Zee Jay (BCS)
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Zee Jay is a Hero in Bloons Card Storm, introduced in version 3.0. He can be unlocked from the Store by purchasing him for 
2,000 Monkey Money or by purchasing the Zee Jay Hero Bundle for real money.
Zee Jay's abilities support a variety of different playstyles, despite his lack of immediate defense. He gains a unique resource called Rad Tokens by playing Bloons, which are spent to buff Monkeys or summon a special Rad Bloon.
- Passive Awesomeness — The first Bloon summoned on Zee Jay's side each round grants 1 Rad Token and gains 20 Health. Bloons summoned by the Storm or the offspring of Bloons after leaking will count for the previous turn instead of the current turn. This passive ability has no Bloontonium requirement.
- Rad Enhancements — Costs 1 Rad Token and 3 Bloontonium, and allows him to temporarily grant +25 Attack Power to a target Monkey until the start of his next turn. It cannot be used if Zee Jay has no Rad Tokens.
- Rad Bloon Time! — Costs all of his Rad Tokens and 10 Bloontonium, summoning a Rad Bloon with health equal to 60 times the number of Rad Tokens removed (which can trigger Passive Awesomeness). Each Rad Bloon in play generates one Rad Token at the start of each turn. It cannot be used if Zee Jay has no Rad Tokens.
Exclusive cards
edit| Card | Card type | Rarity | Set | Cost | Charges | Introduced |
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 Fast and Loose Pick 3. If it costs 3 Gold or less, gain 2 Rad Tokens |
Advanced Power | Rare | Classic |  3 |
1 | Version 3.0 |
 Rad Bloon On Turn Start: Gain 1 Rad Token |
Large Bloon | Common | None | 1 |
1 | Version 3.0 |
 Stylish Finish Reload target friendly Monkey, it gains +30 ATK and is Doomed |
Exotic Power | Uncommon | Classic | 1 |
1 | Version 3.0 |
 Zany Juice A random Bloon in hand gains +35 Health |
Exotic Power | Common | Lead Storm | 1 |
1 | Version 5.0 |
 Zee Jay Special On Play: Gain 1 Rad Token |
Advanced Bloon | Super Rare | Classic | 3 |
2 | Version 3.0 |
Rad Bloon is not available in the Collection, though it is treated as a card exclusive to Zee Jay and displays his 
icon.
Strategy
editZee Jay is a versatile hero who works well on aggro and midrange decks. He is also effective in OTK strategies that involve multiple Quick Ready, Quincy Action Figure for extra cash, and Double Trouble. Due to his complete lack of direct defense, Zee Jay is not suitable for control decks. Most of his power derives from a combination of his abilities, and maximizing Rad Tokens if possible.
The bonus HP from Passive Enhancements improves potential chip damage, and for certain Bloons he can make Bloons harder to pop (especially Steady Growth Bloon and Blooming Bloon). Use Rad Enhancements to boost Monkeys, preferably those that have multiple attacks (e.g. Robo Monkey, Frag Bomb Shooter), and activate Rad Bloon if the opponent is unable to afford enough to handle your offense.
Most of Zee Jay's exclusive cards are beneficial for each of his loadouts. For aggro decks, Zany Juice is recommended. Zee Jay Special is helpful in midrange and combo decks, and Fast and Loose is optional for card draw and potential Rad Token gains.
Tips
edit- Unlike most Heroes, Zee Jay is not very dependent on Bloontonium, unless wanting to use Rad Bloon very often, or saving up for Rad Enhancements.
- Unlike most aggro strategies, Zee Jay aggro works best with a mix of health-boosters, strong individual bloons, and Monkeys that synergize well with Rad Enhancements, in addition to swarm bloons. For powers, Quick Ready is recommended for a combo with Double Yellow Bloon.
- Certain Bloons are hard to pop if buffed by Passive Enhancements early on. For instance, five Barrel of Monkeys outside of Game Night cannot pop a whole Steady Growth Bloon or Blooming Bloon.
- Booster Bloon not only acts like a Power, it's a Bloon, so it also will synergize with Zee Jay's passive.
- Double Bloons are good pick for Zee Jay's aggro decks, because of his Passive Enhancements' boosting HP.
- For Rad OTK decks, send non-Large Bloons steadily to build tokens, and before the OTK, set up a Blimp Construction Hangar or two, store high Gold, and have Quick Readys in your hand.
- If he plays a Pink Bloon as the first bloon, it will guarantee +20 (120 face value without Defenders, Adora's passive, or Hero Protection), assuming no Ability Ban. Hence, Pink Bloons as finishers are effective in Zee Jay decks.
- If a Bloon spawns on the round after Zee Jay ends his turn, such as from the Storm or Bloons that summon Bloons (e.g. Nested Bloons, Blooming Bloon), he will guarantee Rad Tokens. Thus, he can save up sending his own Bloons for another round.
Update history
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Rad Bloon: Delay increased ― 2 → 3 - Note: Overall nerf, but the reworked Rad Bloon's On Turn Start partially negates this nerf
- Rad Bloon: Effect and description changed ― "Your Hero's Passive Awesomeness ability can trigger an additional time" → "On Turn Start: Gain one Rad Token"
Rad Bloon: base Health reduced ― 70 → 60- Rad Bloon: bonus Health per Rad Token reduced ― +70 → +60
- Passive Awesomeness: health modifier changed ― +5 health per Bloontonium (up to +50, includes gains from sent bloon) → fixed +20 health
Rad Enhancements: Attack Power modifier increased ― +20 → +25
Adjusted description of Passive Awesomeness, but only changed "+5" to "+20" without removing mention of Bloontonium- Description for Rad Enhancements bonus Attack Power value adjusted accordingly
- Fixed an issue with ZJ’s passive ability text being incorrect
- Description now uses the abbreviation "ATK" instead of "Attack Power"
Cosmetic items
edit| Item | Category | Unlock method(s) | Introduced |
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| Platform | Store (IAP) | Version 5.0 | |
| Voice Pack | Store (IAP) | Version 6.0 |
Development
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The test builds of Bloons Card Storm included text, code, and placeholder images for an unused Hero named Zoom-Jam (also referred to as Bloondoggle in some file names). This Hero had icons depicting him as a clown monkey and had the description "Shields Bloons and has other tricks up his sleeves". His abilities were repurposed for Amelia the Amazing in the final game, with some tweaks.
| Icon | Type |  Bloontonium cost
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Description |
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Passive | 4 | On Turn End: Gives a random friendly Bloon 30HP Shield |
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Active | 9 | Your next Power Card costs 0 |
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Active | 15 | Removes target Monkey |
Zee Jay appears to be based on this Hero, as this Hero's internal ID, ZoomJam, was replaced with ZeeJay in version 3.0, and the file name for Zee Jay Special's card art in the official Bloons Card Storm asset pack is ZoomJamSpecial.png.[1]
Gallery
editScreenshots
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Zee Jay idle animation 1 -
Zee Jay idle animation 2 -
Zee Jay gaining Bloontonium -
Zee Jay Passive Enhancements on newly placed Double Red (pre-3.4) -
2/10 and 4/10 Zee Jay +20 HP on Double Red since v3.4 -
Rad Enhancements aiming at Dart Monkey -
Zee Jay boosting Monkey Investigator with Rad Enhancements since v3.4 -
Bionic Boomerang with 4x Rad Enhancements (pre-3.4) -
Dart Twin with 5x Rad Enhancements since v3.4 -
Rad Bloon Time declined due to 0 Rad Tokens -
Finishing his Rad Bloon Time! animation -
Zee Jay takes damage -
Defeat animation -
Victory animation -
Defeat screen -
Victory screen -
Side view, when he's just about to perform victory animation -
Hero menu screen
Assets
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Hero Card -
Master Hero Card -
Portrait -
Icon -
Banner -
Zee Jay-exclusive card icon -
Rad Token icon -
Zoom-Jam's Hero Card -
Zoom-Jam's icon
Voice lines
editZee Jay Voice Pack
editIn other languages
edit| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Danish | Zee Jay | — |
| German | Zee-Jay | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Zee Jay | — |
| French | Zee Jay | — |
| Italian | Zee Jay | — |
| Japanese | ジージェイ | — |
| Korean | 지제이 | — |
| Norwegian | Zee Jay | — |
| Polish | Zee Jay | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Zee Jay | — |
| Russian | Зи Джей | — |
| Swedish | Zee Jay | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 齊傑 | — |
| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Danish | God stil er altid værdsat | — |
| German | Stil ist die halbe Miete | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El estilo es la mitad del espectáculo | — |
| French | Le style, c’est la moitié du show | — |
| Italian | Lo stile è metà dello spettacolo | — |
| Japanese | 魅せ方も大事 | — |
| Korean | 멋은 스타일링하기 나름 | — |
| Norwegian | Stil er halve showet | — |
| Polish | Dobry styl to połowa sukcesu | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Estilo é metade do espetáculo | — |
| Russian | Стиль — это половина успеха | — |
| Swedish | Stil är halva grejen | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 風格是成功的一半 | — |
References
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