Star Captain Jericho (Battles 2)

Agent Jericho iterations: Battles 2 (Highwayman Jericho • Star Captain Jericho)

Star Captain Jericho Intergalactic Smuggler
Star Captain Jericho is a space-faring smuggler who always has a trick up his sleeve. Cost $850 XP curve ×1 (type 2) Roles Money Maker Saboteur Difficulty 5/5 Hero Alt of Agent Jericho Introduced Version 2.2

Star Captain Jericho is a Hero Alt of Agent Jericho in Bloons TD Battles 2, introduced in version 2.2. He costs  5,000 Monkey Money and 40,000 Agent Jericho Hero Points to unlock.

Star Captain Jericho uses a blaster to attack Bloons within his range, dealing 1 damage per shot and applying a Laser Shock-like damage over time effect that also causes affected Bloons to take more damage from his shots. He cannot pop Purple Bloons and cannot detect Camo Bloons. Compared to Agent Jericho, he fires faster, but deals less damage, and trades his weakness to Lead Bloons for Purple Bloons. As he levels up, his range, damage, and attack speed increase, he gains Camo detection and the ability to damage Purple Bloons, and he unlocks multiple passive and active methods of disrupting the opponent.

• Starting at level 2, he periodically adds an extra layer to natural Bloons on the opponent's side. At higher levels, he can add Bloon Mods and enhance sent Bloons as well.
• Starting at level 4, he causes sent Regrow Bloons to regenerate faster.
• Starting at level 7, he causes sent Camo Bloons to move faster (unless the Camo is removed).
• Starting at level 9, he causes sent Fortified Bloons to gain extra health, though he cannot affect Fortified BADs until level 20.
• He has two Activated Abilities:
  • In It For the Money (level 3) — Rigs non-MOAB-Class Bloons sent by the player over the next few seconds with a "booby trap" that causes them to generate cash for the player and debt for the opponent if their outer layers are popped. At higher levels, it generates more cash from higher-ranked Bloons and can affect a single MOAB-Class Bloon for more cash.
  • Smuggler's Run (level 10) — Causes Bloons sent by the player over the next few seconds to be stored in a starship, which are then deployed all at once a short distance down the opponent's path for player-sent Bloons. At higher levels, it can store more valuable Bloon sends, and it can store BADs at level 20.

Differences from Agent Jericho

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Agent Jericho:

• NTRL Level 1: Damage type is Sharp.
• BUFF Damage per attack: 3
• NTRL Level 3 Ability: Steals directly from the opponent over time.
• BUFF Maximum steal per ability use: $350
• NERF Level 4: Regrow Bloons sent to your opponent are cheaper.
• BUFF Level 7: Camo Bloons sent to your opponent are cheaper.
• NTRL Level 9: Fortified Bloons sent to your opponent are cheaper ( except BADs ).
• NTRL Level 10 Ability: Sends a decoy MOAB that has BAD properties and has infinite health.

Star Captain Jericho:

• NTRL Level 1: Damage type is Energy.
• NERF Damage per attack: 1 + 1 Laser Shock DoT after 2 seconds.
• NTRL Level 3 Ability: Relies on sending the opponent some Bloons quickly to get your worth.
• NERF Maximum steal per ability use: $175
• BUFF Level 4: Regrow Bloons sent to your opponent regenerate faster than normal.
• NERF Level 7: Camo Bloons sent to your opponent move faster than normal.
• NTRL Level 9: Fortified Bloons sent to your opponent are more durable than normal ( except BADs ).
• NTRL Level 10 Ability: Up to $5,500 worth of sent Bloons within a short time will be transported and condensed part-way through your opponent's track.

Mechanics

Blaster

Jericho fires a shot with his blaster every 0.54 seconds that deals 1 plasma-type damage and inflicts a damage over time effect that deals 1 energy-type damage after 1 second. If the target is already inflicted with this effect, his shots deal +1 damage and reset both the duration and time until the damage tick. He cannot apply this effect to DDTs even while buffed by a Monkey Intelligence Bureau. The effect does not deal extra damage to Bloons inflicted with Laser Shock from Dartling Gunners and vice versa. Each shot collides with the target instantly without any travel time and can only hit one Bloon. Its pierce cannot be buffed.

Levels

Level	Effect
6	Attack cooldown reduces to 0.35 seconds, effectively increasing his attack speed by roughly 54.3%.
7	Shot damage increases to 2. Range increases from 40 units to 70 units. Jericho gains Camo detection and Camo Prioritization.
12	Pierce increases from 1 to 2. Each shot can now re-hit the target if it did not pop it, or jump to a new target within a 12-unit radius if it did, after 0.1 seconds. If it jumps, it attempts to follow Jericho's targeting, though it will default to the closest Bloon if it is not reachable.
16	Pierce increases to 3. Shot damage increases to 5. DoT damage increases to 2.
19	Shots now deal normal-type damage (though the DoT still deals energy-type damage). Shot damage increases to 8. DoT damage increases to 4.

Bloon Adjustment

Bloon Adjustment is a passive mechanic that unlocks at level 2. It causes every fourth natural Bloon that spawns on the opponent's side to gain an extra layer. It cannot add layers to Purple Bloons, Lead Bloons, Ceramic Bloons, or MOAB-Class Bloons. Adjusted White Bloons and Black Bloons both become Zebra Bloons.

Levels

Level	Effect
5	Adjusted Bloons now also gain a random applicable Bloon Mod (Camo, Regrow, Phayze, or Fortified), including Ceramics and MOAB-Class.
8	Now applies to every other Bloon.
13	Adjusted Bloons now gain two random Bloon Mods. For MOAB-Class Bloons, this means they always gain Fortified and Phayze.
15	Now also affects sent Bloons.

Bloon Mod buffs

Jericho buffs the player's Bloon sends that have Bloon Mods. Each buff unlocks at a different level.

• Level 4: reduces the time it takes for sent Regrow Bloons to regenerate layers from 2.5 seconds to 2.2 seconds.
• Level 7: increases the speed of sent Camo Bloons by 15%, including DDTs, which is lost if the Camo is removed.
• Level 9: increases the health of sent Fortified Bloons, except BADs, by 12.5%.
• Level 20: increases the health of sent Fortified BADs by the same amount.

Abilities

In It For The Money

In It For The Money unlocks at level 3. It causes up to 25 non-MOAB-Class Bloons sent by the player over the next 6 seconds to gain a "booby trap" effect that lasts until the outer layer is popped. If the opponent pops the outer layer of an affected Bloon, it gives the player $7 of cash and the opponent $7 of debt. The cash the player gains from this ability is stored and given out in 1-second intervals. It has a 70-second cooldown and starts with a 28-second cooldown.

Levels

Level	Effect
6	Gives different amounts of cash based on the affected Bloon's type (see the below table).
8	Duration increases to 12 seconds. Can now affect one MOAB-Class Bloon per use, which counts towards the 25-Bloon limit and generates $300 cash and debt if popped.
9	Affected MOAB-Class Bloons are now worth $600.
11	Affected MOAB-Class Bloons are now worth $1,300.
14	Affected MOAB-Class Bloons are now worth $3,000.
18	Cooldown reduces to 45 seconds.

Cash generation

Levels	Cash/debt per Bloon	Max possible cash/debt
3–5	$7	$175
6–7	$60 (Ceramic) $31 (Rainbow) $14 (Purple/Lead/Zebra) $7 (other)	$1,500
8	$300 (MOAB-Class) $60 (Ceramic) $31 (Rainbow) $14 (Purple/Lead/Zebra) $7 (other)	$1,740
9–10	$600 (MOAB-Class) $60 (Ceramic) $31 (Rainbow) $14 (Purple/Lead/Zebra) $7 (other)	$2,040
11–13	$1,300 (MOAB-Class) $60 (Ceramic) $31 (Rainbow) $14 (Purple/Lead/Zebra) $7 (other)	$2,740
14+	$3,000 (MOAB-Class) $60 (Ceramic) $31 (Rainbow) $14 (Purple/Lead/Zebra) $7 (other)	$4,440

Smuggler's Run

Smuggler's Run icon

Smuggler's Run unlocks at level 10. It causes Bloon sends sent by the player over the next 8 seconds to be stored in his starship instead of being sent to the opponent. The starship cannot store BADs until level 20, and it can store up to $5,500 worth of Bloon sends; if a BAD is sent or a Bloon send is sent that would exceed the remaining capacity, it is sent to the opponent normally instead. When the duration ends, Jericho's starship appears on the opponent's side 25% of the distance down the path for player-sent Bloons and deploys all its stored Bloon sends almost simultaneously. It has an 80-second cooldown and no initial cooldown.

Levels

Level	Effect
12	Capacity increases to $8,000.
15	Capacity increases to $13,000.
17	Capacity increases to $20,000.
20	Capacity increases to $27,000. Cooldown reduces to 40 seconds. Can now store BADs.

Levels

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Level	Description
1	Star Captain Jericho never misses with his high energy blaster.
2	Bloon Adjustment - Periodically enhance a single natural bloon on the opponent's side with an extra layer.
3	In It For The Money: Up to 25 bloons sent to your opponent in the next 6 seconds are rigged with a high tech booby trap. Popping them earns you $7 and puts your opponent into debt.
4	Regrow bloons sent to your opponent regenerate faster than normal.
5	Adjusted bloons will now also have the camo, regrow, phayze, or fortified property.
6	Jericho dual wields his blasters, doubling his attack speed. Stronger bloons sent with In It For The Money are worth more cash when popped.
7	Jericho's damage and range increases and he can detect camo bloons. Camo bloons sent to your opponent move faster than normal.
8	In It For The Money lasts longer and can now affect 1 MOAB class bloon send which is worth $300 when popped. Bloon adjustment happens more regularly.
9	MOAB class bloons sent with In It For The Money are worth $600 when popped. Fortified bloons sent to your opponent are more durable than normal (except BADs).
10	Smuggler's Run: Up to $5,500 worth of bloons sent in the next 8s are loaded into Jericho's spaceship to be dropped off part way down the opponent's track.
11	MOAB class bloons sent with In It For The Money are worth $1,300 when popped.
12	Adds a second particle emitter to each of Jericho's blasters, allowing him to fire twice each time he attacks with one of them. Smuggler's Run can load $8,000 worth of bloons into Jericho's spaceship.
13	Bloon adjustment applies more modifiers to each enhanced bloon.
14	MOAB class bloons sent with In It For The Money are worth $3,000 when popped.
15	Bloon adjustment now affects sent bloons in addition to natural bloons. Smuggler's Run can load $13,000 worth of bloons into Jericho's spaceship.
16	Jericho's blasters are upgraded with high-energy capacitors, allowing him to fire each one 3 times per attack.
17	Smuggler's Run can load $20,000 worth of bloons into Jericho's spaceship (excluding BADs).
18	In It For The Money cooldown reduced.
19	Jericho's blaster attacks deal significantly more damage and pop purple bloons.
20	Smuggler's Run can load $27,000 worth of bloons into Jericho's spaceship, including BADs. Its cooldown is also reduced. Sent fortified BADs are now more durable than normal.

XP requirements

Level	XP required	Rounds to level up
		From round 1	From round 2
2	1,080 (1,080)	2 (start of round 3)	2 (start of round 4)
3	1,360 (2,440)	1 (start of round 4)	1 (start of round 5)
4	1,900 (4,340)	2 (start of round 6)	2 (start of round 7)
5	2,560 (6,900)	2 (start of round 8)	2 (start of round 9)
6	3,180 (10,080)	3 (start of round 11)	2 (start of round 11)
7	4,320 (14,400)	2 (start of round 13)	3 (start of round 14)
8	5,920 (20,320)	3 (start of round 16)	3 (start of round 17)
9	6,880 (27,200)	3 (start of round 19)	2 (start of round 19)
10	7,040 (34,240)	2 (start of round 21)	3 (start of round 22)
11	6,820 (41,060)	2 (start of round 23)	2 (start of round 24)
12	6,860 (47,920)	2 (start of round 25)	1 (start of round 25)
13	6,920 (54,840)	2 (start of round 27)	2 (start of round 27)
14	6,880 (61,720)	2 (start of round 29)	2 (start of round 29)
15	7,160 (68,880)	1 (start of round 30)	1 (start of round 30)
16	7,040 (75,920)	1 (start of round 31)	1 (start of round 31)
17	6,920 (82,840)	1 (start of round 32)	2 (start of round 33)
18	7,080 (89,920)	2 (start of round 34)	1 (start of round 34)
19	7,120 (97,040)	1 (start of round 35)	1 (start of round 35)
20	7,260 (104,300)	1 (start of round 36)	1 (start of round 36)

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Star Captain Jericho (Battles 2).

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Update history

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Version 4.0

“

Highwayman Jericho’s usage rate has dropped off significantly ever since his last nerf, however we believe that this is simply due to the other Jerichos being the clear favorites now, rather than Highwayman being too weak relative to all the other heroes. Therefore, we have left Highwayman as is and targeted the other two Jerichos instead.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
3+	In It For The Money initial cooldown increased ― 17.5s → 35s

Version 4.9

“

We are increasing the capacity of Star Captain’s ship to allow it to fit a single phayze BAD at level 20.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
5+	Bloon Adjustment: can now apply the Phayze property (undocumented)
20	Smuggler's Run: capacity increased ― $25,000 → $27,000

Version 4.12

“

These changes should allow Star Captain to grow stronger as the game goes on, making him much more of a threat
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
8+	Money Trap: Steal bonus for MOAB-class increases when applied to above blue MOABs BFB: 1.3× ZOMG/DDT: 2× BAD: 3×
11-13	Money Trap: MOAB-class base steal decreased ― $1300 → $1100
14+	Money Trap: MOAB-class base steal decreased ― $3000 → $2200

Cosmetic items

Hero Rewards

Icon	Text	Category	Cost
	Away Mission Leave the autopilot on.	Placement Animation	150 12,000
	Star Captain Bloons They can't ALL be captain!	Bloon Decal	80 6,000
	Hot Footed Space age skates.	Match Up Animation	150 12,000
	Power Outage A bit of a let down.	Defeat Animation	100 9,000
	Make The Jump Hyperdrive engaged!	Emote	80 6,000
	Booster Burn Hot on the heels.	Taunt	200 15,000
	Supply Run With free delivery!	Level Up Animation	400 24,000
	Across The Stars Off on an adventure...	Profile Banner	80 6,000
	Hyperspace Hijinks Truly an ace pilot.	Victory Animation	200 15,000
	Don't get cocky! Show the world your favorite hero with this title!	Player Title	160 12,000

Customization

Item	Category	Unlock method(s)	Introduced
Crash Landing	Defeat Animation	Default Star Captain Jericho item	Version 2.2
Power Outage	Defeat Animation	Star Captain Jericho Hero Rewards	Version 2.2
Don't Drop The Bomb!	Defeat Animation	Season Space Armory Showcase, Season XVI, Space Armory Showcase, Daily Offers	Version 3.1
Supply Run	Level Up Animation	Star Captain Jericho Hero Rewards	Version 2.2
Away Mission	Placement Animation	Star Captain Jericho Hero Rewards	Version 2.2
AI Targeting	Taunt	Season Space Armory Showcase, Season XVI, Space Armory Showcase, Daily Offers	Version 3.1
Big Furry Backup	Taunt	Season XXIX	Version 4.5
Shoot First	Taunt	Default Star Captain Jericho item	Version 2.2
Feeling Jumpy	Taunt	Halloween 2023 event	Version 2.2.1
Booster Burn	Taunt	Star Captain Jericho Hero Rewards	Version 2.2
Hot Footed	Match Up Animation	Star Captain Jericho Hero Rewards	Version 2.2
THIS is a blaster!	Match Up Animation	Season XVI, Season Space Armory Showcase, Space Armory Showcase, Daily Offers	Version 3.1
Base Jump	Match Up Animation	Default Star Captain Jericho item	Version 2.2
Alien Armaments	Weapon Skin	Season XXIX	Version 4.5
Laser Sword	Victory Animation	Season Space Armory Showcase, Season XVI, Space Armory Showcase, Daily Offers	Version 3.1
Job Done	Victory Animation	Default Star Captain Jericho item	Version 2.2
Hyperspace Hijinks	Victory Animation	Star Captain Jericho Hero Rewards	Version 2.2
Never Too Old For Toys	Victory Animation	Holiday 2024 event	Version 4.4

Gallery

For more Star Captain Jericho images, see Gallery:Agent Jericho.

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Assets

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  Levels 3-4
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  Level 5
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  Level 6
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  Levels 7-9
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  Levels 10-11
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  Levels 12-15
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  Levels 16-18
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  Level 19
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  Level 20
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  Hero Point icon
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  Background
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  In It For The Money icon
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  Smuggler's Run icon
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  Smuggler's Run gauge
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  Regrow faster icon

Voice lines

When selected in the Heroes menu

• ^ⓘ "I've never met a Bloon I couldn't pop."

When placed

• ^ⓘ "It's Captain Jericho, actually."
• ^ⓘ "You may have heard of me. Legendary pilot?"

When selected

• ^ⓘ "I'm ready."
• ^ⓘ "Hey."
• ^ⓘ "I'm on it."
• ^ⓘ "That's me."
• ^ⓘ "Yeah?"
• ^ⓘ "What's up?"

When activating In It For The Money

• ^ⓘ "I'm just in it for the money. Your money."
• ^ⓘ "They won't expect this."

When activating Smuggler's Run

• ^ⓘ "That's it, just fly cas'."
• ^ⓘ "Get ready to make the jump."

When leveling up

• ^ⓘ "Nice!"
• ^ⓘ "Alright!"
• ^ⓘ "That's more like it!"
• ^ⓘ "Stellar!"
• ^ⓘ "I make this look good!"
• ^ⓘ "Heyday."

When leveling up to level 20

• ^ⓘ "Sometimes, I even amaze myself."

When a MOAB appears

• ^ⓘ "Never tell me the odds."

When a BFB appears

• ^ⓘ "I'm always the underdog."

When a BAD appears

• ^ⓘ "Overwhelming odds? What else is new?"

When a Bloon leaks

• ^ⓘ "This wasn't the plan!"
• ^ⓘ "We're losing here!"

Cosmetic items

Taunts

• ^ⓘ "Shoot first. That's my motto." — Shoot First
• ^ⓘ "Feeling a little... scorched?" — Booster Burn
• ^ⓘ "Ahhhhh!" — Feeling Jumpy
• ^ⓘ "How's this for a trick shot?" — AI Targeting
• ^ⓘ "Word of advice: let the big guy win." — Big Furry Backup

Match Up Animations

• ^ⓘ "I've never met a Bloon I couldn't pop." — Base Jump
• ^ⓘ "Think you can handle this heat?" — Hot Footed
• ^ⓘ "I find bigger is, quite often, better." — THIS is a blaster!

Victory Animations

• ^ⓘ "Job done. Let's talk payment." — Job Done
• ^ⓘ "That's how we do it in deep space." — Hyperspace Hijinks
• ^ⓘ "Yeah, these are cute... but I prefer my blaster." — Laser Sword
• ^ⓘ "Nice one, Santa!" — Never Too Old For Toys

Trivia

• Star Captain Jericho is tied with Beetienne for having the most portraits out of any Hero in the Bloons TD series, having 10 portraits in total.
• Star Captain Jericho's lobby model shows that the blaster holsters on his boots are actually not directly attached, and seem to be barely touching his ankles on the bottom of the holsters.

In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 4.7

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Danish	Stjernekaptajn Jericho	—
German	Sternenkapitän Jericho	—
Spanish	Capitán estelar Jericó	—
Finnish	Tähtikapteeni Jericho	—
French	Capitaine des étoiles Jericho	—
Italian	Capitano stellare Jericho	—
Japanese	スターキャプテン・ジェリコ	—
Korean	스타 캡틴 제리코	—
Dutch	Sterrenkapitein Jericho	—
Norwegian	Stjernekaptein Jericho	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Capitão Estelar Jericho	—
Russian	Звёздный капитан Джерико	—
Swedish	Stjärnkapten Jericho	—
Turkish	Yıldız Gemisi Kaptanı Jericho	—
Chinese (traditional)	星球船長耶利哥	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Danish	Stjernekaptajn Jericho er en rumfarende smugler, der altid har et trick i ærmet.	—
German	Sternenkapitän Jericho ist ein Weltraumschmuggler, der immer einen Trick im Ärmel hat.	—
Spanish	El capitán estelar Jericó es un contrabandista espacial que siempre tiene un truco bajo la manga.	—
Finnish	Tähtikapteeni Jericho on avaruussalakuljettaja, jolla on aina kikkoja takataskussa.	—
French	Le capitaine des étoiles Jericho est un contrebandier de l’espace qui a toujours un tour dans son sac.	—
Italian	Il capitano stellare Jericho è un trafficante che viaggia nello spazio e che ha sempre un asso nella manica.	—
Japanese	いつも万が一のための秘策を持ってるスターキャプテン・ジェリコは、宇宙を飛び回る密輸業者。	—
Korean	스타 캡틴 제리코는 어떤 상황에서도 재치를 발휘하는 우주 밀수꾼입니다.	—
Dutch	Sterrenkapitein Jericho is een ruimtereizende smokkelaar die altijd wel een trucje achter de hand heeft.	—
Norwegian	Stjernekaptein Jericho er en romfarende smuggler som alltid har et triks i ermet.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Capitão Estelar Jericho é um contrabandista viajante espacial que sempre tem um truque na manga.	—
Russian	Звёздный капитан Джерико — космический контрабандист, и у него всегда есть туз в рукаве.	—
Swedish	Stjärnkapten Jericho är en rymdfarande smugglare som alltid har ett ess i rockärmen.	—
Turkish	Yıldız Gemisi Kaptanı Jericho, bir uzay kaçakçısıdır ve her zaman beklenmedik bir numara yapabilir.	—
Chinese (traditional)	星球船長耶利哥是太空走私者，總會藏著幾招錦囊妙計。	—