Zeppelin Of Mighty Gargantuaness (ZOMG)

"ZOMGs [sic] known as the Zeppelin of Mighty Gargantuaness. The epitome of Bloon technology, a gigantic very slow bloon that contains 4 BFBs."

- Bloon Research Lab description of the ZOMGs upgrade

The Zeppelin of Mighty Gargantuaness, abbreviated as ZOMG, is a high-health blimp much stronger than the Brutal Floating Behemoth, first debuted in Bloons TD 5. It is the second-strongest multi-HP bloon throughout the series excluding Boss Bloons, and normally among the highest ranking MOAB-class bloons in the franchise, second to the Big Airship of Doom and Boss Bloons. The ZOMG has 4000 health and will release 4 BFBs once popped. The ZOMG moves at 0.18x the speed of a Red Bloon, a Lead Bloon, or a MOAB.

Just like all MOAB-class bloons, the ZOMG can be greatly damaged by attacks that inflict extra damage to MOAB-class bloons compared to normal bloons. The ZOMG is also much larger than a BFB, and most certainly larger than a MOAB, a ZOMG is even easier to be hit by multi-projectile attacks such as Tack Sprayer. Many of the trivial options for handling weaker MOAB-class bloons are unable to affect ZOMGs, an example being the Monkey Pirates ability. However, it is still able to be harmed heavily by other powerful attacks such as First Strike Capability, Bloon Master Alchemist, and Pirate Lord.

ZOMGs can gain more health depending on the game. In Bloons TD 6, the MOAB can become a Fortified ZOMG, as the fortification layer gives it and its descendents with double health, 8000 health for the ZOMG layer instead of 4000. In addition, Freeplay Mode will slowly accelerate their health and speed every round.

The health of a ZOMG can be determined through multiple damage stages. Every 1/4 of the ZOMG's health, 1000 by default, it will appear more damaged. These are usually rips and tears on the blimp's skin. The ZOMG will appear more and more worn out until it is fully destroyed.

Details
The appearance of the Z.O.M.G. is a large, mainly black zeppelin with green stripes and a white skull design, and it first appears on Round 85 in Bloons TD 5, the final round in Hard Difficulty. The Z.O.M.G. was revealed at the end of the BTD5 trailer released on November 29, 2011. It is still the final round of Hard Difficulty in BTD6, only the final round is round 80, and its not the strongest non-Boss bloon out there (B.A.D.s are stronger, but the argument of D.D.T. s vs Z.O.M.G.s still continue). In Bloons TD 6, a new attribute was added to all M.O.A.B. class bloons, called Fortified, doubling HP (Fortified Z.O.M.G.: 8,000 HP (54,592 RBE)) to all bloons, while making their children become also Fortified. As its name suggests:


 * It is a Zeppelin.
 * It is mighty, as it takes a long time to pop.
 * It is gargantuan

The might of just one Z.O.M.G. can be represented in the Formula:

(4000 [+4000] +

4 &times; {700 [+700] +

4 &times; {200 [+200] +

4 &times; {10 [+10] + { 4 7 × 2 }  } } } )

(Total health is 16656).

Bloons Super Monkey 2 Mobile
The ZOMG appears as a boss in level 82, but only exclusive to BSM2 Mobile. It is menacing, modified, and has 100,000 health, equivalent to the health of 5 BADs. And if that wasn't hard enough, the magnet arms it has pulls in and absorbs projectiles fired from your supermonkey!

Bloons Monkey City
ZOMGs are the strongest blimps in the game. One will guarantee to appear on almost every tile ranked ZOMG or other similar-ranking tiles.

Z.O.M.G. Layer (Blimp Health)
Like the M.O.A.B. and the B.F.B, the Z.O.M.G. layer also has 4 health stages, as you can see in the picture on the right. When you reduce 650 health from a B.F.B. layer and a Z.O.M.G. layer, the B.F.B. layer is almost popped, while the Z.O.M.G. layer shows no visual damage. Some damage is visible on the Z.O.M.G. layer between 1,000 and 2,000 hits. Between 2,000 and 3,000 hits, it shows serious damage, and between 3,000 and 4,000 hits, it shows critical damage, including a comical bandage on its skull. At 4,000 hits, the Z.O.M.G. layer is destroyed, and it releases 4 Brutal Floating Behemoths (B.F.B.s). In Bloons Monkey City (or BTD5 freeplay), the higher the round, the faster and stronger the Z.O.M.G. and all other Bloons. This is very noticeable on Contested Territory. In BTD6, it can get the Fortified attribute, doubling its health to 8,000 HP while having an RBE of 27,296. In round 150, a ZOMG has 82352 RBE.

Total RBE (BTD6)
This shows the ramping of a ZOMG's RBE at rounds between Round 1 to 106:

Bloons TD Battles 2
ZOMGs make a comeback in this game, and can be sent for $5,500 ($7000 pre-1.0.4). Sending a ZOMG has an income penalty of 200 Eco. Spaced ZOMGs unlock on Round 22, while Grouped ZOMGs unlock on Round 24.

One natural ZOMG spawns on Round 40, the final round before Sudden Death begins. Subsequent natural ZOMGs appear on later rounds.

Bloons Pop!
"Gargantuan health and defends itself with Hazard formations"

- Short description

The ZOMG has first appeared in early March 2022. There is currently no footage for the ZOMG as of now.

It only appears on Level 10 in certain adventure events where it features in as a boss fight. After every shot, it will spawn waves of various bloon types, from red to ceramic, even including regrow, camo, fortified, and shielded properties, it also sometimes creates obstacles such as bricks and hazards, all while progressively getting harder as its health depletes. After about 6000 points of damage, the ZOMG retreats. Unlike most bloons, the ZOMG consumes the whole bottom half space floating vertically, which prevents most projectiles from expiring at the bottom of the screen.

Unlike other BTD6 generation games, Fortified ZOMGs do not exist in this game.

Appearances

 * BTD5 generation games
 * Bloons TD 5
 * Bloons TD 5 Flash
 * Bloons TD 5 Deluxe
 * Bloons TD 5 Mobile
 * Bloons TD 5 Steam
 * Bloons TD Battles
 * Bloons TD Battles Flash
 * Bloons TD Battles Mobile
 * Bloons TD Battles Steam
 * Bloons Monkey City
 * Bloons Monkey City Flash
 * Bloons Monkey City Mobile (including Steam version)
 * Bloons Supermonkey 2 Mobile


 * BTD6 generation games
 * Bloons TD 6
 * Bloons Adventure Time TD
 * Bloons Pop!
 * Bloons TD Battles 2

Round Appearances
The following are all appearances on each round where ZOMGs will spawn naturally from the entrance. These will not include the rounds where the ZOMG's parents or subsequent parents will feature.

BTD5

 * Round 85: 1 ZOMG (5 on impoppable)
 * Round 86+: Random spawn of ZOMG, BFB, MOAB, and Ceramic (no Regen or Camo). Speed and health scale up each round of freeplay.

Normal Gameplay

 * Round 80: 1 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 85: 2 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 87: 4 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 88: 18 M.O.A.B., 8 B.F.B., 2 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 92: 50 Fortified M.O.A.B., 4 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 94: 25 B.F.B., 6 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 96: 40 Fortified M.O.A.B., 30 B.F.B., 6 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 97: 2 Fortified Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 98: 30 Fortified B.F.B., 8 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 102: 3 B.F.B., 3 Fortified B.F.B., 1 Z.O.M.G., 3 Fortified Z.O.M.G. (last 2 are stacked), 18 D.D.T., 12 Fortified D.D.T.
 * Round 103: 198 Purple (3 groups of 66), 100 M.O.A.B., 50 Fortified M.O.A.B., 10 Fortified Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 107: 444 Purple Camo, 100 Fortified Ceramic, 10 Fortified Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 108: 9 Z.O.M.G., 8 Fortified Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 109: 15 Purple, 30 Fortified M.O.A.B. (15 groups of 2, stacked), 15 B.F.B., 15 Fortified B.F.B. (each stacked with a regular B.F.B.), 15 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 111: 17 Z.O.M.G., 9 Fortified Z.O.M.G. (Z.O.M.G.s and Fortified Z.O.M.G.s are stacked at the end)
 * Round 114: 24 M.O.A.B., 36 Fortified M.O.A.B., 12 B.F.B., 8 Fortified B.F.B., 5 Z.O.M.G., 3 Fortified Z.O.M.G., 9 D.D.T., 6 Fortified D.D.T. (D.D.T.s and Fortified D.D.T.s spawn throughout the round, then it goes Fortified M.O.A.B., M.O.A.B., B.F.B., Fortified B.F.B., Z.O.M.G., Fortified Z.O.M.G., Round 115 has them in roughly reverse order)
 * Round 115: 24 M.O.A.B., 36 Fortified M.O.A.B., 12 B.F.B., 8 Fortified B.F.B., 5 Z.O.M.G., 3 Fortified Z.O.M.G., 9 D.D.T., 6 Fortified D.D.T. (D.D.T.s and Fortified D.D.T.s spawn throughout the round, the rest goes in roughly reverse order compared to Round 114)
 * Round 116: 400 Purple, 18 Fortified B.F.B., 8 Fortified Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 118: 10 Z.O.M.G., 30 Fortified D.D.T.
 * Round 120: 24 Fortified M.O.A.B., 12 B.F.B., 12 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 121: 14 Fortified B.F.B., 28 Fortified M.O.A.B., 6 Fortified Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 123: 200 M.O.A.B., 8 Fortified Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 125: 6 Z.O.M.G, 42 B.F.B, 63 M.O.A.B.
 * Round 129: 7 Fortified Z.O.M.G., 77 Fortified Lead Camo, 77 Purple Camo, 77 Ceramic Camo, 7 Z.O.M.G., 18 D.D.T.
 * Round 131: 18 Fortified Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 132: 18 Z.O.M.G., 6 Fortified Z.O.M.G., 200 Purple Camo
 * Round 133: 12 Fortified M.O.A.B., 12 Fortified B.F.B., 4 Fortified Z.O.M.G., 27 M.O.A.B., 27 B.F.B., 12 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 135: 21 Fortified D.D.T., 14 Fortified Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 137: 18 Z.O.M.G., 24 B.F.B., 48 M.O.A.B.
 * Round 141+: randomized
 * Round 10,004: 100 Z.O.M.G.

Alternate Bloon Rounds

 * Round 79: 500 Rainbow Camo, 4 Fortified B.F.B, 1 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 80: 2 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 82: 15 B.F.B, 8 Fortified B.F.B, 1 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 85: 3 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 87: 5 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 92: 50 Fortified M.O.A.B, 4 D.D.T, 4 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 94: 25 B.F.B, 8 Z.O.M.G
 * Round 96: 20 Fortified M.O.A.B, 20 Fortified B.F.B, 10 D.D.T, 11 Z.O.M.G.
 * Round 97: 8 Fortified D.D.T, 2 Fortified Z.O.M.G
 * Round 98: 20 Fortified B.F.B, 11 Z.O.M.G
 * Round 101+: randomized

Strategies
The Z.O.M.G. has an extremely high RBE (red bloon equivalent) of 16,656 and it takes 4,000 hits to pop, where it then releases 4 B.F.B.s. Without a proper defense, its children can rush through the track and easily end the game. On Round 85 in Bloons Tower Defense 5 and round 80 in Bloons Tower Defense 6 there is only one Z.O.M.G. (five in Impoppable Difficulty in BTD5), but in later rounds there are multiple Z.O.M.G.s, increasing even more in later rounds.

The Z.O.M.G. is different from the B.F.B. and the M.O.A.B. because it is immune to the Monkey Buccaneer's Monkey Pirates grappling ability and receives 350 damage from the Monkey Ace's Ground Zero ability, 753 damage from the Bomb Tower's MOAB Assassin ability, and 1,000 damage from the Super Monkey's Bloon Annihilation ability. However, the Bloonchipper's Super Wide Funnel upgrade can still suck in and eventually pop the Z.O.M.G. (except in Bloons TD Battles Mobile), and the Monkey Sub's First Strike Capability can take out an entire Z.O.M.G in one shot

It should be noted that ZOMGs also has Stun Resistance meaning it cannot be stalled easily.

While bloons can normally be allowed to leak with loss of life, the Z.O.M.G. has an RBE (Red Bloon Equivalent) of 16,656, making this strategy practically impossible even with the use of Healthy Bananas. However, it is possible to leak a Round 85 Z.O.M.G. whole and survive with the use of several Support Chinook supply drop abilities, though this is only possible on Steam or mobile.

Simple examples of handling ZOMGs include using MOAB Assassins or MOAB Eliminator (Only BTD6), Grand Bomber (Only BTD6), Bloon Sabotage Ninja Monkey, 4-2 Bloonchipper. 2-4 Monkey Sub is effective too.

Version History (Bloons TD Battles 2)
TBA

Quotes
"Now you know how to pop these bloons, keep doing it. Claim 10 pieces of land that show ZOMG bloons on them."

- Bloons Monkey City: The Bigger They Are Quest Description

"This is the ZOMG. The Zeppelin of Mighty Gargantuaness. Popping this is very, very, difficult."

- Message when first encountering a Z.O.M.G. in BTD5/BMC

"If you're playing on Hard, you've done well to get this far. Of course it will all end next level."

- Round 85 Pre-Round Comment of Bloons TD 5

"ZOMGs [sic] known as the Zeppelin of Mighty Gargantuaness. The epitome of Bloon technology, a gigantic very slow bloon that contains 4 BFBs."

- Bloon Research Lab description of the ZOMGs upgrade

"My trophy collection is taking shape, but my scouts have now told me of another fearsome foe. Many Monkeys died to bring us this information. Time to bring home a ZOMG!"

- Biggest Bloon hunter quest start description in BMCM

"We've lost all of our precious ZOMG data in a freak accident involving matches and dynomite. In order to restore our dataset we need you to capture 10 pieces of land marked with ZOMG bloons."

- The Bigger They Are quest start description in BMCM

"Surely this is the largest thing the Bloons could possibly send at us? Right...?"

- ZOMG Warning in Bloons TD 6

"Final round for Hard difficulty next. Throw everything you've got at the ZOMG Bloon. It's big and slow, but very very tough."

- Round 80 in Bloons TD 6

"ZOMG that was tough..."

- Round 80 in Alternate Bloon Rounds

"Next up is the final round, beat it and you'll gain the Impoppable medal. You won't though, this has been a waste of time and you won't survive what's coming. At least you had fun."

- Round 85 on Bloons TD 5 Mobile (Impoppable)

Hero quotes
These quotes are always triggered upon encountering a ZOMG. Some quotes from heroes are identical to those for weaker or stronger MOAB-class bloons.
 * Quincy:
 * HeroIconQuincy.png "Z.O.M.G. incoming!"
 * HeroIconQuincyCyber.png "Z.O.M.G. incoming!"
 * HeroIconWolfpackQuincy.png "Run this one down!"
 * Gwendolin:
 * HeroIconGwendolin.png "Z.O.M.G., Burn it!"
 * HeroIconGwendolinScientist.png "That.. looks very flammable!" (MOAB-Class Bloons appearance)
 * HeroIconGwendolinCircus.png "Should we be scared?"
 * Striker Jones:
 * HeroIconStrikerJones.png "Target that Z.O.M.G.!"
 * HeroIconStrikerJonesBikerBones.png "Show no mercy!"
 * HeroIconStrikerJonesOctoJones.png "Nah-ha-ha-harr, a big one be this!"
 * Obyn Greenfoot:
 * HeroIconObynGreenFoot.png "Z.O.M.G., handle it!"
 * HeroIconObynOceanGuardian.png "Your size matters not!"
 * HeroIconMountainObyn.png "That one could cause trouble."
 * Captain Churchill:
 * HeroIconChurchill.png "Z.O.M.G. in bound!"
 * HeroIconChurchillSentai.png "Boss Attack Stance!" (ZOMG and BAD appearance)
 * Benjamin:
 * HeroIconBenjamin.png "You might want to take a look at this."
 * [[FIle:HeroIconBenJammin.png|24px|DJ Benjamin]] "Party crasher!"
 * HeroIconSushiBento.png "Big fish!"
 * Ezili:
 * HeroIconEzili.png "Danger, ZOMG!"
 * HeroIconEziliSmudgeCatt.png "Be careful, Smudge!"
 * HeroIconEziliGalaxili.png "Focus your energies."
 * Pat Fusty:
 * HeroIconPatFusty.png "Z.O.M.G.!"
 * [[FIle:HeroIconPatFustySnowman.png|24px|Fusty the Snowman]] "We need a lot of snowballs!"
 * Adora:
 * HeroIconAdora.png  "Ready the force of the sun!"
 * HeroIconJoanOfArc.png  "Prepare yourselves!"
 * Admiral Brickell:
 * HeroIconAdmiralBrickell.png "Prepare the mines!"
 * HeroIconAdmiralBrickellDreadPirateBrickell.png "We're gonna need a bigger boat." (ZOMG and BAD appearance)
 * Etienne:
 * HeroIconEtienne.png "Tracking, Z.O.M.G.!"
 * HeroIconETn.png "Alert! Enemy mothership!" (ZOMG and BAD appearance)
 * Sauda:
 * HeroIconSauda.png "Get that ZOMG!"
 * HeroIconSaudaViking.png "This one looks like a troll."
 * Psi:
 * HeroIconPsi.png "Behold the bloated green of envy."

Trivia

 * Upon first seeing the Z.O.M.G. in Bloons TD 5 Mobile, a warning is given. However the picture shown (above) is incorrect as the blimp is missing its skull and eyes and its overall shape is more similar to a M.O.A.B. being rounded rather than pointy and diamond-shaped.
 * In Bloons TD 5 Mobile, it moves slightly forward when it is at its last stage of health. This is unintentional, and only the sprite moves, the hitbox is the same.
 * Z.O.M.G.s will appear no earlier than round 80 (the final round in Hard Mode) unless on Alternate Bloons Rounds, in which one will appear on round 79. In Bloons Tower Defense 5, Z.O.M.G.s will appear no earlier than round 85 unless in Daily Challenges or Mastery Mode.
 * It takes 364 piles of Road Spikes to pop the ZOMG layer, and 1515 piles to pop it completely.
 * The Z.O.M.G. is the second slowest non-boss bloon in the series, however it can beat a Lead Bloon affected by Glue and Permafrost.
 * The Z.O.M.G was the slowest until it was "overtaken" by Bloonarius the Inflator, a Bloons Monkey City event bloon.
 * The RBE in game suggests that the Z.O.M.G. layer has 4000 health but in reality it takes 5 MOAB Assassins, 21 road spike piles and 4 explosive pineapples to pop the first layer, because the MOAB Assassin deals reduced damage (753 damage) per shot.
 * For humor, the Z.O.M.G.'s last stage of health depicts a bandage on the skull. This trait would later be found on some of the bosses in Bloons Super Monkey 2 and with the B.A.D.
 * In the official trailer of BTD5, the Z.O.M.G. appears for only 2.5 seconds.
 * The original Bloons Tower Defense game had a total RBE of 30,160; which is approximately 2 Z.O.M.G.s.
 * The Z.O.M.G. can only be slowed or stopped by Sabotage Supply Lines, Cripple MOAB and Pop and Awe in Bloons Tower Defense 5.
 * If the player uses a Sabotage Supply Line before a Z.O.M.G. comes out, it only slows the Z.O.M.G., the first B.F.B. of the 4 that come out, and the first M.O.A.B. of the 4 that come out of the slowed B.F.B.s. If the Ability is used while a Z.O.M.G. is out, the first of the 4 B.F.B.s is the only one not slowed, and the same with the M.O.A.B.s from the slowed B.F.B.s.
 * In the trailer for Bloons TD 5 iOS, it is shown to have a mouth, as it is in the Ninja Kiwi avatar unlocked at Rank 40.
 * This M.O.A.B. Class Bloon can be sucked by the Bloonchipper Super Wide Funnel upgrade, in all games featuring this bloon except for BTD Battles Mobile.
 * In BTDB, its income change is -$1500, the greatest reduction of any bloon. This was changed on BTD Battles Mobile to -$600 for the spaced variant, and -$900 for the fast cooldown variant.
 * It takes 7 MOAB-SHREDR (1/3) spike factories to take down a whole Z.O.M.G. and bloons it spawns on Monkey Lane.
 * It takes 9 Ground Zero bombs to destroy the outer layer of a Z.O.M.G. and 14 to destroy it and all bloons it spawns.
 * A Bloon Area Denial System, 2 Laser Cannons and a Hydra Rocket Pods Dartling Gun can completely destroy a whole Z.O.M.G. in the Jungle Totems track in BMC.
 * A single Z.O.M.G. can be dealt with with the use of the First Strike Capability, though this ability is highly expensive and is less useful in higher rounds where MOAB-Class Bloons have exponential health and speed gains.
 * There is an indicator of a Z.O.M.G. on a D.D.T. tile if there is more than 27 rounds on a tile. It will appear on rounds 26-30.
 * In Bloons Monkey City Mobile, the Army Monkey gives a warning of the Z.O.M.G. upon first encounter, but a picture is not shown, unlike in Bloons TD 5.
 * Compared to reality, if a Red Bloon had a diameter of 4 centimeters, the length of a Z.O.M.G. would be between 20-30 meters.
 * The Z.O.M.G. strongly resembles the Christmas spoilers' blimp from the movie: Saving Santa.
 * The Z.O.M.G. contains 6,100 bloons. (6,101 including itself.)
 * The Z.O.M.G. is missing from Bloons Super Monkey 2.
 * This may be because the Z.O.M.G. would take up half the screen with its bulk.
 * However, an update for BSM2 Mobile included it as a boss for Helium Heights, which appears to be a Z.O.M.G. armored with magnets, batteries and various scrap bits.
 * The skull on the Monkey Buccaneer's hat resembles the skull on the Z.O.M.G., with one of the only noticeable differences being the skull on the Z.O.M.G. having green eyes.
 * In BTD5 the Z.O.M.G. does not start taking damage until it is about 33% on screen (just starting to see the green eye symbols). This does not apply on BTD5 Mobile.
 * Ninja Kiwi released the Z.O.M.G. by stating, "Prepare for the Z.O.M.G, the Zeppelin... Oh... My... God... IT'S HUGE!"
 * The Z.O.M.G appears to crumple slightly when on its last stage of health on BTD6.
 * The "Surely this is the largest thing the Bloons could possibly send at us? Right...?" has a "Right?" at the end because it is not the biggest. The biggest would be the Big Airship of Doom (BAD) which first appears on Round 100.