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In the ''[[Bloons TD 5]]'' generation of games, the Ice Tower has two upgrade paths. The top path focuses on freezing and clumping large amounts of Bloons within its area, while the bottom path focuses on dealing damage and freezing the entire map with an [[Activated Ability]]. Its [[Specialty Building]] in ''BTD5'' is the [[Ice Fortress]], while its main [[Monkey Building|buildings]] in [[Bloons Monkey City|''Bloons Monkey City'']] are the [[House of Ice]] and the [[Cryo Lab]]. | In the ''[[Bloons TD 5]]'' generation of games, the Ice Tower has two upgrade paths. The top path focuses on freezing and clumping large amounts of Bloons within its area, while the bottom path focuses on dealing damage and freezing the entire map with an [[Activated Ability]]. Its [[Specialty Building]] in ''BTD5'' is the [[Ice Fortress]], while its main [[Monkey Building|buildings]] in [[Bloons Monkey City|''Bloons Monkey City'']] are the [[House of Ice]] and the [[Cryo Lab]]. | ||
In ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' and ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]'', the Ice Monkey is classified as a [[Primary]] tower, and gains the ability to damage Bloons by default. Its upgrade paths are somewhat reshuffled; the top path uses ice shards to pop Bloons, remove properties, and cause them to take more damage. The middle path has a slowing aura and the map-slowing Activated Ability from ''BTD5''<nowiki/>'s bottom path. The bottom path allows it to [[Targeting option|target]] Bloons like a conventional tower via a cannon that freezes Bloons and MOABs over a longer range. | In ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' and ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]'', the Ice Monkey is classified as a [[Primary]] tower, and gains the ability to damage Bloons by default. Its upgrade paths are somewhat reshuffled; the top path uses ice shards to pop Bloons, remove properties, and cause them to take more damage. The middle path has a slowing aura and the map-slowing Activated Ability from ''BTD5''<nowiki/>'s bottom path. The bottom path allows it to [[Targeting option|target]] Bloons like a conventional tower via a cannon that freezes Bloons and MOABs over a longer range. In ''BTD6'', its [[Paragon]] is the [[Herald of Everfrost]]. | ||
In Bloons Adventure Time TD, the Ice Monkey is a Common [[Ally (BATTD)|ally]], functioning similarly to its base tower counterpart in previous games. It can be equipped by all monkey [[Character|characters]] and [[Ice King]]. | In ''[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]'', the Ice Monkey is a Common [[Ally (BATTD)|ally]], functioning similarly to its base tower counterpart in previous games. It can be equipped by all monkey [[Character|characters]] and [[Ice King]]. | ||
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Ice Monkeys (known as Ice Towers or, rarely, Ice Balls prior to Bloons TD 6) are monkeys that freeze Bloons in an area around them. Inspired by the Ice Bloon from the Bloons series, they were introduced in the original Bloons Tower Defense, and have been included in all mainline Bloons TD games and some spinoffs since.
Gameplay
The Ice Monkey freezes Bloons within a short range at a slow rate. Frozen bloons do not move further along the track until they are either popped or the duration of the freeze ends. Frozen bloons cannot be popped by sharp towers in a similar way to Lead Bloons. White Bloons are a type of Bloon throughout all of the games that are immune to this freeze effect until popped.
In both Bloons Tower Defense and Bloons Tower Defense 2, the Ice Tower is the only tower that can freeze Bloons, with Cannons being able to pop them by default and Boomerangs and Super Monkeys being able to pop them in 2 with their upgrades. In Bloons Tower Defense 3, the newly-introduced Ceramic Bloons are also immune to freezing, although this immunity would be removed in later titles.
In Bloons TD 4, its ultimate upgrade is Arctic Wind, which passively slows all Bloons around the tower. BTD4 also introduced Zebra Bloons that are immune to freezing and explosives to further inconvenience the tower.
In the Bloons TD 5 generation of games, the Ice Tower has two upgrade paths. The top path focuses on freezing and clumping large amounts of Bloons within its area, while the bottom path focuses on dealing damage and freezing the entire map with an Activated Ability. Its Specialty Building in BTD5 is the Ice Fortress, while its main buildings in Bloons Monkey City are the House of Ice and the Cryo Lab.
In Bloons TD 6 and Bloons TD Battles 2, the Ice Monkey is classified as a Primary tower, and gains the ability to damage Bloons by default. Its upgrade paths are somewhat reshuffled; the top path uses ice shards to pop Bloons, remove properties, and cause them to take more damage. The middle path has a slowing aura and the map-slowing Activated Ability from BTD5's bottom path. The bottom path allows it to target Bloons like a conventional tower via a cannon that freezes Bloons and MOABs over a longer range. In BTD6, its Paragon is the Herald of Everfrost.
In Bloons Adventure Time TD, the Ice Monkey is a Common ally, functioning similarly to its base tower counterpart in previous games. It can be equipped by all monkey characters and Ice King.
Ice Ball (BTD3) — For gameplay in Bloons Tower Defense 3
Ice Tower (BTD4) — For gameplay in Bloons TD 4
Ice Tower (BTD5) — For gameplay in Bloons TD 5
Ice Monkey (BTD6) — For gameplay in Bloons TD 6- Ice Tower (Battles) — For gameplay in Bloons TD Battles
- Ice Monkey (Battles 2) — For gameplay in Bloons TD Battles 2
Ice Tower (BMC) — For gameplay in Bloons Monkey City
Ice Monkey (BATTD) — For gameplay in Bloons Adventure Time TD
In the mobile version of Bloons Supermonkey 2, a playable Ice Monkey unlocks after completing Level 25. He can equip the same weapons as Super Monkey, with the exception of Dart weapons, replaced with Ice weapons. Ice core weapons can freeze Bloons in an area around the Ice Monkey, while Ice arm weapons can pop frozen Bloons. Ice weapons don't affect White or Zebra Bloons.
The Ice Monkey is a Monkey that is unlocked at level 9. It freezes Bloons in a radius every time it bounces off Bloons or bouncy surfaces. Its Mega Monkey variant, Mega Ice Monkey, does more damage and spreads its freeze onto neighboring Bloons.
Other appearances
An Ice Monkey appears in the card art of the Black Bloon in Bloons Card Storm.
General information
Appearance
In the first four Bloons TD games, the Ice Tower took the form of a blue snowglobe-like mechanism with ice surrounding it. Starting with Bloons TD 5, Ice Monkeys were redesigned to be proper yeti-like monkeys with white fur, blue skin and blue eyes.
Lore
- Ice Monkeys are ancient but much of its origins are refused to be shared by Ninja Kiwi.
Gallery
Bloons Tower Defense
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Ice Tower icon
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Ice Tower sprite
Bloons TD 5
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Ice Tower Icon -
Viral Frost, the top path final upgrade for Ice Tower -
Absolute Zero, the bottom path final upgrade for Ice Tower
Bloons TD 6
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Super Brittle, the top path final upgrade for Ice Monkey -
Absolute Zero, the middle path final upgrade for Ice Monkey -
Icicle Impale, the bottom path final upgrade for Ice Monkey -
Ice Monkey featured in a BTD6 teaser -
Ice Monkeys featured in 2020 Christmas artwork
Bloons Pop!
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Ice Monkey portrait -
Mega Ice Monkey portrait
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Unnamed avatar from BTD6 -
Penguin Friend avatar from BTD6 -
Absolute Zero avatar from BTD6 -
Captain Scott avatar from BTDB2 -
Ice Monkey Prestige avatar from BTDB2 -
Unnamed avatar from Bloons Pop!
References
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