Ninja Monkey

Overview

The Ninja Monkey is a very strong mid-game tower. With decent grouped popping power and some MOAB popping power, the Ninja is a solid choice. Costs $590.

Upgrades

	Sharp Shurikens Each one pops 4 bloons $370 Total cost: $960		Unlock the challenge for this tower by unlocking 5R (Crouching Monkey). Complete the challenge to unlock 3S (Sai +).
	Ninja Training Shoots faster and pops 5 bloons $480 Total cost: $1,440
Distraction Bloons struck move backwards $550 Total cost: $1,990	Dual Shot Throws two shurikens $1,050 Total cost: $2,490	Sai Pops bloons in a close radius $1,050 Total cost: $2,490	Sai + Melee + Deadly Ninja Stars $1,600 Total cost: $3,040
Rank 20 x3 Flash Bombs Distracts a wide area $2,100 Total cost: $4,090	Rank 20 x4 Bloonjitzu Throws five shurikens $3,000 Total cost: $5,490	Rank 20 x3 Katana Pops 2 layers and has a longer arc $1,900 Total cost: $4,390	Rank 20 x15 Katana + Powerful Blade + Fierce Shurikens $2,900 Total cost: $5,940
Rank 44 x7 Mass Distraction Distract the entire track $3,800 Total cost: $7,890	Rank 44 x9 Ninja God Divine Ninja Stars get thrown at hypersonic speed $9,500 Total cost: $14,990	Rank 44 x7 Crouching Monkey Flies around, taking out bloons $5,600 Total cost: $9,990	Rank 44 x25 Cursed Blade Demon Sword that eats the helium off of bloons $19,600 Total cost: $25,540

Total to fully unlock: 73

Tips

• Can pop camo by default.
• Can pop lead with all left upgrades, 5M, 5R, and the sword from 5S.
• Can damage HTAs with the flash bombs from 4L and 5L, 5M, and the swords from any right or stacked path.

Advantages/Disadvantages

Advantages

• Brilliant all-around tower
• Versatility

Disadvantages

• Not the best at late-game
• Somewhat expensive

Trivia

• The 5R upgrade of ninja monkeys is a reference to the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
• The 5S upgrades suggests that the bloons are filled with helium.
  • However, in the original Bloons series, it is stated that the bloons are filled by bloontonium.

Known bugs

• Shurikens do not seek sometimes.

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