Peppermint Droid

Peppermint Droids are hostile droids  that are exclusive to  Gingerbread Glaciers  and  Droids HQ. Being a world exclusive droid, it lacks a 2.0/3.0 variant. This droid shares many similarities to the Paragon Droid.

Appearance
Peppermint Droids have white skin with a red torso and helmet. Additionally, two candy canes can be seen on its back. The droid also wields a Candy? Sword  (visually identical to Candy Swords). It has a different face to that of normal droids, wearing the Whistle face instead.

Behavior

 * Peppermint Droids give chase to any player which enters its like any normal droid would. However, they wield a Candy? Sword and lunge at players which get within its swords reach, dealing . Whenever it lunges, it freezes all bodies of water present similar to Candy Swords.
 * Once you get it to ⅔ of its, it would eat its Candy? Sword, losing its ability to lunge. Additionally, if you get it to ⅓ of its , it would also eat the two candy canes seen on its back. Upon eating these items, it gains a speed boost.
 * Similar to Berry Droids, killing this droid before it consumes its sword will drop the Candy? Sword.

Combat Tips

 * Beware that the sword they wield will still deal damage to you even if you have, as it does not deal , making useless against them.
 * It is not a good idea to hide on top of or behind any objects that you can easily jump on/over (such as Gumdrops) as Peppermint Droids will jump when you jump if they still wield their sword, possibly jumping on/over the object you are trying to use as cover.
 * Once it eats both its sword and the candy canes on its back, its would be on par or greater than, making it risky to use the zig-zag kiting strategy. Fortunately, they will have less  to deal with.
 * Additionally, due to the Peppermint Droid's high after eating both its sword and candy canes on its back, it becomes a lot easier to deal with on ice, as its high  often causes it to slip right past you.
 * Peppermint Droids have incredibly long range for a droid due to the sword it wields, so use a, at least until its sword has been consumed.
 * If you don’t have ranged weapons, circle around the droid counterclockwise to avoid it hitting you with its sword.
 * If you aren't confident in dealing with it, try to use any item that can instantly kill the Peppermint Droid if you have.
 * Peppermint Droids are weak to . Using weapons such as Cinnamon Sword or Smoke Slinger  are twice as effective against them.

Trivia

 * This, the Paragon Droid, the Crimson Droid, and  The Hoarder  are the only droids that wield a sword.
 * This and the Berry Droids are the only droids to have a droppable held item (as in, it drops if it isn't able to consume it before dying) that it may consume.
 * es are unable to pick up the Candy? Sword due to it not counting as a weapon.
 * This, the Paragon Droid, The Hoarder and Xero Droids  are the only enemies that can mimic players' jumping.