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'''Monkey Star''' is a [[Perk]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a [[buff]] to the first tower placed by a player (including [[Hero]]es and tower-based [[Power]]s<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/wpCBdWeeic|title=Is it purposeful or is it a bug?|quote=Yeah Powers can get the effect of Monkey Star as well. We debated allowing it or not, but we felt it was neat and figured it'd be more fun to give players more options on how to play with this Perk.|publisher=Reddit, r/btd6|author=u/JoeyRainstorm|date=14th July 2026, 9:54:12am NZST|retrieved=July 15th 2026}}</ref>) that turns it into a "Super Star". The buff doubles its base [[damage]] and increases its [[range]] by 50%, but doubles its upgrade costs (including Hero XP requirements) and increases its [[footprint]] size by 50% as a trade-off. It does not affect the cost of [[Paragon]] upgrades, and upgrading the Super Star into a Paragon removes ~~the buff. [[Sub-tower|Sub-towers]] of the affected tower also receive~~ the buff. In [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]], only one tower can receive the buff.

'''Monkey Star''' is a [[Perk]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a [[buff]] to the first tower placed by a player (including [[Hero]]es and tower-based [[Power]]s<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/wpCBdWeeic|title=Is it purposeful or is it a bug?|quote=Yeah Powers can get the effect of Monkey Star as well. We debated allowing it or not, but we felt it was neat and figured it'd be more fun to give players more options on how to play with this Perk.|publisher=Reddit, r/btd6|author=u/JoeyRainstorm|date=14th July 2026, 9:54:12am NZST|retrieved=July 15th 2026}}</ref>) that turns it into a "Super Star". The buff doubles its base [[damage]] and increases its [[range]] by 50%, but doubles its upgrade costs (including Hero XP requirements) and increases its [[footprint]] size by 50% as a trade-off. It also increases the tower's model size, which is purely visual. It does not affect the cost of [[Paragon]] upgrades, and upgrading the Super Star into a Paragon removes the buff. In [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]], only one tower can receive the buff.

~~Visually~~, ~~the Super Star has~~ a ~~much larger model~~, ~~but it does not affect~~ flying units. ~~Upgrading~~ or buffing the tower ~~also increases~~ the ~~size~~.~~~~

This Perk has several unusual interactions:

*[[Sub-tower|Sub-towers]] of the affected tower also receive the buff, though due to a visual bug, some sub-towers (as well as flying units that are not sub-towers, like the [[Monkey Ace (BTD6)|Monkey Ace]] and [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]]) do not become larger. In some cases, upgrading or buffing the tower fixes this.

There is a bug that causes Monkey Star to transfer to the next first tower after selling the Monkey Star and updating the game save.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/LMoPsXURfr</ref>

**[[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s Shop items are considered sub-towers of Geraldo and gain the buff if Geraldo is the Super Star. The exception is [[Bottle of 'Gerry's Fire' Hot Sauce|Gerry's Fire]], which receives the buff if attached to the Super Star regardless of if the Super Star is Geraldo or not, because it acts as a sub-tower of the tower it is attached to, not Geraldo. It does not affect items that spawn projectiles or buffs instead of towers, such as the [[Stack of Old Nails]].

*It does not affect the cost of Geraldo's Shop items if he is the Super Star, despite applying the buff to some of his items.

*There is a bug that causes Monkey Star to transfer to the next first tower after selling the Monkey Star and updating the game save.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/LMoPsXURfr</ref>

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-'''Monkey Star''' is a [[Perk]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a [[buff]] to the first tower placed by a player (including [[Hero]]es and tower-based [[Power]]s<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/wpCBdWeeic|title=Is it purposeful or is it a bug?|quote=Yeah Powers can get the effect of Monkey Star as well. We debated allowing it or not, but we felt it was neat and figured it'd be more fun to give players more options on how to play with this Perk.|publisher=Reddit, r/btd6|author=u/JoeyRainstorm|date=14th July 2026, 9:54:12am NZST|retrieved=July 15th 2026}}</ref>) that turns it into a "Super Star". The buff doubles its base [[damage]] and increases its [[range]] by 50%, but doubles its upgrade costs (including Hero XP requirements) and increases its [[footprint]] size by 50% as a trade-off. It does not affect the cost of [[Paragon]] upgrades, and upgrading the Super Star into a Paragon removes the buff. [[Sub-tower|Sub-towers]] of the affected tower also receive the buff. In [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]], only one tower can receive the buff.
+'''Monkey Star''' is a [[Perk]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a [[buff]] to the first tower placed by a player (including [[Hero]]es and tower-based [[Power]]s<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/wpCBdWeeic|title=Is it purposeful or is it a bug?|quote=Yeah Powers can get the effect of Monkey Star as well. We debated allowing it or not, but we felt it was neat and figured it'd be more fun to give players more options on how to play with this Perk.|publisher=Reddit, r/btd6|author=u/JoeyRainstorm|date=14th July 2026, 9:54:12am NZST|retrieved=July 15th 2026}}</ref>) that turns it into a "Super Star". The buff doubles its base [[damage]] and increases its [[range]] by 50%, but doubles its upgrade costs (including Hero XP requirements) and increases its [[footprint]] size by 50% as a trade-off. It also increases the tower's model size, which is purely visual. It does not affect the cost of [[Paragon]] upgrades, and upgrading the Super Star into a Paragon removes the buff. In [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]], only one tower can receive the buff.
-Visually, the Super Star has a much larger model, but it does not affect flying units. Upgrading or buffing the tower also increases the size.<!--implies landing pads, also etienne himself is bigger but not drones, and he also is involved not just aces, helis, rosalia-->
+This Perk has several unusual interactions:
+*[[Sub-tower|Sub-towers]] of the affected tower also receive the buff, though due to a visual bug, some sub-towers (as well as flying units that are not sub-towers, like the [[Monkey Ace (BTD6)|Monkey Ace]] and [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]]) do not become larger. In some cases, upgrading or buffing the tower fixes this.
-There is a bug that causes Monkey Star to transfer to the next first tower after selling the Monkey Star and updating the game save.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/LMoPsXURfr</ref>
+**[[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s Shop items are considered sub-towers of Geraldo and gain the buff if Geraldo is the Super Star. The exception is [[Bottle of 'Gerry's Fire' Hot Sauce|Gerry's Fire]], which receives the buff if attached to the Super Star regardless of if the Super Star is Geraldo or not, because it acts as a sub-tower of the tower it is attached to, not Geraldo. It does not affect items that spawn projectiles or buffs instead of towers, such as the [[Stack of Old Nails]].
+*It does not affect the cost of Geraldo's Shop items if he is the Super Star, despite applying the buff to some of his items.
+*There is a bug that causes Monkey Star to transfer to the next first tower after selling the Monkey Star and updating the game save.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/LMoPsXURfr</ref>
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