Rico

Class: Damage Dealer

Rarity: Super Rare

Trio: Arcade with Brock and 8-Bit

Best skin: Sovereign Bling Rico

Title: "The Lover"

Prestige Title: "Trickshot Pro"

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Rico is a very map dependent brawler that can do a lot of damage under the right circumstances. He is a very spammy brawler that revolves around bouncing projectiles, requiring the right angles to make effective.

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Health: 3000 to 6000

Movement speed: Normal

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Main Attack: Bounce Bullets

"Rico's bullets bounce off walls, gaining range. They can hit enemies behind cover."

Damage: 5 x 300 to 600

Range: Very Long

Reload speed: Very Fast

Rico has a long ranged main attack that can bounce off walls and gain range. This leads to him having great area control with just his main attack, as it can cover a large area with the bounces and be spammed out. It also does a good amount of damage.

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Super: Trick Shot

"Rico fires a long burst of bullets that pierce through enemies and bounce off walls, gaining range."

Damage: 12 x 360 to 720

Range: Very Long

Rico's super is just an upgraded to his main attack, operating in the same way, except there are more than twice the amount of bullets and they deal more damage. Rico's super can rip through target that are caught in it, and it has such a long range that it will often clip enemies nowhere near where the super was aimed. Note: Each bullet from Rico's super cannot hit an enemy twice.

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Gadget 1: Multiball Launcher

"Rico blasts waves of bouncy bullets in all directions."

Cooldown: 20 seconds

This gadget fires out 2 waves of 8 bouncy balls that deal 768 damage each at max level. This is a great gadget for Rico, as it can provide a ton of additional damage, and it gives him a way to defend himself against assassins that try to jump him.

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Gadget 2: Bouncy Castle

"Rico's next basic attack will heal him for 256 health from each projectiles bounce."

Cooldown: 17 seconds

This gadget can provide Rico with a ton of healing if aimed right, and often brings him from one shot to full HP. It can be used effectively, however it is often better to run his other gadget and just use passive healing, since this gadget is only really useful if you are already in a safe position at low health.

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Star Power 1: Super Bouncy

"Rico's bullets, from attack and Super alike, get Supercharged by their first bounce and deal +256 damage!"

This star power makes Rico's projectiles deal an insane amount of damage if they are bounced. On maps where Rico has good spots to bounce his shots, this star power can be a nightmare to deal with, as Rico will dominate his lane with his extremely high damage projectiles.

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Star Power 2: Robo Retreat

"When Rico falls below 40% health, he runs 34% faster!"

This is a good star power for Rico on more open maps, as the speed boost is insane. He is faster than even very fast brawlers when it is activated. It can allow him to dodge a lot more shots, and you can even purposely stay at low HP to keep the movement speed buff if the situation calls for it.​

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Hypercharge: Trick Shot King

"Rico's Super's projectiles bounce even further!"

Charge rate: 2 and 6/7 supers

Rico has a great hypercharge that can easily kill the whole enemy team without much skill. The projectiles bounce so far you don't even need to really aim at the enemy, just aim at a spot where you will get a lot of bounces, and his hypercharged super will go all over the map, dealing tons of damage. It also has a moderate charge rate, making it relatively easy to get one in a game.

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Epic Gear: Reload Speed

This gear increases Rico's reload speed by 15%.

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Gear selection:

Rico's first gear should almost always be his reload gear, but he has many good second gear options. Damage is great in general situations, but vision and shield are good as well. A lot of Rico's good maps are bushy maps, and he has a bunch of projectiles to get value out of vision gear, and shield gear increases his survivability due to his low health.

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Best build: 

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Other good abilities to buy:

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Best Matchups:

Rico does great into brawlers that struggle to approach him when he is bouncing his shots everywhere. He can deal a ton of damage on the right maps and position, to the point where he can shred even tanks. He counters Rosa, as he can easily scout her through bushes and burst her down with his gadget and super if she doesn't have her super at the ready. He also does good into Charlie, as she is one of the few brawlers that has no way to hit him behind walls, and he can easily shred through her spiders. He also does well into Clancy, as he can deny him any charge if they are on the same lane, as there is almost no way to hit him if he is bouncing his shots.

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Best Counters:

Rico gets countered by ranged assassins, throwers, and brawlers that can break walls. Stu is a great counter to Rico, due to him being able to break his walls with his Breakthrough gadget, and he can dodge Rico's shots if he is not in a narrow choke point. Dynamike also does great into Rico, since he can shoot Rico over walls and destroy his walls. Finally, Ruffs is an amazing counter to Rico, as he can also bounce his shots, so he is one of the few non-throwers that can pressure Rico down his lane. He can also tank Rico's shots with his Take Cover gadget, and his super can break Rico's walls if he has his Air Superiority star power equipped.

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Best Game Modes: 

Rico is a more map than mode dependent brawler, as he requires good areas for him to bounce his shots. Brawl Ball, Gem Grab, and Heist contain most of the maps that he does well in. ​

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Tips and Tricks:

• Rico is a very spammy brawler with his fast reload speed and other abilities. Keep spamming his abilities and bouncing his projectiles to annoy the enemy as much as possible.

• Try to change up where you bounce your shots, as good players can find gaps in the bounces to approach him. If you change up your bounce pattern, it is much harder to approach you.

• It is not necessary to bounce Rico's shots every time you shoot. Especially if you are out in the open, it is sometimes better to just shoot at the enemy.

• Rico's Multiball Launcher gadget is best used when right on top of the enemy to get insane burst damage. However, you can also use it when far away to deal extra damage if you know you aren't going up against an assassin or tank that will jump you.

• Make sure to always get bounces for Rico's hypercharge, even if you aren't shooting at the enemy, as you need bounces to get maximum value out of the hypercharge.

• If you are playing in the open with Rico's Robo Retreat star power and against brawlers who have easy to dodge shots, shoot even when you don't have to to stay at low HP and keep your speed boost to annoy the enemy.

• Rico is more map dependent than almost any brawler, so before you even hop into a match, make sure you are playing him on a map where you can get off good bounces.

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Overall ranking: B