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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
In a round comment in ''[[Bloons Tower Defense 3]]'', "M.O.A.B" is stated to stand for "Massive Ornary Air Blimp", | Originally, the MOAB only stood for "Massive Ornary Air Blimp",{{sic}} and "Mother of All Bloons" was not considered the correct name. In a round comment in ''[[Bloons Tower Defense 3]]'', "M.O.A.B" is stated to stand for "Massive Ornary Air Blimp", and that it does not stand for "Mother of all Bloons". In ''[[Who Wants To Be A Bloonionaire?]]'', one of the questions is "What do the letters M.O.A.B stand for in Bloons TD 3?"; "Massive Ornary Air Blimp" is considered the correct answer, while "Mother Of All Bloons" is considered incorrect. However, in ''[[Bloons Pop!]]'' and ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', the MOAB is explicitly referred to as the "Mother of All Bloons", and an answer on the [[Ninja Kiwi Blog]] states that "Mother of All Bloons" is considered "one of the correct full names".<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/o2f04i/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_18th_june_2021/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 18th June, 2021|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=9 jan 2025}}</ref> "Mother of All Bloons" is referenced in other games, such as in ''[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]'', where the [[MOAP (BATTD)|MOAP]] is stated to stand for "Mother Of All Pineapples". | ||
"Massive Ornary Air Blimp" may be a reference to a real-life weapon called the [[wp:GBU-43/B MOAB|GBU-43/B MOAB]], which officially stands for "Massive Ordnance Air Blast" but is colloquially called the "mother of all bombs". The word "ornary" appears to be a misspelling of [[wiktionary:ornery|ornery]], a word used to describe something as having an irritable dispostion or as being difficult to deal with or control, though this spelling is consistently used in instances where this name is written in full. | |||
The formatting of the "MOAB" acronym is inconsistent. In ''Bloons Tower Defense 3'' and ''[[Bloons TD 4]]'', the acronym is punctuated as "M.O.A.B" in pre-round comments, but is formatted without punctuation in some related terms (such as the [[MOAB Mauler (BTD4)|MOAB Mauler]] and [[MOAB Madness (BTD4)|MOAB Madness]] challenge). Starting in ''[[Bloons TD 5]]'', the non-punctuated form is the most common. Tutorial text in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' refers to [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s as "M.O.A.B. Class Bloons", and challenge parameters in ''BTD6'' capitalize the acronym as "Moab", as seen in the text "Moab Speed Increased/Decreased" and "Moab Health Increased/Decreased". | The formatting of the "MOAB" acronym is inconsistent. In ''Bloons Tower Defense 3'' and ''[[Bloons TD 4]]'', the acronym is punctuated as "M.O.A.B" in pre-round comments, but is formatted without punctuation in some related terms (such as the [[MOAB Mauler (BTD4)|MOAB Mauler]] and [[MOAB Madness (BTD4)|MOAB Madness]] challenge). Starting in ''[[Bloons TD 5]]'', the non-punctuated form is the most common. Tutorial text in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' refers to [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s as "M.O.A.B. Class Bloons", and challenge parameters in ''BTD6'' capitalize the acronym as "Moab", as seen in the text "Moab Speed Increased/Decreased" and "Moab Health Increased/Decreased". | ||
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"MOAB" by itself is occasionally used to refer to [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s as a whole, rather than the MOAB specifically. The alternative name "Blue MOAB"<ref name="blue moab"/> is sometimes used in update notes to avoid ambiguity. | "MOAB" by itself is occasionally used to refer to [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s as a whole, rather than the MOAB specifically. The alternative name "Blue MOAB"<ref name="blue moab"/> is sometimes used in update notes to avoid ambiguity. | ||
Voice lines in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'', ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]'', and ''[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]'' pronounce "MOAB" as either M-O-A-B or <tt>/ˈmoʊ.æb/</tt> ("MOW-ab"), depending on the character. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||