Gwendolin (BCS)

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For Gwendolin in general, see Gwendolin.
Gwendolin
Portrait of Gwendolin
Fired up and ready to go!
Introduced Firstlook test
Hero Abilities
Icon of Fireball Fireball ( 5 Active)
Set target Bloon on fire. Bloons that are on fire take 30 damage per turn
Icon of Heat It Up Heat It Up ( 10 Passive)
Increase ATK of your Monkeys by 10
Icon of Flame Strike Flame Strike ( 18 Active)
Sets all enemy Bloons on fire. Bloons already on Fire take 250 Damage instead

Gwendolin is a Hero in Bloons Card Storm. She is unlocked alongside the Gwendolin Starter deck by completing the Tutorial campaign in The Basics.

Gwendolin focuses on spread damage and setting Bloons On Fire. She is also one of several heroes who can buff friendly Monkeys.

  • Fireball — Sets a target Bloon On Fire. It can target Bloons on either side but cannot be used on Bloons that are already On Fire.
  • Heat It Up — Passively increases the Attack Power of all Monkeys on the player's side by 10. It only affects the damage dealt by "attacks" and ignores most damage-dealing card effects like the Boomerang Monkey's additional hit or the Thunder Druid's On Play effect.
  • Flame Strike — Attacks all Bloons on the opponent's side, setting them all On Fire. Bloons that are already On Fire take 250 damage instead.

Exclusive cards

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Strategy

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Gwendolin is less flexible at dealing direct damage than Quincy, but she compensates for this through her ability to damage bloons with On Fire effects and her unique synergies with other Monkeys. Gwendolin strategies benefit from all of her hero-exclusive cards, though Firestorm stands out for its cheap Gold cost and whole-screen damage without needing Bloontonium. The other hero-exclusive cards assist at defensive combos against single bloons, with Extreme Heat standing out for instakills and Gwen's Choice for extending her archetype coverage.

Although best suited for midrange and control decks, aggro Gwendolin can still be used for the purposes of farming achievements, such as 100 wins with Gwendolin; otherwise, Quincy provides more efficient defense from Bloontonium. For aggro Gwendolin, rush the opponent with swarms of low-cost 1 delay bloons, only use Firestorm as a last resort against swarms, and optimize the effects of Gwen's Choice to select important cards to finish off the opponent.

Tips

  • Similar to Quincy, if you are about to overflow on Bloontonium, you can use one or two Fireballs before gaining more Bloontonium. However, if a Bloon is already On Fire, using a Fireball is impossible.
  • You can use the extra Fireballs to act as a "marked for death" for bloons that are planned to be hit by Flame Strike's 250 damage to burning bloons.
  • Certain Monkeys are protected against an opponent's Bed Time if Gwendolin has an active Heat It Up. Notable examples include the Super Monkey Fan Club, Blade Maelstrom, and Frag Bomb Shooter.

Update history

Version 0.8 (build 177)

  •   Active Ability now consistently deals 200 damage to On Fire Bloons (bug fix)
  •   Max Bloontonium reduced ― 20 → 18
  •   Flame Strike: Bloontonium cost reduced ― 20 → 18
  •   Flame Strike: damage to Bloons already On Fire increased ― 200 → 250
  •   Heat it Up description changed ― "Increase Damage of your Monkeys by 5" → "Increase Attack Power of your Monkeys by 5"
  •   Quincy Action Figure can no longer attack Bloons when Auto Attack is enabled after being buffed by Divination or Gwendolin's Heat It Up (bug fix)
  •   Heat It Up: Attack Power modifier increased ― +5 → +10
    • Note: Also affects the ability description
  •   Description now uses the abbreviation "ATK" instead of "Attack Power"
  •   Fireball: description changed ― "Set target Bloon on fire. Burning Bloons take 30 damage per turn" → "Set target Bloon on fire. Bloons that are on fire take 30 damage per turn"

Cosmetic items

Item Category Unlock method(s) Introduced
Platform Store (IAP) Version 5.0
Voice Pack Store (IAP) Version 6.0

Screenshots

Assets

Voice lines

When unlocked / selected
  • "Fired up and ready to go!"
  • "Fired up and ready to go!"
When starting a match
  • "We're gonna light this up!"
  • "We're gonna light this up!"
When starting a match against the same Hero
  • "Ooh, extra fiery!"
  • "Ooh, extra fiery!"
When responding to the same Hero
  • "I was gonna say that!"
  • "I was gonna say that!"
Victory
  • "Doesn't get hotter than this!"
  • "Doesn't get hotter than this!"
Defeat
  • "C'mon, let's go again!"
  • "C'mon, let's go again!"
When using Fireball
  • "Fire bomb!"
  • "Fire bomb!"
When using Heat It Up
  • "More firepower!"
  • "More firepower!"
When using Flame Strike
  • "It's all on fire now!"
  • "It's all on fire now!"
When using a Hero-exclusive card
  • "One of my favorites!"
  • "One of my favorites!"
When taking damage
When taking 250 or more damage
  • "Not so hot..."
  • "Not so hot..."
When opponent takes 250 or more damage
  • "We have ignition!"
  • "We have ignition!"
Good Game! emote
  • "I have to say: good game!"
  • "I have to say it: good game!"
Nice Play! emote
Good Luck! emote
  • "Good luck!"
  • "Good luck!"
Thank You! emote
  • "You have my thanks!"
  • "You have my thanks!"
Thinking emote
  • "Let me see..."
  • "Hmm, let me see..."
Waiting emote
  • "Still waiting here!"
  • *sigh* "Still waiting here..."
RNG! emote
  • "That's so random!"
  • "That's so random!"
What Happened? emote
  • "Woah, crazy just happened!"
  • "Crazy just happened!"

Gwen Voice Pack

When unlocked / selected
  • "What can I say? I love fire."
  • "What can I say? I love fire."
When starting a match
  • "Who can handle this heat?"
  • "Who can handle this heat?"
When starting a match against the same Hero
  • "Someone call the fire brigade!"
  • "Someone call the fire brigade!"
When responding to the same Hero
  • "Yeah, 'cause one of us is getting burned."
  • "Yeah, 'cause one of us is getting burned."
Victory
  • "Hahahah... that's called Blooncineration."
  • "That's called Blooncineration."
Defeat
  • "All good! I like playing with fire!"
  • "All good! I like playing with fire!"
When using Fireball
  • "Catch this!"
  • "Catch this!"
When using Heat It Up
  • "Burn 'em up!"
  • "Burn 'em up!"
When using Flame Strike
  • "Burn everything!"
  • "Burn everything!"
When using a Hero-exclusive card
  • "You didn't forget I can do this!"
  • "Did you forget I can do this?"
When taking 250 or more damage
  • "That's not right."
  • "That's not right."
When opponent takes 250 or more damage
  • "That was hot!"
  • "That was hot!"
Good Game! emote
  • "This game was fire!"
  • "This game was fire!"
Nice Play! emote
  • "Oho, scorching play!"
  • "Oh, scorching play!"
Good Luck! emote
  • "Have a good game!"
  • "Have a good game!"
Thank You! emote
  • "Very much appreciated."
  • "Very much appreciated."
Thinking emote
  • "Something's sparking..."
  • "Something's... sparking?"
Waiting emote
  • "Like rubbing sticks together."
  • "Like rubbing sticks together."
RNG! emote
  • "Oh, that RNG!"
  • "Oh, that RNG!"
What Happened? emote
  • "Wait, that was madness!"
  • "Wait, that was madness!"

Full Playable test

Gwendolin's voice lines in the Full Playable test were recycled from Bloons TD 6. They were replaced with new voice lines in the final game.

When activating Minor Ability
  • "Fire bomb!"
When activating Major Ability
  • "It's all on fire now!"
When a Bloon leaks
  • "You're on my list now."
  • "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
  • "They're leaking!"
  • "Stop them!"

In other languages

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Name
Language Text Notes
Danish Gwendolin
German Gwendolin
Spanish (Latin America) Gwendolin
French Gwendolin
Italian Gwendolin
Japanese グウェンドリン
Korean 그웬돌린
Norwegian Gwendolin
Polish Gwendolin
Portuguese (Brazil) Gwendolin
Russian Гвендолин
Swedish Gwendolin
Chinese (traditional) 葛溫朵琳
Description
Language Text Notes
Danish Der er fyret op, og vi er klar!
German Feuer und Flamme und bereit zum Loslegen!
Spanish (Latin America) ¡Encendida y lista!
French Prête à mettre le feu !
Italian Carica e pronta a partire!
Japanese ファイアーアップして準備完了!
Korean 열기 넘치는 전투태세!
Norwegian Klar for kampens hete!
Polish Podjarana i w gotowości!
Portuguese (Brazil) Com a chama acesa e pronto pra ação!
Russian Загорелся и готов к бою!
Swedish Uppvärmd och redo att köra!
Chinese (traditional) 火力全開,準備就緒!