hall, variable
    • The Bridges, variable
  • Bossfight sequences
    • The Library, Door 50 (Can spawn with certain Modifiers)
    • The Electrical Room, Door 100
    • The Shafts, variable
    • The Nest, Door 150
    • The Dam, Door 200
• In The Mines, Ambush has a lower spawn rate than in The Hotel.
• The lighting will dim slightly when Ambush is close to a room a player is in. The same goes for Rush.
• Ambush will shake the screen the closer you are to it.
  • Before the Hotel+ Update, the lights flickered when Ambush spawned. After the Hotel+ Update, the lights no longer flickered when Ambush spawned. In The Mines, Ambush causes an earthquake to start as a warning.
• Before the Hotel+ Update, Ambush would spawn immediately when players opened the door that spawned it. As of the Hotel+ Update, the spawn timing for Ambush (and Rush) is randomized, meaning that its spawn may be delayed by a few seconds after a new door is opened.
• Ambush used to be one of the very entities to break the lights. However, after The Mines update, Ambush no longer breaks the lights for unknown reasons.
• Ambush can spawn twice back to back in The Mines.
  • Ambush can also spawn twice in The Hotel with only one door between each encounter.

SUPER HARD MODE!!!

• Ambush has a greater chance of spawning earlier in the run.
• Since this happened during The Hotel+ Update, Ambush still had its ability to break the lights.
• Ambush's rebounding mechanic back then was different compared to now as this happened during The Hotel+ Update.
• Ambush is almost guaranteed to rebound more than 4 times and has the chance to rebound 10+ times.^{[citation needed]}

RETRO MODE

• Ambush spawns more often.

PARTY MODE

• Ambush rebounds only two times.
• Ambush's first rebound is the same mechanic as it was before the Mines update.
• Ambush's second rebound is the current rebounding mechanic.

HOTEL-

• Ambush was more likely to spawn during 90-98 since Greenhouse didn't exist.
• Ambush flickered the lights as a warning.
• Ambush still had its ability to break the lights as this happened in the early stages of the game (Before The Mines Update)
• Ambush's rebounding mechanic was the same as in SUPER HARD MODE!!!.
• Ambush will rebound 1 to 6 times.

Modifiers

• If the "Again & Again & Again" modifier is enabled, Ambush's behavior will change in multiple ways:
  • It will first spawn/rebound on Door 7.
  • It will only rebound one time
  • If players crucify Ambush, its spawn may be temporarily delayed into natural spawns again.^{[citation needed]}
  • Prior to The Mines Update, "Again & Again & Again" caused it to first spawn on Door 7 and rebound one time every 20–40 seconds, never fully despawning (however, auditory cues implied that it was despawning after each rebound). It could rebound in any room, except in Halt's Hallway and during Seek chases. More than one Ambush was able to spawn at the same time.
  • This modifier is still bugged, as Ambush will not spawn at all past the first Seek chase in the Hotel though its warning cry will still play.
• If the "Back For Seconds" modifier is enabled, Ambush will spawn more frequently.
• If the "Afterimage" modifier is enabled, Ambush will travel much faster, and its spawn rate will slightly increase.

Strategy

• In The Hotel, Ambush can spawn as early as Door 2 and as late as Door 87, its chances of spawning before The Library (Door 50) is 5%. It is most likely to spawn after The Library (Door 50); Ambush's chance to spawn, which increases to 6.66% as players progress, is somewhat small. Ambush is likely to spawn at least once in a full run. In the case of The Mines, Ambush can spawn as early as Door 103 and as late as Door 197.
• Ambush gained an ability to spawn as earliest as Door 2 during Hotel+ update.
  • If Ambush spawns in Doors 2, 3, or 4, or 2-3 rooms after a Seek chase, Halt's sequence, The Library, or Glitch closing a door, there will be fewer rooms between players and Ambush than there would be elsewhere. Therefore, Ambush will rebound more quickly; it is recommended that players prepare to hide from Ambush more quickly.
  • If a player walks into a room with several hiding spots (more than 4), and the lights do not flicker, they should remain vigilant for Ambush's spawn cue as it'll be likely to have spawned instead of Rush.
• Hiding: It is recommended players only hide once they hear Ambush coming through. As long as they do this, they can stay in the closet long enough for Ambush to rebound once. This can make it significantly easier as it removes the unpredictability of when they will come back, as well as significantly reducing the number of times players must hop in and out of closets.
• Hide will take a little more time to kick players out of their hiding spots if Ambush is attacking.
  • Players must hop out quickly afterwards as in some cases if Ambush takes a longer time to rebound Hide will be on the verge of kicking them out.
  • It is recommended that players do not hide under a bed, because the entering and exiting animations for beds are longer.
  • It is recommended that players account for all visible hiding spots whenever they open a new door. This will ensure that they do not die while looking for a hiding spot if Ambush (or Rush) spawns.
    • Hiding behind or beside smaller objects will generally not protect players from Ambush.
  • In The Mines, Hide prevents players from hiding in the same hiding place more than once in a row, which means that at least two reachable hiding places are necessary to survive Ambush; players must immediately run to the other hiding spot upon exiting one.
• Crucifying: Players can use a crucifix to "banish" Ambush. Because crucifixes are a one-use item, it is best to only crucify Ambush when a player(s) is struggling to hide from Ambush.
  • It is recommended that players equip their crucifix while still attempting to survive Ambush by hiding or using a safe spot. By this method, players are largely protected from Ambush and may not necessarily have to use their crucifix to survive it.
    • There is a small period (lasting a few frames) when entering and exiting hiding places in which crucifixes will be automatically unequipped (the same goes for all other items). Therefore, players will be vulnerable to Ambush during that period.
• Although very rarely, Ambush can spawn in Doors 152 in The Mines, and it can take a very long time to rebound and arrive. This is because The Nest and The First Seek Chase Rooms are not fully despawned, so Ambush moves through the First Seek Chase Rooms and The Nest. It is recommended to have a Crucifix with you just in case.

Jumpscare

1st Person

Ambush will appear from the distance and scream distortedly as it will quickly devour the screen in a small portion of time.

3rd Person

The player will be ran over and its upper half will snap.

Modifiers Modifiers

Back For Seconds
"Ambush will attack more."
Requires 'Unbound'
Cannot be used with: 'Again & Again & Again'
Floors: The Hotel, The Mines

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 +10%

Again & Again & Again
"Ambush will endlessly attack."
Requires 'Hotel Hell'
Cannot be used with: 'Back For Seconds'
Floors: The Hotel, The Mines

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 +25%

Afterimage
"Ambush will attack faster."
Requires 'Unbound'
Floors: The Hotel, The Mines

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 +10%

Bugs

• The "Rebound" achievement was broken and unobtainable after August 26, 2023 (the Modifiers Update). It is now fixed.
• If players have a weak internet connection or are playing with low graphics settings, Ambush's glow may remain in rooms for several seconds until lighting updates.
• Ambush (as well as Rush) currently has a "path bug". This bug is where Ambush would randomly deviate from its path. The developers have not stated if they are going to fix this yet.
• At one point, if a player died to Ambush, its jumpscare sound would loop indefinitely.
  • This was due to EchoSoundEffects being applied to Ambush's jumpscare even after the sound ceased. It is now fixed.
• When the Hotel+ Update was first released a bug occurred where Ambush would spawn in the upcoming room instead of the previous room. It would then proceed to rebound in reverse; however, this was fixed shortly after release.
  • This bug can still happen if players traveled through many rooms when Ambush is at the back.
• There was a bug where Ambush would clip through the floor of the room, causing players to only see its eyes as they watched it rebound.
• There was a bug where if you open more doors after Ambush has done its first rebound, Ambush will not shatter the lights in the room/s that have just been opened when going through them. Ambush was most likely only meant to shatter the lights on the first rebound. This is not the case anymore as Ambush no longer breaks the lights on the first rebound.
• There was a bug where Ambush wouldn't break the lights after killing a player. This happened because when Ambush killed a player, it would bounce back as if it finished its first rebound. This has been fixed.
• There is currently a bug where Ambush randomly rebounds on its path. This is likely to happen because Ambush might be entering and exiting from a different path instead of the previous door. The same bug happens with Rush, A-60 and Blitz.
• There was a bug where Ambush did not shatter the lights as it moved. This has a chance to have been made intentional as of The Mines update as Ambush no longer breaks the lights.
• There is a bug where if the player crucifies Ambush with the "Again and Again and Again" modifier, Ambush never spawns again until a natural Ambush spawns.
• There is currently a bug where if the player encounters a natural Ambush with the "Again and Again and Again" modifier, that Ambush with the modifier one will go on forever.
• There was a few bugs where if the "Again and Again and Again" modifier was activated, Ambush would rebound more than once, take a shortcut from outside the building to the next door (ignoring its path), come from the front and have no entrance sound from the second spawn and would spawn in the current room from the third spawn and would happen during every odd number spawn. All these bugs have been fixed.
• There is a bug where you can void Ambush if the "Again and Again and Again" modifier was activated.
• There is a bug where Ambush can randomly kill you with no warning. There is no hint that this is patched yet.
• There was a bug where coins may protect players from dying to Rush, Ambush, A-60, A-120 and Blitz. This has since been patched.
• There is a bug where Snare may protect players from dying to Rush, Ambush, A-60 and A-120.
• There is currently a bug with the "Again & Again & Again" modifier that allows a player to select this modifier, if a player has "Hotel Hell" achievement, even if a player does not have the "Unbound" achievement.
• There is a bug where if a player hides in a hiding spot while Ambush is near it, Ambush would still be able to kill players.
• There is a bug where if a player opens doors while Ambush is moving, sometimes Ambush will skip its normal path and will go in a straight line to the next unopened door.
• There is a very rare bug where if Ambush kills a player the next door will open. This happens because an invisible part of a player gets flung into the door, causing it to open.
  • This bug can also cause unnumbered doors to open or certain cutscenes to activate, such as Seek's.
  • The same can happen with Blitz and in extremely rare cases with Rush.
• There is a really rare bug since The Backdoor update where Ambush randomly disappears for a few seconds and appears again where it disappeared. The same can happen with Rush and Blitz.
• Ambush can be delayed when crucified when the "Again & Again & Again" Modifier is activated.
• There is a bug where if Ambush spawns and there are several opened doors, Void may manifest, teleporting all players into the latest opened room guaranteeing the death of every player.
• There is a bug that allows you to survive Ambush in The Mines by simply opening a drawer and crouching in its hitbox, but it's best not to rely on this as it's not guaranteed to work and will likely be patched in the future. This was most likely patched as of the Content Update.^{[citation needed]}
• When The Mines update first came out, the "Again & Again & Again" modifier was broken. Ambush would only spawn at Door 7 and would never come back unless of a normal encounter. This was fixed later.
• Ambush may take up to one minute to rebound, likely due to a bug.
• After The Mines update, Ambush's voice has completely broke and bugged, Ambush now only makes a sound when it reaches close to a player and rebounds.
• There"s a bug where if Ambush spawns past 190 in the mines its far audio will cut out after its first pass.

Trivia

• Ambush rarely spawns anymore.
• Ambush was originally going to be classified as a "Mobble" entity, an alternative version of Jack.^{[citation needed]}
• Excluding non-canon entities, Ambush is the fastest entity in DOORS. It used to be A-60 before Ambush's speed was increased in the Haunt update.
• Ambush is the only entity with multiple "attack" sounds (in which the pitch is always randomly generated, equaling infinite tones^{[citation needed]}).
• Ambush's "scream" originates from an audio called GLITCHY SCREAM LOOP from a user called Condecadence.
• Ambush's scream is in the form of a Shepard's tone.
• Ambush's jump-scare appears when players try to exploit the game. This version of Ambush is called "Anti Cheat Ambush."^[exploits]
  • Before the The Hotel+ Update, a unique Guiding Light message was shown after the jump-scare, which repeated "bruh" multiple times before and after saying that Ambush has killed a player "infinite" times. ("btw ambush killed you infinite times so all your revives are gone sorry")
    • After the Hotel+ Update, the message after the jump-scare is the same message players would receive if they died to Ambush typically.
  • After dying to Anti-cheat Ambush, 100 revives are removed from player's inventories.
  • Anti-cheat Ambush is used to "trick exploits" into thinking that Ambush has spawned typically.^{[citation needed]}
    • Rush and Dread will spawn as well.^{[citation needed]}
• Before the Hotel+ Update, Ambush could, and was likely to, spawn in Doors 90–98.
  • After the Hotel+ Update, Doors 90-98 were replaced by The Greenhouse where Ambush cannot spawn. Because of this, Ambush's likely now spawns between the second Seek chase and The Greenhouse.
• According to RediblesQW, a DOORS developer, a future UGC item may be based on Ambush.
• According to RediblesQW, should Ambush bleed, it can be killed, though it is unknown if it can bleed.
• Ambush's design was created by Ghostly Wowzers, a DOORS developer, combining and editing facial features that make images "scary" with what resembles a front-facing Jack.
• According to Ghostly Wowzers, Ambush's design was not difficult to draw and was mostly drawn in under a day.
• Ambush's image file is titled “scarywormface”, referencing its 2nd original design.^{[citation needed]}
• Ambush's magenta-green glow is present if a player's graphics are set under 3.^{[citation needed]}
  • Ambush's red aura is only present if a player's graphics are nearly maxed.
  • Ambush's red aura previously used to mistaken players to think "A-60 spawned with Ambush".
• Ambush is currently the only entity with multiple jumpscares.
• Ambush and Glitch could be connected, as they both share the glitchy effect that Glitch possesses.
• In The Mines update, for unknown reasons, Ambush no longer breaks the lights in the current and previous rooms. However, the lights in the next room break on their own before Ambush initially attacks.
  • If the player opens the next room when Ambush appears, the lights in it will break with the sound of the lights breaking.

Related achievements

		Rebound "Coming back for seconds!" Survive Ambush.

Unbound		Unbound "Shut up, thanks." Use a Crucifix against Ambush.

		Betrayal "Dibs!" Steal a hiding spot from someone right before they die.

		In Plain Sight "Quick, behind that conveniently shaped lamp!" Hide from an entity by staying out of sight.

History

October 24, 2024

Ambush's speed is increased.

August 30, 2024

Ambush got added in The Mines and given the following changes:
- It was made slower, making it as fast as Rush.
- Its behavior was altered due to Hide’s rework and to increase its threat to players.
- Its hitbox was made significantly smaller, comparable to Rush, albeit a bit larger, allowing players to survive Ambush by being far enough from its path, much like Rush.
- Its arrival cue was made quieter, making it harder to tell when it spawns.
- Ambush no longer breaks the lights, relying on purely sound.

January 28, 2023

Ambush no longer flickers the lights upon arrival. Still breaks lights upon rebounding. Players can now only rely on sound to prepare for Ambush.

November 21, 2022

Anti-Cheat mechanic introduced^[exploits]

August 10, 2022

Introduced

Gallery

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  Ambush's jumpscare.

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  Ambush's jumpscare in the Tower Heroes x Doors event.

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  The crucifix being used on Ambush.

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  Ditto, but in a different room.

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  Ambush in a doorway.

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  Ambush and Screech.

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  Ambush, less than a millisecond away from killing a player.

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  Ambush's red glow, which can only be seen with nearly maxed graphics settings.

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  Ambush as seen by a player hiding in a closet.

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  A very close view of Ambush.

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  A far view of Ambush.

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  Ambush as seen by a player hiding under a bed in Door 99, prior to The Hotel+ Update.

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  Ambush about to kill a player.

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  Ambush as seen by a player "hiding" inside of a vent prior to The Hotel+ Update.

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  Ambush outside of a hallway's window; experiencing a "path bug."

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  Ambush's face engulfing the entire screen during its jumpscare.

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  Ambush stuck in a chandelier.

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  Ambush attacking alongside A-120.

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  Ambush's animation.

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  Ambush without the glow effect.

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  The original unedited version of Ambush's current sprite, that being without the green recoloration or glitch effects.

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  Ambush's old image in the Roblox marketplace titled "ScaryWormFace". Note that this image is private.^{[citation needed]}

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  Ambush's design in the Tower Heroes x Doors event.

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  Ambush’s design in Retro Mode

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  Ambush's Phatmojo Mini Figure

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  The "Rebound" Achievements image.

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  The Unbound badge, but brightened.

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  Ambush's original design; a "Mobble" entity.^{[citation needed]}

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References

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