Changes: Paradigm Shift

Latest revision as of 06:56, 1 March 2022

Basic information

Paradigm Shift
Target	Group
Minimum damage	9
Maximum damage	24
Strength	Strong
Signature attack?	No
Cog usage
Lawbots	Spin Doctor
Sellbots	The Mingler

Paradigm Shift is a Cog attack that is used by The Minglers and Spin Doctors.

Animation

The Cog wiggles their fingers, forming a straight line of yellow sparks that gradually move toward all Toons in battle.
- If the attack hits, damaged Toons are lifted up and shaken before being dropped down.
- If the attack misses, undamaged Toons jump to dodge the sparks.

Phrases

"Look into my shifty eyes!"
"You'll get shifted out of place."
"Your shift is up!"
"Prepare to have your paradigm shifted!"
"I'm giving you the bad shift!"
"Watch out! I'm rather shifty."
"I guess it's your shift now."
"You've never shifted this much in your life."
"Isn't this an interesting paradigm."

Statistics

Spin Doctor
Level	6	7	8	9	10
Damage	9	10	13	16	17
Accuracy	60%	75%	80%	85%	90%
Usage	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Note that damage, accuracy, and usage values may not be fully accurate to reflect changes introduced in the 3.0.0 update due to unavailable information.

The Mingler
Level	7	8	9	10	11
Damage	12	15	18	21	24
Accuracy	60%	70%	75%	80%	90%
Usage	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%
Note that damage, accuracy, and usage values may not be fully accurate to reflect changes introduced in the 3.0.0 update due to unavailable information.

Name of origin

"Paradigm shift" is a sudden change in perspective towards a particular thing. This term was popularized by The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), a book written by philosopher Thomas Kuhn.

Trivia

Paradigm is pronounced "pair-a-dime" in American English or "par-a-dime" in British English.
The Mingler's Paradigm Shift is the strongest Cog attack that targets a group of Toons.

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-{{Template:Attack
+{{Attack
+|Target = [[Toons|Group]]
-|Cog Move Name = Paradigm Shift
-|image = mingler.png
+|Image = Paradigm Shift.png
+|Minimum Damage = 9
-|Target = Group
+|Maximum Damage = 24
-|LowDamage = 9
+|Strength = Strong
-|HighDamage = 24
+|Signature Attack = No
-|Lawbots = [[Spin Doctor]]
+|Lawbot(s) = [[Spin Doctor]]
-|Sellbots = [[The Mingler]]|imagesize = 230|Strength = Strong|WeakDamage = 9
+|Sellbot(s) = [[The Mingler]]
-|StrongDamage = 24|Signature Attack = No|Lawbot(s) = Spin Doctor|Sellbot(s) = The Mingler}}'''Paradigm Shift''' is a strong cog move that can be performed by [[The Mingler]] and [[Spin Doctor]]s.
+}}
+'''Paradigm Shift''' is a [[Cog attack]] that is used by [[The Mingler]]s and [[Spin Doctor]]s.
+==Animation==
-Paradigm is pronounced "per-a-dime" in English (US) or "par-a-dime" in English (UK).
+#The [[Cogs|Cog]] wiggles their fingers, forming a straight line of yellow sparks that gradually move toward all [[Toons]] in battle.
+#*If the attack hits, damaged Toons are lifted up and shaken before being dropped down.
+#*If the attack misses, undamaged Toons jump to dodge the sparks.
+==Phrases==
-==Attack Animation==
+*''"Look into my shifty eyes!"''
-#The [[cog]] wiggles its fingers forming yellow sparks to appear in a straight line.
+*''"You'll get shifted out of place."''
-#The sparks gradually move towards the toon(s).
+*''"Your shift is up!"''
-*<span style="line-height:22px;font-size:14px;">If a toon is attacked, he/she will be lifted up by the sparks and shake in the air before being dropped to the ground.</span>
+*''"Prepare to have your paradigm shifted!"''
-*If a toon avoids the attack, he/she will jump over the attack causing the sparks to dissapear.
+*''"I'm giving you the bad shift!"''
-==Cog Phrases==
 *''"Watch out! I'm rather shifty."''
-*''"Prepare to have your paradigm shifted!"''
-*''"Isn't this an interesting paradigm."''
-*''"You'll get shifted out of place."''
 *''"I guess it's your shift now."''
-*''"Your shift is up!"''
 *''"You've never shifted this much in your life."''
-*''"I'm giving you the bad shift!"''
+*''"Isn't this an interesting paradigm."''
-*''"Look into my shifty eyes!"''
 ==Statistics==
-{{Template:AttackTable
+{{AttackTable
+|Cog type = Lawbot
-|Cog Thumbnail = |Cog Name = Spin Doctor|Level 1 = 6|Level 2 = 7|Level 3 = 8|Level 4 = 9|Level 5 = 10|D1 = 9|D2 = 10|D3 = 13|D4 = 16|D5 = 17|Usage1 = 30|Usage2 = 30|Usage3 = 30|Usage4 = 30|Usage5 = 30|Accuracy1 = 60|Accuracy2 = 75|Accuracy3 = 80|Accuracy4 = 85|Accuracy5 = 90|Thumbnail Size = }}
+|Cog Name = Spin Doctor
+|Lev1 = 6
+|Lev2 = 7
+|Lev3 = 8
+|Lev4 = 9
+|Lev5 = 10
+|Dam1 = 9
+|Dam2 = 10
+|Dam3 = 13
+|Dam4 = 16
+|Dam5 = 17
+|Acc1 = 60
+|Acc2 = 75
+|Acc3 = 80
+|Acc4 = 85
+|Acc5 = 90
+|Use1 = 30
+|Use2 = 30
+|Use3 = 30
+|Use4 = 30
+|Use5 = 30}}
-{{Template:AttackTable
+{{AttackTable
+|Cog type = Sellbot
-|Cog Thumbnail = TMI.gif|Cog Name = The Mingler|Level 1 = 7|Level 2 = 8|Level 3 = 9|Level 4 = 10|Level 5 = 11|D1 = 12|D2 = 15|D3 = 18|D4 = 21|D5 = 24|Usage1 = 25|Usage2 = 25|Usage3 = 25|Usage4 = 25|Usage5 = 25|Accuracy1 = 60|Accuracy2 = 70|Accuracy3 = 75|Accuracy4 = 80|Accuracy5 = 90}}
+|Cog Name = The Mingler
+|Lev1 = 7
+|Lev2 = 8
+|Lev3 = 9
+|Lev4 = 10
+|Lev5 = 11
+|Dam1 = 12
+|Dam2 = 15
+|Dam3 = 18
+|Dam4 = 21
+|Dam5 = 24
+|Acc1 = 60
+|Acc2 = 70
+|Acc3 = 75
+|Acc4 = 80
+|Acc5 = 90
+|Use1 = 25
+|Use2 = 25
+|Use3 = 25
+|Use4 = 25
+|Use5 = 25}}
-==Definition==
+==Name of origin==
-The definition of Paradigm Shift is ''a'' ''sudden change in perspective towards a particular thing''.
+"Paradigm shift" is a sudden change in perspective towards a particular thing. This term was popularized by ''The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'' (1962), a book written by philosopher Thomas Kuhn.
-This term was popularized by The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), a book written by Thomas S. Kuhn (1922–1996), a philosopher of science.
 ==Trivia==
+*Paradigm is pronounced "pair-a-dime" in American English or "par-a-dime" in British English.
-*Paradigm Shift is the most damaging cog attack, because [[The Mingler]] is capable of causing a maximum of 24 damage to a group of toons.
+*The Mingler's Paradigm Shift is the strongest Cog attack that targets a group of Toons.
-*There are other attacks which are also capable of causing a maximum of 24 damage, however these attacks only attack a single toon. Those attacks are [[Crunch |Crunch]] and [[Evil Eye]].
-*A [[Spin Doctor]] performing this attack has a slightly higher average accuracy than The Mingler performing the attack.
-==Gallery==
-<gallery widths="283" orientation="landscape">
-ttr-screenshot-Mon-Aug-18-00-39-09-2014-815794.jpg|Paradigm Shift attacking a [[Toon]].
-ttr-screenshot-Mon-Aug-18-00-39-22-2014-816665.jpg|[[The Mingler]] performing Paradigm Shift.
-ttr-screenshot-Mon-Aug-18-00-39-05-2014-815613.jpg|[[The Mingler]] about to use Paradigm Shift.
-</gallery>
+[[Category:Cog attacks]]
-==References==
+[[Category:Group Cog attacks]]
-<references />
-[[Category:Cog Attacks]]
-[[Category:Group cog attacks]]