Bonnie

Bonnie
General Information
Game	Bloons TD Battles 2
Unlocked at	5000
Cost	$700
Activated Ability(s)	Mass Detonation (Level 3) B.E.A.S.T (Level 10)
Targeting Options	Locked on Normal. Minecarts follow along the track.
Voice Actor	Jennifer (Community Manager from Ninja Kiwi)
Statistics
Damage	TBA
Pierce	TBA
Attack Speed	TBA
Range	TBA
Camo?	Yes
Level Speed	Moderate (1.588x)

“	Gotta spend money to make money!	”
	~ In-game description

Bonnie is a Hero exclusive to Bloons TD Battles 2. She was released in the Update 4.2.0.

She is a hardworking bloonstone miner who constantly throws around sticks of dynamites that act like spikes, popping any bloon they come to contact with. On Level 2+, bloonstone minecarts will start spawning and moving along with natural bloons. They will drop bloonstones that grant cash on destruction, and their reward can be increased or reset on Bonnie's menu, but upgrading them so will also increase minecart's health. Lives are not lost if minecarts leak.

She has two activated abilities: Mass Detonation (Level 3+) and the B.E.A.S.T. (Bloonstone Excavation And Supply Truck, Level 10+). When using Mass Detonation, Bonnie will throw dynamites at all minecarts on screen, instantly destroying them and dealing huge damage to nearby bloons. Her second ability, B.E.A.S.T., summons a giant minecart that speeds through the map, stunning bloons on its path and dropping bloontonium depending on amount of damage it receives.

She costs 700$. She is unlocked with a one-off purchase of 5,000.

Upgrades

Bonnie has a leveling rate of 1x Striker Jones.

	Level 1 COST: $900 UNLOCK: N/A XP
	Description: Bonnie throws out stacks of dynamite which explode after a few seconds or when a bloon reaches them. Effect: Slowly throws explosive dynamites randomly around her onto nearby track. Dynamites have small blasts. Dynamites auto-explode after about 15(?) seconds, or if a bloon touches them.

Level 2 COST: $1080 UNLOCK: 1,080 XP

Description: Harmless minecarts appear on the natural bloon track which can be "popped" for cash. Upgrade them to make them more valuable, to a maximum of $300 per cart. Effect: Deploys harmless minecarts of Bloontonium crystals, which travel along the natural bloon track. Minecarts move a little faster than Blue Bloons, each have a set amount of HP, and when popped drops a pile of Bloontonium crystals that can be collected for $25 each. Bloontonium crystals last for about 15 seconds before disappearing into nothing. Can upgrade minecarts to give more cash but gain more HP, up to $300 per minecart.

	Level 3 COST: $1360 UNLOCK: 1,360 XP
	Description: Mass Detonation - Bonnie throws dynamite at every minecart at once, destroying them and any bloons around them. Effect: Gains the Mass Detonation ability. When activated, Bonnie throws dynamites at all minecarts on screen, detonating and instantly destroying them, and damages any nearby bloons too. Cooldown is 60s.

	Level 4 COST: $1900 UNLOCK: 1,900 XP
	Description: Longer fuses allow dynamite to sit on the track for longer before exploding. Bonnie throws them more frequently. Effect: Dynamite lasts longer. Bonnie's dynamite throwing cooldown decreases.

	Level 5 COST: $2560 UNLOCK: 2,560 XP
	Description: Minecarts can now be upgraded to $800 per cart. Effect: Increases the cap for the minecart cash generation from $300 to $800, allowing Bonnie's maximum minecart level to be increased further.

	Level 6 COST: $3180 UNLOCK: 3,180 XP
	Description: Higher power explosives allow all dynamite explosions to deal more damage. Effect: Increases dynamite damage.

	Level 7 COST: $4320 UNLOCK: 4,320 XP
	Description: Dynamite explosions have increased pierce and blast radius and can damage any bloon type. Effect: Pierce of dynamite explosions increased and blast radius increased, and dynamite explosions can pop Black Bloon properties.

	Level 8 COST: $5920 UNLOCK: 5,920 XP
	Description: Dynamite stacks have longer fuses and minecarts can be upgraded to $1,600 per cart. Effect: Increases lifespan of dynamite. Maximum minecart value increased to $1600 per cart, allowing Bonnie's minecarts to be upgraded even further.

	Level 9 COST: $6880 UNLOCK: 6,880 XP
	Description: Highly potent explosives allow all dynamite explosions to deal even more damage. Effect: Dynamite explosions deal even more damage.

Level 10 COST: $7040 UNLOCK: 7,040 XP

Description: B.E.A.S.T. - Calls forth the Bloonstone Excavation And Supply Truck which stuns bloons by running them over. Continually drops bloonstones as it takes damage from monkey attacks. Effect: Gains the B.E.A.S.T. ability. When activated, the epoynymous truck full of Bloonstone crystals enters from the entrance, travelling through the sent lane and stunning all bloons that it passes through, without damaging the bloons crushed underneath. B.E.A.S.T. moves much faster than a Pink Bloon.

	Level 11 COST: $6820 UNLOCK: 6,820 XP
	Description: Minecarts can now be upgraded to $3,000 per cart. Effect: Maximum minecart value increased to $3000 per cart, allowing Bonnie's minecarts to be upgraded even further.

	Level 12 COST: $6860 UNLOCK: 6,860 XP
	Description: Special formula dynamite deals 4x damage to MOAB-class bloons. Effect: Dynamite explosions deal 4x damage to MOAB-class bloons.

	Level 13 COST: $6920 UNLOCK: 6,920 XP
	Description: Mass Detonation cooldown is reduced and dynamite fuse time is increased. Effect: Reduces cooldown of Mass Detonation from 60s to 50s. Dynamites last even longer.

	Level 14 COST: $6880 UNLOCK: 6,880 XP
	Description: Minecarts can now be upgraded to $5,000 per cart. Effect: Maximum minecart value increased to $5000 per cart, allowing Bonnie's minecarts to be upgraded even further.

	Level 15 COST: $7160 UNLOCK: 7,160 XP
	Description: Ultra powerful explosives allow all dynamite explosions to deal even more damage. Effect: Even more dynamite explosion damage.

	Level 16 COST: $7040 UNLOCK: 7,040 XP
	Description: The B.E.A.S.T. carries more valuable bloonstones and stuns bloons for longer. Effect: B.E.A.S.T. crystal value increases from $50 to $??? and stuns bloons for longer.

	Level 17 COST: $6920 UNLOCK: 6,920 XP
	Description: Minecarts can now be upgraded to $8,000 per cart. Effect: Maximum minecart value increased to $8000 per cart, allowing Bonnie's minecarts to be upgraded even further.

	Level 18 COST: $7080 UNLOCK: 7,080 XP
	Description: Increased payload gives all of Bonnie's dynamite attacks higher pierce and a larger blast radius. Effect: Dynamite explosions have much higher pierce and larger blast radiuses.

	Level 19 COST: $7120 UNLOCK: 7,120 XP
	Description: Supercharged explosives allow all dynamite explosions to deal maximum damage. Effect: Much more dynamite explosion damage.

	Level 20 COST: $7260 UNLOCK: 7,260 XP
	Description: The B.E.A.S.T. carries even more valuable bloonstones and stuns bloons for even longer. Minecarts can be upgraded to their maximum value of $12,000 per cart. Effect: B.E.A.S.T crystal value increased yet again, and stuns bloons for even longer. Maximum minecart value increased to $12,000 per cart, allowing Bonnie's minecarts to be upgraded even further, to the maximum possible.

Cart Upgrades

Bonnie's Minecarts

Cart Level	Minimum Bonnie Level	Cost	Minecart HP	Crystal Value	Total Sell Value
1	Level 2+	Free	4	$25	N/A
2		$300	5	$40	$210
3		$300	6	$55	$420
4		$300	7	$70	$630
5		$300	8	$85	$840
6		$300	9	$100	$1050
7	Level 2+	$1000	11	$140	$1750
8		$1000	13	$180	$2450
9		$1000	15	$220	$3150
10		$1000	17	$260	$3850
11		$1000	19	$300	$4550
12	Level 5+	$2700	27	$400	$6440
13		$2700	34	$500	$8330
14		$2700	41	$600	$10220
15		$2700	48	$700	$11210
16		$2700	55	$800	$14000
17	Level 8+	$4800	119	$960	$17360
18		$4800	179	$1120	$20720
19		$4800	239	$1280	$24080
20		$4800	299	$1440	$27440
21		$4800	359	$1600	$30800
22	Level 11+	$8800	479	$1880	$???
23		$4800	599	$2160	???
24		$4800	719	$2440	???
25		$4800	839	$2720	???
26		$4800	959	$3000	???
25	???	???	???	$2720	???
26	???	???	???	$3000	???
27	???	???	???	$3400	???
28	???	???	???	$3800	???
29	???	???	???	$4200	???
30	???	???	???	$4600	???
31	Level 14+	???	???	$5000	???
32	???	???	???	$5600	???
33	???	???	???	$6200	???
34	???	???	???	$6800	???
35	???	???	???	$7400	???
36	Level 17+	???	???	$8000	???
37	???	???	???	$8800	???
38	???	???	5159	$9600	???
39	???	???	5759	$10,400	???
40	???	???	6359	$11,200	???
41	Level 20	$29,000	6959	$12,000	$282,100

Activated Abilities

Bonnie has two activated abilities: Mass Detonation (Level 3+) and the B.E.A.S.T. (Level 10+).

Mass Detonation

Mass Detonation Ability

Bonnie throws dynamites at all minecarts on screen, instantly destroying them and dealing TBA damage to all bloons nearby them.

Initially has a cooldown of 60s. At Level 13+, it's reduced to 50s.

B.E.A.S.T.

B.E.A.S.T. Ability

Bloonstone Excavation And Supply Truck, or B.E.A.S.T., will ride down the track, stunning and damaging all bloons on its path and dropping huge amount of bloonstones worth $TBA every 40 damage taken. It absorbs up to 4,000 damage, at which point it will drop a lot of bloonstone crystals.

At Level 20, B.E.A.S.T. crystals are even more valuable, yielding $TBA per crystal. Truck also stuns bloons for longer time. However, damage required per crystal is increased to 200, and B.E.A.S.T. HP is increased to 20,000.

Hero Rewards

Dynamite Delivery COST: 150 & 12,000 Bonnie Xp TYPE: Match Up Animation

Description: Small scale air mail. Effect: Self-explanatory

By The Bucketload COST: TBA TYPE: Victory Animation

Requirements: Dynamite Delivery

Description: Now that's a lotta bloonstones! Effect: Self-explanatory

Birdsong COST: TBA TYPE: Taunt

Requirements: By The Bucketload

Description: It's an acquired taste. Effect: Self-explanatory

Cart Crash COST: TBA TYPE: Placement Animation

Requirements: Birdsong

Description: Not the most graceful entrance. Effect: Self-explanatory

Feathery Fanfare COST: TBA TYPE: Level Up Animation

Requirements: Cart Crash

Description: Her number 1 fan. Effect: Self-explanatory

Accidental Explosion COST: TBA TYPE: Defeat Animation

Requirements: Feathery Fanfare

Description: 0 days since the last workplace accident. Effect: Self-explanatory

Ceilidh Bloons COST: TBA TYPE: Bloon Decal

Requirements: Accidental Explosion

Description: Feathers not included. Effect: Self-explanatory

In The Money COST: TBA TYPE: Emote

Requirements: Ceilidh Bloons

Description: Bloonstones are a girl's best friend. Effect: Self-explanatory

Canary Bombs COST: TBA TYPE: Weapon Skin

Requirements: In The Money

Description: Not as cute as they look! Effect: Self-explanatory

Strategy

Summary

Bonnie takes advantage of managing combinations of investing for cash generation over time and damaging potential. She has fairly unreliable solo damage, throws dynamites randomly around the track, and her abilities have quite long cooldown. Buy some of her upgrades early on, but also make sure your defenses can consistently destroy the minecarts to drop Bloonstones and earn cash from them. You can still sell the upgrades of Bonnie's Minecarts, much like an alt-eco source like Supply Drop. Because she needs investment to truly utilize her income-generating potential, Bonnie tends to work better with pure eco loadouts.

Tips

• R1 Bonnie is quite risky to do without sacrificing much eco, and while she can hold off Grouped Reds decently, her erratic targeting, slow attack speed, and small blasts aren't enough to handle Spaced Blues efficiently.
• Because Bonnie's Minecarts tend to pop quite often, crystals must be collected often. It may be helpful to add a Banana Farmer to keep collecting them while you focus on defenses instead.
• Try to upgrade Bonnie's Minecarts once the defenses can decently hold on its own.
• If affordable alongside a generally stable defense, a Spike Factory at the end of the track ensures that all minecarts, including the B.E.A.S.T., can pop and generate cash. However, make sure the stockpile is healthy enough to keep maintaining against bulkier and bulkier minecarts.
• Note that instakilling attacks (such as Bloon Trap and XXXL Trap do not affect minecarts or the B.E.A.S.T at all. However, stockpiling attacks, especially Spike Factory can break apart minecarts almost instantly with enough damage.

In-game quotes

When unlocked:

• "No point standing about, there's work to do!"

When placed:

• "Morning Ceilidh, Lets go."
• "No point standing about, there's work to do!"

When selected:

• "What?"
• "Yes?"
• "I'm doing it."
• "Alright." When annoyed
• "What is it?" When very annoyed

When upgrading Bonnie:

• "Not bad."
• "We're gonna need a bigger cart."

When upgrading minecarts:

• "Just a wee bit more."
• "Gotta spend money to make money."
• "Oooh~ Big spender."

When selling minecarts:

• "Cashing out."

When activating abilities:

• "Bombs Away!" - Mass Detonation
• "Send in the beast!" - B.E.A.S.T.

When MOAB-class bloons appear:

• ... - MOAB
• ... - BFB
• ... - ZOMG
• “These ones are tricky lane” - DDT
• ... - BAD

When bloons leak:

• "What you doin'?"

Match-up animations:

• "I'm ready to blow something up!" - Ready To Blow (default)
• "Are we doing this or not?" - Dynamite Delivery

Taunts:

• "Come on then!" - Bombs Away (default)
• "Ceilidh take it away!" - Birdsong

Victory animations:

• "Not a bad haul." - Good Haul (default)
• "What are you doing you dafty?" - By The Bucketload

Version History

4.2.0

• Introduced

4.2.1 OTA Update 2

• Base cost: $900 → $700
• Tier 0 Minecart value decreased from $50/cart to $25/cart.
• Tier 1-5 Minecart upgrades: $240 for +$10/cart → $300 for +$15/cart
  • Tier 5 Minecart value remains unchanged; however, upgrading it to this tier cost $300 more.
• Level 3-12 Mass Detonation: cooldown 50s → 60s
• Level 13+ Mass Detonation: cooldown 40s → 50s
• Level 10-19: Damage required per BEAST drop 20 → 40
• Level 10-19: BEAST HP: 2,000 → 4,000
• Level 20: Damage required per BEAST drop 100 → 200
• Level 20: BEAST HP: 10,000 → 20,000
  • Dropped crystal count remains unchanged for both BEAST levels.

“	Bonnie is extremely popular and appears in a significant portion of matchups across all arenas. This isn’t a concern for us because, like Etienne, she enables a variety of strategies rather than just one or two so her popularity shouldn’t make things stale. Despite her popularity, her win rate is well below average in the Hall of Masters so we don’t believe she needs much in the way of nerfs. That said, one common complaint is that Bonnie gives too much early game income for too little investment so we are reducing the value of her base Minecarts and moving that value into the upgrades, making her less efficient right out of the gate but keeping her the same strength once she’s a few upgrades in. We have also seen that it’s much easier to get full value out of the BEAST than we anticipated, essentially turning her ability into a “free money button” at higher levels. We’ve kept the amount of cash contained in the BEAST the same but increased the amount of damage required to extract it all.	”
	~ Ninja Kiwi

Teasers

Bonnie the Bloonstone Miner as first introduced in her Twitter teaser

Bonnie was first introduced in a Twitter teaser. She was introduced as the "Bloonstone Miner", helping the Monkeys with extra cash by supplying fresh supplies of Bloonstones on minecarts that must be broken open, along with dynamite. She also is paired with her canary.

“	A new hero is coming soon to Battles 2: Bonnie the Bloonstone Miner! ⛏️ Earn cash by destroying Bonnie’s minecarts, but be aware that this requires your monkeys to shift their focus from the dangerous bloons… A risky proposition for the unprepared! 🧨	”
	~ Twitter teaser of Bonnie the Bloonstone Miner

Several early access videos were posted on YouTube, including:

• "NEW Hero - Bonnie The Bloonstone Miner Is AMAZING! (Bloons TD Battles 2)" (ISAB)
• "NEW Hero - Bonnie The Miner Makes INSANE Cash! (Bloons TD Battles 2)" (Ryan Mehalic)
• "*NEW* Hero - Bonnie The MINER is OP! (Bloons TD Battles 2)" (Boltrix)

Gallery

Update 4.2 in-game update notes, featuring Bonnie

Bonnie ready to be unlocked

Unlock screen

Bonnie's Hero Points icons apeparing on some Events rewards

Bonnie in the Heroes Selection Menu

Bonnie throwing dynamite as a taunt

Bonnie blocking ears

Bonnie default match-up animation versus Ben

Bonnie default victory animation

Bonnie victory screen

Bonnie versus Bonnie with default taunt

Bonnie with some dynamites

R1 Bonnie leveled up on R2

Bonnie with her minecarts and some relevant upgrade UI

Banana Farmer picking up a $400 crystal of Bonnie's minecarts

Bonnie default victory and lose animations

Bonnie's upgraded minecarts and dynamites, plus some dropped Bloontonium crystals

Bonnie's B.E.A.S.T stunning lots of bloons

Bonnie's shards from exploded minecarts

Bonnie's crystals

Some carts are damaged, some carts are moving

Official Artwork

Level 1-2 Hero Portrait

Level 3-6 Hero Portrait

Level 7-9 Hero Portrait

Level 10-13 Hero Portrait

Level 14-15 Hero Portrait

Level 16-19 Hero Portrait

Level 20 Hero Portrait

Hero Point Icon

Minecart Icon

Mass Detonation ability icon

B.E.A.S.T. ability icon

Videos

Early Access Videos

NEW Hero - Bonnie The Bloonstone Miner Is AMAZING! (Bloons TD Battles 2)

ISAB's early-access video

NEW Hero - Bonnie The Miner Makes INSANE Cash! (Bloons TD Battles 2)

Ryan Mehalic's early-access video

*NEW* Hero - Bonnie The MINER is OP! (Bloons TD Battles 2)

Boltrix's early-access video

Trivia

• Bonnie is the 7th female hero in the bloons series（excluding BATTD); she is the first female hero to be introduced in Battles 2 exclusively.
• She is the 3rd character to not have an alt at launch, the other 2 being Adora and Etienne
• Bonnie's pet companion is named Ceilidh and is with her at all times.
• The voice actress for Bonnie, Jennifer from Ninja Kiwi, has confirmed that Bonnie is Scottish, aligning with Jennifer's work location, Ninja Kiwi Europe in Dundee.
• Coincidentally, her image is similar to C4 Charlie of Bloons Adventure Time TD, and her name maybe come from PB's name "Bonnibel Bubblegum" in this game.