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{{about|the Boss Bloon|the [[map]] in the [[Bloons TD Battles (mobile)|mobile version of Bloons TD Battles]]|Vortex (Battles)}} | |||
{{info | {{info | ||
|name=Vortex | |name=Vortex | ||
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|caption=Portrait of Vortex in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' | |caption=Portrait of Vortex in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' | ||
|appearances=BTD5M,BTD6,BMC | |appearances=BTD5M,BTD6,BMC | ||
|full name=Vortex, Deadly Master of Air<ref name="name">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/tyq9ap/bloons_td_6_v310_update_preview_upcoming_v310/|title=Bloons TD 6 v31.0 - Update Preview! upcoming v31.0|publisher=Reddit|author=Rohan Sharpe-Anforth|date=7 apr 2022|retrieved=6 jan 2026}}</ref> | |||
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'''Vortex''' is a recurring [[Boss Bloon]] who debuted in the {{flash version of|Bloons Monkey City}}. | '''Vortex''' (also known as "'''speedy boi'''"<ref name="name"/>), titled '''Deadly Master of Air''', is a recurring [[Boss Bloon]] who debuted in the {{flash version of|Bloons Monkey City}}. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
===''[[Bloons TD 5]]'' / ''[[Bloons Monkey City]]''=== | ===''[[Bloons TD 5]]'' / ''[[Bloons Monkey City]]''=== | ||
Vortex is the second Boss Bloon to debut in ''Bloons Monkey City''. It slows the [[attack speed]] of nearby towers around itself periodically and increases in rate as skulls are reached. | |||
{{gameplay links | {{gameplay links | ||
|BTD5 link=Vortex (BTD5) | |BTD5 link=Vortex (BTD5) | ||
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===''[[Bloons TD 6]]''=== | ===''[[Bloons TD 6]]''=== | ||
{{Screenshot needed}} | {{Screenshot needed}} | ||
Vortex is the second returning Boss Bloon to appear ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It gains the ability to destroy nearby projectiles every few seconds, and on every skull it gains a shield to protect itself from damage, is knocked back, and stuns all nearby towers within a certain radius. | Vortex is the second returning Boss Bloon to appear in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It gains the ability to destroy nearby projectiles every few seconds, and on every skull it gains a shield to protect itself from damage, is knocked back, and stuns all nearby towers within a certain radius. | ||
{{gameplay links | {{gameplay links | ||
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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
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===Lore=== | ===Lore=== | ||
{{incomplete|there are more Reddit questions missing, and possibly more on the old website-based blog}} | |||
*The extra eyes that Vortex gains at higher tiers in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' help it navigate the map.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/yrwn26/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_11th_november_2022/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 11th November 2022|date=11 nov 2022|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=6 jan 2026}}</ref> | |||
*It is afraid of [[wp:slow cooker|slow cooker]]s and being popped.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/11tbmgs/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_17th_march_2023/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi -17th March 2023|date=17 mar 2023|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=6 jan 2026}}</ref> | |||
*Its shockwaves have an electric potential of about 60,000 volts.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1ijg8a2/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_7th_of_february_2025_blog/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 7th of February 2025 Blog|date=6 feb 2025|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=6 jan 2026}}</ref> | |||
*It jumps back upon reaching a skull in ''BTD6'' because taking damage destroys its slipstream, so it has to move back to create a new one.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1pkbwh2/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_12th_december_2025_blog/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 12th December 2025 Blog|date=11 dec 2025|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=6 jan 2026}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*As with all the Boss Bloons introduced in ''[[Bloons Monkey City]]'', Vortex appears to represent one of the four [[wp:classical element|classical element]]s, in | *As with all the Boss Bloons introduced in ''[[Bloons Monkey City]]'', Vortex appears to represent one of the four [[wp:classical element|classical element]]s, in its case air. | ||
*Vortex is the only one of the four original Boss Bloons to not appear in the {{mobile version of|Bloons Supermonkey 2}}. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:MOAB-Class Bloons]][[Category:Boss Bloons]] | |||
[[Category:Boss Bloons]] | |||