| “ | 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 that reads "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 will start upgrading himself every round upon placement. He earns more XP each round to unlock his next upgrade irrespective of how many bloons he pops. His upgrades can also be immediately bought with cash, though the amount of cash required to purchase the next upgrade will typically increase as the upgrades get higher, making self-upgrading an important element for his overall power.
Quincy's relative XP gain is 1x, and he is the basis for fast-leveling heroes.
The following are the upgrades:
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Level 1 COST: $460 / $540 / $585 / $650 UNLOCK: N/A XP | |
| Description: Quincy's arrows bounce up to 3 different targets.
Effect: Shoots arrows every 0.95s that deal 1 damage and bounce onto nearby targets. Pops up to 3 bloons per arrow, and jumps up to 50 units apart from each target. Quincy starts with 50 range. | ||
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Level 2 COST: $180 UNLOCK: 180 XP | |
| Description: Base attack bounces up to 4 targets.
Effect: Pierce increases from 3 to 4. | ||
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Level 3 COST: $460 UNLOCK: 460 XP | |
| Description: Rapid Shot: Triple attack speed for a short time.
Effect: Unlocks Rapid Shot ability. When activated, attacks 3x faster temporarily. Cooldown is 60s and initial cooldown is 16.7s. The duration is 3.5s at Level 3 and increases by +0.5 seconds every level. | ||
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Level 4 COST: $1,000 UNLOCK: 1,000 XP | |
| Description: Slightly longer range.
Effect: Base range increased from 50 to 52. | ||
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Level 5 COST: $1,860 UNLOCK: 1,860 XP | |
| Description: Uses his sharp eyesight to shoot Camo Bloons.
Effect: Gains camo detection. Does not receive Camo Prioritization target option from this. | ||
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Level 6 COST: $3,280 UNLOCK: 3,280 XP | |
| Description: Shoots 2 arrows at a time.
Effect: Gains a second arrow per shot in an angular spray. | ||
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Level 7 COST: $5,180 UNLOCK: 5,180 XP | |
| Description: Fires exploding arrows every 3rd shot.
Effect: All arrows on every 3rd shot cause an explosion on hitting a bloon. The explosion has 1 damage and 10 pierce with a blast radius of 25.7. The arrows then keep travelling like normal arrows. This explosion increases MOAB damage with the main arrow attack. An arrow explosion counts as a burst, which means explosions are capable of damaging the same target as the originating arrow. | ||
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Level 8 COST: $8,320 UNLOCK: 8,320 XP | |
| Description: Arrows do triple damage to MOAB-Class Bloons.
Effect: Arrows and explosions deal +2 MOAB-class damage. | ||
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Level 9 COST: $9,380 UNLOCK: 9,380 XP | |
| Description: Base attack bounces to up to 6 targets.
Effect: Pierce of arrows increased from 4 to 6. | ||
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Level 10 COST: $13,620 UNLOCK: 13,620 XP | |
| Description: Storm of Arrows: Covers a large area in a deadly rain of arrows.
Effect: Unlocks Storm of Arrows ability. When activated, the ability creates a damage area which lasts for 3 seconds. Each bloon repetitively takes 6 damage (plus +6 damage versus MOAB-class) during this at a 5% chance per frame (60 FPS), and can be rehit after every 0.05s. Infinite Bloons can be hit within a 100 radius from where the center is set.
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Level 11 COST: $16,380 UNLOCK: 16,380 XP | |
| Description: Increased attack speed.
Effect: ~+58.33% attack speed (~0.6316x attack cooldown) (0.6 seconds per attack) | ||
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Level 12 COST: $14,400 UNLOCK: 14,400 XP | |
| Description: Each arrow gets more popping power.
Effect: Pierce of arrows increased from 6 to 7. | ||
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Level 13 COST: $16,650 UNLOCK: 16,650 XP | |
| Description: Small range increase.
Effect: Base range increased from 52 to 54. | ||
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Level 14 COST: $14,940 UNLOCK: 14,940 XP | |
| Description: Arrows do quad damage to MOAB-Class Bloons.
Effect: Arrow and explosion damage to MOAB-class increased from +2 to +3. | ||
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Level 15 COST: $16,380 UNLOCK: 16,380 XP | |
| Description: Rapid Shot becomes x4 attack speed and cooldown is reduced.
Effect: Rapid Shot increases attack speed multiplier from 3x to 4x, and cooldown reduced from 60s to 45s. | ||
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Level 16 COST: $17,820 UNLOCK: 17,820 XP | |
| Description: More increased attack speed.
Effect: +50% attack speed (0.67x attack cooldown) (0.4 seconds per attack) | ||
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Level 17 COST: $19,260 UNLOCK: 19,260 XP | |
| Description: Arrows last 25% longer. Fires exploding arrows every 2nd shot.
Effect: Main arrows last +25% longer. Does not affect Storm of Arrows. Now fires exploding arrows every 2nd shot. | ||
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Level 18 COST: $20,700 UNLOCK: 20,700 XP | |
| Description: Quincy attacks faster and Storm of Arrows is greatly enhanced.
Effect: Storm of Arrows damage chance increased from 5% to 7.5%, deals 18 extra damage to ceramics, cooldown reduced to 55s. Quincy's main attack gains +60% attack speed (0.625x attack cooldown) (0.25 seconds per attack). | ||
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Level 19 COST: $16,470 UNLOCK: 16,470 XP | |
| Description: Shoots 3 arrows at a time, and each arrow gets even more popping power.
Effect: Pierce of arrows increased from 7 to 9. Gains a third arrow per shot in an angular spray. | ||
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Level 20 COST: $17,280 UNLOCK: 17,280 XP | |
| Description: Quincy attacks even faster. Storm of Arrows deals more damage per arrow and fires even more arrows.
Effect: Improves Quincy's main attack speed, and greatly enhances Storm of Arrows damage per hit and rate of damage.
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Activated Abilities[]
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- See also: Activated Abilities (BTD6)#Quincy
Quincy has two activated abilities: Rapid Shot (Level 3+), and Storm of Arrows (Level 10+).
Rapid Shot Ability[]
Rapid Shot Ability
Rapid Shot increases Quincy's attack speed substantially for (level/2 + 2) seconds. The duration is 3.5s at Level 3 and increases by +0.5 seconds every level, up to 12s. It initially gives triple attack speed, increased to quadruple speed at Level 15+.
Cooldown of 60 seconds, 45 seconds at Level 15+.
Storm of Arrows Ability[]
Storm of Arrows Ability
Covers a large area in a deadly rain of arrows, popping affected bloons in its wide 100 radius. Bloons have a percentage chance of getting struck inside the radius every one frame of 60 FPS, with a minimum cooldown of 0.05s per hit. Whenever struck, the bloon takes damage, double damage to MOAB-class.
Levels 18 and 20 add more arrows and damage on top of the existing ability. Percentage chance increases from 5% to 7.5% at Level 18-19, and to 10% at Level 20. Initially deals 6 damage per strike, +6 to MOAB-class, and Level 20 raises the damage to 10 to ordinary bloons and +10 to MOAB-class.
Cooldown for the ability is 70 seconds, 55 seconds at Level 18+.
Leveling up[]
| Level | Cost / XP | Cumulative |
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| 1 | Base | Base |
| 2 | 180 | 180 |
| 3 | 460 | 640 |
| 4 | 1000 | 1640 |
| 5 | 1860 | 3500 |
| 6 | 3280 | 6780 |
| 7 | 5180 | 11,960 |
| 8 | 8320 | 20,280 |
| 9 | 9380 | 29,660 |
| 10 | 13,620 | 43,280 |
| 11 | 16,380 | 59,660 |
| 12 | 14,400 | 74,060 |
| 13 | 16,650 | 90,710 |
| 14 | 14,940 | 105,650 |
| 15 | 16,380 | 122,030 |
| 16 | 17,820 | 139,850 |
| 17 | 19,260 | 159,110 |
| 18 | 20,700 | 179,810 |
| 19 | 16,470 | 196,280 |
| 20 | 17,280 | 213,560 |
Strategy[]
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. By late-game, he mostly acts as generalized MOAB-class demolition. He doesn't have many synergies with other towers, rather acting primarily as a source of supportive DPS, although he does pair decently with Berserker Brew and above upgrades.
Synergies[]
- Main article: Synergy#Quincy
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 and 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. He has sufficient range and attack speed plus the added benefit of ricochets, which is enough to counter many early rounds on his own without support.
Version History[]
Balance Changes[]
Quincy's most significant buff was in Version 10.0, allowing him to become a viable starting hero option on almost all normal game modes. He gained further buffs in Version 11.0 to slightly counter his constant missing of targets, decrease liability of the Level 7's Exploding Arrows attack, and improving Storm of Arrows at countering MOAB-class bloons and Super Ceramics. He was later buffed to improve some of his later levels, NK embracing him as an "entry level hero" with a general "jack of all trades but master of none" vibe.
- 10.0
Base cost reduced ($700 → $540)
- 11.0
- Quincy's base projectile speed increased (320 → 420)
- Quincy's level 7 Exploding Arrow's now continue to pierce and ricochet after the initial explosion
- Quincy's level 10 Arrow Storm damage increased (3 → 6)
- Quincy's level 10 Arrow Storm deals 2x damage to MOAB-Class bloons
- Quincy's level 20 Arrow Storm damage increased (5 → 10)
- 14.0
- Quincy's arrows seeking have been changed.
- This was not documented in the patch notes. It is speculated that there is a correlation with the Neva-Miss Targeting performance change. It is assumed this change was for the worse, but there is no objective evidence.
- 17.0
- Quincy's arrows seeking have been changed. (?)
- This was not documented in the patch notes. It is speculated that there is a correlation with the Glaive Ricochet seeking pattern change. It is assumed this change was for the better, possibly reverting to the pre-14.0, but there is no objective evidence.
- 30.0
| “ | This upgrade didn’t have enough impact so late in the game and upgrade tree. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Quincy's level 17 now shoots explosive arrows every 2nd shot instead of 3rd.
- 34.0
| “ | Quincy is a fairly average jack of all trades early on and does what’s required of him there fine, and while he’s an entry level hero that is very much meant to embody that jack of all trades but master of none feeling we’d like to add a little later end-game performance boost to his currently weak lv19 so he doesn’t drop off as much. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Quincy's level 19 now shoots 3 arrows at once instead of 2.
- 42.0
| “ | Quincy’s Storm of Arrows feels a little more like a downpour of wet pool noodles once Super Ceramics & especially their Fortified variants come around. However instead of making a drowning Quincy skin to pair with Lifegurd Brickell we are granting a large bonus to Ceramic Damage for the ability around the point you’ll need to deal with these. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Level 18 Storm of Arrows deals bonus damage to Ceramics +18
- Level 20 Storm of Arrows deals bonus damage to Ceramics +24
Bug Fixes and General Changes[]
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- ?.0
- Level 9's description had minor change with an addition of "to" between "bounces" and "up".
- 27.0?
- Level 20's description had a big change from "Storm of Arrows increased damage per arrows, and even more arrows" to "Quincy attacks even faster. Storm of Arrows deals more damage per arrow and fires even more arrows."
- 34.0
- Description of Level 19 updated from "Each arrow gets even more popping power." to "Shoots 3 arrows at a time, and each arrow gets even more popping power."
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.
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Original Quincy | Proud, strong and intelligent, Quincy uses his bow to perform feats of amazing skill. | 1.0 |
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Cyber Quincy | When Quincy was injured by a nefarious DDT, many feared the worst. But Dr. Monkey knew that they had the technology, and that they could rebuild him. He is Quincy, evolved from Quincy. | 5.0 |
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Wolfpack Quincy | From wilder distant days, when all hunters were strong and the pack yet stronger, he is Quincy, ancestor of Quincy. | 15.0 |
Pets[]
- Dad of Quincy Pet
- 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.
- Added: Version 19.0
- Trophies: 75
Visual Improvements[]
- Cyber Quincy Fireworks Placement
- 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
- 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
In-Game Quotes[]
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]
Gallery[]
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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.
Blog posts[]
- According to Ninja Kiwi's 4th February 2022 blog, Quincy cries the most out of all the heroes.
- According to Ninja Kiwi's 18th February 2022 blog, he eats banana porridge for breakfast.
- According to Ninja Kiwi's 6th May 2022 blog, Quincy canonically has a crush on Gwendolin.
- According to Ninja Kiwi's 3rd June 2022 blog, Quincy's Storm of Arrows works by having lots of arrows in the air waiting for Quincy to called by him when his Storm of Arrows ability is activated.
Cultural references[]
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- 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. Additionally, the descriptions of of Quincy's alternate skins also have this line in some way, with the Wolfpack Quincy skin having the line "...he is Quincy, ancestor of Quincy.", and the Cyber Quincy having the line "He is Quincy, evolved from Quincy."
- While the pet for the Quincy's original skin, Dad of Quincy technically follows the second half of the quote above, but it may be a reference to the Dad of War meme, which was poking fun of Kratos, the main character of the God of War series's radical character shift in God of War (2018).
- 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.
- Cyber Quincy's appearance from levels 1-6 is similar to the character Raiden from the Metal Gear series, mostly his appearance in Metal Gear Rising Revengance.
- 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.
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