Magician

**Magician** is a playable mouse character that can be selected in a match. He can only be purchased in the Secret Shop with a golden feather.

The Magician is one of Jerry's cousins. His noble background made him into the elegant gentleman he is today. With his great magical powers, he has the cats in the palm of his paw.

***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)

#### "Has unpredictable tricks up his sleeves."

Still as elegant as ever, Magician wears a magical cloak, a magic hat and holds a yellow magic wand, which is the same color as his magical gloves. He really spots the demeanor of a master in every gesture.

### Cartoon Origin

Magician, also known as Merlin, is inspired from the animated short "Haunted Mouse".

When Tom was waiting for Jerry to come out from his mouse hole, Jerry's rescuer came by - his cousin Magician. As soon as he arrived, he shook his magic wand lightly, which made Tom float in the air. Later on when Tom had captured him, he was still unfazed, even using his hypnotic skills to climb inside his mouth to rescue many animals. Mr. Rabbits who were hidden in his hat are also as smart and witty as Magician. And with a heavy hammer to Tom's head, he obediently surrendered and admitted defeat by holding a white flag.

## Ability Setting

### Skills

#### Active Skill: **Wonderful Imagination** (Cooldown time: 32/22/22)

> Blue Card, Causes the target to experience zero gravity for 8 seconds.
> Yellow Card, Reverses the target's movement direction while boosting their speed for 2 seconds once every 1.5 seconds. This effect lasts for 7 seconds.
 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3
> Blue Card, Greatly increases the Magician's movement speed and jump height for 3 seconds.
> Red Card, Recovers the Magician's HP over 5 seconds.
> Yellow Card, Gives the Magician 5 seconds of Invisibility.

#### Passive Skill: **Magic Trick** (Cooldown time: 0/0/0)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Weapon Skill: **Mr. Rabbit** (Cooldown time: 70/40/40)

After Mr. Rabbit is summoned, order button will appear when certain actions becomes available, as explained below,
> Rocket Rescue, When the Magician is near a teammate tied to a Rocket, the order button will switch to Rescue. Tap the button to order Mr. Rabbit to rescue the teammate on the rocket.
> Carry Cheese, When the Magician is near Cheese, the order button will switch to Carry Cheese. Tap the button to order Mr. Rabbit to carry the Cheese.
> Push Cheese, When the Magician is near a mouse hole with Cheese next to it, the order button will switch to Push Cheese. Tap the button to order Mr. Rabbit to push the Cheese.
> Pick Up Item, When the Magician is near an item that can be picked up, the order button will switch to the matching item icon. Tap the button to order Mr. Rabbit to pick up the item.
> Throw Items, When the Magician is near the cat or the wall crack, and Mr. Rabbit is holding a throwable item, tap the button to order Mr. Rabbit to throw the item towards the cat or the wall crack.
> Heal Teammate, When the Magician is near a weakened teammate, the order button will switch to Heal. Tap the button to order Mr. Rabbit to heal this teammate.
> Follow, When Mr. Rabbit is performing an action, tap the button to cancel the order and make Mr. Rabbit return to the Magician.
 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

## Character Strategy

### Attribute Analysis

* Although Magician's attributes are low, his skills have greatly improved his overall playability. Cards with various control methods can bring different problems to the cat, plus the multifunctional Mr. Rabbit, can often annoy the cat.

### Skill Analysis

#### **Active Skill: Wonderful Imagination**

* The sequence of Magician's card switching is red, yellow and blue, and it cycles back and forth. As long as you play him for a few matches, you can basically master the timing!

* The following suggestions are given to the players in the selection of cards: try to use the yellow card on flat grounds, so that the cat cannot control their direction and stall time for the teammates to push cheese; in places with many stairs, you can use the blue card, the cat will have trouble jumping and falling; the red card can be used in conjunction with teammates to disable the cat's skills.

* It should be noted that the card skills can be thrown over walls and grounds. If you have mastered throwing aim, you can try throwing them at the cat in the upper room or in the lower room of the cat, vice versa.

#### **Passive Skill: Magic Trick**

* Although the amount of experience obtained is not high, it is extremely effective in reducing the skills' CD, which reduces about 10 seconds.

* At Lv. 2, the use of cards and breakable items can control the cat for a longer time, but it is not recommended to upgrade Lv. 2 passive early on.

* At Lv. 3, when encountering danger, you should remember to hold any item or card in your hand as much as possible, so there is a probability of immunity to weakened state.

#### **Weapon Skill: Mr. Rabbit**

* After Magician summons Mr. Rabbit, the skill button will become a button to control the rabbit. According to the commands displayed on the skill button, clicking the corresponding skill button and Mr. Rabbit will execute this command. When controlling Mr. Rabbit, Magician can move freely, which does not affect the character himself.

* When carrying a wedge of cheese, Magician can head to the mouse hole first, and then use the skill to teleport Mr. Rabbit. Remember to execute other commands first when carrying a wedge cheese next time, otherwise Mr. Rabbit will not teleport to Magician when carrying the second wedge of cheese.

* Mr. Rabbit can replace Magician when performing actions, which can protect Magician's safety. We can safely and boldly let Mr. Rabbit push a wedge of cheese, and choose to hide far away from the rabbit. When the cat appears, Mr. Rabbit can be summoned next to you to prevent it from being attacked by the cat. If the rabbit is attacked by the cat and disappears, Magician only needs to learn the weapon skill again, which resets the weapon skill CD, allowing him to summon him again.

## Recommended Perks

S Class Perk **Fearless** (★★★★☆)

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

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

* Increase Magician's survivability, on the other hand, to rescue teammates while in the state of Iron Blood. After all, Magician's ability is not strong during the Wall Crack Phase, he can use Iron Blood to rescue teammates who are more helpful to break the Wall Crack.

B Class Perk **Wall Crusher** (★★★☆☆)

* Because Magician's own wall-breaking damage is relatively low, this perk can improve his wall-breaking ability.

B Class Perk **Leap** (★★★★☆)

* Due to Magician's poor jumping ability, equipping Leap can help him jump to some higher platforms and make himself more flexible.

C Class Perk **Help Me** (★★★★★)

* A must-bring perk for all characters, so that teammates can rescue you faster.

## In-game Strategy

### Scouting Phase

* Magician's own attributes are relatively poor, and all his strengths are his skills, so it is necessary to get as many EXP cakes as possible.

### Cheese Phase

* You can use Mr. Rabbit to carry some wedges of cheese that are difficult to carry, and then let the rabbit continue to push the cheese. It should be noted that the cheese pushed by Mr. Rabbit will not gain extra experience, so when the rabbit pushes a cheese, Magician and teammates should touch it first, and then hide far away. Once the cat appears near Mr. Rabbit, summon the rabbit back to you. When the cat appears near teammates, you can go cover them with your cards.

### Rescuing Teammates

* After a teammate has been caught, you can predict the location where the cat will tie to based on their route, and then use your cards to interfere with the cat as much as possible, stalling the time for the cat to tie onto the rocket. Once the teammate is tied, try to cooperate with the others by allowing one to rescue while another interfere. When there is no mousetraps under the rocket, you can use Mr. Rabbit to rescue the teammate (ordering Mr. Rabbit to rescue will not activate Fearless or Selfless).

### Wall Crack Phase

* Magician has low damage, so try to leave fruit plates and items for teammates to use as much as possible. You are mainly responsible for using your skills to interfere with the cat. You can also use Mr. Rabbit to hit the Wall Crack, even better if it has been upgraded to Lv. 3. If necessary, you can sell yourself out to exchange for the survival of other teammates and break the Wall Crack.

## Character Evaluation

Magicians has to fight with the cat in most cases, so the players need to have basic standards for cat-kiting. In different situations, different cards must be selected to achieve greater results, and they need to be hit to take effect, so the player's aiming standard has to be high. The most important role of Magician is to distract the cat and use Mr. Rabbit to carry the wedges of cheese that are difficult to carry in some maps.

## 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.***

### SP Class

* Reality and virtuality are intertwined, and only you can see your true self clearly.

### S Class

**Archmage**
* Magic is with me, and in magic I trust. I will be the master of my own fate!

### A Class

 **Poker Master*** Welcome to my own Poker World. Let's have an adventure together!

## Extra

### Quotes from **Make Magic**

* When the page Make Magic pops up:
	+ *"Hey there, friend! My grand finale, the "Rabbit Trick", is about to begin! Come take a look!"*

* After entering the page Make Magic:
	+ *"Try to drag Mr. Rabbit into the box and see what happens!"*

* After dragging Mr. Rabbit in the magic hat:
	+ *"Fortune smiles upon you. Don't miss out on this wonderful reward!"*

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

(For more quotes, click the link.)

* Archmage's reluctance to show his faith unless the adventurers show their strength:
	+ *"The Earth Element is inside the outer dragon skeleton, I will not take it out and just hand it to you. Only if you show your strengths, can I show my faith."*

### Quotes from **Firework Show**

* *Did you like my performance in this gorgeous night?*

### Signals & Quick Messages

In the Chinese server, Magician 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!
* Wait, allow me to 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~~~
* There is no such thing as losing in my dictionary.
* ~~Dare to release me, cat?~~
* ~~Just you wait, cat!~~
* ~~You don't even scare me, cat.~~
* ~~Dare to play with me, cat?~~
* ~~Why did you catch me?~~
* ~~Hmph! You're pretty good!~~

## Trivia

* Magician is the first Limited character in the game, while Fairy Godmother is the last.

* Magician, Angel Jerry, Nipper, Fairy Godmother, and Syrus are the only playable characters that originate from the Chuck Jones era.

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

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

* When Magician was first released, many players mistook his name as "Magician Jerry". This is false, since he is a separate character and is even stated as Jerry's cousin in his character info.

* Mr. Rabbit will always be present with him in the Characters lobby interface, but not in the Secret Shop.

* Magician used to have an old Struggling in-game sprite animation, which he did not appear to be struggling and reacted more calmly.

* Magician has the slowest cheese-pushing speed among all mice.

* The Red Card Hit SFX results from merging the sound effects of the Yellow Card Hit SFX and the Blue Card Hit SFX.

* Magician uses his hand instead of levitating it when holding a tomato and an electric fan.

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

### Etymology

* His true name Merlin, is derived from a mythical figure of a mage in the legend of King Arthur.

* Magician and Topo (except English) are the only characters that don't have their real names as their in-game names. While Fairy Godmother does not have a true name to begin with.

## Gallery

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### In-game Sprites

Drinking MilkEating CakeConsuming DrinkCarrying CheeseWalkingSprintingJumping & FallingSlidingStandby (Alert)Walking (Alert)Being ChasedOpening DoorClosing DoorThrowing ItemHealingScaldedThawingBlastedCrushedStrugglingWonderful ImaginationMr. Rabbit