Cala Maria (Angel)

Cala Maria (イカ天 ika ten, Squid heaven) is the Angel variant of Calamary that only appears in Legend Stages. She was added in the Version 6.1 Update on May 18th, 2017.

Cala Maria
Information
First Appearance:	SoL: Sub-chapter 39 - Steamed to Death
Latest Appearance:	UL: Sub-chapter 34 - Fish-Legged Beauty
Money Drop:	900¢ - 3,555¢

Enemy

Cala Maria is a powerful enemy that has a very different attack than her Alien/Floating variant. To attack, she slams the ground 3 times in succession. This is a 3-stage multi-hit that deals 36,000 damage per hit for a whopping total of 108,000 damage - enough to demolish any cat she hits not constantly protected by meatshields.

Unlike Calamary, she is not considered a Floating enemy.

Strategy

Her weakness is that her 3 consecutive attacks are all single target, which means she can only hit 3 units per attack animation (3 frontmost units) in a stack of many cat units. This allows your heavy damaging units to survive while protected by a horde of fast moving meatshields.

Cats that have resistance against Angels, such as Ramen Cat and Guardian Gamereon, can tank a few hits from this enemy. However, since it attacks almost non-stop, spawning them is usually a waste of money. It moves at the same speed as Basic Cat and has two knockbacks before death. To balance this abomination of Cat God, her attack is only Single Target.

Dictionary

Switch EN/JP

Enemy Unit # 342		Angel
Cala Maria
		A heavenly taste of the sea, sent as a religious vision by the Cat God to those pure of heart. Culinary paradise awaits those who pass this test of faith.

Enemy Unit # 342		Angel
力バ (Rik)
		JP Script
		夢半ばでてんぷらにされた、 翼のイカれたエンジェル。 硬くなった身を生かしたオリジナル肩たたきは 受けた者をもれなく昇天させる。
		EN Translation
		An Angel with a winged squid that was made tempura in the middle of a dream. The original shoulder striking which took advantage of the stiff one will ascend as much as he has received.

Encounters

This enemy has always appeared at 100% strength magnification.

Stories of Legend

• Stage 39-6: Steamed to Death
• Stage 40-3: Drunken Backrub
• Stage 41-2: Dial-Up Dreams
• Stage 45-4: Toasty Turnpike
• Stage 48-4: A Moment of Serenity

Uncanny Legends

• Stage 9-2: Project Walrus
• Stage 14-5: Spa of Ascension
• Stage 32-4: Darkened House
• Stage 34-6: Fish-Legged Beauty

Event Stages

• Growing Strange: Holy Wrath (Merciless)

Stats

Cala Maria (Angel)
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack Animation
360,000 HP	108,000 damage (36,000 DPS)	500 (Single Target)	90f	8	2 times	15f (20f backswing)
Special Ability						Attribute
Multi-hit attack (36,000 at 15f, 36,000 at 28f, 36,000 at 41f)						Angel

Trivia

• Even though Cat God does not exist in the Stories of Legend since it takes place in the past, Cala Maria is sent by him.
• Like its predecessor, Cala Maria's name is based on the word "calamari," meaning fried squid.
• Cala Maria is a name frequently used for videogame characters. An example is a boss of the famous videogame Cuphead.
• Ironically, this enemy is more similar to Capy than it is to Calamary.
• As Cala Maria is sent by Cat God, her name could be a reference to Ave Maria.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/enemy/342.html

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