Ceramic Bloon

"Ceramic Bloons take several shots to destroy - then when you do you are greeted by 2 Rainbow Bloons. Also glue cannot slow them down!"

- Round 39 in Bloons Tower Defense 4

The Ceramic Bloon (also known as a Brown Bloon or Clay Bloon) is a Bloon introduced in Bloons Tower Defense 3 and takes 10 hits to pop and releases 2 Rainbow Bloons. In BTD3 it first appears in round 31. In BTD4 it first appears in round 40. If a Ceramic Bloon escapes 103 lives are lost. Ceramic Bloons contain 1 Rainbow Bloon in BTD3 and 2 Rainbow Bloons in BTD4.

Combat
Being considerably easier to pop than its parent and grandparent, Ceramic Bloons are a serious threat in numbers that shouldn't be unfocused, unless there are M.O.A.B-class bloons. If having a large amount of potent towers, then Ceramic Bloons and its descendants aren't really a threat. However popping many Ceramic Bloons with not many strong towers or weaker towers is difficult. They are a minor cause of lag.

Strategies
Article: Ceramic Bloon/Strategies 

Trivia

 * No money is earned when popping a Ceramic Bloon. To clarify this means popping a Ceramic Bloon does not reward money, but its descendants do reward money. This applies to the M.O.A.B and B.F.B as well.
 * Ceramic Bloons could be considered a mini boss since they share the same traits with MOAB- class bloons. All are immune to slowing by glue, take multiple hits to pop, and release at least 2 children when popped. If one of these escape on Hard mode, the player will get a Game Over unless the player has a Banana Farm with Healthy Bananas, or a Health boost. However, Ceramic Bloons do not resist Ice Towers.
 * Despite being immune to glue, the Corrosive Glue for the Glue Gunner will harm them.
 * It is strange how the Ceramic Bloon can be glued, but not affected by it.
 * In BTD 3 it slowly crumbles and then releases the Rainbow Bloon, but in BTD 4 it slowly degrades to expose the Rainbow Bloons underneath.
 * It is one of the only bloons to have its own sound when hit/popped, a sort of crumbly crushing noise.
 * The Sniper Monkey's upgrade Deadly Precision can pop an entire Ceramic Bloons without its sound.