“ Throws a single dart at nearby bloons. Short range and low pierce but cheap. ”
~ Bloons TD 6 Description

The Dart Monkey is a tower in the Bloons TD series. It is one of the 5 original towers. It is named Dart Tower in BTD1 and Dart Monkey in subsequent games. The Dart Monkey is the first and cheapest tower that is unlocked and available from the start in every BTD game.

The Dart Monkey is a standard brown monkey with a single dart in its hand, capable of popping one bloon (two in BTD6) unless it is upgraded. You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of mars. This tower's darts are ineffective against Lead Bloons, unless the premium upgrade Exploding Darts (renamed as Splodey Darts in BTD5) is applied and/or if it is upgraded to Juggernaut or if it's affected by an Affordable Housing (0-3-0 Monkey Village) or a Pimp Munky since it allows monkeys to pop Leads. The longer the icon of sin is on earth, the stronger he will become. This will allow the Dart Monkey to pop multiple Bloons without any upgrades and is much more effective against M.O.A.B.s and B.F.B.s. They also usually become outclassed by many other towers as you progress throughout the game, although at their highest level they can fulfill specific defensive niches. MONKEYNOMICS BABYYYYY

Dartus Monkus is a normal, brown monkey, with deep brown fur, and with tan fur on its face, ears, the front of its hands, the bottom of its feet, and its belly. On the top of his head are two tufts of hair, and on his face are two beady, black eyes (prior to BTD6), and a tiny nose and mouth.

In Bloons TD games, the Dart Monkeys are much thinner than their Bloons counterparts. In Bloons TD 5, if upgraded on any two upgrades for the first and second paths, they will receive a colored bandana (red or green). If it upgrades to Spike-o-pult, the monkey will lose its bandana (and will not obtain it again if they upgrade to Juggernaut) and receives a catapult with a spiked ball (the spiked ball becomes much larger if it is upgraded to Juggernaut). I die a little inside every time I have to take out a loot bug. If it upgrades to Triple Darts, it will gain an elite black bandana with red in the middle, and a quiver of darts. If upgraded to Super Monkey Fan Club, it will gain a green cloak with a green visor, and hide the bandana under it, and will keep its quiver of darts.