Muscles

Draw with 10 Rubies / Exchange with 337 Universal Character Tokens through Token Shop;

Obtained from the Secret Shop

### Counterparts

Magician

**Muscles** is a playable mouse character that can be selected in a match. He can be purchased or drawn in Shops (In the Chinese server, he can only be purchased in the Secret Shop with a golden feather.)

Muscles is Jerry's cousin. Wearing a distinctive yellow and black onesie, a green hat, he looks very similar to Jerry. Brave, fierce, and extremely strong, he is the nemesis of all cats.

***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)

#### "Fearless and powerful, cats are frightened when they see him."

Big cousin Muscles undoubtedly possesses absolute power and dominance. Although he has a steel-like exterior, he also has a soft spot for Jerry in his heart. Muscles is a veritable "cousin madman", willing to protect his dear cousin Jerry at all cost.

### Cartoon Origin

Muscles first appeared in the cartoon episode "Jerry's Cousin". His presence alone already frightened many cats!

After receiving his cousin Jerry's help letter, Muscles rushed to his place without stopping. Once he saw Tom tormenting Jerry, he put a firecracker in his mouth as a warning. Although Tom tried his best to defeat him, not only strengthening his muscles, but also seeking help from other powerful local cats, none of them were Muscles' opponents. Ever since then, Tom has a traumatic experience about him. Muscles even took this advantage and gave Jerry a replica of his clothes!

## Ability Setting

### Skills

#### Active Skill: **Daring Rescue** (Cooldown time: 60/60/35)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Passive Skill: **Explosive Rage** (Cooldown time: 0/0/0)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Weapon Skill: **Sandman Punch** (Cooldown time: 15/10/10)

Rage: When a nearby teammate is attacked, his rage will be greatly increased. When the Rage reaches full, he will enter a Full-On Rage state. In this state, Muscles can use Sandman Punch 3 times in a row, greatly reducing the damage he receives, and his Rage will gradually drain until it reaches 0. After exiting Full-On Rage, his Movement Speed will be reduced within a certain period of time after exiting this state.
When not Full-On Rage:
Dragging the button upward - Uppercut Punch: Delivers a launching Uppercut Punch to the nearest enemy in front of you.
Dragging the button forward - Straight Punch: Delivers a Straight Punch to the nearest enemy forward with knock back.
Dragging the button downward - Ground Punch: Stuns the enemy on the spot, and slows down their Movement Speed after the stun.
When Full-On Rage:
Dragging the button upward - Uppercut Punch: Delivers a launching Uppercut Punch to the nearest enemy in front of you, the stun time will be longer, and at the same time, you can punch a Rocket and extinguish it.
Dragging the button forward - Straight Punch: Delivers a Straight Punch to the nearest enemy forward with a greater knock back. If the enemy touches any breakable items during the knock back, the items will be smashed and the enemy will receive additional damage. The Cheese in the Mouse Holes can be smashed into a certain progress (not affected by other boosting effects).
 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

## Character Strategy

### Attribute Analysis

* Among Muscles' overall attributes, although Attack is relatively prominent, other attributes are only at a medium level, and his cheese-pushing speed can be said to be particularly slow.

### Skill Analysis

#### **Active Skill: Daring Rescue**

Muscles' core rescue skill is his active skill, it can allow him to teleport to a location to rescue from a long distance, and it plays a big role in the game! Here are some practical tips for players:

* Tip 1: Muscles can teleport while moving, so as to avoid being attacked by the cat when teleporting in place (use the skill while pressing the arrow keys to perform).

* Tip 2: Although Muscles pushes cheese very slowly, you can use the Daring Rescue to carry cheese quickly. After picking up the cheese, Muscles can teleport to a teammate that is next to a cheese hole.

* Tip 3: When Muscles is being chased by the cat, you can wait for the cat to empty their skills first, and then use the active skill to teleport to a teammate far away. This may also be a good way to juke the cat.

#### **Passive Skill: Explosive Rage**

* It can be seen from the various bonuses brought by the passive skill that Muscles will have a great leap in his own ability when he is in Angry state. At Lv. 2 passive, you can sometimes even ignore the cat's damage output.

* The way Muscles superimposes Anger is: within a certain range of himself, teammates or the cat, his Anger will increase when teammates have been hit by the cat.

#### **Weapon Skill: Sandman Punch**

Muscles' weapon skill is his core attack skill, which can stun the cat and assist teammates well. But you need to pay attention before he clenches his fist, the item in his hand will fall! Regarding the weapon skill, there are also some tips:

* Tip 1: Muscles can clench his fist and punch while moving, so as to avoid being attacked by the cat while clenching, and moving and punching can also improve a certain hit rate (press the direction keys while using the skill button).

* Tip 2: Muscles' Uppercut Punch and Straight Punch can also distinguish a rocket and move it when he has no Anger! So when the teammate has been tied and the cat is not next to the rocket, Muscles can use his fist to extinguish the rocket's fuse, and then make the teammate on the rocket struggle to increase the countdown of the rocket, which can also prevent the teammate from being caught after and lower the possibility of getting dispatched.

## Recommended Upgrade Order

#### **Weapon** + **Active** + **Passive** + **Passive** + **Weapon** + **Weapon**

* Muscles should not rush to upgrade skills in the early game, and wait for different situations to make a decision to upgrade a skill. If a teammate has been caught at the beginning, they can be better rescued by upgrading Lv. 2 passive at Lv. 4; if a teammate is tied far away at the beginning, you can upgrade active first, allowing you to approach the rocket faster. In short, you need to understand the usefulness of each skill and the benefits it brings according to the game situation.

## Recommended Perks

Muscles is a Rescue and Distract character. These Perk Cards can strengthen his survival and rescue abilities.

### **Balanced Deck**:

#### S Class **Fearless** + S Class **Blood of Iron** + C Class **Help Me** + other 4-fee perks

This is a relatively core set of rescue cards for Muscles. The remaining 4-fee perks that needs to be equipped can be freely selected according to different situations. Players can choose to equip from the following recommended 4-fee perk cards: **Fight Alone**, **Lesson Learned**, **Cut and Run**.

* S class **Fearless** (★★★★☆)

* S class **Blood of Iron** (★★★★☆)

* B class **Lesson Learned** (★★★☆☆)

* B class **Fight Alone** (★★★★☆)

* B class **Cut and Run** (★★★☆☆)

* C class **Help Me** (★★★★★)

## 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

* Muscles' pushing attribute is relatively low, so during the game, you don't need to push the cheese too deliberately. Try to stay with your teammates in the game, so that it can allow you to receive Anger better.

### Rescuing Teammates

* After gaining Full-On Anger, you can actively find the location of the cat, and restrain the cat to create a relatively safe cheese-pushing environment for teammates. When you are not in Anger state, you can also go to the map to collect items, and when you wait for the cat to catch your teammates, use teleportation to quickly rescue your teammates.

### Wall Crack Phase

* Muscles can wait for the Anger to stack near the Wall Crack, and clench his fist after Full-On Anger, allowing you to have great attack output on the Wall Crack.

## Character Evaluation

Combining Muscles' attribute characteristics, we can see that his role in the game is mainly Distract + Rescue: weapon skill can interfere with the cat to a great extent, active skill can allow you to rescue and help teammates at the same time, both of which are very important in the game. These skills bring great effects, but the player still needs a reasonable grasp of the timing and skills of use, since all the skills have long skill CDs.

## 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

**Machine Warrior**
* Abnormal strength! Unstoppable will!

### A Class

* I'm here to fight for justice and eat cheese. And I'm all out of cheese.

## Extra

### Quotes from **Tutorial Courses (Beginner Course)**

#### **First Time as a Mouse: Basic Mouse Tutorial II**

* *Hey there fellas, I'm here!*

* *That Tom's sure one troublesome cat. Come with me. Let's go teach him a lesson!*

* *Never fear, cousin Jerry. I came prepared. These 4 Robot Mice here will help us find out where the cheese is hidden.*

* *Now, go over there and use that **Controller** to guide them.*

* *What you have there is an **EXP Cake**. It'll give you EXP! Quick, pick it up!*

* *There will be **3 EXP Cakes** on the map while the Robot Mice are out scouting. Whenever you see one, make sure to pick it up.*

* *Good job, kid! You've found a wedge of Cheese! Your Robot Mouse's job is done, it's time to switch back.*

* *I'll stay here and keep an eye out. Tuffy, Robin Hood, and Pirate will be going out there with you to lend a hand. Commence "Operation Cheese!"*

* *Oh no! Tom caught Tuffy! Jerry, you'd better go save him!*

* *Take a deep breath, Jerry, and do exactly as I say. Now, move over to the Rocket and get Tuffy down from there before that thing takes off!*

* *Don't panic, Jerry. See that golf ball? Pick it up and **throw it in his face!***

* *Robin Hood just pushed through the last piece of Cheese. Everybody get out of there!*

* *Huh... I hadn't thought of that. But never fear, there's a crack in the wall over there. If you all pitch in, you should be able to make a hole big enough to escape through!*

#### **How to Jump: Jumping Tutorial**

* *Hey there, cousin! Today we're gonna practice some jumping techniques!*

* *Tap the jump button to jump. Try to reach that platform up there!*

* *Well done!*

* *Let's try another one. **Hold the jump button** to make a high jump!*

* *What a beautiful leap!*

* *Let's try jumping forward!*

* *Wow, incredible!*

* *The finish line is up above. I left a piece of cake up there, so try and get it before someone else does!*

* *That's a pretty nice jump! Don't stop now!*

* *The finish line is in sight! You're almost there, 'cuz!*

* *Incredible! You're a natural-born kangaroo!*

#### **How to Jump: Stairs Tutorial (Beginner)**

* *Hey there, cousin! Today we're gonna practice some techniques for going up and down the Stairs!*

* *First, let's practice going down the Stairs!*

* *You can go through the gaps in the Stairs to go down faster!*

* *Come on, you've almost reached the bottom!*

* *Looks like you've grasped how to go down the Stairs!*

* *Next, let's practice going up the Stairs.*

* *Get to the top of the Stairs and return to where you started!*

* *Nice one! One might call you a "stair master"!*

#### **How to Jump: Jump Test (Beginner)**

* *Hey there, 'cuz! Today we're gonna test your jumping abilities!*

* *You have **30 seconds** to **reach the top** and **get back**!*

##### Failing:

* *Time's up! It looks like you didn't make it. Better luck next time!*

##### Succeeding:

* *Congratulations on making it to the top!*

* *But the test isn't over yet. In the time you have left, **get back to the bottom**!*

* *Well done! You are a parkour master!*

#### **How to Be a Mouse: Mouse Scouting Phase Tutorial**

* *Hey there, cousin! Today we're gonna learn about the scouting phase!*

* *First, take control of the Robot Mouse and head out the mouse hole!*

* *Very good. You've gotten the Robot Mouse through the hole!*

* *Use your **mini-map** to find the locations of your goals!*

* *Let me give you some help. I marked the location of some Cheese on your **mini-map**.*

* *Look, there's a wedge of Cheese in the Kitchen!*

* *Let's head to the Kitchen and do some scouting!*

* *Congratulations, you have successfully found a piece of Cheese!*

* *Congratulations on discovering a piece of EXP Cake! Let's pick it up!*

* *Robot Mice are vulnerable to a cat's claws. Escape quickly and make sure you protect the EXP Cake!*

* *The scouting phase ends in **20 seconds**. Hide and don't get caught by the cat!*

* *What do you think? Is the scouting phase fun? It ends when all the Robot Mice are destroyed or when time runs out!*

* *You've done pretty well in this tutorial, and I'm sure you've mastered the techniques for scouting phase!*

#### **How to Be a Mouse: Cheese Pushing Tutorial**

* *Hey there cousin, today we'll be learning some Cheese-carrying techniques!*

* *First, let's get out of the mouse hole!*

* *Good, you're now outside of the mouse hole!*

* *Look at the **mini-map** to find the Cheese's location!*

* *Look, there's a wedge of Cheese in the Kitchen!*

* *Let's go get the Cheese in the Kitchen!*

* *Good job! You found a Cheese wedge!*

* *Well done. Next, let's carry the Cheese to a **mouse hole**!*

* *Look at the **mini-map** and find the mouse hole's location!*

* *Look, there's a mouse hole in the Living Room. Let's go!*

* *Nice one, cousin! You have successfully pushed in a piece of Cheese*

* *Once all the Cheese has been pushed into the mouse hole, a crack in the wall will form! Check the **mini-map** and find he wall crack's location!*

* *The wall crack is over near the Stairs. Let's go check it out!*

* *This is the wall crack. Break it open and escape to win!*

* *You've done great work in this tutorial! I feel like you've mastered the techniques for the Cheese-pushing phase!*

#### **How to Be a Mouse: Wall Crusher Tutorial**

* *Hey Jerry, do you know how mice win a match?*

* *Just break open the wall crack and make sure **two mice** escape through it to win.*

* *Not bad, you've almost broken through! Now, you can either continue using the fruit platter, or throw some other items lying around at the wall crack.*

* *You have been knocked down by the cat, but you can still crawl to the wall crack to escape!*

* *Well done! In each match, the mice will win once **two mice** have escaped. Looks like you've mastered how to escape through the wall crack!*

#### **How to Be a Mouse: Mouse Scouting Phase Test (Beginner)**

* *Hey cousin, let's test out your scouting skills.*

* *During the scouting phase, collect **3 EXP Cakes**!*

* *Let me give you a hint. I marked the location of the EXP Cakes on the **mini-map**!*

##### Failing:

* *Hmm, looks like scouting didn't go too well. What a pity. If you want to try again, I'll be here waiting for you!*

##### Succeeding:

* *Congratulations, you have successfully collected a piece of EXP Cake!*

* *Come on, just one more EXP Cake to go!*

* *Well done, you've passed the test! You're an expert scout!*

### Quotes from **Firework Show**

* *Here comes Cousin Muscles! Phew, I didn't miss it!*

### Signals & Quick Messages

In the Chinese server, Muscles has voice-acted Signals & Quick Messages. Some of which are altered to better fit his personality.

***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.***

### Signals

* Assist me!
* Retreat!

### Quick Messages

#### Team Channel

* The Cat is near me!
* Hold on, we can do this!
* Get the Cheese with me!
* Assist me, friends!
* Hold on, we're on our way!
* Keep hitting the wall!
* Look out for the Cheese!
* Wait for me!
* I'll fly ahead!
* Everyone, turn on voice chat!
* Check the mini-map!
* I'll go get the Cheese!
* ~~Thanks!~~
* ~~Nice one!~~
* The cat is invisible!
* Watch out for mousetraps!
* Don't move, I'll heal you.
* Goodbye, friends.
* Please heal me, thanks.
* I'm lighting the firecrackers, everyone!
* Watch out for the firecrackers!
* I can break free!
* Use your items, everyone!
* Restore your Health!
* I'm sorry, I didn't mean it.
* Let me handle the Cheese.
* I'll go save them, don't worry about it.
* The cat has a buff!
* Don't save me, go for the Cheese!
* Sorry, something came up.
* Come over here!
* My skill is ready!
* Don't save me, break open the Wall Crack!
* The Cheese has been pushed through!

#### All Channel

* ~~Come chase me, cat~~~
* I'm the great and mighty mouse, I'll never admit defeat!
* ~~How dare you catch me, cat?~~
* ~~Just you wait, cat!~~
* ~~I'm not afraid of you!~~
* ~~Come play with me, cat!~~
* ~~Try and catch me again.~~
* ~~Not bad! You're pretty good!~~

## Trivia

* Muscles' fur tone differs a tiny bit from Jerry and Magician, which Muscles' is darker than them.

* In the Chinese version of the game - excluding all S and SP class skins, Muscles is the only character that has voice lines when using skills and changing status (like Mouseketeer Tuffy's Courage and Guardsman's Morale).

* Muscles was not classified as a Limited character previously.

* Muscles, Lightning, Magician and Fairy Godmother were in the game as NPCs before becoming playable.

### Bugs

* An old bug allowed Muscles to instantly push through cheese when around Detective Jerry's Smoke Bomb at Lv. 2 or above.

### Etymology

* His name Muscles, is a clear representation of his invincible strength, and also how he flexes his muscles in the poster artwork.

* Before his release as a playable character, he was initially just referred as "大表哥", which is "Big Cousin" in Chinese.

## Gallery

Machine Warrior Sprite (SSS)Machine Warrior Sprite (SS)Machine Warrior Sprite (S)Gallant Gladiator Sprite
### In-game Sprites

Drinking MilkEating CakeConsuming DrinkCarrying CheeseWalkingSprintingJumping & FallingSlidingStandby (Alert)Walking (Alert)Being ChasedOpening DoorClosing DoorThrowing ItemHealingScaldedThawingBlastedCrushedStrugglingDaring RescueSandman Punch