Spike-O-Pult (BTD4)

Overview

Pre-BTD4

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“	Gives the monkey a catapult that hurls giant spiked balls.	”
	~ BTD4 Description

“	Hurls a huge spiked ball that can pop many bloons at once in a straight line.	”
	~ Unused BTD4 description

Spike-o-pult
General Information
Game	Bloons TD 4
Tower	Dart Monkey
Unlocked at	With the Dart Monkey
Cost	$255 (Easy) $300 (Medium) $325 (Hard)
Activated Ability	N/A
Targeting Options	First, Last, Close, Strong
Camo Detection	No
Popology
Damage Type(s)
Sharp
Statistics
Damage	1
Pierce	18
Attack Speed	Moderately Slow
Range	Small
Status Effects	N/A
Tower Boosts	N/A
Income/Life Boosts	N/A
Path Upgrades
← Previous	Long Range Darts
← Previous	Long Range Darts
Current	Spike-o-pult
Current	Spike-o-pult
Next →	Triple Shot
Next →	Triple Shot
Path Info
Path	N/A
Path	N/A
Upgrade Tier	3
Upgrade Tier	3
[Source]

The Spike-O-Pult is the third upgrade for the Dart Monkey in Bloons TD 4. It changes the projectile of the Dart Monkey to a large spiked ball with higher pierce but slower attack rate. Also, spiked balls will no longer explode with the Splodey Darts premium upgrade active.

It costs $255 on Easy, $300 on Normal and $325 on Hard.

Appearance

The monkey gains a wooden catapult to its right, and the monkey itslef shrinks.

The icon shows a spiked ball.

Strategy

• It is better to get them at the end of straight lines, so they'll maximize their high pierce.
• It may not be the best option to buy, as they are rather expensive for the amount of damage it does, but it can still be good in certain situations.

Gallery

The Spike-O-Pult in BTD4

Spike-O-Pult upgrade icon as seen in BTD4

Spiked ball

Catapult

Already bought button

Can't afford button

Trivia

• The Spike-o-pult appears to be based on the onager, a type of catapult that uses tension to power the shot. The mangolnel is named after a wild species of donkey because of the intense force with which the projectile is shot, causing the device to jump forward every shot.
• The way the monkey holds the Spike-O-Pult changes as the Bloons TD series progresses. In Bloons TD 3, he holds it with his right hand, in Bloons TD 4 he holds it with his tail, and in Bloons TD 5, he holds it with both hands.
• The Spike-O-Pult is an upgrade to the Dart Monkey, but in BTD3 the Spike-O-Pult was its own tower. This makes it the first tower to become an upgrade for another tower.
• Spike-O-Pult is not the cheapest Tier 3 upgrade in BTD4. The cheapest actually belongs to Sonar Beacon, at $280 on Medium. The third cheapest is White Hot Spikes.