"Rico is definitely a real space bounty hunter who tracks down the galaxy's most wanted criminals, not a gumball machine pretending to be cool."
Rico (formerly Ricochet) is a Super RareBrawler with low health but a very fast reload speed and a high burst damage potential. Both his attack and Super fire long-ranged bullets that can bounce off walls and continue traveling. However, his Super travels further and pierces, dealing damage to multiple enemies at once, though the bullets can only hit the target once. If used correctly, Rico can defeat enemies around walls without coming under enemy fire. His first Gadget, Multiball Launcher, blasts waves of bouncy bullets all around himself. His second Gadget, Bouncy Castle, allows his next attack to heal him each time one of its bullets bounces off a wall. His first Star Power, Super Bouncy, grants extra damage to his bullets from his attack or Super if they bounce. His second Star Power, Robo Retreat, increases his movement speed when he is at low health. His Hypercharge, Trick Shot King, allows the projectiles from his Super to bounce much further than normal.
Attack: Bouncy Bullets
"Rico's bullets bounce off walls, gaining range. They can hit enemies behind cover."
Rico fires a burst of five long-ranged bullets with a slight spread that can bounce off walls, and they each gain 1.67 tiles of additional range for every bounce. This attack has a slow cooldown, and it takes 1 second to complete.
Super: Trick Shot
"Rico fires a long burst of bullets that pierce through enemies and bounce off walls, gaining range."
Rico's Super fires a larger, longer-ranged burst of twelve piercing bullets with a slight spread that can bounce off walls, and they each gain 1.67 tiles of additional range for every bounce. Even though the bullets can pierce through enemies, they can only damage enemies once. This Super takes 1.4 seconds to complete. However, he can't attack or reload while using his Super, and it is cancelled if Rico is knocked back, pulled, or stunned.
Gadgets
Multiball Launcher
"Rico blasts waves of bouncy bullets in all directions."
Rico blasts two waves of piercing bullets with a range of 11.67 tiles all around himself that each deal 120% the damage as one of his attack bullets. These bullets behave identically to his Super's bullets, but last for a shorter period. Even though the bullets can hit multiple enemies, they can only damage each enemy once.
Bouncy Castle
"Rico's next attack will heal him for 256 health from each projectile bounce."
Activating this Gadget allows Rico's next attack to heal him for 4.57% of his maximum health each time one of its bullets bounces. This counts for multiple bounces from one bullet. A Gadget symbol will glow above Rico's head signaling this Gadget's usage, as well as a glowing attack joystick. This Gadget's cooldown starts after this attack is shot.
Star Powers
Super Bouncy
"Rico's bullets, from attack and Super alike, get supercharged by their first bounce and deal +256 damage!"
If Rico's bullets (from either his main attack or his Super) bounce off a wall, they will glow and deal 256 additional damage at power 11, increasing his main attack bullets' damage by 40% and his Super bullets' damage by 35.55%. The bullets can only be supercharged once, and enemies will take regular damage if the bullets aren't bounced before they hit enemies.
Robo Retreat
"When Rico falls below 40% health, he runs 34% faster!"
When Rico's health falls below 40%, he runs 250 points faster, allowing him to move much faster than most Brawlers and escape enemies more easily. This speed boost disappears when his health restores above 40%.
Hypercharge: Trick Shot King
"Rico's Super's projectiles bounce even further!"
When activated, projectiles from Rico's Super bounce much further than usual, gaining 6 tiles of additional range for the first 8 bounces, instead of 6. He also gains a 20% speed boost, as well as a 5% damage and shield boost.
Mutation
This section describes content that has been replaced or removed from the game. This information is kept here for historical purposes.
"All Rico's projectiles bounce more."
Rico's projectiles from his attack, Super, and Multiball Launcher Gadget bounced more, and therefore stayed on the map longer. The healing from his Bouncy Castle Gadget was also decreased by 50%.
Wasabi Power
This section describes content that has been replaced or removed from the game. This information is kept here for historical purposes.
"More bullet bounces? More bullet bounces."
Rico's projectiles could only gain additional range for the first 5 bounces instead of 6, but they gained 6.67 tiles from each bounce, for a total attack range of 43 tiles. This did not affect his Super's projectiles.
Tips
Game Modes and Maps
Rico is an exceptional asset for Special Events. In these scenarios, he delivers sustained fire on robots thanks to his impressive damage output and rapid reload speed, all while remaining safe by attacking from behind cover. His Robo Retreat Star Power proves invaluable for evading danger, whether it’s while waiting for teammates to respawn or evading the Boss and its attacks. Additionally, his piercing and high-damage Super enables him to inflict substantial damage on robots, further enhancing his effectiveness on the battlefield.
Because Rico can bounce his shots off walls, which increases each bullet's range for every bounce, he's outstanding on enclosed maps such as Cavern Churn and Pinball Dreams, where other sharpshooters would have difficulty hitting shots due to the abundance of walls.
Recommended Build
Rico's Multiball Launcher Gadget deals high damage if all of the bullets hit. However, it's very inconsistent as the bullets spread out from him, so it's best to use this Gadget at point-blank range so all of the bullets can hit a target. However, this Gadget is mainly used in an enclosed area where the bullets will bounce multiple times and guarantee a hit to an enemy trapped in the area.
Rico's Bouncy Castle Gadget makes bouncing shots off of walls a necessity due to the healing applied to each bounce, and the healing can assist him in modes like Bounty where one's intent is to secure defeats without being defeated. It's extremely useful when you're on low health and hitting an enemy behind a wall, as it can heal you while damaging the enemy. However, in order to heal significantly, you'll need to bounce the bullets off of multiple walls, so it's never wrong to use the Gadget in the intention of healing and not damaging enemies, given Rico's very fast reload speed.
Rico's Super Bouncy Star Power grants his bullets an extra 256 damage upon bouncing. While it doesn't seem like much additional damage for each bullet, when all five bullets are bounced, an additional 1280 damage is added, making his total damage 4480. Similarly, a bounced Super will deal a total of 11712 damage. This encourages Rico to bounce shots off walls for them to deal more damage (especially in maps like Snaked Assault and Turnaround) where he has the potential to bounce his shots from a safe distance. However, don't shoot Rico's Super directly onto a target and expect the bullets to deal damage to the target again when they bounce off another wall, as his Super's bullets only deal damage once, and to properly use this Star Power, you must bounce the Super off a wall in such a way that the bounced shots hit the target and not the normal shots.
Rico's Robo Retreat Star Power allows Rico to perform guerrilla tactics by rushing into fights and then escaping when you're on low health. Doing so allows more of your bullets to hit enemies due to the increased accuracy. If you're a good sniper, you should back away from fights and attack from a distance. If you're a good dodger, you can keep firing to prevent Rico from healing and stay below 40% health to use the speed buff to dodge enemy fire and even outrun fast Brawlers like Mortis, Edgar, Leon, Max, Mico, Kenji, and Crow.
Rico is one of the few Brawlers that is able to equip the Reload Gear. Among the Brawlers that can equip it and follow standard ammo rules, Rico reloads the fastest, allowing him to make better use of the Reload Gear, by being able to spam his attacks more effectively, and discourage enemies from engaging him.
Strategies
Other
When shooting off of a wall at a fleeing enemy, move towards the place you're shooting to increase the range of your bullets so that you can hit more of them. If they're hiding in bushes, move side-to-side while shooting off of the wall to cover more ground with your bullets.
Though difficult to perform, Rico can chain his Super if every bullet from his Super successfully hits an enemy Brawler. This is more practical if Rico hits several enemies in a single Super.
Voice Lines
Spawning
In The Lead
Receiving Damage
Defeating An Enemy
Defeated
Attacking
Activating A Super
Normal:
"I do not come in peace."
Guard:
"I do not come in peace."
Sovereign:
"I bring the Bling."
Normal:
Rico laughs
Guard:
Rico laughs
Sovereign:
"Just another regular day at the top of the world."
Normal:
"You hurt me."
Guard:
"You hurt me."
Sovereign:
"Respect the royal ruler."
Normal:
"I am not sorry."
Guard:
"I am not sorry."
Sovereign:
"Brawl king in the house."
Normal:
"Sadness."
Guard:
"Sadness."
Sovereign:
"Royal pain."
Normal:
"Domination mode engaged."
Guard:
"Domination mode engaged."
Sovereign:
"Blue-blooded brutality."
Normal:
"Ready for battle."
Guard:
"Ready for battle."
Sovereign:
"Ready to rule."
Normal:
"I am ridiculously amazing."
Guard:
"I am ridiculously amazing."
Sovereign:
"Loaded and leading."
Normal:
"That was painful."
Guard:
"That was painful."
Sovereign:
"That was rather painful."
Normal:
Rico laughs
Guard:
Rico laughs
Sovereign:
Rico laughs
Normal:
Rico gives a weak cry
Guard:
Rico gives a weak cry
Sovereign:
"Oh, the indignity."
Normal:
"Playtime is over."
Guard:
"Playtime is over."
Sovereign:
"Royal rampage."
Normal:
"Let's go."
Guard:
"Let's go."
Sovereign:
"I'm so shiny."
Normal:
"Robot power."
Guard:
"Robot power."
Sovereign:
"Royal power."
Normal:
"Ow ow ow!"
Guard:
"Ow ow ow!"
Sovereign:
"Bling god goes owie owie."
Normal:
"I got you."
Guard:
"I got you."
Sovereign:
"You got bestified."
Normal:
"Owawa owawa ow."
Guard:
"Owawa owawa ow."
Sovereign:
"Don't look at me."
Normal:
"Danger. Danger."
Guard:
"Danger. Danger."
Sovereign:
"Royal roulette."
Normal:
"Do not run away."
Guard:
"Do not run away."
Sovereign:
"Locked and absolutely loaded."
Normal:
"Total pwnage."
Guard:
"Total pwnage."
Sovereign:
"Bow to the Bling king."
Normal:
"Why did you do that?"
Guard:
"Why did you do that?"
Sovereign:
"Envy is a terrible thing."
Normal:
"You have been eliminated."
Guard:
"You have been eliminated."
Sovereign:
"Your services are no longer needed."
Normal:
"Game over."
Guard:
"Game over."
Sovereign:
"Royal ruler regrets roughhousing."
Normal:
"Unleashing ultimate power."
Guard:
"Unleashing ultimate power."
Sovereign:
"Scatter, peasants."
Normal:
"Go team."
Guard:
"Go team."
Sovereign:
"Go me."
Normal:
"I got skills to pay the bills."
Guard:
"I got skills to pay the bills."
Sovereign:
"Ruling and rizzing."
Normal:
"You are a hacker."
Guard:
"You are a hacker."
Sovereign:
"Watch the crown jewels."
Normal:
"Sorry."
Guard:
"Sorry."
Sovereign:
"Royal pwnage."
Normal:
"I will be back."
Guard:
"I will be back."
Sovereign:
"I shall return to my throne."
Normal:
"Run away, think of your future."
Guard:
"Run away, think of your future."
Normal:
"Teamwork for the win."
Guard:
"Teamwork for the win."
Sovereign:
"Regal ruler of rampage."
Sovereign:
"But I am rich."
Normal:
"That must have hurt."
Guard:
"That must have hurt."
Sovereign:
"Pain is for peasants."
Sovereign:
"I shall return."
Normal:
"Just a regular day at the office."
Guard:
"Just a regular day at the office."
Sovereign:
"Just a regular day in the throne room."
ㅤㅤㅤ
Sovereign:
"Victory is my birthright."
ㅤ
ㅤ
Normal:
"You lose. I win."
Guard:
"You lose. I win."
Sovereign:
"I got gains in my veins."
ㅤㅤㅤ
ㅤ
Sovereign:
"Loaded and laughing."
History
20/06/17:
The number of projectiles in Ricochet's main attack was increased to 5 (from 4).
11/08/17:
Ricochet's health was increased to 600 (from 500).
04/09/17:
Ricochet's rarity was changed to Super Rare (from Rare).
12/09/17:
Ricochet's health was increased to 700 (from 600).
His reload time was decreased to 1 second (from 1.25).
07/12/17:
Ricochet's Super Bouncy Star Power was added.
The health and damage statistics of all Brawlers were multiplied by 4.
18/12/17:
Ricochet's Super Bouncy Star Power damage bonus was decreased to 80 (from 100) per bullet.
Ricochet's Super Bouncy Star Power visual effect was reworked.
16/01/18:
Ricochet's health was decreased to 2400 (from 2800).
21/03/18:
Ricochet's bullets now travel further every time they bounce by 2 tiles.
His projectile size was increased.
Ricochet's main attack range was slightly decreased to better fit the screen.
Every Brawler's movement speed was increased by 70 points, increasing Ricochet's base movement speed to 720 (from 650).
All Brawlers' projectile speeds are increased by 9%.
09/04/18:
Ricochet's reload time was increased to 1.2 seconds (from 1).
21/05/18:
Ricochet's main attack and Super damage were decreased to 300 (from 320) per bullet.
29/05/18:
Ricochet's main attack and Super damage were decreased to 280 (from 300) per bullet.
19/06/18:
Ricochet's main attack range was decreased to 9.67 tiles (from 10).
His bounce range was decreased to 1.67 tiles (from 2).
29/01/19:
Ricochet's main attack and Super damage were increased to 300 (from 280) per bullet.
Ricochet and his Gold Medalist Ricochet skin were remodeled.
Ricochet was renamed to Rico.
Gold Medalist Ricochet was renamed to Loaded Rico and now costs 150 Gems (from 30).
Rico's flavor text was changed from "A former Pool Bot made obsolete by a newer model, Ricochet is banking on his amazing angle-calculation skills to become a great Brawler." to "Rico fires a burst of bullets that bounce off walls. His Super burst is a long barrage of bouncy bullets that pierce targets!"
22/02/19:
The Popcorn Rico skin was added.
11/06/19:
Rico's main attack and Super damage was increased to 320 (from 300) per bullet.
His Super Bouncy Star Power damage bonus was increased to 100 (from 80) per bullet.
03/07/19:
Rico's Robo Retreat Star Power was added.
18/09/19:
Rico's animations were reworked.
07/11/19:
Rico's health was increased to 2600 (from 2400).
24/12/19:
The Ricochet skin became available for every user to claim until 01/01/20.
17/03/20:
Rico's Multiball Launcher Gadget was added.
27/05/20:
The Guard Rico skin was added.
02/07/20:
Rico's Multiball Launcher Gadget was retextured.
10/09/20:
Rico's jacket was retextured.
22/10/20:
Rico's True Silver and True Gold skins were added.
15/12/20:
Rico's health was increased to 2800 (from 2600).
His Super Bouncy Star Power damage bonus was increased to 124 (from 100) per bullet and the bonus damage now also applies to his Super.
15/03/21:
Rico, Ricochet, Loaded Rico, Popcorn Rico, and Guard Rico received facial animations.
01/07/21:
Rico's Bouncy Castle Gadget was added.
25/08/21:
Rico's Bouncy Castle Gadget healing was decreased to 250 (from 300) per shot.
27/10/21:
Rico's class was changed to Damage Dealer (from Sharpshooter).
24/11/21:
The Chicken Rico skin was added. It was featured as a Club League skin.
25/01/22:
Rico's Bouncy Castle Gadget healing was decreased to 200 (from 250) per shot.
07/03/22:
The Firefly Rico skin was added. It was featured as a Brawl Pass Season 11 exclusive skin.
27/06/23:
Rico's Multiball Launcher Gadget damage was increased to 800 (from 320) per bullet.
05/09/23:
All Brawlers' health and damage were increased from 5% to 10% with each Power Level.
24/10/23:
Rico's Multiball Launcher Gadget damage was increased to 819 (from 800) per bullet and now scales with Power Levels.
Rico's Bouncy Castle Gadget healing was increased to 205 (from 200) per shot and now scales with Power Levels.
Rico's Super Bouncy Star Power damage bonus was increased to 230 (from 124) per bullet and now scales with Power Levels.
Rico's flavor text was changed from "Rico fires a burst of bullets that bounce off walls. His Super is a long barrage of bouncy bullets that pierce targets!" to "Rico is definitely a real space bounty hunter who tracks down the galaxy's most wanted criminals, not a gumball machine pretending to be cool."
18/12/23:
Fixed an issue with Rico's Multiball Launcher Gadget damage.
04/01/24:
The Final Boss Rico skin was added. It was featured as a Power League exclusive skin for Brawl Pass Seasons 22 and 23.
11/01/24:
Rico's Super damage was increased to 360 (from 320) per bullet.
Rico's Super recharge rate was increased by 12.5%.
29/04/24:
Rico's Mutation was added for a limited time.
03/05/24:
Rico's projectiles bounce less while his Mutation is active.
20/05/24:
Rico's Mutation was removed from the game.
25/06/24:
Rico's Multiball Launcher Gadget damage was decreased to 717 (from 819) per bullet.
Rico's Trick Shot King Hypercharge was added.
12/07/24:
The Reloaded Ricochet skin was added. It was featured as an Outlaws skin.
The Sovereign, Sovereign Gem, and Sovereign Bling Rico skins were added. They were featured as Royals skins.
27/08/24:
The Redjacket Rico skin was added. It was featured as a Misc skin.
10/12/24:
Rico's Multiball Launcher Gadget damage was decreased to 615 (from 717) per bullet.
25/02/25:
Rico's Trick Shot King Hypercharge multiplier was decreased to 35% (from 40%).
All Gadgets no longer have 3 charges and now have cooldowns.
All True Gold skins were slightly remodeled.
01/04/25:
The Egg Rico skin was added. It was featured as an April Fool's skin.
01/05/25:
Rico's Wasabi Power was added for a limited time.
30/05/25:
Rico's Wasabi Power was removed from the game.
24/06/25
Rico was slightly remodeled.
02/10/25:
The Ghost Diver Rico skin was added. It was featured as a Brawl-o-ween skin.
28/10/25:
All Hypercharges now give a 20% speed boost, decreasing Rico's Trick Shot King Hypercharge speed boost from 26%.
All Hypercharges now give a 5% damage boost, decreasing Rico's Trick Shot King Hypercharge damage boost from 25%.
Cosmetics
Skins (16)
Default
Redjacket (Free from Boom Boxes, 29 Gems or 1000 Bling)
City Troubles skin
Rare skin
Ricochet (Free from Brawlidays 2019 gift • E)
2019 Anniversary skin
Super Rare skin
Reloaded Ricochet (Free from Classic Brawl Mega Boxes, 79 Gems or 2750 Bling)
Outlaws skin
Super Rare skin
Loaded (149 Gems or 5000 Bling)
Royals skin
Epic skin
Popcorn (149 Gems or 5000 Bling)
Starrs of Brawlywood skin
Epic skin
Guard (149 Gems or 5000 Bling)
Sands of Time skin
Epic skin
Chicken (149 Gems or 5000 Bling)
Animal Kingdom skin
Epic skin
Final Boss (Free from Ranked Drops, 149 Gems or 5000 Bling)
Ranked skin
Cartoon Studios skin
Epic skin
Egg (199 Gems)
April Fool's skin
Mythic skin
Ghost Diver (Free from Pumpkin Boxes or 199 Gems • S)
Brawl-o-ween skin
Mythic skin
Sovereign (Free after opening 10 Classic Brawl Mega Boxes, free from Classic Brawl Mega Boxes or Ultra Trophy Boxes)
Royals skin
Hypercharge skin
Sovereign Gem (Free from Classic Brawl Mega Boxes or Ultra Trophy Boxes)
Royals skin
Hypercharge skin
Sovereign Bling (Free from Classic Brawl Mega Boxes or Ultra Trophy Boxes)
The number of projectiles in Ricochet's main attack was increased to 5 (from 4).
