Akira is an Uber Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Dark Heroes event. True Form added in Version 5.0 gains strong against Alien enemies. Talents were added in Version 8.1, and Ultra Talents were added in Version 12.1.
Cat Unit # 194 |
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Uber Rare Cat |
Evolution[]
Evolves into Shadow Akira at level 10.
Evolves into Inferno Akira at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.
Performance[]
+ 50% chance to freeze Alien Enemies [Normal]
+ Strengthens by 50% at 50% health [Evolved]
+ Immune to Waves [Evolved, True]
+ Strong against Alien Enemies [True]
+ Immune to Weaken
Pros[]
- Good attack rate
Cons[]
- Somewhat expensive
- Mediocre DPS
- Long attack animation
Class | ||
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Normal | Crowd-Controller | |
Evolved | Backliner | |
True |
Strategy/Usage[]
Akira is a multi-purpose offensive unit. Due to Akira's immunity to weakening effects for all forms, he is useful when faced against enemies who apply this kind of debuff, most notably Calamary.
Normal Form[]
In his Normal Form, he acts as an offensive crowd control unit against Aliens, which can make dealing with tough Alien bosses like Nimoy Bore much easier. Although Seafarer already exists for the purpose, Akira has a range advantage that becomes apparent on aliens Seafarer would struggle against. He has fantastic synergy with cats that excel at damaging Aliens, like Aphrodite or stacks of Macho Legs Cat. Akira freezes the Aliens in their tracks, allowing your damage-dealers to wipe them out.
Evolved Form[]
Shadow Akira is a very well-rounded damage dealer that is great in all areas. Due to his Strengthen ability, he is the best form for taking on any type of enemy, though excelling at none. This form is best used for offensive support to add to high DPS teams. He is extremely effective against resilient wave attackers like Kory or Elizabeth the LVIth. It is possible to use wave-immune meatshields in combination with Shadow Akira to make taking out wave attackers easier.
True Form[]
Inferno Akira gains the Strong ability against Aliens, but in exchange for his previous form's Strengthen. Unless his expensive Talents are unlocked, Inferno Akira is only preferred over his other forms if the player is already able to keep Aliens slowed or frozen.
Talents[]
Akira requires such a massive talent investment that sometimes it is better to use his earlier forms or resort to other alternatives, but it doesn't hurt if you're somehow able to pay for it after the more essential ones are unlocked.
Strengthen and Freeze are, obviously good, since his previous forms were reliant on them, and having all of them simultaneously does prove helpful. The stat talents should not be prioritized, as while the unit itself has good stats, catseyes must be considered first to boost his stats. The Survive ability has its perks for a unit with a very slow recharge, wave immunity and decently high range, but it is difficult to get reliable results from.
Ultra Talents[]
Surge Attack is the main thing you'll want to focus on. It's the primary reason for getting Akira to such a high level in the first place, as it functions as both piercing damage and also have the potential to double his damage. The surge itself spawns at the edge of his attack, causing it to lean more towards the piercing aspect. This alone is very good, as aliens notoriously have lots of backliners and can have the potential to be annoying with their frontliners as well. With this, Akira has the capabilities to deal with every single alien enemy.
If he lands one of his hits, he can unleash an incredibly high 16k dps, which becomes 24k when strengthened. If any unsuspecting alien manages to take damage from both his surge and his main attack, which isn't too uncommon, Akira can score an unbelievable 33k dps, which becomes 49k when strengthened, which is simply too much.
To make him relevant, Akira also gets the Aku target, which essentially gives him a new niche to unleash his monumentally overpowered dps against. as he is able to outrange many of them (save for High Priest Mamon/Jagando/Possessed Empress/Dark Emperor Santa/THE FOLIVOREAN), with his wave immunity countering Wicked Face/Deathkory's main gimmicks. While he doesn't have Surge Immunity or Shield Piercing, his answer to that is his sheer damage that can still counter most Akus.
Make sure you know you want Akira's ultra talents before investing, as it's an incredibly pricey investment and can be skipped if you already have some strong anti-akus or anti-aliens. Despite that's Akira's potential is overwhelming, and should still be considered if you have the resources.
Cat Combos
Combo Name | Cats | Combo Effect |
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Troubled Youth (中二病) | "Strengthen" Effect UP (Sm) |
Description[]
Cat Unit # 194 | Uber Rare Cat | |||||||
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Akira | ||||||||
EN Description | ||||||||
A super-genius who dreamed of alien invasion. Recreated himself as a cyborg hero to defend the planet! Area attacks might freeze Aliens. | ||||||||
Shadow Akira | ||||||||
EN Description | ||||||||
A bullied kid who hid in his room for years. No more! Now channels his fear into fighting for justice! Attack power increases when damaged! (Area) | ||||||||
Inferno Akira | ||||||||
EN Description | ||||||||
Reinventing himself, he has changed his destiny! But can he change society with his powers? Strong vs. Aliens, immune to wave attacks. |
Cat Unit # 194 | Uber Rare Cat | |||||||
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アキラ (Akira) | ||||||||
JP Script | ||||||||
おととい夢で見たエイリアン襲来に立ち向かうべく 自らの身体を人造人間っぽく改造した超天才少年 たまにエイリアンの動きを止める(範囲攻撃) | ||||||||
EN Translation | ||||||||
A super-genius boy who altered his own body to look like an artificial one to fight against an alien attack that he saw in a dream the day before yesterday Sometimes stop Aliens (range attack) | ||||||||
シャドウ・アキラ (Shadō Akira, Shadow Akira) | ||||||||
JP Script | ||||||||
引きこもりがちだった中学3年間の闇の力を一気に解放 追い詰められると発揮する反骨のパワーで正義を貫く 体力が減ると攻撃力が大幅上昇する(範囲攻撃) | ||||||||
EN Translation | ||||||||
The dark power of the third year of junior high school, which he tended to withdraw from, is unleashed in one fell swoop and his rebellious power of justice is unleashed when he is cornered. When his strength is reduced his attack power is greatly increased (range attack) | ||||||||
インフェルノ・アキラ (Inferuno Akira, Inferno Akira) | ||||||||
JP Script | ||||||||
「未来と自分は変えられる」の信念を胸に抱き 変わらない社会にあらがう天才少年(範囲攻撃) エイリアンにめっぽう強く波動ダメージを無効にする | ||||||||
EN Translation | ||||||||
With the belief that we can change the future and ourselves A boy genius in an unchanging society (range attack) Extremely strong against aliens and nullifies their wave damage |
Cost[]
- Chapter 1: 3,240¢
- Chapter 2: 4,860¢
- Chapter 3: 6,480¢
Upgrade Cost
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
0x | 0 | 9,800 | 14,800 | 21,800 | 42,500 | 64,300 | 93,200 | 118,000 | 197,400 | 513,500 | 1,075,300 |
1x | 15,600 | 19,600 | 29,600 | 43,600 | 85,000 | 128,600 | 186,400 | 236,000 | 394,800 | 1,027,000 | 2,166,200 |
2x | 23,400 | 29,400 | 44,400 | 65,400 | 127,500 | 192,900 | 279,600 | 354,000 | 592,200 | 1,540,500 | 3,249,300 |
3x | 27,300 | 34,300 | 51,800 | 76,300 | 148,750 | 225,050 | 326,200 | 413,000 | 690,900 | 1,797,250 | 3,790,850 |
4x | 31,200 | 39,200 | 59,200 | 87,200 | 170,000 | 257,200 | 372,800 | 472,000 | 789,600 | 2,054,000 | 4,332,400 |
5x | 35,100 | 44,100 | 66,600 | 98,100 | 191,250 | 289,350 | 419,400 | 531,000 | 888,300 | 2,310,750 | 4,873,950 |
Total XP Cost | 19,488,000 |
- Level 30-59 upgrades cost Catseyes: 30-44 and 50-54 = 1 Catseye, 45-49 and 55-59 = 2 Catseyes
Stats[]
Akira | |||||||||
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Health | Attack Power | Attack Range | Attack Frequency | Movement Speed | Knockback | Attack animation | Recharge Time | ||
3,000 HP | 1,500 damage (286.62 DPS) |
430 | 157f 5.23 seconds | 13 | 3 times | 108f 3.6s (44f 1.47s backswing) |
146.67 ~ 137.87 seconds | ||
Health (Lv.30) | Attack Power (Lv.30) | Attack Type | Special Ability | ||||||
51,000 HP | 25,500 damage (4,872.61 DPS) |
Area Attack | 50% chance to freeze Alien enemies for 120f 4 seconds | ||||||
Shadow Akira | |||||||||
Health (Lv.30) | Attack Power (Lv.30) | Attack Range | Attack Frequency | Movement Speed | Knockback | Attack animation | Recharge Time | ||
51,000 HP | 25,500 damage (4,872.61 DPS) |
430 | 157f 5.23 seconds | 13 | 3 times | 108f 3.6s (48f 1.6s backswing) |
146.67 ~ 137.87 seconds | ||
Attack Type | Special Ability | ||||||||
Area Attack | Strengthens by 50% at 50% health | ||||||||
Inferno Akira | |||||||||
Health (Lv.30) | Attack Power (Lv.30) | Attack Range | Attack Frequency | Movement Speed | Knockback | Attack animation | Recharge Time | ||
51,000 HP | 25,500 damage (4,872.61 DPS) |
430 | 157f 5.23 seconds | 13 | 3 times | 108f 3.6s (44f 1.47s backswing) |
146.67 ~ 137.87 seconds | ||
Lv.MAX | Attack Type | Special Ability | |||||||
Lv.60+70 | Area Attack | Strong against Alien enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, only takes 1/2 damage) |
- *First stats are 1st form's initial; other stats include 300% Empire of Cats Treasures; recharge time may vary.
- *Time between attacks is the time from the attack's execution to the start of the next attack (includes backswing).
- *For units with multi-hit attacks, attack animation is the part of the animation leading up to the first hit.
- *Fruit Treasures not included.
- *See this section to calculate Akira's stats.
- HP = Health ; AP = Attack Power ; DPS = Damage Per Second ; 2 Movement Speed = 1 Range/f
- f = frame ; 30f = 1 second ; Attack Animation = Idle + Foreswing + Backswing (f)
- Catseye, User Rank and game progress are essential to achieving max level, see here for details.
- See here to understand Treasure effects.
Catfruit Evolution[]
Talents[]
- Freeze: Adds a 40% chance to freeze for 39f 1.3s, improves by 9f 0.3s per level up to 120f 4s (Total Cost: 235 NP)
- Attack Up: Adds 23% attack power at 33% health, increases by 3% per level up to 50% (Total Cost: 235 NP)
- Survives: Adds a 28% chance to survive a lethal strike, improves by 8% per level up to 100% (Total Cost: 235 NP)
- Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 175 NP)
- Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 175 NP)
Ultra Talents[]
- Target Aku (Cost: 150 NP)
- Surge Attack: Adds a 10% chance to create a level 1 surge attack between 430~780 range, improves by 10% per level up to 100% (Total Cost: 285 NP)
Appearance[]
- Normal Form: A boy wearing a light grey helmet, breastplate, pauldron, gauntlet, boots, and white bodysuit. He also wields a giant arm-drill with a cat ornament on his left hand.
- Evolved Form: He gained long white hair and his armor became sharper and received a darker tone. The arm-drill changed into some sort of lance with a sinister-looking face on it. The cat face ornament remains, but is in front of the blade which makes it easier to see.
- True Form: Akira's armor is now mainly red and black, his headgear remains almost identical, but now it has a red protective glass. His sword, now overflowing with energy, has a hexagonal jewel instead of a circular one and reveals two red laser blades when attacking. The sinister face of the blade is given red eyes and a mouth with sharper, more curved teeth, and the cat face now has the expression of a Crazed Cat.
Animations
Gallery
Trivia[]
- This unit might be inspired by X and Zero from the Rockman/Megaman franchise. The arm cannon is their common trait and his Evolved Form's and True Form's hair is quite similar to Zero's.
- This unit's name may be a reference to the popular Japanese sci-fi franchise Akira.
- Prior to version 9.7, Shadow Akira was not immune to waves.
- He was one of the first units to receive Ultra Talents, alongside God-Emperor Megidora and Divine Kuu.
Reference[]
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