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{{BTD6 hero info | {{BTD6 hero info | ||
|id=Benjamin | | id = Benjamin | ||
| | | numeric id = 6 | ||
| name = Benjamin | |||
|name | | title = Code Monkey | ||
|title | | image = BTD6 BenjaminPortrait.png | ||
|image | |icon=BTD6 round HeroIconBenjamin.png | ||
|description=Using his elite hacking skills, Benjamin can generate extra money for the cause. | | description = Using his elite hacking skills, Benjamin can generate extra money for the cause. | ||
| cost = 1200 | |||
|cost | | xp scale = 1.5 | ||
|xp scale | | cost C = | ||
|cost C | | xp scale C = | ||
|xp scale C = | | introduced = 3.0 | ||
| introduced C = | |||
| rl tower 1 = SniperMonkey | |||
| rl tower 1 upgrades = 020 | |||
| rl tower 2 = SpikeFactory | |||
| rl tower 2 upgrades = 100 | |||
| rl artifact = Slipped on the Peel | |||
|rl artifact rarity=Legendary | |||
}} | |||
'''Benjamin''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'', introduced in {{BTD6 version|3.0}}. He is purchasable for {{BTD6 mm|3000|name=y|link=y}} starting at [[level]] 15. | |||
Benjamin is the only hero that does not directly damage Bloons, instead focusing on generating [[cash]], healing [[Life|lives]], and supporting towers in other ways. Most of his upgrades increase the amount of cash he earns or add new ways he generates income. | |||
*Starting at level 4, he gains Cyber Security, which heals lives after each round. Starting at level 14, he can generate up to 100 extra lives above the starting amount. | |||
*Starting at level 5, he gains Bank Hack, which increases the amount of cash generated by [[Monkey Bank (BTD6)|Monkey Banks]], [[IMF Loan (BTD6)|IMF Loans]], and [[Monkey-Nomics (BTD6)|Monkey-Nomics]]. | |||
*Starting at level 6, he gains Skimming, which generates extra cash per Bloon spawning from the entrance. This bonus is increased starting from level 12. | |||
*Starting at level 7, he gains the Trojan attack, which causes affected Bloons to not spawn any children when its outer layer is popped, and returning some cash in return. It affects up to [[MOAB (BTD6)|MOABs]] initially, with the ability to affect [[BFB (BTD6)|BFBs]] and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]] starting at level 18. | |||
*Starting at level 18, he gains [[Camo detection]]. | |||
*He has two [[Activated Ability|Activated Abilities]]: | |||
**'''Biohack''' (level 3) — Temporarily increases the damage of towers, but with a downtime afterwards during which they cannot attack. | |||
**'''Syphon Funding''' (level 10) — Downgrades newly spawned Bloons, up to [[ZOMG (BTD6)|ZOMGs]], and makes them generate more cash when popped. Starting at level 18, he can downgrade DDTs. | |||
==Mechanics== | ==Mechanics== | ||
=== Income === | === Income === | ||
Benjamin generates a certain amount of cash at the end of each round, depending on his level. | Benjamin generates a certain amount of cash at the end of each round, depending on his level. | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|$ | |$90 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2-7 | |2-7 | ||
|$ | |$140 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8-10 | |8-10 | ||
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=== Cyber Security === | === Cyber Security === | ||
Starting at level 4, Benjamin restores up to 5 lives per round, and cannot increase lives beyond the starting amount. | Starting at level 4, Benjamin restores up to 5 lives per round, and cannot increase lives beyond the starting amount. Starting at level 14, he generates 10 lives per round, and can increase the amount of lives to up to 100 over the starting amount (which cannot bypass the max lives [[challenge rule]], including in [[Impoppable (BTD6)|Impoppable]] and [[CHIMPS]] mode). | ||
===Bank Hack=== | ===Bank Hack=== | ||
[[File:BTD6 BuffIconBenjamin.png|50px|right]] | [[File:BTD6 BuffIconBenjamin.png|50px|right]] | ||
Starting at level 5, | Starting at level 5, Benjamin grants a buff to all [[Monkey Bank (BTD6)|Monkey Banks]], [[IMF Loan (BTD6)|IMF Loans]], and [[Monkey-Nomics (BTD6)|Monkey-Nomics]] on screen. This buff increases the income they generate during a round by 5%, but does not affect the 15% interest they earn after a round ends, only the generated "bananas". Starting at level 9, this buff is upgraded to increase income by 12% instead. | ||
===Skimming=== | ===Skimming=== | ||
Starting at level 6, Benjamin generates [[cash]] for each Bloon that spawns from the entrance (not from other Bloons). He generates $1 per Bloon from levels | Starting at level 6, Benjamin generates [[cash]] for each Bloon that spawns from the entrance (not from other Bloons). He generates $1 per Bloon from levels 6–11 and $2 from levels 12 and up. | ||
===Bloon Trojan=== | ===Bloon Trojan=== | ||
Starting at level 7, Benjamin gains a Trojan attack which has infinite range but cannot see through line-of-sight blockers. This attack does not deal damage directly, but applies an effect to Bloons which causes them to spawn no children when popped. Additionally, cash is earned for each Trojan-affected Bloon which is popped: usually $1 for every layer the Bloon has, plus $1 if the round is 60 or earlier. | Starting at level 7, Benjamin gains a Trojan attack which has infinite range but cannot see through line-of-sight blockers and cannot be blocked by other bloons in the path of its target. This attack does not deal damage directly, but applies an effect to Bloons which causes them to spawn no children when popped. Additionally, cash is earned for each Trojan-affected Bloon which is popped: usually $1 for every layer the Bloon has, plus $1 if the round is 60 or earlier. Initially, the attack cannot target [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloon]]s, anything ranked below a [[Pink Bloon (BTD6)|Pink Bloon]], anything ranked above a [[MOAB (BTD6)|MOAB]], or any of the ''[[Frontier Legends]]''-exclusive Bloons. | ||
Note that Trojan often loses cash, especially when affecting stronger Bloons and using cash-per-pop sources (especially [[Monkey Town (BTD6)|Monkey Town]], [[Bloon Trap (BTD6)|Bloon Trap]], and [[Rubber to Gold (BTD6)|Rubber to Gold]]). Therefore, placing Benjamin behind a line-of-sight blocker to prevent Trojan from affecting Bloons will often increase one's overall income. | |||
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|+Levels | |||
!Level | |||
!Effect | |||
|- | |||
!16 | |||
|Attack cooldown reduces to 3–4 seconds. Bloons with the effect now give $2 per layer when destroyed. | |||
|- | |||
!18 | |||
|Benjamin gains [[Camo detection]], allowing his attack to target Camo Bloons and [[Advanced Intel (BTD6)|Advanced Intel]] to target Camo Bloons in his range. The projectiles can also now target [[BFB (BTD6)|BFB]]s and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDT]]s. DDTs generate $2 more than BFBs. | |||
|} | |||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
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[[File:BTD6 Benjamin BiohackIconAA.png|50px|right]] | [[File:BTD6 Benjamin BiohackIconAA.png|50px|right]] | ||
'''Biohack''' | '''Biohack''' unlocks at level 3. It grants a buff to up to four [[tower]]s that increases their damage by +1 for 6 seconds. When the buff expires, all affected towers stop attacking for 2 seconds afterwards. This ability has a cooldown of 30 seconds and an initial cooldown of 10 seconds. This ability cannot be activated if there are no valid targets on screen. | ||
When selecting the towers to buff, this ability prioritizes the towers closest in proximity to Benjamin and ignores the following towers: | |||
*{{BTD6|Banana Farm}} | |||
*{{BTD6|Monkey Village}} (unless upgraded to {{BTD6|Primary Expertise}}) | |||
*{{BTD6|Obyn Greenfoot}}'s Nature's Ward Totem | |||
*[[Power]]s ([[Battle Cat!]], [[Super Monkey Beacon]], [[Cave Monkey]], etc.) | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
|+Levels | |||
!Level | |||
!Effect | |||
|- | |||
!13 | |||
|Now affects up to six towers, grants +2 damage, and lasts for 8 seconds. (Downtime remains 2 seconds long.) | |||
|- | |||
!19 | |||
|Now grants +3 damage and lasts for 9 seconds. (Downtime remains 2 seconds long.) | |||
|} | |||
===Syphon Funding=== | ===Syphon Funding=== | ||
[[File:BTD6 Benjamin SyphonfundsIconAA.png|50px|right]] | [[File:BTD6 Benjamin SyphonfundsIconAA.png|50px|right]] | ||
'''Syphon Funding''' | '''Syphon Funding''' unlocks at level 10. For 10 seconds, it causes all newly spawned Bloons to be downgraded 1 layer, and affected Bloons generate twice as much cash as normal when popped. it does not affect [[BAD (BTD6)|BADs]] or [[Boss Bloon]]s, and Benjamin must be at least level 18 for it to affect [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]]. This ability has a cooldown of 65 seconds and an initial cooldown of 21.67 seconds. | ||
At level 20, Benjamin's Syphon Funding is increased to 20 seconds in duration, and affected Bloons grant triple the cash rather than double when popped. | At level 20, Benjamin's Syphon Funding is increased to 20 seconds in duration, and affected Bloons grant triple the cash rather than double when popped. | ||
The following table shows how Syphon Funding downgrades affected | The following table shows how Syphon Funding downgrades affected Bloons: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+ | ||
!Affected Bloon | !Affected Bloon | ||
!Syphon Funding (excluding | !Syphon Funding (excluding Bloon modifiers) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Red Bloon (BTD6)|Red]] | |[[Red Bloon (BTD6)|Red]] | ||
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==Levels== | ==Levels== | ||
{ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
| | !Level | ||
| | !Description | ||
| | |- | ||
| | !1 | ||
| | |Hacks in $90 every round. | ||
| | |- | ||
| | !2 | ||
| | |Generates $140 per round instead of $90. | ||
| | |- | ||
| | !3 | ||
| | |Biohack: 4 closest Monkeys pop an extra layer per attack for 6 seconds. Affected Monkeys can't attack for 2 seconds after effect ends. | ||
| | |- | ||
| | !4 | ||
| | |Cyber Security - Restores 5 lives at the end of each round. | ||
| | |- | ||
| | !5 | ||
| | |Bank Hack - all banks earn +5% income. | ||
| | |- | ||
| | !6 | ||
| | |Skimming - earns +$1 for every new Bloon spawned. | ||
| | |- | ||
| | !7 | ||
|Bloon Trojan - Every few seconds sends a Trojan software virus to random Bloon. Affected Bloon spawns no children when destroyed and produces 1 extra cash for every layer. | |||
|last updated | |- | ||
!8 | |||
|Income increased to $250 per round. | |||
|- | |||
!9 | |||
|Bank hack increased to 12%. | |||
|- | |||
!10 | |||
|Syphon Funding: Downgrades most newly spawned Bloons by 1 rank. Cash per pop from affected Bloons is double. Lasts 10 seconds. | |||
|- | |||
!11 | |||
|Income increased to $1000 per round. | |||
|- | |||
!12 | |||
|Skimming increased to $2 per Bloon. | |||
|- | |||
!13 | |||
|Biohack increases bonus damage and affects 6 Monkeys for 8 seconds. | |||
|- | |||
!14 | |||
|Cyber Security adds 10 lives per round and can go up to 100 over starting lives. | |||
|- | |||
!15 | |||
|Income increased to $2500 per round. | |||
|- | |||
!16 | |||
|Bloon Trojan is sent more often and earns more cash. | |||
|- | |||
!17 | |||
|Income increased to $5000 per round. | |||
|- | |||
!18 | |||
|Bloon Trojan can affect BFB and DDT Bloons. | |||
|- | |||
!19 | |||
|Biohack lasts 9 seconds and affected Monkeys pop 3 extra layers instead of 2. | |||
|- | |||
!20 | |||
|Syphon Funding lasts 20 seconds and cash per pop is triple normal for affected Bloons. | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" |''This list was last updated for: {{BTD6 version|54.0}}'' | |||
|} | |||
===Level requirements=== | ===Level requirements=== | ||
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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
{{main strategy}} | {{main strategy}} | ||
{{BTD6 last updated|50.2|section=y}} | |||
Benjamin is an easy-to-use hero for income generation, suitable for casual and competitive gameplay, particularly [[Boss Bloon Event (BTD6)|Boss Bloon Event]]s, which demand optimizing income. He can quickly snowball income in the early-game and provide heaps of cash at his highest levels. The life heal also assists in greeding income during early rounds. Trojan assists against early MOABs by removing the need to deal with its children, but quickly loses more money than he earns, in addition to stealing pops from income-per-pop sources (e.g. [[Bloon Trap (BTD6)|Bloon Trap]], [[Rubber to Gold (BTD6)|Rubber to Gold]]) and potential [[Paragon]]s. Note that his abilities are harder to use, and have noteworthy drawbacks; Biohack offers a burst of damage at the cost of downtime, and Syphon Funding's layer downgrade assists against threats of BFBs and ZOMGs but loses a lot of money. Placement is not too important, but preferably place him behind walls if Trojan is undesirable, and away from potential Farm placements. | |||
Despite his lack of income generation on CHIMPS, Benjamin has a niche that allows him to be effective at getting rid of large RBE via his Syphon Funding ability, especially Rounds 94, 96, and 98. Place him at about round 80 to only level enough for Level 10 in time for important dense rounds. Compared to [[Psi (BTD6)|Psi]], Benjamin's Level 10 ability affects ZOMGs regardless of level, so he is not outclassed by other heroes in that attribute, yet still a suboptimal choice compared to [[Corvus (BTD6)|Corvus]] and [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]<!-- find several hero alternatives to benchimps--> which don't actively lose money, tend to have more reliable anti-dense options, and are less underperforming versus DDTs. | |||
==Update history== | ==Update history== | ||
{{BTD6 change list by | ===General=== | ||
{{BTD6 change list by name|Benjamin|header level=4}} | |||
===''Rogue Legends''=== | |||
{{BTD6 change list by name|Benjamin (Rogue Legends)|hide header=y|header level=4}} | |||
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===''Frontier Legends''=== | |||
{{BTD6 change list by name|Benjamin (Frontier Legends)|hide header=y|header level=4}}--> | |||
==Cosmetic item== | |||
===[[Hero Skin]]s=== | ===[[Hero Skin]]s=== | ||
{{BTD6 hero skin list by hero|Benjamin}} | {{BTD6 hero skin list by hero|Benjamin}} | ||
===[[Trophy Store]] items=== | ===[[Trophy Store]] items=== | ||
{{BTD6 cosmetic item list by id|HeroesBenjaminPlacementMatrix|HeroesBenjaminPetMouse}} | |||
{{BTD6 cosmetic item list by id| | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Screenshots=== | ===Screenshots=== | ||
{{screenshot needed}} | {{screenshot needed|section=y}} | ||
=== | ===Assets=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
BTD6 BenjaminPortrait.png| | BTD6 BenjaminPortrait.png|Levels 1–2 | ||
BTD6 BenjaminPortraitLvl3.png| | BTD6 BenjaminPortraitLvl3.png|Levels 3–6 | ||
BTD6 BenjaminPortraitLvl7.png| | BTD6 BenjaminPortraitLvl7.png|Levels 7–9 | ||
BTD6 BenjaminPortraitLvl10.png| | BTD6 BenjaminPortraitLvl10.png|Levels 10–19 | ||
BTD6 BenjaminPortraitLvl20.png|Level 20 | BTD6 BenjaminPortraitLvl20.png|Level 20 | ||
BTD6 round HeroIconBenjamin.png|Round icon | BTD6 round HeroIconBenjamin.png|Round icon | ||
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|leak 2 caption="Game over man!" | |leak 2 caption="Game over man!" | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*In previous versions, Syphon Funding downgraded Zebra Bloons to White Bloons instead. | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{BTD6 | {{BTD6 last updated|49.2|section=y}} | ||
|ar | {{langlist | ||
|ar | |label=Name | ||
|da | |key=Benjamin | ||
|ar =بنيامين | |||
|de | |da =Benjamin | ||
|de =Benjamin | |||
|es | |es =Benjamin | ||
|es-la=Benjamin | |||
|es-la | |fi =Benjamin | ||
|fr =Benjamin | |||
|fi | |it =Benjamin | ||
|ja =ベンジャミン | |||
|fr | |ko =벤자민 | ||
|nl =Benjamin | |||
|it | |no =Benjamin | ||
|pl =Benjamin | |||
|ja | |pt-br=Benjamin | ||
|ru =Бенджамин | |||
|ko | |sv =Benjamin | ||
|th =เบนจามิน | |||
|nl | |tr =Benjamin | ||
|zh-cn=本杰明 | |||
|no | |zh-tw=本傑明 | ||
}} | |||
|pl | {{langlist | ||
|label=Description | |||
|pt-br | |key=Benjamin Description | ||
|ar =عن طريق الاستعانة بمهارات النخبة في القرصنة، يستطيع بنيامين أن يجني أموالاً إضافية من أجل القضية. | |||
|ru | |da =Benjamin bruger sine elite hacking-kundskaber til at generere ekstra penge til sagen. | ||
|de =Mit seinen überragenden Hacking-Fähigkeiten kann Benjamin Extrageld für den guten Zweck generieren. | |||
|sv | |es =Gracias a sus habilidades como hacker, Benjamin puede generar más dinero para la causa. | ||
|es-la=Gracias a sus habilidades como hacker, Benjamin puede generar más dinero para la causa. | |||
|th | |fi =Eliittihakkerointitaidoillaan Benjamin voi tuottaa ylimääräistä rahaa hyvään tarkoitukseen. | ||
|fr =À l'aide de ses talents de piratage d'élite, Benjamin peut générer de l'argent supplémentaire pour la bonne cause. | |||
|tr | |it =Grazie alle sue abilità di hacker, Benjamin è in grado di generare denaro extra per la causa. | ||
|ja =ベンジャミンは、エリート級ハッカー技術を使い、目的のために追加のお金を作り出す。 | |||
|zh-cn | |ko =벤자민은 고급 해킹 기술을 사용해 자금에 보탤 머니를 추가로 생산할 수 있습니다. | ||
|nl =Met zijn ongeëvenaarde hackvaardigheden kan Benjamin extra geld genereren voor het doel. | |||
|zh-tw | |no =Med sine utmerkede hackeevner kan Benjamin generere ekstra penger for saken. | ||
|pl =Benjamin za pomocą swoich elitarnych zdolności hakerskich może wytwarzać dodatkową gotówkę. | |||
|pt-br=Usando seus conhecimentos hacker de elite, Benjamin pode gerar dinheiro extra para a causa. | |||
|ru =Бенджамин — хакер, и может добывать больше денег для достижения общей цели. | |||
|sv =Med hjälp av sina enastående hackerkunskaper, kan Benjamin få ihop extra pengar för saken. | |||
|th =เบนจามินใช้ทักษะการแฮ็กชั้นยอดเพื่อหารายได้มาสนับสนุนอุดมการณ์ของชาวลิง | |||
|tr =Elit bilgisayar korsanlığı becerilerini kullanan Benjamin, amaçlar doğrultusunda fazladan para oluşturabilir. | |||
|zh-cn=利用精湛的黑客技能,本杰明可以为你的事业倒腾到更多的钱。 | |||
|zh-tw=使用他的精英駭客技能,本傑明可以為事業生成額外的錢財。 | |||
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