Lightning

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### Thai Name

ไลท์นิ่ง

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

A member of the alley cats, Lightning likes to view with Tom for the favor of the lady of the house. He's as fast as his name suggests and no mouse can escape his clutches.

***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)

#### "When Lightning strikes, he can hunt you down like a shadow."

Lightning is an orange-red alley cat who formed the Alley Trio with Butch and Topsy. Having an athletic talent, Lightning is the fastest mouse catcher among the trio, and can dart forward in the speed of lightning! He always implements the tenet of "does it quickly but also stylishly".

### Cartoon Origin

Lightning first appeared in the cartoon short "Old Rockin' Chair Tom" as the antagonist.

As Tom couldn't catch mice anymore, the house owner tried to replace him for Lightning, who is much faster and that Tom was already too old to do the job. In the short, Lightning has shown his ability to catch Jerry instantly in the blink of an eye!

## Ability Setting

### Attributes

 **Resistance** | HP 8
 **Technique** | Skill Strength 7

### Skills

#### Active Skill: **Lightning Strike** (Cooldown time: 8/8/8)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Passive Skill: **Relentless Pursuit** (Cooldown time: 0/0/0)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

#### Weapon Skill: **Trash Can** (Cooldown time: 25/25/25)

 Lv. 2
 Lv. 3

## Character Goals

After Lightning reaches Character Pro Level Prospect, he can unlock Stinky Fish after he gets enough points or gathers enough second weapon materials, which are Iron, Weapon Blueprint, and 20000 Silver (Materials from other characters can also be used).

## Character Strategy

### Attribute Analysis

* Lightning is a cat with great speed, and his "damage", "resistance", "agility" and "technique" attributes are all quite balanced.

* In terms of speed, compared to Tom's 7 and the other two of the alley trio's 6, Lightning's 9 does really stand out from the crowd. The catch and dodging attributes also reach 7 and 6, which are very powerful compared to other cats. Although his attack is slightly low, his relatively high attack rate makes up for this deficiency.

### Skill Analysis

#### **Active Skill: Lightning Strike**

* This skill makes the speed master Lightning the domination of straight-line distances. The teleportation effect can exceed beyond the screen distance, and even achieve teleporting outside the room he is in, which can catch mice off guard. With his own speed advantage in a room with a large flat area, it is difficult for a mouse to run out of Lightning's attack range.

#### **Passive Skill: Relentless Pursuit**

* Passive skill can be said to be a must-have skill for Lightning to beat the match. The slowing effect (movement/jumping) after marking makes it easier for Lightning to hit a mouse once and weaken the marked mouse, which can get extra experience, giving yourself an experience advantage. However, the subsequent upgrade effect of this skill has not been greatly improved, and it can be upgraded later.

#### **Weapon Skill: Trash Can**

* The Trash Can gives Lightning more ways to attack. It can be used as a barricade to block doors, as a debuff type item that consumes mice's HP, and even as a defense method when guarding weakened mice. Moreover, after the skill is upgraded, the existence time of the Trash Can will be longer, and the poisoning effect will be deepened. Its damage in late-game is very considerable.

#### **Second Weapon Skill: Stinky Fish**

* The Stinky Fish is a great skill to slow down mice in order for better pursuit. It is also a great skill to counter Robin Hood Jerry, who is agile with his Double Jump skill, and other mice who are quite speedy. The Stinky Fish will also appear on the mini-map, which allows Lightning to know where he last placed a stinky fish and teleport to the destination. Moreover, when it is upgraded, Lightning can also be immune to any stun effects (except Nipper's Fishing Buddies or Fairy Godmother's Fairy Wand), which is very suitable for him to place a Stinky Fish under a rocket to tie a mouse more safely and efficiently.

## Recommended Perks

### 1. A Class Long Caw (★★★★★)

It can effectively increase the attack distance of the character, so that the attack can hit the enemies better. This is a perk card that all cats can basically carry if you are a beginner. The effect would become better if Lightning equips it, since after darting forward with Lightning Strike, allowing him to hit beyond the visible range of the naked eye.

### 2. S Class Pounce (★★★★☆)

Make your own attack have an additional effect of banning skills and item usage, and if you attack someone fast enough, you can also pick up the items dropped by the mouse after hitting them, and then directly attack the mouse, making it an excellent perk. (It is recommended to choose either **Pounce** or **Stunning Strike**)

### 3. S Class Stunning Strike (★★★☆☆)

Lightning's own attack interval is short, only 4s, and the attack interval after the attack fails is only 3s. After equipping **Stunning Strike**, the direction change shortens the attack interval by 0.6~0.8 seconds, which is approximately equal to the 3.3s attack interval whether the attack fails or not, and it can interrupt the mouse's rescuing or cheese-pushing, which is very practical.

### 4. B Class Fighting Spirit (★★★☆☆)

Reduce the attack interval by a percentage, and if **Stunning Strike** has been equipped, the interval after the attack hits is about 3s, and the attack interval after the miss is 2.7S, making the effect better.

### 5. A Class Feline Presence (★★☆☆☆)

To further improve the pursuit ability, Lightning's own movement speed is faster than that of mice. After equipping this perk card, the speed of mice can be further slowed down, which can greatly improve Lightning's hit rate when chasing mice.

## Character Evaluation

Lightning is not Lightning without his lightning-like speed! When pursuing mice, he gives them no chance to hide. Lightning can become a hunter once his active skill has been upgraded, and his strength facing a single mouse cannot be underestimated. His weapon skills do not fall behind either, as they are the main attacking source, allowing him to give damage and debuffs to the mice.

## Skins

Beside equipping skins, he can also equip a rocket 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

**Lightning Racer*** Skin Series: **Lightning Racer**

**Kung Fu Master**
* "All warfare is based on deception". Lightning likes to get a little philosophical at times, but his mastery of kung fu is beyond doubt.

### A Class

 **Sweet Pumpkin Pie**
 **Casual Suit**
 **All-Star Starter**
 **MC Lightning**
 **Lightning Beast**
 **Midnight Fantasy*** In the middle of the darkest night, he would think of those deep, dangerous eyes.

### B Class

 **Football Player**
 **Hard Head**
 **Outfielder**
* Lightning finds it easier to catch mice with baseball gloves.

### C Class

* Lightning, the relief pitcher of the Alley Cats, is the most famous closer in the history of baseball.

## Extra

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

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

* *Hey, buddy, I'm gonna share some tips for the scouting phase.*

* *When the scouting phase begins, you can choose which room you start in.*

* *Let's head to the Living Room this time.*

* *Now, let's try and set up a Mousetrap in front of the mouse hole!*

* *Good work. Now we can just wait for a mouse to get caught.*

* *The mice have sent out Robot Mice to grab EXP Cakes! Let's go stop them by destroying the Robot Mice!*

* *Use your **mini-map** to find the locations of EXP Cakes, then head to the Cheese to hunt the Robot Mice!*

* *Look, there's a piece of EXP Cake in the Kitchen!*

* *Let's head to the Kitchen and begin scouting!*

* *Quick, use a normal attack to destroy the Robot Mouse!*

* *Not bad, you got that Robot Mouse!*

* *Here's a golf ball. Try and throw it at the Robot Mouse!*

* *The scouting phase will finish in **20 seconds**. Hurry up and destroy the rest of the Robot Mice!*

* *You're really racking them up! The scouting phase ends when **all Robot Mice are destroyed** or when **time runs out**.*

* *Now begin the Cheese-pushing phase. Since the mice have left their holes, it's now time for us to catch them.*

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

* *Look, there's a mouse in the Living Room!*

* *The mouse got caught in the **Mousetrap**! Quickly, go and snatch it up!*

* *Not bad. I believe you've already mastered the scouting phase!*

### Quotes from **Firework Show**

* *Say, do you think I can catch up with the fireworks if I run fast enough?*

## Trivia

* Lightning's poster is a reference to the pose which Butch was picking up trash to eat in the episode Baby Butch.

* Formerly, Lightning's first S class skin - Lightning Racer's background sign has his name misspelled as "LIGHTING".

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

* In the Chinese server, Lightning is the first new character to be released (Every character before Lightning are already in the game initially, excluding Closed Beta and Parkour).

* Lightning, Tom and his variants, Butch, Meathead, and Cooper are the only characters that are not trapped inside of an ice cube after getting frozen.

* Deceptively Dexterous was released before the S15 season in Asia, likely due to an oversight. Its description was also "Beneath the rough and unrestrained appearance lies a delicate and gentle heart."

### Stickers

Aiming high!Mess with the cat? You get the claws!DizzyEw!I ain't feelin goodI got the movesTake this!Tee hee!Ooh, Trash!Be right there!Who's there?
### In-game Sprites

Drinking MilkEating CakeConsuming DrinkWalkingSprintingJumping & FallingSlidingClaw AttackOpening DoorClosing DoorThrowing ItemSetting MousetrapScaldedPushed OverThawingBlastedLightning StrikeStinky Fish