Blastapopoulos (BTD6)

For Blastapopoulos in general, see Blastapopoulos.

Blastapopoulos Demon of the Core!
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Skulls 4 (normal) 7 (elite) Theme Onslaught Introduced Version 45.0 Description • Blastapopoulos has Purple Bloon properties, and Monkey Towers and Heroes suffer from reduced range and slower ability cooldowns during the fight. • At each Skull Blastapopoulos heats up and spews out Fireballs and Pyroclastic Rocks. Fireballs will target Towers and Heroes with pools of magma that prevent selling and ability cooldowns, and reduce tower range and attack speed even more. Pyroclastic Rocks land in a circle, blocking line of sight until they expire. • Most projectile hits heat up Blastapopoulos, with fire, plasma, and lasers increasing heat even more, so use those at your own risk! Or you could use some Ice attacks to cool Blastapopoulos down! When the heat bar is completely filled, Blastapopoulos explodes in rage, briefly stunning all Monkeys and increasing ability cooldowns. The leftover heat causes most projectiles to burn up faster than normal. • Blastapopoulos passively burns off Sticky Bomb and other damaging effects applied to them, reducing the length of damage over time.

Blastapopoulos, titled Demon of the Core!, is a Boss Bloon in Bloons TD 6, to be introduced in version 45.0. It will be the sixth Boss Bloon added to BTD6 and the fourth returning boss following Dreadbloon.

Blastapopoulos's battle focuses on meter management and tower debuffs. It has the same immunities as a Purple Bloon and reduces the duration of damage over time effects applied to it. It has a Heat meter that fills when it gets hit by most projectiles. Energy, Plasma, and Fire projectiles provide more Heat, while Cold and Glacier projectiles reduce Heat, even if their damage types are overridden by MIB. When its Heat meter is full, it releases a heatwave that briefly stuns all towers, extends all Ability cooldowns, and reduces the lifespan of all projectiles for a short time. Each time it reaches a skull, it fills a portion of its Heat meter and shoots Fireballs and Pyroclastic Rocks. Fireballs target towers, creating pools of magma that debuff them and all towers close by, while Pyroclastic Rocks surround Blastapopoulos to protect it until they expire.

Round changes

• Round 40: MOAB replaced with 6 Ceramics
• Round 60: BFB replaced with 6 MOABs
• Round 80: ZOMG replaced with 6 BFBs
• Round 100: BAD replaced with 4 ZOMGs and 6 DDTs

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Blastapopoulos (BTD6).

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• Sticky Bomb isn't very good against Blastapopoulos because sticky bombs are considered a kind of damage over time. Same goes for the Ascended Shadow.
• Apex Plasma Master is much better against Blastapopoulos than the other bosses because its juggernaut balls can bounce around inside the ring of Pyroclastic Rocks it spawns.
• If using Benjamin, he should be placed as far away from the action as possible. Since one of the Fireballs on each skull always targets the furthest tower, he can act as a decoy.

History

Version 44.0

Blastapopoulos was first mentioned in the update notes for version 44.0, confirming that it would release in version 45.0, would feature mechanics similar to its appearance in Bloons Monkey City, and was intended to be ready for Boss Rush on release.

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Blastapopoulos returns! Expect this Boss to have abilities you might recall from Bloons Monkey City but with a massive set of BTD6 upgrades that will challenge tower selection and placement in entirely new ways. Goal is to have Blastie enabled for Boss Rush Events, too!

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Version 45.0

Blastapopoulos was first shown to the public in previews for version 45.0. The update video included the first public gameplay footage, and the preview update notes included a summary of its mechanics and playstyle.

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New Boss Bloon Blastapopoulos, the Demon of the Core has returned! While Blastapopoulos is in play, towers suffer from reduced range & ability cooldown rate. Blastapopoulos passively burns off any damaging effects applied to them, and has the Purple Bloon type property. You can support your towers with damage type enhancements to get around this as normal, but note that this doesn’t change projectile temperature! Overheating! Most projectile hits heat up Blastapopoulos, with anything weak to purple (fire, lasers & plasma) increasing heat even more, so use these damage types at your own risk or bring along some Ice attacks to cool things back down! Whenever maximum heat is reached Blastapopoulos vents the excess, briefly stunning towers & increasing ability cooldowns then superheating the area for a short time, causing all projectiles to burn up faster than normal. Skulls when triggered will fill up a portion of Heat, and spew out a number of Fireballs & Pyroclastic Rocks. These Fireballs will target your towers & create debuffing pools of magma around their targets while the Pyroclastic Rocks land around Blastapopoulos to form impenetrable barrier rings around the boss until they expire You’ll need to carefully manage your heat to avoid dire consequences!

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