Benjamin (BTD6)

Overview

BTD6

BTDB2

Benjamin
General Information
Game	Bloons TD 6
Unlocked at	Level 15 and 3,000
Cost	Default: $1,020 (Easy) $1,200 (Medium) $1,295 (Hard) $1,440 (Impoppable) Hero Favors: $920 (Easy) $1,080 (Medium) $1,165 (Hard) $1,295 (Impoppable)
Activated Ability(s)	Biohack (Level 3) Syphon Funding (Level 10)
Targeting Options	None, Trojan locked to attack randomly.
Voice Actor	Kevin Orlando
Statistics
Damage	Trojan: x - current health (where "x" is the RBE of the bloon) Syphon Funding: Total external HP + (m + 1) where m is number of offspring of the original bloon
Attack Speed	Level 7-15: Extremely Slow (every 5.0s-7.0s, Trojan) Level 16+: Extremely Slow (every 3.0s-4.0s, Trojan)
Range	20
Status Effects	Trojan: Causes no offspring Syphon Funding: Receive 2x (or 3x at Level 20) cash per pop
Tower Boosts	Biohack: Level 3-12: Nearest 4 towers get +1 damage for 6s, then can't attack for 2s Level 13-18: Nearest 6 towers get +2 damage for 8s, then can't attack for 2s Level 19+: Nearest 6 towers get +3 damage for 9s, then can't attack for 2s Bank Hack: Level 5-8: Banks earn +5% income (does not affect interest) Level 9+: Banks earn +12% income (does not affect interest)
Income/Life Boosts	Base Income: Level 1: +$80 per round, automatic generation Level 2-7: +$125 per round, automatic generation Level 8-10: +$250 per round, automatic generation Level 11-14: +$1000 per round, automatic generation Level 15-16: +$2500 per round, automatic generation Level 17: +$5000 per round, automatic generation Skimming: Level 4-11: +$1 whenever a new Bloon enters the screen Level 12+: +$2 whenever a new Bloon enters the screen Bloon Trojan: Level 7-15: $2 + x (where x is the number of layers skipped) Level 16+: $3 + x (where x is the number of layers skipped) Syphon Funding: Level 10-19: $2x per layer Level 20: $3x per layer
Camo?	Yes (DDT's at Level 18+)
Level Speed	Moderately Slow (1.5x)

“	Using his elite hacking skills, Benjamin can create extra money for the cause.	”
	~ Benjamin's description

Benjamin is a Hero in Bloons TD 6. Benjamin was released in Version 3.0 on August 22nd, 2018, as well as the advanced map, High Finance. He is unlocked with a one-off purchase of 3,000.

Unlike other heroes, Benjamin does not attack bloons directly. Instead, he uses his hacking skills to primarily provide extra money, as well as lives starting at Level 4. He gives $80 at the end of each round, more with higher upgrades. At Level 6, he begins his Skimming, granting extra cash per bloon spawning from the entrance. At Level 7, he gains a Bloon Trojan attack, which causes affected bloons to spawn no children when destroyed. At Level 10, he gains an ability that downgrades all incoming bloons (excludes DDTs without Level 18 and BADs) by one rank, as well as doubling cash per pop for all affected bloons, which is increased to triple at Level 20. Benjamin levels 1.5x slower than the base four heroes (Quincy, Gwendolin, Striker, and Obyn), or 0.66x as fast.

In version 11.0, he was given a new skin called DJ Benjammin', or just Benjammin', who has new voice lines and graphics. He wears slacky white clothes and a white cap which he wears backwards, and his computer is replaced with a DJ turntable and a laptop. This skin costs 2,500 to unlock. A Sushi Bento skin was added in version 24.0, replacing Benjamin's laptop and desk with a sushi mat, and he rolls and prepares delicious sushi.

He costs $1,020 on Easy, $1,200 on Medium, $1,295 on Hard, and $1,440 on Impoppable. If Hero Favors is enabled, he will cost $920 on Easy, $1,080 on Medium, $1,165 on Hard, and $1,295 on Impoppable.

Quick Answers

What is unique about Benjamin's abilities in Bloons TD 6?

In Bloons TD 6, Benjamin stands out as a hero who doesn't directly attack bloons. Introduced in Version 3.0, he uses hacking skills to provide extra money and lives from Level 6. At Level 7, he acquires a Bloon Trojan attack, stopping bloons from spawning offspring upon destruction. He gains another ability at Level 10. Benjamin can be unlocked with a single payment of 3,000.

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How does Benjamin's 'Skimming' ability benefit the player?

In BTD6, Benjamin's 'Skimming' ability offers an extra cash boost for each bloon spawn, enhancing the player's income. This ability is especially beneficial except in Deflation Mode or C.H.I.M.P.S. His other abilities, including Bloon Trojan and Syphon Funding, can neutralize M.O.A.B.s and mitigate the risk during specific rounds. Skimming, however, is ineffective against player-sent bloons.

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What is the cost to unlock Benjamin in Bloons TD 6?

In Bloons TD 6, the hero Benjamin can be unlocked through a single purchase of 3,000. Introduced in Version 3.0 on August 22nd, 2018, Benjamin uses his hacking abilities to generate additional money and lives from Level 6 onwards, rather than directly attacking bloons.

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Does Benjamin have any special skins available in the game?

Indeed, in Bloons TD 6, Benjamin, a character known for his expertise in computer science and cybersecurity, has extra skins. Post his introduction in the game, these skins were crafted, enabling his in-game avatar to morph into a sushi chef or a DJ.

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How does Benjamin contribute to the game without directly attacking bloons?

In Bloons TD 6, Benjamin is a unique hero who doesn't attack bloons directly. Instead, he uses hacking skills to generate extra money and lives from Level 6. He acquires a Bloon Trojan attack at Level 7, preventing bloons from spawning offspring when destroyed. His abilities are particularly beneficial in the Half Cash game mode, facilitating cash accumulation. Despite these advantages, Benjamin needs defensive support as he lacks direct attack capabilities until Level 7.

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Upgrades

Benjamin will start upgrading himself every round upon placement. He earns more XP each round to unlock his next upgrade irrespective of how many bloons he pops. His upgrades can also be immediately bought with cash, though the amount of cash required to purchase the next upgrade will typically increase as the upgrades get higher, making self-upgrading an important element for his overall power.

Benjamin requires 1.5x as much experience points to upgrade towards each level compared to Quincy, Gwendolin, Striker Jones, or Obyn Greenfoot.

	Level 1 COST: $1,020 / $1,200 / $1,295 / $1,440 UNLOCK: N/A XP
	Description: Hacks in $90 every round. Effect: Generates $90 per round. Benjamin starts with a "dummy" range of 20.

	Level 2 COST: $270 UNLOCK: 270 XP
	Description: Generates $140 per round instead of $90. Effect: Instead of generating $90 every round, Benjamin makes $140 every round.

	Level 3 COST: $690 UNLOCK: 690 XP
	Description: Biohack: 4 closest Monkeys pop an extra layer per attack for 6 seconds. Affected Monkeys can't attack for 2 seconds after effect ends. Effect: Gains the Biohack ability. When activated, grants +1 damage to the nearest 4 Monkeys for 6 seconds. Affected Monkeys are disabled from attacking for 2 seconds after the buff expires. Cooldown is 30 seconds.

	Level 4 COST: $1500 UNLOCK: 1,500 XP
	Description: Cyber Security - Restores 5 lives at the end of each round. Effect: Heals 5 lives at the end of each round. Will not heal if past full lives.

	Level 5 COST: $2790 UNLOCK: 2,790 XP
	Description: Bank Hack - all banks earn +5% income. Effect: All Banks on screen generate +5% more cash via packets (i.e. "bananas").

	Level 6 COST: $4920 UNLOCK: 4,920 XP
	Description: Skimming - earns +$1 for every new Bloon spawned. Effect: Every bloon spawned from the entrance earns $1.

Level 7 COST: $7770 UNLOCK: 7,770 XP

Description: Bloon Trojan - Every few seconds sends a Trojan software virus to random Bloon. Affected Bloons spawns no children when destroyed and produces 1 extra cash for every layer. Effect: Benjamin regularly attacks bloons with Bloon Trojan every 5s-7s. Bloon Trojan homes towards the closest target, and cannot go through Line of Sight obstacles. Affected bloons up to MOABs spawn no children when popped, and generates $2 + $1 for each layer skipped. (So, a Zebra Bloon would be worth $8 when popped, because it has 6 different layers.) Cannot target Red Bloons, Blue Bloons, Green Bloons, Yellow Bloons, BFBs, ZOMGs, DDTs, BADs, or Bosses. Requires camo detection to affect Camo Bloons. Does affect Test Bloon. If target is destroyed before the Trojan reaches it, it can choose a different target.

	Level 8 COST: $12480 UNLOCK: 12,480 XP
	Description: Income increased to $250 per round. Effect: Generates $250 per round instead of $140.

	Level 9 COST: $14070 UNLOCK: 14,070 XP
	Description: Bank hack increased to 12% Effect: Improves Bank Hack benefit from 5% to 12%.

	Level 10 COST: $20430 UNLOCK: 20,430 XP
	Description: Syphon Funding: Downgrades most newly spawned Bloons by 1 rank. Cash per pop from affected Bloons is double. Lasts 10 seconds. Effect: Gains the Syphon Funding ability. Syphon Funding downgrades all incoming Bloons by one layer except DDTs, BADs, and Bosses. Downgraded Bloons give double cash when popped. This ability lasts for 10 seconds with a cooldown of 65 seconds.

	Level 11 COST: $24570 UNLOCK: 24,570 XP
	Description: Income increased to $1000 per round. Effect: Generates $1000 per round instead of $250.

	Level 12 COST: $21600 UNLOCK: 21,600 XP
	Description: Skimming increased to $2 per Bloon. Effect: Skimming earns $2 per bloon instead of $1.

	Level 13 COST: $24975 UNLOCK: 24,975 XP
	Description: Biohack increases bonus damage and affects 6 Monkeys for 8 seconds. Effect: Biohack bonus damage increased from +1 to +2, increases max number of biohacked towers from 4 to 6, and buffs them for 8 seconds.

	Level 14 COST: $22410 UNLOCK: 22,410 XP
	Description: Cyber Security adds 10 lives per round and can go up to 100 over starting lives. Effect: Heals up to 10 lives per round, and can generate up to 100 lives over the starting lives.

	Level 15 COST: $24570 UNLOCK: 24,570 XP
	Description: Income increased to $2500 per round. Effect: Generates $2500 per round instead of $1000.

	Level 16 COST: $26730 UNLOCK: 26,730 XP
	Description: Bloon Trojan is sent more often and earns more cash. Effect: Bloon Trojan is sent every 3s-4s instead of 5s-7s. Popped bloons affected by Trojan now give $3 + 2 * number of layers skipped instead of $2 + number of layers skipped. For example, a Zebra popped gives $15 ($3 + $12 = $15).

	Level 17 COST: $28890 UNLOCK: 28,890 XP
	Description: Income increased to $5000 per round. Effect: Generates $5000 per round instead of $2500.

	Level 18 COST: $31050 UNLOCK: 31,050 XP
	Description: Bloon Trojan can affect BFB and DDT Bloons. Effect: Bloon Trojan can now target BFBs and DDTs, and Benjamin gains camo detection. Benjamin's Syphon Funding also now affects DDTs.

	Level 19 COST: $24705 UNLOCK: 24,705 XP
	Description: Biohack lasts 9 seconds and affected Monkeys pop 3 extra layers instead of 2. Effect: Biohack increases damage by +3 instead of +2, and lasts for 9 seconds.

	Level 20 COST: $25920 UNLOCK: 25,920 XP
	Description: Syphon Funding lasts 20 seconds and cash per pop is triple normal for affected Bloons. Effect: Syphon Funding lasts for 20s instead of 10s, and affected bloons give 3x cash.

Activated Abilities

See also: Activated Abilities (BTD6)#Benjamin

Benjamin has two activated abilities: Biohack (Level 3+), and Syphon Funding (Level 10+).

Biohack Ability

Biohack Ability

When the Biohack ability is activated, a number of the closest Monkeys deal extra damage per attack for a specified amount of time. Affected Monkeys can't attack for 2 seconds after the effect ends.

When first unlocked at Level 3, Biohack affects 4 of the closest Monkeys deal an extra layer of damage for 6 seconds. At Level 13-18, this improves to 6 monkeys gaining +2 damage for 8 seconds, and Level 19+ increases that to 8 monkeys gaining +3 damage for 9 seconds. Cooldown of 30 seconds.

Syphon Funding Ability

Syphon Funding Ability

While the Syphon Funding ability is active, it downgrades all newly spawned Bloons by 1 rank. Cash per pop from affected Bloons is doubled, or tripled at Level 20. Lasts 10 seconds, or 20 seconds at Level 20. Can downgrade all bloon types except BADs and Bosses, and needs Level 18+ to downgrade DDTs. Cooldown of 65 seconds.

In terms of hierarchy, the following bloons downgrade to these types, including Fortified (which simply add these properties, if applicable):

• Fortified DDT → Camo Regrow Fortified Super Ceramic
• DDT → Camo Regrow Super Ceramic
• Decamoed Fortified DDT → Regrow Fortified Super Ceramic
• Decamoed DDT → Regrow Super Ceramic
• Fortified ZOMG → Fortified BFB
• ZOMG → BFB
• Fortified BFB → Fortified MOAB
• BFB → MOAB
• Fortified MOAB → Fortified Ceramic
• MOAB → Ceramic
• Fortified Ceramic → Rainbow
• Ceramic → Rainbow
• Rainbow → Zebra
• Zebra → Black
• Fortified Lead → Black
• Lead → Black
• White/Black/Purple → Pink
• Pink → Yellow
• Yellow → Green
• Green → Blue
• Blue → Red
• Red → Red (not nothing)

Leveling up

Level	Cost / XP	Cumulative
1	Base	Base
2	270	270
3	690	960
4	1500	2460
5	2790	5250
6	4920	10,170
7	7770	17,940
8	12,480	30,420
9	14,070	44,490
10	20,430	64,920
11	24,570	89,490
12	21,600	111,090
13	24,975	136,065
14	22,410	158,475
15	24,570	183,045
16	26,730	209,775
17	28,890	238,665
18	31,050	269,715
19	24,705	294,420
20	25,920	320,340

Rogue Legends

Benjamin can be selected as the chosen Hero, and has three unique starting parties.

Rogue Legends Starting Party (Quincy)

Hero	Monkey 1	Monkey 2	Starting Artifact
Silas	0-2-0 Ice	0-0-2 Engi	Slipped on the Peel Legendary
Silas	0-2-0 Ice	0-0-2 Engi	Esoteric Elementalist Common
Silas	0-2-0 Ice	0-0-2 Engi	Esoteric Elementalist Common

Skimming income

Assuming Benjamin is placed at the start of round 3, is not upgraded manually, and full Monkey Knowledge:

Beginner Maps

Round	Level	End of Round	Skimming	Total (Round)	Total (Cumulative)
3	3	140	0	140	140
4	3	140	0	140	280
5	3	140	0	140	420
6	3	140	0	140	560
7	3	140	0	140	700
8	3	140	0	140	840
9	3	140	0	140	980
10	3	140	0	140	1120
11	3	140	0	140	1260
12	4	140	0	140	1400
13	4	140	0	140	1540
14	4	140	0	140	1680
15	4	140	0	140	1820
16	4	140	0	140	1960
17	4	140	0	140	2100
18	4	140	0	140	2240
19	5	140	0	140	2380
20	5	140	0	140	2520
21	5	140	0	140	2660
22	5	140	0	140	2800
23	5	140	0	140	2940
24	5	140	0	140	3080
25	5	140	0	140	3220
26	5	140	0	140	3360
27	6	140	160	300	3660
28	6	140	6	146	3806
29	6	140	65	205	4011
30	6	140	9	149	4160
31	6	140	18	158	4318
32	6	140	46	186	4504
33	6	140	33	173	4677
34	6	140	166	306	4983
35	7	140	95	235	5218
36	7	140	160	300	5518
37	7	140	82	222	5740
38	7	140	85	225	5965
39	7	140	60	200	6165
40	7	140	1	141	6306
41	7	140	120	260	6566
42	7	140	11	151	6717
43	8	250	17	267	6984
44	8	250	50	300	7284
45	8	250	219	469	7753
46	8	250	6	256	8009
47	8	250	192	442	8451
48	8	250	113	363	8814
49	8	250	411	661	9475
50	8	250	50	300	9775
51	9	250	25	275	10050
52	9	250	37	287	10337
53	9	250	83	333	10670
54	9	250	37	287	10957
55	9	250	46	296	11253
56	9	250	41	291	11544
57	9	250	44	294	11838
58	9	250	30	280	12118
59	10	250	80	330	12448
60	10	250	1	251	12699
61	10	250	155	405	13104
62	10	250	272	522	13626
63	10	250	197	447	14073
64	10	250	9	259	14332
65	10	250	225	475	14807
66	10	250	11	261	15068
67	11	1000	21	1021	16089
68	11	1000	5	1005	17094
69	11	1000	130	1130	18224
70	11	1000	324	1324	19548
71	11	1000	40	1040	20588
72	12	1000	80	1080	21668
73	12	1000	20	1020	22688
74	12	1000	272	1272	23960
75	12	1000	76	1076	25036
76	12	1000	120	1120	26156
77	13	1000	32	1032	27188
78	13	1000	756	1756	28944
79	13	1000	1612	2612	31556
80	13	1000	2	1002	32558
81	13	1000	34	1034	33592
82	14	1000	30	1030	34622
83	14	1000	300	1300	35922
84	14	1000	120	1120	37042
85	14	1000	4	1004	38046
86	15	2500	10	2510	40556
87	15	2500	8	2508	43064
88	15	2500	56	2556	45620
89	15	2500	56	2556	48176
90	16	2500	106	2606	50782
91	16	2500	240	2740	53522
92	16	2500	108	2608	56130
93	16	2500	32	2532	58662
94	16	2500	62	2562	61224
95	17	5000	1660	6660	67884
96	17	5000	152	5152	73036
97	17	5000	4	5004	78040
98	17	5000	76	5076	83116
99	18	5000	138	5138	88254
100	18	5000	2	5002	93256

Intermediate Maps

Round	Level	End of Round	Skimming	Total (Round)	Total (Cumulative)
3	3	140	0	165	165
4	3	140	0	193	358
5	3	140	0	172	530
6	3	140	0	174	704
7	3	140	0	185	889
8	3	140	0	184	1073
9	3	140	0	170	1243
10	3	140	0	242	1485
11	4	140	0	175	1660
12	4	140	0	170	1830
13	4	140	0	213	2043
14	4	140	0	223	2266
15	4	140	0	202	2468
16	4	140	0	188	2656
17	4	140	0	152	2808
18	5	140	0	220	3028
19	5	140	0	174	3202
20	5	140	0	146	3348
21	5	140	0	194	3542
22	5	140	0	156	3698
23	5	140	0	154	3852
24	5	140	0	161	4013
25	5	140	0	175	4188
26	6	140	27	167	4355
27	6	140	160	300	4655
28	6	140	6	146	4801
29	6	140	65	205	5006
30	6	140	9	149	5155
31	6	140	18	158	5313
32	6	140	46	186	5499
33	7	140	33	173	5672
34	7	140	166	306	5978
35	7	140	95	235	6213
36	7	140	160	300	6513
37	7	140	82	222	6735
38	7	140	85	225	6960
39	7	140	60	200	7160
40	7	140	1	141	7301
41	7	140	120	260	7561
42	8	250	11	261	7822
43	8	250	17	267	8089
44	8	250	50	300	8389
45	8	250	219	469	8858
46	8	250	6	256	9114
47	8	250	192	442	9556
48	8	250	113	363	9919
49	9	250	411	661	10580
50	9	250	50	300	10880
51	9	250	25	275	11155
52	9	250	37	287	11442
53	9	250	83	333	11775
54	9	250	37	287	12062
55	9	250	46	296	12358
56	9	250	41	291	12649
57	10	250	44	294	12943
58	10	250	30	280	13223
59	10	250	80	330	13553
60	10	250	1	251	13804
61	10	250	155	405	14209
62	10	250	272	522	14731
63	10	250	197	447	15178
64	11	1000	9	1009	16187
65	11	1000	225	1225	17412
66	11	1000	11	1011	18423
67	11	1000	21	1021	19444
68	11	1000	5	1005	20449
69	11	1000	130	1130	21579
70	12	1000	648	1324	22903
71	12	1000	80	1040	23943
72	12	1000	80	1040	24983
73	12	1000	20	1010	25993
74	12	1000	272	1136	27129
75	13	1000	76	1038	28167
76	13	1000	120	1060	29227
77	13	1000	32	1016	30243
78	13	1000	756	1378	31621
79	14	1000	1612	1806	33427
80	14	1000	2	1001	34428
81	14	1000	34	1017	35445
82	14	1000	30	1015	36460
83	15	2500	300	2650	39110
84	15	2500	120	2560	41670
85	15	2500	4	2502	44172
86	15	2500	10	2505	46677
87	16	2500	8	2504	49181
88	16	2500	56	2528	51709
89	16	2500	56	2528	54237
90	16	2500	106	2553	56790
91	17	5000	240	5120	61910
92	17	5000	108	5054	66964
93	17	5000	32	5016	71980
94	17	5000	62	5031	77011
95	18	5000	1660	5830	82841
96	18	5000	152	5076	87917
97	18	5000	4	5002	92919
98	18	5000	76	5038	97957
99	19	5000	138	5069	103026
100	19	5000	2	5001	108027

Advanced Maps

Round	Level	End of Round	Skimming	Total (Round)	Total (Cumulative)
3	3	140	0	165	165
4	3	140	0	193	358
5	3	140	0	172	530
6	3	140	0	174	704
7	3	140	0	185	889
8	3	140	0	184	1073
9	3	140	0	170	1243
10	3	140	0	242	1485
11	4	140	0	175	1660
12	4	140	0	170	1830
13	4	140	0	213	2043
14	4	140	0	223	2266
15	4	140	0	202	2468
16	4	140	0	188	2656
17	5	140	0	152	2808
18	5	140	0	220	3028
19	5	140	0	174	3202
20	5	140	0	146	3348
21	5	140	0	194	3542
22	5	140	0	156	3698
23	5	140	0	154	3852
24	5	140	0	161	4013
25	6	140	35	175	4188
26	6	140	27	167	4355
27	6	140	160	300	4655
28	6	140	6	146	4801
29	6	140	65	205	5006
30	6	140	9	149	5155
31	6	140	18	158	5313
32	7	140	46	186	5499
33	7	140	33	173	5672
34	7	140	166	306	5978
35	7	140	95	235	6213
36	7	140	160	300	6513
37	7	140	82	222	6735
38	7	140	85	225	6960
39	7	140	60	200	7160
40	8	250	1	251	7411
41	8	250	120	370	7781
42	8	250	11	261	8042
43	8	250	17	267	8309
44	8	250	50	300	8609
45	8	250	219	469	9078
46	8	250	6	256	9334
47	9	250	192	442	9776
48	9	250	113	363	10139
49	9	250	411	661	10800
50	9	250	50	300	11100
51	9	250	25	275	11375
52	9	250	37	287	11662
53	9	250	83	333	11995
54	9	250	37	287	12282
55	10	250	46	296	12578
56	10	250	41	291	12869
57	10	250	44	294	13163
58	10	250	30	280	13443
59	10	250	80	330	13773
60	10	250	1	251	14024
61	10	250	155	405	14429
62	11	1000	272	1272	15701
63	11	1000	197	1197	16898
64	11	1000	9	1009	17907
65	11	1000	225	1225	19132
66	11	1000	11	1011	20143
67	12	1000	42	1021	21164
68	12	1000	10	1005	22169
69	12	1000	260	1130	23299
70	12	1000	648	1324	24623
71	12	1000	80	1040	25663
72	13	1000	80	1040	26703
73	13	1000	20	1010	27713
74	13	1000	272	1136	28849
75	13	1000	76	1038	29887
76	14	1000	120	1060	30947
77	14	1000	32	1016	31963
78	14	1000	756	1378	33341
79	14	1000	1612	1806	35147
80	15	2500	2	2501	37648
81	15	2500	34	2517	40165
82	15	2500	30	2515	42680
83	15	2500	300	2650	45330
84	16	2500	120	2560	47890
85	16	2500	4	2502	50392
86	16	2500	10	2505	52897
87	16	2500	8	2504	55401
88	17	5000	56	5028	60429
89	17	5000	56	5028	65457
90	17	5000	106	5053	70510
91	17	5000	240	5120	75630
92	18	5000	108	5054	80684
93	18	5000	32	5016	85700
94	18	5000	62	5031	90731
95	19	5000	1660	5830	96561
96	19	5000	152	5076	101637
97	19	5000	4	5002	106639
98	19	5000	76	5038	111677
99	20	5000	138	5069	116746
100	20	5000	2	5001	121747

Expert Maps

Round	Level	End of Round	Skimming	Total (Round)	Total (Cumulative)
3	3	140	0	165	165
4	3	140	0	193	358
5	3	140	0	172	530
6	3	140	0	174	704
7	3	140	0	185	889
8	3	140	0	184	1073
9	3	140	0	170	1243
10	4	140	0	242	1485
11	4	140	0	175	1660
12	4	140	0	170	1830
13	4	140	0	213	2043
14	4	140	0	223	2266
15	4	140	0	202	2468
16	4	140	0	188	2656
17	5	140	0	152	2808
18	5	140	0	220	3028
19	5	140	0	174	3202
20	5	140	0	146	3348
21	5	140	0	194	3542
22	5	140	0	156	3698
23	5	140	0	154	3852
24	6	140	21	161	4013
25	6	140	35	175	4188
26	6	140	27	167	4355
27	6	140	160	300	4655
28	6	140	6	146	4801
29	6	140	65	205	5006
30	6	140	9	149	5155
31	7	140	18	158	5313
32	7	140	46	186	5499
33	7	140	33	173	5672
34	7	140	166	306	5978
35	7	140	95	235	6213
36	7	140	160	300	6513
37	7	140	82	222	6735
38	7	140	85	225	6960
39	8	250	60	310	7270
40	8	250	1	251	7521
41	8	250	120	370	7891
42	8	250	11	261	8152
43	8	250	17	267	8419
44	8	250	50	300	8719
45	8	250	219	469	9188
46	9	250	6	256	9444
47	9	250	192	442	9886
48	9	250	113	363	10249
49	9	250	411	661	10910
50	9	250	50	300	11210
51	9	250	25	275	11485
52	9	250	37	287	11772
53	9	250	83	333	12105
54	10	250	37	287	12392
55	10	250	46	296	12688
56	10	250	41	291	12979
57	10	250	44	294	13273
58	10	250	30	280	13553
59	10	250	80	330	13883
60	10	250	1	251	14134
61	11	1000	155	1155	15289
62	11	1000	272	1272	16561
63	11	1000	197	1197	17758
64	11	1000	9	1009	18767
65	11	1000	225	1225	19992
66	12	1000	22	1011	21003
67	12	1000	42	1021	22024
68	12	1000	10	1005	23029
69	12	1000	260	1130	24159
70	13	1000	648	1324	25483
71	13	1000	80	1040	26523
72	13	1000	80	1040	27563
73	13	1000	20	1010	28573
74	14	1000	272	1136	29709
75	14	1000	76	1038	30747
76	14	1000	120	1060	31807
77	14	1000	32	1016	32823
78	15	2500	756	2878	35701
79	15	2500	1612	3306	39007
80	15	2500	2	2501	41508
81	15	2500	34	2517	44025
82	16	2500	30	2515	46540
83	16	2500	300	2650	49190
84	16	2500	120	2560	51750
85	16	2500	4	2502	54252
86	17	5000	10	5005	59257
87	17	5000	8	5004	64261
88	17	5000	56	5028	69289
89	17	5000	56	5028	74317
90	18	5000	106	5053	79370
91	18	5000	240	5120	84490
92	18	5000	108	5054	89544
93	19	5000	32	5016	94560
94	19	5000	62	5031	99591
95	19	5000	1660	5830	105421
96	20	5000	152	5076	110497
97	20	5000	4	5002	115499
98	20	5000	76	5038	120537
99	20	5000	138	5069	125606
100	20	5000	2	5001	130607

Bloon Trojan

Analysis

As of Version 11.0, the Bloon Trojan ability gives some money back from trojaned bloons, based on the number of layers destroyed by the ability. The Bloon Trojan will not target any bloon weaker than a Pink Bloon. Benjamin cannot target Camo Bloons with the Bloon Trojan ability without being given camo detection until he reaches level 18.

The amount of money a trojaned bloon gives can be calculated using the formula m = (t ⋅ l) + r where:

• m = the amount of money given by the bloon
• t = the level of the Bloon Trojan ability. t = 1 for levels 7-15 and t = 2 for levels 16-20.
• l = the number of layers a bloon has upon being affected by the bloon trojan. (Despite having fewer layers than a BFB, DDT bloons are considered to have 12 layers by the bloon trojan.)
• r = the pre round-60 bonus. Trojaned bloons give 1 extra dollar from rounds 1-60.

In addition, Bloon Trojan's income can only be boosted by Monkey City. Cash per pop multipliers, such as Rubber to Gold, Monkey Town, or even Benjamin's own Syphon Funding, do not affect Trojan.

For example, a Rainbow bloon on round 42 targeted by a level 7 Benjamin will give m = (1)(8) + 1 dollars, or 9 dollars. In contrast, a rainbow bloon on round 79 targeted by a level 20 Benjamin will give m = (2)(8) + 0 dollars, or 16 dollars.

Other than losing the $1 bonus after round 60, Benjamin does not give less money as rounds progress, compared to popping bloons normally. Because of this, although though Benjamin usually gives less money than popping bloons normally, the bloon trojan will make most bloons give more money than normal as rounds progress. This process is sped up when Benjamin reaches level 16. Bloons become profitable at the following points:

• Pink Bloons always give more money than normal.
• Black, and White, and Purple Bloons give more money after round 50.
• Zebra Bloons and Lead Bloons give more money after round 60.
• Rainbow Bloons give more money after round 80, or at level 16.
• Ceramic Bloons give more money after round 80 with level 16.
• MOABs and DDTs give more money after round 120.
• BFBs never become profitable, but they are least unprofitable with level 18 after round 120, where they only lose $8-9 per BFB.

Any towers that pop a bloon affected by Trojan will still get the full pops, unlike Ezili's MOAB Hex.

Strategy

Summary

Benjamin is a strong money-generation source in the earlier rounds, and can be helpful later on by healing lives and attacking bloons with Trojan. In fact, he is very useful in any game mode outside of CHIMPS and Deflation, even on Half Cash, mostly attributed to his valuable Trojan attack versus early MOABs. He is also extremely valuable on Boss Events, due to allowing the exponential growth of Banana Farms to occur on earlier rounds.

Compared to other income-boosting heroes like Geraldo (Rare Quincy Action Figure and Fertilizer) and Obyn Greenfoot (extra range to Jungle's Bounty, Wall of Trees), Benjamin is very straightforward and easy to use as an income generator. Simply speaking, Benjamin makes money at the end of each round, boosts the income of all Monkey Banks, and skims the money from incoming bloons. However, he does have the caveat of his Trojan eating away at the money he makes, in addition to "stealing" pops, such as lowering the potential income for Bloon Trap and Rubber to Gold.

Even if he cannot produce money on CHIMPS, Benjamin has some niche usage for his capability to greatly reduce RBE. In this game mode, he works best with Perma-Spike, as his Syphon Funding ability and Trojan reduce RBE of the downgraded Bloons, while the Permaspike can tank whatever is left.

Tips

• Benjamin is largely useless in C.H.I.M.P.S. and Deflation modes because his abilities do not generate any extra cash due to the modes' limitations.
  • Occasionally, although still outclassed for the cash loss, Benjamin can help to eliminate round 40's child ceramics as a threat and continue to massively reduce any round's RBE with Bloon Syphon.
    • In 14.0, this strategy generally only helps Perma-Spike. However other heroes fill in roles that Benjamin cannot handle, while Perma-Spike finds more support in other towers.
• As of 34.0, Bloon Trojan is affected by Line of Sight. This can be useful to avoid having Trojan take away income that would normally be earned, while still benefitting from Benjamin's income and biohack, as Bloon Trojan actually makes Benjamin lose money, even outside of CHIMPS.
  • This does not remove pops, so it is not detrimental to progress towards a higher degree Paragon, unless relying on XXXL Trap.
• Bloon Trojan has the ability to affect MOABs (and BFBs and DDTs at Level 18), which can remove some hassle from earlier rounds or clean up children from a higher Bloon. This is most notable with round 40 in any mode, especially Half Cash, Alternate Bloon Rounds, or Double HP MOABs, where the MOAB is typically extremely difficult to deal with.
• Skimming on rounds with lots of bloons can earn players a lot of cash quickly, especially when combined with Syphon Funding. This can also make the rush easier to deal with.
  • Round 27 is an ideal round for Skimming to operate. He will make $250 total if he is allowed to use his Skimming for the whole round. However, the new Level 6 Skimming prevents Benjamin from syphoning Round 27 on Beginner Maps, even if placed on Round 1.
• Downtime from Biohack does not disable Activated Abilities.
• Note that Trojaned MOAB-class bloons will not be able to grant cash from Monkey Pirates. This is because all types of Trojaned bloons will not gain the full income from popping.'
• Benjamin is useful in the Half Cash game mode due to his abilities making it easier to gain cash. However, because of his base cost, it is better not to worry about him initially and to focus on building adequate defense for the first rounds. Otherwise, it may take a long time before he can be bought, and meanwhile the Bloons could easily overwhelm the towers.
• Benjamin works best in Co-Op Mode, as due to the bloon pop cash being shared to each player but not cash distributed by him, he will be capable of producing massive amounts of cash per round that can easily counteract the reduced cash per pop. Skimming also works with all players of the co-op match. Even though Bloon Trojan can help counter the round 40 MOAB, it is not recommended to rely on this as if another player places a hero, the hero XP will be reduced and make Benjamin unable to obtain level 7 before round 40.
• On Easy Difficulty, it is possible to leak an entire Bloon Trojaned MOAB if the Mana Shield MK is unlocked. This is mostly used in AFK strategies to reduce the threat of Round 40.
• In late game, Syphon Funding is still helpful in reducing the difficulty of late-game rounds, including even the likes of 96 and 98. It is advised to plan for the BAD as it is unaffected by Syphon, as well as DDTs if Benjamin is not at Level 18; if he is, rounds 95 and 99 are also rendered easier.
• If certain rounds are difficult, the Syphon Funding ability can help minimise the difficulty of rounds, particularly against high-density rounds or rounds with high HP. This is particularly useful against MOAB-class bloons.
• Benjamin is a mainstay of Timed Boss Bloon Events and can be useful for Least Tiers Elite Bosses. In comparison to Geraldo, Benjamin will start to lag behind in income generation from the mid-game thanks to Fertilizer, but provides more income from the get-go, which can be the only way to afford certain strategies for Tier 1 Bosses.
• Some players in Ranked Timed Bosses opt to sell Benjamin once he reaches Level 7 and then buy him back after about Round 60, where income-per-pop slows down immensely but still leaves enough time for Benjamin to pay back his cost and still catch up his levels.

Notes

• When a Zebra Bloon has been affected by Syphon Funding, it will always downgrade to a White Bloon despite a Black Bloon also being a child of it. This is likely due to the fact that White Bloons are ranked above Black Bloons in the BTD games.

Version History

Balance Changes

Benjamin received various buffs to his offensive roles and also to his Bank Hack at Level 9, which should allow him to scale better on harder rounds. He still remains a popular hero on non-CHIMPS games due to his highly cost-efficient early-game income. However, Version 42.0 reworked him to become worse at snowballing income but better as a solo income generator.

3.0

• Released

4.0

• Syphon Funding now gains bonus income from all layers.

9.0

• Abilities are no longer cleared when a round ends.
• Fixed bug in which "hacked" towers could use abilities, but no projectiles showed up.
• Trojan art now sits correctly on MOABs.
• Now acts as range for 2/x/x Monkey Subs.

11.0

• Benjamin's Biohack will no longer apply to Benjamin, Tech Bot or Energizing Totem
• Benjamin's level 3 Biohack cooldown reduced (45s -> 30s)
• Benjamin's level 7 Trojan now awards $1 for each tier of Bloon affected with the virus
• Benjamin's level 9 Bank hack increased (8% -> 12%)
• Benjamin's level 13 Biohack damage bonus increased (+1 -> +2)
• Benjamin's level 16 Trojan now awards $2 for each Bloon Tier
• Benjamin's level 19 Biohack damage bonus increased (+2 -> +3)

16.0

• Benjamin's Cyber Security no longer does anything on Impoppable Difficulty by default unless players or developers modify the maximum amount of lives allowed.

20.0

• Resolved a sequence of cash multipliers with Syphon Funding that could cause Bloons to give negative cash upon pop
• Level 7 description changed from "Bloon Trojan - Every few seconds sends a Trojan software virus to random Bloon. Affected Bloon spawns no children when destroyed." to "Bloon Trojan - Every few seconds sends a Trojan software virus to random Bloon. Affected Bloon spawns no children when destroyed and produce 2x cash."
  • It is unknown if this is an accurate description.

21.0

• Level 16 description updated to reflect 2x Trojan cash
  • Level 16 description changed from "Bloon Trojan is sent more often." to "Bloon Trojan is sent more often and earns more cash."

28.0

“	Biohack would attempt to buff/debuff Paragons but do nothing.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

• Lv3 Biohack no longer picks Paragons as valid targets

34.0

“	Some players don’t want their Trojan to activate until a certain point, or at all. The Trojan is as it is by design, however since currently Ben’s location doesn’t seem to matter much we feel that by limiting the Trojan to not target through walls this will allow that strategic use to be made if chosen via clever positioning depending on the map.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

• Benjamin's Bloon Trojan attack no longer ignores Line Of Sight
  • Considered a change because it is a nerf to reducing RBE, but a buff to the amount of total cash earned from pops in a round.

38.0

“	May as well be a general camo for Ben level given that Trojan gives camo at 18 too	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

• Level 18 Syphon Funding affects DDTs

42.0

“	Benjamin’s value as a farming hero is majorly tied to how much more efficient he is at Lv1 than base farms and at a lower cost, whereas his higher levels of cash generation are quite inconsequential. Given this along with his early game snowball being a general balance concern, we're lowering the base cash generation to not be so overwhelming but also pumping up cash generation into his higher levels so he brings a lot more to the table later.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

• Level 1 Benjamin's end-of-round cash generation reduced from $100 to $80
• Level 2 Benjamin's end-of-round cash generation reduced from $150 to $120
• Level 11 Benjamin's end-of-round cash generation increased from $300 to $1,000
• Level 15 Benjamin's end-of-round cash generation increased from $500 to $2,500
• Level 17 Benjamin's end-of-round cash generation increased from $800 to $5,000

“	While we like giving players lots to choose from as early as possible, we’ve seen feedback that the current hero unlock flow can feel overwhelming with all Monkey Money unlockable heroes becoming available immediately at account level 10. To address this, we are spacing this period out with a few different groupings of Hero unlocks and holding back some of the more complex Heroes until account level 35.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi, Version 42.0 preview notes

• Benjamin now unlocks at Level 15 instead of Level 10

43.0

“	Benjamin’s Cyber Security and Skimming levels have been swapped around so that the early game skimming cash snowball doesn’t come quite so soon, and Cyber Security can come in earlier where it will make a bigger impact proportionally to the lives being lost.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

• Skimming and Cyber Security levels swapped; now Cyber Security is Level 4 upgrade and Skimming is Level 6 upgrade
  • Considered a nerf to overall income

47.0

“	Early income snowballing has shifted favour greatly over to Geraldo, so Ben’s baseline cash generation is being increased more.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

• Level 1 Benjamin cash generation increased from $80 to $90
• Level 2-7 Benjamin cash generation increased from $120 to $140. Does not affect Level 8+ ($250, etc.)

Bug Fixes and General Changes

42.1

• Updated Benjamin's income generation quantities, as per the Version 42.0 balance changes

43.0

• Level 4 and Level 6 descriptions swapped

Cosmetics

Benjamin 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 Benjamin are available once he is unlocked.

Skins

Benjamin has two additional skin that can each be bought for a one-off purchase of 2500 each. The first additional skin is Benjammin', a skin themed on a 2000's DJ. Benjammin' wears 2000's DJ clothing and speaks outdated slang terms, and initially uses a DJ turntable and a laptop. The second skin is Sushi Benjamin, which transforms him into a sushi chef serving sushi at a sushi stall. Sushi Bento's Biohack turns the "hacks" into yellow pow speech bubbles with two red exclamation marks each, with the expiry turned into a black illusions on the floor. When Sushi Bento activates Syphon Funding, yellow pow speech bubbles are played above him.

Image	Skin	Description	Added
	Original Benjamin	Using his elite hacking skills, Benjamin can create extra money for the cause.	3.0
	DJ Benjammin'	This party is gonna POP!	11.0
	Sushi Bento	Order up, sushi's on the menu!	24.0

Visual Improvements

DJ Benjammin Party Lights Placement

• Description: Never put a DJ into action without party lights in full force. Benjammin only
• Added: 19.0
• Additional notes:
  • Short name: DJ Ben Party Lights
  • For the first few seconds of placement, DJ Benjamin will produce vivid DJ party lights around a rectangular floor.
• Trophies: 40

Benjamin Matrix Placement

• Description: Woah, now I know kung fu! Original Benjamin only
• Added: 24.0
• Additional notes:
  • Short name: Benjamin Matrix
  • Benjamin appears on screen compiling himself with green assembly-like CLI data
• Trophies: 50

Profile Pictures

Custom Avatar - Iconic DJ Ben

• Description: DJ Benjammin in his iconic signature style
• Added: 20.0
• Additional notes:
  • Short name: DJ Ben Avatar
  • Profile of DJ Benjamin in a discography artwork style
• Trophies: 10

Custom Avatar - Best Ben

• Description: Who's got your IT needs covered? This guy! Who plays the phat beats? This guy! And who can cater your next team event with delicious sushi? Well, this guy of course.
• Added: 28.0
• Additional notes:
  • Short name: Best Ben Avatar
  • Avatar of Benjamin showing from his tech glasses and being happy.
• Trophies: 10

Co-Op Emotes

Cool Ben Emote

• Description: Be like Ben and stay cool, live cool
• Added: 29.0
• Additional notes:
  • Short name: Cool Ben
  • Ben wears sunglasses, looking "cool". The emote appears to be glistening.
• Trophies: 35

In-Game Quotes

Original Benjamin

When selected on the Heroes menu:

• "Rules are made to be broken!"

When Placed:

• "Rules are made to be broken!"
• "Let's see what we can do here."

When Selected:

• "Yes?"
• "Yeah?"
• "What's up?"
• "Target!"
• "What next?"
• "Online!"
• "You wanna get hacked?" (When annoyed)
• "That's how you get hacked!" (When really annoyed)

Leveling Up:

• "Nice!"
• "Oh yeah!"
• "Awesome!"
• "Dude!"
• "Yes!"
• "Haha!"
• "Ha!"
• "Level up!"
• "There's smart, and there's me smart!" (When Level 20)

When MOAB-Class Bloons Appear:

• "Uh, guys?" - MOAB appears
• "Uh, guys?" - BFB appears
• "You might want to take a look at this." - ZOMG appears
• "Uhh, guys?" - DDT appears
• "Good night, Vienna." - BAD appears

When a MOAB-Class Bloon is Destroyed:

• "Get rekt."
• "Handled it."

When Using an Activated Ability:

• "Executing hack..." - When activating Biohack
• "Cash money! Begin syphoning!" - When activating Syphon Funding

When Bloons Leak:

• "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
• "Game over, man!"

DJ Benjammin

When selected on the Heroes menu:

• "Benjammin' is in the houuuuse!"

When Placed:

• "Benjammin' is in the houuuuse!"
• "Let's make some noise!"

When Selected:

• "What up?"
• "Yo!"
• "Sup."
• "Yee-heah boi!"
• "Hey!" (When annoyed)
• "Put your hands up!" (When very annoyed)

Leveling Up:

• "Turn it up!"
• "Let the beat drop."
• "Yeeeeet!"
• "Next level!"
• "Oh-ho-ho yeah, now we can par-tay!" (When Level 20)

When MOAB Class bloons Appear:

• "Nice beach ball!" - MOAB appears
• "Party crasher!" - BFB, ZOMG, or DDT appears
• "Da-ha-hang! You HUGE!" - BAD appears

When a MOAB-Class Bloon is Destroyed:

• "Boom, Bloon, get out the way!"

When Using an Activated Ability:

• "Party Monkeys!" - When activating Biohack (Dance music can be heard)
• "How do ya like me now?" - When activating Syphon Funding (Dance music can be heard)

When Bloons Leak:

• "That is not cool!"

Sushi Bento

When Selected on the Heroes menu:

• "Sushi time!"

When Placed:

• "Order up!"
• "Sushi time!"

When Tapped:

• "Yes!"
• "Ready!"
• "Special order?"
• "Hai!" (はい, which means "Yes!" in Japanese)
• [in an angry tone] "Hai!" (When annoyed)
• "No sushi for you!" (When very annoyed)

Leveling Up:

• "Fresh!"
• "Tasty!"
• "5 stars!"
• "All you can eat!"
• "Ultimate master chef!" (When Level 20)

When MOAB Class bloons Appear:

• "Careful with these!" - MOAB appears
• "Big fish!" - BFB, ZOMG, or DDT appears
• "KING SALMON!" - BAD appears

When a MOAB-Class Bloon is Destroyed:

• "Sliced and diced!"

When Using an Activated Ability:

• "Sushi is power!" - When activating Biohack
• "I am hungry for vengeance!" - When activating Syphon Funding

When Bloons Leak:

• [in more urgent tone] "Someone's not popping bloons!"
• "Someone's not popping bloons!"

Sounds

Other sound effects related to Benjamin that are not specifically his voicelines are shown here.

When placing DJ Benjamin with Hero Voicelines off:

• [hip-hop tune]
• [hip-hop tune]

When infecting a bloon with trojan from any variant of Benjamin that is not Sushi Bento:

• [bleep]
• [bleep]
• [bleep]
• [bleep]
• [bleep]

When infecting a bloon with trojan from Sushi Bento:

• [splash]
• [splash]
• [splash]
• [splash]
• [splash]

When activating his abilities with Hero Voicelines off from Original Benjamin:

• [hacking]

When activating his abilities with Hero Voicelines off from DJ Benjammin:

• [hip-hop tune]

When activating his abilities with Hero Voicelines off from Sushi Bento:

• [Chopstick sounds]

Teasers

Several teasers were made for Benjamin before his release. Such as on his Twitter: Teaser 1, Teaser 2, Teaser 3, Teaser 4, Teaser 5. Much of these teasers tease the alleged hacking of BTD6.

Gallery

	See the Gallery Section! Because of the size of the gallery, the gallery section here has been moved elsewhere so that this current page will be less cluttered. See Benjamin (BTD6)/Gallery to find the new fresh gallery section!

Other languages

Hero Name

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Benjamin
Russian	Бенджамин	Benjamin

Hero Description

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Using his elite hacking skills, Benjamin can create extra money for the cause.
Russian	Бенджамин - хакер, и может добывать больше денег для достижения общей цели.	Benjamin is a hacker and can make more money to achieve a common goal.
Spanish	Gracias a sus habilidades como hacker, Benjamin puede generar más dinero para la causa. (Same in Spanish "ES" & "LA")	Thanks to his hacking skills, Benjamin can generate more money for the cause.

Trivia

• Benjamin is the second Hero added to the game from an update. The first was Captain Churchill.
• He is the first purchasable hero to received a second skin, the second hero is Ezili.
• Benjamin has slight appearance changes on levels 4-6, but they all use the level 3 artwork instead of their own unique ones.
• Even though his earlier levels feature Benjamin standing up, he actually sits on a rollable office chair until Level 10 onwards.
• The Monklish on the Sushi Bento skin spells "sushi".
  • This is also the first time the letter "H" appears in Monklish.

Balance changes

• When using the Infinite Heroes glitch on Steam, the syphon funding ability stacks. This glitch has been fixed as of Version 7.1, several days after initial release of the Steam version.
• In Version 8.0, the voicelines for MOAB-class destruction are added.
• In Version 30.0 when all sound effects are separated from voicelines, DJ Benjammin's Biohack and Syphon Funding abilities used to use normal Benjamin's sound effects. Starting from Version 31.0, DJ Benjammin's abilities correctly use a hip-hop tune sound effect that played before Version 30.0.

Blog posts

See Benjamin#Blog posts

Cultural references

For a list of cultural references not specific to this hero in the game Bloons TD 6, see Benjamin#Cultural references