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{{Future}}{{Lede image|BTD6 frontier legends diamondback preview.png|Monkeys fighting Diamondback in ''Frontier Legends'', the boss head and one of its segments is seen at the top left of the screen.|size=350px}}

{{Lede image|BTD6 frontier legends diamondback preview.png|Monkeys fighting Diamondback in ''Frontier Legends'', the boss head and one of its segments is seen at the top left of the screen.|size=350px}}

'''Diamondback''' is a [[Boss Bloon]] in [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']], introduced in {{BTD6 version|52.0}}. It is the third original boss in BTD6 after [[Lych]] and [[Phayze]] and is currently exclusive to the ''[[Frontier Legends]]'' DLC, but it is planned to be added as a regular Boss in a future upgrade in 2026<ref name=":0">{{Cite|author=Ninja Kiwi|date=2025-11-28|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1p8kde6/bloons_td_6_v520_update_preview/|title=Bloons TD 6 v52.0 - Update Preview!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=2025-11-28|quote=Diamondback, the new and terrifying multi-segment Boss Bloon<br>* This boss will be exclusive to Frontier at launch, but we will be adapting it for inclusion in the base game next year<br>* We’re sure players will work out all there is to know but we will share that it is a conglomerate boss inspired by Bloons Super Monkey 2<br>* Core mechanics revolve around Pierce and deliberate attacks that cause the boss to debuff itself}}</ref>. In ''Frontier Legends'' Diamondback serves as the main antagonist to the story, where it destroyed the [[Sheriff]]'s home and now threatens the entire Frontier.

This boss composed of multiple segments and its mechanics revolve around [[pierce]] and attacks that cause the Boss to debuff itself. Ninja Kiwi has stated that its mechanics are inspired from [[Bloons Supermonkey 2]].<ref name=":0" /> Compared to other bosses, its health bar has 5 skulls and couple of a zigzag lines over it, and it also has secondary bar, similar to the heat bar of [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]], the purpose of the both of those additions is currently unknown. During the update preview video, the Boss was only shown briefly on the map Chutes where it performed an attack that caused its segments to explode and disappeared from the screen<ref>{{Cite|author=Ninja Kiwi|date=2025-11-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVaNbCIr2mY|title=Ice Paragon & Frontier Legends {{!}} Coming Soon to Bloons TD 6!|publisher=YouTube|retrieved=2025-11-28}}</ref>.

This boss composed of multiple segments and its mechanics revolve around [[pierce]] and attacks that cause the Boss to debuff itself. Ninja Kiwi has stated that its mechanics are inspired from [[Bloons Supermonkey 2]].<ref name=":0" /> Compared to other bosses, its health bar has 5 skulls and couple of a zigzag lines over it, and it also has secondary bar, similar to the heat bar of [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]], the purpose of the both of those additions is currently unknown. During the update preview video, the Boss was only shown briefly on the map [[Chutes]] where it performed an attack that caused its segments to explode and disappeared from the screen<ref>{{Cite|author=Ninja Kiwi|date=2025-11-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVaNbCIr2mY|title=Ice Paragon & Frontier Legends {{!}} Coming Soon to Bloons TD 6!|publisher=YouTube|retrieved=2025-11-28}}</ref>.

Diamondback's name is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Western diamondback rattlesnake|diamondback rattlesnakes]] and is visually inspired by the [[wikipedia:Feathered Serpent|feathered serpent]] deities from Mesoamerican religions, with its head closely resembling the stone carved heads located at the [[wikipedia:Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan|Temple of the Feathered Serpent]] in the archeological site of Teotihuacan in Mexico.

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+{{Lede image|BTD6 frontier legends diamondback preview.png|Monkeys fighting Diamondback in ''Frontier Legends'', the boss head and one of its segments is seen at the top left of the screen.|size=350px}}
 '''Diamondback''' is a [[Boss Bloon]] in [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']], introduced in {{BTD6 version|52.0}}. It is the third original boss in BTD6 after [[Lych]] and [[Phayze]] and is currently exclusive to the ''[[Frontier Legends]]'' DLC, but it is planned to be added as a regular Boss in a future upgrade in 2026<ref name=":0">{{Cite|author=Ninja Kiwi|date=2025-11-28|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1p8kde6/bloons_td_6_v520_update_preview/|title=Bloons TD 6 v52.0 - Update Preview!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=2025-11-28|quote=Diamondback, the new and terrifying multi-segment Boss Bloon<br>* This boss will be exclusive to Frontier at launch, but we will be adapting it for inclusion in the base game next year<br>* We’re sure players will work out all there is to know but we will share that it is a conglomerate boss inspired by Bloons Super Monkey 2<br>* Core mechanics revolve around Pierce and deliberate attacks that cause the boss to debuff itself}}</ref>. In ''Frontier Legends'' Diamondback serves as the main antagonist to the story, where it destroyed the [[Sheriff]]'s home and now threatens the entire Frontier.
-This boss composed of multiple segments and its mechanics revolve around [[pierce]] and attacks that cause the Boss to debuff itself. Ninja Kiwi has stated that its mechanics are inspired from [[Bloons Supermonkey 2]].<ref name=":0" /> Compared to other bosses, its health bar has 5 skulls and couple of a zigzag lines over it, and it also has secondary bar, similar to the heat bar of [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]], the purpose of the both of those additions is currently unknown. During the update preview video, the Boss was only shown briefly on the map Chutes where it performed an attack that caused its segments to explode and disappeared from the screen<ref>{{Cite|author=Ninja Kiwi|date=2025-11-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVaNbCIr2mY|title=Ice Paragon & Frontier Legends {{!}} Coming Soon to Bloons TD 6!|publisher=YouTube|retrieved=2025-11-28}}</ref>.
+This boss composed of multiple segments and its mechanics revolve around [[pierce]] and attacks that cause the Boss to debuff itself. Ninja Kiwi has stated that its mechanics are inspired from [[Bloons Supermonkey 2]].<ref name=":0" /> Compared to other bosses, its health bar has 5 skulls and couple of a zigzag lines over it, and it also has secondary bar, similar to the heat bar of [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]], the purpose of the both of those additions is currently unknown. During the update preview video, the Boss was only shown briefly on the map [[Chutes]] where it performed an attack that caused its segments to explode and disappeared from the screen<ref>{{Cite|author=Ninja Kiwi|date=2025-11-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVaNbCIr2mY|title=Ice Paragon & Frontier Legends {{!}} Coming Soon to Bloons TD 6!|publisher=YouTube|retrieved=2025-11-28}}</ref>.
 Diamondback's name is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Western diamondback rattlesnake|diamondback rattlesnakes]] and is visually inspired by the [[wikipedia:Feathered Serpent|feathered serpent]] deities from Mesoamerican religions, with its head closely resembling the stone carved heads located at the [[wikipedia:Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan|Temple of the Feathered Serpent]] in the archeological site of Teotihuacan in Mexico.

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