Etienne (BTD6)
Drone Operator
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| This high-tech hero can pursue the Bloons wherever they go with his remote controlled drone. |
| Cost | $555 — Easy $650 — Medium $700 — Hard $780 — Impoppable With  Hero Favors:$495 — Easy $585 — Medium $630 — Hard $700 — Impoppable | ||
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| XP curve | ×1.0 (levels up at ×1 the normal rate) | ||
| Rogue Legends party |  0-0-2 Desperado 0-0-2 Heli Pilot | ||
| Introduced | Version 20.0 | ||
Etienne is a Hero in Bloons TD 6, introduced in version 20.0. He can be unlocked for 
5,000 starting at level 25.
Etienne does not attack directly, instead controlling drones that seek out Bloons and shoot darts at them. The drones operate similarly to Heli Pilots on Pursuit, being able to fly over line of sight blockers, but they can only target and pursue Bloons inside Etienne's range. Etienne starts with one drone and gains more as he levels up, up to a maximum of four at levels 19 and 20. Starting at level 8, he gains a UAV that flies around the map in a circle and grants Camo detection to all towers, akin to a global Radar Scanner. His Drone Swarm ability summons four additional drones for a short time, and his UCAV ability temporarily converts the UAV into a combat vehicle that fires swarms of homing missiles. At level 20, the UAV becomes a UCAV permanently, and the ability instead increases the UCAV's pierce and damage and allows it to pop all Bloon types temporarily.
Mechanics
Drones
Etienne uses Drones for his attacks. Each drone moves within Etienne's attack range and will move to a random position if no targets are available, but it will attempt to move in front of the target if possible. Etienne starts with one drone and unlocks his second at level 7, his third at level 11, and his fourth at level 19. The targeting of the drones depends on Etienne's targeting and is indicated by color of the triangle-shaped light. (For ETn, the color of the UFOs' eyes change, and for Book Wyrm, the color of the dragons' eyes change.)
- First — all on First
- Divide And Conquer — Strong, First, Strong, First (unlocked at level 7)
- Zone Defense — First, Strong, Last, Close (unlocked at level 11)
Targeting is assigned to the drones in the order they were unlocked. For example, on Divide and Conquer, the initial and level 11 drones target Strong, while the level 7 and level 19 drones target First.
Drones have 45 flight speed and shoot darts every 0.7s. Darts have 1 damage, 2 pierce, and 250 projectile speed. Etienne starts with 55 range.
As he levels up, he improves his drones and himself.
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| 2 | Acquisition range increased from 55 to 60 |
| 4 | Pierce increased from 2 to 3 |
| 5 | Attack cooldown reduced and gains Camo detection |
| 7 | Gains second drone, plus the "Divide and Conquer" targeting option |
| 9 | Damage increased from 1 to 2 |
| 11 | Gains third drone, plus "Zone Defense" targeting option |
| 12 | Pierce increased from 3 to 6, flight speed increased from 45 to 90 |
| 14 | Damage increased from 2 to 3 |
| 16 | Acquisition range increased from 60 to 80, pierce increased from 6 to 9. |
| 18 | Damage increased from 3 to 4 |
| 19 | Gains fourth drone |
Range buff
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Starting at Level 2, Etienne grants +10% range to all nearby towers. This buff is increased to +20% range starting from Level 18. Etienne's range buff and Village buffs can stack.[1]
UAV
UAV is unlocked at level 8. Etienne deploys a UAV that grants Camo detection to all towers on the map. It visually flies around the map in an anti-clockwise circle, but this is purely cosmetic when the UCAV ability is not in effect. The buff functions identically to Radar Scanner and can be disabled by Phayze.
Abilities
Drone Swarm
Drone Swarm is unlocked at Level 3. Etienne spawns four additional drones that have a short delay before they start moving and attacking and last for a short time. These drones share the same behavior and stats as the permanent drones at Etienne's current level, but have their own targeting settings that cannot be changed: one is on First, one is on Last, and two are on Strong. These drones last longer as Etienne levels up, initially lasting for 18.5 seconds at level 3 and increasing by 0.5 seconds per level, up to 27 seconds at level 20. The ability has a cooldown of 80 seconds, which reduces to 55 seconds at level 6 and 50 seconds at level 16.
UCAV
UCAV is unlocked at level 10. It transforms the UAV into a combat drone that launches volleys of homing missiles for 18 seconds. It initially fires 10 missiles in a circle around itself every 0.6 seconds, and each missile deals 2 explosion-type damage over a small blast radius that can hit up to 25 Bloons at a time. The missiles target First and can target and hit Camo Bloons. It has a 90-second cooldown, which reduces to 75 seconds at level 13. At level 15, the duration is increased to 20 seconds and the missiles' pierce is increased to 30 and damage is increased to 4, and at level 17, the damage is further increased to 7.
At level 20, the UAV is permanently replaced with the UCAV with its stats at level 10. The UCAV ability instead increases the missiles' damage to 12 and allows them to pop all Bloon types for 20 seconds. It does not restore its pierce at levels 15-19.
Levels
XP requirements
| Level | XP required | Rounds to level up | Rounds to level up w/    
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| Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Expert | Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Expert | ||
| 2 | 180 (180) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | 460 (640) | 4 (7) | 4 (7) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | 1,000 (1,640) | 5 (12) | 4 (11) | 5 (11) | 4 (10) | 8 (8) | 8 (8) | 7 (7) | 7 (7) |
| 5 | 1,860 (3,500) | 6 (18) | 6 (17) | 5 (16) | 5 (15) | 6 (14) | 6 (14) | 6 (13) | 5 (12) |
| 6 | 3,280 (6,780) | 7 (25) | 7 (24) | 7 (23) | 7 (22) | 7 (21) | 6 (20) | 6 (19) | 7 (19) |
| 7 | 5,180 (11,960) | 7 (32) | 6 (30) | 6 (29) | 6 (28) | 7 (28) | 7 (27) | 7 (26) | 6 (25) |
| 8 | 8,320 (20,280) | 8 (40) | 8 (38) | 8 (37) | 7 (35) | 8 (36) | 7 (34) | 7 (33) | 7 (32) |
| 9 | 9,380 (29,660) | 7 (47) | 7 (45) | 6 (43) | 7 (42) | 6 (42) | 6 (40) | 6 (39) | 6 (38) |
| 10 | 13,620 (43,280) | 8 (55) | 8 (53) | 8 (51) | 7 (49) | 8 (50) | 8 (48) | 7 (46) | 6 (44) |
| 11 | 16,380 (59,660) | 7 (62) | 6 (59) | 7 (58) | 7 (56) | 6 (56) | 6 (54) | 7 (53) | 7 (51) |
| 12 | 14,400 (74,060) | 5 (67) | 5 (64) | 4 (62) | 5 (61) | 5 (61) | 5 (59) | 4 (57) | 5 (56) |
| 13 | 16,650 (90,710) | 5 (72) | 5 (69) | 5 (67) | 4 (65) | 5 (66) | 5 (64) | 5 (62) | 4 (60) |
| 14 | 14,940 (105,650) | 4 (76) | 4 (73) | 4 (71) | 4 (69) | 4 (70) | 3 (67) | 3 (65) | 3 (63) |
| 15 | 16,380 (122,030) | 4 (80) | 4 (77) | 4 (75) | 3 (72) | 3 (73) | 4 (71) | 4 (69) | 4 (67) |
| 16 | 17,820 (139,850) | 4 (84) | 4 (81) | 3 (78) | 4 (76) | 4 (77) | 3 (74) | 3 (72) | 3 (70) |
| 17 | 19,260 (159,110) | 4 (88) | 4 (85) | 4 (82) | 4 (80) | 4 (81) | 4 (78) | 4 (76) | 3 (73) |
| 18 | 20,700 (179,810) | 4 (92) | 3 (88) | 4 (86) | 3 (83) | 3 (84) | 3 (81) | 3 (79) | 4 (77) |
| 19 | 16,470 (196,280) | 3 (95) | 3 (91) | 2 (88) | 3 (86) | 3 (87) | 3 (84) | 3 (82) | 2 (79) |
| 20 | 17,280 (213,560) | 3 (98) | 3 (94) | 3 (91) | 3 (89) | 3 (90) | 3 (87) | 2 (84) | 3 (82) |
Strategy
Etienne's main asset is in the mid-game with his UCAV ability, saving up for a Tier 5 while also offering consistent extra range and global camo detection. Despite its strong mid-game, UCAV has a long cooldown and has a tendency to chase stray Black Bloons that it cannot pop (until level 20's ability). Regardless, his mid-game saveups are outclassed by the capabilities of several other Heroes, such as Corvus and Rosalia. Past Round 80, Etienne is sub-par, as Perma-UCAV is consistently blocked by Bloons, isn't particularly powerful, and prevents stalling. His most significant weakness is his early-game, as his drones are extremely weak without Drone Swarm, which has a long cooldown and still has reliability issues when activated.
His Level 8 UAV grants all towers Camo detection, which is a decent quality-of-life improvement, and also genuinely beneficial in Contested Territory Least Tiers tiles, though it is usually insignificant due to Radar Scanner only costing $3,000 and being an integral part of any defense when bought with Jungle Drums.
The range buff to towers does assist strategies that depend on high range, such as Desperado's top and middle paths, but still only a minor benefit that isn't notable enough to be worth revolving a strategy around.
Many other Heroes outclass Etienne, granting >$30,000 value near max level without much of his downsides and minor upsides. Therefore he is considered by the Expert BTD6 community to be the worst Hero in BTD6. He lacks notable synergies with any specific tower, particularly because certain Heroes already overlap with his benefits (e.g. Geraldo's Camo Potion). He has very limited value in competitive events outside of his global Camo buff, and it is useless against Phayze.
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Cosmetic items
![[[ETn|ETn]]](/images/thumb/6/6d/BTD6_ETnPortrait.png/77px-BTD6_ETnPortrait.png)
![[[Book Wyrm|Book Wyrm]]](/images/thumb/3/30/BTD6_BookWyrmEtiennePortrait.png/100px-BTD6_BookWyrmEtiennePortrait.png)
Trophy Store items
| Item | Category | Unlock method(s) | Introduced |
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 Etienne Roomba Pet |
Heroes — Pets | Trophy Store —  100, Pets Fan Pack (IAP) |
Version 26.0 |
Gallery
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Assets
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Levels 1–2 -
Levels 3–6 -
Levels 7–9 -
Levels 10–19 -
Level 20 -
Round icon -
Square icon -
Drone Swarm icon -
UCAV icon -
Etienne's range buff icon -
UAV buff icon
Voice lines
- When selected in the Heroes menu
- ⓘ "Ready to fly!"
In other languages
| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Arabic | إتيان | — |
| Danish | Etienne | — |
| German | Etienne | — |
| Spanish | Etienne | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Etienne | — |
| Finnish | Etienne | — |
| French | Etienne | — |
| Italian | Etienne | — |
| Japanese | エティエンヌ | — |
| Korean | 에티엔 | — |
| Dutch | Etienne | — |
| Norwegian | Etienne | — |
| Polish | Etienne | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Etienne | — |
| Russian | Этьен | — |
| Swedish | Etienne | — |
| Thai | เอเตียน | — |
| Turkish | Etienne | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 艾蒂安 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 埃蒂安 | — |
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| Arabic | يمكن لهذا البطل ذو التقنية العالية أن يلاحق البالونات أينما ذهبوا بطائرته المسيرة التي يتم التحكم فيها عن بعد. | — |
| Danish | Denne hi-tech helt kan jagte bloons overalt med sin fjernstyrede drone. | — |
| German | Dieser High-Tech-Held kann den Bloons mit seiner ferngesteuerten Drohne überall hin folgen. | — |
| Spanish | Este héroe tecnológico puede perseguir a los bloons con su dron a control remoto. | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Este héroe tecnológico puede perseguir a los bloons con su dron a control remoto. | — |
| Finnish | Tämä korkeatekninen sankari voi jahdata blooneja minne tahansa kauko-ohjatulla droonillaan. | — |
| French | Ce héros haute technologie peut pourchasser les Bloons partout où ils se rendent grâce à son drone télécommandé. | — |
| Italian | Questo eroe all'avanguardia può inseguire ovunque i bloon grazie al suo drone telecomandato. | — |
| Japanese | このハイテクヒーローは、リモコンドローンでどこからでもブルーンを追跡できる。 | — |
| Korean | 원격 조종 드론으로 풍선이 어디에 있든 추격하는 첨단 기술을 사용하는 영웅입니다. | — |
| Dutch | Deze hightech held kan Bloons overal volgen met zijn op afstand bestuurbare drone. | — |
| Norwegian | Denne høyteknologiske helten kan forfølge bloons hvor enn de går med den fjernstyrte dronen sin. | — |
| Polish | Ten technologiczny bohater może podążać za blonami za pomocą zdalnie sterowanego drona. | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Esse herói tecnológico pode perseguir os Bloons em qualquer lugar com este drone controlado remotamente. | — |
| Russian | Разбирающийся в высоких технологиях герой с помощью дронов может преследовать шары где угодно. | — |
| Swedish | Denna högteknologiska hjälte kan följa Bloons var de än tar vägen med sin fjärrstyrda drönare. | — |
| Thai | ฮีโร่ไฮเทคผู้นี้สามารถติดตามบลูนไปได้ทุกที่ด้วยโดรนควบคุมระยะไกล | — |
| Turkish | Bu yüksek teknolojili kahraman uzaktan kumandalı dronuyla Bloon’ları gittikleri her yerde takip edebilir. | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 此高科技英雄可遥控它的无人机追杀气球到天涯海角。 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 這位技術高超的英雄可以使用遠程控制的無人機追踪氣球的位置。 | — |
References
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