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'''Sun Temple''' is the [[Super Monkey (BTD6)|Super Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It replaces the attack of the [[Sun Avatar (BTD6)|Sun Avatar]] with a single sunbeam that can pop any type of Bloon, deals 5 damage with 20 pierce, and is shot every 0.06s at base. The Temple also gains +15 range and the tower's footprint increases from a circle with a radius of 11 units to a 37x40 rectangle.

When bought, all towers in the range of the base Sun Avatar are sacrificed (except [[Paragon|Paragons]], [[Heroes]] and [[Powers]]). The total amount of sacrifice value for each category of tower ([[Primary]], [[Military]], [[Magic]], and [[Support]]) offers special modifications to the Temple that can make the main attack more powerful, add additional attacks, allow it to create sub-towers or grant buffs to other Monkeys in range. The minimum amount of cash value (base towers + upgrades) required to obtain a benefit is $10,001 and they increase for every $5,000 of additional value. The benefits are maxed out when the total value of the sacrificed towers is $50,001 or more. The game will also ask for the player's confirmation prior to sacrificing towers when the upgrade icon is pressed. While transforming, it won't attack until after about 3 seconds.

 

The Sun Temple can only obtain benefits from a maximum of three categories. If the player sacrifices towers from all four categories to the Temple, the category with the least amount of value is ignored. The absorbed cash value from the sacrificed towers does not increase [[sellback]] value of the Sun Temple.

 

When the Sun Temple is crosspathed, the upgrade's effects will be reflected on the main attack as usual, but only a few of those benefits will translate to the additional sacrifice attacks of the Temple, these include the range increase from [[Super Range (BTD6)|Super Range]] and [[Epic Range (BTD6)|Epic Range]], but not the pierce bonus. [[Knockback (BTD6)|Knockback]] does not have any effect on the additional attacks and [[Ultravision (BTD6)|Ultravision]] grants [[Camo detection]] to all attacks and a slight range increase. The only benefit to the sub-towers from crosspathing is the Camo detection from Ultravision.<!--i.e. x1+x crosspath no pierce bonus, no xx1 knockback, no xx2 camo bonus-->

 

If the Super Monkey is placed on water via [[Arctic Wind (BTD6)|Arctic Wind]] (or further upgrades), upgrading it to a Sun Temple or [[True Sun God (BTD6)|True Sun God]] will usually sacrifice the tower providing said platform without selling the Sun Temple/True Sun God. This allows it to receive the [[attack speed]] buff from [[Carrier Flagship (BTD6)|Carrier Flagship]] or [[Navarch of the Seas]].

 

However, there is inconsistent behavior if any part of the Temple's [[footprint]] is on land and gets over an ice platform afterwards (for example, by placing [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]] or an Arctic Wind next to the Temple). If the Tower that is providing the platform is sold, absorbed while creating an [[Herald of Everfrost]] or moved by a [[Support Chinook (BTD6)|Support Chinook]], the Temple will be sold as well. This won't happen if the entire footprint of the temple is over water.

Towers that cannot be sacrificed (e.g. Heroes, Paragons and utility powers like [[Tech Bot (BTD6)|Tech Bots]])<!--possibly more examples--> can be placed closely to the Sun Avatar before upgrading, as this will make use of the space otherwise taken by the Sun Temple's increased footprint. Players can also exploit the Redeployment ability of a [[Support Chinook (BTD6)|Support Chinook]] to place towers inside the Temple's footprint by timing the upgrade while a tower is being moved. An example setup to achieve this starts by placing the tower as far as possible from the Sun Avatar to be upgraded, then use the Redeployment ability to move the tower right next to the Sun Avatar, and finally wait until the Chinook grabs the Monkey and starts moving towards the Sun Avatar, at this moment and before the Chinook arrives, quickly upgrade the Super Monkey to a Temple and if done correctly, the Chinook will drop the tower inside the Temple's footprint.

Most of the time there is little reason to not maximize the sacrifices on a specific category if going for Primary, Military or Magic categories. But if the budget doesn't allow it, certain intermediate sacrifices are still worth it, specially in the Support category. This is usually the case in Least Cash [[Boss Bloon Event|Boss Bloon Events]] where players might opt to only use Support sacrifices on a Temple because the spent value is usually worth the benefits. Common thresholds are $15,001 for a 10% discount on all upgrades, $35,001 for +1 bonus damage, $40,001 for 20% upgrade discount or $45,001 for the maximum end of round income of $5,000.

* The Sun Temple's [[Insta Monkey]] does not sacrifice towers when placed. It can also be placed on water because it is considered amphibious.

File:BTD6 400-SuperMonkeyInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon