Bloon Catapult

The Bloon Catapult is a tower in Thermoxin's Bloons Tower Defense 7. It throws bloons back to where they would have been five seconds ago every three seconds. If bloons are where thrown bloons land, both bloons take 1 damage. Its footprint is the size of a Monkey Village 's.

Upgrades
1/x/x - [Bigger Payload] Can throw five bloons at a time. ($300)

2/x/x - [Even Bigger Payload] Can throw ten bloons at a time. ($600)

3/x/x - [MOAB Catapult] Can throw twenty-five bloons at a time, or a singular MOAB. ($2,100)

4/x/x - [Terminal Trebuchet] Can throw fifty bloons at a time, or a BFB. ($9,000)

5/x/x - [Null Space Payload] Can throw 100 bloons at a time, or even an entire ZOMG! ($45,000)

x/1/x - [Faster Throwing] Increases throwing speed by 33% (to every other second). ($400)

x/2/x - [Automatic Throwing] Increases throwing speed by a further 50% (to every second). ($800)

x/3/x - [Multi-Payload] Gains two extra payloads to triple throwing speed! ($1,800)

x/4/x - [Overheat] Increases throwing speed by 33%. Ability: Throws bloons ten times per second for 10 seconds. However, it cannot attack for three seconds afterwards. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Uptime: 33%. ($7,500)

x/5/x - [Infinity Engine] Increases throwing speed by 50%. Ability now throws bloons twenty times per second for 15 seconds, and removes the attack speed penalty. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Uptime: 50%. ($50,000)

x/x/1 - [Longer Arm] Increases range by 25% (to 50 units). ($250)

x/x/2 - [Improved Worksmanship] Increases range by 20% (to 60 units) and grants camo detection. ($700)

x/x/3 - [Impact Force] Bloons are thrown back to where they were seven seconds ago, and take 1 damage on impact. Collisions deal double damage. ($2,400)

x/x/4 - [Crushing Collision] Bloons are thrown back to where they were ten seconds ago, and take 5 damage on impact. Collisions deal x5 damage. Bloons are also stunned for 1 second on impact. ($10,500)

x/x/5 - [Escape Velocity] Bloons are thrown back to where they were fifteen seconds ago, and take 10 damage on impact! Collisions deal x10 damage. Bloons are also stunned for 2 seconds on impact and permanently move 50% slower afterwards. ($40,000)

Crosspathing Benefits

 * None that aren't immediately obvious

Trivia

 * The fifth-tier upgrade names are some of my favorite.
 * Ceramic collisions deal 2 damage, MOAB and DDT collisions deal 10 damage, BFB collisions deal 25 damage, and ZOMG collisions deal 50 damage.
 * MOABs and DDTs consume 25 pierce, BFBs consume 50 pierce, and ZOMGs consume 100 pierce.