Empire of Cats (日本編 Nihon-hen, Japan Arc) is the first saga in The Battle Cats/Nyanko Daisensou and is unlocked from the beginning. This mode contains 3 chapters, with 48 stages in each. Collecting all Treasures available in each stage is the main goal in this mode. Chapter 1 has been available since Ganso!! Nyanko Daisensou, while Chapters 2 and 3 were introduced in the re-release, Nyanko Daisensou.
Version 5.6 added Zombie Outbreaks to Chapter 1, Version 5.7 brought them to Chapter 2, and Version 5.8 brought them to Chapter 3.
Story[]
The Empire of Cats opening plays every time the player opens the game. In most versions of The Battle Cats, Empire of Cats focuses on the Cats taking over Earth and the Moon, but in the Japanese Version, they only take over the 47 prefectures of Japan and Iriomote Island. As a result, the Japanese Version has different names, Treasures, backgrounds and enemy bases for most levels, though the levels themselves play out the same in all versions.
In all versions except the English Version, the Empire of Cats opening is stated to begin on New Year's Eve of whatever year the device's clock is set to. For example, if the current year is 2024, Empire of Cats starts on the last day of 2024.
Chapter 1: The Battle Cats Rising[]
(にゃんこ軍団日本侵略！！ Nyanko Gundan Nihon Shinryaku!!, Cat Army Invading Japan!!)
- Units cost 33.3% less than they normally would in this chapter (example: Macho Cat costs 50¢ instead of 75¢).
- All enemies in this chapter have a strength magnification of 100%.
- The Bean Cats are unlocked after completing Greece/Shiga.
- The final boss of this chapter is The Face, with a wave of regular peons.
- Players receive Moneko and 50 Cat Food upon completion.
- Completing this chapter also unlocks Into the Future, Legend Stages, Ototo Development Team, Cat Combos, the Switch Class button and two more Battle Formations.
- Obtaining all Superior Treasures in this chapter awards 1,000,000 XP.
Chapter 2: The Emperor of Darkness[]
(降臨！！悪の帝王ニャンダム Kōrin!! Aku no Teiō Nyandamu, Advent!! Evil Emperor Nyandam)
- Units have their usual cost in this chapter, or 50% more than in Chapter 1.
- All enemies in this chapter have a strength magnification of 150%.
- The final boss of this chapter is Dark Emperor Nyandam, with a stronger wave of peons.
- Players receive Valkyrie Cat and 50 Cat Food upon completion.
- Completing this chapter also increases the level cap to 20 and unlocks the Cat Filter and All Cats buttons in the Upgrade and Equip menus.
- Obtaining all Superior Treasures in this chapter awards 1,000,000 XP.
Chapter 3: Revival of Bahamut-Cat[]
(蘇る、超古代兵器ネコムート！！ Yomigaeru, Kodai Heiki Nekomūto!!, Reviving, Super Ancient Weapon Cathamut!!)
- Units cost 33.3% more than usual in this chapter, or twice as much as in Chapter 1 (example: Macho Cat costs 100¢ instead of 75¢).
- All enemies in this chapter have a strength magnification of 400%.
- The final boss of this chapter is Teacher Bun Bun, with non-stop waves of even stronger peons.
- Players unlock Bahamut Cat and 100 Cat Food upon completion.
- Completing this chapter also unlocks Catfruit and most of the Catfruit Stages.
- Obtaining all Superior Treasures in this chapter awards 1,000,000 XP.
- After beating the chapter, Hidden Forest of Gapra gets unlocked.
Zombie Outbreaks[]
- Main article: Zombie Outbreaks
The Aku Realms[]
- Main article: The Aku Realms
Treasure Explanation[]
- Main article: Treasure
These Treasures can be split into three groups (in ascending order): Inferior, Normal, and Superior. When completing a stage, you have a chance to earn a Treasure (quality is random). You can try a stage again to get higher Treasure quality.
Using a Treasure Radar in a stage will result in a guaranteed Superior Treasure.
Completing a set of Treasures activates its associated effect. Effectiveness is determined by the quality of the whole set.
Missions[]
| Requirement | Reward |
|---|---|
| Activate the Energy Drink in "Battle Cats Rising"! (Get bonus abilities by collecting the first 7 Treasures) |
Cat Food +20 |
| Clear Japan/Fukuoka in "Battle Cats Rising"! (Complete the 7th stage in Empire of Cats Ch. 1) |
Cat Food +20 |
| Clear India/Kagawa in "Battle Cats Rising"! (Complete the 11th stage in Empire of Cats Ch. 1) |
Cat Food +20 |
| Clear Madagascar/Shimatori in "Battle Cats Rising"! (Complete the 16th stage in Empire of Cats Ch. 1) |
Cat Food +20 |
| Clear Greece/Shiga in "Battle Cats Rising"! (Complete the 23rd stage in Empire of Cats Ch. 1) |
Cat Food +20 |
| Clear Greenland/Niigata in "Battle Cats Rising"! (Complete the 23rd stage in Empire of Cats Ch. 1) |
Cat Food +20 |
| Clear Argentina/Ibaraki in "Battle Cats Rising"! (Complete the 32nd stage in Empire of Cats Ch. 1) |
Cat Food +20 |
| Clear Hollywood/Aomori in "Battle Cats Rising"! (Complete the 45th stage in Empire of Cats Ch. 1) |
Cat Food +20 |
| Clear the Moon/Iriomote in "Battle Cats Rising"! (Complete the final stage of Empire of Cats Ch. 1) |
Cat Food +50 |
| Get all Superior Treasure from Empire Ch. 1 | XP +1,000,000 |
| Clear all stages in "The Emperor of Darkness"! (Complete the final stage of Empire of Cats Ch. 2) |
Cat Food +50 |
| Get all Superior Treasure from Empire Ch. 2 | XP +1,000,000 |
| Clear all stages in "Revival of Bahamut Cat"! (Complete the final stage of Empire of Cats Ch. 3) |
Cat Food +100 |
| Get all Superior Treasure from Empire Ch. 3 | XP +1,000,000 |
Splash Texts[]
- Gather treasure so you can clear Chapter 2!
- Clear Chapter 2 to get a cool Special unit!
- Get earlier Treasure to help in the Future!
- Get the treasure of Now!
- Clear Ch. 2 and get a special unit!
- Clear Chapter 3 to get a Special unit!
- Clear Ch. 3 for a special gift!
- Cats now rule the World! Congrats!
- All treasure collected! Niiiiice!
- Treasure Festival on now!!
- Treasure drop rate raised! Now's the time go for it!
- Half-Energy Event!! On now in Ch. 1!
- Play stages in Ch. 1 for 1/2 Energy cost!
- Half-Energy Event!! On now in Ch. 2!
- Play stages in Ch. 2 for 1/2 Energy cost!
- Half-Energy Event!! On now in Ch. 3!
- Play stages in Ch. 3 for 1/2 Energy cost!
- Half-Energy Event!! On now in Ch. 1 + 2!
- Stages in Ch. 1 or 2 cost 1/2 Energy!
- Half-Energy Event!! On now in Ch. 1 + 3!
- Stages in Ch. 1 or 3 cost 1/2 Energy!
- Half-Energy Event!! On now in Ch. 2 + 3!
- Stages in Ch. 2 or 3 cost 1/2 Energy!
- Half-Energy Event!! On now!
- Stages cost 50% Energy! More battles!!! Let's go!
- Zombie Outbreaks appearing in Ch. 1!
- Zombie Outbreaks appearing in Ch. 2!
- Zombie Outbreaks appearing in Ch. 3!
- Zombie Outbreaks in Chapters 1 and 2!
- Zombie Outbreaks in Chapters 1 and 3!
- Zombie Outbreaks in Chapters 2 and 3!
- Zombie Outbreaks EVERYWHERE!
- Half-Off Energy Only Now!
- Zombie Outbreak in Ch. 1!
- Zombie Outbreak in Ch. 2!
- Zombie Outbreak in Ch. 3!
- Zombies in Ch. 1 & 2!
- Zombies in Ch. 1 & 3!
- Zombies in Ch. 2 & 3!
- Zombies in all Chapters!
Trivia[]
- Most of the enemy bases in the English version of Empire of Cats were taken directly from Kumanchu Royale.
- From version 12.0 onward, playing on December 31st shows an alternate version of the Empire of Cats intro in which True Superfeline steadily approaches the player. At the end of the intro, the screen turns red, alluding to the line, "2022, New Year's Eve. The Japanese archipelago is stained with blood," (2022年、大晦日。日本列島が血に染まる) from the Japanese Version's intro.
- Master of Mind Catcrates' Japanese description directly references the line, "'Nyanko' and 'Chanko' sound similar," (にゃんこ」と「ちゃんこ」は響きが似ている) from the Japanese Version's intro.
- "A government of the Cats, by the Cats, for the Cats is the new world!" is a reference to the Gettysburg Address, in which Abraham Lincoln famously stated that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
- There are only three enemy types in Empire of Cats: Traitless, Red and Floating.
- In the Taiwanese Version, stages 1 and 2 are Taiwan and Hong Kong instead of Korea and Mongolia, which appear later in place of Philippines and Cambodia respectively. Due to the additions of Taiwan and Hong Kong, Philippines and Cambodia do not appear as playable stages in the Taiwanese Version. The only differences are the stage names, Treasure names and enemy bases.
