Why is ninja a magic monkey?

[ZenFlakes56]

It just doesn't make sense to me... Why is ninja a magic monkey?

[Elusive]

Mostly for balance reasons I must assume. Besdies, ninjas are often depicted as having magical powers.
Its not a very good answer, but its the best answer I have.

[Abyssion]

I also feel like Ninja and Ice should just be swapped.

[-Aku]

Originally posted by Grangik:

I also feel like Ninja and Ice should just be swapped.

Originally posted by Elusive:

Mostly for balance reasons I must assume. Besdies, ninjas are often depicted as having magical powers.
Its not a very good answer, but its the best answer I have.

Both of you have very good points

[Meleter]

Originally posted by Elusive:

Mostly for balance reasons I must assume. Besdies, ninjas are often depicted as having magical powers.
Its not a very good answer, but its the best answer I have.

I agree with that. Ninjas have always been more expensive than the ice monkey.

[Bad Aim Bodyshot Barry]

if ninja and ice would be swapped, well ninja would be kinda op due to primary village

[themazingness]

Lots of jutsu (techniques) in video games, anime, etc. are more mystical than practical and function more like magic spells in fantasy. They are in this game too since, for example, shuriken can seek, have uncanny pierce, and can have multiple thrown at once with amazing accuracy.

[Platypus]

My guess is because seeking shuriken is powered by "magic" and also throwing 8 (9 with knowledge) shuriken at once is quite unrealistic they are probably considered to be magical abilities.

I agree that ice monkey would have been a better fit in the magic category since the only scientifically logical upgrades for them are cryo cannon and icicles.

[-Aku]

Originally posted by 「HANE」:

My guess is because seeking shuriken is powered by "magic" and also throwing 8 (9 with knowledge) shuriken at once is quite unrealistic they are probably considered to be magical abilities.

I agree that ice monkey would have been a better fit in the magic category since the only scientifically logical upgrades for them are cryo cannon and icicles.

Ice monkey has been primary for a long long time

[Platypus]

Sure it's been primary but that has nothing to do with how the freezing works. Is it through science? Is it through magic? We may never know.

*Edit: Also BTD5 and previous games did not categorize the monkeys so no it has not "been primary for a long long time" xD Primary and Magic separation did not even exist back then until Bloons Monkey City & BTD6.

[Bad Aim Bodyshot Barry]

Originally posted by 「HANE」:

Sure it's been primary but that has nothing to do with how the freezing works. Is it through science? Is it through magic? We may never know.

*Edit: Also BTD5 and previous games did not categorize the monkeys so no it has not "been primary for a long long time" xD Primary and Magic separation did not even exist back then until Bloons Monkey City & BTD6.

although ice has always been unlocked early and primary towers tend to be cheap early/mid game poping power, with the excaption of 5th tiers

[Platypus]

Guess that means Mortar tower has been a primary tower, since you unlock it before Glue Gunner. (BTD4)
Sniper must have been a primary tower too, since you unlock it before Boomerang tower, Bomb tower, or Glue Gunner. (BTD5)

In previous games you unlock the towers in an order that is completely unrelated to the current categorization of BTD6.

Still, that has nothing to do with /why/ Ice tower would be considered primary rather than magic. Nobody here has provided an explanation of how the Ice tower could logically work using science so it seems Ice tower would probably make more sense to be under the "magic" category.

[Bad Aim Bodyshot Barry]

i think it should be moved to magic, although keep the ninja in magic

[themazingness]

For balance I don't want it moved. Primary Monkeys Only is already balanced around ice. Obyn's buffs would have to be rebalanced. Ice may become weak to purple. Maybe just have it change for BTD 7? I admit that when the game was released I was confused why ice wasn't magic, but I'm not sure I want devs working on balance having to rework ice tower when other balance issues are more important.

[SonOfSpyper]

i think it is because the ninja monkey can sense camo