| “ | This high-tech hero can pursue the Bloons wherever they go with his remote-controlled drone. | ” |
| ~ BTD6 description |
Etienne is a Hero in Bloons TD 6, released in the Version 20.0 update. He is a drone operator who launches flying attack drones. He initially has 55 range with his main attack being a ranged attack from his drone. As he levels up, he'll be able to control a greater number of drones, utilizing an increasing number of control patterns for his drones. At Level 8+, he grants camo detection to all towers on screen, like a global Radar Scanner. At Level 10+, a large UCAV (Unmonkeyed Combat Aerial Vehicle) that sees Camo can be summoned with an ability. This ability allows the UCAV to move at a low-flying height while shooting waves of missiles, comparable to a mix between Adora and Spectre, or the Rocket Storm ability. Level 20 modifies the Level 10-19 ability to deal hugely increased damage from the UCAV, while keeping the regular UCAV characteristic of the Level 10 ability active permanently. Note that the Level 20 permanent UCAV is only powerful as the UCAV from the Level 10 ability, discounting UCAV upgrades after Level 10 for the permanent UCAV.
He is unlocked with a one-off purchase of 
5000. He costs $720 on Easy, $850 on Medium, $920 on Hard, and $1020 on Impoppable. If Hero Favors is enabled, he will cost $650 on Easy, $765 on Medium, $830 on Hard, and $920 on Impoppable.
A hero skin for Etienne was added in version 25.0. Named "ETn," it is an alien-themed skin that also replaces Etienne's drones with flying saucer drones and fire lasers. In version 39.0 a new Etienne hero skin named "Book Wyrm" was added, themed around Imagination, Fantasy and Dragons, replacing Etienne's drones with dragons that breathe fire.
Upgrades[]
Etienne 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.
Etienne upgrades automatically after being placed. Unlike most added heroes, Etienne's levelling speed is 1.0x, the same as all four base heroes (Quincy, Gwendolin, Striker Jones, Obyn Greenfoot). To understand Etienne's targeting system, see Targeting. Additional information is added at subpoints.
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Level 1 COST: $720 / $850 / $920 / $1,020 UNLOCK: N/A XP | |
| Description: Flies a deadly little drone around to shoot at the Bloons.
Effect: Starts with 55 range and operates a dart-firing drone that targets bloons within his range. Etienne himself doesn't directly attack. Detailed notes:
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Level 2 COST: $180 UNLOCK: 180 XP | |
| Description: Etienne's range increased.
Effect: Etienne's range increased from 55 to 60. | ||
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Level 3 COST: $460 UNLOCK: 460 XP | |
| Description: Drone Swarm Ability: Etienne launches 4 more temporary drones to wreak some Bloon popping havoc.
Effect: Unlocks Drone Swarm ability. When activated, summons 4 temporary drones with fixed targeting and identical stats to his other drone(s). Duration increases with levels. Cooldown of 70 seconds. Detailed notes:
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Level 4 COST: $1,000 UNLOCK: 1,000 XP | |
| Description: Drones increase in popping power.
Effect: Drone dart pierce increased from 2 to 3. | ||
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Level 5 COST: $1,860 UNLOCK: 1,860 XP | |
| Description: Drone increased attack speed and infrared camera allows shooting of Camo Bloons.
Effect: Gains camo detection, and his drones gain ~+27.28% attack speed (0.7857x attack cooldown), with the attack cooldown reduced to 0.55s. Does not receive Camo Prioritization target option. | ||
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Level 6 COST: $3,280 UNLOCK: 3,280 XP | |
| Description: Drone Swarm ability cooldown reduced.
Effect: Cooldown for Drone Swarm reduced from 70 seconds to 55 seconds. | ||
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Level 7 COST: $5,180 UNLOCK: 5,180 XP | |
| Description: Etienne now controls 2 drones at once.
Effect: Etienne gains a second independent drone. The second drone has a separate target priority compared to his first drone. He also gains the "First" and "Divide and Conquer" target priorities, and defaults to "Divide and Conquer". Detailed notes:
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Level 8 COST: $8,320 UNLOCK: 8,320 XP | |
| Description: UAV: all Monkeys gain Camo Bloon detection.
Effect: All towers on screen will now receive external camo detection. | ||
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Level 9 COST: $9,380 UNLOCK: 9,380 XP | |
| Description: Drones pop an extra Bloon layer.
Effect: All drone darts deal 2 damage instead of 1. | ||
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Level 10 COST: $13,620 UNLOCK: 13,620 XP | |
| Description: UCAV ability: high altitude surveillance drone becomes devastating combat drone for a short time.
Effect: Unlocks UCAV ability. When activated, the ability summons a UCAV from above that rapidly shoots multiple high-damage homing missiles. Naturally detects camo. Cooldown of 90 seconds, and lasts for up to 18 seconds. Detailed notes:
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Level 11 COST: $16,380 UNLOCK: 16,380 XP | |
| Description: Etienne gains a third drone to control.
Effect: Etienne gains a third independent drone. Also gains "Zone Defense" targeting option, plus adjusted "Divide and Conquer" to account for the third drone. Detailed notes:
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Level 12 COST: $14,400 UNLOCK: 14,400 XP | |
| Description: Drone upgrades! Increased popping power and flight speed.
Effect: Pierce of drone darts increased from 3 to 6, and drones gain extra flight speed. | ||
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Level 13 COST: $16,650 UNLOCK: 16,650 XP | |
| Description: UCAV ability cooldown reduced.
Effect: UCAV ability cooldown decreased from 90 seconds to 75 seconds. | ||
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Level 14 COST: $14,940 UNLOCK: 14,940 XP | |
| Description: Drone damage increased greatly.
Effect: All drone darts deal 3 damage instead of 2. | ||
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Level 15 COST: $16,380 UNLOCK: 16,380 XP | |
| Description: UCAV damage output and duration greatly increased.
Effect: Duration of UCAV increased from 18 seconds to 20 seconds, and UCAV missile damage increased from 2 to 4 and pierce increased from 25 to 30. | ||
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Level 16 COST: $17,820 UNLOCK: 17,820 XP | |
| Description: Etienne's range, drone popping power, and Drone Swarm ability cooldown all improved.
Effect: Drone dart pierce increased from 6 to 9, Etienne's range increases from 60 to 80, and cooldown for Drone Swarm ability reduced from 70s to 50s. | ||
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Level 17 COST: $19,260 UNLOCK: 19,260 XP | |
| Description: UCAV damage output greatly increased again!
Effect: UCAV missile damage increased from 4 to 7. | ||
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Level 18 COST: $20,700 UNLOCK: 20,700 XP | |
| Description: Drone damage increased.
Effect: All drone darts deal 4 damage instead of 3. | ||
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Level 19 COST: $16,470 UNLOCK: 16,470 XP | |
| Description: Etienne now controls four drones all the time!
Effect: Etienne gains a fourth independently flying drone. Target priorities for his drones are now modified to account for this fourth drone. Detailed notes:
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Level 20 COST: $17,280 UNLOCK: 17,280 XP | |
| Description: Perma-UCAV: Surveillance drone becomes permanent UCAV. When activated becomes more powerful for a short time and can pop all Bloon types.
Effect: Gains a permanent Level 10 UCAV. UCAV ability now increases UCAV missile damage from 2 to 10, pierce from 25 to 30, and temporarily damages any bloon type, and cooldown remains at 20 seconds. Without the ability, UCAV missile damage is reduced to 2, and pierce to 25. | ||
Activated Abilities[]
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Standardization This format, which consists of adding the "Activated Abilities" Header 2 section containing a bunch of information about the activated abilities, should be standardized across all Hero articles in BTD6, and maybe also BTDB2 too |
- See also: Activated Abilities (BTD6)#Etienne
Etienne has two activated abilities: Drone Swarm (Level 3+), and UCAV (Level 10+).
Drone Swarm Ability[]
Drone Swarm Ability
Upon activation, 4 temporary drones with the same stats as main drones will spawn, take 0.5s to deploy, and attack Bloons. The swarm drones last 18.5 seconds at Level 3. The 4 drones always target, First, Last, Strong, Close (blue, green, yellow, purple) regardless of Etienne's targeting.
Duration increases by +0.5 seconds for every level of Etienne, up to a maximum of 27.0 seconds at Level 20. It can be calculated using the formula (17+.5*level).
Drone Swarm has a cooldown of 70 seconds, 55 at Level 6+.
UCAV Ability[]
UCAV Ability
When activated, Etienne's high-altitude surveillance drone transforms into a devastating combat drone temporarily, launching barrages of missiles at the Bloons. Its duration is 18 seconds at level 10, extending to 20 seconds at level 15 and above. Each missile inflicts 2 damage at level 10, 4 damage at level 15, 7 damage at level 17, and finally, 10 damage at level 20. The pierce of each missile is 25 at level 10, increasing to 30 at level 15 and beyond. At level 20, the UCAV becomes permanent but retains the stats equivalent to level 10. Triggering the ability at level 20 significantly enhances the stats to match those of level 20.
The cooldown for the ability is 90 seconds at level 10, reducing to 75 seconds at level 13 and above.
Leveling up[]
| Level | Cost / XP | Cumulative |
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| 1 | Base | Base |
| 2 | 180 | 180 |
| 3 | 460 | 640 |
| 4 | 1000 | 1640 |
| 5 | 1860 | 3500 |
| 6 | 3280 | 6780 |
| 7 | 5180 | 11,960 |
| 8 | 8320 | 20,280 |
| 9 | 9380 | 29,660 |
| 10 | 13,620 | 43,280 |
| 11 | 16,380 | 59,660 |
| 12 | 14,400 | 74,060 |
| 13 | 16,650 | 90,710 |
| 14 | 14,940 | 105,650 |
| 15 | 16,380 | 122,030 |
| 16 | 17,820 | 139,850 |
| 17 | 19,260 | 159,110 |
| 18 | 20,700 | 179,810 |
| 19 | 16,470 | 196,280 |
| 20 | 17,280 | 213,560 |
Targeting[]
Level 19 Etienne with all 8 drones of various target priorities
Etienne has three different targeting modes. Initially, he will only receive First, eventually unlocking the two other targeting priorities: Divide and Conquer at Level 7, and Zone Defense unlocked at Level 11. First sets all drones to target first. Divide and Conquer sets the first and fourth drones to target First, and the second and third drones to target Strong. Zone Defense sets the first drone to target First, second to target Strong, third to target Last and the fourth to target Close. Upon activating the Drone Swarm ability, two of the extra drones target Strong, while the remaining two drones target First and Last.
| Divide and Conquer | Zone Defense | First | |
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| Drone 1 | First | First | First |
| Drone 2 | Strong | Strong | First |
| Drone 3 | Strong | Last | First |
| Drone 4 | First | Close | First |
Etienne's drones will change the colour of the small triangular button on their top side:
- Blue = First
- Yellow = Strong
- Green = Last
- Purple = Close
Version History[]
Balance Changes[]
During the first few weeks of Etienne's release, most of the community considered him to be a very weak hero, as they felt his earlier upgrades were far too weak and because he has zero synergy with Alch buffs. However, as time passed on, the community discovered that he is in fact a very powerful hero when used correctly, especially because of his UCAV ability. His UCAV got nerfed after players began to showcase feats of him saving up heaps of money on CHIMPS, but still remains as a top-tier hero on True Experts in particular, though his ranking has since become displaced mostly by Psi.
- 20.0
- Released
- 21.0
| “ | While he has been highly underrated, we wanted to fit in a few quality of life tweaks to add overall nicety and smoothen progression. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
Lv3 Drone Swarm ability duration increased (15s → 17s, but actually 18.5s due to the new buffs).- Lv3 Drone Swarm ability lasts +0.5s longer for every level of Etienne. Lvl3 defaults to 18.5s now.
- Lv16 Drone Swarm no longer increases ability duration (25s)
- Previously, Level 16 reduced Drone Swarm cooldown to 50 seconds and made temporary drones last 25 seconds in addition to its current effects.
- Lv20 'Ability' UCAV duration increased (15s → 20s)
- Lv20 'Ability' UCAV deals normal damage for buff duration
- 22.0
- Description changed from "Perma-UCAV: Surveillance drone becomes permanent UCAV. When activated becomes even more powerful for a short time." to "Perma-UCAV: Surveillance drone becomes permanent UCAV. When activated becomes more powerful for a short time and can pop all Bloon types."
- 23.0
| “ | Etienne's main power through mid-to-endgame intentionally comes from his UCAV, however it still overperforms and needs to be pulled back a bit. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Level 10-14 UCAV duration reduced (20s → 18s)
- Level 15+ UCAV duration reduced (25s → 20s)
- 26.0
| “ | We have to admit there were some mistakes not trusting ourselves as much as we should have due to lackluster initial reception of Etienne (except for you die hard Etienne fans, who we greatly appreciate). He was quickly buffed in the very next update before giving users time to settle and find out just how to use a hero who played so differently and after the resurgence in play with the ETn skin. While we still feel that those changes rather nicely sorted out quality of life issues and we took more time to avoid ping ponging him around, he clearly reigns far too supreme and needs some nerf stick. Rather than removing any of those usability changes we have decided to trim down the power of his very dominant UCAV ability. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Lv10 UCAV Damage reduced from 3 → 2
- Lv15 UCAV Damage reduced from 6 → 4
- Lv17 UCAV Damage reduced from 9 → 7
- Lv20 UCAV Damage reduced from 12 → 10
- 38.0
| “ | Because it didn’t really matter before, but guess it kinda does now. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Lv10+ UCAV ability can now naturally see Camo Bloons
- Note: This buff allows UCAV's camo-popping to function versus Phayze
- 42.0
| “ | 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 |
- Etienne now unlocks at Level 25 instead of Level 10
- 43.0
| “ | Etienne's drones are prone to missing due to very low projectile speed, this speed is increasing a fair amount to help with this as drones already have an inability to directionally aim well. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Etienne's drone darts now have increased projectile speed at all levels, projectile speed increased from 150 to 250
Bug Fixes and General Changes[]
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- 43.0
- Etienne no longer consumes the Box of Monkey relic knowledge
- Level 5 description "infra red" is corrected to "infrared".
Bugs[]
- Current
- [???] Reloading to a save (by exiting and reentering or by reattempting the round) that has Etienne's drone swarm currently active will cause each main drone to hover off center from where it normally should. This can be fixed by reloading the game to a round where the drone swarm is not active.
- [???] After Drone Swarm ends, there is a chance that a drone will start spinning around Etienne instead of returning; preventing you from activating the ability again. This is temporary, though it may get in the way when in late game.
Strategy[]
Summary[]
Most of Etienne's firepower comes from the UCAV unlocked at Level 10, as it is extremely powerful to use on various mid-to-late-game rounds and can help save up more money than most other Heroes. At Level 20, Perma-UCAV also gives Etienne decent damage without an ability active.
However, before Level 10, Etienne's earlygame is dubious and is his biggest weakness as his drones have a combination of questionable stats and shots that have low velocity and no homing, on top of a lack of way to damage Leads then without external support, so always try to pair him with a strategy that can hold itself up until around when Etienne unlocks UCAV. Drone Swarm is still useful to help with some early rounds such as 15, 22, and 23, but it has a long cooldown, so save it for when the burst of effectiveness would be most useful. Drone Swarm can also be used to soften the MOAB of Round 40, so defenses for Round 39 that won't rely on Drone Swarm are bound to suffice.
Etienne's Level 8+ global camo detection via UAV effectively neutralizes the property of camo in later camo rounds, but don't forget to consider having adequate camo popping power alongside just in case his main attacks are not enough until then. Make doubly sure to have coverage against Leads as well, because Etienne consistently has no way to handle them in earlier rounds, and even later on, UCAV takes very long to recharge. Of particular note, Round 63 has a flood of Leads in addition to the 3 Ceramic clusters spaced where UCAV can handle only 2 of them at most, so Etienne would want frontal Lead protection.
The long cooldown of both abilities means that Etienne's abilities take some effort to manage. Do note that upon reaching Level 20, Perma-UCAV antistalls (i.e. kills straggler bloons quickly, even if undesired), so Etienne strategies cannot use traditional stalling methods and have to either slow and stall the bloons from the next wave or use the abilities earlier to allow it recharge in time for the next time it needs to be used.
Because of his unlimited range and ability to give camo detection, he is very powerful in combination with other expensive high-DPS flying towers, especially Apache Prime. In an Apache Prime strategy, the Apache Dartship struggles notoriously with the late 70s and early 80s in the save up to Prime. This weakness can be completely worked around by how powerful UCAV is, being able to almost single-handedly obliterate most rounds.
Tips[]
- Etienne is primarily oriented as a mid-game and late-game hero, but mostly aimed at mid-game support. The main features that define him the most are his global camo buff, Drone Swarm ability, and UCAV ability, although outside of abilities he remains relatively weak in popping power.
- Etienne ignores Line of Sight, which makes him one of the best heroes to use on True Experts, especially Ravine, as well as difficult Experts such as Workshop and Quad. He is also very effective on certain Advanced Maps such as High Finance for similar reasons.
- When used for pure early-game damage, Etienne is best used on single-lane maps with straight lines. His drones can make for some good spaced cleanup, but don't rely on his drones to do the damage; other towers should be doing the majority of the damage. Drone Swarm's extreme power is not to be underestimated, however, being able to last throughout the entirety of some difficult early game rounds, such as rounds 22, 23, and 36.
- Note that there is a relatively short 0.5s deploy time before the Level 3+ ability can allow the additional temporary drones to shoot darts.
- Similarly to Comanche Defense and Comanche Commander, his drones cannot be affected by Alchemist buffs, so Etienne cannot be Alch-buffed under normal circumstances. On the other hand, this allows Etienne to be placed near alchemists without any risk if him stealing buffs intended for another tower, unlike other heroes. Interestingly however, his drones are affected by Overclock.
- Watch out for Leads. Of all of the Heroes, Etienne has the most limiting options for personally dealing with them with only UCAV providing as much, which can particularly sting on Round 63 for surprising reasons.
- Until Level 12+, Etienne's drones tend to struggle much against faster bloons, especially Yellows and Pinks, as the flight speed of the drones and their limited range tend to let them miss such bloons easily. Try adding additional offense-based backup alongside Etienne.
- Early on, Drone Swarm can provide a burst of effectiveness, providing a wall of attacks to combat fast bloon rushes or the Camo bloons, as well as simply pelting the Round 40 MOAB with the high multiplier of drone attacks. Used right while circumventing the high cooldown, this can provide surprising results.
- Etienne's one support utility grants camo detection to all towers on screen at Level 8+, rendering Radar Scanner redundant once he reaches said level. As such, he can be incredibly useful on Primary Monkeys Only or for maps with limited space for Monkey Villages.
- Because of the Version 21.0 buff to the final Perma-UCAV, its ability can be used to wipe out DDTs easily, although not as reliable as alternate options.
- Try using the UCAV ability to beat Rounds 75 and 76 with ease with just one ability use. Time it late in Round 75 so that it has enough duration to wipe out Round 76 with one ability usage.
- Etienne's global camo detection buff at Level 8+ is most beneficial for Boomerang Monkeys, Tack Shooters, and Glue Gunners (specifically MOAB Glue and Glue Hose). It is also very useful for towers that benefit far greater from the increased offense crosspath than an internal camo crosspath, with best examples being the 5-2-0 Carrier Flagship, 5-0-2 Sky Shredder, and 5-0-2 Apache Prime.
- Etienne's best DPS partners in the late-game are Apache Prime and Prince of Darkness, as both of these towers can help support Etienne while his abilities are under cooldown, as well as become much more effective if his abilities are activated. Prince of Darkness's cleanup is also helpful to allow UCAV to target the stronger groups instead of focusing on the weaker groups, as well as act as a counter to DDTs to which he performs the worst against. Apache Prime is easy to afford with Etienne's extremely powerful UCAV midgame, and Apache Prime helps shred through tough, high RBE rounds such as Round 98 where UCAV being off cooldown at times will leave the defense vulnerable.
- During the mid-game Etienne pairs well with Dark Knight. Combined with Dark Knight's extra MOAB-class damage for low-cost, it plus Etienne's UCAV can deal extremely high damage, making it extremely powerful on many maps, including Expert Maps.
- While Etienne may struggle in the early-game, he is still a strong early-game hero with his Drone Swarm ability, but before then early-game towers will need to be utilized before he can be placed on the map. Before he unlocks Drone Swarm to handle difficult early-game rounds, his single drone acts as a decent early-game cleanup option. Therefore, during the early early-game, he synergizes well with defenses that can pop many bloons but possibly leave stragglers, such as Boomerang Monkeys or Monkey Aces.
- It's a good idea to look at the shadow of the flying UAV to determine where the UCAV will start at. Note that the UCAV always spawns exactly at the location where the UAV shadow is currently located at, and will always fly in an anti-clockwise circle.
- Etienne's drones have their own limited sight range and can only target bloons within Etienne's own range. As such, these drones can be somewhat unreliable if his range barely reaches a portion of track; try placing Etienne within clear range of the bloon track.
- Similar to Pursuit Helis, the drones do not anticipate incoming bloons and will simply patrol idly while no bloons are in Etienne's range. Because of the drones own limited range, the patrols might cause drones to require moving in slightly more to get into attack range, minutely adding to their unreliability.
Cosmetics[]
Etienne 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 Etienne are available once he is unlocked.
Skins[]
Etienne has two hero skins available. His first skin is ETn, which transforms him into an alien, complete with his drones becoming flying saucers. His second skin is Book Wyrm, which sees him clad in pajamas reading a book under a blanket. His drones turn into dragons manifested through the power of imagination.
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Etienne | This high-tech hero can pursue the Bloons wherever they go with his remote-controlled drone. | 20.0 |
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ETn | Take me to your leader. | 25.0 |
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Book Wyrm | Reader, daydreamer, often the outsider, yet capable of harnessing the very power of imagination. | 39.0 |
Pets[]
- Etienne Roomba Pet
- Description: We're not really sure if it's the Roomba or the cat Etienne likes better. It's a package deal. Original Etienne only
- Added: 26.0
- Additional notes:
- Short name: Etienne Roomba
- Adds a siamese cat riding on a roomba. Only for default Etienne.
- Trophies: 100
Visual Improvements[]
- ET-n Beam Down Place & Upgrade
- Description: No phoning home or beaming up here. ET-n thinks teleporters are better used to jump right into action or add signature flair to upgrades. ET-n only
- Added: 30.0
- Additional notes:
- Short name: ET-n Beam Down
- UFO appears when placed and upgraded. Only for ET-n
- Trophies: 60
Profile Pictures[]
- Custom Avatar - Bright Etienne
- Description: Top of his class and ready to fly, Etienne is reporting for duty!
- Added: 21.0
- Additional notes:
- Short name: Etienne Avatar
- Depicts a stylized drawing of Etienne.
- Trophies: 10
- Custom Avatar - Happy Holidays
- Description: Etiennes' excitement at getting another drone for Christmas would fill anyone's heart with joy. Limited Time Collector's Item!
- Added: 34.0
- Additional notes:
- Short name: Happy Holidays Avatar
- Depicts Etienne in awe from Christmas gifts.
- Limited to Christmas 2022 and later.
- Trophies: 45
- Custom Avatar - Pancake- I CANNOT SEE
- Description: Community Avatar. Competition Winner by Xalsona
- Added: 39.0
- Additional notes:
- Short name: Pancake- I CANNOT SEE Avatar
- Depicts Etienne having his vision obstructed by his cat Pancake.
- Trophies: 50
In-Game Quotes[]
Original Etienne[]
When Selected on the Heroes menu:
- "Ready to fly!"
When placed on the map:
- "Ready to fly!"
- "Here we go!"
When selected:
- "Oui?"
- "Hé!"
- "Systems...check!"
- "Objective?"
- "Eyes up!"
- "Oui?" (Different tone)
- "You want me to do this or not?" - when annoyed
- "No distractions!" - when very annoyed
When leveling up:
- "Yeah!"
- "Oui!" (means "Yes!")
- "Oui!" (Different tone)
- "C'est beau!" (means "That's beautiful!")
- "C'est beau!" (Different tone)
- "Upgrade time!"
- "Drone power!"
- "Yeah!" (Different tone)
- "That's some serious damage!" (Level 20)
When MOAB-class Bloons appear:
- "Tracking M.O.A.B!" - MOAB appears
- "Tracking B.F.B!" - BFB appears
- "Tracking Z.O.M.G!" - ZOMG appears
- "D.D.T.! D.D.T.!" - DDT appears
- "Heads up, tracking B.A.D.!" - BAD appears
When a MOAB-class Bloon is destroyed:
- "Adieu!" (means "Farewell!")
- "How it's done!"
When using an activated Ability:
- "Swarm deployed!" - when activating Drone Swarm
- "Weapons hot!" - when activating UCAV
When a Bloon leaks:
- "Eyes on that exit!"
- "C'est la guerre." (a French phrase meaning 'That's war.')
ETn[]
When selected on the Heroes menu:
- "Take me to your leader!"
When placed on the map:
- "Take me to your leader!"
- "This planet is acceptable!"
When selected:
- "Affirmative!"
- "Greetings!"
- "Seeking objective!"
- "I come in peace!"
- "Threat detected!" - when annoyed
- "Exterminate! Exterminate!" - when very annoyed
When leveling up:
- "Upgrade in progress!"
- "Upgrade time!"
- "Drone power!"
- "The invasion will now commence!" (Level 20)
When MOAB-class Bloons appear:
- "Large target acquired!" - MOAB or DDT appears
- "BFB identified!" - BFB appears
- "Alert! Enemy mothership!" - ZOMG or BAD appears
When a MOAB-class Bloon is destroyed:
- "How it is done."
When using an activated Ability:
- "Battle drones deployed!" - when activating Drone Swarm
- "Engage sub-orbital!" - when activating UCAV
When a Bloon leaks:
- "Shields up!"
Book Wyrm Etienne[]
When Selected on the Heroes menu:
- "A new page!"
When placed on the map:
- "Our story begins..."
- "Once upon a time..."
When selected:
- "Salutations!"
- "Yes?"
- "Right. What's next?"
- "Indeed!"
- "A- ah! Hello!"
- "S- sorry, what?"
- "Keep doing that and I'll tell you what happens next..." - when annoyed
- "Do you know what "apoplectic" means?" - when very annoyed
When leveling up:
- "A new page!"
- "Cool! What happens next?"
- "Yes! My favorite part!"
- "Magnificent!"
- "Wonderful!"
- "The phantasmagoria continues!"
- "How fantastical!"
- "Oh!"
- "Never was such a thing so fantasical!" (Level 20)
When MOAB-class Bloons appear:
- "It's not as massive as I thought it would be." - MOAB appears
- "A well known behemoth." - B.F.B. appears
- "It's a Z.O.M.G." - Z.O.M.G. appears
- "Something wicked this way comes!" - D.D.T. appears
- "From the realms of titans and monstrosities!" - B.A.D. appears
When a MOAB-class Bloon is destroyed:
- "They didn't see that coming!"
- "How satisfactory conclusions are made manifest."
When using an activated Ability:
- "Go, my dragon brood!" - when activating Drone Swarm
- "Dragon thunder!" - when activating Drone Swarm
- "Behold the mother of all dragons!" - when activating UCAV (before Level 20)
- "Descend and rain fire!" - when activating UCAV (before Level 20)
- "Maximum serpentine power!" - when activating UCAV (Level 20)
When a Bloon leaks:
- "They are circumvating our defenses!"
- "At least I didn't lose my page."
Sounds[]
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Other sound effects related to Etienne that are not specifically his voicelines are shown here. For his cat, Pancake, refer to Pancake #Sounds.
When placing ETn:
- [teleportation noises]
- [scanning noises]
When activating Drone Swarm with Hero Voicelines off:
- [button activation]
- [sci-fi button activation]
- [magic sounds and snarling dragons.]
When activating UCAV with Hero Voicelines off:
- [whooshing button activation]
- [sci-fi tech charging up]
- [roaring of the mother dragon]
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| “ | "Ready to fly!" Introducing our newest hero, Etienne! Coming soon to BTD6! |
” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi, first teaser of Etienne on Twitter |
Etienne second teaser
Etienne's first teaser was a wallpaper image of him operating drones, with a desert-based map behind him faintly in the background. On r/btd6, it was shown here, in turn showing the Twitter teaser for Etienne. The Twitter teaser is shown here. The desert-based map was revealed to be Mesa.
Etienne's second teaser, revealing his abilities, can be seen here.
| “ | Systems ... Check! Here’s a sneak peak at Etienne’s special abilities! He’ll be arriving to BTD6 soon! |
” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi, second teaser of Etienne on Twitter |
Gallery[]
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Other languages[]
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- Hero Name
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| English | Etienne |
- Hero Description
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| English | TBA |
Trivia[]
- The global camo buff that Etienne provides has the same icon as the Radar Scanner buff. The buffs do not stack.
- At Level 8, he produces a green radar flash as he levels up, indicating his UAV buff.
- When level 8 is reached, there will be a shadow of the drone piloted by Etienne that appears to circle the entire map, but cannot be interacted with.
- Etienne is the first hero aside from the four base heroes to have 1x relative hero levelling speed without a bug.
- Admiral Brickell had 1x levelling speed on release, but this was changed in Version 18.1 to 1.425x relative speed as was intended.
- Until Version 40.0, Etienne, Psi, Adora, Admiral Brickell, Geraldo and Sauda were the most expensive heroes by Monkey Money cost, as each cost 5000 Monkey Money to buy. The current highest is Corvus and Geraldo, at 7000.
- Etienne is the second hero to call out a MOAB as "M-O-A-B", with the first being Striker Jones.
- Etienne Level 20 Perma-UCAV can be a little wink to Perma Charge, and the reason is because it makes the old ability permanent and the ability now buffs damage.
- Etiennes' UCAV strongly resembles a hypothetical 3-3-3 Monkey Ace crosspath hybrid as it rapidly fires explosive missiles which seek out their targets. This parallels the high rate of fire of the Fighter Plane, explosive nature of the Bomber Ace, and impeccable aim of Neva-Miss Targeting.
Ninja Kiwi Blog Posts[]
- According to Ninja Kiwi's 31th March 2023 blog, Etienne's drones are named Un, Deux, Trois, and Baguette.
- According to Ninja Kiwi's 20th October 2023 blog, Etienne's dragons are each named Snaps, Tear-y, Chomp, and Guivre.
- According to Ninja Kiwi’s 3rd December 2021 blog, Etienne’s cat is actually named Crepe, despite them usually being referred to as Pancake.
- A crepe is a French pastry similar to a very thin, light pancake.
Cultural references[]
- Étienne is a French name (equivalent to the English-language Stephen/Steven), and therefore it is pronounced "IT-yen." Etienne is likely French as he uses French words in his quotes and speaks with a French accent.
- At level 10 and higher, Etienne also wears France's flag as a circular pin on his hat.
- UAV is the abbreviation for unmanned aerial vehicle (AKA Drones), and UCAV stands for Unmonkeyed Combat Aerial Vehicle, a reference to Unmanned combat aerial vehicle.
- "UCM" stands for "Unmonkeyed Combat Mothership"
- ETn's UCAV design bears a resemblance to the Planet Express Ship from the Futurama series.
- ETn's very annoyed quote "Exterminate! Exterminate!" is a reference to the Daleks from the Doctor Who series.
- The word "apoplectic" (which Book Wyrm Etienne asks the player if they know) can mean either "relating to a stroke" or "extremely annoyed".
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