Pecos

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### Counterparts

Cowboy Jerry
Cowboy Tom
Tara

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

Pecos wears a black cowboy hat and a pair of shiny high-heeled boots, walking to a rhythm. He dances, sings, and runs around on stage with his rosewood guitar. Ahh, the romance and freedom of the Wild Wild West.

***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)

#### "Loves singing and plucking cat whiskers."

Pecos loves to play the guitar and sing, and can't bear the most when the strings snap. The best substitute for the strings is a cat's whiskers. The word "fear" doesn't exist in Pecos's dictionary, and he's quick and precise when plucking off Tom's whiskers.

### Cartoon Origin

Pecos' full name is Pecos Pest, and he first appeared in the cartoon short with the same name.

Pecos is Jerry's eccentric uncle. He stayed at his house for a night because he was on his way to the big city for his debut in the TV. When showing off his guitar skills and singing voice to his nephew, he accidentally snapped the guitar strings many times. Whenever that happens, Pecos would pluck off Tom's whiskers to use it as guitar strings. Helplessly, Tom tried to run away, but he couldn't escape the fate of having his whiskers pulled off in the end.

## Ability Setting

### Skills

#### Active Skill: **Piercing Sound** (Cooldown time: 15/15/15)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Passive Skill: **Veteran Cowboy** (Cooldown time: 0/0/0)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Weapon Skill: **Best Performance** (Cooldown time: 22/22/22)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

## Character Strategy

### Attribute Analysis

* Pecos' overall attributes are relatively balanced, but his cheese-pushing speed is quite low. He is not suitable for being a Cheese role, but his skills have a strong team bonus effect, and he needs a certain amount of cooperation with teammates to play the greatest role.

### Skill Analysis

#### **Active Skill: Piercing Sound**

* Piercing Sound can knock out even wedges of cheese and items for a certain distance at Lv. 1. If used properly, it can save a lot of time for the team to carry the wedges of cheese.

* After the skill reaches Lv. 2, you can use it to knock away arranged mousetraps and rescue a grabbed mouse.

* After Pecos uses the active skill, the release of the skill can be canceled by clicking the Item button. For example, when you realize that the skill cannot achieve the expected effect, click Item to cancel the release of the skill, and then adjust the release position to re-release the skill. Similarly, when the cat is tying a teammate onto a rocket, you can also try to use the active skill + jump all the time, which can have a certain distracting effect on the cat.

* For better hit rate, players should master how to cast the Piercing Sound while moving.

#### **Passive Skill: Veteran Cowboy**

* Pecos' Lv.1 passive can help the team quickly establish an early advantage, so remember to learn as much as possible first! Although Pecos' Lv. 2 passive can improve the attributes of nearby teammates, it needs to be within a certain distance between Pecos ad his teammates at all times to trigger it, so it is not necessary to deliberately increase this buff for teammates in the actual game.

Pecos' Lv. 3 passive can play a more powerful role if combined with Blood of Iron:

* After Pecos reaches Lv. 6, you can leave a skill point without learning it, and wait until you trigger Blood of Iron, and then learn Lv. 3 passive. After the state of Blood of Iron is over, your HP will become full and you will survive! If you master this trick, Pecos can temporarily become a powerful rescuer and forcibly rescue his teammates. However, it should be noted that if you learn the Lv. 3 passive before triggering the Blood of Iron, this will not be triggered when you are in Weakened state. Moreover, watch out for the cat's fly swatter, because the cat can still instantly catch you even if you have a spare life left.

* If you have used up the Lv. 3 revival effect, you can gain one more from rescuing a teammate.

#### **Weapon Skill: Best Performance**

* Pecos' skill Best Performance is a very strong supporting skill, which can provide a lot of buff effects for himself and his teammates. After the skill reaches Lv. 3, it will have a 7-second immunity to Weakened. At that time, Pecos and the mice who have acquired the immunity effect can become a rescuer, and it will also have a certain restraint effect even when facing the cat with an attack ready, but the player still needs to pay attention if it is a stunning skill or item.

* When you are injured by the cat, you can quickly use this skill and cancel it, and you can recover a small amount of HP for yourself. At that time, you can resist one more cat's attack, thereby increasing your survivability.

* When the cat has a shield, you can use the guitar to break the cat's shield. It is usually used when the cat has caught a teammate and is tying onto a rocket, so that it is not risky.

* Lv. 3 weapon skill has a much higher bonus to the ability to push cheese than Lv. 2. With a cheese booster, you can basically push a cheese directly within 5 seconds.

## Recommended Perks

S Class Perk **Fearless** (★★★★☆)

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

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

* Increase Pecos' survivability, on the other hand, to rescue teammates while in the state of Iron Blood, plus with the help of Lv. 3 Veteran Cowboy.

B Class Perk **Cut and Run** (★★★☆☆)

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

B Class Perk **Leap** (★★★★☆)

* Makes Pecos more flexible, since he moves quite slow.

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. One of the core functions of Pecos is to expand the level advantage, so the more EXP cakes you get, the better the advantage.

### Cheese Phase

* Pecos only needs to touch the cheese when pushing the cheese, and then use weapon skill (At least Lv. 2) to help teammates push quicker. If the weapon skill is on CD, you can actively stand nearby to warn them by seeing his expression change.

### Rescuing Teammates

* After a teammate is caught, Pecos mainly has an interference effect in the early-game, helping the rescuer teammate to break the cat's shield, or using items and skills to cover the successfully rescued teammate to escape.

* After Pecos reaches Lv. 6, he can take on the role of a rescue position, ensuring that he has a Lv. 3 passive or Lv. 3 weapon skill effect, as long as he is not facing the cat with a fly swatter or a controlling item and skill, the success rate is near 100%.

### Wall Crack Phase

* Pecos can use Best Performance to give himself and his teammates a 7s Weakened immunity buff before hitting the Wall Crack, so that even in the face of the furious cat, there is a certain counter effect.

## Character Evaluation

Pecos' roles in the game is mainly Assist + Rescue. His passive skills can provide EXP for teammates, thereby quickly establishing a level advantage. In late-game, when he has Lv. 3 passive (resurrection), he becomes a powerful rescue position. At the same time, passive skill plus weapon skill can also assist teammates to push cheese faster.

## 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

**Party Hard**

**Court Musician**
* The stage is my home, my domain! I am its brightest star!

### A Class

 **Melancholy Mariachi**
 **Old Singer**
 **Twilight Love Song**
 **Royal Troubadour*** Skin Series: **Continental Court**

 **Streetside Sensei**
 **Summer Rhapsody*** Skin Series: **Summer Sunshine**

 **Pudding Waltz**
 **Guest of Honor**
 **King of Disco**
* On that shining stage, Uncle Pecos lets his colors fly.

### B Class

 **Pink Ranger**
 **Classic Crooner**
* Classic color combinations make the most stylish matches!

## Extra

### Quotes from **Firework Show**

* *Children, what we need most at this time is a piece of inspiring music!*

## Trivia

* In some certain sprites, Pecos can be seen to have white eyebrows, just like his mustache.

* Moreover, the only time which you can see Pecos' eyes in the game is when he is hit by an explosion.

* Although Pecos seems like the oldest character in the game (at least in terms of aging), Celeste could also be older than him if she's still alive from the past century until now.
	+ Moreover, Celeste had eaten a ginseng fruit that added thousand more years to her lifespan as shown in Journey in Pictures.

* He, Cowboy Jerry, Conductor Jerry, Zuri, and Devil Tom are the only characters that have skills related to music.

* In the Chinese server, Pecos, Conductor Jerry, and Syrus are the only characters that made their debut without an A class skin together.

* In the Chinese server, Court Musician Pecos sings the original *Chase Pass* music or the *Tutorial* theme when he casts Best Performance. There's a full version released by the developers:

### Etymology

* His surname, Pest, can also mean an annoying person, which is similar to how he's shown in the episode, being a nuisance to Tom.

* In the Japanese version of the episode he debuts in, Pecos is called "ペコス", but in the game, his name is translated to "ペックス" instead. The former being the more accurate translation of the English pronunciation.

## Gallery

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### In-game Sprites

Drinking MilkEating CakeConsuming DrinkCarrying CheeseStandbyWalkingSprintingJumping & FallingSlidingStandby (Alert)Walking (Alert)Being ChasedOpening DoorThrowing ItemHealingScaldedThawingBlastedCrushedStrugglingPiercing SoundBest Performance