Tom

**Tom** is a playable cat character that can be selected in a match. He is already unlocked initially.

Charming Tom - he can dance, he can sing, he plays piano and builds flying wings. There doesn't seem to be anything he can't do. Just don't mention Jerry.

***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

### Official Website Description (Chinese Server)

#### "Comprehensive and balanced, his good defense allows him to continuously attack."

Being the archenemy of Jerry, they always fight and tease each other. But under the surface, Tom's heart is actually very soft and kind.

### Cartoon Origin

Although Tom first appeared in "Puss Gets the Boot" (as "Jasper") and "The Midnight Snack", his artwork originated from "Designs on Jerry".

In this short, he thought of making the world's best mousetrap by designing it on a blueprint. In a surprising turn of events, the blueprint that he designed for the trap had made the stick figures come to life!

## Ability Setting

### Attributes

 **Resistance** | HP 9
 **Technique** | Skill Strength 6

### Skills

#### Active Skill: **Raging Charge** (Cooldown time: 20/20/20)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Passive Skill: **Mouse Exterminator** (Cooldown time: 0/0/0)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Weapon Skill: **Mouse Grabber** (Cooldown time: 14/14/14)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Second Weapon Skill: **Frying Pan** (Cooldown time: 24/20/16)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

## Character Goals

After Tom reaches Character Pro Level Prospect, he can unlock Frying Pan after he gets enough points or gathers enough second weapon materials, which are Iron, Weapon Blueprint, and 20000 Silver (Materials from other characters can also be used).

## Character Strategy

### Attribute Analysis

* As the free initial cat character in the game, Tom is relatively balanced in all aspects. Tom has a high HP and also has a good performance in Recovery, Catch, and Attack Rate.

* Although Tom's Attack is slightly weak, his inferior anti-pressure defense ability and superior and stable continuous combat ability can better balance this weakness.

### Skill Analysis

#### **Active Skill: Raging Charge**

* The invincibility state of Tom's active skill can be used in many ways, such as: defending against mouse items and skill attacks, immune to shards and mousetraps without the Cautious perk card, avoiding damage caused by firecrackers and firework crate, immune to The King's yelling etc..

* In the game, the most widely used situation is probably when tying a mouse onto a rocket or guarding to prevent them from interrupting these process.

* Although releasing this skill can increase the player's movement speed, the cat will enter a short-term fatigue state after the effect period, so it should be used in rationally. If a mouse cannot be caught in a short period, it is not recommended to use it when chasing the mouse. Lv. 1 has a sprinting and shield state. It is recommended to upgrade to Lv. 1, because the only debuff of the skill is just a slowed state.

#### **Passive Skill: Mouse Exterminator**

* At Lv. 1, this skill has certain advantages, and the obtained speed boost can further provide conditions for chasing mice, which is equivalent to the cat version of the Wind Chaser perk card.

* At Lv. 2, the power of this skill is fully reflected. After catching a mouse, if their teammates want to follow you and rescue, you can cooperate with Raging Charge to attack the mice backhandedly, this is an advantage which is not possible for many other cats.

* At Lv. 3, the passive effect is equivalent to the Lv. 1 S class perk card Pounce, which is the icing on the cake for Tom, who has a strong continuous combat ability. The time to limit mice's skills before expiring is about 2 to 3 seconds, so upgrading the passive to Lv. 2 is enough for the early game.

#### **Weapon Skill: Mouse Grabber**

* Mouse Grabber is Tom's core skill. At Lv. 1, the mouse grabber catches at a slower speed, allowing mice to avoid it more easily, but it still stuns the mouse, even when the mouse grabber is returning. The hit rate is extremely high when using the claw attack during this period.

* At Lv. 3, the mouse grabber is very powerful and the pulled mouse can be caught directly, but be careful, if the mouse caught by the mouse grabber is rescued, the mouse will not be in an Injured state, and will remain the same HP before being caught.

* Since the skill has a short releasing time period, using it requires a certain prediction. In addition, the mouse grabber can not only grab through a door and destroy a robot mouse during the Scouting phase, it can also pull back a mouse when they are pushing a wedge of Cheese beyond the mouse's field of vision.

* When guarding a rocket, you can stand a certain distance away from the rocket, and use the skill to interrupt a mouse from rescuing, and may even catch the mouse that came to the rescue. In short, the priority of this skill is very high.

#### **Second Weapon Skill: Frying Pan**

* The Frying Pan has a limited attack range, so it is more suitable for a melee attack. For better hit rate, cast it while moving.

* The right situation can be used when guarding a rocket, it can interrupt a mouse that comes to rescue and cause damage and blind to them, or the player can save the skill after the mouse has been rescued.

* The frying pan can also be used well when a mouse steps on debris or mousetraps. If the perks are properly matched, the skill can be used immediately after a normal claw attack ends, and the mouse can be caught by a set of combos.

* Moreover, a mouse that is Blinded by the Frying Pan will take a longer time to rescue the teammate, so it can be effective when guarding the Rocket.

## Recommended Perks

### **21 Perk Slot**

#### **Stunning Strike** + **Rage** + **Cautious** + **Flexible Cat**

* Stunning Strike is used after stunning a mouse shortly in a normal claw attack, and by relying on this stun period, Tom can use his weapon skill to make a combo to instantly finish the mouse. At the same time, it can better combo item attacks and deal high damage. Rage is a good guarantee for Tom's low attack power. If the early game didn't go smoothly, Tom can rely on his fast attack rate to achieve a comeback and victory through this perk card. Of course, if the player is skillful enough, can choose to not bring the perk if at least 2 mice are dispatched before the wall crack period. Cautious is a must-have perk for cats, and great thing about Flexible Cat is that there is no need to wait for venting, and after equipping it, you can quickly chase the mice that escaped by using a vent.

### **20 Perk Slot**

#### **Stunning Strike** + **Pounce** + **Cautious** + **Flexible Cat** / **Firm Grip** / **Intimidation**

* This set is suitable for cats who can keep up a fast pace in the early game. Pounce can block the mice's skills and at the same time make their items drop. Not only can it avoid the mice's items and skill attacks, but can also use the items dropped by the mice to attack them. Firm Grip and Intimidation can also speed up the pace of catching and dispatching mice in the early game.

## In-game Strategy

### Scouting Phase

* During the Scouting phase, you can attack robot mice by throwing objects to gain EXP points. If you have the first opportunity to upgrade a skill, give priority to the mouse grabber, and cooperate with the basic claw attack + items + mouse grabber to better chase the robot mice and obtain EXP cakes.

* In addition, pay attention to the drinks and try to get them as much as possible to avoid being taken by the mice later. The drinks can cooperate with Tom's superb continuous combat ability to expand the advantage in the early game. After destroying 2-3 robot mice, it is recommended to upgrade Lv. 1 Mouse Grabber and Lv. 1 Raging Charge.

### Cheese Phase

* If the Scouting phase didn't go well, and only a small amount of EXP or even none is obtained, then you should make good use of the surrounding items (especially invisibility drinks + high-damage items) and with a fast attack speed, can often can catch mice quickly at the early game.

### Guarding Rockets

* After catching the first mouse, upgrade Raging Charge as priority to improve the defense ability when tying on a rocket. If you gain a certain advantage during the Scouting phase, you can repeatedly catch mice according to the characteristics of each map, use surrounding items, and Tom's powerful skills can repeatedly chase and catch mice.

* The weapon skill has the highest priority, active skill at Lv. 1 is enough, and passive skill is also very strong, which can be flexibly adjusted according to the actual situation: if you want to improve the efficiency of mouse catching, you can give priority to the weapon skill. If you encounter a very united team, you can give priority to passive skill, which can reduce the pressure of guarding a rocket according to the above method.

### Wall Crack Phase

* After entering the Wall Crack phase, if there are only two mice left, you can chase one of them, Tom's chasing ability is still very good. If there are more than two mice left, unless there are two or more mice nearby, you must quickly return to the Wall Crack and use a bubblegum machine to assist in defense. At this time, Tom's high defense can be well reflected.

* Use Raging Charge to block the damage caused by the mice's attacks on the wall. Don't forget to use up the fruit platters in the opposite direction and throw away the firecrackers thrown to the wall. Make good use of Tom's high defense and try to delay the time as much as possible. Delaying the time in the Wall Crack phase is also a way for the cat to win.

## Character Evaluation

Beside his balanced attributes, Tom's skills can be regarded to be one of the most useful skills. All of Tom's weapon skills are great, allowing you to instant-catch a mouse when they have reached Lv. 3. Tom is also versatile in terms of the skills' attack range, Mouse Grabber is long-ranged, while Frying Pan is short-ranged. Combining with his active skill Raging Charge, he can be fearless towards any mouse's incoming attacks! Overall, he is an easy-to-play character, free, and strong at the same time.

## Skins

Beside equipping skins, he 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.***

### SP Class

**Erlang Shen*** Skin Series: **Sky Guardians**
* My name is Yang Jian and I live in Guanjiangkou.

### S Class

**Lotus and Carp*** Skin Series: **Lotus and Carp**

**King of Pop**
* Some people are born to be admired. With his amazing talent in music, Tom won all the awards in the industry and managed to become the King of Pop!

### A Class

 **Studious Senior*** Skin Series: **Campus Days**

 **Cherry Blossom Charmer*** Skin Series: **Cherry Blossom Charmer**

 **Lavish Nights**
 **Hip Hop Idol**
 **Merry Christmas*** Skin Series: **Merry Christmas**

 **Pumpkin Head**
 **Hao You Kuai Bao Novelty Supreme*** Hao You Kuai Bao Novelty Supreme.

### B Class

 **Rockabilly King*** Tom ended the old civilization with his most fashionable rock look - the quiff.

## Extra

### Quotes from **Journey in Pictures**

* *What thief dares to trespass on Peach Mountain?*

### Quotes from **Next World Adventure**

(For more quotes, click the link.)

* Tom's opinion about Topo's strength:
	+ *"You're the only Dragon Knight for thousands of years, which means your strength has been recognized by the dragon. A dragon knight's strength that is recognized by the Dragon must also have the most steadfast guardian heart, right?"*

### Quotes from **Firework Show**

* *Happy first anniversary, old friend!*

* *Happy fourth anniversary, old friend!*

## Trivia

* Only Tom, Jerry, Butch, and Lightning have Easter Eggs. For Tom, when he passes a tunnel in Classic House, he has a chance of turning into a long pipe shape, which is inspired from Jerry and the Goldfish and Just Ducky.

* In the Chinese server, Tom is the first character to receive a second weapon.

* Tom can reflect character skills by using his Frying Pan to enemies too.

* Michelle can shapeshift into the fried egg swung from Tom's Frying Pan.

* Tom's B class skin Dog Disguise is referenced from the cartoon episode Puttin' on the Dog.

* Cherry Blossom Charmer and Wedding Planner were released in the game before the Chinese server.

* Tom is one of the few characters to turn to ashes after getting blown up, the others being Toots and Meathead.

* Tom, his variants, Butch, Lightning, Meathead, and Cooper are the only characters that are not trapped inside of an ice cube after getting frozen.

* Tom's S class skin King of Pop is inspired by Michael Jackson, a famous real life music popstar. He was also known as the "King of Pop" as well.

* Tom and Jerry's Lotus and Carp S class skins share the same poster artwork; Toots and Devil Jerry's S class skins, Lights of Dawn and Blazing Feathers, also share the same poster artwork in the Chinese server.

* Erlang Shen is inspired by the Chinese god with the same name, he also appeared in the popular Chinese novel *Journey to the West*.
	+ Erlang Shen also appeared in the Journey in Pictures event in the Chinese server, which was also inspired by the same novel.

### Etymology

* "Tom" derives from the name of an alcoholic eggnog beverage called Tom and Jerry, which is in turn named after the 1891 novel named *Life in London or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis* (shortened as "Tom and Jerry, or Life in London" for its stage play adaptation) written by novelist Pierce Egan.

* The name "Tom" was decided as a popularity vote winner by and is coined by John Carr, an animator who participated in a contest held by MGM Animation studios made to rename "Jasper and Jinx" into something else.

* His name, "Tom Cat", is based on "tomcat", a word which refers to male cats.

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