Beetienne (Battles 2)

For Beetienne in general, see Etienne.

“

We bees mean business!
— Beetienne

”

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 uses swarms of honeybees to attack nearby Bloons with their stingers.

• 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.

• His Defend the Hive! ability summons extra swarms and makes all of his swarms more aggressive and automatically switch back to attacking if they were making honey.

• His Auxiliary Hives ability allows the player to spend lives to place permanent Hive sub-towers that have their own swarms.

Differences from Etienne

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

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Making Honey

Making Honey icon

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Abilities

Defend the Hive!

Defend the Hive! icon

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Auxiliary Hives

Auxiliary Hives icon

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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.

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

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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

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

Beetienne was announced alongside version 4.4 in a Reddit post and YouTube video previewing the update. These previews included descriptions of his mechanics and abilities.

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Artwork and icons

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  Levels 1–2
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  Levels 3–4
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  Level 5
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  Level 6
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  Level 7–8
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  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
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  Auxiliary Hive portrait at levels 10–14
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  Auxiliary Hive portrait at levels 15+
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  Hero Point icon
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  Background
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  Making Honey icon
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  Defend the Hive! icon
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  Auxiliary Hives 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

• ^ⓘ
• ^ⓘ
• ^ⓘ "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