| “ | Proud, strong and intelligent, Quincy uses his bow to perform feats of amazing skill. | ” |
| ~ Bloons TD6 |
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.
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 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.
The following are the upgrades:
- Level 1 - Quincy's arrows bounce up to 3 different targets.
- Level 2 - Base attack bounces up to 4 targets.
- Level 3 - Unlocks Rapid Shot Ability.
- Cooldown is 60s and initial cooldown is 16.7s.
- Level 4 - Slightly longer range.
- Level 5 - Allows Quincy to detect Camo Bloons.
- Level 6 - Allows Quincy to fire two arrows.
- Level 7 - Quincy shoots an exploding arrow every 3rd shot.
- All arrows on that shot cause an explosion on hitting a bloon. The explosion has 1 damage and 10 pierce with a blast radius of approximately 20. The arrows then keep travelling like normal arrows.
- Level 8 - Arrows deal triple damage to MOAB-class bloons.
- Level 9 - Base attack bounces up to 6 targets.
- Level 10 - Unlocks Storm of Arrows Ability.
- The ability creates a damage area which lasts for 3 seconds. Each bloon repetitively takes 6 damage during this at a random rate.
- If a Bloon stays in the damage area throughout the whole ability, it takes about 3 to 15 hits, causing 18~90 damage.
- Only does double damage to MOAB-class bloons, unlike main attack.
- Cooldown is 70 seconds and initial cooldown is 20s.
- Level 11 - Increased attack speed by 50%.
- Level 12 - Each arrow gets more popping power.
- Bounces up to 7 targets.
- Level 13 - Small range increase.
- Level 14 - Arrows do quad damage to MOAB-Class Bloons.
- Level 15 - Rapid shot becomes 4x attack speed, reduced cooldown to 45s.
- Level 16 - Increased attack speed by 50%
- Total attack speed is now 1.5 * 1.5 = 225%.
- Level 17 - Arrows last 25% longer.
- Level 18 - Storm of Arrows has reduced cooldown, 50% more arrows, and faster attack speed.
- Storm of Arrows damaged rate increased by 50%, cooldown reduced to 55s.
- Attack speed increased by 50%. Total attack speed is now 1.5 * 1.5 * 1.5 = 337.5%
- Level 19 - Each arrow gets even more popping power.
- Bounces up to 9 targets.
- Level 20 - Storm of Arrows increased damage per arrows, and even more arrows.
- Damage increased to 10. Damage rate increased by 30%.
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.
Skins
Cyber Quincy
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.
In-Game Quotes
Original Quincy
When you place him on the map:
- "Are you kidding me? Nothing gets past my bow!" (Also when selected in Heroes menu)
- "Just give me a target!"
When selected:
- "I am Quincy, son of Quincy."
- "You want some?"
- "What's up?"
- "What next?"
- "Yeah?"
- "Yes?"
- "Oh, quit it!"- when annoyed
- "Oh, stop that!"- when very annoyed
When leveling up:
- "Haha!"
- "Ha!"
- "Oh yeah!"
- "Alright!"
- "Sweet!"
- "Yes!"
- "Nice!"
- "Awesome!"
- "I am the best!" - level 20
When MOAB Class Bloons appear:
- "Incoming!!"- MOAB appearance
- "BFB incoming!"- BFB appearance
- "ZOMG incoming!"- ZOMG appearance
- "DDT incoming!"- DDT appearance
- "Uhh, guys?.."- BAD appearance
When popping a MOAB Class bloon:
- "Headshot!"
- "Is that all you got?"
When using an Activated Ability:
- "Come on!" - Rapid Shot
- "You can all have some!" - Storm of Arrows
When leaking a bloon:
- "Seriously?"
- "Oh, come on!"
Cyber Quincy
When placed:
- "Bow fully powered. Arrows primed!" (Also when selected in Heroes menu)
- "Scanning for targets!"
When you select him:
- "I am Quincy, evolved from Quincy!"
- "You want some?"
- "What's up?"
- "What next?"
- "Yeah?"
- "Yes?"
- "Oh, quit it!"- when annoyed
- "Oh, stop that!"- when very annoyed
When leveling up:
- "Haha!"
- "Ha!"
- "Oh yeah!"
- "Alright!"
- "Sweet!"
- "Yes!"
- "Nice!"
- "Awesome!"
- "Apex power achieved!" - level 20
When MOAB Class Bloons appear:
- "Incoming!!"- MOAB appearance
- "BFB incoming!"- BFB appearance
- "ZOMG incoming!"- ZOMG appearance
- "DDT 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:
- "Seriously?"
- "Oh, come on!"
Wolfpack Quincy
When placed:
- "The pack is ready!"
- "This is MY territory."
When you select him:
- "I am Quincy, of pack Quincy!"
- "What?"
- "Hey."
- "Yeah?"
- "Careful."
- "Quiet."
- *growls* - when annoyed
- *wolf howl* - when very annoyed
When leveling up:
- "Tasty!"
- "Yes!"
- "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!"
- TBA
When using an Ability:
- "Faster!" - Rapid Shot
- "Leave none standing!" - Storm of Arrows
When leaking a bloon:
- "Wake up!"
- "Wake up!" (More angrily)
Tips
- Quincy may be seen as weak during the early game due to his tendency to miss. 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 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 the only hero 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.
Version History
- 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.
Gallery
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, are currently the only purely offensive heroes that can detect camos with their main attack, as they lack support capabilities.
- 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, where the player created thousands of the same characters, each having the same statistics and name as the last one.
- His name may be a reference to the Quincy, a fictional race in Bleach, who also wield bows and arrows (albeit spiritual ones in their case).
- 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 have two alternate skins, getting the Wolfpack Quincy skin in 15.0
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