Striker Jones (BCS)

For Striker Jones in general, see Striker Jones.

Striker Jones
I love the smell of bubblewrap in the morning Introduced Version 4.0 Hero Abilities Target Focus ( 0 Passive) Whenever your opponent summons a Bloon, gain 1 Bloontonium. Striker earns 1 less Bloontonium from his Bloons Concussive Shell ( 10 Active) Deal 50 splash damage to target Bloon Ammo Stores ( 20 Passive) On Monkey Reload: It gains +1 Temporary Ammo

Striker Jones is a Hero in Bloons Card Storm, introduced in version 4.0. He can be unlocked from the Store by purchasing him for  2,000 Monkey Money or by purchasing the Striker Hero Bundle or Striker Mega bundle for real money.

Striker Jones focuses on defensive play. He generates Bloontonium from the opponent playing Bloons (at the cost of generating less from the player playing their own Bloons), which he can use to deal splash damage to Bloons and grant Monkeys additional Ammo. His exclusive cards synergize with Military Monkeys and Bomb Shooters.

• Target Focus − Passively generates one Bloontonium each time the opponent plays a Bloon, but the player gains one less Bloontonium from playing their own Bloons. Does not include Bloons from the Storm. Enemy Bloons summoned by the player does not count. Bloons summoned through leaks or the opponent stealing a friendly Bloon will count.
• Concussive Shell — Deals 50 damage to a target Bloon and 50 damage to any Bloons adjacent to it on the opponent's Bloon track.
• Ammo Stores — Passively grants all the player's Monkeys +1 Temporary Ammo each time they reload, including from card effects like Quick Reload.

Exclusive cards

Card	Card type	Rarity	Set	Cost	Charges	Introduced
Artillery Command All friendly Mortar and Bomb Shooter Monkeys attack random targets once immediately (does not use ammo)	Advanced Power	Rare	Lead Storm	4	2	Version 4.0
Orders Received Target Military Monkey or Bomb Shooter reloads immediately and gains 2 Temporary Ammo	Basic Power	Common	Lead Storm	5	1	Version 4.0
Push the Initiative Stun target Bloon. Zero Gold: Summon a Yellow Bloon	Basic Power	Uncommon	Lead Storm	2	1	Version 5.0
War Bonds Gain 1 Gold per friendly Military Monkey	Exotic Power	Uncommon	Lead Storm	0	2	Version 4.0

Strategy

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Striker Jones is mainly geared for control decks that focus on Military Monkeys and/or Bomb Shooters. Until he reaches Ammo Stores, which forms the majority of his power, he is weak. Concussive Shell is very inefficient damage for the cost, and waiting for the opponent to send many Bloons for free Bloontonium is unreliable. In theory, he is powerful, but in practice he's too slow to reach max Bloontonium, yet still weak to OTK compared to Obyn Greenfoot, which is why most players consider him one of the least effective Heroes against human opponents. In almost all cases, don't spend Bloontonium at all, as only Ammo Stores is worth getting.

His early-game is weak, and is not suitable for aggro, and relies on cheap Snipers to counter early-game aggression. Midrange decks are okay with Striker Jones if focusing on controlling the opponent's Bloons until a Quick Ready wincon is open. For control decks, he can be stronger than passive Obyn Greenfoot decks, but the downtime of most Militaries and Bombs can be a deal-breaker.

However, one mode that Striker Jones stands out is Boss Battle. Against Dreadbloon, he consistently gains Bloontonium each round, and most importantly the bonus temporary ammo at max Bloontonium will almost always be useful each round. Simply survive early-game as normal, and his late-game benefits become very valuable for pure damage. He lacks healing or shields, but healing cards such as Clever Yellow Bloon and Jungle's Bounty Druid compensate this.

Striker Jones' cards are important for his decks. Orders Received is an important card for all Military and/or Bomb decks, as is Artillery Command. War Bonds can help afford expensive Monkeys and combos if cheap Military Monkeys were placed prior.

Tips

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• Striker Jones' passive Bloontonium gains from opponent can be ignored for most situations, but not if Striker Jones approaches his final ability.
• If gaining not enough Bloontonium from your own Bloons is a problem, Ability Ban can be used to temporarily turn off his passive ability.
• Having a variety of Military Monkeys and Bomb Shooters is helpful with Striker Jones.
• Bloontonium generation is not reduced from Monkeys or Powers. Thus, Bloontonium-generating Monkeys can be a great addition to his deck.

Update history

Version 4.1

•  Ammo Stores description changed ― "Monkeys reload with +1 Temporary Ammo" → "On Monkey Reload: It gains +1 Temporary Ammo" (undocumented)

Version 5.2

•  Target Focus: Bloontonium penalty for sending own Bloons reduced ― -2 → -1

Development

Roadmap for update 4.0

Striker Jones was first teased on a Dev Diary for February 26th 2025 posted on r/bloonscardstorm by Ninja Kiwi, revealing a portrait of him. He was further teased on a following Dev Diary for May 16th, 2025, showing him facing Dreadbloon. Two of his exclusive cards, War Bonds and Orders Received, were teased on on May 8th, 2025.

During the Version 5.2 playtests, Ninja Kiwi proposed a buff that reduces his penalty for Target Focus from -2 to -1 from self-sent Bloons, which was added to the update unchanged.

Cosmetic items

Item	Category	Unlock method(s)	Introduced
Lieutenant Lucky Pet	Pet	Store (IAP)	Version 5.0

Gallery

Screenshots

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  Pre-release teaser screenshot with Dreadbloon
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  Striker Jones
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  Gaining Bloontonium from an enemy Red Bloon played
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  Concussive Shell
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  Idle
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  Saluting, an idle animation
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  Leak pose
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  Loss
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  Leaked (with the no pupils glitch)
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  Hero menu screen

Assets

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  Hero Card
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  Master Hero Card
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  Portrait
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  Icon
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  Banner
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  Striker Jones-exclusive card icon

Promotional images

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  Roadmap artwork
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  4.0 release artwork

Voice lines

When unlocked / selected

• ^ⓘ "Striker Jones, reporting for duty!"
• ^ⓘ "Striker Jones, reporting for duty!"

When starting a match

• ^ⓘ "I've got strategy. And a bazooka!"
• ^ⓘ "I've got strategy. And a bazooka!"

When starting a match against the same Hero

• ^ⓘ "Colonel on deck!"
• ^ⓘ "Colonel on deck!"

When responding to the same Hero

• ^ⓘ "At ease, soldier."
• ^ⓘ "At ease, soldier."

Victory

• ^ⓘ "Victory is its own reward!"
• ^ⓘ "Victory is its own reward!"

Defeat

• ^ⓘ "We'll get 'em next time."
• ^ⓘ "We'll get 'em next time."

When using Target Focus

• ^ⓘ "Rationing builds character."
• ^ⓘ "Rationing builds character!"

When using Concussive Shell

• ^ⓘ "Boom! Hahahaha!"
• ^ⓘ "Boom! Ha-hah!"

When using Ammo Stores

• ^ⓘ "Maximum firepower!"
• ^ⓘ "Maximum firepower!"

When using a Hero-exclusive card

• ^ⓘ "Don't ask how this works."
• ^ⓘ "Don't ask how this works."

When taking damage

• ^ⓘ *grunt*
• ^ⓘ *grunt*
• ^ⓘ *grunt*
• ^ⓘ *grunt*

When taking 250 or more damage

• ^ⓘ "I expected better..."
• ^ⓘ "I expected better..."

When opponent takes 250 or more damage

• ^ⓘ "Great work, team!"
• ^ⓘ "Great work, team!"

Good Game! emote

• ^ⓘ "Solid engagement!"
• ^ⓘ "Solid engagement!"

Nice Play! emote

• ^ⓘ "Good job!"
• ^ⓘ "Good job!"

Good Luck! emote

• ^ⓘ "Fight with honor!"
• ^ⓘ "Fight with honor!"

Thank You! emote

• ^ⓘ "My thanks!"
• ^ⓘ "My thanks!"

Thinking emote

• ^ⓘ "Success is not guaranteed..."
• ^ⓘ "Success... is not guaranteed..."

Waiting emote

• ^ⓘ "You have permission to continue!"
• ^ⓘ "You have permission to continue!"

RNG! emote

• ^ⓘ "Of all the things to happen!"
• ^ⓘ "Of all the things to happen..."

What Happened? emote

• ^ⓘ "That should not be possible!"
• ^ⓘ "That should not be possible!"

In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 4.0

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Danish	Angriber-Jones	—
German	Striker Jones	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Striker Jones	—
French	Striker Jones	—
Italian	Striker Jones	—
Japanese	ストライカー・ジョーンズ	—
Korean	스트라이커 존스	—
Norwegian	Striker Jones	—
Polish	Striker Jones	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Striker Jones	—
Russian	Ударник Джонс	—
Swedish	Striker Jones	—
Chinese (traditional)	攻擊者瓊斯	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Danish	Jeg elsker lugten af bobleplast om morgenen	—
German	Ich liebe den Duft von Luftpolsterfolie am Morgen!	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Me encanta el olor a plástico por la mañana.	—
French	J’adore l’odeur du papier bulle de bon matin	—
Italian	Mi piace l'odore dell'imballaggio al mattino!	—
Japanese	朝の気泡緩衝材の匂いが好きだ！	—
Korean	아침에 일어나서 맡는 뾱뾱이 냄새는 정말 향긋하지!	—
Norwegian	Jeg elsker lukten av bobleplast om morgenen!	—
Polish	Uwielbiam zapach folii bąbelkowej o poranku!	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Eu adoro o cheiro de plástico bolha pela manhã.	—
Russian	Люблю запах пузырчатой пленки по утрам.	—
Swedish	Jag älskar doften av bubbelplast på morgonen	—
Chinese (traditional)	我喜歡一大早就聞泡泡紙的味道！	—