Cerberus Kids (Aku)

The Cerberus Kids (ケルベローズ Keruberōzu, Ker-Bros) are an Aku enemy variant of Those Guys.

Cerberus Kids
Information
First Appearance:	Arcane Confluence
Latest Appearance:	The Great Diablo
Money Drop:	66¢ - 260¢

Enemy

Like Those Guys, their main purpose is to get in the way, as they have low base stats but are usually spawned en masse. They have a chance to freeze units they hit for 4 seconds, which can be a problem, as they can prevent powerful units from shaking them off (them and other, more damaging enemies) once reached. Even tanky cats such as Dioramos may end up taking a knockback when reached despite their health, due to the inability to attack.

Strategy

Treat them like a more annoying version of Those Guys. They are a simple peon that almost any attacker can defeat. The biggest hazard they have is their 4-second freeze, but their range is only 120 and their attacks are still single-target, so it shouldn't matter too much. If you are worried about it, however, use Cats with Freeze Immunity.

Waves are the best way to destroy swarms of them.

Dictionary

Switch EN/JP

Enemy Unit # 556		Aku
Cerberus Kids
		EN Description
		A trio of netdwellers who sold their souls by clicking on an Aku spam recruitment email Used to be low-level Red enemies, now successful entrepreneurs investing in Evil.

Enemy Unit # 556		Aku
ケルベローズ (Keruberōzu, Ker-bros)
		JP Script
		悪魔募集のネット広告をみてトリオで契約。 左からティアブロ、バール、メフィスト を名乗るビジネス悪魔三兄弟。 三人とも上京前は赤い敵として活躍。
		EN Translation
		Saw an online ad for Devil recruitment and signed a contract as a trio. Three Devil brothers who call themselves from left to right: Tiablo, Baal and Mephisto. All three were active as Red enemies before coming to Tokyo.

Encounters

Event Stages

• Arcane Confluence:
  • The Astral Plains (100%)
  • Ritual Burns (100%)
  • Otherworld Meadow (200%)
• Servant of Darkness:
  • Dimension Rift (100%)
  • Ultramarine Castle (100%)
  • Dangerous Backwater (200%)
  • Sinister Wasteland (200%)
• Wicked Cat:
  • Devil's Nest (100%)
  • Cats of Evil (200%)
• Wicked Tank: Demon's Wall (200%)
• The Great Diablo: Wrath of Hell (Deadly) (400%)

Stats

Cerberus Kids
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack Animation
2,500 HP	2,500 damage (1,442 DPS)	120 (Single Target)	52f (1.73 seconds)	10	1 time	13f 0.43s (16f 0.53s backswing)
Special Ability						Attribute
30% chance to freeze Cat Units for 120f 4 seconds						Aku

Gallery

Cerberus Kids's spritesheet

Trivia

• Their collective name comes from Cerberus, the canine guardian of the underworld in Greek Mythology who has three heads like these netdwellers come in groups of three. Their collective name in Japanese is a portmanteau of Kérberos, another name for Cerberus, and bros.
• According to their Japanese description, these stickmen have names. From left to right, you have Tiablo (ティアブロ Tiaburo), Baal (バール Bāru) and Mephisto (メフィスト Mefisuto).
  • Tiablo is one letter away from diablo, the Spanish word for 'Devil'.
  • Baal is another name for the Christian demon Bael.
  • Mephisto takes his name from Mephistopheles, a Faustian demon.
  • They share their names with the three Prime Evils from the Diablo franchise – with the exception of Tiablo, which is off by one letter.
• Despite what their description states, there is no Red variant of this enemy.
• They have the lowest health and money drop of all Aku Enemies.
• They and Aku Gory are currently the only Aku enemies to have neither Shield nor Aftermath abilities.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/enemy/556.html

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