Ice Monkey: Difference between revisions
m →Bloons TD Series: fixed parts to comply with the style guide |
Btd6player (talk | contribs) →Bloons TD 6: Fixed mistake I made In the code Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| (16 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Ice monkey hat}}{{Info | ||
{{Info|name=Ice Monkey|image=BTD6 000-IceMonkey.png|appearances=BTD1,BTD2,BTD3,BTD4,BTD5,BTDB,BMC,BTD6,BTDB2,BATTD,BP,BCS|caption=Artwork in ''Bloons TD 6'' and ''Bloons TD Battles 2''}} | | name = Ice Monkey | ||
| image = BTD6 000-IceMonkey.png | |||
| appearances = BTD1,BTD2,BTD3,BTD4,BTD5,BTDB,BMC,BSM2M,BTD6,BTDB2,BATTD,BP,BCS | |||
| caption = Artwork in ''Bloons TD 6'' and ''Bloons TD Battles 2'' | |||
}} | |||
'''Ice Monkeys''' (known as '''Ice Towers''' or, rarely, '''Ice Balls''' prior to [[Bloons Monkey City|''Bloons Monkey City'']]) are [[Monkey|monkeys]] that freeze [[Bloon|Bloons]] in an area around them. Inspired by the [[Ice Bloon]] from the ''[[Bloons (series)|Bloons]]'' series, they were introduced in the original ''[[Bloons Tower Defense]]'', and have been included in all mainline ''Bloons TD'' games and some spinoffs since. | |||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
=== [[Bloons TD (series)|''Bloons TD'' series]] === | |||
=== [[Bloons TD (series)|Bloons TD | The Ice Monkey [[Freeze|freezes]] Bloons within a short range at a slow rate. Frozen Bloons do not move further along the track until they are either popped or the duration of the freeze ends. Frozen Bloons cannot be popped by [[sharp]] damage in a similar way to [[Lead Bloon|Lead Bloons]]. [[White Bloon|White Bloons]] are a type of Bloon throughout all of the games that are immune to this freeze effect until popped. | ||
Ice Monkey freezes | |||
In both [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense | In both [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense'']] and [[Bloons Tower Defense 2|''Bloons Tower Defense 2'']], the Ice Tower is the only [[tower]] that can freeze Bloons, with [[Bomb Shooter|Cannons]] being able to pop them by default and [[Boomerang Monkey|Boomerangs]] and [[Super Monkey|Super Monkeys]] being able to pop them in ''2'' with their upgrades. In [[Bloons Tower Defense 3|''Bloons Tower Defense 3'']], the newly-introduced [[Ceramic Bloon|Ceramic Bloons]] are also immune to freezing, although this immunity would be removed in later titles. | ||
[[Bloons TD 4 | In ''[[Bloons TD 4]]'', its ultimate upgrade is [[Arctic Wind (BTD4)|Arctic Wind]], which passively slows all Bloons around the tower. ''BTD4'' also introduced [[Zebra Bloon|Zebra Bloons]] that are immune to freezing and explosives to further inconvenience the tower. | ||
In ''[[Bloons TD 5]]'' | In the ''[[Bloons TD 5]]'' generation of games, the Ice Tower has two upgrade paths. The top path focuses on freezing and clumping large amounts of Bloons within its area, while the bottom path focuses on dealing damage and freezing the entire map with an [[Activated Ability]]. Its [[Specialty Building]] in ''BTD5'' is the [[Ice Fortress]], while its main [[Monkey Building|buildings]] in [[Bloons Monkey City|''Bloons Monkey City'']] are the [[House of Ice]] and the [[Cryo Lab]]. | ||
In ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' and ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]'', the Ice Monkey is classified as a [[Primary]] tower | In ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' and ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]'', the Ice Monkey is classified as a [[Primary]] tower, and gains the ability to damage Bloons by default. Its upgrade paths are somewhat reshuffled; the top path uses ice shards to pop Bloons, remove properties, and cause them to take more damage. The middle path has a slowing aura and the map-slowing Activated Ability from ''BTD5''<nowiki/>'s bottom path. The bottom path allows it to [[Targeting option|target]] Bloons like a conventional tower via a cannon that freezes Bloons and MOABs over a longer range. In ''BTD6'', its [[Paragon]] is the [[Herald of Everfrost]]. | ||
In ''[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]'', the Ice Monkey is a Common [[Ally (BATTD)| | In ''[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]'', the Ice Monkey is a Common [[Ally (BATTD)|ally]], functioning similarly to its base tower counterpart in previous games. It can be equipped by all monkey [[Character|characters]] and [[Ice King]]. | ||
===''Bloons Pop!''=== | {{Gameplay links|BTD1 link=Ice Tower (BTD1)|BTD2 link=Ice Ball (BTD2)|BTD3 link=Ice Ball (BTD3)|BTD4 link=Ice Tower (BTD4)|BTD5 link=Ice Tower (BTD5)|BTD6 link=Ice Monkey (BTD6)|BTDB2 link=Ice Monkey (Battles 2)|BMC link=Ice Tower (BMC)|BTDB link=Ice Tower (Battles)|BTD1 image=BTD1 ice button.svg|BTD2 image=BTD1 ice button.svg|BTD3 image=BTD1 ice button.svg|BTD4 image=BTD4HD ice tower.png|BTD5 image=BTDBM ice avatar small.png|BTD6 image=BTD6 000-IceMonkey.png|BTDB image=BTDBM ice avatar small.png|BTDB2 image=BTD6 000-IceMonkey.png|BMC image=BMCM ice avatar small.png|BATTD link=Ice Monkey (BATTD)|BATTD image=BATTD MinionIceMonkeyPortrait.png}} | ||
=== [[Bloons Supermonkey 2 (mobile)|''Bloons Supermonkey 2'' (mobile)]] === | |||
In the [[Bloons Supermonkey 2 (mobile)|mobile version of ''Bloons Supermonkey 2'']], a playable Ice Monkey unlocks after completing [[Level 25 (BSM2 mobile)|Level 25]]. He can equip the same [[Weapon (BSM2)|weapons]] as [[Super Monkey]], with the exception of [[Dart (BSM2)|Dart]] weapons, replaced with [[Ice (BSM2)|Ice]] weapons. Ice core weapons can freeze Bloons in an area around the Ice Monkey, while Ice arm weapons can pop frozen Bloons. Ice weapons don't affect [[White Bloon (BSM2)|White]] or [[Zebra Bloon (BSM2)|Zebra Bloons]]. | |||
===''[[Bloons Pop!]]''=== | |||
{{main|Ice Monkey (Bloons Pop!)}} | {{main|Ice Monkey (Bloons Pop!)}} | ||
The Ice Monkey is a [[Monkey (Bloons Pop!)|Monkey]] that is unlocked at level 9. It freezes Bloons in a radius every time it bounces off Bloons or bouncy surfaces. Its [[Mega Monkey]] variant, [[Mega Ice Monkey]], does more damage and spreads its freeze onto neighboring Bloons. | The Ice Monkey is a [[Monkey (Bloons Pop!)|Monkey]] that is unlocked at level 9. It freezes Bloons in a radius every time it bounces off Bloons or bouncy surfaces. Its [[Mega Monkey]] variant, [[Mega Ice Monkey]], does more damage and spreads its freeze onto neighboring Bloons. | ||
| Line 33: | Line 41: | ||
==General information== | ==General information== | ||
=== Appearance === | |||
In the first four ''Bloons TD'' games, the Ice Tower took the form of a blue snowglobe-like mechanism with ice surrounding it. Starting with [[Bloons TD 5|''Bloons TD 5'']], Ice Monkeys were redesigned to be proper yeti-like monkeys with white fur, blue skin and blue eyes. | |||
=== Lore === | |||
*Ice Monkeys are ancient but much of its origins are refused to be shared by Ninja Kiwi.<!--forgot ref but it's in a blog somewhere--> | *Ice Monkeys are ancient but much of its origins are refused to be shared by Ninja Kiwi.<!--forgot ref but it's in a blog somewhere--> | ||
| Line 53: | Line 66: | ||
File:BTD6 050-IceMonkey.png|Absolute Zero, the middle path final upgrade for Ice Monkey | File:BTD6 050-IceMonkey.png|Absolute Zero, the middle path final upgrade for Ice Monkey | ||
File:BTD6 005-IceMonkey.png|Icicle Impale, the bottom path final upgrade for Ice Monkey | File:BTD6 005-IceMonkey.png|Icicle Impale, the bottom path final upgrade for Ice Monkey | ||
File:BTD6 Paragon-HeraldOfEverfrost.png| Herald Of Everfrost, the paragon for Ice Monkey | |||
File:BTD6 Herald Of Everfrost D80.png|Degree 80-100 Of Ice Monkey’s Paragon | |||
File:BTD6 ice monkey teaser.jpg|Ice Monkey featured in a BTD6 teaser | File:BTD6 ice monkey teaser.jpg|Ice Monkey featured in a BTD6 teaser | ||
File:Christmas 2020 art.jpg|Ice Monkeys featured in 2020 Christmas artwork | File:Christmas 2020 art.jpg|Ice Monkeys featured in 2020 Christmas artwork | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===<i>Bloons Pop!</i>=== | ===<i>Bloons Pop!</i>=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| Line 74: | Line 95: | ||
==Navigation== | ==Navigation== | ||
{{Ice monkey nav}} | |||
{{BSM2 nav}} | |||
{{character nav}} | {{character nav}} | ||
[[Category:Bloons Supermonkey 2]][[Category:Non-playable characters in BCS]][[Category:Primary monkeys]][[Category:Towers]] | |||
[[Category:Non-playable characters in BCS]][[Category: | |||
Latest revision as of 02:05, 28 May 2026
|
| Artwork in Bloons TD 6 and Bloons TD Battles 2 |
Ice Monkeys (known as Ice Towers or, rarely, Ice Balls prior to Bloons Monkey City) are monkeys that freeze Bloons in an area around them. Inspired by the Ice Bloon from the Bloons series, they were introduced in the original Bloons Tower Defense, and have been included in all mainline Bloons TD games and some spinoffs since.
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]The Ice Monkey freezes Bloons within a short range at a slow rate. Frozen Bloons do not move further along the track until they are either popped or the duration of the freeze ends. Frozen Bloons cannot be popped by sharp damage in a similar way to Lead Bloons. White Bloons are a type of Bloon throughout all of the games that are immune to this freeze effect until popped.
In both Bloons Tower Defense and Bloons Tower Defense 2, the Ice Tower is the only tower that can freeze Bloons, with Cannons being able to pop them by default and Boomerangs and Super Monkeys being able to pop them in 2 with their upgrades. In Bloons Tower Defense 3, the newly-introduced Ceramic Bloons are also immune to freezing, although this immunity would be removed in later titles.
In Bloons TD 4, its ultimate upgrade is Arctic Wind, which passively slows all Bloons around the tower. BTD4 also introduced Zebra Bloons that are immune to freezing and explosives to further inconvenience the tower.
In the Bloons TD 5 generation of games, the Ice Tower has two upgrade paths. The top path focuses on freezing and clumping large amounts of Bloons within its area, while the bottom path focuses on dealing damage and freezing the entire map with an Activated Ability. Its Specialty Building in BTD5 is the Ice Fortress, while its main buildings in Bloons Monkey City are the House of Ice and the Cryo Lab.
In Bloons TD 6 and Bloons TD Battles 2, the Ice Monkey is classified as a Primary tower, and gains the ability to damage Bloons by default. Its upgrade paths are somewhat reshuffled; the top path uses ice shards to pop Bloons, remove properties, and cause them to take more damage. The middle path has a slowing aura and the map-slowing Activated Ability from BTD5's bottom path. The bottom path allows it to target Bloons like a conventional tower via a cannon that freezes Bloons and MOABs over a longer range. In BTD6, its Paragon is the Herald of Everfrost.
In Bloons Adventure Time TD, the Ice Monkey is a Common ally, functioning similarly to its base tower counterpart in previous games. It can be equipped by all monkey characters and Ice King.
Ice Ball (BTD3) — For gameplay in Bloons Tower Defense 3
Ice Tower (BTD4) — For gameplay in Bloons TD 4
Ice Tower (BTD5) — For gameplay in Bloons TD 5
Ice Monkey (BTD6) — For gameplay in Bloons TD 6- Ice Tower (Battles) — For gameplay in Bloons TD Battles
- Ice Monkey (Battles 2) — For gameplay in Bloons TD Battles 2
Ice Tower (BMC) — For gameplay in Bloons Monkey City
Ice Monkey (BATTD) — For gameplay in Bloons Adventure Time TD
In the mobile version of Bloons Supermonkey 2, a playable Ice Monkey unlocks after completing Level 25. He can equip the same weapons as Super Monkey, with the exception of Dart weapons, replaced with Ice weapons. Ice core weapons can freeze Bloons in an area around the Ice Monkey, while Ice arm weapons can pop frozen Bloons. Ice weapons don't affect White or Zebra Bloons.
The Ice Monkey is a Monkey that is unlocked at level 9. It freezes Bloons in a radius every time it bounces off Bloons or bouncy surfaces. Its Mega Monkey variant, Mega Ice Monkey, does more damage and spreads its freeze onto neighboring Bloons.
Other appearances
[edit | edit source]
An Ice Monkey appears in the card art of the Black Bloon in Bloons Card Storm.
General information
[edit | edit source]Appearance
[edit | edit source]In the first four Bloons TD games, the Ice Tower took the form of a blue snowglobe-like mechanism with ice surrounding it. Starting with Bloons TD 5, Ice Monkeys were redesigned to be proper yeti-like monkeys with white fur, blue skin and blue eyes.
Lore
[edit | edit source]- Ice Monkeys are ancient but much of its origins are refused to be shared by Ninja Kiwi.
Gallery
[edit | edit source]Bloons Tower Defense
[edit | edit source]-
Ice Tower icon
-
Ice Tower sprite
Bloons TD 5
[edit | edit source]-
Ice Tower Icon -
Viral Frost, the top path final upgrade for Ice Tower -
Absolute Zero, the bottom path final upgrade for Ice Tower
Bloons TD 6
[edit | edit source]-
Super Brittle, the top path final upgrade for Ice Monkey -
Absolute Zero, the middle path final upgrade for Ice Monkey -
Icicle Impale, the bottom path final upgrade for Ice Monkey -
Herald Of Everfrost, the paragon for Ice Monkey -
Degree 80-100 Of Ice Monkey’s Paragon -
Ice Monkey featured in a BTD6 teaser -
Ice Monkeys featured in 2020 Christmas artwork
Bloons Pop!
[edit | edit source]-
Ice Monkey portrait -
Mega Ice Monkey portrait
-
Unnamed avatar from BTD6 -
Penguin Friend avatar from BTD6 -
Absolute Zero avatar from BTD6 -
Captain Scott avatar from BTDB2 -
Ice Monkey Prestige avatar from BTDB2 -
Unnamed avatar from Bloons Pop!
References
[edit | edit source]
Navigation
[edit | edit source]| Ice Monkeys | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Gallery |
| Bloons Supermonkey 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gallery (Flash • mobile) • Update history (Flash • mobile) | |||||||||||||||||||||
