| Heli Pilot | |
|---|---|
 Flying, flying, flying, flying, whee-EEEE! | |
| Info | |
| Cost | $1,500 |
| Appearances | |
| Range |
Infinite/40 units |
| Type |
Military |
| Popping power |
3 |
| Detects camo? (Unupgraded) |
No |
| Terrain |
Land |
| Final Upgrades |
Apache Prime, Special Poperations, Comanche Commander |
The Heli Pilot is a tower in Thermoxin's Bloons Tower Defense 7 that returns from Bloons Tower Defense 6.
Upgrades[]
1/x/x - [Pursuit] A new targeting option enables Heli to seek and pursue the Bloons automatically. ($500)
2/x/x - [Quad Darts] Shoots 4 darts at a time. ($800)
3/x/x - [Razor Darts] Darts can now pop lead and frozen Bloons, do more damage, and have more pierce. ($1,500)
4/x/x - [Apache Dartship] Adds an array of missiles and a powerful machine gun. ($20,000)
5/x/x - [Apache Prime] The pinnacle of monkey helicopter technology leaves Bloons wishing they'd never been inflated. ($45,000)
x/1/x - [Bigger Jets] Powerful jets make Heli move much faster. ($300)
x/2/x - [IFR] Allows Heli Pilot to detect and shoot Camo Bloons, as well as giving targeting options. ($600)
x/3/x - [Downdraft] Blows Bloons away from the Heli, back toward the entrance. ($3,000)
x/4/x - [Support Chinook] Grants two abilities: The Supply Crate ability drops lives and cash crates, and the Reposition ability can pick up and redeploy most tower types. ($12,000)
x/5/x - [Special Poperations] The Supply Crate and Reposition abilities are improved, and a new ability is added: The Marine ability deploys a Monkey Marine with a powerful machine gun. ($30,000)
x/x/1 - [Faster Darts] Darts are propelled much faster through the air, which increases the amount of Bloons they can pierce. ($350)
x/x/2 - [Faster Firing] Fires all attacks faster. ($350)
x/x/3 - [MOAB Shove] Can collide with and shove MOAB-Class Bloons, impeding their movement. ($3,500)
x/x/4 - [Comanche Defense] Upgrades the main Heli with +1 damage and missile launchers. Also automatically calls in 3 more mini-Comanches when they're most needed. ($15,000)
x/x/5 - [Comanche Commander] Permanently calls in mini-Comanches, and all Helis deal +1 damage with all attacks. ($40,000)
Ability Dialogue[]
Cash/Lives Crates - "Supply drop inbound!"
Repositioning Towers - "Let's get you out of there, soldier."
Special Poperations - "Seems like you need some help down there!"
Differences from BTD6[]
- Pursuit and Quad Darts swapped
- Razor Rotors replaced with Razor Darts, price decreased
- Apache Dartship price slightly increased
- Special Poperations' tower moving ability cooldown is decreased to 20 seconds, and towers can still attack while being moved. The Marine ability is also connected to the Heli Pilot, meaning it moves with the Heli and has no footprint
- Faster Darts increases pierce, price increased
- Comanche Defense gains "upgraded weapons", price increased
- Comanche Commander buffed, price increased
Trivia[]
- Razor Rotors were replaced because I've never liked them. They're just not satisfying to use, and they make no visible difference.