| “ | Tired of picking up all those bananas yourself? So is this guy but at least he's paid to do it. Farmer will auto-gather all bananas in his radius so you don't have to. | ” |
| ~ Official description |
The Banana Farmer (Monkey Farmer in Bloons TD 5 Deluxe) is a Special Agent in Bloons TD 5. It appears in all versions of BTD5 except the Flash version.
The Banana Farmer automatically collects certain collectables within its range. As it does not attack, its primary purpose is to automate the collection of cash from Banana Farms, though it can also collect from Supply Drop and Support Chinook.
The Banana Farmer can be purchased for 
40. Using 50 Banana Farmers (equivalent to 2000) permanently unlocks the Banana Farmer Pro.
Overview[]
The Banana Farmer can collect the following:
- Bananas from the Banana Farm
- Crates from the Banana Research Facility
- Crates from Supply Drop
- Both types of crates from Support Chinook (mobile, PC, and console versions only)
The Banana Farmer cannot collect the following:
- Monkey Bank or Banana Investments Advisory balances
- Bloon Traps
- Drops from the Golden Bloon (mobile and PC versions only)
Popology[]
Bloons TD 5 Deluxe[]
- Monkey Farmer
- Footprint: small (12r circle)
- 200r
- Automatically draws in and collects bananas and crates within range
Mobile, PC, and console versions[]
- Banana Farmer
- Footprint: small (10r circle)
- 160r
- Automatically draws in and collects bananas and crates within range
Strategy[]
Summary[]
While the Banana Farmer offers no offensive presence, its ability to automate the collection of income allows the player to focus their micromanagement elsewhere, provided the relevant income-producing towers are within the Farmer's range. In particular, this allows for easier use of Dartling Guns in conjunction with farming.
If playing the mobile, PC, or console version, then Banana Farmers may be substituted with Bloonchippers when using Al's Custom Chippers, though the Banana Farmer has the advantage of not costing any in-game cash.
Tips[]
- Place Banana Farmers within range of as many Banana Farms and other sources of collectables as possible.
- It is best used in conjunction with multiple Banana Plantations and, later on, Banana Research Facilities.
- Despite its inability to attack, it can still extend the range of Monkey Subs with Advanced Intel, though it cannot provide Camo detection.
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Bloons TD 5 Deluxe[]
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Official artwork[]
Trivia[]
- The Banana Farmer is one of the only two Special Agents that are monkeys, the other being the Super Monkey Storm.
- Oddly, the Monkey Farmer can be used in Deflation Mode in BTD5 Deluxe despite serving no legitimate purpose.
- In the mobile, PC, and console versions, the Banana Farmer can still collect crates containing lives from the Support Chinook, which technically gives it a legitimate use case there.
- The Banana Farmer used to be able to "steal" collectables from the other player in Co-op, though this has been patched.
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