Paper Airplane Monkey

The Paper Airplane Monkey is a tower that belongs to no game in particular. It is an early game tower that focuses primarily on removing leftover bloons that evade your main defense and generating income.

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.

+ Good early game capabilities.

+ Exceptional clean up capabilities.

+ Cheap.

- Weaker late game.

- Cannot pop camo bloons without outside assistance.

- Weak against frozen and lead bloons.

About
Attacks by throwing paper airplanes that pop 1 layer of 4 bloons every 55 frames in a 56 unit radius and have limited homing equivalent to the homing capabilities are Guided Magic. Cannot detect camo, pop frozen bloons, or pop lead bloons.

Base Stats; In-Game Cost: $500
 * Range: 56 units.
 * Attacks have limited homing capabilities.
 * Attack Speed: Once every 55 frames.
 * Popping Power: 4.
 * Layers Popped: 1.
 * Cannot detect camo bloons.
 * Cannot pop frozen or lead bloons.

Description: Attacks bloons by throwing high pierce-paper airplanes at them. Paper airplanes have limited homing capabilities, but cannot detect camo bloons or pop frozen and lead bloons.

Appearance: The Paper Airplane Monkey has an appearance similar to a basic dart monkey. However, the Monkey Airplane Monkey is wearing a dark green short sleeved T-shirt and tan short-sleeved pants. Additionally, the Paper Airplane Monkey holds a white folded paper airplane in his right hand. When he attacks, he throws the paper airplane.

Tier 1
Name: Larger Planes

Effects; In-game Cost: $150.
 * Projectile Hitbox: 100% >>> 120%.
 * Popping Power: 4 >>> 5.

Description: Larger planes pop 5 bloons at a time and are generally harder to avoid.

Appearance: The Paper Airplane Monkey now has silver square-rimmed glasses. Additionally, the paper airplanes are 20% larger.

Tier 2
Name: Paper Cuts

Effects; In-game Cost: $250.
 * Popping Power: 5 >>> 8.

Description: Sharper paper allows for paper airplanes to pierce through up to 8 bloons at once!

Appearance: The glasses are now black instead of silver.

Tier 3
Name: Bomber Planes

Effects; In-game Cost: $850.
 * Paper Airplanes explode on their last pop or upon collision with a frozen or lead bloon;
 * Explosion Popping Power: 40.
 * Pink Slip Explosions have 80 popping power if Pink Slip is purchased.
 * Explosion Layers Popped: 1.
 * Pink Slip Explosions pop 2 layers if Pink Slip is purchased.
 * Explosion Radius: 100% bomb explosion size.
 * Pink Slip Explosions have a 110% bomb explosion size if Pink Slip is purchased.
 * Can pop frozen, lead, and purple bloons.
 * Cannot pop black or zebra bloons.
 * Cannot detect camo bloons.

Description: Bomber Planes explode on their last pop for tremendous bloon popping power.

Appearance: The T-shirt is now orange and long-sleeved with a white bomb tower bomb icon on the front that has a black outline, the pants are now dark blue and go down the the Paper Airplane Monkey’s ankles, the paper Airplane Monkey has an orange cap with a white front on it, and a dark brown backpack. Finally, the Paper Airplane Monkey holds black Paper Airplanes instead of white paper airplanes. If Stored Crafts is purchased, the Paper Airplane Monkey will not have a satchel but it's backpack with be grey. If Pink Slip is purchased, the backpack will be black and every fourth shot will be a pink paper airplane.

Tier 4
Name: Explosive Packed

Effects; In-game Cost: $2500.
 * Pop Limit Explosion Size: 100% >>> 200%.
 * Pink Slip Pop Limit Explosion Size: 110% >>> 220% if Pink Slip is purchased.
 * Pop Limit Explosion Popping Power: 40 >>> 100.
 * Pink Slip Pop Limit Explosion Popping Power: 80 >>> 200 if Pink Slip is purchased.
 * Paper airplanes generate miniature explosions each pop before the last pop;
 * Mini Explosion Popping Power: 20.
 * Pink Slip Mini Explosions have 40 popping power if Pink Slip is purchased.
 * Mini Explosion Layers Popped: 1.
 * Pink Slip Mini Explosions pop 2 layers if Pink Slip is purchased.
 * Explosion Radius: 50% bomb explosion size.
 * Pink Slip Explosions have a 55% bomb explosion size if Pink Slip is purchased.
 * Can pop frozen, lead, and purple bloons.
 * Cannot pop black or zebra bloons.
 * Cannot detect camo bloons.

Description: Paper Airplanes now release small explosions every pop and an even larger explosion at the end of their pop limits.

Appearance: The orange shirt and hat are now red.

Tier 5
Name: Explosive Fiesta

Effects; In-game Cost: $20000.
 * Alters the main attack;
 * Throws giant paper airplanes.
 * Projectile Size: 120% >>> 300%.
 * Does not home in on enemies.
 * Does not produce explosions per pop.
 * Popping Power: 10.
 * Layers Popped: 1.
 * Cannot detect camo bloons.
 * Cannot pop frozen or lead bloons.
 * Each pop releases a normal paper airplane with the properties of an Explosive Packed paper airplane.

Description: Throws giant paper airplanes that release normal paper airplanes per pop. Many explosions will ensue.

Appearance: The Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing a yellow color and shaped mask. Furthermore, he wears black gloves, a red cape with yellow four pointed stars littered all over it, a white shirt with a black bomb tower bomb symbol on it, and white pants. Furthermore, the Paper Airplane Monkey is no longer wearing a backpack of any kind. Finally, giant paper airplanes are triple the initial size and comprised of red and yellow stripes. If Pink Slip is purchased, giant pink slips are triple their base size but are solid pink.

Tier 1
Name: Experienced Throws

Effects; In-game Cost: $250.
 * Range: 56 units >>> 64 units.
 * Attack Speed: Once every 55 frames >>> Once every 51 frames.
 * Paper Airplane Creation Speed: Once every 55 frames >>> Once every 51 frames.
 * if Stored Crafts is purchased.

Description: Experience in the art allows the Paper Airplane Monkey to attack 16% faster over a much larger area.

Appearance: The T-shirt is now long-sleeved and bears white trims. If Ambidextrous is purchased, the T-shirt will bear black trims instead.

Tier 2
Name: Paid Service

Effects; In-game Cost: $300.
 * Cash Per Pop: 100% >>> 133%.

Description: An external revenue stream allows the Paper Airplane Monkey to generate 33% more cash per pop!

Appearance: The Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing white gloves. If Ambidextrous is purchased, the gloves will be glove instead.

Tier 3
Name: Hate Mail

Effects; In-game Cost: $1050.
 * Attack Speed: Once every 51 frames >>> Once every 25 frames.
 * Once every 17 frames if there is a MOAB Class bloon on the screen.
 * Paper Airplane Creation Speed: Once every 51 frames >>> Once every 25 frames.
 * Once every 17 frames if there is a MOAB Class bloon on the screen.
 * If Stored Crafts is purchased.

Description: Attacks twice as fast. Three times as fast if there is a MOAB Class bloon on the screen.

Appearance: The Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing dark blue pants, a dark blue buttoned vest, and a light blue buttoned short-sleeved T-shirt. Furthermore, the Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing a brown messenger bag with the bag on his left hip and the strap going over his right shoulder. Finally, the Paper Airplane Monkey holds letters with banana postal stamps that are folded into paper airplanes instead of just blank white sheets of paper. If Stored Crafts is purchased, the Paper Airplane Monkey will not wear a Satchel but the messenger bag is grey. If Pink Slip is purchased, the messenger bag is black and every fourth shot will have a pink paper airplane instead of the usual projectile.

Tier 4
Name: Black Mail

Effects; In-game Cost: $7500.
 * Unlocks Bloon Blackmail Ability;
 * Targets the strongest bloon on the screen.
 * Popping Power: 1.
 * Layers Popped: 0.
 * Can detect camo bloons.
 * Can pop all bloon types.
 * Generates $500 cash.
 * Generates $650 from MOABs.
 * Generates $800 from BFBs and DDTs.
 * Generates $1000 from ZOMGs and BADs.
 * Cooldown: 40 seconds.

Description: Bloon Blackmail ability - Force the strongest bloon on the screen to generate cash. The stronger the bloon, the more cash is generated.

Appearance: The Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing a blue mailman cap with a black front. Furthermore, the Paper Airplane Monkey is wearing a curly black mustache. When the ability is active, the Paper Airplane Monkey throws a black version of its mail airplanes at the bloons.

Tier 5
Name: Banana Royal Mail Service

Effects; In-game Cost: $14000.
 * Bloon Blackmail Ability >>> Bloon Blackmail Deluxe Ability;
 * Cash Generated: $500 >>> $1500.
 * Cash Generated From MOABs: $650 >>> $1950.
 * Cash Generated From BFBs and DDTs: $800 >>> $2400.
 * Cash generated From ZOMGs and BADs: $1000 >>> $3000.

Description: Banana Royal Mail Service is the absolute best as squeezing cash from bloons.

Appearance: The Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing a black vest and pants instead of a dark blue vest and pants. Furthermore, his shirt, pants, vest, and hat all have gold trims on them, the pouch now has a banana icon on it, and there is a crown icon on the left side of the vest.

Tier 1
Name: Stored Crafts

Effects; In-game Cost: $250.
 * When there are no bloons in the Paper Airplane Monkey’s radius, the Paper Airplane Monkey will prepare airplanes to throw a head of time.
 * Attack Speed: Once every 55 frames >>> Once every 10 frames if there are paper airplanes available to throw.
 * Maximum Paper Airplanes Stored: 3.
 * Paper Airplane Creation Speed: Once every 55 frames.
 * Once every 51 frames if Experienced Throws is purchased.
 * Once every 25 frames if Hate Mail is purchased.
 * Once every 17 frames if Hate Mail is purchased and there is a MOAB Class Bloon on the screen.
 * The Paper Airplane Monkey will create 1 paper airplane and then throw it if there are bloons in its radius but there are no paper airplanes available.

Description: When there are no bloons in the Paper Airplane Monkey’s radius, the Paper Airplane Monkey will create and save up to three paper airplanes for future use.

Appearance: The Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing a grey satchel on his back with similar grey straps and a gold buckle that keeps it shut. If Bomber Planes is purchased, the Paper Airplane Monkey will have a grey backpack instead of a satchel. If Hate Mail is purchased, the Paper Airplane Monkey will have a grey mail pouch instead of a satchel.

Tier 2
Name: Pink Slip

Effects; In-game Cost: $375.
 * Maximum Paper Airplanes Stored: 3 >>> 4.
 * Every 4th shot is a pink slip with the following changes;
 * Popping Power: 8.
 * 10 if Larger Planes is purchased.
 * 16 if Paper Cuts is purchased.
 * Layers Popped: 2.
 * Pop Limit Explosion Popping Power: 80.
 * If Bomber Planes is purchased.
 * 200 if Explosive Packed is purchased.
 * Pop Limit Explosion Layers Popped: 2.
 * If Bomber Planes is purchased.
 * Pop Limit Explosion Radius: 110%.
 * If Bomber Planes is purchased.
 * 220% if Explosive Packed is purchased.
 * Mini Explosion Popping Power: 40.
 * If Explosive Packed is purchased.
 * Mini Explosion Layers Popped: 2.
 * If Explosive Packed is purchased.
 * Mini Explosion Radius: 55%.
 * If Explosive Packed is purchased.
 * Giant Paper Airplane Popping Power: 20.
 * If Explosive Fiesta is purchased.

Description: Can store up to 4 paper airplanes at a time. Every 4th shot fires a pink slip that has with the popping power and damage.

Appearance: The satchel is now black instead of grey. Furthermore, every fourth shot will be a plain pink paper airplane regardless of upgrades except for Explosive Fiesta in which case every fourth shot will be giant pink paper airplanes. If Bomber Planes is purchased, the Paper Airplane Monkey will have a black backpack instead of a satchel. If Hate Mail is purchased, the Paper Airplane Monkey will have a black mail pouch instead of a satchel.

Tier 3
Name: Ambidextrous

Effects; In-game Cost: $750.
 * Projectiles Per Shot: 1 >>> 2.
 * Airplanes Generated Per Tick: 1 >>> 2.
 * Maximum Paper Airplanes Stored: 4 >>> 8.
 * Airplanes Expended Per Shot: 1 >>> 2.

Description: Doubles the paper airplanes thrown, the paper airplane generation rate, the maximum paper airplanes that can be stored, and the paper airplanes expended per shot.

Appearance: The T-shirt is now white and the pants are now light grey pants that go down the the Paper Airplane Monkey’s ankles. Furthermore, the Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing a white art beret as well as black shoes and a black apron. Finally, the Paper Airplane Monkey holds a white paper airplane in both of its hands. If Experienced Throws is purchased, the trims will be black instead of white. If Paid Service is purchased, the gloves will be black instead of white.

Tier 4
Name: Expert Multitasker

Effects; In-game Cost: $1900.
 * Airplanes Generated Per Tick: 2 >>> 4.
 * Maximum Paper Airplanes Stored: 8 >>> 32.

Description: Further doubles the number of paper airplanes generated and quadruples the number of maximum paper airplanes stored.

Appearance: The Artist Beret now has a yellow paint smudge on the front. Furthermore, the apron has red, green, and blue paint smudges on it. Finally, the Paper Airplane Monkey is holding a white paper airplane with its tail.

Tier 5
Name: Bloon Management

Effects; In-game Cost: $32400.
 * Maximum Paper Airplanes Stored: 32 >>> 0.
 * Attack Speed: Once every 10 frames if there are paper airplanes available to throw >>> Once every 5 frames.
 * Pink Slip Frequency: Once every 4 shots >>> Once every shot.

Description: Inner peace through pops. Lots and lots of pops.

Appearance: The Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing a light tan mullet. Furthermore, the Paper Airplane Monkey is now wearing a light grey baggy shirt with long white sleeves and long white baggy pants. Additionally, the Paper Airplane Monkey is wearing a round gold pendant on a thin gold chain around his neck. Finally, the satchel is no longer on his back, he no longer has the black apron or shoes, and he is no longer holding a paper airplane with his tail, but he still has a white artist beret which no longer has a paint smudge on it.

Monkey Knowledge (Primary)
1#

Name: Sharper Paper

Effect: Standard paper airplanes have +1 popping power. Giant paper airplanes are unaffected.

Requires: Crossbow Reach, 5 points in Primary Knowledge.

Unlocks: Superior Multitasker.

2#

Name: Superior Multitasker.

Effect: Expert Multitasker can store up to 36 paper airplanes at once.

Requires: Sharper Paper, 8 points in Primary Knowledge.

Unlocks: Lucrative Blackmail.

3#

Name: Lucrative Blackmail

Effect: Bloon Blackmail and Bloon Blackmail Deluxe generate an extra $25 per use.

Requires: Superior Multitasker, 10 points in Primary Knowledge.

Unlocks: None.