Beetienne (Battles 2)

For Beetienne in general, see Etienne.

Beetienne Busy Little Bee
This enthusiastic apiarist is as at home popping bloons as he is creating tasty, healing honey. Cost $650 XP curve ×1 (type 2) Roles Defender Supporter Difficulty 3/5 Hero Alt of Etienne Introduced Version 4.4

Beetienne is a Hero Alt of Etienne in Bloons TD Battles 2, introduced in version 4.4. He costs  5,000 Monkey Money and 40,000 Etienne Hero Points to unlock.

Beetienne commands a swarm of bees that chases down and attacks Bloons automatically. It operates similarly to Heli Pilots on Pursuit, being able to fly over line of sight blockers, but it can only target and pursue Bloons inside Beetienne's range. It rapidly deals damage on contact with its target Bloon, but it cannot damage frozen Bloons or Lead Bloons and cannot target or hit Camo Bloons. As he levels up, his swarm deals more damage and attacks faster, he can control more swarms at a time, and he unlocks ways to support other towers and generate and use lives.

• Starting at level 2, he unlocks Making Honey, a targeting option that causes his swarms to stop attacking and instead generate lives every 3 seconds, and they can generate lives above the usual cap of 150 lives. He generates more lives as his level increases.
• Starting at level 5, his swarms can target Bloons in range of other towers, like Advanced Intel.
• Starting at level 7, he allows all towers to detect Camo Bloons that are inside his range.
• He has two Activated Abilities:
  • Defend the Hive! (level 3) — Spawns two additional swarms and increases the attack speed and flight speed of all swarms. If Beetienne is Making Honey, it temporarily switches him back to First. At higher levels, it further increases his swarms' attack speed and also increases their damage.
  • Auxiliary Hives (level 10) — Consumes 100 lives to place an Auxiliary Hive sub-tower that has its own swarm and shares its range with his swarms. At levels 15 and on, it consumes 200 lives and has two swarms. Their swarms are unaffected by Defend the Hive! until level 20.

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Etienne:

• Level 1: Starts with 2 sub-towers.
• Sub-tower damage: 1.
• Sub-tower pierce: 2.
• Level 2: Lets you see your opponent's cash and Bloon sends.
• Level 3 Ability: Does not override targeting of sub-towers.
• Level 4: Increases pierce.
• Level 5: Gains camo detection.
• Level 6: Gives all your towers a chance to hit all Bloon types.
• Level 7: Gives permanent camo detection to all towers, until you sell him.
• Level 9: Increases chance for Level 6 buff.

Beetienne:

• Level 1: Starts with 1 sub-tower.
• Sub-tower damage: 3.
• Sub-tower pierce: 1.
• Level 2: Unlocks a new targeting option called, "Making Honey", which generates lives every 3 seconds, but stops attacking entirely. Making Honey targeting can go beyond the standard 150 life maximum. It also generates more lives per tick as he levels up. Starts at 3 lives per tick.
• Level 3 Ability: Does override targeting of sub-towers.
• Level 4: Increases attack speed.
• Level 5: Can direct sub-towers to Bloons in range of all your towers, not just Beetienne's.
• Level 6: Making Honey generates more lives per tick.
• Level 7: Temporarily reveals camo Bloons, but only when they're in range. He gives the camo property back after they leave his range.
• Level 9: Increases attack speed and Making Honey generates more lives per tick.

Mechanics

Bee swarms

Beetienne commands a swarm of bees to attack Bloons for him. Despite visually appearing to be multiple bees, it is actually a single sub-tower that spawns 1 second after Beetienne is placed. Unlike other flying sub-towers, the swarm can only target Bloons inside Beetienne's range. If there are any Bloons within Beetienne's range, it will move towards the First Bloon and attempt to position itself on top of the target. If there are no visible targets within his range, it will move around his range at random. It can target Bloons behind line of sight blockers, but it cannot target Camo Bloons. If Beetienne has multiple bee swarms, their targeting instead depends on Beetienne's current targeting setting:

• First — all on First
• Divide And Conquer — Strong, First, Strong (unlocked at level 11)
• Zone Defense — First, Strong, Last (unlocked at level 19)

The swarm attacks its target by dealing 3 sharp-type damage every 0.45 seconds (which is affected by attack speed buffs). It cannot damage more than one Bloon at a time and is unaffected by pierce buffs.

Levels

Level	Effect
2	Beetienne's range increases from 43 units to 48 units.
4	Attack cooldown reduces to 0.35 seconds, effectively increasing attack speed by roughly 28.6%.
5	Can now target Bloons within the "display range" of other towers, similarly to Advanced Intel, even if the Bloons are obstructed from Beetienne's view or the other tower's view by line of sight. It can seek out Camo Bloons within range of towers that have Camo detection, but cannot hit them unless Beetienne is granted a Camo detection buff or his level 7 Camo visibility effect applies.
6	Damage increases to 4.
8	Damage increases to 5.
9	Attack cooldown reduces to 0.25 seconds, effectively increasing attack speed by 40%.
11	Beetienne gains a second swarm and unlocks Divide And Conquer targeting.
12	Flight speed increases from 140 units per second to 280 units per second.
14	Damage increases to 6.
16	Attack cooldown reduces to 0.15 seconds, effectively increasing attack speed by roughly 66.7%.
18	Damage increases to 9.
19	Beetienne gains a third bee swarm and unlocks Zone Defense targeting.

Making Honey

Making Honey icon

Making Honey is a targeting option unlocked at level 2. When set to Making Honey, all bee swarms disappear and Beetienne starts generating lives every 3 seconds, which can raise the player's lives above 150. Switching to this targeting option triggers a voice line that is audible to both players. If Beetienne is set to Making Honey when Defend the Hive! is activated, he automatically switches targeting to First, then switches back to Making Honey when the duration ends (even if the player manually switches him to Divide And Conquer or Zone Defense before it ends).

Life amounts

Level(s)	Lives
2–5	3
6–7	8
8	16
9–10	28
11–13	42
14–17	66
18	90
19–20	120

Camo visibility

Starting at level 7, Beetienne allows all Camo Bloons within his range to be targeted and hit by all towers (including his own bee swarms) and projectiles.

Abilities

Defend the Hive!

Defend the Hive! icon

Defend the Hive! is unlocked at level 3. It spawns two temporary bee swarms that have a short delay before they start moving and attacking, and doubles the attack speed and flight speed of all bee swarms (except Auxiliary Hive swarms), for 10 seconds. The additional swarms share the same behavior and stats as the permanent swarms and are affected by the same changes at each level, except they always target Strong. It has a 45-second cooldown and a 9-second initial cooldown.

Levels

Level	Effect
13	Now triples attack speed instead of doubling it.
16	Cooldown reduces to 40 seconds.
17	Now increases the damage of bee swarms by 2.
20	Now affects Auxiliary Hive swarms.

Auxiliary Hives

Auxiliary Hives icon

Auxiliary Hives is unlocked at level 10. It allows the player to place an Auxiliary Hive sub-tower anywhere on the map on land, and consumes 100 lives if successfully placed. Each Auxiliary Hive has a range of 30 units and its own bee swarm with the same properties as Beetienne's at all levels, except the Auxiliary Hive's targeting can be changed to First, Last, Close, or Strong, which changes the targeting of its swarm. Auxiliary Hives do not disappear if Beetienne is sold. The ability cannot be activated if placing an Auxiliary Hive would cause the player to run out of lives. It has a 60-second cooldown and no initial cooldown. The cooldown does not start until the player places the Auxiliary Hive.

Starting at level 15, Auxiliary Hives cost 200 lives and have two bee swarms instead of one. Auxiliary Hives placed before reaching level 15 are unaffected.

Levels

Level	Description
1	A swarm of bees independently pursues and stings the Bloons.
2	Beetienne's range increases and he gains the "Making Honey" targeting option which stops his bees from attacking so they can create life giving honey instead.
3	Defend the Hive!: Beetienne calls in 2 temporary swarms of bees. All swarms become faster and more aggressive for a short while.
4	Swarms deal damage to bloons faster.
5	Beetienne's bees can now attack bloons in any monkey's range, not just Beetienne's.
6	Swarms deal more damage per attack. Beetienne generates more lives while Making Honey.
7	Camo bloons that are near Beetienne are visible to all monkeys.
8	Swarms deal more damage per attack. Beetienne generates more lives while Making Honey.
9	Swarms deal damage to bloons faster. Beetienne generates more lives while Making Honey.
10	Auxiliary Hives: Consumes 100 lives to create a permanent, independent beehive with its own swarm. Upgrades to Beetienne's swarms also affect all swarms from Auxiliary hives.
11	Beetienne gains a second swarm of bees and generates more lives while Making Honey.
12	All swarms move much faster.
13	Defend the Hive causes Beetienne's swarms to attack even faster.
14	Swarms deal more damage per attack. Beetienne generates more lives while Making Honey.
15	Newly placed Auxiliary hives cost 200 lives and have 2 swarms of bees each.
16	Swarms deal damage to bloons faster. Defend the Hive's cooldown is reduced.
17	Beetienne's swarms deal more damage while Defend the Hive is active.
18	Swarms deal more damage per attack. Beetienne generates more lives while Making Honey.
19	Beetienne gains a third swarm of bees and generates more lives while Making Honey.
20	Defend the Hive now affects all swarms from Auxiliary Hives.

XP requirements

Level	XP required	Rounds to level up
		From round 1	From round 2
2	1,080 (1,080)	2 (start of round 3)	2 (start of round 4)
3	1,360 (2,440)	1 (start of round 4)	1 (start of round 5)
4	1,900 (4,340)	2 (start of round 6)	2 (start of round 7)
5	2,560 (6,900)	2 (start of round 8)	2 (start of round 9)
6	3,180 (10,080)	3 (start of round 11)	2 (start of round 11)
7	4,320 (14,400)	2 (start of round 13)	3 (start of round 14)
8	5,920 (20,320)	3 (start of round 16)	3 (start of round 17)
9	6,880 (27,200)	3 (start of round 19)	2 (start of round 19)
10	7,040 (34,240)	2 (start of round 21)	3 (start of round 22)
11	6,820 (41,060)	2 (start of round 23)	2 (start of round 24)
12	6,860 (47,920)	2 (start of round 25)	1 (start of round 25)
13	6,920 (54,840)	2 (start of round 27)	2 (start of round 27)
14	6,880 (61,720)	2 (start of round 29)	2 (start of round 29)
15	7,160 (68,880)	1 (start of round 30)	1 (start of round 30)
16	7,040 (75,920)	1 (start of round 31)	1 (start of round 31)
17	6,920 (82,840)	1 (start of round 32)	2 (start of round 33)
18	7,080 (89,920)	2 (start of round 34)	1 (start of round 34)
19	7,120 (97,040)	1 (start of round 35)	1 (start of round 35)
20	7,260 (104,300)	1 (start of round 36)	1 (start of round 36)

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Beetienne (Battles 2).

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Version 4.4 (OTA 1)

• "Fixed Beetienne confusing other monkeys targeting modes when Defend the Hive ends."

Version 4.5 (OTA update 1)

• "Fixed Beetienne permanently decamoing bloons that get popped in his radius."
• "Fixed Beetienne not playing his Defend the Hive animation if he is making honey."
• "Fixed Beetienne not reverting to Making Honey if he was in that mode when Defend the Hive was activated."

Version 4.7

“

Beetienne was mistakenly giving a damage buff in addition to the speed buff while Defend the Hive was active. This has now been removed which significantly lowers his ability to solo rushes using his ability.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
3-16	Defend the Hive: no longer grants +2 damage (bug fix)
17+	Defend the Hive: damage boost reduced ― +3 → +2

Version 4.11

“

Defend the hive was a little overpowered. This should bring it back in line.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
3+	Defend the Hive: Speed modifier decreased ― 2× → 1.33×

Cosmetic items

Hero Rewards

Icon	Text	Category	Cost
	Sticky Start That honey gets everywhere!	Placement Animation	150 12,000
	Threatening Bee-haviour Float like a bee, sting like... also a bee.	Match Up Animation	150 12,000
	Honey Guzzler You'll make yourself sick!	Emote	80 6,000
	Angry Swarm Don't mess with the hive.	Taunt	200 15,000
	Beeloons There's a real buzz about these bloons.	Bloon Decal	80 6,000
	The Bee's Squeeze Maybe cut down on the honey...	Defeat Animation	100 9,000
	Straight from the Jar Waste not, want not.	Level Up Animation	400 24,000
	Waggle Dance Shake those stings!	Victory Animation	200 15,000
	Part of the hive Show the world your favorite hero with this title!	Player Title	160 12,000

Customization

Item	Category	Unlock method(s)	Introduced
The Bee's Squeeze	Defeat Animation	Beetienne Hero Rewards	Version 4.4
Going Hungry	Defeat Animation	Default Beetienne item	Version 4.4
Wilted	Defeat Animation	Season XXXII	Version 4.7
Straight from the Jar	Level Up Animation	Beetienne Hero Rewards	Version 4.4
Sticky Start	Placement Animation	Beetienne Hero Rewards	Version 4.4
Angry Swarm	Taunt	Beetienne Hero Rewards	Version 4.4
Sticky Situation	Taunt	Default Beetienne item	Version 4.4
Sweet Bee	Match Up Animation	Default Beetienne item	Version 4.4
Threatening Bee-haviour	Match Up Animation	Beetienne Hero Rewards	Version 4.4
Fireflies	Weapon Skin	Season XXXII	Version 4.7
Sharing the Win	Victory Animation	Default Beetienne item	Version 4.4
Waggle Dance	Victory Animation	Beetienne Hero Rewards	Version 4.4
Light Show	Victory Animation	Season XXXII	Version 4.7

Pre-release

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  Menu

Assets

• 
  Levels 1–2
• 
  Levels 3–4
• 
  Level 5
• 
  Level 6
• 
  Level 7–8
• 
  Level 9–10
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  Levels 11–12
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  Levels 13–18
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  Level 19
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  Level 20
• 
  Auxiliary Hive portrait at levels 10–14
• 
  Auxiliary Hive portrait at levels 15+
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  Hero Point icon
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  Background
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  Defend the Hive! icon
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  Auxiliary Hives icon
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  Making Honey icon

Voice lines

When selected in the Heroes menu

• ^ⓘ "We bees mean business!"

When placed

• ^ⓘ *bees buzzing* "Oh, to be a bee..."
• ^ⓘ *bees buzzing* "Time to get busy!"

When selected

• ^ⓘ "Mmmmm yes?"
• ^ⓘ "Oui ?" ("Yes?")
• ^ⓘ "Hello there!"
• ^ⓘ "What's that?"
• ^ⓘ *chuckling*

When switching to Making Honey

• ^ⓘ "Mmmmmm yum yum yum."

When activating Defend the Hive!

• ^ⓘ *whistle* "Fly my little honeybees! Fly!"

When activating Auxiliary Hives

• ^ⓘ *bees buzzing* "Off you go, little bees."
• ^ⓘ *bees buzzing* "Time to start a new hive."

When leveling up

• ^ⓘ "Très bien!" (Alright!)
• ^ⓘ "Très bien!" (Alright!)
• ^ⓘ "More friends!"
• ^ⓘ "More friends!"

When leveling up to level 20

• ^ⓘ "Look how my hive has grown!"

When a MOAB appears

• ^ⓘ "Sting that MOAB!"

When a BFB appears

• ^ⓘ "Sting that BFB!"

When a ZOMG appears

• ^ⓘ "Sting that ZOMG!"

When a DDT appears

• ^ⓘ "Sting that DDT! Quickly!"

When a BAD appears

• ^ⓘ "Everybody! Sting that BAD!"

When a Bloon leaks

• ^ⓘ "Don't let them get the honey!"
• ^ⓘ "Oh no!"

Cosmetic items

Taunts

• ^ⓘ "Ohhhh... a waste of good honey." — Sticky Situation
• ^ⓘ "Get them!" — Angry Swarm

Match Up Animations

• ^ⓘ "Isn't nature wonderful?" — Sweet Bee
• ^ⓘ "You mess with the bee, you get the sting!" — Threatening Bee-haviour

Victory Animations

• ^ⓘ "Don't worry, we made enough for everyone!" — Sharing the Win
• ^ⓘ "Shake those stings!" — Waggle Dance

In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 4.7

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Danish	Bitienne	—
German	Bientienne	—
Spanish	Abejienne	—
Finnish	Mieltienne	—
French	Mieltienne	—
Italian	Apetienne	—
Japanese	ビーエチエンヌ	—
Korean	꿀벌에티엔	—
Dutch	Bijtienne	—
Norwegian	Bietienne	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Abelhienne	—
Russian	Пчеловод Этьен	—
Swedish	Bi-etienne	—
Turkish	Arıtienne	—
Chinese (traditional)	蜜蜂艾蒂安	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Danish	Denne entusiastiske apiarist er lige så god til at springe bloons, som han er til at skabe velsmagende, helbredende honning.	—
German	Dieser begeisterte Imker versteht sich genauso aufs Platzenlassen von Bloons wie auf die Herstellung von leckerem, heilsamem Honig.	—
Spanish	Este apicultor entusiasta se siente tan a gusto reventando bloons como creando miel sabrosa y curativa.	—
Finnish	Cet apiculteur passionné est aussi à l'aise à faire éclater des Bloons qu’à produire un miel savoureux et régénérant.	—
French	Cet apiculteur passionné est aussi à l'aise à faire éclater des Bloons qu’à produire un miel savoureux et régénérant.	—
Italian	Questo appassionato apicoltore è a suo agio sia nel far scoppiare i bloon che nel produrre un miele gustoso e dalle proprietà curative.	—
Japanese	この熱狂的な養蜂家は、おいしくて体に良いハチミツを作るのと同じくらいブルーンを割るのが得意。	—
Korean	맛있고 치유 효과도 있는 꿀을 만들면서 풍선을 터트리는 게 낙인 활기 넘치는 양봉꾼입니다.	—
Dutch	Deze enthousiaste imker houdt net zo veel van Bloons knallen als van smakelijke, helende honing maken.	—
Norwegian	Denne entusiastiske birøkteren føler seg like hjemme med å poppe bloons som når han lager deilig, helbredende honning.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Este animado apicultor se sente tão à vontade estourando Bloons quanto produzindo um delicioso e regenerativo mel.	—
Russian	Пасечник-любитель отлично умеет пробивать шары, одновременно собирая вкусный целебный мед.	—
Swedish	Den här entusiastiska apiaristen är lika bekant med att smälla bloons som med att tillverka välsmakande, helande honung.	—
Turkish	Bu hevesli arıcı bir yandan evde bloon patlatırken bir yandan da enfes ve şifalı bal üretmekle meşgul.	—
Chinese (traditional)	這位狂熱養蜂人既能輕鬆擊破氣球，又能製作療效顯著的美味蜂蜜。	—