This enemy, while not too durable, has extremely powerful Long Distance Area Attacks, strong enough to destroy most units in one hit. Fortunately, Hackey has an extremely large blind spot of 1200, with his standing range being well within it, meaning most units can sneak inside due to his long attack delay.
Strategy[]
Hackey acts like a unit speed-check, instantly destroying any units that are too slow to enter his large blind spot. Make sure to time your attackers perfectly to minimize Hackey's destruction. Much of the same strategies that work against the original Tackey should also work against this enemy, but you do not want him getting a hit off on any of your important units. Luring can work, but be careful not to let him get too close to the Cat Base, because even a maxed base can only withstand four fastballs from this fiery pitcher at 100% magnification.
He usually has multiple melee units to push cats out of his blind spot. if you have any long distance units, such as Housewife or Courier Cat, that sit inside Hackey's range, they could destroy Hackey to let units that sit outside his blind spot or are too slow to enter could get in and help the other attackers.
A pitcher whose fighting spirit is as hot as his blood. Warms the bench for his teammates with his body heat. A tough opponent who ignites the ball and calls it a "demon ball" before throwing it from uber-long distance.
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Gallery[]
Hackey's spritesheet
Hackey's attack animation
Hackey's moving animation
Trivia[]
His Japanese name, Hiuma, is derived from 火 hi, meaning "fire", and Hyūma Hoshi, a hotblooded aspiring pitcher and protagonist of the classic baseball manga Star of the Giants. His flaming eyes are a reference to how Hyūma's eyes tend to burn with flames of passion when he gets heated up.
Hiuma could also be a pun on 海馬 umiuma, one of the Japanese words for seahorse.
The word 魔球 makyū in his Japanese description refers to an unhittable breaking ball, but can literally be taken as "demon ball" or "magic ball".