Boomerang Monkey

For the Bloons Games bloon, see Boomerang Bloon.

“	Hurls a boomerang that follows a curved path. Good range and pierce.	”
	~ Bloons TD 6 description

Boomerang Thrower
General Information
Appearances	See #Game appearances
Unlocked at	Rank 4 (BTD5)
Camo detection	Yes (Glaive Lord and in BTD Battles Mobile Turbo Charge ability use)
Cost	See #Tower Cost
Special Abilities	Turbo Charge Ability
BTD Battles cost	$400/12
Tier-4 Upgrades	Glaive Lord Turbo Charge
Battle Score prerequisite	Flash: 50 Mobile: 10
Specialty Building	Boomerang Dojo
Footprint	7 (medium)
Hotkey	R (BTD5), W (BTD6)
Statistics
Range	Medium
Pierce	3 (it can be increased)
Damage	1
Attack speed	Medium-Slow (every 0.75s e.a.u. or 0.79s with Monkey Lab)
Defaultdamage type	Sharp

Boomerang Monkey is a tower that made its debut in BTD2. It is called Boomerang in BTD2 and BTD3, and the Boomerang Thrower in BTD4, BTD5, BTD Battles, and Bloons Monkey City, including the mobile and steam versions. In BTD6, it was renamed as the Boomerang Monkey, consistent with most other monkey-based towers. The Boomerang Monkey fires a boomerang that moves in a circle in front of the tower before returning. It throws a boomerang every 1.33 seconds and can pop up to 4 bloons before returning (2 in BTD2 and BTD3, 3 in BTD4 and BTD5). It also made an appearance in the Bloons series.

Game appearances

Boomerang Monkey makes up to 15 appearances:

Bloons Bloons 2 Bloons TD 2 Bloons TD 3 Bloons TD 4

Bloons TD 4 Expansion Bloons TD 5 Bloons TD 5 Deluxe Bloons TD 5 Mobile Bloons TD Battles

Bloons TD Battles Mobile Bloons Monkey City Bloons Monkey City Mobile Bloons TD 6 Bloons Adventure Time TD

Bloons TD 6

Main article: Boomerang Monkey (BTD6)

Boomerang Monkey makes a reappearance in Bloons TD 6 as an unlockable Primary Monkey after leveling up to Level 2-6. Boomerang Monkeys throw boomerangs that pop up to 4 bloons per shot, and has received many different upgrades for modifying its attacks, including straight-line boomerangs on the third path and fast attack speed upgrades in earlier tiers. In addition, Boomerang Monkeys now have the option to swap hands at any time.

Tower Cost

Game	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
Bloons TD 2	$475	$535	$545	-
Bloons TD 3	$440	$525	$555	-
Bloons TD (iOS)	$395	$465	$485	-
Bloons TD 4	$340	$400	$430	-
Bloons TD 5	$325	$380	$410	-
Bloons TD 5 Mobile	$340	$400	$430	$480
Bloons TD Battles	$400
Bloons TD Battles Mobile	$400
Bloons Monkey City	$400
Bloons Monkey City Mobile	$400
Bloons TD 6	$275	$325	$350	$390

Bloons series

In Bloons (and all subsequent games) the Dart Monkey will turn into Boomerang Monkey if it pops a Boomerang Bloon.

The Boomerang Monkey and the boomerang in the Bloons series stay roughly the same, with some slight tweaks in each game. In Bloons, the Boomerang Thrower is just a Dart Monkey with a large boomerang. In Bloons 2, the Monkey gets its iconic yellow outfit, and the size of the Boomerang is reduced, but it also moves faster. In Bloons 2 Spring Fling, the boomerang has flowers on it, and in Bloons 2 Christmas Pack the boomerang is either painted like a candy cane or is a candy cane.

Upgrades

Bloons TD 2

64x64px	Multi Target COST: $270 / $305 / $310
	Description: TBA. Effect: Boomerangs can pop up to 4 bloons.

64x64px	Sonic Boom COST: $135 / $155 / $155
	Description: TBA. Effect: Boomerangs can pop frozen bloons.

Bloons TD 3

Path 1

64x64px	Multi Target COST: $230 / $275 / $290
	Description: Boomerangs will hit up to 5 bloons at once. Effect: Self-explanatory

64x64px	Glaive Thrower COST: $240 / $285 / $300
	Description: Glaives slice through up to 8 bloons at once! Effect: Self-explanatory

Path 2

64x64px	Sonic Boom COST: $130 / $155 / $160
	Description: Sonic boomerangs smash through frozen bloons. Effect: Self-explanatory

64x64px	Thermite COST: $100 / $120 / $130
	Description: Thermite can melt through lead bloons. Effect: Self-explanatory

Bloons TD (iOS)

Path 1

64x64px	Multi Target COST: $230 / $270 / $285
	Description: TBA. Effect: Self-explanatory

64x64px	Glaive Thrower COST: $180 / $210 / $220
	Description: TBA. Effect: Self-explanatory

Path 2

64x64px	Sonic Boom COST: $130 / $150 / $160
	Description: TBA. Effect: Self-explanatory

64x64px	Thermite COST: $100 / $120 / $125
	Description: TBA. Effect: Self-explanatory

Bloons TD 4

64x64px	Multi-Target COST: $215 / $250 / $270
	Description: Boomerangs will hit up to 7 bloons at once. Effect: Self-explanatory

64x64px	Sonic Boom COST: $85 / $100 / $110
	Description: Sonic boomerangs smash through frozen bloons. Effect: Self-explanatory

64x64px	Glaive Thrower COST: $240 / $280 / $300
	Description: Glaives slice through up to 12 bloons at once! Effect: Self-explanatory

64x64px	Lightsabre Thrower COST: $1,575 / $1,850 / $2,000
	Description: Lightsaber slices through everything and anything - up to 70 bloons at once!. Effect: Self-explanatory

Bloons TD 5

Path 1

	Multi-Target COST: $210 / $250 / $270 / $300 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Boomerangs can now pop 7 bloons each. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Glaive Thrower COST: $240 / $280 / $300 / $335 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Throws glaives instead of boomerangs - they're sharper and faster. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Glaive Ricochet COST: $1,190 / $1,400 / $1,510 / $1,680 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: The glaives from this tower will automatically bounce from bloon to bloon as long as there is one close by. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Glaive Lord COST: $7,650 / $9,000 / $9,720 / $10,800 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Creates two permanent glaives that orbit round the tower, shredding almost anything that touches them. Glaive Lord can attack Camo Bloons. Effect: Self-explanatory

Path 2

	Sonic Boom COST: $85 / $100 / $110 / $120 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Sonic boomerangs can smash through frozen bloons. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Red Hot 'Rangs COST: $125 / $150 / $160 / $180 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Red hot boomerangs can melt through lead bloons. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Bionic Boomer COST: $1,360 / $1,600 / $1,730 / $1,920 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: This tower replaces its arm with a super strong bionic arm. The Bionic Boomer throws boomerangs twice as fast. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Turbo Charge COST: $2,550 / $3,000 / $3,240 / $3,600 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Turbo Charge Ability: Increases attack speed to hypersonic for 10 seconds. Effect: Self-explanatory

Premium Upgrades

Double Ranga

• Cost: 20 Ninja Kiwi Coins
• Description: The new Double Ranga technique allows all of your boomerang throwers to hurl 2 boomerangs instead of 1! (Btd5 flash, steam, mobile, and deluxe Exclusive)

Bloons Adventure Time TD

“	The Boomerang Monkey is ready to send the bloons down under. His ranged boomerang attack just keeps coming back for more.	”
	~ BATTD description

Boomerang Monkey appears in Bloons Adventure Time TD as one of the game's many Allies. He behaves the same way as he does in the other BTD games, but he only has two upgrades this time around: Multi-Target and Red Hot 'Rangs.

Pros

• High pierce

Cons

• Slow attack speed

Statistics

• Cost: $410
• Attack speed: 0.83
• Damage: 1
• Damage type: Sharp
• Range: 35
• Pierce: 3

64x64px	Multi-Target COST: $300
	Description: Boomerangs can now pop 7 bloons each Effect: Self-explanatory

64x64px	Red Hot Rangs COST: $440
	Description: Red hot boomerangs can melt through frozen and lead bloons Effect: Self-explanatory

Differences between BTD5 Flash and BTD5 Mobile

• Glaive Ricochet can spawn multiple glaives when under the influence of a Monkey Village with the Monkey Fort upgrade or the M.I.B. Call to Arms ability.
• Glaive Lord doesn't deal as much damage to M.O.A.B. Class Bloons.
• Base cost of the Boomerang Thrower is more expensive ($380 → $400).
• Glaive Lord's orbiting glaives cannot pop Frozen and Lead Bloons unless you upgrade the tower to Sonic Boom and Red Hot Rangs, respectively.
• Turbo Charge no longer plays a sound when the ability is activated.

Update History (Bloons TD Battles Mobile)

Boomerang Thrower is often used for its anti-Regrow capabilities and as a fair early-game starting tower (somewhat expensive to get up but can defend pretty much everything up to round 8 by itself). Its slight flexibility also allows it to be useful for dealing with many types of bloons. It is often paired with the Ninja Monkey or another Camo-popping tower for combating camos.

With its buffs, it is now more suitable for early-game and early-mid-game. This is especially true for Turbo Charge and Glaive Lord as both can be used in emergencies against camo bloons, especially against Camo Leads and camo bloon rushes. Popular loadouts include Buccaneer Farm Boomerang, Heli Farm Boomerang, and Ninja Farm Boomerang. Boomerang Farm Spike Factory has also seen some use, though it's more of a "fun" loadout rather than a serious one. Boomerang COBRA Village used to be a popular loadout in normal arenas but it eventually fell out of use (mainly due to the COBRA nerfs).

3.1

• Glaive Ricochet price decreased ($1400 → $1300).
• Glaive Lord price decreased ($9000 → $4500).
• Bionic Boomer price decreased ($1600 → $1400).

4.1

• Sonic Boom price decreased ($100 → $50).
• Multi-Shot price decreased ($250 → $175).
• Turbo Charge ability now grants camo detection to the tower while the ability is active.

4.3.1

• Glaive Ricochet no longer spawns multiple glaives when under the influence of a Monkey Village with the Monkey Fort upgrade; only one Glaive is thrown at a time per tower.

4.9

• Turbo Charge ability duration decreased (10s → 8s).

Quotes

“	Throws a boomerang in an arc back round to the monkey. Each boomerang can pop 3 bloons.	”
	~ Bloons TD 5 Description

“	Boomerang Throwers cut through multiple bloons each throw, especially if their weapon arcs along the track. Powerful upgrades include: Red Hot Rangs, Glaive Ricochet, Bionic Boomer, Turbo Charge	”
	~ BMC Flash description

Gallery

Bloons series

Boomerang Bloon from Bloons 2

The Boomerang Monkey in Bloons.

The Boomerang Monkey in Bloons 2.

The Boomerang Monkey in Bloons 2 Spring Fling.

The Boomerang Monkey in Bloons 2 Christmas Pack.

Bloons TD 2

The icon in Bloons TD 2.

A Boomerang Thrower in BTD2

Bloons TD 3

A Boomerang Thrower's upgrade appearances in BTD3

Bloons TD 4

Halloween-themed Boomerang

A Boomerang Thrower's upgrade appearances in BTD4

A Boomerang Thrower's upgrade appearances in BTD4 iOS Christmas

A Boomerang Thrower's upgrade appearances in BTD4 iOS Halloween

The glitch

Bloons TD 5

Flash version

Mobile version

Path 1 upgrades for BTD5

Path 2 upgrades for BTD5

A Boomerang Thrower's upgrade appearances in BTD5

Double Ranga Premium Upgrade for the Boomerang Thrower in BTD5.

Knowledge Book in BMC + Artwork

Boomerang Thrower Ninja Kiwi avatar

Bloons TD 6

Path 1 upgrades

Path 2 upgrades

Path 3 upgrades

Entire Boomerang Monkey Upgrade Tree for Bloons TD 6

BATTD

Boomerang Monkey's upgrades in BATTD.

A Boomerang Monkey in-game in BATTD.

Trivia

• The reason why the lightsaber thrower upgrade didn't return to BTD5 is that NinjaKiwi said it was infringing the copyright of Star Wars.
• In BTD4 and BTD4 Expansion, the boomerangs, glaives, or lightsabers disappear about 2/3 of the way back if the game is on Fast Forward. This is because, oddly enough, the boomerangs themselves do not move faster on Fast Forward. And even if Fast Forward is off, they will not pop any bloons from where they should disappear in Fast Forward. This does not happen on the iPhone/iPod touch version.
• The Boomerang Thrower is the only tower with a purple outline in BTD4.
• Testing shows that contrary to what the description says, the Bionic Boomer will throw boomerangs 3.5x faster and glaives 4.9x faster. The Turbo Charge Ability causes the Bionic Boomer to attack a further five times faster.
• The Glaive Ricochet has been nerfed to have 101 pops per glaive in the May 27th update.
  • Also, in the May 27th update, the base price of the boomerang has been decreased from $400 to $380
    • In BTD5 Mobile, the base cost is still $400.
• It is one of the towers that doesn't have an upgrade that increases its range in BTD5, the others being the Spike Factory, Glue Gunner, Sniper Monkey, Mortar Tower, Monkey Apprentice, Dartling Gun, Monkey Sub, Banana Farm, Heli Pilot, and the Monkey Ace (This is no longer true in Bloons TD 6 with an upgrade called Long Range Rangs).
  • However, the Dartling Gun, Sniper Monkey, Heli Pilot, and the Monkey Ace all have infinite range, the Mortar Monkey can shoot at a single place anywhere on the map, and Advanced Intel and Ballistic Missile theoretically do increase the range (Advanced Intel increases the range to the range of any other tower, and Ballistic Missile gives infinite range to the missiles. Also, the Banana Farm doesn't attack.
• With three Glaive Lords and one Glue Hose, it is possible to beat the M.O.A.B. Madness challenge.
  • Later, this strategy doesn't work anymore.
• In BTD5, when there are multiple pages of something (such as the tracks), the arrows look like boomerangs.
• In BTD5 when the Boomerang Thrower has not thrown any Boomerangs or Glaives yet or after upgrade, the Boomerang Thrower take it on his right hand.
  • Bionic Boomers always have a Glaive or Boomerang in his hand even after he has thrown a Boomerang or Glaive.
  • When players upgrade a Boomerang thrower, the arm moves slightly to the right (not with right path tier 3 or 4). After the first attack, the arm returns to normal. This also occurs with the Dart Monkey.
• In BTD5 Deluxe, the arm for the Turbo Charge Ability is white, whilst in BTD5 and the mobile version, it keeps Bionic Boomer's.
• In BTD3, so long as a Boomerang Thrower is holding its boomerang, any bloon that runs into the held boomerang will be popped, essentially giving the Boomerang Thrower a "melee" attack.
• Glaive Lord's permanent glaives can pop Lead Bloons even without Red Hot 'Rangs upgrade, although this does not apply to BTD5 mobile.
• Glaive Lord's rang has an infinite pop cap, as long as it still has bloons nearby.
• A few Bionic Boomers, especially with the Monkey Village's Jungle Drums upgrade, can easily shred a M.O.A.B to pieces.
• In BTD5, it is the tower with the most different ways it appears with 12 different looks (13 in BTD5D) shown in the 4th picture below.
• The Glaive Ricochet and Bionic Boomer upgrades are not nerfed in BTD5D, they cost $1100 and $1200 respectively.
• In BTD4 and all previous games, the Boomerang Thrower only aims the boomerang in a certain way, and so it usually misses some bloons. This can be prevented by buying the Lightsabre Thrower upgrade in BTD4.
• In BTD5, a Glaive Lord wears the same cloak as a Bloonjitsu, a Viral Frost, and a Super Monkey Fan Club, but with the Super Monkey Fan Club it is bigger and recolored.
• In BTD2, there is an error in the Boomerang's description, showing Sonic booom instead of Sonic boom.
• In BTD5, on Halloween, the Boomerang looks like a bat.
• In BMC, while a Glaive Thrower with Red Hot Rangs is holding the glaive it will not appear red.
• In BTD5, when the tier 3 and 4 upgrades of path 2 and tier 4 of path 1, the Boomerang Thrower loses the jumpsuit.
• In the upgrade picture for Sonic Boom, it actually shows what the Boomerang Thrower would look like if you have both Multi-Target and Sonic Boom.
  • In BMC though, it still shows 0/1 Boomerang Thrower preview.
• In BTD5 Mobile, if players upgrade a Boomerang Thrower to 0-3 its boomerang turns brown again. However, getting the 0-4 upgrade fixes this.
• Boomerang Monkeys (in BTD6) third path gives it an Australian look, seeing as boomerangs are most popular in Australia