Droids HQ

"Infiltrate the core."

- World Description

 is the tenth and final world a player will encounter in a run, after Atomic Factory. The world-exclusive droid is Paragon Droid. Droids HQ contains only 3.0 Variants of existing droids (excluding World-Exclusive Droids and Weak Droids), and tests you on all the skills you have learned from the past 9 worlds. Droids HQ features almost everything from previous worlds, including hazards, world-exclusive droids, and environmental objects. The tenth room of Droids HQ always contains a randomized boss. Warping is disabled in Droids HQ.

Environment
Droids HQ has a dark blue floor with a hexagonal design and light gray walls. Multiple environmental objects from previous worlds, such as spinners and boost pads, can be seen in this world. This world also features two new objects, gray metallic boxes that are immovable, and a wall of lasers that trigger the Raider Protocol when touched.

The Raider Protocol is a countermeasure against the player in Droids HQ. When the wall of lasers in the second room is activated, it detects the player and triggers a 120-second timer to execute the player and any other players too. Failing to complete the remaining 8 rooms in time will result in all players exploding, killing them in the process. The Raider Protocol is deactivated when the player manages to reach the boss room.

Tips

 * Droids HQ features most Droids from throughout the game, so it's important to be ready for anything.
 * If you plan on beating Droids HQ, it is vital that you get high . This will allow you to skip past the laser detector so that do not have a short time limit.
 * If you find you can't naturally jump onto the walls to avoid the lasers, you should try to jump on the table in the previous special room, as it'll provide a fair height advantage. A minimum of is required to skip the lasers. Try to use shiftlock sideways at the correct moment when jumping on the wall. (This is only viable in multiplayer as the table is removed upon progressing. Those who wish to skip the laser should vote to progress and then jump onto the walls.)
 * If you find that this still isn't enough, attempt to use any items that removes droids to progress as far as you can before you are forced to cross the laser.
 * Both Superballs are an alternative, as timing a jump off of them off the table can get you on the walls.
 * Touch Stone can help with avoiding the laser as it can teleport you beyond the second room.
 * Short Circuit removes the laser completely, allowing you to walk through and kill the droid without activating the raider protocol.
 * Box in a Box and Stamper can reduce the amount of required to jump onto the wall.
 * If nothing from before has worked, you can attempt to ‘gear jump’ onto the wall to pass the lasers by using Butterfingers. This is done by dropping an item, then jumping onto it.
 * Note that having high and  makes this more difficult.
 * An obscure strategy, that is also luck dependant, is to kill the droids in the first room, then if the 2nd room has a Switch Droid 3.0 behind the lasers, get it to half HP using ranged weapons, which will make it chase after you. Then get to the table and position your back against it to make the droid teleport on top of it. You can then jump off the droid onto any of the walls and kill it from above.
 * Do not use this unless you really don't want to start the protocol and have decently great healing sources.
 * Do not underestimate the timer, as it is very easy to lose track of time if you're spending too much of it attempting to get past certain rooms.
 * However, do not rush. You may beat the timer but a lot of the damage you take in Droids HQ comes from faulty plays before the boss. Play swiftly and carefully.
 * Always help defend teammates if they are low on.
 * The only droids that can spawn behind the laser are the Switch Droid 3.0, Rapid Fire Droid 3.0, Xero Droid 3.0 and Burst Droid 3.0.
 * Using an item or sword that increases aggro distance like the Vortex Sword can help lure the droid to the other side of the lasers.
 * If you have any ranged weapon that is the form of a Blaster or Crossbow, it is possible to shoot the droid that spawns behind the laser by shooting through gaps between the lasers.
 * You can also move your screen out and shoot the droid behind the laser for a guaranteed hit.
 * Incredible positioning makes it possible for your ranged weapon to cross the laser without activating it, making it possible to freely shoot any enemy across the other side.
 * However, this is highly discouraged unless you are skilled at the game.
 * An alternative is Laser Sword, as you can walk through the lasers undetected as you would have laser immunity.

Trivia

 * Droids HQ was added in the v1.5 update.
 * Warping is disabled in Droids HQ.
 * By using Wrath (Sin) on the boss in the final boss room, it is possible to access null. This only works in singleplayer, and when you are only in Normal Mode.
 * Prior to v1.6, this could have worked in any ascension except Ascension 15.
 * This and The Darkness are the only worlds with bosses.
 * Currently, this is the only world with 2 soundtracks.