Salon Cat (Rare Cat)

Salon Cat is a Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule. This unit is a stronger, higher-HP variant of Actress Cat. True Form added in version 6.9 gains immunity to weaken and increased attack power.

Cat
Evolves into Paris Cat at level 10.

Evolves into Cyborg Cat at level 30 using Catfruit.

Pros:

 * Decent attack power.
 * Long-ranged area attacks.
 * Fast recharge time.
 * Very fast attack animation.
 * True Form gains resistance to weaken and gets a 28% attack boost.

Cons:

 * Has no special ability until in True Form.
 * Low health compared to a lot of other Rare Cats.
 * Somewhat slow attack rate.
 * Slightly expensive for its recharge time.

Strategies/Usage

 * Salon Cat is generally considered to be among the strongest Rare Cats in the game. Spam her to create a wall of fast long-ranged attackers which will get rid of all but the most durable of enemies.
 * In late Stories of Legend (Body & Soul onward) she decreases in use due to her lower-than-average health (around 10,000 HP at level 30) and medium range - most of the (heavily buffed) enemies killing her in one hit. The player should replace her with a stronger unit with similar usage, like Drama Cats, Kasa Jizo, or a combination of King Dragon Cat and Crazed Dragon Cat to avoid this issue.
 * Do not use Paris Cat against enemies with more than 349 range, because if they hit first, they will probably kill your Paris Cat.
 * In True Form, her cost effectiveness has been increased and can be used against enemies that weaken like Winged Pigge.

Cost

 * Chapter 1: $600
 * Chapter 2: $900
 * Chapter 3: $1200

Upgrading Cost
XP cost from level 0 to 30 = 2,069,800

Appearance

 * Normal Form: Has many similarities to Actress Cat. She is wearing a towel on both her head and her body.
 * Evolved Form: Has many similarities to Actress Cat. She is wearing a ribbon and a cape, but other than that appears somewhat nude. She has blonde hair with a long fringe and is holding a rose. If this does not make you think of France, we do not know what will. Note that this reference is only explicit in the English translation; in the original Japanese its simply Salon Cat after a fan gave her the nickname "Sienne" (as in "Parisienne").
 * True Form: Has many similarities to Actress Cat. She is now entirely metal, except for around the face. She has longer blond hair and spiked shoulders.

Reference

 * http://seesaawiki.jp/battlecats/d/%a5%cd%a5%b3%a5%a8%a5%b9%a5%c6
 * http://battlecats-db.com/unit/042.html

Units Release Order:

&lt;&lt; Bath Cat | Ice Cat &gt;&gt;