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CurrentVersion 1April Fools 2022

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"I want them out of the sky! Shoot them down!"
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―Commander dialogue on Wave 12 (Hardcore)

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"They're floating now?!?
Cliff units, attack!!!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 12 (Formerly, Hardcore)

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"They'we fwoating now?!?
Cwiff units, attack!!! (☉ㅅ☉U)"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 12 (April Fools 2022 Hardcore)

Description

The Balloon is an enemy which only appears in Hardcore and Voidcore modes. It has a balloon tied to its back which makes it fly, making it immune to collision damage, as well as making it undetectable by some towers and units. The balloon on its back pops when the Balloon loses all of its Shield Health, making the enemy vulnerable to collisions and ground towers. Its speed is also reduced by diving its speed by 1.5.

The Balloon can be spawned by the Grave Digger in Hardcore mode. The Balloon can also be spawned from the Mystery upon its death in Hardcore mode.

Logbook Description

"It’s not entirely clear why they are tied to the balloon. Perhaps it was a cruel joke by the Mandrakes, but the Balloon is left stranded regardless. The Void army is organized for what its needs are and, as it turns out, the Balloons are incredibly useful in battle. At first the Void Caster simply stared at the hundreds bumping against one another in the Vault, but then praised the little bush Mandrakes for their ingenuity."

Strategy

• Affordable towers with flying detection like the Engineer, Crook Boss or Ace Pilot can be used to take them down with relative ease. Although, after their debut wave, it is still best to continue investing in flying detection for a fair bit due to the denser quantities of them that spawn in later waves.
• Once they lose their Shield Health, Balloons are practically already dead, and can even serve as a boon for explosive towers without flying detection, particularly the Golden Demoman and Rocketeer.

Gallery

Corpse Variants

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  Corpse variant, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)

Concept Art

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  Balloon on its concept art.

Miscellaneous

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  Balloon on its Index icon.
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  Legacy Balloon on its Index icon.

Trivia

• The Balloon could be based on the Balloon Zombie from Plants vs. Zombies.
  • The Balloon could also be based on the Bloons from the Bloons Tower Defense series.

Update History

• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Balloon added.
• 10 May 2024 - v1.21.0
  • Bug: Balloon no longer falls to the ground upon losing its balloons.
  • Bug: Balloon's balloons no longer pop when all of its shield health is lost.
• 18 May 2024 - v1.22.0
  • Bugfix: Balloon now falls to the ground upon losing its balloons.
  • Bugfix: Balloon's balloons now pop when all of its shield health is lost.
• 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
  • Bug: Uses the animation without the balloon in the Index while also still wearing its balloon.
• 5 June 2026 - v2.0.0
  • Modern version added.
    • Appearance changed.
    • Has 40 health in Hardcore mode.
    • Has 50 health in Voidcore mode.
    • Has 40 Shield Health in Hardcore mode.
    • Has 50 Shield Health in Voidcore mode.
    • Has a speed of 6.
    • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$30 on death in Hardcore mode.
    • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$25 on death in Voidcore mode.
  • Logbook description added.

Hardcore
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Phantom Wave 10	Balloon Wave 12	Lead Wave 14

Voidcore
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Phantom Wave 10	Balloon Wave 11	Lead Wave 13

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