Bloon

> "*When Monkeys even hear the word "Bloon," they either shiver in fear, scoff in contempt, or growl in anger; and for good reason: This species have been tormenting and torturing us for centuries. At first glance, they appear merely as innocuously-looking inflatable objects with arms. But when one looks closer, the only thing that unravels will be abject terror itself. With few exceptions, Bloons are the paragons of parasitism, the ultimate cancer of the universe: They feel little, if any, remorse, shame, compassion, or guilt, and they view all other species as inferior races that deserve total extermination. Whatever love they feel is solely oriented towards their own kind, and only as much as they can display egregious cruelty and brutality. They need not food nor water nor sleep. They have one function in their DNA, and one function only: to **kill.***"
> ― Dr. Retson Malus
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**Bloonus homicidus**, also known simply as the **Bloons**, are a species of rubber-terephthalate-based facultative anaerobic organisms native to Terra Bloonus. They act as the main enemies of the whole Bloons series.

## Physical attributes

Typical Bloons look like balloons with two eyes, a mouth, and two arms; each arm having a hand that has 4 fingers and a thumb. They also have retractable legs which they can use to move around at ground level. Their body consists of an exoskeleton composed of rubber and some xenosynthetic polymers that is capable of being reinforced with extra "layers" of various colors. The initial and lowest layer of this exoskeleton is always a red layer. Inside the red layer are their soft bodies and organs brain and heart and all, and they are filled with oxygen, helium, and the mixture that is air, allowing them to float in the air naturally. Bloons have a high mutation rate, many of which are beneficial to their survival. Over time, Bloons with gigantic bodies, the ability to undergo cellular and molecular regeneration, and naturally blend in with their surroundings with chromatophores have evolved, making them even more deadly.

The defining feature of their nature is their capacity to absorb the hydrocarbons of dead organisms and using them to generate new layers or accelerate the growth of pre-existing incomplete layers. This, coupled with their egocentric and sociopathic tendencies, drives them to kill other beings (including members of their own species) and consume their hydrocarbons to reinforce their own constitution, leading to a twisted, selfish form of evolution in which species regularly consume, manipulate, and and murder their own kind to further their own survival, as opposed to the Earthly evolution of self-sacrificing individuals furthering their genomes through future generations.

## Biology

### Physiology

The bodily fluids of Bloons are either completely aerosolized or rapidly evaporate upon exposure to air, which is why Bloons appear to "deflate" or "pop" and release lots of gas when killed. The aerosolization of bodily fluids is vital to the Bloons' capability to hover and stay airborne like real balloons do. They are immune to many conventional diseases, as few bacteria or viruses can infect or penetrate the rubbery outer shell of Bloons nor the polymer organs inside their bodies.

### Genetics

Like Monkeys, Bloons are a diploid eukaryotic species, and they reproduce via sexual reproduction. Moreover, as stated before the Bloons have a high mutation rate, with a germline mutation rate of approximately 1×10^-8 per basepair per year. The probability of Bloonian mutations proving beneficial to the host are larger than for most organisms, and so natural selection favored the Bloonian trait of having high mutation rates.

### Layer generation

Bloons naturally develop new layers over time. This process would usually take a few weeks to months, depending on how advanced or thick the layer would be. However, the consumption of hydrocarbons from dead organisms accelerates this process to days, hence most Bloons use the strategy of exterminating other species or murdering their own kind without remorse to grow stronger.

## Powers and Abilities

The capabilities of Bloons can be summarized in this manner:

* **Superhuman Strength** - Bloons with enough layers have superior strength to a human, giving them physical parity with Monkeys.
* **Facultative Anaerobism** - Bloons do not require oxygen at all to survive, though they are stronger and more mobile in its presence.
* **Killing Intent** - Most Bloons do not hesitate to murder those close to them if it means furthering their own power. However, this is just as potent a weakness as it is a strength, giving Bloons an even greater risk of infighting-induced extinction than Monkeys and real-world humans. EMPEROR understood this, and needed to manipulate their common desire to conquer and destroy others and set their focus on invading other planets in order to have them cooperate, knowing that they'd simply slaughter one another to nothingness otherwise. Even so, they still tend to harm or kill those in their ranks they perceive as weak.
* **Grasping Hands** - Bloons can manifest arms and grasping hands from their bodies, with equal efficiency to humans.
* **Levitation** - Bloons are capable of freely levitating in the air and adjusting their height freely to a certain extent, though they need external means to reach much higher altitudes. This trait makes them deadly aerial fighters.
* **Superhuman Speed and Agility** - The Bloons' ability to float and move in the air grants them extreme mobility, and many types of Bloons can move around at high velocities.
* **Layers** - Bloons become more and more durable by accumulating bodily layers through absorbing the hydrocarbons of other organisms.
	+ **Dermal Armor** - Some Bloons develop layers made of thick lead or ceramic, functioning as armor.
	+ **Bloonia Figura** - The term for the transformation Bloons are capable of undergoing. Most Bloons can manifest more humanoid bodies at will if the situation demands bipedal mobility over floating. Higher-layer Bloons have the capacity to manifest themselves as blimps.
		- **Greater Superhuman Strength** - High-degree Figurae such as blimp transformations grants immense physical strength.
* **Partial Self-Sustenance** - Bloons are not obligated to eat, drink, or sleep to survive, though they are pressured to do the first two in order to strengthen themselves as their way of life involves constant mass homicides in the name of Social Darwinism. Moreover, Bloons under dehydration have been shown to move slower and lose durability.
* **Technology** - Bloonian technology is extremely advanced, easily rivalling Monkey technology.
* **Magic**

## Types

* Red Bloon
* Blue Bloon
* Green Bloon
* Yellow Bloon
* Pink Bloon
* Black Bloon
* White Bloon
* Purple Bloon
* Lead Bloon
* Zebra Bloon
* Rainbow Bloon
* Ceramic Bloon
* M.O.A.B.
* B.F.B.
* Z.O.M.G.
* D.D.T.
* B.A.D.
* B.A.N.E.
* J.O.K.E.R.
* D.E.A.T.H.S.T.R.O.K.E.
* D.E.A.D.
* M.O.T.H.E.R.S.H.I.P.
* I.M.M.U.N.I.T.Y.
* B.L.I.T.Z.
* G.H.O.S.T.
* EMP Bloon
* Kamikaze Bloon
* Black Order Bloon
* Boss Bloon

### Notable members

* Dreadbloon X
* Bloonus Maelstrom
* Blastapopoulos X
* Bloonarius X
* T.H.A.N.O.S.
* E.M.P.E.R.O.R.
* Lupus Mortis