History VideoGame / BloonsSuperMonkey

* CripplingOverspecialization: The player is encouraged to bring in different attacking types, since there's a Bloon that resists each attacking type (Darts and Boomerangs v.s. Lead Bloons, Explosives v.s. Black Bloons, Magic v.s. Ceramic Bloons, and Tech v.s. Glass Bloons). Players who specialize in one type will require extensive research to be able to affect the Bloon weakness.

* LedgeBats: Shield Bloons cause knockback when they collide with the player. [[GoddamnedBats A LOT of knockback.]]
* LogicalWeakness: Darts and Boomerangs are ineffective against Lead Bloons because Lead Bloons are, well, metal. Magic is useless against Ceramic Bloons thanks to most of the spells being fire- or lightning- based, while ceramic is very heat resistant and a terrible conductor of electricity. Meanwhile, Glass Bloons are immune to the light-based tech attacks thanks to being transparent and reflective.

* AttackReflector: In the sequel, Black Bloons knock explosives away, Lead Bloons bounce darts, spike balls, boomerangs, glaives, shuriken, [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks sai, and katana]], Ceramic Bloons resist magic attacks, and [[UpToEleven Glass Bloons]] reflect [[FrickinLaserBeams laser beams, laser pulses]], [[PlasmaCannon plasma blasts]], and [[WaveMotionGun doom bursts]]. However, these can be countered by research.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Discussed (and lampshaded by [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection Dr. Monkey]]) in the sequel.

* BadAss: [[BloonsTowerDefense The Super Monkey]]. Period.
* BanditMook: The sequel introduced U.F.O. Bloons, that steal uncollected blops if they fly over them.

* CombatTentacles: The boss of stage 3-5. See the EldritchAbomination example for more information.

* FireBalls: The magic branch in the sequel gives us this for the arms. Double Subverted in that the later upgrades are not fireballs, but [[KillItWithFire ACTUAL FLAMES]]!

* VideogameFlamethrowersSuck: Subverted with the "Elemental Strike", which behaves much like the Dragon's Breath upgrade from Bloons Tower Defense 5, & subverted even further with the "Elemental Arc", which is twice as big & twice as lethal.

* PowerUpLetDown: In the sequel, with the exception of [[SuperMode Sun God]], any powerup can become this if you have higher tier equipment, depending of the types of bloons on the screen.

** The sequel's {{Power Up}}s are: [[SuperMode Sun God]], [[StarFighter Spaceship]], [[MacrossMissileMassacre Missile Carrier]], [[BlackMage Wizard Lord]], [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja Ninja Team]], and [[MoreDakka Spike Cannon]].

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: The last few upgrades on the Boomerang branch in the sequel involve ninjas. One of the {{Power Up}}s summons two ninjas and turns you into one. Oh, and an Epic Power calls in THREE more ninjas that hop around from bloon to bloon that deal huge damage!

* DegradedBoss: In the sequel, the M.O.A.B first appears as the boss of Monkey Lane. It later appears in 2-5 and 3-5.
** The B.F.B first appears as the boss of Bloon Dunes. Another one appears in 3-5.

* SmartBomb: In the original, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Super Bomb]]. In the sequel, the [[ShoutOut M.O.]][[CallOfDuty A.P.]].

'''Bloons Super Monkey''' is a top-down aerial ShootEmUp series by Creator/NinjaKiwi.

''''Bloons Super Monkey'''' is a top-down aerial ShootEmUp by Creator/NinjaKiwi. A sequel was recently released, and it is way more popular than the first.

The first one's plot is [[ExcusePlot pretty simple]]. You are an {{AFGNCAAP}} [[BloonsTowerDefense Super Monkey]], and you are stopping an attack by the Bloon Empire.

The sequel has the same excuse plot, but that doesn't mean that people don't like it! It achieved 1900 likes IN FIVE DAYS, seriously outpacing NK's other titles! It features a much more advanced TechTree, consisting of [[DualWielding attacks for both arms]] AND an additional one for the core. There are several branches: [[MoreDakka Dart]], [[BoomerangComeback Boomerang]], [[StuffBlowingUp Explosives]], [[MagiTek Magic]], and [[AppliedPhlebotinum Tech]].In addition to that, [[RPGElements there are also Research upgrades that can bring out more power to your arsenal]] and Epic Powers, which are special abilities you can toggle on and off in the Upgrades menu.

* '''PersonofMassDestruction''': While the Super Monkey was always portrayed as such in the TowerDefense games, these games portrayed him as the Creator/NinjaKiwi verson of Chuck Norris.

** PowerUpLetDown: In the sequel, with the exception of [[SuperMode Sun God]], any powerup can become this if you have higher tier equipment, depending of the types of bloons on the screen.

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* EldritchAbomination: One of the bosses in he sequel looks like [[CthulhuMythos Cthulhu's face]] stretched over a blimp.

* GatlingGood: In the sequel, the arm dart upgrades go to miniguns, and a PowerUp gives you one the most BadAss weapons ever: a [[{{BFG}} gigantic]] Gatling gun firing THREE pulses of SpikeBallsOfDoom EVERY FRAME and wrecking everything in its way.

''''Bloons Super Monkey'''' is a top-down aerial ShootEmUp by NinjaKiwi. A sequel was recently released, and it is way more popular than the first.

''''Bloons Super Monkey'''' is a top-down aerial ShootEmUp by Ninja Kiwi. A sequel was recently released, and it is way more popular than the first.

* ArmCannon: The Explosives branch in the sequel provides you with one if it's on the arms.

* AttackReflector: In the sequel, Black Bloons knock explosives away, Lead Bloons bounce darts, spike balls, boomerangs, glaives, shuriken, [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks sai, and katana]], Ceramic Bloons resist magic attacks, and [[UpToEleven Glass Bloons]] reflect [[FrickinLaserBeams laser beams, laser pulses]], [[PlasmaCannon plasma blasts]], and [[WaveMotionGun doom bursts]].

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: The last few upgrades on the Boomerang branch in the sequel involve ninjas. One of the {{Power Up}}s summons two ninjas and turns you into one.

* RecursiveAmmo: The Fletchette Darts upgrade in the sequel makes darts shatter into smaller darts on impact. Also, the Thermite Munitions upgrade is the same, but they come out of bombs and missiles.

* GatlingGood: In the sequel, the arm dart upgrades go to miniguns, and a PowerUp gives you the most BadAss weapon ever: a [[{{BFG}} gigantic]] Gatling gun firing SIX pulses of SpikeBallsOfDoom EVERY FRAME and wrecking everything in its way.

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!''Bloons Super Monkey provides examples of:''

* Attackofthe50FootWhatever: Discussed (and lampshaded by [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection Dr. Monkey]]) in the sequel.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: The last few upgrades on the Boomerang branch in the sequel involve ninjas. One of the PowerUps summons two ninjas and turns you into one.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: One of the PowerUps in the sequel puts you in the cockpit of a yellow jet that constantly fires Bloon Buster missiles, [[CartoonBomb Cartoon Bombs]], and [[NukeEm M.O.A.B. Maulers]].

** The original's PowerUps are: [[SuperMode Sun God]], [[SmartBomb Super Bomb]], and [[YouWillNotEvadeMe Freeze-Out]].
** The sequel's PowerUps are: [[SuperMode Sun God]], [[StarFighter Spaceship]], [[MacrossMissileMassacre Missile Carrier]], [[BlackMage Wizard Lord]], [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja Ninja Team]], and [[MoreDakka Spike Cannon]].

* GatlingGood: In the sequel, the arm dart upgrades go to miniguns, and a PowerUp gives you the most BadAss weapon ever: a gigantic Gatling gun firing SIX pulses of SpikeBallsOfDoom EVERY FRAME and wrecking everything in its way.

The sequel has the same excuse plot, but that doesn't mean that people don't like it! It achieved 1900 likes IN FIVE DAYS, seriously outpacing NK's other titles! It features a much more advanced TechTree, consisting of [[DualWielding attacks for both arms]] AND an additional one for the core. There are several branches: [[FletchetteStorm Dart]], [[BoomerangComeback Boomerang]], [[StuffBlowingUp Explosives]], [[MagiTek Magic]], and [[AppliedPhlebotinum Tech]].In addition to that, [[RPGElements there are also Research upgrades that can bring out more power to your arsenal]] and Epic Powers, which are special abilities you can toggle on and off in the Upgrades menu.