Quincy (BTD6)

"Proud, strong and intelligent, Quincy uses his bow to perform feats of amazing skill."

- Bloons TD 6 description

Quincy is a Hero in the game Bloons TD 6. He specializes in archery-related weaponry. His main attack is an arrow that ricochets off of 3 targets. Quincy has medium range. He is an all-around Hero with a decent attack speed, good against popping early-game bloons, and is cheap enough to start with him in most games.

He costs $455 on Easy, $540 on Medium, $585 on Hard, and $650 on Impoppable. If Hero Favors is enabled, he will cost $410 on Easy, $485 on Medium, $525 on Hard, and $585 on Impoppable.

He was part of the initial release of the game (alongside Gwendolin, Striker Jones and Obyn Greenfoot).

Quincy has been the hero shown the most in social media, and is the starting hero of the game. The first mention of Quincy was in a blog post by HayleyBelleNK on 23 November 2017, which has revealed Quincy's silhouette, along with a note saying "BTW, Quincy says 'Hi.'"

Quincy appears to be holding a compound bow with arrows with orange fletchlings at the ends. He also appears to be wearing a carbon suit with orange outlines and a few pouches.

In the 5.0 update, he was given a new skin, named Cyber Quincy, alongside a new appearance and new voice lines. Quincy's bow, arrows and suit outlines are now cyan colored. He also wears an eyepatch on his left eye(right eye on the artwork). The skin costs 2500 to unlock.

In the 15.0 update, he was given a second new skin, named Wolfpack Quincy, alongside a new appearance and new voice lines. Quincy's eye is now a tint of green. He also wears small tufts of white wolf fur on his head and his suit. The skin costs 2500 to unlock, just like Cyber Quincy.

Upgrades
Quincy's relative XP gain is 1x, and he is the basis for fast-leveling heroes.

The following are the upgrades:

Activated Abilities

 * Rapid Shot: Triples Quincy's attack speed for (level/2 + 2) seconds. Becomes Quadruple speed at Level 15+.
 * Storm of Arrows: Covers a large area in a deadly rain of arrows, popping all bloons in its radius (except for bloons that Quincy himself cannot pop). Levels 18 and 20 add more arrows and damage on top of the existing ability.

Cosmetics
Quincy has different cosmetics that can be bought to add visual flair to him. These are purely visual and do not influence how he performs in-game. Hero Skins for Quincy are available once he is unlocked.

Skins
Quincy has two additional skins that can be bought for a one-off purchase of 2500 each. The first one, Cyber Quincy, gives him a cybernetic appearance and a new set of voice lines in a new robotic voice. The second one, Wolfpack Quincy, has him don fur clothing to give him a more feral appearance, and he has a deeper voice.

Pets

 * Dad of Quincy Pet DadOfQuincyPetIcon.png
 * Description: Son of Quincy isn't complete without dad of Quincy. Original Quincy only.
 * Additional notes:
 * Short name: Dad Quincy.
 * Adds a ghost of Quincy's father's head on screen which floats nearby Quincy. Tapping on Dad Quincy makes him moan. Only for default Quincy.
 * Trophies: 75

Visual Improvements

 * Cyber Quincy Fireworks Placement CyberQuincyFireworksPlacementIcon.png
 * Description: Everyone knows there's fireworks when Quincy arrives. Cyber Quincy only.
 * Additional notes:
 * Short Name: Cyber Fireworks.
 * For the first few seconds of placement, Cyber Quincy will produce blue fireworks upon initial placement. Only for Cyber Quincy.
 * Trophies: 25

Profile Pictures

 * Custom Avatar - Geometric Quincy ProfileAvatar54.png
 * Description: I am the alpha and the omega. I am Quincy, squared
 * Additional notes:
 * Short name: Geometric Quincy Avatar
 * Depicts Quincy as simplified polygonal shapes.
 * Trophies: 25

Original Quincy
When selected in Heroes menu:


 * "Are you kidding me? Nothing gets past my bow!"

When you place him on the map:


 * "Are you kidding me? Nothing gets past my bow!"
 * "Just give me a target!"

When selected:


 * "Yes?"
 * "Yeah?"
 * "What's up?"
 * "What next?"
 * "I am Quincy, son of Quincy."
 * "You want some?"
 * "Oh, quit it!" - (when annoyed)
 * "Oh, stop that!" - (when very annoyed)

When leveling up:


 * "Awesome!"
 * "Sweet!"
 * "Haha!"
 * "Ha!"
 * "Oh yeah!"
 * "Alright!"
 * "Yes!"
 * "Nice!"
 * "I am the best!" - level 20

When MOAB Class Bloons appear:


 * "Incoming!!" - MOAB appearance
 * "B.F.B. incoming!" - BFB appearance
 * "Z.O.M.G. incoming!" - ZOMG appearance
 * "D.D.T. incoming!" - DDT appearance
 * "Uhh, guys?.." - BAD appearance

When popping a MOAB Class bloon:


 * "Is that all you got?"
 * "Headshot!"

When using an Activated Ability:


 * "Come on!" - Rapid Shot
 * "You can all have some!" - Storm of Arrows

When leaking a bloon:


 * "Oh, come on!"
 * "Seriously?"

Cyber Quincy
When placed:


 * "Bow fully powered. Arrows primed!" (Also when selected in Heroes menu)
 * "Scanning for targets!"

When you select him:


 * "Yes?"
 * "Yeah?"
 * "What's up?"
 * "What next?"
 * "I am Quincy, evolved from Quincy!"
 * "You want some?"
 * "Oh, quit it!" - when annoyed
 * "Oh, stop that!" - when very annoyed

When leveling up:


 * "Awesome!"
 * "Sweet!"
 * "Haha!"
 * "Ha!"
 * "Oh yeah!"
 * "Alright!"
 * "Yes!"
 * "Nice!"
 * "Apex power achieved!" - level 20

When MOAB Class Bloons appear:


 * "Incoming!!" - MOAB appearance
 * "B.F.B. incoming!" - BFB appearance
 * "Z.O.M.G. incoming!" - ZOMG appearance
 * "D.D.T. incoming!" - DDT appearance
 * "B.A.D. incoming!" - BAD appearance

When popping a MOAB Class bloon:


 * "Target eliminated!"
 * "Headshot!"

When using an Ability:


 * "Rapid Shot!" - Rapid Shot
 * "Storm: Protocol Alpha!" - Storm of Arrows

When leaking a bloon:


 * "Oh, come on!"
 * "Seriously?"

Wolfpack Quincy
When placed:


 * "The pack is ready!"
 * "This is MY territory."

When you select him:


 * "What?"
 * "Yeah?"
 * "Hey."
 * "Careful."
 * "Quiet."
 * "I am Quincy, of pack Quincy!"
 * * growls* - when annoyed
 * * wolf howl* - when very annoyed

When leveling up:


 * "Yes!"
 * "Tasty!"
 * "More!"
 * "Bring them."
 * "Strength in numbers!" - level 20

When MOAB Class Bloons appear:


 * "Get ready to feast." - MOAB appearance
 * "Run this one down!" - BFB, ZOMG, DDT appearance
 * "The ultimate prize!" - BAD appearance

When popping a MOAB Class bloon:


 * "Savage!"

When using an Ability:


 * "Faster!" - Rapid Shot
 * "Leave none standing!" - Storm of Arrows

When leaking a bloon:


 * "Wake up!"
 * "Wake up!" (More angrily)

Sounds
Other sound effects related to Quincy that are not specifically his voicelines are shown here.

When placing Cyber Quincy with the Cyber Fireworks item active:
 * [cybernetic fireworks]

When activating Rapid Shot with Hero Voicelines off:
 * [whooshing wind]

When activating Storm of Arrows with Hero Voicelines off:
 * [raining arrows]

Summary
Quincy is a valuable hero, mostly because he is affordable at the start of all normal game modes other than Half Cash. That being said, his value becomes even better during the mid-game with his Rapid Shot and Storm of Arrows upgrades, and even later on he becomes a powerful DPS source during the late-game. He doesn't have much synergies with other towers, rather acting primarily as a source of supportive DPS.

Tips

 * Quincy may be seen as weak during the early game due to slow attack speed. This can be circumvented with the use of Rapid Shot. He is also notable for easily getting camo detection before Round 24. With Rapid Shot, he is able to solo all pre-Round 40 camos.
 * Quincy after level 10 progressively gets attack speed bonuses at level 11 and 16.
 * Quincy especially shines when buffed by a Stronger Stimulant Alchemist, as both the arrows he fires get extra damage which is useful until he hits level 12 and gets more popping power, and still is to a lesser extent.
 * In the midgame, his MOAB damage becomes more significant, and Storm of Arrows is unlocked which helps on dense bloon rounds or to help cleanup grouped Ceramics.
 * Much of Quincy's true strength lies in the late game once he is upgraded. While he is only average at dealing with super ceramics, his high attack rate and base MOAB damage at later levels means that he can quickly deal damage to MOAB-class Bloons, even in clusters.
 * His Rapid Shot makes his damage even more formidable.
 * Storm of Arrows continues to help in cleaning up MOABs and Ceramics.
 * His base price makes him one of the only heroes (along with Sauda & Ezili) to be able to be afforded on Round 6 on CHIMPS Mode and solo early-game with little trouble.
 * This particular benefit is usually utilised in Muddy Puddles CHIMPS, Infernal CHIMPS, and certain community-made challenges.

Trivia

 * His in-game quotes confirm the correct pronunciations for some of the MOAB-class bloons. It is confirmed that BFB, ZOMG, DDT, and BAD are all officially pronounced by their initials, rather than as single words.
 * Quincy, alongside Churchill, Sauda, and Psi, are currently the only purely offensive heroes in BTD6, as they lack support capabilities.
 * They all can detect camos with their main attack, initially or at some point after leveling up.
 * In a Valentine's Day post on Facebook from Ninja Kiwi, Quincy is seen nervously holding a box of Valentine's candy which bears a tag with a picture of a flame on it. This may imply that Quincy has a crush on Gwendolin.
 * Quincy was the first Hero to receive an alternate skin, getting the Cyber Quincy skin in 5.0.
 * He was also the first Hero to receive a second alternate skin, getting the Wolfpack Quincy skin in 15.0.
 * One of Quincy's placement quotes is "Are you kidding me? Nothing gets past my bow!". While it can be interpreted as a lie, given his apparent weaknesses to Fast Bloons and inability to damage DDTs on his own, that quote is likely just him gloating about his archery skills.
 * The contradictory nature of this quote has made it a popular meme among the community.

Cultural references

 * His line "I am Quincy, son of Quincy." may be a reference to the "I Am X, Son of Y" trope. It may also be a reference to the "Earl, son of Earl" greentext (link contains strong language), where the player created thousands of the same characters, each having the same statistics and name as the last one. Alternatively, it could also be a reference to the quote "I am Aragorn son of Arathorn" from Lord of the Rings.
 * His name may be a reference to the Quincy, a fictional race in the manga series Bleach, who also wield bows and arrows, albeit spiritual ones in their case.
 * The date where the first mentions of Quincy back in November 23rd 2017 were posted coincides with the Sagittarius astrology sign. In fact, this date is precisely the starting date for Sagittarius.
 * Sagittarius is the constellation representing a centaur who wields a bow and arrow.