Tara

Draw with 10 Rubies / Exchange with 200 Universal Character Tokens through Token Shop

### Counterparts

Cowboy Jerry
Cowboy Tom
Pecos

**Tara** is a playable cat character that can be selected in a match. She can be purchased or drawn in Shops.

Tara is the most beautiful cowgirl in the West. With her pretty face and striking figure, she sure gets a lot of attention.

***Note: Underlined words are information translated to English from the Chinese server, and they are currently unreleased or released content without translations in other servers. As they are not official, they may be changed in the future.***

## Background Story

### Developer Post (Chinese Server)

#### "A cowgirl in the West with infinite charm."

Cowgirl Tara wears a soft black wide-brimmed cowgirl hat, a black leather jacket, a purple silk bandana around her neck, almond cowgirl pants and matching brown gloves and high heel boots, which are full of western style. She uses her charm to accurately capture all the naughty little mice with her lasso!

### Cartoon Origin

Tara first appeared in the cartoon short "Texas Tom".

Tara's beautiful and elegant figure made Cowboy Tom fall in love at first sight, which also allowed Cowboy Jerry to find the opportunity to trick Cowboy Tom to his heart's content. At the end of the story, Cowboy Jerry also put on a handsome cowboy suit to show his favor to Tara, which shows her irresistible charm.

## Ability Setting

### Attributes

 **Resistance** | HP 7
 **Technique** | Skill Strength 9

### Skills

#### Active Skill: **Cowgirl's Love** (Cooldown time: 25/10/10)

Male enemies that are facing away from Tara lose a significant amount of HP and are stunned every 3 seconds for a period of time;
Male enemies that are facing Tara lose a few amount of HP and receives a slow movement debuff for a period of time;
Female enemies that are turned away from Tara lose a few amount of HP and receives a slow movement debuff for a period of time;
 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Passive Skill: **Thoughtful Mind** (Cooldown time: 0/0/0)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Weapon Skill: **Cowgirl's Lasso** (Cooldown time: 12/12/8)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

## Character Strategy

### Attribute Analysis

* Tara's overall attributes are at the upper middle level among all the cats, but her attack rate is low, so it is necessary for players to have better grasp of claw attacks.

### Skill Analysis

#### **Active Skill: Cowgirl's Love**

* The release time of this skill is relatively long, and the damage range is also relatively limited, so the hit rate in the actual game is not high, and the benefits after hitting are not particularly rewarding, so it is not recommended to upgrade this skill in the early-game.

* However, after a mouse has been stunned, Cowgirl's Love can be used as a damage compensation skill, but you need to pay attention when using it, and you must adjust the direction while supplementing the damage.

#### **Passive Skill: Thoughtful Mind**

* The buff bonus provided by Tara's Lv. 1 passive will vary according to the male characters in the game, so whenever Tara eliminates a male mouse, her movement speed will be affected and reduced.

* When the passive skill reaches Lv. 3, attacking any enemy male characters will trigger HP recovery and control immunity during the recovery process, including stunning items, skills, etc.

#### **Weapon Skill: Cowgirl's Lasso**

* Tara's lasso can pass through walls, which can have unexpected effects in some terrains such as maps like Summer Cruise's Deck.

* After Tara catches a mouse, she can use this skill to throw the mouse on the rocket, but if they hit a wall or an item before hitting the rocket, the mouse will immediately regain freedom and gain a short period of invincibility, so when there is a mouse in your hand and another mouse nearby is coming, you can consider throwing the mouse in your hand to quickly weaken the upcoming mouse.

* When a mouse comes to rescue a teammate and steps on a mousetrap, Tara can first stun the mouse with a lasso, and then attack them until they become weakened. In this way, the mouse will still be stunned even if Blood of Iron is triggered, and it is impossible for them to forcibly rescue the teammate.

* After Tara catches a mouse with Cowgirl's Lasso, she can throw the mouse far away to prevent the mouse from returning to the current area. Using this technique when defending rockets can delay a lot of time for the mice's rescue.

## Skill Upgrade Analysis

* It is recommended that Tara give priority to upgrading to Lv. 2 passive in the early game to increase her pursuit ability.

* After the weapon skill is upgraded to Lv. 2, the skill has a 5-second stun effect. As long as the weapon skill hits a mouse, they can basically be weakened immediately.

* When the character is at Lv. 6, she can choose a Lv. 3 weapon or a Lv. 3 passive according to the situation in the game, and learn the active skill at the end. If you feel that your damage is not enough in the early game, you can also upgrade Lv. 1 active skill to supplement the damage.

## Recommended Perks

S Class Perk **Knowledgeable** (★★★★☆)

* Can allow Tara to quickly upgrade her skills earlier in the game.

S Class Perk **Stunning Strike** (★★★★☆)

* When combined with Cowgirl's Lasso and Cowgirl's Love, she can easily guard weakened mice.

A Class **Burning Wild** (★★★★★)

* To allow mice to dispatch faster, this is very useful for almost any cats. Combining with her Lv. 2 and also makes up for her lasso not being able to reduce the Rocket fuse at the same time.

A Class **Cautious** (★★★★☆)

* Can allow Tara to place mousetraps more safely.

C Class **Flexible Cat** (★★★★☆)

* Perfect in maps that have tunnels. Can allow Tara to chase after mice when they enter one.

## In-Game Strategy

### Scouting Phase

* Tara mainly collects drinks. Since it is critical for Tara to reach Lv. 2 in the early game, mousetraps can be placed at some openings to quickly gain EXP. Of course, you can also properly chase down the robot mice to gain EXP as well.

### Cheese Phase

* Find a way to quickly gain EXP and upgrade to Lv. 4, so that you can use high movement speed and wide field of vision to chase mice
* Use basic attacks as little as possible when equipping Charged Blow, use weapon skill to find opportunities first, and wait for the right moment to strike.

### Guarding Rockets

* If you are faced with a mouse guarding the rockets, you can use the weapon skill to quickly tie the mouse onto the rocket, and then look for opportunities to weaken nearby mice. If there is no mouse guarding, try to tie the rocket without using the lasso, which can greatly reduce the Rocket fuse.

### Wall Crack Phase

* Under normal circumstances, the weapon skill should be already upgrade at a high level. As long as the weapon skill reach Lv. 2, you can frequently use weapon skill to find opportunities to strike.

* Generally, after hooking the mouse and weakened, the mouse will still be in a stunned state. Even if the mouse has Blood of Iron, it is difficult for them to run to a far distance.

## Character Evaluation

Tara's role in the game is mainly Chase. Tara can quickly tie mice onto rockets and that her movement speed and vision bonus provided by her passive skill can greatly improve her chasing ability. Her weapon skill also allows her to face a mouse holding stunning items and guarding rockets. Overall, she is a solid character who can also guard rockets while chasing and attacking in swift manner.

## Skins

Beside equipping skins, she can also equip a rocket skin to gain more Fashion Points, same with Footprints.

***Note: As the skin obtaining methods vary between servers, they will not be listed below. Players can check in the game to see their current obtaining methods.***

### S Class

 **Stellar Fantasy*** Skin Series: **Stellar Recon**

 **Lady Rose**
* The strongest weapon is a brave heart!

### AP Class

 **Peacekeeper*** Skin Series: **Sheriff**

 **Timeless Dreams*** Skin Series: **Mysteries of Time**

 **Moonlight Sonata**
* A loving couple can never be separated, not even a Cat and a Mouse.

### A Class

 **Nutcracker Fantasy*** Skin Series: **Fairytale Kingdom**

 **Quiet Gray**
 **Beach Beauty*** Skin Series: **Summer Carnival**

 **Lady Violet**
 **Blue Rose*** A beautiful blue rose, she exudes a charming fragrance in the peaceful night.

### B Class

 **Winter Cocoa*** Skin Series: **Winter Love Song**

* A warm drink drives away the chill in the cold winter.

## Extra

### Quotes from **Firework Show**

* *You don't have to turn your back on me tonight, let's just watch the beautiful fireworks together.*

### Quick Messages

In the Chinese server, Tara has voice-acted Quick Messages. Some are which are altered to better fit her personality. (Kate reuse Tara's voice in her Quick Messages.)

***Note: Since these do not exist in servers with other languages, all the translations below will not be underlined until the end of this sub-heading. Additionally, messages that are crossed out have been removed.***

#### All Channel

* ~~Hehe, you're pretty good!~~
* ~~You miss me, little mouse?~~
* ~~I won't forgive you, little mouse!~~
* Get over here!
* ~~Come here, you little mouse!~~
* Please don't hurt me, little mouse!
* Please forgive me, little mouse!

## Trivia

* If both cats choose Tara in modes such as 5v5 and Decoration Battle, and that they throw the lasso at each other at the same time, they will keep pulling over in mid-air.

* Tara's active skill Cowgirl's Love is a reference to how she sits on her luggage, which is also shared by her poster artwork.

* She, Toodles Galore, Angel Tom, and Syrus are the most expensive characters to purchase or exchange with either gold, diamonds, or universal character tokens (All of them are cats, coincidentally).

* There are many characters in the game whose character avatars are either outdated or are their in-game character sprite faces. Weirdly, Tara is the only character whose avatar is based on her poster art.

* When Tara uses her Active Skill to hit a mouse, Magician's Yellow Card can be seen for a split second before it quickly goes away.

* Tara's AP Skin Moonlight Sonata, plays the Classic S Skin SFX in her opening animation even if it isn't an S skin.

### In-game Sprites

Drinking MilkEating CakeConsuming DrinkWalkingSprintingSlidingClaw AttackOpening DoorClosing DoorThrowing ItemSetting MousetrapPushed OverScaldedThawingBlastedCowgirl's Love & Cowgirl's Lasso (First Phase)Cowgirl's Lasso (Second Phase)