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| name = Striker Jones | | name = Striker Jones | ||
| image = BTD6 StrikerJonesPortrait.png | | image = BTD6 StrikerJonesPortrait.png | ||
| appearances = BTD6,BP,BTDB2 | | appearances = BTD6,BP,BTDB2,BCS | ||
| caption = Artwork in ''Bloons TD 6'' and ''Bloons TD Battles 2'' | | caption = Artwork in ''Bloons TD 6'' and ''Bloons TD Battles 2'' | ||
|voice actor=[[imdb:Stephen Brunton|Stephen Brunton]]<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 28th August 2020|url=https://ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173395-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-28th-august-2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi Blog|retrieved=8 feb 2025}}</ref> | | full name = Colonel Jones Striker Jones<ref name="bcs-dev-diary-feb-2025">{{cite|quote=Luckily for the Monkeys, Colonel Striker Jones is getting ready to enter battle along with batteries of Bomb Shooters, an army of Alchemists, and more!|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1iy8gtz/bcs_dev_diary_february_26th_2025/|title=BCS Dev Diary - February 26th 2025|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=8 Mar 2025}}</ref> <ref name=":1">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/mdfpzq/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_26th_march_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 26th March, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | ||
| voice actor = [[imdb:Stephen Brunton|Stephen Brunton]]<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 28th August 2020|url=https://ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173395-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-28th-august-2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi Blog|retrieved=8 feb 2025}}</ref> | |||
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'''Striker Jones''' is a [[monkey]] character introduced in [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']]. He is a military commander (colonel in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'') who uses his bazooka to pop [[Bloon|Bloons]]. | |||
'''Striker Jones''' | |||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
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Striker Jones is a [[Hero]] who focuses on popping groups of Bloons at a time for good damage. He also has some minor support utility, primarily buffing all [[Bomb Shooter|Bomb Shooters]] and [[Mortar Monkey|Mortar Monkeys]]' attack speed and pierce and buffing any tower in his range with extra range and pierce. | Striker Jones is a [[Hero]] who focuses on popping groups of Bloons at a time for good damage. He also has some minor support utility, primarily buffing all [[Bomb Shooter|Bomb Shooters]] and [[Mortar Monkey|Mortar Monkeys]]' attack speed and pierce and buffing any tower in his range with extra range and pierce. | ||
His [[Hero Alt]] in ''Battles 2'', [[Biker Bones (Battles 2)|Biker Bones]], plays largely similarly, except he focuses more on damage due to lighting Bloons on fire and | His [[Hero Alt]] in ''Battles 2'', [[Biker Bones (Battles 2)|Biker Bones]], plays largely similarly, except he focuses more on damage due to lighting clusters of Bloons on fire and letting [[Monkey Ace (Battles 2)|Monkey Ace]]s and [[Heli Pilot (Battles 2)|Heli Pilot]]s do the same with his activated abilities, at the cost of these abilities having longer cooldowns, plus his local-ranged buff granting extra pierce to all towers instead of just Bomb Shooters.<gallery widths="100" heights="100" style="text-align:center"> | ||
File:BTD6 StrikerJonesPortrait.png|link=Striker Jones (BTD6)|[[Striker Jones (BTD6)]] | File:BTD6 StrikerJonesPortrait.png|link=Striker Jones (BTD6)|[[Striker Jones (BTD6)]] | ||
File:BTD6 BikerBonesPortrait.png|link=Biker Bones (BTD6)|[[Biker Bones (BTD6)]] | File:BTD6 BikerBonesPortrait.png|link=Biker Bones (BTD6)|[[Biker Bones (BTD6)]] | ||
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=== [[Bloons Card Storm|''Bloons Card Storm'']] === | === [[Bloons Card Storm|''Bloons Card Storm'']] === | ||
Striker Jones is | Striker Jones is a [[Hero (BCS)|Hero]] introduced in [[Update history:Bloons Card Storm/Version 4.0|version 4.0]]. He focuses on a tactical, defensive play style that nonetheless involves lots of damage via his own splash damage or increasing temporary ammo count.<gallery widths="100" heights="100" style="text-align:center"> | ||
File:BCS StrikerJonesPortrait.png|link=Striker Jones (BCS)|[[Striker Jones (BCS)]] | |||
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== Other appearances == | == Other appearances == | ||
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=== Personality and traits === | === Personality and traits === | ||
Striker Jones is very serious and stern, though he is nonetheless complimentary to his soldiers should they pop a [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]. | Striker Jones is very serious and stern, though he is nonetheless complimentary to his soldiers should they pop a [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]. He is very effective at giving orders, having reportedly "[gotten] it down to a fine art".<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/pubnc4/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_24th_september_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 24th September, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | ||
One of his voice lines and further confirmation from Ninja Kiwi<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/x9ikif/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_9th_september_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 9th September 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Sat, 8 Mar 2025.</ref> indicates he has a minor but notable obsession with bubble wrap. | One of his voice lines and further confirmation from Ninja Kiwi<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/x9ikif/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_9th_september_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 9th September 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Sat, 8 Mar 2025.</ref> indicates he has a minor but notable obsession with bubble wrap. He also enjoys telling dad jokes of varying quality<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/12lcauo/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_april_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 14th April 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/yy6dgl/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_18th_november_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 18th November 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Wed, 21 May 2025.</ref> and baking, with his favorite pastries being ''pain au chocolat'' and apple pie.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/13xy4i7/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_2nd_june_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 2nd June 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | ||
=== Other forms === | === Other forms === | ||
==== Biker Bones ==== | ==== Biker Bones ==== | ||
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'''Biker Bones''' is an alter ego of Striker Jones that appears in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' and ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''. | |||
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==== Octojones ==== | ==== Octojones ==== | ||
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*He likes to hang out with [[Captain Churchill]] and play cards<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 2nd July, 2021|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/oc2l8u/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_2nd_july_2021/|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=1 sept 2024}}</ref> and Chess.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1147ky7/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_17th_february_2023/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 17th February 2023|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=1 sept 2024}}</ref> They go to the shooting range to debate who has the best artillery.<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 19th November, 2021|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/qx1xd1/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_19th_november_2021/|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=1 sept 2024}}</ref> | *He likes to hang out with [[Captain Churchill]] and play cards<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 2nd July, 2021|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/oc2l8u/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_2nd_july_2021/|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=1 sept 2024}}</ref> and Chess.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1147ky7/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_17th_february_2023/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 17th February 2023|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=1 sept 2024}}</ref> They go to the shooting range to debate who has the best artillery.<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 19th November, 2021|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/qx1xd1/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_19th_november_2021/|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=1 sept 2024}}</ref> | ||
*He, Churchill, and [[Admiral Brickell]] live together in a military base.<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 13th August, 2021|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/p3gigf/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_13th_august_2021/|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=1 sept 2024}}</ref> | *He, Churchill, and [[Admiral Brickell]] live together in a military base.<ref>{{cite|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 13th August, 2021|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/p3gigf/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_13th_august_2021/|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=1 sept 2024}}</ref> | ||
*His status as Colonel in ''Bloons Card Storm'' has been implied to have been the result of a promotion sometime between ''Bloons TD 6'' and ''Card Storm''.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1kcnxex/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_2nd_may_2025_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 2nd May 2025 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Sat, 17 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*Besides explosives, his hobbies include grooming his mustache and watching anything involving ''[[wp:Parks_and_Recreation|Parks and Recreation]]'' character [[wp:Ron_Swanson|Ron Swanson]],<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/vzesdd/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_15th_july_2022_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 15th July 2022 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> presumably due to his similar mustache. | |||
*He enjoys drinking black coffee.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/mn9gj9/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_9th_april_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 9th April, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*His favorite show is ''B*A*N*A*N*A M*A*S*H*''.<ref name=":0">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1bq5sex/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_29th_march_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 29th March 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*He once tried irresponsibly reenacting some ''Top Dart'' scenes with [[Geraldo]]'s bunnies and [[Etienne]]'s drones before the former caught wind of it.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/12d7orv/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_6th_april_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 6th April 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 19 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*He does not play ''[[wp:Team_Fortress_2|Team Fortress 2]]'', but if he did, his favorite class would be Soldier.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/nrwuqy/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_4th_june_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 4th June, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*When he was younger, he once bailed from his aircraft, shot down a MOAB-Class Bloon with his bazooka, and reentered his aircraft.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/ve4jmk/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_17th_june_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 17th June, 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*His father's name is Bob.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
*He enjoys playing solitaire.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1dvldne/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_5th_july_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 5th July 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*He hates [[Black Bloon (BTD6)|Black Bloons]] so much, he taught himself several techniques to pop them out of spite.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1dq58i2/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_28th_june_2024_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 28th June 2024 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*Out of all the Heroes, he has been a Hero the longest.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/10ybucv/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_10th_february_2023/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 10th February 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*He is very good at babysitting.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/tgs87e/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_18th_march_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 18th March, 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*If Striker were a standard tower, he would be [[Military]]-class.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/jkofk6/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_30th_october_2020/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 30th October, 2020"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*His preferred browser was once stated to be Internet Explorer.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/jgd2ft/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_23rd_october_2020/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 23rd October, 2020"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Wed, 21 May 2025.</ref> It has not been made clear if he still uses it after its end-of-life and discontinuation. | |||
*His military branch is in Explosive Ordinance Disposal.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/wgi5c6/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_5th_august_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 5th August 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Thu, 22 May 2025.</ref> | |||
*He banned [[Heart of Vengeance]] [[Druid|Druids]] from using firearms due to concerns from "terrified" monkeys.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404104413/http://www.ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173371-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-3rd-april-2020|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 3rd April, 2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|archive timestamp=20200404104413}}</ref> | |||
*In his youth, he worked as a magician at children's parties.<ref name=":2">[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/18imsbc/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_15th_december_2023_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 15th December 2023"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Sun, 2 Mar 2025.</ref> | |||
*He is the best hero at bowling, though this claim is questionable due to him using his Concussive Shell ability on the pins (which he claims isn't officially cheating).<ref name=":2" /> | |||
*He has been rickrolled by [[Psi]] at least three times.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1neqkts/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_12th_of_september_2025_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 12th of September 2025 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Fri, 12 Sep 2025.</ref> | |||
*He is the type of monkey to walk up to a lemonade stand and ask the monkey running the stand if they have any grapes.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/1o2kxoc/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_10th_of_october_2025_blog/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi - 10th of October 2025 Blog"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Mon, 24 Nov 2025.</ref> | |||
*Biker Bones is the most furious monkey, even compared to the [[Sun God]] and the [[Avatar of Wrath (BTD6)|Avatar of Wrath]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*Biker Bones asked [[Gwendolin]] to set his hair on fire.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412120130/http://ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173367-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-6th-march-2020|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 6th March, 2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|archive timestamp=20200412120130}}</ref> | |||
*Biker Bones's skin melting off is merely a temporary effect, in a process Ninja Kiwi has likened to ''Ghost Rider''.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412120130/https://ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173365-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-21st-february-2020|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 21st February, 2020|archive timestamp=20200412120130}}</ref> | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:BP portrait BakerJones.png|Artwork of Baker Jones | File:BP portrait BakerJones.png|Artwork of Baker Jones | ||
Santa jones giveaway promo.jpg|Artwork of Striker Jones dressed as Santa Claus | Santa jones giveaway promo.jpg|Artwork of Striker Jones dressed as Santa Claus | ||
BTD6 ProfileAvatar60.png|Striker Jones [[avatar (cosmetic category)|]] | BTD6 ProfileAvatar60.png|Striker Jones [[avatar (cosmetic category)|avatar]] | ||
BTDB2 biker bones pistons large.png|Piston Head avatar | BTDB2 biker bones pistons large.png|Piston Head avatar | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Navigation == | == Navigation == | ||
{{Striker jones nav}} | {{Striker jones nav}}{{Character nav}} | ||
[[Category:Heroes]] | [[Category:Heroes]] | ||
[[Category:Towers]] | [[Category:Towers]] | ||