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“ Booyah, DJ MacCoy in the house! And you know I'm not here right now, baby. So leave it at the... beeeep! ”

— MacCoy, Dance Central

Oleksander "MacCoy" Macko is a character who appears in Dance Central and Dance Central 3. He is a member of D-Coy alongside Dare.

Personality[]

MacCoy likes to present himself as cool and charismatic. He is a fan of old-school hip hop, frequently incorporating slang from its culture into his speech. He is also an aspiring DJ who aims to gain more recognition. He likes to use his knowledge and skills in an attempt to impress those around him, especially in order to romance women. However, his attempts often come off with a corny sensibility that makes him seem childish instead. Despite this, he is very genuine and positive, giving warm and comical feedback when critiquing others.

History[]

Past[]

MacCoy was born in a nation that was formerly part of the Soviet Union.[1] At an unknown point in his life, he began living with his grandmother.[1] He also once worked at a used book store. The details of this job are unknown, but he expresses a desire to not return to it.

Dance Central[]

MacCoy first appears in Dance Central as a playable character with two outfits: Sunday Best and Stylehead. Sunday Best is available from the start while Stylehead is available once the player earns 25 Stars with him. He is the default dancer used for the Hardcore Challenge.

In the beginning cutscene, MacCoy is on a train and overhears a noise coming from above. He opens the train's doors and catches one of the cards that Mo made to promote a club, smirking when he sees what it is. He later gets into Angel's car and is seated between Miss Aubrey and Taye, much to his pleasure. Afterwards, he is seen backflipping into a pool at the club.

Dance Central 2[]

MacCoy is not playable in Dance Central 2. However, he makes a cameo on a missing person poster in Lowdown, alluding to his abduction during the game's events.

Prerelease promotional material for Dance Central 3 revealed that he and Dare became agents for Dance Central Intelligence (DCI) during the events of Dance Central 2 and were spying on Dr. Tan for suspicious activity. However, they were both held captive at Tan Manor at some point,[1] delaying the mission from moving forward.

Dance Central 3[]

MacCoy returns in Dance Central 3 as an unlockable character and a part of D-Coy. He has two outfits: DC Classic and Under Control. He is unlocked with his DC Classic outfit at Level 10.[1] His Under Control outfit is unlocked at around Levels 32 and 33.[1]

MacCoy himself does not appear in the Story mode, but he is mentioned and seen sparsely. He is first mentioned by Lima, who informs the player of his and Dare's disappearance. Later on, DCI is able to find the two and discovers that they are under Dr. Tan's mind control. Once the player defeats Dr. Tan in the time portal, he is freed from the mind control and returns back to DCI HQ.

Outfits[]

Dance Central[]

  • Sunday Best: MacCoy's default outfit. He wears a white t-shirt, a blue zip-up polo shirt with a red collar and red and white cuffs, beige trousers with a red stripe down each side, long white socks and black loafers. He also wears a red headband around his head, large black goggles with orange lenses, a red arm band on his upper left arm and a black belt with a dark gray buckle.
  • Stylehead: Unlockable by earning 25 Stars with MacCoy. He wears a darker teal t-shirt, a green, orange and yellow jacket that is half-unzipped, green jogging pants with a yellow stripe down each side, and white sneakers with black laces. He also wears a white and green striped headband, large black goggles with orange lenses, a pair of black and white headphones around his neck and a white and black knee pad on his left knee.

Dance Central 3[]

  • DC Classic: MacCoy's default outfit. It remains largely the same as his Stylehead outfit in Dance Central. His hair is brushed back, his headband is completely white, his jacket is opened with rolled up sleeves, he wears a white wristband on his left wrist, his pants have no yellow stripes and black snaps, his knee pad is completely black and his sneakers are black with yellow stripes.
  • Under Control: Unlocked by reaching Level 32 or 33. This outfit is identical to DC Classic, albeit with a green mind control helmet on its head.

Quotes[]

Dance Central[]

  • "Yo yo yo, it's ya boy MacCoy. Keeping it fresh and keeping it raw! Rocking it out and bringing it to you old school like you nev– Aw, grandma! I'm trying to talk here, come on!"
  • "Booyah, DJ MacCoy in the house! And you know I'm not here right now, baby. So leave it at the... beeeeep!"

Intro[]

  • "It's your boy, DJ Mac Coy! Chica-chica, Check out these dope moves!"
  • "Bringing my super fresh style. Oh yeah, baby!"

0-2 stars[]

  • "Ugh, oh. Don't make me go back to work again at the used bookstore!"
  • "Aww man, that was disappointing! No lie, that was pretty weak, homes!"
  • "Dang! Grandma is going to be so angry! Ugh, back to the drawing board."
  • "Not perfect, but I'm still the man. A high score isn't the most important thing."
  • "A couple of few mistakes between friends. Nothing to lose sleep over I guess."
  • "Okay, okay, not bad. Nothing wrong with a little more practice."
  • "Man, I still think I did pretty good. Could use some work, but decent."

3-4 stars[]

  • "All you haters better recognize! I got moves, I got style! What more do you want?"
  • "Man, nice! I'll be world famous in no time! This is how we do it!"
  • "Ooh, I'll sleep like a baby tonight! I keep it fresh like organic produce, homes!"

5 stars[]

  • "Yea, it ain't easy to be this fine, but I pull it off somehow. Like what you see, baby?"
  • "You know it, booyeah! I deliver like the mailman!"
  • "Practice makes perfect, but you have here is a classic case of awesome!"
  • "Mac Coy rules! I'd love to stay and mingle, but I've got to make history!"
  • "Yeah, It's the Mac Coy storm! You've just got hit by lighting!"

Dance Central 3[]

0-2 stars[]

  • "Let's review our moves together. We can only improve!"
  • "You don't have to be the best dancer; just the best at having fun."
  • "No, no. That was good. Like, for seriously!"
  • "You've got real solid energy, my friend. Keep working it!"
  • "With a little work, you'll kill it. No doubt about it."

3-4 stars[]

  • "You crushed it! Tiny pieces everywhere!"
  • "Now tell me, is there anything you can't do?"
  • "You got swagger, for sure! That's why we get along."
  • "You rocked those moves like anyone's business!"
  • "Can you defy gravity? 'Cause nothing can keep you down!"
  • "Yeah, yeah! It's all about keeping it real."

5 stars[]

  • "That was better than awesome! That was... are you kidding me?!"
  • "Yeah, that's right! We ain't new around this town!"
  • "Okay okay, now that's a hit performance, ya heard?"
  • "Style, skills, moves, you've got it all!"
  • "Love what you did there; when you did what you did, with the thing."
  • "You are 100% legit. What what!"
  • "Play on, player! I like how you do your thing!"

Dance Battle[]

  • "Posers, move over! We are the real deal!"
  • "This is a bad idea for you to come. Backslash we will win!"
  • "This is our house. You had better check yourself."
  • "You want a snack, but you about to get the whole kitchen; ya heard?"
  • "Yo yo, listen up! Don't hate; appreciate."

Trivia[]

  • When MacCoy is the most chosen character in Dance Central, the player gets the title Committed.
  • MacCoy is the only Dance Central character who explicitly uses a nickname most of the time.
  • MacCoy is one of two characters whose DC Classic outfit is based on their unlockable outfit in Dance Central, the other being Dare.
    • They are the only two to use their unlockable outfits in the intro for Dance Central.
      • Coincidentally, they are both members of D-Coy.
  • Almost all of MacCoy's songs were choreographed by Ricardo Foster Jr.. The only exception is Don't Sweat the Technique, which was choreographed by Devin Woolridge.
  • MacCoy has an official profile given to him by Harmonix. The following information is given:
    • Name: MacCoy
    • Hobbies: Mad skillz on the dance floor, that super fresh toprock style, always driving the ladies wild.
    • Interests: Funky, old-skool American beats and getting the name “DJ MacCoy” out on the streets.
    • Favorite Movie: Fallen Angels 7: Return to Reform School
    • Favorite Food: Grandma’s homemade zalyvne – you got to try this!
    • Blood Type: B-. Hey, it’s better than C+, you heard?
  • MacCoy is one of the few characters assigned with songs to not be assigned a song in the Warm Up category, the others being Dare, Jaryn, Li'l T, Lima, Rasa, and Taye.
  • All songs with MacCoy as the default dancer that are imported into Dance Central 2 will instead have Glitch as the default dancer.
    • Glitch will also be the default dancer for these songs in Dance Central 3 if the player has not unlocked MacCoy yet. This also extends to Let It Roll, in which MacCoy is usually the default dancer.
  • In Dance Central 3, MacCoy's voice is noticeably different from his voice in Dance Central, now having a deeper voice and a lighter accent. This may be due to him having his new voice actor.
  • When the player gets 5 Stars with MacCoy in Dance Central 3, one possible animation he can do is part of the routine from Days Go By, a song from Dance Central.
  • MacCoy is featured as the DJ in concept art for Free Skate. This may indicate that he was once planned to appear there, but was ultimately scrapped. Additionally, his design also more closely resembles his Stylehead design from Dance Central, likely indicating that his redesign was not finalized in this stage of planning.

Concept and creation[]

Senior writer Helen "Hellion" McWilliams and character designer Matt "Perly" Perlot elaborated on the creation of MacCoy in a blog post published by Harmonix.

MacCoy's name comes from the phrase "the real McCoy", meaning that something is genuine (e.g. "they're the real McCoy"). He was initially designed to be more of an outsider in the world of dance and hip hop, with Perly joking that the final version of him is "far less creepy than I'd envisioned". His unique fashion sense came from this concept of being unorthodox and unfamiliar. However, most of the rest of the team working on Dance Central did not see him as such, so this theme was significantly reduced during his development. In this later version of MacCoy, his fashion sense was used to contrast his seriousness about dancing and to enforce the idea that no specific type of appearance reflects dance or hip hop as a whole.

MacCoy may be based on a gopnik, a young man of working-class background who usually lives in suburban areas of Russia and other former Soviet republics and comes from a family of poor education and income. He is described as a former Soviet[2] and wears tracksuit clothing, which is popular in the gopota subculture.

Gallery[]

This section is missing information. Specifically the DC1 Stylehead outfit. Please help the wiki by filling it in if you know it.

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harmonix. (2013, July 25). July Crew Throwdown. Harmonix Blog. Retrieved May 13, 2023. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Harmonix. (2011, March 3). Dance Central Sketchbook 3: Meet MacCoy and Taye. Harmonix Blog. Retrieved May 11, 2023. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023.
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