Popup

In Guild Wars, a popup is a foe (often an entire group) which is initially hidden, only spawning after a trigger condition (usually, entering aggro range) is met. Insects, plants, nightmares, and even some human groups frequently appear as popups.

The term comes from the fact that nearly all of the popups in Prophecies literally crawled out of the ground to attack you, hidden tree-lurking Spiders being the only exception. Subsequent expansions added more "fall-down" popups; descending from ropes is a favorite of several human groups in Factions, who sometimes even employ pincer tactics.

Common popup enemies

 * The Afflicted (swarm out of open pits)
 * Am Fah members (from the rooftops in Kaineng City)
 * Devourers
 * Ghouls
 * Incubus
 * Jade Brotherhood members (from the rooftops in Kaineng City)
 * Kappa (along coastlines)
 * Luxon invaders (from the trees in Echovald)
 * Mandragor
 * Mantids
 * Naga (along coastlines)
 * Nightmares
 * Oni
 * Scarabs
 * Skelks (in the Depths of Tyria)
 * Spiders
 * Sprout-type Plants
 * Torment Claws
 * Wardens (in Drazach Thicket and explorables beyond Vasburg Armory)
 * Wurms