Monkey Academy (tower)

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== Known history ==

[[File:BTD6 001-MonkeyAcademy.png|thumb|100px|Private Tuition portrait]]

In initial releases of the game, the Monkey Academy survived in the files through text descriptions of its upgrades. It is ~~unclear~~ why the Monkey Academy went unused, and when asked for comment, Ninja Kiwi stated it was "part of the original design, but [...] not part of our current thinking",<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/nrwuqy/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_4th_june_2021/?mobile=0&rdt=55507 "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 4th June, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 18 Mar 2025.</ref> with them later confirming they had "moved away from" the tower concept.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/u39p90/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_april_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 14th April, 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref>

Since initial releases of the game, the Monkey Academy has survived in the files through text descriptions of its upgrades. It is not completely clear why the Monkey Academy went unused, and when asked for comment, Ninja Kiwi stated it was "part of the original design, but [...] not part of our current thinking",<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/nrwuqy/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_4th_june_2021/?mobile=0&rdt=55507 "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 4th June, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 18 Mar 2025.</ref> with them later confirming they had "moved away from" the tower concept<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/u39p90/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_april_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 14th April, 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> and indicating it was scrapped at least partially due to its gameplay design being hard to balance.<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>

It is still unknown what the base tower was intended to look like, but the portrait for the Private Tuition upgrade surfaced in the files during [[Bloons TD 6 ~~v36~~.0|version 36.0]]. It is again ~~unclear~~ why it was added.

It is still unknown what the base tower was intended to look like, but the portrait for the Private Tuition upgrade surfaced in the files during [[Update history:Bloons TD 6/Version 36.0|version 36.0]]. It is again not clear why it was added.

There also existed two scrapped [[Monkey Knowledge (BTD6)|Monkey Knowledge]] upgrades specifically for this tower: Elite Tutors, which would have granted 15 more Hero XP every round, and Long Graduate, where the [[sub-tower]] spawned by the Academy Graduate ability would have lasted longer.

Notably, two upgrades for the [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]] would have similarities to upgrades for the Monkey Academy. [[Echosense Network]] has a similar stacking range buff to Academic Network, while [[The Final Harmonic]] passively buffs Heroes' ability cooldowns and range, similar to the Heroic Presence and Heroic Academy upgrades. Rohan would confirm the similarities on the Ninja Kiwi Discord, stating that some parts were salvaged from the Academy to make the Mermonkey. <ref>[https://discord.com/channels/187363008610041857/1339233070859157545/1341151314939220038 ~~"But yea Mermonkey is Academy, as much as we wanted to save from it"~~ Ninja Kiwi Discord]</ref>

Notably, two upgrades for the [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]] would have similarities to upgrades for the Monkey Academy. [[Echosense Network]] has a similar stacking range buff to Academic Network, while [[The Final Harmonic]] passively buffs Heroes' ability cooldowns and range, similar to the Heroic Presence and Heroic Academy upgrades. Ninja Kiwi staff member Rohan Sharpe-Anforth would confirm the similarities were intentional through the Ninja Kiwi Discord, stating that some parts were salvaged from the Academy to make the Mermonkey.<ref>{{Cite|quote=But yea Mermonkey is Academy, as much as we wanted to save from it|author=Rohan Ninja Kiwi|url=https://discord.com/channels/187363008610041857/1339233070859157545/1341151314939220038|title=Ninja Kiwi Discord|publisher=Discord|retrieved=June 30 2025|date=February 17 2025}}</ref> Additionally, the ability to deploy multiple of the same Hero on one map would be reused in [[Frontier Legends|''Frontier Legends'']], albeit via Hero alts recruited at the Saloon.

== References ==

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 == Known history ==
 [[File:BTD6 001-MonkeyAcademy.png|thumb|100px|Private Tuition portrait]]
-In initial releases of the game, the Monkey Academy survived in the files through text descriptions of its upgrades. It is unclear why the Monkey Academy went unused, and when asked for comment, Ninja Kiwi stated it was "part of the original design, but [...] not part of our current thinking",<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/nrwuqy/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_4th_june_2021/?mobile=0&rdt=55507 "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 4th June, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 18 Mar 2025.</ref> with them later confirming they had "moved away from" the tower concept.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/u39p90/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_april_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 14th April, 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref>
+Since initial releases of the game, the Monkey Academy has survived in the files through text descriptions of its upgrades. It is not completely clear why the Monkey Academy went unused, and when asked for comment, Ninja Kiwi stated it was "part of the original design, but [...] not part of our current thinking",<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/nrwuqy/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_4th_june_2021/?mobile=0&rdt=55507 "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 4th June, 2021"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 18 Mar 2025.</ref> with them later confirming they had "moved away from" the tower concept<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/u39p90/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_14th_april_2022/ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 14th April, 2022"]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved Tue, 20 May 2025.</ref> and indicating it was scrapped at least partially due to its gameplay design being hard to balance.<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>
-It is still unknown what the base tower was intended to look like, but the portrait for the Private Tuition upgrade surfaced in the files during [[Bloons TD 6 v36.0|version 36.0]]. It is again unclear why it was added.
+It is still unknown what the base tower was intended to look like, but the portrait for the Private Tuition upgrade surfaced in the files during [[Update history:Bloons TD 6/Version 36.0|version 36.0]]. It is again not clear why it was added.
 There also existed two scrapped [[Monkey Knowledge (BTD6)|Monkey Knowledge]] upgrades specifically for this tower: Elite Tutors, which would have granted 15 more Hero XP every round, and Long Graduate, where the [[sub-tower]] spawned by the Academy Graduate ability would have lasted longer.
-Notably, two upgrades for the [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]] would have similarities to upgrades for the Monkey Academy. [[Echosense Network]] has a similar stacking range buff to Academic Network, while [[The Final Harmonic]] passively buffs Heroes' ability cooldowns and range, similar to the Heroic Presence and Heroic Academy upgrades. Rohan would confirm the similarities on the Ninja Kiwi Discord, stating that some parts were salvaged from the Academy to make the Mermonkey. <ref>[https://discord.com/channels/187363008610041857/1339233070859157545/1341151314939220038 "But yea Mermonkey is Academy, as much as we wanted to save from it" Ninja Kiwi Discord]</ref>
+Notably, two upgrades for the [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]] would have similarities to upgrades for the Monkey Academy. [[Echosense Network]] has a similar stacking range buff to Academic Network, while [[The Final Harmonic]] passively buffs Heroes' ability cooldowns and range, similar to the Heroic Presence and Heroic Academy upgrades. Ninja Kiwi staff member Rohan Sharpe-Anforth would confirm the similarities were intentional through the Ninja Kiwi Discord, stating that some parts were salvaged from the Academy to make the Mermonkey.<ref>{{Cite|quote=But yea Mermonkey is Academy, as much as we wanted to save from it|author=Rohan Ninja Kiwi|url=https://discord.com/channels/187363008610041857/1339233070859157545/1341151314939220038|title=Ninja Kiwi Discord|publisher=Discord|retrieved=June 30 2025|date=February 17 2025}}</ref> Additionally, the ability to deploy multiple of the same Hero on one map would be reused in [[Frontier Legends|''Frontier Legends'']], albeit via Hero alts recruited at the Saloon.
 == References ==
 [[Category:Unused content]]

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