Black Okame (Red/Black)

Black Okame (阿亀我王 Okame Gaō) is a Red/Black variant of Hannya first seen in the Advent Stage Courts of Torment.

Black Okame
Information
Appearances:	Courts of Torment Courts of Agony Stages
Money Drop:	4,500¢ - 17,775¢

Enemy

Though it resembles Hannya in more ways than one, Black Okame has plenty of differences and is overall tougher than its predecessor. While it inflicts less damage than Hannya, it has more than double the health with only one knockback, attacks almost twice as frequently, and possesses long-ranged Omni Strike attacks with a 100% chance of knockback and freeze immunity. It has only one weakness: as a Red and Black hybrid enemy, there are a wide range of units which might be effective against it, assuming they're sturdy, immune to knockback, outrange it, or is a rusher unit.

Strategy

See The Pure Land (Merciless), Heaven and Hell (Merciless) and Okame's Teahouse (Merciless) for each stage's strategy.

Dictionary

Switch EN/JP

Enemy Unit # 491		Red/Black
Black Okame
		EN Description
		A malicious expression hides behind this traditional image of innocent maidenhood. Seeking revenge on everyone who has taken advantage of youthful naivete.

Enemy Unit # 491		Red/Black
阿亀我王 (Okame Gaō)
		JP Script
		漆黒の仮面に秘められた悪しき乙女心が 群がる男衆に悪意の吐息を撒き散らす。 立ちはだかる者をふきとばして進む その衝動は誰にも止められない
		EN Translation
		The jet-black mask hides an evil maiden's heart, breathing pure malice upon men. None can stop the urge to knockback all who stand in the way.

Encounters

This enemy has always appeared at 100% strength magnification.

Event Stages

• Courts of Torment: The Pure Land (Merciless)
• Courts of Agony Stages:
  • Heaven and Hell (Merciless)
  • Okame's Teahouse (Merciless)

Stats

Black Okame
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack Animation
2,600,000 HP	24,000 damage (11,428.57 DPS)	320 (Area Attack)	63f (2.1 seconds)	3	1 time	24f 0.8s (17f 0.57s backswing)
Special Ability						Type
100% chance to Knockback all Cat Units Omni Strike (Effective Range: -200~800) Immune to Freeze						Red/Black

Gallery

Black Okame on the Tormented Meow Medal

Black Okame's spritesheet

Black Okame's moving animation

Trivia

• An Okame or Otafuku is a mask used in Kyōgen theater to represent a positive female and good luck-bringer being; the distaff counterpart to Hyottoko.
• Black Okame can be seen as a foil to Hannya. Where Hannya's mask is a symbol of bitterness and jealousy, Okame's represents felicity and blessings.
• As a symbol of innocent maidenhood, Black Okame represents the virtue of chastity amongst the Tier 2 Advent Bosses.
• The word Gaō in Black Okame's Japanese name, Okame Gaō (阿亀我王), doesn't mean anything on its own and is just a pun on kao (顔), meaning "face", though it can rarely also be a person's name. It consists of the kanji for "ego" or "self-assertion" (我) and "king" (王).
• Hannya's Japanese description mentions that she consumes the souls of those who cannot gain enlightenment, with the term used, jōbutsu (成仏) specifically referring to attaining Buddhahood. This theme of Buddhism is continued with several of Black Okame's stage names:
  • Courts of Torment's Japanese name is Narakumon (奈落門), which literally translates to "Hell Gate" or "Gates of Hell". However, the term used for Hell is naraku, which refers to a Naraka, the Buddhist equivalent of Hell.
  • A "pure land" is a concept in Mayahayan Buddhism, its many traditions and teachings falling into the branch of Amidism/Pure Land Buddhism. Reaching the Pure Land is the final goal of Amidism and is tantamount to attaining enlightenment.
  • The opposite of the Pure Land is the land of the living, also called the Impure Land, which appears in Heaven and Hell's Japanese name.
• Black Okame is currently the only Tier 2 Advent Boss whose drop has its own Awakening Stages.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/enemy/493.html

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