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Axoloty (ルーパールーパー Rūpārūpā) is a Starred Alien variant of Big Sal found in Cats of the Cosmos and Uncanny Legends.
Enemy
Although Axoloty has a relatively long attack animation and can even miss at times, its attacks are devastating, with a 100% chance of creating a Lv.10 Wave Attack. However, much like Curling Cat, Axoloty's backswing is so long that he will rarely if ever attack more than once when met with the proper strategy.
Because he has a full backswing cooldown he'll attack instantly on KB, making the default Cat Cannon a poor choice against it. It also has a Barrier with 10,000 HP, which can help to avoid knocking it back. Axoloty also has a surprisingly high range of 450, being able to outrange most Wave Shields you may be using as well as being able to do massive damage to them, making most of them useless unless timed very well.
Strategy
Due to how it works, Axoloty will likely never advance after stopping for an attack; for this reason, it is recommended to stop it ASAP, to give you time to recover after every attack he does. Fortunately, there are some ways to avoid its attacks. The first is stopping Axoloty close to the enemy base, pushing it behind and forgetting about it completely (only possible if it's not set as a boss, of course). Also be careful when using Long Distance/Wave/Surge units with more than 10,000 damage per hit, as they may knock it back and reset its attack animation.
The second option is using an army focused on many medium-small units and replacing them upon death. In all Cats of the Cosmos stages this is a viable strategy.
The third option is Wave Shields; Cat Machine Mk 3 and Eva Unit-00 can tank the hits, while the others need timing, but it's doable. You only need to keep in mind that whoever gets hit by the regular attack will likely not survive due to Axoloty's long range. Supercat is more ideal for this as his high speed can allow him to easily intercept it.
The last option is knocking back or killing it before it can finish its long attack animation with high-DPS units. Awakened Bahamut Cat, Power Saw Cat and Can Can Cat are some non-Uber options. Seafarer Cat, as well as optionally other Alien Freezers can stop Axoloty's movement entirely, giving more time to knock it back.
Dictionary
| Enemy Unit # 447 | Alien | |||||||
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| Axoloty | ||||||||
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EN Description | |||||||
| A space salamander with a Cat allergy. The powerful winds of its relentless sneezes are [sic] should be avoided by small Cats who could be blown into another dimension. | ||||||||
| Enemy Unit # 447 | Alien | |||||||
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| ルーパールーパー (Rūpārūpā) | ||||||||
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JP Script | |||||||
| ネコアレルギー持ちの宇宙サンショウウオ くしゃみが止まらないので、ネコには なるべく近寄らないようにしている。 UFOの近くで目撃されることが多い。 | ||||||||
| EN Translation | ||||||||
| A space salamander with a Cat allergy. Can't control its sneezes, so tries to stay away from Cats as much as possible. Often sighted near a UFO. | ||||||||
Encounters
Cats of the Cosmos
- Stage 3-23: Deneb (150%)
- Stage 3-26: Kaiou (250%)
- Stage 3-33: Darararah (400%)
- Stage 3-39: Ababwa (400%)
- Stage 3-47: Black Hole (900%)
Uncanny Legends
- Stage 13-6: Endless Dead Zone (1,000%)
- Stage 16-3: Hangover Couch (1,000%)
- Stage 19-3: Triton's Cave (1,000%)
- Stage 30-3: The Ivory Oracle (1,000%)
Stats
| Axoloty | |||||||||||
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| Health | Attack Power | Attack Range | Attack Frequency | Movement Speed | Knockback | Attack Animation | |||||
| 50,000* HP | 40,000* damage (150* DPS) |
450 (Area Attack) |
7,981f 266.03 seconds | 10 | 5 times | 111f 3.7s (7,870 262.33s backswing) | |||||
| Special Ability | Type | ||||||||||
| 100% chance to create a Lv.10 Wave Attack Barrier (Limit: 10,000) |
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Gallery
Axoloty's spritesheet
Axoloty's attack animation
Axoloty's moving animation
Trivia
- Axoloty is based off of the axolotl, a Mexican salamander renowned for its adorableness, endangerment, and regenerative abilities.
- Axoloty's Japanese name, Rūpārūpā, is derived from ūpārūpā, an informal synonym for "axolotl" which originated from a 1985 Nissin U.F.O commercial. This is why Axoloty's Japanese description states that it's "often sighted near a UFO".
- Axoloty is the opposite of Big Sal. While Big Sal is designed specifically to destroy the Cat Base while ignoring units, Axoloty's Wave Attacks can destroy scores of cats but will never affect the base.
- Despite its description, Axoloty does not have the warp ability.
Reference
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