Buck

"A strange looking bucket has suddenly been placed on top of you.."

Template:Gootraxian Bucks are a Blackout-exclusive Gootraxian and the blackout variant of Catte.

They resemble a cat, with grey fur and a dark grey underbelly, and they have red horns and spines, which emit a faint, red glow in the dark similar to Carneline. They also have light red eyes.

Abilities

Increased Health (Passive)

Bucks have significantly more health than other Gootraxians, boasting 130 HP for Bucks derived from Catte. Bucks that were infected by pre-existing Bucks instead have 115 HP in total.<ref>https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/510886407770734645/992364845615808603/unknown.png Update log message of HP nerf, originally having 150 HP, December 11 2021.</ref>

Throw

Unlike Catte, they do not drop their buckets upon death and cannot eject their buckets like a Catte. Instead, they have the ability to throw their bucket, dealing 35 damage to the target as well as flinging and ragdolling whoever it may hit. Throwing only works if they have the required headgear. Otherwise, they cannot perform the action and have to obtain another black bucket, which can only be obtained during a Blackout.

Buck can stack up to 5 buckets on their head. All buckets will be thrown at the same time, dealing up to 175 damage if it is a 5-stack.

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  Buck throwing a bucket and ragdolling a player.

Acquirement

Bucks can be obtained by finding and wearing a black bucket while already playing as a Catte Gootraxian. It may also be obtained via infection from another Buck Gootraxian, however, you will not be wearing a bucket unless you've equipped one during a Blackout.

Tips

Please note that most things listed in this section are not objective, and are not the "Correct" way to use them. This section is used to give advice to players who want to learn how to use their tools more efficiently.

• You can launch humans into spikes, crystals, and puddles fairly easily via hitting humans with your bucket, leading to easy infects.
• It is recommended that you get a new bucket almost immediately after using your current one, as once the Blackout ends, you will not be able to obtain a new one for around another 2 hours.
  • This will change in a future update, as Buck will have the ability to transform Orange Buckets into wearable black ones outside of their event.
• For easy access to playing as Buck, it's usually a good idea to just play as Catte and wait until a Blackout starts, rather than playing another Gootraxian and trying to guess when it happens.
  • Catte's unique ability to create puddles on the floor allows you to secure yourself an area to wait near buckets instead of resorting to using the smaller puddles around the map.

Bestiary Entry

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Trivia

• Prior to receiving a nerf and the addition of the Nightcrawler, Bucks had the highest amount of health in the game for a non-Slime Gootraxian at 150 HP.
• Bucks are one of the only few Gootraxians who can outright kill survivors.
  • In this case, they can do so by using their buckets. However after using it once, they will be unable to do so outside of Blackouts where they will be unable to get another bucket until another one starts.
• Bucks are the first Gootraxian to have a unique or complicated way of obtainment. They are also one of few Gootraxians who have multiple ways of unlocking their Bestiary entry.
  • The low health requirement in order to be infected was removed, making the process of obtaining Buck easier.
• Currently, they are the first and only Gootraxian whose Bestiary entry may be obtained in a form that is not combat nor infection-related.
  • In this case, its entry can be unlocked by helping Sam with one of his errands.
• They are one of few Gootraxians to have a unique Bestiary sound effect.
  • In this case, it plays the sound used when someone gets hit by their bucket. This sound is also used for a variety of other things, such as being hit by Pipes.
• They are the only Gootraxian whose ability can be used outside of the event they originate from, but cannot be used again until their origin event occurs.
  • Bucks are able to throw their bucket outside of a Blackout, but are unable to obtain another bucket until one happens.
• You will keep the ornaments of Catte's festive skin if you turn into a Buck while having the outfit as a Catte.
• Trying to use "Throw" without a bucket say the following text: "You need a bucket!".

Bugs

• Originally, normal Bucks would lose their purple crystals upon a Blackout ending. If one were to be infected by a Buck outside of the event, they will keep the crystals. It is unknown if this is intentional.
  • This has been changed to Bucks' crystals staying even after a Blackout ends, and its face only glowing during one and Power Outages.

Gallery

<tabber> |-|In-game= Assortment of in-game footage of Buck.

Bestiary

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  Buck's Bestiary icon.
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  Buck's Bestiary icon when hovered.
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  Buck's 3.1 Bestiary icon.
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  Buck's 3.1 Bestiary icon when hovered.

Skins

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  Buck with Catte's festive skin.

Extra

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  Buck without its bucket.
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  Buck during a Blackout.
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  V3.1 Buck without its bucket.
• V3.1 Buck during a Blackout.
  V3.1 Buck during a Blackout.
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  V3.1 Buck without its spikes.
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  V3.1 Buck without its spikes and bucket.

Expressions

Current

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  Normal
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  Hurt
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  Low HP
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  Death
• Grab
  Grab

3.1

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  Normal
• Hurt
  Hurt
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  Low HP
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  Death
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  Grab

Animations

Buck's grab animation after 3.1R. Buck's attack animation after 3.1R. Buck's grab animation. Buck's attack animation.

Buck's throwing animation after 3.1R. Buck's throwing animation.

Buck's infect animation from a Catte.

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Concepts

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  Reference sheet, as provided by Jared.

Wiki

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References

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