Doc McCoy

**Doc McCoy** is a former English doctor, mercenary, and a member of the Cooper gang. He appears in every episodes of the series along with Cooper and Kate.

## Personality

McCoy spent his younger years studying medicine in England. When he finished his studies, he was looking for an adventure which made him sail to the new world. He crossed the Atlantic and set foot on the American shore. There, he was forcibly recruited to fight in the American Civil War. He fought and worked as a doctor alike but could not stand the horror and the futility of the war, so he deserted after a year of service and became a gun for hire. Soon he became known in certain circles as someone who gets the job done and doesn't ask too many questions. He neither answers irrelevant questions about himself.

Even Cooper only knows McCoy as “Doc”; he has never known his first name. Doc's experience of war has turned him into a cynical disillusioned man. The long scar on his face lends him a grimly threatening appearance to the people which is accentuated by his preference for black clothing.

## Special Skills & Abilities

### Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

* Doc's standard weapon is a Buntline capable of six rounds of shots.
* He can screw telescopic sight onto the barrel of his Buntline and use it as a sniper rifle with his special precision bullets.
* He can knock out a group of enemies by throwing gas tubes at them or  he can tie a gas tube to a balloon, let the wind carry it and then shoot it over them dropping the gas.
* He uses his overcoat and hat to make a scarecrow and deceive enemies.
* Doc can heal his wounded teammates with his first aid pack and also can awake them if they have fallen unconscious.
* He has a special skeleton key which can open most locked doors.

### Desperados III

* Doc can kill an enemy in close combat by using his deadly syringe.

* Alternatively, he can knock them out with chloroform.

* Using his Cold Buntline Special, he can snipe enemies from long distances with minimal noise.

* He can also throw out his bag to lure a simple guard over. When the enemy opens the bag they will activate a contraption inside and get blinded for a short time, limiting their view to the area immediately in front of them.

* He also carries a swamp gas vial that he can throw on enemies, knocking out everybody in its range. Long Coats are protected by their bandana and are only stunned for a short while.

* Finally, Doc can heal himself or an ally, increasing their hitpoints by two. This ability has unlimited uses and is only limited by its cooldown.

Additionally Doc can climb ladders and pick locks. He can also carry a single body while crouching.

## Appearances

* Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
* Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge
* Helldorado
* Desperados III (Missions with Doc McCoy)

## Trivia

* In the manual of *Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive*, it was mentioned that McCoy lost an eye at the battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. However, *Desperados III* discarded this he does have his both eyes. Additionally, it is never mentioned how he lost his eye before the event of the first game.
* At the end of *Desperados 2: Coopers Revenge* and the beginning of *Helldorado* it is revealed, in cutscene, that McCoy has a crush on Kate. However, this is never mentioned or hinted in *Desperados: Dead or Alive* or *Desperados III*.
* In *Desperados III*, it's revealed that McCoy owns a debt to the mysterious handler known simply as "The Baron".

### Desperados III Portraits

MainDoc in Baton Rouge after getting hit by a horseDoc without his hat after getting captured and brought to DeVitt's goldmine