Benjamin

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Benjamin is a Hero who first appears in the Bloons TD 6 Generation, starting with Bloons TD 6. He is the fifth character to be released for that game generation. He has since subsequently appeared in later games. He is the second new hero to be added since the public release of Bloons TD 6.

Find more detailed information about Benjamin in games he appears in by looking at the following articles:

• Benjamin (BTD6)
• Benjamin (BTDB2)

Quick Answers

What is the role of Benjamin in Bloons TD 6?

In Bloons TD 6, Benjamin is a hero character who uses hacking skills instead of direct attacks. From Level 6, he provides extra money and lives. He acquires a Bloon Trojan attack at Level 7, preventing affected bloons from spawning children upon destruction. At Level 10, he gains an additional ability. Benjamin can be unlocked with a one-time purchase of 3,000 in the game.

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What other games does Benjamin appear in after Bloons TD 6?

Benjamin, first introduced in Bloons TD 6, also features in Bloons TD Battles 2. His debut in Bloons TD 6 was in Version 3.0, dated August 22nd, 2018, and he joined Bloons TD Battles 2 in Version 1.2.0, dated February 9th, 2022. Benjamin's unique abilities include hacking skills that generate extra money and lives, a Bloon Trojan attack, and a special ability that down.

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What is the cost of Benjamin in Bloons TD 6?

In Bloons TD 6, the hero Benjamin can be acquired with a single payment of 3,000. He was added to the game in Version 3.0, released on August 22, 2018. Benjamin's abilities are unique in that he doesn't attack bloons directly, but instead uses his hacking skills to generate additional money and lives from Level 6 onwards. His cost varies based on the game's difficulty level, ranging from $920 to $1,440.

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What is the significance of the phrase 'DJ Benjamin' in relation to the character?

In Bloons TD 6, DJ Benjamin or DJ Benjammin is an alternate, energetic form of the character Benjamin. This version prioritizes dynamic abilities over end-of-round cash, emphasizing energetic enhancements. DJ Benjamin, donned in a white shirt, backwards cap, and red and black headphones, operates a DJ set instead of a computer. His special ability, Deep Down, instantly downgrades the strongest bloons on screen.

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What is the connection between Benjamin and 'sniper monkey plush'?

Benjamin, known as 'Code Monkey', and the 'Sniper Monkey Plush' were featured in a merchandise campaign along with the MOAB. The campaign, announced on Ninja Kiwi's Twitter, ran from December 15th, 2022 to January 6th, 2023. The Sniper Monkey Plush was spotted on the Makeship website prior to its social media announcement. The campaign ended with 1783 Sniper Monkey Plushes sold, set to be shipped by April 1st, 2023.

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History

In Bloons TD 6

Main article: Benjamin (BTD6)

Benjamin makes his first appearance in the game Bloons TD 6. He is the second new hero added to the game, in Version 3.0.

Benjamin does not directly attack but he makes extra money at the end of each round.

In Bloons TD Battles 2

Main article: Benjamin (BTDB2)

In the game Bloons TD Battles 2, Benjamin is available to be unlocked with a sum of Monkey Money. He is the second new hero added to the game, in Version 1.2.

In other games

Benjamin has not been mentioned in other games, yet.

Description

Appearance

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Benjamin normally appears in his Level 1 counterpart. In his base form, he wears a white suit and black tie, and sits on a spinnable office chair with his laptop on his lap. Additional skins have since been developed after his release, his appearance in game able to take the form as a sushi chef or DJ. [insert more info]

Personality

Benjamin is a computer science expert who has professional experience with hacking. He specializes in cybersecurity. Benjamin has talent as a DJ and sushi chef, as implied by his current two Hero Skins and his "Best Ben" Trophy Store item description. He prefers to use brainpower on his technology to fight off the bloons, rather than physically engaging the bloons directly.^[1]

Benjamin seems to have a quite relaxed personality, at least in his normal form. He acts much more energetically in his DJ form, DJ Benjammin'.

Other information

Benjamin has built his own operating system with all his favorite functionalities inside.^[2] In terms of programming languages, the program language of choice is usually B#.

In Bloons Pop!, there is an item "Benjamin's Private Yacht" that appears in the scene Surf's Up. Benjamin also has the worst singing among the heroes (up to Geraldo).^[3]

Benjamin is capable of growing facial hair, as shown in his Sushi Bento Skin when he reaches Level 20.^[4]

Hero Skins

As of present, Benjamin has a total of 3 Hero Skins. Two of them appear in Bloons TD 6, and one in Bloons TD Battles 2.

DJ Benjammin'

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DJ Benjammin' is Benjamin's first skin, first released to Bloons TD 6 on Version 11.0, and the 6th Hero skin to be ever released on that game.

DJ Benjammin' returns to Bloons TD Battles 2 as a Hero Alt of Benjamin. He was released in Version 1.3.0 alongside normal Benjamin himself. DJ Benjammin' focuses on exchanging powerful dynamic abilities for reduced end-of-round cash, with a major focus on energetic enhancements such as a lower downtime from Good Vibes that affects more towers per use, and an ability called Deep Down that instantly downgrades a number of the strongest bloons on screen.

DJ Benjammin' wears a white shirt and cap worn backwards. Around his head is a pair of red and black headphones. He uses a DJ set instead of a computer that gets replaced by floating colored panels when he reaches level 20.

Sushi Bento

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Sushi Bento is Benjamin's second skin, first released to Bloons TD 6 on Version 24.0, and the 15th Hero skin to be ever released on that game. Sushi Bento is currently exclusive to Bloons TD 6.

Sushi Bento is a sushi chef who prepares sushi. Initially, he is at a wooden table rolling up Californian roll sushi and adding rice, and later runs a stall that ultimately becomes a self-automated serving stall with no monkey-operated work at all. He frequently chops sushi starting at Level 7 up to Level 19.

At his final level, Level 20, Sushi Bento gains a variety of changes. He grows a mustache, and he is literally doing hands-off work with a sushi conveyor belt, though he does cross his arms as he holds a sushi knife and has a chopping board of tuna in front of him. Besides Californian rolls, his final level serves many more types of sushi; specifically, he additionally serves ebi nigiri (shrimp-on-rice sushi), tamako nigiri (Japanese rolled omelette sushi), ikura (red caviar sushi), and maguro (tuna sushi). His Level 20 stand also has a lot of decorations, including lanterns, improved neon lights, and the aforementioned sushi conveyor belt.

In-Game Quotes

Original Benjamin

When Selected on the Heroes menu:

• "Rules are made to be broken."

When placed:

• "Rules are made to be broken."
• "Let's see what we can do here."

When selected:

• "Target."
• "What next?"
• "Yes?"
• "Yeah?"
• "Online."
• "What's up?"
• "You wanna get hacked?" (when annoyed)
• "That's how you get hacked." (when really annoyed)

Leveling Up:

• "Yes!"
• "Ha!"
• "Oh yeah!"
• "Nice!"
• "Level up!"
• "Dude."
• "There's smart, and then there's me smart." (Level 20)

When MOAB class Bloons Appear:

• "Uh, guys?" (MOAB appears)
• "Uh, guys?" (Different tone, BFB appears)
• "You might wanna take a look at this." (ZOMG appears)
• "Uh, guys?!" (DDT appears)
• "Goodnight Vienna." (BAD appears)

When a MOAB class Bloon is destroyed:

• "Get wrecked."

When activating Biohack:

• "Executing hack."

When activating Syphon Funding:

• "Cash money, begin syphoning!"

When Bloons leak:

• "Have you tried, turning it off and on again?"
• "Game over, man!"

Merchandise

Benjamin Plush

Benjamin Plush has officially been announced on December 15th 2022 on Ninja Kiwi's Twitter account, posting the promotional art for his appearance. This is alongside Sniper Monkey and the MOAB, who are receiving plushes of their own. His campaign can be seen on his entry on the Makeship website. He cost a total of $27.99 USD.

Some users have noticed that Makeship already found the Benjamin Plush on their website before Ninja Kiwi made any social media mention of it (e.g. December 13th 2022, Benjamin Plush).

His campaign ran from December 15th 2022 to January 6th 2023. At the end of the campaign, 1525 Benjamin Plushes were sold, funding 762% of the campaign. Manufacturing began on January 6th 2023. He was shipped by April 1st 2023.

Sniper Monkey Plush, Ben Plush, and MOAB Plush

GCH Charity Donation on NK's Twitter

GCH Charity Donation on NK's Twitter

Gallery

Benjamin Artwork

Level 1

Level 3

Level 7

Level 10

Level 20

Hero icon

Benjamin's beta version icon

DJ Benjammin' Artwork

DJ Benjammin' Level 1

DJ Benjammin' Level 3

DJ Benjammin' Level 7

DJ Benjammin' Level 10

DJ Benjammin' Level 20

DJ Benjammin' icon

Sushi Bento Artwork

Sushi Bento Level 1

Sushi Bento Level 3

Sushi Bento Level 7

Sushi Bento Level 10

Sushi Bento Level 20

Sushi Bento icon

Benjamin Plush

Sitting front view

Side view

Back view

Side-left view

Standing front view

Trivia

• According to Ninja Kiwi's 3rd June 2022 blog, Benjamin gets his skills as a DJ by practicing skills and using YouTube tutorials.
• He grows a mustache as a sushi chef at level 20, according to Ninja Kiwi his training made him able to grow facial hair, when required.
• Sushi Bento is one of the only monkeys with a mustache that has a visible mouth, the other one being Professor Evil.

Blog posts

• Concept art of Benjamin was revealed in March 6th's What's Up at Ninja Kiwi? Blog, after concept art of Pat Fusty was revealed the week before.
• According to Ninja Kiwi's August 6th 2021 blog, Benjamin uses Discord. He also is known to hack but never hacks game progress.
• According to Ninja Kiwi's November 12th 2021 blog, Benjamin spends the most money on Steam, buying a full library of games that he doesn't play.
• According to Ninja Kiwi's December 10th 2021 blog, Ninja Kiwi responded to a comment about allocating DnD (Dungeons and Dragons) classes for the BTD6 Heroes. They said Ben would be the DM (Dungeon Master).
• According to Ninja Kiwi's February 4th 2022 blog, Benjamin prefers to use a Windows laptop to a MacBook.
• According to Ninja Kiwi's February 25th 2022 blog, Benjamin codes in B#, which is a banana based language and a "play on words for the Dart Monkeys to cringe at". However, this is not to be confused the real world B programming language, which is one of the earliest examples of programming languages and the predecessor of the C language.
• According to Ninja Kiwi's 20th October 2023 blog, Sushi Ben's sushi is loved by every monkey, especially when Sushi Ben experiments with new flavours and seasonings.
• According to Ninja Kiwi's 24th May 2024 blog, Benjamin's laptop is a "16-inch high-performance laptop" with a variety of additional features.
• According to Ninja Kiwi's 12th July 2024 blog, Benjamin has collaborated with Agent Jericho to an ice cream brand called Ice Spy Bytes. They tried "Ben and Jeri's" but the name was already taken by American ice cream company Ben and Jerry's.

Cultural references

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• When Biohack expires, all towers who were affected by it will display a red "no WiFi" symbol for the two-second cooldown period.
• On Benjamin's wallpaper, it says: 01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100001, which means "Hello!" in binary.
• The name Benjamin may be a reference to his money-gaining abilities, as "benjamins" is a slang term for American $100 bills, on which the portrait of Benjamin Franklin is depicted.
• Benjamin's nickname, "Code Monkey," is slang for a programmer that often does grunt work for a company. In Benjamin's case, however, the term is a bit more literal.
• Occasionally, Benjamin can be seen lifting a green dumbbell weight. This is a reference to how programmers will lift weights at their desks to stay healthy even without moving around.
• Benjamin's quote "Have you tried turning it off and on again" is a reference to The IT Crowd sitcom, where it is a frequent notice. Generally, this is a basic IT advice for technological troubleshooting, as turning the device off and on often solves common issues.
• Benjamin's quote "Good night, Vienna" is a reference to Liverpool, in which the phrase is slang for "it's all over".
• Benjamin's quote "Game over, man!" is a reference to the famous line from the movie Aliens.
• Benjammin's quote "Boom, Bloon, get out the way!" is a reference to a song by rapper Ludacris, and his song "Move B**** Get Out The Way".
  • Instead of a derogatory word for a woman, the word is replaced by "Bloon". Coincidentally, these are both five-letter words starting with the letter "b".
• Bloon trojan is possibly a reference to trojan horse malware, which misleads the user into running it, often with a backdoor.
  • This may be also be a reference to another kind of Trojan, given that the attack prevents Bloons from spawning children.
• He shares resemblence with Benjamin from the Geronimo Stilton TV series, both of them having excellent computer, and hacking skills, as well as sharing eye color, while having similar haircuts.

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