Radadactyl Trainer Monkey

The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is a tower from no game in particular. It specializes in stalling and popping large numbers of bloons.

For Comparison

 * This tower assumes that a 0/0/0 dart monkey has a 32 unit or 200 pixel range and attacks every 57 frames.
 * >>> Indicates change.
 * This tower assumes that a Super Monkey can attack once every 4 frames.

Use
+ Good popping power.

+ Highly versatile.

+ Long ranged support Capabilities.

+ Decent mid and late game.

- Weaker against stronger bloons.

- Requires specific upgrades to pop certain bloon types.

- Mildly expensive.

About
Attacks by releasing 10 popping power Radadactyls up the track towards the start at a rate of 10 blocks per second. These Radadactyls pop 1 layer of up to 10 bloons every 60 frames. Technically the Radadactyl Trainer Monkey has a 32 unit radius. However, as long as a part of the track is within its radius, it will spawn Radadactyls on the part of the track closest to it regardless of whether or not a bloon exists in its radius. Cannot detect camo bloons or pop frozen and lead bloons.

Base Stats; In-Game Cost: $850
 * Lacks traditional targeting options.
 * Range: 32 units.
 * Spawns projectiles on the part of the track closest to it.
 * Projectiles fly towards the start of the track.
 * Projectile Speed: 5 Blocks Per Second.
 * Projectile Lifespan: 600 frames.
 * Attack Speed: Once every 60 frames.
 * Popping Power: 10.
 * Layers Popped: 1.
 * Cannot detect camo bloons.
 * Cannot pop frozen or lead bloons.

Description: Attacks by launching Radadactyls towards the start of the map. These Radadactyls can pop up to 10 bloons, but won't pop camo, frozen, or lead bloons.

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey has the base appearance of a basic dart monkey, but it has a tan safari jacket, a tan safari hat, tan pants, and a brown backpack right behind it that contains a single white egg inside of it. When the Radadactyl Trainer Monkey attacks, it does so by summoning a Radadactyl that is red with orange tipped wings, an orange head, and black sunglasses on the track.

Tier 1
Name: Haste Serum

Effects; In-game Cost: $400.
 * Attack Speed: Once every 60 frames >>> Once every 51 frames.
 * Projectile Speed: 5 Blocks Per Second >>> 6 Blocks Per Second.

Description: Attacks 30% faster and Radadactyls fly 20% faster. What’s not to like?

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey now has a pocket protector on his left chest that has three red pens in it. Additionally, he has a dark brown belt that has two red vials on his right hip.

Tier 2
Name: Nocturnal Hunters

Effects; In-game Cost: $500.
 * Can detect camo bloons.

Description: Night time hunters have no trouble discerning and popping camo bloons.

Appearance: The left and rightmost pens are blue, the center pen is purple, and the serum vials are blue instead of red.

Tier 3
Name: Vertigo

Effects; In-game Cost: $1150.
 * Projectile Speed: 6 Blocks Per Second >>> 10 Blocks Per Second.
 * Distraction Chance: 0% >>> 20% chance.
 * Layers Popped: 1 >>> 2.
 * Layers Popped: 2 >>> 3 if Territorial Tendencies is purchased and a bloon is inside the tower’s radius.

Description: Replaces the standard Radadactyls with Diving Radadactyls that travel an additional 80% faster, have a chance to distract bloons, and pop 2 layers of bloon.

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is now wearing a white lab coat along with a black belt, a black backpack, black pants, and black boots. Underneath the white lab coat is a dark blue buttoned T-shirt. Furthermore, the Radadactyl Trainer Monkey has a brown clipboard in his right hand and a pencil above his right ear. When he attacks, he summons a dark blue Radadactyl with purple tipped wings, a purple body and head, dark blue spikes along its back, and the standard black sunglasses.

Tier 4
Name: Arctic Fury

Effects; In-game Cost: $3200.
 * Attack Speed: Once every 51 frames >>> Once every 30 frames.
 * Layers Popped: 2 >>> 3.
 * Layers Popped: 3 >>> 4 if Territorial Tendencies is purchased and a bloon is inside the tower’s radius.
 * Attacks Freeze Bloons;
 * Freeze Duration: 60 frames.
 * Layers Frozen: 1.
 * Cannot pop white or zebra bloons.

Description: Replaces Diver Radadactyls with Arctic Radadactyls that pop up to 3 layers fo bloon, freeze bloons on contact, and hatch much faster.

Appearance: The scientist is now wearing a cyan t-shirt underneath his lab coat, the vials are cyan colored, and the right and leftmost pens are cyan while the center pen is white. When the Radadactyl Trainer Monkey attacks, he summons a white Radadactyl with cyan tipped wings, a cyan body and head, white spikes along its back, and the standard black sunglasses.

Tier 5
Name: Ice Age

Effects; In-game Cost: $42000.
 * Layers Popped: 3 >>> 5.
 * Layers Popped: 5 >>> 6 if Territorial Tendencies is purchased and a bloon is inside the tower’s radius.
 * Applies a status buff to itself every 30 seconds;
 * Status Duration: 180 seconds or 1 round.
 * Status Limit: 5 stacks.
 * Increases Layers Popped by 6 per stack.
 * Increases Attack Speed by 4 frames per stack.
 * Increases Projectile Speed by 2 Blocks Per Second per stack.

Description: Time to unleash cold fury.

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is no longer wearing his usual clothes. Instead, he is wearing a white coat with light blue trims, white winter pants with light blue trims, black boots, and light blue gloves. However, the Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is still holding a clipboard.

Tier 1
Name: Bigger Appetite

Effects; In-game Cost: $450.
 * Popping Power: 10 >>> 15.
 * Popping Power: 15 >>> 20 if Territorial Tendencies is purchased and a bloon is inside the tower’s radius.

Description: Larger appetites allow Radadactyls to pop 50% more bloons.

Appearance: The backpack is now 20% larger and more boxy.

Tier 2
Name: Stronger Bite Force

Effects; In-game Cost: $500
 * Can pop frozen bloons.
 * Can pop lead bloons.

Description: Stronger bites can crunch through even the toughest of bloons.

Appearance: The egg inside the backpack is now white-ish grey with outward grey bumps all over it.

Tier 3
Name: MOAB Predation

Effects; In-game Cost: $1400.
 * Popping Power: 15 >>> 40.
 * Popping Power: 20 >>> 45 if Territorial Tendencies is purchased and a bloon is inside the tower’s radius.
 * Adds an independant attack;
 * Attack Range: Infinite.
 * Projectile Speed: 10 Blocks Per Second.
 * Attack Speed: Once every 600 frames.
 * Effects 1 bloon at a time.
 * Only targets MOAB Class Bloons.
 * Attacks the strongest bloon on the screen.
 * Popping Power: 1.
 * Layers Popped: 0.
 * Applies Radadactyl Status;
 * Layers Affected: 1.
 * Damage Dealt: 5 Per Tick.
 * Damage Ticks: Once every 10 frames.
 * Duration: 600 frames.
 * Does not stack.
 * Can pop all bloon types.
 * Cannot detect camo.
 * Can detect camo if Nocturnal Hunters is purchased.

Description: Adds an independently attacking Shredder Radadactyl that latches onto the strongest MOAB Class Bloon on the screen and eats tears through it with incredible efficiency.

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is now wearing a dark green t-shirt under his safari jacket as well as a dark green cap. Furthermore, the backpack is 20% larger and contains two standard Radadactyl eggs along with a dark green egg on the top. When the secondary attack triggers, a dark brown Radadactyl with bright yellow tipped wings, two bright yellow stripes that go down its back, a bright yellow tail heads towards the nearest MOAB Class bloon and latches onto it. When the MOAB Class Bloon is popped, it flies back to the Radadactyl Trainer Monkey and then seeks out a new target.

Tier 4
Name: Vicious Ecology

Effects; In-game Cost: $3500.
 * Unlocks Predator Swarm Ability;
 * Attack Range: Infinite.
 * Projectile Speed: 10 Blocks Per Second.
 * Launches one wave.
 * Only targets MOAB Class Bloons.
 * Attacks the strongest bloon on the screen.
 * Projectiles Per Shot: 25.
 * Popping Power: 1.
 * Layers Popped: 0.
 * Applies Radadactyl Status;
 * Layers Affected: 1.
 * Damage Dealt: 5 Per Tick.
 * Damage Ticks: Once every 10 frames.
 * Duration: 600 frames.
 * Does not stack.
 * Can pop all bloon types.
 * Cannot detect camo.
 * Can detect camo if Nocturnal Hunters is purchased.
 * Cooldown: 60 seconds.

Description: Unlocks Predator Swarm ability which sends Shredder Radadactyls to the 25 strongest bloons on the screen.

Appearance: the safari gear is all dark brown instead of tan.

Tier 5
Name: Kings Of The Sky

Effects; In-game Cost: $30000
 * Shredder Radadactyl Damage Dealt: 5 Per Tick >>> 50 Per Tick.

Description: Reduce MOAB Class Bloons to ribbons in seconds.

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is no longer wearing his normal clothes, instead, he is wearing a Radadactyl mascot suit that looks similar to that of a Shredder Radadactyl with wings for arms and only a head that is visible under the costume.

Tier 1
Name: IQ Boost

Effects; In-game Cost: $300.
 * Adds start and exit targeting options;
 * Start sends Radadactyls up the track towards the entrance.
 * Exit sends Radadacyls down the track towards the exit.
 * When Radadactyls reach the start or exit of the track, they will turn around and travel in the opposite direction.

Description: Unlocks targeting options to send Radadactyls towards the entrance or exit and makes them turn around if they reach either destination instead of flying off the screen.

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is now wearing two glowing neon pink bracelets on both arms.

Tier 2
Name: Territorial Tendencies

Effects; In-game Cost: $600.
 * Popping Power: 10 >>> 15.
 * If a bloon is inside this tower’s radius.
 * Popping Power: 15 >>> 20 if Bigger Appetite is purchased and a bloon is inside this tower’s radius.
 * Popping Power: 40 >>> 45 if MOAB Predation is purchased and a bloon is inside this tower’s radius.
 * Layers Popped: 1 >>> 2.
 * If a bloon is inside this tower’s radius.
 * Layers Popped: 2 >>> 3 if Vertigo is purchased and a bloon is inside this tower’s radius.
 * Layers Popped: 3 >>> 4 if Arctic Fury is purchased and a bloon is inside this tower’s radius.
 * Layers Popped: 5 >>> 6 if Ice Age is purchased and a bloon is inside this tower’s radius.

Description: Increases the popping power and damage of all Radadactyls when there is a bloon inside the tower’s radius.

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is now wearing blade sunglasses.

Tier 3
Name: Pincer Attack

Effects; In-game Cost: $1500.
 * Removes the Start and Exit targeting options.
 * Projectiles Per Shot: 1 >>> 2.
 * Each attack, a Radadactyl spawns at the entrance and exit of whichever lane has the most bloons in it.

Description: Replaces the standard Radadactyls with Glow Radadactyls. Each attack, two Glowing Radadactyl will spawn in the lane with the most bloons. One at the entrance and one at the exit.

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is now wearing a black sleeveless T-shirt, dark grey cargo pants, and a neon pink glowing necklace around his neck. Additionally, he is holding a dark grey stereo in his right hand. When the Radadactyl Trainer Monkey attacks, it summons two sleek black Radadactyls with glowing bioluminescent glowing pink tails, similarly colored back halves of their wing canopies near the tertials, secondaries, and primaries, and bioluminescent glowing pink specks on the front half of it. Furthermore, they are summoned at the entrance and exit.

Tier 4
Name: Multi-Wave Approach

Effects; In-game Cost: $2000.
 * Adds an independant attack;
 * Attack Speed: Once every 67 frames.
 * Does not change if Haste Serum is purchased.
 * Otherwise, it is identical to the main attack.

Description: Adds a slower secondary attack that is identical to the main attack. Perfect for defending multiple lanes at once.

Appearance: The Stereo is now black with neon pink trims. Additionally, the Radadactyl Trainer Monkey has a black headband.

Tier 5
Name: Emergency Rally

Effects; In-game Cost: $21000
 * When a bloon is about to escape, a giant Glow Radadactyl is sent through its lane;
 * Hitbox: 300%.
 * Popping Power: Infinite.
 * Layers Popped: 1000.
 * Can detect camo bloons.
 * Can pop all bloon types.
 * Cooldown is 45 seconds.

Description: Summons a giant Radadactyl to guard the exits with utmost vigilance.

Appearance: The Radadactyl Trainer Monkey is now wearing a white jacket with white pants and a black afro. Furthermore, whenever the ability is activated, a Radadactyl flies up the track that looks like a Glow Radadactyl but has 300% the size of a normal Glow Radadactyl.

Monkey Knowledge (Magic)
1#

Name: Long Lived Radadactyls

Effect: Radadactyl Trainer Monkey Projectiles have a lifespan of 720 frames.

Requires: None.

Unlocks: Swifter Dives.

2#

Name: Swifter Dives.

Effect: Diving Radadactyls can travel up to 12 Blocks Per Second. Stacks with the Effects of Ice Age.

Requires: Long Lived Radadactyls, 4 points in Magic Knowledge.

Unlocks: Larger Territory.

3#

Name: Larger Territory

Effect: Increases the attack radius to 40 units.

Requires: Swifter Dives, 4 points in Magic Knowledge, 250 Monkey Money.

Unlocks: None.

Trivia

 * This tower is at least partially a call-back to the Radadactyl Agent from BTD5.
 * Path 1 is the largest call-back because tier 3 is similar to the pro version and tier 5 is a reference to how the agent took time to reach its full power.
 * Path 2 has similar properties to a Beekeeper tower except this one releases less projectiles and focuses on MOAB popping power.
 * Path 3 references Radadactyl’s love for music, but otherwise is original in terms of gameplay.
 * With Swifter Dives, Radadactyls with the Vertigo upgrade can barely fly faster than pink bloons.