Detective Tuffy

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### Counterparts

Detective Jerry
Tuffy
Mouseketeer Tuffy
Devil Tuffy
Angel Tuffy
Robin Hood Tuffy

**Detective Tuffy** is a playable mouse character that can be selected in a match. He can be purchased or drawn in Shops.

Detective Tuffy excels at examining data and all sorts of mysteries. He is Detective Jerry's top helper during day-to-day investigations!

***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)

#### "Can be as hidden as a phantom, and has sharp eyes that see everything."

Detective Tuffy wears a classic Victorian British private detective attire. As a detective, a magnifying glass is his best partner, as it can detect subtle details; the special drink in his hand is his secret weapon for tracking.

### Cartoon Origin

The calm and brave Detective Tuffy appeared in the animated "Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes".

In the film, some diamonds mysteriously disappeared in Baker Street. In order to clear Miss Red's suspicion, Detective Tom and Detective Jerry teamed up to investigate, but the investigation became more and more difficult overtime. During this time, our alert and cautious Detective Tuffy decided to lend a hand.

## Ability Setting

### Skills

#### Active Skill: **Master of Disguise** (Cooldown time: 18/18/18)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Passive Skill: **Secret Observation** (Cooldown time: 0/0/0)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Weapon Skill: **Tracking Drink** (Cooldown time: 35/35/35)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

## Character Strategy

### Attribute Analysis

* By observing Detective Tuffy's attributes, it is obvious to see that he is relatively strong in terms of pushing, but weak in attack and has low HP, so he is more suitable as a cheese role in the game.

### Skill Analysis

#### **Active Skill: Master of Disguise**

* Detective Tuffy’s active skill does not have releasing time. At Lv. 1, it is mainly used for escape; after Lv. 2, it can be used to scout around. Although he will not turn back to visible when interacting, the skill duration is quite short, so his rescue ability is still relatively weak; after Lv. 3, the duration will be 10 seconds, which improves his rescue ability.

* The active skill can be combined with Lv. 1 passive's True Sight effect. You can look for the cat in places where they may appear. If necessary, you can drink an invisibility drink and go to some key intersections to detect the cat's location.

* You can also use the active skill as a speed boost when paired with Lv. 1 passive, or for a slight HP recovery with Lv. 2 passive, making him an optimal mouse for most general situations such as rescuing and escaping.

* Note that after the active skill reaches Lv. 3, you can run away from the clone in different directions after using this skill. When the cat chases you, you can switch positions with the clone. When the cat chases the clone, you can choose to run away directly. In addition, you can run in the opposite direction to the clone. Additionally, you can even try to run head straight to a wall or fork to pretend that you are the clone to deceive the cat (use with caution).

#### **Passive Skill: Secret Observation**

* Because Detective Tuffy's passive skill are mainly related to stealth, and the use of the active skill can better play the role of this skill, the player should generally learn passive after learning active skill.

* Here is a little trick to cooperate with active skill: In some similar places such as the Armor Room in Night Castle, it is not easy to jump up because the jumping attribute of Detective Tuffy is not very high. At that time, you can use the active skill to trigger the Lv. 1 passive buff effect to jump on the platform.

#### **Weapon Skill: Tracking Drink**

* The trigger range of the weapon skill mark is actually the same range as when the mouse's expression change to be scared. However, the perception effect of the imprint after Lv. 2 weapon skill is within a certain range (the cat can be sensed even if they are not in the same room), and the cat near the mark can be displayed on the mini-map (Flour effect can be detected, but not for invisibility effect).

## Recommended Perks

S Class Perk **Fearless** (★★★★☆)

* It is a rescuing perk, guaranteeing Detective Tuffy's survivability and the rescued teammate during the rescue.

S Class Perk **Selfless** (★★★★☆)

* It is a rescuing perk, can be used with Master of Disguise to teleport to the clone when the skill reaches Lv. 3. However, this requires some timing and prediction skills.

S Class Perk **Blood of Iron** (★★★★★)

* Increase Detective Tuffy's survivability, on the other hand, to rescue teammates while in the state of Iron Blood.

B Class Perk **Cut and Run** (★★★☆☆)

* Increases Detective Tuffy's chance of escaping the cat's pursuit after rescuing, as well as increasing the teammate's too.

C Class Perk **Help Me** (★★★★★)

* A must-bring perk for all characters, so that teammates can rescue you faster.

## In-game Strategy

### Scouting Phase

* In the case of ensuring your own safety, cooperate with your teammates to explore every room on the map as much as possible, to collect information about room items + drinks + cat's location and cheese refresh positions.

### Cheese Phase

* When you don’t know the location of the cat, Detective Tuffy can use Master of Disguise plus Lv. 1 passive to find the cat, but the time is only 5 seconds, so you need to grasp it well. If necessary, you can drink an invisibility drink to find the location of the cat. Once you find them, you can follow the cat closely to create a safe cheese-pushing environment for teammates. You can also use the weapon skill to properly place at key intersections to play a certain role in cat detection.

### Rescuing Teammates

* It is best to carry a stunning item when rescuing. Throw it at the cat while in an invisible state, so the cat wouldn't be able to dodge it. After hitting them, you can rescue with confidence.

* In addition, you can also predict the rocket's position where the cat has tied, and observe the mini-map there. When the cat is about to arrive, quickly turn invisible then throw it, it can effectively improve the hit rate.

### Wall Crack Phase

* Detective Tuffy can use the active skill and weapon skill to attract the cat's attention, and wait until you turn invisible to safely drain the Wall Crack's HP.

## Character Evaluation

Detective Tuffy's role in the game is mainly a Cheese + Rescue role, because his weapon skill can well sense the cat's position, creating a safe environment for cheese-pushing, and the stealth of his active skill can also give him a certain degree of rescue capability. As a mouse with Cheese type, his pushing ability far exceeds most other mice, and should be utilized a lot. Active can also be used as a speed boost when passive is upgraded.

## Skins

Beside equipping skins, he can also equip a robot mouse 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

**Tech Detective*** Skin Series: **Campus Days**

**Mysteries of Time*** Skin Series: **Mysteries of Time**

* The gears of time never stop turning, leading us along a path to a beautiful life.

### A Class

 **Newsboy**
 **Space Detective*** Skin Series: **Stellar Adventure**

 **Baker Street Investigator**
* Find out the truth together with you!

### B Class

 **Terribly Trifling**
* Layers of fruit and cream make the perfect afternoon dessert.

## Extra

### Quotes from **Firework Show**

* *Yay, I finally arrived to this most wonderful time!*

## Trivia

* Detective Tuffy is the first anniversary character, so he's been teased before becoming playable in the Chinese server.

* Formerly, a skin bug caused Detective Tuffy's monocle to change from black to yellow. This has now been fixed.

* Unlike Topsy's clone, Detective Tuffy's clone can interact more things, such as picking up a firecracker from a firecracker box and throw items at the cat actively.

* Detective Tuffy is the first Tuffy character to have completely changed in-game sprites. While before, they have reused the same base designs for all the other Tuffy characters.

* Detective Tuffy's weapon skill Tracking Drink is inspired from the green beers Tom was serving in the film. Additionally, the beer as a potion may be referencing how Detective Jerry was doing experiments on potions at the start of the film.

* Detective Tuffy is Detective Jerry's brother in the film, but in the game, he is just his helper.

* According to Avatar Collection: Fashionista, the skin name Enchanted Forest was previously confirmed before being removed.

* Detective Tuffy has an unused passive skill animation which he spots an enemy and his eye popping out cartoonishly.

### Errors

* An error can be found in the opening animation of Detective Tuffy's S class skin Mysterious of Time, in some frames, Detective Tuffy has three hands.

* Detective Tuffy's weapon skill refers himself as just regular Tuffy at Lv. 2.

### In-game Sprites

Drinking MilkEating CakeConsuming DrinkCarrying CheeseWalkingSprintingJumping & FallingSlidingStandby (Alert)Walking (Alert)Being ChasedOpening DoorClosing DoorThrowing ItemHealingScaldedThawingBlastedCrushedStrugglingTracking Drink