Guardsman

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### Thai Name

มันช์กิ้น

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

Guardsman is a legionnaire extraordinaire.

***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)

#### "Follow my command and charge!"

Guardsman is a talented legion commander, has a strong will like steel and fearless bravery. His fellow soldiers are his confidence's core. They have spears that are unstoppable, chariots that are invincible, and faith that is rock-solid. "When we all soldiers unite together, I'll be fearless toward any challenges ahead, because I, we, are the legion."

### Cartoon Origin

Multiple Guardsmans appeared in the big animated film "Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz".

Guardsman is the most loyal and reliable guard around the Mouse Queen. Although small, he is serious and responsible and always abides by iron discipline. Under the control of the many Guardsmans, the mouse army has won many battles, and they are deeply trusted by the Queen and her subordinates.

## Ability Setting

### Skills

#### Active Skill: **Brave Heart** (Cooldown time: 35/25/25)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Passive Skill: **I Am Legion** (Cooldown time: 0/0/0)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Weapon Skill: **Careening Chariot** (Cooldown time: 45/45/35)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

## Character Strategy

### Attribute Analysis

* Guardsman's overall attributes among all mice can only be regarded as medium, and his pushing ability is relatively weak, but his outstanding points are mainly reflected in his strong attack power and strong survivability.

### Skill Analysis

#### **Active Skill: Brave Heart**

Guardsman can use the active skill in many ways according to the situation:

* Assist: Because Guardsman's active skill can hit mousetraps, debris, etc., this skill can also push away Toodles Galore's perfume.

* Offensive: Guardsman's active skill can cause damage and control to the cat. If it is matched with Lv. 1 passive skill, it can also release the mouse from the cat's grasp. When a teammate has been caught, we can first use the passive skill to attack the cat with other items to superimpose Morale. This will not only strengthen the active skill, but also make it easier for Guardman's active skill to hit the cat after being slowed down by the items.
* Defensive: Of course, because the sprint of the active skill can move a certain distance quickly, it is also possible to use the active skill to escape when you are being chased by the cat.

#### **Passive Skill: I am Legion**

* Passive skill is mainly to strengthen your own survivability. Even if Guardsman has only has 1 point of Morale, he can guarantee that he will not be weakened by the cat's Charged Blow attack when he has full HP. Use skills after Guardsman has gained morale, and you can also get additional strengthening effects.

* Lv. 1 passive can store up to 60 points of Morale, which can just achieve the effect of strengthening active skill; Lv. 2 passive can increase the limit of Morale gained and increase its own fault tolerance rate; Lv. 3 passive provides Guardsman movement speed and recovery, which greatly enhances his survivability. When facing a multi-stage damage character like Musketeer Tom, you can give priority to upgrading Lv. 3 passive.

#### **Weapon Skill: Careening Chariot**

* The HP value of Guardsman's Careening Chariot is independent, so the cat can only attack Guardsman if they have destroyed the chariot first. One thing to note here is that if Guardsman has been attacked by the perk card Pounce in the chariot, he cannot use his skills, and he cannot get out of the chariot, so he should try to get off the chariot as early as possible when facing the cat that has equipped Pounce, otherwise Guardsman would be forced to self-destruct with the chariot, weakening in the process.

Here are a few tips on Guardsman's weapon skill:

* Tip 1: When Guardsman is driving the chariot, he has a skill that can throw spears. After clicking the skill, quickly click the arrow key to change the direction of the skill release. Reasonable use can better improve the hit rate of the spears.

* Tip 2: Guardsman can be immune to all control effects when driving the chariot, so when facing a mousetrap under the rocket during rescue, Guardsman can drive the chariot over there, get out of the chariot and click rescue immediately when he gets to the rocket position, and it can achieve the effect of jump-release rescue, not stepping on the mousetrap.

* Tip 3: When Guardsman is driving the chariot, the thrown spears can cause damage to the Wall Crack too.

* Tip 4: Guardsman can go to places where the cat is prone to appear when driving the chariot, because the cat cannot easily weaken Guardsman at this time, he can expose the cat's location for his teammates.

## Recommended Upgrade Order

### Survival Type:

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

* This set of upgrade order can provide Guardsman with strong survivability. At Lv. 3 in the early game, learn active and passive, and he can withstand the cat's Charged Blow attack without weakening. You can also use the enhanced active skill to release the mouse from the cat's grasp.

### Distract Type:

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

(In the early game, you can also upgrade Lv. 1 active skill in advance, which can have a stronger interference capability.)

* This set of upgrade order can increase Guardsman's distract ability. In the early game, you can use the Careening Chariot to find the location of the cat and distract them, which can provide a better environment for teammates to push cheese. At Lv. 6 with Lv. 3 active skill can cause great interference to the cat.

## Recommended Perks

Guardsman is a very strong distract character, and can also take on the role of rescue when necessary, so you can equip some perk cards to strengthen your survival and rescue capabilities.

### Recommended Deck:

#### S Class **Fearless** + S Class **Blood of Iron** + A Class **Bristling Anger** / B Class **Fight Alone** + C Class **Help Me**

**Fearless** + **Blood of Iron** + **Help Me**, can be said to be the standard perk cards for most mice, and **Bristling Anger** can make Guardsman quickly rush to the cat to intercept after his teammates have been caught, **Fight Alone** can be matched with Careening Chariot, so that Guardsman can find the cat's location more safely. Even if the cat is invisible and triggers the buff of **Fight Alone**, he can also know that the cat is nearby.

* S Class **Fearless** (★★★★☆)

* S Class **Blood of Iron** (★★★★☆)

* S Class **Disarm** (★★★★☆)

* A Class **Bristling Anger** (★★★★☆)

* B Class **Fight Alone** (★★★★☆)

* 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

* At the beginning of the Cheese Phase, since the cat will most likely have an invisibility drink, Guardsman can enter the Careening Chariot and find the cat, providing the cat's location to teammates.

* Due to Guardsman's low pushing speed, there is no need for him to deliberately push the cheese. When you can summon the chariot, use the chariot to distract the cat. When there is no chariot, look for items in the map, prepare to cover and rescue teammates, is also a very important role in the team.

### Rescuing Teammates

* After a teammate has been caught, Guardsman can check whether his Morale has 60 points. If there is no 60 points, he can use items to attack the cat and gain Morale. After the Morale value is 60, he can dash into the cat with Brave Heart and rescue his teammates.

### Wall Crack Phase

* Guardsman's chariot can cause damage to the Wall Crack, so in addition to using items, you can also use the chariot's spears to break the Wall Crack.

## Character Evaluation

Due to Guardsman's excellent performance in attack power and survivability, it is more appropriate to place him in the game as a Distract + Rescue role. With his active skill, he can stun the cat and even push away mousetraps and perfume (from Toodles Galore). With his chariot, he can withstand multiple attacks, similar to equipping the Armor in Night Castle maps, before being forced to leave after the HP reaches 0. If the escape timing is grasped, then he will have no trouble with the self-destruction mechanic. However, he still needs to be careful that the cat hasn't equipped Pounce (which locks the escape skill). Because of the long skill CDs, Guardsman needs to time his skills right, and only use it when the situation calls for it.

## 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

**Good Fortune**

**Galactic Guardsman**
* Tearing up the galaxy, I'm the marvelous master of the universe!

### A Class

 **Panda Commander*** Skin Series: **Pajama Party**

 **Mechanical Mouse**
 **Court Guard**
 **Divine Protector**
* Your loyal guardian will always be by your side.

### B Class

* The perfect vacation starts with sleeping in!

## Extra

### Quotes from Journey in Pictures

(For more quotes, click the link.)

* Good Fortune explains the longevity of ginseng fruits:
	+ *"A ginseng fruit blooms once in 3000 years, matures once in 3000 years, and ripens once in 3000 years. After thousands and thousands of years, only thirty fruits have grown. The appearance of the fruit is similar to that of a child under three dynasty with all four limbs and five facial features. If one is lucky enough to smell the fruit, they will live for 360 years; if one eats it, they will live for 47000 years."*

### Quotes from **Firework Show**

* *Soldiers, let's relax today and enjoy this moment.*

## Trivia

### Etymology

* Guardsman's name in Chinese is "Munchkin", which is inspired by the name of Munchkin Tuffy in Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz.

* Guardsman's name in Japanese can be spelled as "Mody".

* Guardsman's name in the Korean server is "Mars", which is inspired by the aptly-named Roman god of war and agriculture as correspondence to Guardsman's status as the queen's guard, and queen's guards are considered elite and professional soldiers in real-life.

* According to Avatar Collection: Happy Teamwork II, the skin name Superpowered Chariot is confirmed.

* Guardsman has an unused weapon skill animation, which he holds a blue flag and signals it to the front.

## Gallery

### In-game Sprites

Drinking MilkEating CakeConsuming DrinkCarrying CheeseStandbyWalkingSprintingJumping & FallingSlidingStandby (Alert)Walking (Alert)Being ChasedOpening DoorClosing DoorThrowing ItemHealingScaldedThawingBlastedCrushedStrugglingBrave Heart