Roaming Bloon

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Artwork of Roaming Bloons in Frontier Legends

Roaming Bloons (also referred to as Wandering Bloons or Wild Bloons) are a game mechanic in the Frontier Legends DLC of Bloons TD 6. These cowboy hat-wearing Bloons appear on most areas in the Frontier and either chase Sheriff or flee from them. If Sheriff touches a Roaming Bloon, the player has the option to challenge the Bloon to a minigame called Quick Draw, which rewards Bananite and can drop other items if the player wins. However, if the player loses the minigame or flees from a chasing Bloon after touching it, Sheriff loses Lives and their whole posse loses some Stamina.

Mechanics

Roaming Bloons populate most areas and slowly wander around at random. Most Bloons appear out in the open, but Zombie Bloons are buried underground and only emerge if Sheriff goes near them. If a Roaming Bloon detects Sheriff, it either chases after them or moves away from them, depending on the Bloon type. If Sheriff touches a Bloon, the player is forced to select one of the following options:

Icon	Text	Effect
	Let It Go! Let the Bloon go	Only appears if Sheriff touches a fleeing Bloon. Ends the event with no penalties for Sheriff nor the Bloon.
	Run! Posse loses <amount>% Stamina and <amount> Bananite!	Only appears if a chasing Bloon touches Sheriff. Sheriff loses Bananite and the posse loses some Stamina equal to half the amount that would be lost if defeated in a Quick Draw. The Bloon disappears afterwards.
	Distract! Use a Fake Wallet	Only appears if a chasing Bloon touches Sheriff. Consumes one Fake Wallet and causes the Bloon to disappear without losing any Bananite or Stamina. Cannot be selected if the player has no Fake Wallets.
	Fight! Start Quick Draw	Starts a Quick Draw. The player earns a reward if they win or loses Bananite and stamina if they lose, but the Bloon disappears afterwards regardless of the outcome. The rewards for winning and the penalty for losing depend on the Bloon type. Each Bloon type has two or three different sets of rewards it can drop when the player wins, and a set of rewards can include multiple different items. These rewards include Bananite, Health Potions, Banana Cookies, and Old Keys.

The spawn points of Roaming Bloons are predetermined. If the player fights or flees from a Roaming Bloon, it respawns after a certain amount of time depending on the type. In aboveground locations, they are more numerous at nighttime.

Quick Draw mini game

In a Quick Draw, the player plays a timing minigame where a reticle moves from left to right across a line, and the player must press the button to shoot when the reticle lines up with targets that appear and move at random points on one or more of three rails (front, middle, back). The movement speed of the reticle and the number of targets the player needs to hit to win depend on the Bloon type, and the player can also get a Crit by hitting the bullseye for additional damage or hit multiple targets at the same time if they are aligned. Sheriff has unlimited ammo but will needs to recharge after six shots. Targets keep appearing one after the other until Sheriff either wins by depleting all the Bloon's health or is defeated by running out of time. Winning this mini game earns Bananite and consumable items such as Health Potions, Banana Cookies and Old Keys, in the other hand, losing the mini game comes with a Lives and Stamina penalty.

List of Roaming Bloons

Red Bloon		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Flee	Health	5	Target lifespan	7s - 10s	50 (80%)  75, 1 Old Key (5%)  75, 1 Health Potion (5%) 1 Health Potion (5%) 1 Banana Cookie (5%)
		Detection radius	5 tiles	Timer	8s	Target range	0.05 - 0.08
		Detection delay	0	Target speed	0.07	Target size	100%
		Wandering speed	20	Rails	Front Middle	Crit size	60%
Spawn weight	30	Chasing / flee speed	45			Stamina penalty	5%
Respawn time	2 minutes	Wander distance	4 tiles			Lives penalty	3

Blue Bloon		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Flee	Health	8	Target lifespan	7s - 10s	100 (90%)  250, 1 Old Key (5%)  150, 1 Banana Cookie (5%)
		Detection radius	5 tiles	Timer	8s	Target range	0.08 - 0.12
		Detection delay	0	Target speed	0.12	Target size	100%
		Wandering speed	20	Rails	Front	Crit size	50%
Spawn weight	20	Chasing / flee speed	50			Stamina penalty	5%
Respawn time	10 minutes	Wander distance	5 tiles			Lives penalty	4

Green Bloon		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Flee	Health	10	Target lifespan	4s - 6s	150 (90%)  250, 1 Old Key (5%)  250, 1 Health Potion (5%)
		Detection radius	6 tiles	Timer	10s	Target range	0.07 - 0.12
		Detection delay	0	Target speed	0.35	Target size	100%
		Wandering speed	20	Rails	Front Middle	Crit size	30%
Spawn weight	15	Chasing / flee speed	57			Stamina penalty	10%
Respawn time	15 minutes	Wander distance	5 tiles			Lives penalty	5

Fortified Red Bloon		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Chase	Health	6	Target lifespan	4s - 10s	100 (80%)  150, 1 Old Key (5%)  100, 1 Health Potion, 1 Banana Cookie (5%)
		Detection radius	5 tiles	Timer	8s	Target range	0.04 - 0.1
		Detection delay	0	Target speed	0.15	Target size	95%
		Wandering speed	20	Rails	Front Back	Crit size	30%
Spawn weight	15	Chasing / flee speed	40			Stamina penalty	6%
Respawn time	10 minutes	Wander distance	2 tiles			Lives penalty	12

Pink Bloon		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Chase	Health	4	Target lifespan	7s - 8s	250 (90%)  500, 1 Old Key (10%)
		Detection radius	5 tiles	Timer	8s	Target range	0.08 - 0.2
		Detection delay	0.5	Target speed	0.5	Target size	95%
		Wandering speed	20	Rails	Front Middle	Crit size	50%
Spawn weight	15	Chasing / flee speed	60			Stamina penalty	10%
Respawn time	30 minutes	Wander distance	3 tiles			Lives penalty	10

Zombie Bloon		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Chase	Health	10	Target lifespan	1s - 1.5s	275 (70%)  500, 1 Old Key (30%)
		Detection radius	5 tiles	Timer	10s	Target range	0.01 - 0.02
		Detection delay	1.5	Target speed	0.3	Target size	100%
		Wandering speed	4	Rails	Front Middle	Crit size	50%
Spawn weight	15	Chasing / flee speed	60			Stamina penalty	10%
Respawn time	30 minutes	Wander distance	3 tiles			Lives penalty	10

MOAB		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Chase	Health	15	Target lifespan	3s - 5s	400, 1 Health Potion, 1 Banana Cookie (83.7%)  800, 1 Old Key (14.4%)  800, 1 Old Key, Bloon-proof Armor (0.9%)  800, 1 Old Key, Bloon Suit (0.9%)
		Detection radius	8 tiles	Timer	12s	Target range	0.05 - 0.3
		Detection delay	0.8	Target speed	0.2	Target size	90%
		Wandering speed	20	Rails	Front Middle	Crit size	20%
Spawn weight	10	Chasing / flee speed	35			Stamina penalty	15%
Respawn time	40 minutes	Wander distance	7 tiles			Lives penalty	30

BFB		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Chase	Health	12	Target lifespan	5s - 7s	800, 1 Old Key (85.7%)  5,000, 1 Old Key (8.9%)  5,000, 1 Old Key, Bloon-proof Armor (2.7%)  5,000, 1 Old Key, Bloon Suit (2.7%)
		Detection radius	10 tiles	Timer	10s	Target range	0.05 - 0.07
		Detection delay	0.5	Target speed	0.3	Target size	100%
		Wandering speed	15	Rails	Front Back	Crit size	30%
Spawn weight	8	Chasing / flee speed	25			Stamina penalty	20%
Respawn time	2 hours	Wander distance	5 tiles			Lives penalty	40

ZOMG		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Chase	Health	20	Target lifespan	3s - 5s	1,500, 1 Old Key, 2 Health Potions, 2 Banana Cookies (82.1%)  7,000, 1 Old Key (3.6%)  7,000, 1 Old Key, Bloon-proof Armor (7.1%)  7,000, 1 Old Key, Bloon Suit (7.1%)
		Detection radius	10 tiles	Timer	10s	Target range	0.17 - 0.32
		Detection delay	0.5	Target speed	0.07	Target size	100%
		Wandering speed	5	Rails	Middle Back	Crit size	40%
Spawn weight	5	Chasing / flee speed	15			Stamina penalty	30%
Respawn time	5 hours	Wander distance	5 tiles			Lives penalty	60

BAD		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Chase	Health	10	Target lifespan	3s	2,200, 2 Old Keys, 2 Health Potions, 2 Banana Cookies (78.2%)  10,000, 3 Old Key (3.1%)  10,000, 3 Old Key, Bloon-proof Armor (9.4%)  10,000, 3 Old Key, Bloon Suit (9.4%)
		Detection radius	6 tiles	Timer	10s	Target range	0.05 - 0.09
		Detection delay	1.5	Target speed	0.3	Target size	130%
		Wandering speed	25	Rails	Front Middle	Crit size	32%
Spawn weight	1	Chasing / flee speed	25			Stamina penalty	35%
Respawn time	24 hours	Wander distance	3 tiles			Lives penalty	100

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Glass Bloon		Movement		Quick Draw				Victory rewards
		Behavior	Flee	Health	10	Target lifespan	5s - 10s	400 (100%)
		Detection radius	5 tiles	Timer	10s	Target range	0.5
		Detection delay	0	Target speed	0.1	Target size	100%
		Wandering speed	80	Rails	None	Crit size	50%
Spawn weight	1	Chasing / flee speed	80			Stamina penalty	15%
Respawn time	5 minutes	Wander distance	8 tiles			Lives penalty	10

Note:

• Regular hits always deal 1 damage, Crits deal 3 damage, except against BFBs, ZOMGs and BADs where they deal 5 damage.

Trivia

• Before version 54.0, the daytime ZOMG's ID was BAD, suggesting it was originally going to be the BAD before being split into a separate Bloon; the actual BAD's internal ID is BADREAL.
• Also, before that same version Bloons could have different stats depending on the time of the day. Day and night versions of Roaming Bloons were separated Bloon types internally. Fortified Red Bloons, Zombie Bloons, and ZOMGs did also have separate night versions but were identical to the day versions.