Dan D'Monke (BTD6): Difference between revisions

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'''Dan D'Monke''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'', introduced in {{BTD6 version|55.0}}. He released alongside his first [[Hero Skin]], [[Prince Adam]] (and his alter-ego He-Man), as part of a collaboration with ''[[wp:Masters of the Universe|Masters of the Universe]]'' from Mattel. During the first two weeks of his release, Dan D'Monke is only available via He-Man's bundle back, but after that Dan D'Monke will be available for purchase for [[Monkey Money (BTD6)|Monkey Money]] and become available for events and competitive game modes.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1tr0y2n/bloons_td_6_v550_update_preview/|title=Bloons TD 6 v55.0 - Update Preview!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=29 may 2026}}</ref> In ''[[Bloons TD 6+]]'' and ''[[Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX]]'', he is unlocked for {{BTD6 mm|7500}} after reaching level 35.

Dan D'Monke is a [[Hero]] with an alternate form named '''The Masqued Macaque'''. His base form has a fast melee attack and focuses on support by reducing lives lost and generating lives. The Masqued Macaque trades his attack speed and support for more damage, including being able to sometimes unleash chain lightning when he attacks. In both forms, he is immune to [[negative effect]]s (such as [[Boss Bloon]] attacks). Dan D'Monke has a [[footprint]] of 8 units (same as [[Captain Churchill (BTD6)|Captain Churchill]] and [[Pat Fusty (BTD6)|Pat Fusty]], but it is reduced to 7 while transformed) and a [[Range|display range]] of 30 units.

*'''Reposition''' (Dan D'Monke level 7) — Allows the player to teleport almost any [[tower]] (including himself) to any other location on the map.

In his base form, Dan D'Monke attacks with his sword with a 0.5 seconds [[Attack cooldown|cooldown]], dealing 1 {{BTD6 dt|17}} damage to up to 4 Bloons in a small area{{fn|Internally, he launches a projectile with a radius of 0.5 units at 500 units/s, it has a lifespan of 0.07s.}}. He cannot target nor hit [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]].

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|Every 3 attacks, Dan D'Monke jabs a second time in quick succession (0.05s).

|Range increased to 34.5 units, display range is also increased to match it. Pierce increased to 8. Projectile lifespan increased to 0.079s.

|Now performs 3 jabs every third attack and 2 jabs every other attack.

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Starting at Level 3 Dan D'Monke's main attack inflicts a [[blowback]] effect every 4 attacks that sends small Bloons backwards in the track between 100−200 units, with a weaker effect on [[MOAB (BTD6)|MOABs]] and [[BFB (BTD6)|BFBs]] (5% of the distance or 5−10 units). It does not affect [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloons]], [[ZOMG (BTD6)|ZOMGs]] and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]]. This attack affects a slightly larger area compared to its regular attack (3 units).

Starting at level 8, every 24 attacks Dan D'Monke will taunt the Bloons instead of doing its main attack. This attack has a 60 unit radius and can affect up to 45 Bloons. It has the following effects:

* Bloons take +1 extra damage per hit from all sources for 20 seconds and affects all layers.

* Reduces their leak damage by 50% permanently.

* Has a 75% chance to inflict a blowback effect that sends Bloons back between 100−150 units into the track. MOABs and BFBs are only affected for 25% of the blowback distance (25−35 units).

This Taunt can affect Camo Bloons if Dan D'Monke is attacking a non-Camo target. ZOMGs, DDTs and BADs are immune to all effects of this attack.

|Radius increased to 69 units.

=== Main attack (The Masqued Macaque) ===

In his Masqued Macaque form, his attack cooldown is reduced to 1 second, but its damage is increased to 2, pierce increased to 9 and range increased to 34.5 units{{fn|Display range remains at 30 units. Projectile radius and speed remains the same, but projectile lifespan is increased to 0.079 seconds.}}, also the damage type is changed to {{BTD6 dt|0}} and has Camo detection.

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|Range increased to 39.675 units, display range is also increased to match it. Pierce increased to 12. Projectile lifespan increased to 0.0894s.

|Attack cooldown reduced to 0.75s.

|Damage increased to 8.

|Damage increased to 10.

The Masqued Macaque's main attack spawns chain lightning on every third attack{{fn|Internally, he does not unlock chain lightning until level 3, but this is impossible to see in-game.}}. This attack starts by sending a single bolt towards a target Bloon, afterwards, if there is another target within 32 units of the initial target, the bolt will fork into two branches after 0.05 seconds which can seek their own targets and divide once again. The lightning can divide a maximum of 3 times, which means each attack can hit up to 15 different Bloons (1 + 2 + 4 + 8), dealing 1 {{BTD6 dt|72}}-type damage to each.

|Damage increased to 4.

==== Stomp ====

The Masqued Macaque performs a stomp every 10 attacks. This attack has a 34.5 unit radius and can affect up to 30 bloons. Affected Bloons take 20 {{BTD6 dt|0}} damage (does not soak through layers) and have a 50% chance to get blown back 1−100 units at 4× speed. It cannot blow back MOAB-class bloons.

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|Radius increased to 39.675 units.

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|Stomp damage increased 40.

Starting at level 4, Dan D'Monke places net traps on the section of the track in range every 9 seconds. When 4 non-MOAB-Class Bloons are in contact with it at once (18 units radius), it activates and creates a net that inflicts a effect effect which reduces the speed of up to 12 Bloons in an 18 radius range by 50%, this effect lasts for 12s and affects all layers. This effect can slow MOABs, though it will not trigger from them. The Net Traps have 45 seconds lifespan on the track. Camo Bloons are unaffected by this attack unless Dan D'Monke has Camo detection.

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|Range increased to 34.5 units.

=== Ethereal Shield (both forms) ===

Starting at level 5, both Dan D'Monke and the Masqued Macaque place an Ethereal Shield 20 units before the exit of each lane. When a Bloon leaks, the shield activates and reduces the leak damage by 50%, rounded down. It also creates an area of effect that will [[Pushback|push back]] Bloons that contact the shield by 20 units and stun them for 3 seconds. This effect will only work once on each Bloon per activation. The shield has a effect radius of 24 units and has 30 pierce.  

=== Live Recovery (Dan D'Monke) ===

Starting at level 14, Dan D'Monke will start recovering 1 life per second after a leak, up to the damage of the last leaked Bloon, capped at 100 Lives.

=== MOAB Smack (The Masqued Macaque) ===

Starting at level 14, the Masqued Macaque gains a new attack that specifically targets blue MOABs. This attack sends the target back into the track at 200 units/s, dealing 40 {{BTD6 dt|0}} damage to it. As it travels back into the track, the target and any other Bloon that collides with it (in a 10 unit radius) receives 60 {{BTD6 dt|0}} damage every 0.1s and a pushback effect of 12 units is also applied. It will keep damaging the target MOAB and other Bloons until the 20 pierce of the attack is exhausted or after 1 second passes. The attack can keep hitting the same Bloons after 0.1s, which also makes the target consume 1 pierce constantly.

This attack has a cooldown of 30 seconds and the range is half of The Masqued Macaque's range (19.8375 units by default).

Starting at level 15, both Dan D'Monke and the Masqued Macaque apply a [[buff]] to all towers on the map that increases their minimum and maximum [[blowback]] distance by 40%.

===Mana Shield (Dan D'Monke)===

Starting at level 19, Dan D'Monke generates 1 mana shield per pop. He can generate a maximum of 100 mana shield. Additionally, his sword attacks gain 1% damage per mana shield, up to +100% damage. His mana shield generation works on CHIMPS.

=== Lives buff (The Masqued Macaque) ===

Starting at level 19, the Masqued Macaque's sword and lightning attacks gain 1% damage per life under 102 lives, up to +101% damage.

=== Battle Peril (both forms) ===

At level 20, Dan D'Monke and the Masqued Macaque can attack up to twice as fast depending on how far Bloons are along the track, in the same way as [[Elite Defender (BTD6)|Elite Defender]]. Both forms also gain +1 damage for every 10,000 leak damage on the screen (not RBE, in the same way as [[Avatar of Wrath (BTD6)|Avatar of Wrath]]). Dan D'Monke is capped to a maximum of +15 damage and The Masqued Macaque can go up to a maximum of +50 damage.

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=== Transformation (both forms) ===

'''Transformation''' unlocks at level 3. It causes him to undergo a transformation, during which all his other attacks and abilities are disabled. While active, he produces lightning every 0.5 seconds (unaffected by attack speed modifiers). Like the Masqued Macaque Chain Lighting, it divides in two bolts after hitting a Bloon, but unlike the main attack, it chan branch up to 4 times (to hit a maximum of 31 Bloons) and their seeking range is increased to 86 units. The range for the first target is 30 units for Dan D'Monke and 34.5 units for The Masqued Macaque.

The transformation phase lasts for three seconds, and when it ends, he switches from Dan D'Monke to the Masqued Macaque (or vice versa) and gains a buff that increases his attack speed by 33% (0.75× attack cooldown multiplier) for 9 seconds. The ability has a cooldown of 20 seconds. It can only target or hit Camo Bloons if used by the Masqued Macaque or if Dan D'Monke has Camo detection.

|Lightning damage increases to 3. First target range increased to 34.5 units (Dan D'Monke) or 39.675 units (The Masqued Macaque).

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|Buff duration increases to 15 seconds.

===Reposition (Dan D'Monke)===

'''Reposition''' unlocks at level 7. It has a cooldown of 30 seconds and can be used between rounds. It teleports any valid tower on screen to a new location, and in general, it has identical mechanics to [[Support Chinook (BTD6)|Support Chinook]]'s Reposition ability, including the incapability to reposition heavy units (e.g. [[Aircraft Carrier (BTD6)|Aircraft Carrier]]s), all landing pads of flying units, [[Beast Handler (BTD6)|Beast Handler]]s, [[Paragon]]s, most map-exclusive towers, and most [[sub-tower]]s. However, unlike the Chinook, the towers are moved instantly and he is able to move himself.

|Cooldown reduced to 15s.

'''Volant Strike''' unlocks at level 7. It has a cooldown of 30 seconds and can be used between rounds. When used, the player is prompted to select a valid location on the map to move The Masqued Macaque, which behaves in a similar way to [[Dark Champion (BTD6)|Dark Champion]]'s Darkshift ability. The Hero will leap and land on the selected location, creating an explosion that can damage up to 35 Bloons in a 34.5 unit radius for 75 {{BTD6 dt|0}} damage. It also stuns surviving Bloons for a certain amount of time:

Its cooldown reduces by 3 seconds each time a [[life]] is lost (including shield lives and [[Soul Barrier]] lives), with a minimum of 1 second between each life loss.

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|Cooldown reduced to 15s.

=== Rabble Rouser (Dan D'Monke) ===

'''Rabble Rouser''' unlocks at level 10 and has 60 seconds cooldown. It provides buffs to himself an all other Monkeys in radius, activating any life loss abilities (e.g. [[Elite Defender (BTD6)|Elite Defender]] or [[Bomb Blitz (Battles 2)|Bomb Blitz]]) as well as granting them 1.5x damage, and immunity to stun effects for 10 seconds, but in exchange, their attack speed is reduced -17% (1.2× attack cooldown multiplier). The damage buff is multiplicative with other damage buffs.

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|Cooldown reduced to 45s.

'''Berserk Frenzy''' unlocks at level 10 and has a 60s cooldown. While active, he will continuously charge at Bloons anywhere in the map with the [[targeting option]] selected at the time of activation, swiping them in a straight line every 0.25s. On each sweep The Masqued Macaque can damage up to 18 Bloons for 30 {{BTD6 dt|0}} damage. Internally, Dan disappears and a projectile is created that moves at 500 units/s for 0.138s, which results on a motion of 69 units. This projectile has a 10 unit radius.

The ability lasts up to 12 seconds or until no Bloons are on screen. He will not be able to trigger his other abilities while this ability is active, nor can he be selected for that duration. It cannot be triggered if no Bloons are on screen.