Pat Fusty

"Pat is a huge monkey of enormous strength. His unique size and power is a great asset in the war on Bloons."

- In-game description

 is a hero in Bloons TD 6 who was added in the game in the 9.0 update. He is a gigantic monkey who uses slam attacks to crush Bloons. At level 1, his slams have 11 pierce and deal 2 damage. These attacks can naturally pop Lead Bloons, but cannot pop Camo Bloons without support. He can be placed in water or land. Pat can be unlocked for 3000.

He costs $680 on Easy, $800 on Medium, $865 on Hard, and $960 on Impoppable. If Hero Favors is enabled, he will cost $610 on Easy, $720 on Medium, $780 on Hard, and $865 on Impoppable.

Upgrades
Just like Ezili, Sauda and Admiral Brickell, Pat Fusty requires 1.425x as much experience points to upgrade towards each level compared to Quincy, Gwendolin, Striker Jones, or Obyn Greenfoot.

The following are the upgrades and their costs of upgrading without XP:
 * Level 1 - Pat slams Bloons into the ground.
 * Level 2 - Increased radius of slam attack.
 * Level 3 - Rallying Roar Ability:Rallying Roar: All nearby Monkeys can pop +1 layer for a short time.
 * Lasts 8 seconds, cooldown of 45 seconds.
 * Level 4 - Increased attack speed.
 * Level 5 - Pat sometimes does a slap attack that pushes Bloons back a considerable distance.
 * Level 6 - Bloons hit by Pat are stunned for a short time.
 * Level 7 - Increased popping power.
 * Level 8 - Increased attack speed.
 * Level 9 - Increased range.
 * Level 10 - Big Squeeze Ability: Grabs a MOAB, BFB, ZOMG, or DDT (if granted camo detection) and crushes it over 5 seconds. Cooldown of 20 seconds.
 * Level 11 - Pops more layers per attack.
 * Level 12 - Increased attack speed.
 * Level 13 - Attacks stun Bloons for longer and can stun MOAB-Class Bloons briefly.
 * Level 14 - Rallying Roar has increased range and duration (10 seconds), plus increased damage bonus from +1 to +3.
 * Level 15 - Slap attacks affect more Bloons.
 * Level 16 - Increased range.
 * Level 17 - Increased attack speed.
 * Level 18 - Increased popping power.
 * Level 19 - Pops more layers per attack.
 * Level 20 - During Big Squeeze, Pat can grab 4 MOAB-Class Bloons at once.

Statistics
Pat Fusty's main attack is slamming his hand onto the target bloon and causing a multiple pierce slam splash attack.
 * Level 1: The initial slam has 1 pierce and 3 damage (+2 against Ceramics), while the slam splash attack has 10 pierce and 2 damage (+2 against Ceramics). He attacks every 1.1s.
 * Level 2: Increased splash radius (~9 --> ~12).
 * Level 3: Gains "Rallying Roar" ability. When activated, increases damage by +1 for all towers within 30 range, including Pat Fusty himself. Duration of 8 seconds, cooldown of 45 seconds.
 * Level 4: Increased attack speed (per 1.1s --> 0.9s).
 * Level 5: Gains slap attack, which replaces every fifth slam attack. It does 2 damage, has 10 pierce and makes bloons move backwards at 3x normal speed for 1s. This can apply up to MOABs.
 * Level 6: Both attacks now apply a 3.0s stun. Notable that this results in less knockback for the slap attack as bloons spend some of the knockback time being stunned.
 * Level 7: +1 damage to all attacks, now 4 damage for main slam, 3 damage for slam splash effect, 3 for slap attack.
 * Level 8: Increased attack speed (per 0.9s --> 0.75s)
 * Level 9: +3 units of range, total 27.
 * Level 10: Gains "Big Squeeze" ability. When activated, targets strongest non-BAD blimp in range, squeezes it for 5 seconds, and completely destroys the upper layer. The children bloons become stunned for 3 (?) seconds.
 * Level 11: Slam and slam splash effect damage increased from 4 to 5 and 3 to 4 respectively.
 * Level 12: Increased attack speed (per 0.75s --> 0.65s)
 * Level 13: Level 6 stun now applies to blimps for 0.2 seconds.
 * Level 14: Rallying Roar now has 10 seconds duration, 40 range, and grants +3 damage to buffed towers (from 8 seconds, 30 range and +1 damage).
 * Level 15: Slap now has 20 pierce, but ceramics count as 2 pierce.
 * Level 16: Slam gains +5 ceramic damage for 12 ceramic damage and +2 range. Slam splash gains +6 ceramic damage for 12 ceramic damage.
 * Level 17: Slam attack speed increased from 0.65s to 0.55s.
 * Level 18: Slam splash gains +10 pierce for 30 pierce.
 * Level 19: Slam gains +5 damage for 10 damage and 17 ceramic damage. Slam splash gains +5 damage for 9 damage and 17 ceramic damage.
 * Level 20: Big Squeeze now affects 4 blimps.

Activated Abilities

 * Rallying Roar: All nearby towers can pop 1 extra layer for 8 seconds.
 * Big Squeeze: Grabs a MOAB, BFB, ZOMG, or DDT (if visible) and crushes it over 5 seconds.

Cosmetics
TBA Pat Fusty has different cosmetics that can be bought to add visual flair to him. These are purely visual and do not influence how he performs in-game. Hero Skins for Pat Fusty are available once he is unlocked.

Skins
Pat Fusty has an additional skin that can be bought for a one-off purchase of 2500 each. The first and only additional skin is Fusty the Snowman. He has a white body and a red face, and wears a top hat with a pink flower on it. This is a reference to the Christmas carol "Frosty the Snowman".

Visual Improvements
TBA
 * Tomato DadOfObyn GreenfootPetIcon.png
 * Description: Tomato
 * Additional notes:
 * Short name: Tomato
 * More infos stuff go here
 * Trophies: 75

(add the slam dunk one)

Pets
(add fusty penguin)

Profile Pictures
(add fusty 19.0)

Summary
Pat Fusty is one of the strongest heroes in the game, mainly because of both his Rallying Roar and his stuns and knockback. This allows him to be one of the many heroes who are frequently used in many difficult Advanced Maps and even True Experts such as #Ouch.

Pat has one of the most notable abilities in the game, Rallying Roar which allows him to combine in tandem with low-damage towers. Some of the most notable are Sun Avatar and Grandmaster Ninja, where they have featured with Pat on #ouch CHIMPS as premier strategies. Pairing Pat with The Tack Zone or Super Maelstrom has been used to achieve relatively cheap CHIMPS clears. Pairing with 1-4-0 or 2-4-0 Spike Storms are also a viable option to pair for beating a few select rounds, or when remaining income is limited.

It is important to mention that Pat Fusty's abilities require careful timing especially if the map or mode is harder. His Level 10 ability is useful for certain towers that struggle with lone single target rounds such as Round 60, 80, 85, 87, 97 and sometimes 100.

Pat Fusty has more use than just his Rallying Roar alone, because in later levels he can regularly knock back MOABs and stun bloons, starting from Level 5 and 6, respectively, including stunning MOAB-class from Level 13 onwards. Pairing him with Overclock can significantly increase his stalling power, enough to at least greatly reduce the progress of various bloon types. Because of these, he can keep bloons within place so that other towers can have a better time handling with other bloons.

Tips

 * Try placing Pat Fusty in a spot where there is enough space for him to reach the track while simultaneously optimizing the amount of space around him to place as many towers within his low range.
 * Pat Fusty's knockback power from Level 5+ onwards and stun effects from Level 6+ onwards can be of great support, especially from Level 13+ where he can stun blimps too.
 * Uptime for Pat Fusty's Rallying Roar at Level 3-13 is approximately 17.78%. The total uptime for Pat Fusty's Rallying Roar at Level 14+ is increased to approximately 22.22%.
 * With proper support and stalling to stack bloons on top of each other, using Rallying Roar with an overclocked Super Maelstrom will obliterate a large portion of Round 98 in one go. Pat and Super Maelstrom is often considered to be stronger than Pat with Tack Zone after the Tack Zone's nerfs to make it much less effective with damage buffs and stop popping Lead Bloons.

Original Pat Fusty
When selected on the Heroes menu:
 * "It's squashing time!"

When placed:
 * "To pop is to serve!"
 * "Oh, I'm ready, all right!"

When selected:
 * "Yes?"
 * "Yeah?"
 * "Huh?"
 * "Target?"
 * "Huh, what next?"
 * "Are you ready?"
 * "Hey!" (When annoyed)
 * "That tickles, haha!" (When really annoyed)

When leveling up:
 * "Alright!"
 * "Yes!"
 * "Nice!"
 * "Oh yeah!"
 * "Awesome!"
 * "Choice!"
 * "Sweet!"
 * "Aha!"
 * "Oh, I'm the biggest and the best!" - Level 20

When MOAB-Class Bloons appear:
 * "Here comes a big one!" - MOAB appears
 * "BFB!" - BFB appears
 * "ZOMG!" - ZOMG appears
 * "DDT!" - DDT appears
 * "B-A-D, spells bad!" - BAD appears

When Using an Activated Ability:
 * "GET THEM!" - When activating Rallying Roar
 * "Shhhhh... Don't fight it!" - When activating Big Squeeze

When a MOAB-Class Bloon is destroyed:
 * "Awww... Crushed it!"
 * "See that? Fustigated, hahaha!"

When Bloons leak:
 * "Aaaah, they're getting through!"
 * "Watch out!"

Fusty the Snowman
When selected on the Heroes menu:
 * "Snowtastic!"

When placed:
 * "Happy birthday!"
 * "This will be fun!"

When Selected:
 * "Yes?"
 * "Yeah?"
 * "What's up?"
 * "What next?"
 * "Ready!"
 * "Stop that, I'm melting!" (When annoyed)
 * "That's not nice!" (When really annoyed)

When Leveling Up:
 * "Snowtastic!"
 * "Cool!"
 * "Frosty!"
 * "Awesome!"
 * "This hat has serious magic!" - Level 20

When MOAB-Class Bloons Appear:
 * "Let's get the big one!" - MOAB Appears
 * "Don't be scared!" - BFB or DDT Appears
 * "We need a lot of snowballs!" - ZOMG or BAD Appears

When a MOAB-Class Bloon is Destroyed:
 * "Frosticated!"
 * "Good riddance!"

When Using an Activated Ability:
 * "GET THEM!" - When activating Rallying Roar
 * "I like warm hugs!" - When activating Big Squeeze

When Bloons Leak:
 * "Careful now!"
 * "Careful now!" (more sternly)

Sounds
Other sound effects related to Pat Fusty that are not specifically his voicelines are shown here.

When activating Rallying Roar with Hero Voicelines off:
 * [intense rage]

When activating Big Squeeze with Hero Voicelines off:
 * [rubbery squeeze]

Trivia

 * Pat Fusty was named "Pat Futsy" in the in-game code prior to his official release.
 * Pat is the second tower in the main series that can be placed on both land and water, after the Tribal Turtle.
 * However, as the Tribal Turtle is exclusive to Bloons TD 5, he is the only amphibious tower in Bloons TD 6.
 * Some towers (e.g. Ice King) in Bloons Adventure Time TD are also amphibious, so he is not the second amphibious tower in the Bloons franchise as a whole.
 * Pat is the first tower in the main series that uses melee attacks.
 * However, multiple towers in Bloons Adventure Time TD use melee attacks, so he is not the first melee attacker either.
 * Funnily enough, his attacks are similar to Jake from Bloons Adventure Time TD.
 * His main attacks are similar to Jake's and his slap is similar to Jake's Butt Push attack.
 * Pat is the first Hero in Bloons TD 6 to have a track named after him, that being Pat's Pond. The second hero to do so is Adora, with a track named after her called Adora's Temple.
 * Pat is the sixth tower, and second hero, to be able to reliably pop a Test Bloon single-handedly, an enemy only available in Sandbox Mode.
 * Pat Fusty has the third smallest range of any tower in Bloons TD 6, only having a larger range than the Ice Monkey and Tack Shooter.
 * Pat Fusty is the first Hero to receive an ability cooldown increase, from Version 19.0, and currently is the only one to receive an ability cooldown increase.
 * When placed in water, Pat can be buffed by the Energizer's 50% cooldown reduction for water towers. Stacking this with the Ability Mastery MK allows for full uptime of his Rallying Roar ability.
 * Pat's Big Squeeze ability highly resembles the Bloonchipper and its Super Wide Funnel upgrade.
 * If Pat Fusty grabs a decamoed DDT, the animation will still show a camoflagued DDT.

Balance changes

 * The ZOMG was originally the only bloon that showed significant pressure during Big Squeeze. This was fixed in Update 10.0, as all MOAB-Class Bloons now show pressure during Big Squeeze.
 * There was once a bug in Version 23.0 where Pat Fusty's Rallying Roar prioritized before Sub Commander buffs, allowing buffed Subs to apply double Pat Fusty's buff. This was since fixed in Version 23.2.

Blog posts

 * According to Ninja Kiwi's 20th August 2021 blog, Pat would theoretically be the first character to be in Smash if Nintendo invited Ninja Kiwi to join Bloons into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
 * According to Ninja Kiwi's 8th October 2021 blog, Pat ate 2763 candy on Halloween 2020. This number is a possible reference to the web series Battle for Dream Island, by jacknjellify, where 2,763 is a running gag and a recurring number. Their channel can be found here.
 * According to Ninja Kiwi's 15th October 2021 blog, Pat Fusty is one of the few to make the usually grumpy Adora smile.

Cultural references

 * Pat's voice has a striking resemblance to the voice of Patrick Star from the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants.
 * One of Pat's voice lines is similar to a line Patrick Star says in the episode "Whirly Brains"; at one point in that episode, Patrick says "M-O-O-N spells moon!", whereas Pat Fusty says "B-A-D spells BAD!" when a B.A.D. appears on the track.
 * Which is, in turn, a reference to the character Tom Cullen from Stephen King's The Stand. He was played in the 1994 miniseries by Bill Fagerbakke, who voices Patrick.
 * Aside from Frosty the Snowman, Fusty the Snowman also references Olaf, the magic snowman from the Disney movie Frozen; when Big Squeeze is activated, Fusty mentions that he likes warm hugs, which is also what Olaf says whenever he introduces himself.
 * Pat's catchphrase "Fusticated" is a mutation of the word "Fustigated", which refers to the action of excessively attacking something.
 * Fusty the Snowman's catchphrase "Frosticated" is a further mutation, adding in the word "frost" as a play on his snowman motif.