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The '''Bloonchipper''' is a [[tower]] introduced in [[Bloons TD 5 Deluxe|''Bloons TD 5 Deluxe'']]. It sucks in [[Bloon|Bloons]] and shreds them.
The '''Bloonchipper''' is a [[tower]] introduced in [[Bloons TD 5 Deluxe|''Bloons TD 5 Deluxe'']]. It is a [[wp:woodchipper|woodchipper]]-like machine that sucks in [[Bloon|Bloons]] and shreds them.


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
The Bloonchipper is a tower that stalls Bloons by sucking in a single Bloon at a time and shredding 1 [[Bloon layer|layer]], potentially before sucking it back in. It takes longer to shred a Bloon the stronger it is.


=== [[Bloons TD (series)|''Bloons TD'' series]] ===
Its two [[upgrade]] paths focus on sucking in stronger Bloons (up to [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]]) and sucking in more Bloons at a time, respectively. In ''Bloons TD 5'', its [[Specialty Building|specialty building]] is [[Al's Custom Chippers]]. Its main [[Monkey Building|buildings]] in ''[[Bloons Monkey City (multiplatform)|Bloons Monkey City]]'' are the [[Chipper Shed]] and [[Advanced Chipper Lab]].
The Bloonchipper is a tower that stalls Bloons by sucking in a single Bloon at a time and shredding 1 [[Bloon layer|layer]], potentially before sucking it back in. It is about average in terms of price but struggles against Bloon rushes and takes longer to shred Bloons the stronger a given Bloon is.
{{gameplay links
|BTD5 image=BTD5M bloonchipper avatar small.png
|BTD5 link=Bloonchipper (BTD5)
|BTDB image=BTDBM bloonchipper avatar small.png
|BTDB link=Bloonchipper (Battles)
|BMC image=BMCM bloonchipper avatar small.png
|BMC link=Bloonchipper (BMC)
}}
== Other appearances ==
[[File:BTD6 fish BloonChipper.png|thumb|100px|The Bloonchipper in ''Frontier Legends'']]
A disheveled, nonfunctional Bloonchipper makes a cameo appearance in [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']] in the map [[Scrapyard]]. This cameo has been implied<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/v3qyc3/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_3rd_june_2022/?rdt=34277 "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 3rd June, 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 11 Mar 2025.</ref> to be a reference to [[Ninja Kiwi]]'s outspoken animosity towards the tower and its balancing, which led to it being cut from ''Bloons TD 6''. It also has a minor role in the ''[[Frontier Legends]]'' DLC as a trash item obtainable through fishing, with Mr. Mayor referring to a discarded Bloonchipper as "junk" in a cutscene.


In ''Bloons TD 5'', its [[Specialty Building|specialty building]] is [[Al's Custom Chippers]]. Its main [[Monkey Building|buildings]] in ''[[Bloons Monkey City (mobile)|Bloons Monkey City]]'' are the [[Chipper Shed]] and [[Advanced Chipper Lab]].<gallery widths="100" heights="100" style="text-align:center">
The Bloonchipper has been implied to have been considered to return at some point,<ref name=":0">{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404104345/http://www.ninjakiwi.com/blog/news/173368-what-s-up-at-ninja-kiwi-13th-march-2020|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 13th March, 2020|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|archive timestamp=20200404104345}}</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/lcy5kg/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_5th_february_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 5th February, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> but was likely quickly scrapped, with no work related to the tower resurfacing aside from it being stated that it would have "probably" been [[Support]]-class.<ref name=":0" />
File:BTD5M bloonchipper avatar small.png|link=Bloonchipper (BTD5)|[[Bloonchipper (BTD5)]]
File:BTDBM bloonchipper avatar small.png|link=Bloonchipper (Battles)|[[Bloonchipper (Battles)]]
File:BMCM bloonchipper avatar small.png|link=Bloonchipper (BMC)|[[Bloonchipper (BMC)]]
</gallery>


== Other appearances ==
In [[Bloons Blitz]], a broken Bloonchipper can be found as an [[Encounter]]. Activating it repairs the Bloonchipper, allowing it to suck up Bloons from a large radius for 0.5 seconds before breaking down beyond repair.
A disheveled, nonfunctional Bloonchipper makes a cameo appearance in [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']] in the map [[Scrapyard]]. This cameo has been implied<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/v3qyc3/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_3rd_june_2022/?rdt=34277 "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 3rd June, 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 11 Mar 2025.</ref> to be a reference to Ninja Kiwi's outspoken animosity towards the tower and its balancing, which led to it being cut from ''Bloons TD 6''.
 
The Bloonchipper has been implied to have been planned to return at some point,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/lcy5kg/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_5th_february_2021/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 5th February, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> but was likely quickly scrapped, with no work related to the tower resurfacing.


== General information ==
== General information ==
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
{{Main gallery|Bloonchipper}}{{Empty|add images, if there are any}}
{{Main gallery|Bloonchipper}}
 
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<gallery>
BTD5M bloonchipper avatar small.png|Mobile version of ''BTD5''
BTD5D BloonChipper.svg|''BTD5 Deluxe''
BTDBM bloonchipper avatar small.png|Mobile version of ''Battles''
BMCM bloonchipper avatar small.png|''BMC''
BTD6 bloonchipper model.png|Bloonchipper model render from ''Bloons TD 6'' at [[Scrapyard]]
</gallery>
== References ==
== References ==
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== Navigation ==
== Navigation ==
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