User:Polavux/Theming categories
Per the category guidelines, there should be at least five examples of the theme to warrant a category.
| Category name | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Grasslands | Locations where the (visible) vegetation is primarily grass | Grass Terrain, Monkey Meadow, Monkey Lane (BTD5), Monkey Lane (BSM2), Arid Grasslands Terrain, Hill Giant, Country Road, Spider Map |
| Forests | Forest Terrain, Heavy Forest Terrain, Forest Path, Glade, Tranquil Glade, Dark Forest, 3 Times Around | |
| Jungles | Tropical dense forests
Sub-category of forests |
Jungle, Jungle Terrain, Rubber Jungle, Race Track, Sticky Sap Plant |
| Wetlands | Locations with groundcovers that are saturated with water, including swamps, marshes, and bogs
Note that swamps can be categorized as both forests and wetlands at the same time |
Haunted Swamp (BTD5), Haunted Swamp (BATTD), Muddy Puddles, Bloody Puddles, Bloonarius Prime, Logs, Engineer Rescue, Swamp, Koru |
| Gardens | Locations arranged and designated for the display of plants and other elements of nature
Uncertain: whether parks should count as gardens, since there are some cases like Lonely Heart that could be parks or gardens |
Zen Garden, Sands of Time, Forgotten Garden, Covered Garden, Hedge, Quad, Garden, Maze, Balance, Egg Hunt (BTD5), Checkers |
| Farms | Locations designated for the production of plant and animal products, including ranches
Separate from gardens |
Banana Farm (Bloons Pop!), Farmyard, Cornfield, Patch (BTD5), Patch (Battles), One Two Tree, Lady's House, Bloon Circles (BTD5), Bloon Circles (Battles) |
| Coasts | Locations with prominent landforms that meet the sea, such as beaches, shores, peninsulas, and coves | Crazy Coast, Off-Tide, Off The Coast, South Coast, Peninsula, Land's End, Village Shore, Town Center, Luminous Cove, Resort, Last Resort, Inlets, Water Hazard (BTD5), Water Hazard (Battles), Ghostly Coast, Ocean Road (BTD5 Deluxe), Ocean Road (BTD4) |
| Islands | Locations that prominently feature one or more landforms completely surrounded by water
Sub-category of coasts |
Archipelago, Spice Islands, Treasure Hunt, Island Base, Lotus Island, Polyphemus |
| Rivers | Locations that prominently feature a river
Uncertain: whether this should include dried-out rivers, like Streambed, or locations named after a river with no visible river, like Cactus Creek |
Snake River, Downstream (BTD5), Downstream (BTD6), Bloom, 3 Times Around, Tributaries |
| Lakes | Locations that prominently feature a lake or reservoir
Uncertain: whether this should include other lacustrine landforms, such as ponds, oases, swamps, and springs |
Swan Lake, Alpine Lake, Lake Terrain, Mountain Lake, Loch of Phantoms, Hydro Dam, Flooded Valley |
| Subterranean locations | Natural and artificial structures that prominently take place underground (so Tunnels is excluded) | Caves Terrain, Bloonprint Hideout, Underground, Endless Mine, Bloontonium Mines, Bloonstone Quarry, Subterranean Sewers, Dark Dungeons, Crystal Cave |
| Buildings | Baggage Claim, COBRA Command, Wizard's Keep, Lobby | |
| Castles | Self-explanatory, sub-category of buildings
Uncertain: whether this should include palaces, like Sun Palace, or locations commonly but not always in castles, like dungeons |
Castle Ruins, Castle, Dark Castle, Spooky Castle, Over-Throne, Castle Revenge, Snowy Castle |
| Ruins | Castle Ruins, In Ruins, Ancient Portal, Consecrated Ground, Rainbow Ruins | |
| Temples | Self-explanatory, sub-category of buildings
Uncertain: whether this should include other places of worship, such as Sanctuary |
Temple Of Bloon, Monkey Temple, Consecrated Ground, Adora's Temple, Temple, Mayan, Mayan Temple |
| Extraterrestrial locations | Any location that is not on Earth or within Earth's atmosphere, including alternate dimensions
For these purposes, "Earth" includes both Earth in the Blooniverse and Earth in Adventure Time Uncertain: whether World Tour counts or not |
Moon Landing (Battles), Moon Landing (BTD6), Double Double Cross, Space Truckin, Precious Space, Space Station, stage 5 of BSM, Blue Laser |
| Industrial locations | Locations relating to industry and manufacturing
Uncertain: whether this should include machinery-themed locations that are not necessarily industrial, such as Clock, Switch, Time's Up, or Geared, or if there's a better name for this category that could include them |
Industrial Zone, Tinkerton, all the maps named Workshop, Scrapyard, Bot Factory, Bloontonium Lab, Building Site, Shipyard |
| Communities | Populated locations, including villages, towns, cities, and marketplaces | Roughhouser Village, Village Shore, U-Turn, Quiet Street, Town Center, Bazaar, Middle of the Road, Village Market |
| Arid locations | Locations characterized by high temperature and little precipitation, such as non-polar deserts and wastelands | Desert Terrain, Arid Grasslands Terrain, High Desert Terrain, Badlands Terrain, End Of The Road, Middle of the Road, Lightning Scar, Dune Sea, MOAB Desert, Pyramids, Tar Pits, Bloon Dunes (Bloons 2), Bloon Dunes (BSM2), Bloon Dunes (BMC), Cracked, Death Valley, Ocean Road (BTD5 Deluxe), Ocean Road (BTD4) |
| Snowscapes | Locations covered in snow and/or ice | |
| Sky locations | Locations that take place in the sky, floating and/or made of clouds
Uncertain: whether or not Lumpy Space and its maps count since it's not really a sky, more like a cloud dimension |
Ascension, Head in the Clouds, Floating Islands |
| Volcanic locations | Locations characterized by volcanic landforms | Volcano Terrain, Lava Fields, Fire Kingdom and all of its maps, Infernal, Scorched Earth, The Rift, Mount Magma (Bloons 2), Mount Magma (BTD5), Mount Magma (BSM2), Helium Heights, Sulfur Springs |
| Candy locations | Locations that are prominently candy-themed | Candyland, Candy Falls, Sweet Tooth, Candy Kingdom and most of its maps |
| Art locations | Locations based on art, such as pavement art or abstract art | Cubism, Mondrian, Ink Blot, Mosaic, Inflection, The Eye, Day of the Undead, Celtic Knot |