The Gardeneel Bros. are extremely weak both offensively and defensively, but they more than make up for it with a long-ranged attack that warps Cats forward by 1375 range. While this ability does teleport your cats straight into their blind spot, it can also cripple your backline attackers and allow the enemies' front lines to advance with ease, making them a force to be reckoned with in many of their appearances.
Strategy[]
If there are not many enemy attackers, then you can try to snipe the Gardeneel Bros. with a Long Distance unit. There is not much trouble with them warping a stronger unit, as then that unit will kill Gardeneel Bros., but don't let snipers get warped or they could end up somewhere with enemies in their blind spots.
Another strategy is to use damaging meatshields like Maximum the Fighter or spammable attackers, as they could be warped into the Gardeneel Bros. and kill them off. This is a good strategy if they have a lot of support in the way. If they do not have support from the backline, you can try to get them to warp a heavy-hitting unit such as Awakened Bahamut Cat to kill them and destroy the enemy base.
This mean gang of fishy bad boys have had it with the Cats causing trouble in their territory. Out of the dirt and ready to fight! Don't call them snakes, they don't like that.
These gentle brothers have finally revealed their faces to the world in Cosmos Chapter 3 to prey on space plankton. The second son is into fashion. The eldest son and the fourth son have been withdrawn from society for 2 years.
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Gallery[]
Gardeneel Bros.' spritesheet
Gardeneel Bros.' moving animation
Gardeneel Bros. in the Version 8.3 announcement image
Trivia[]
Both their English and Japanese names are derived from the name of garden eels in each language. The English name contains a concatenation, and the Japanese name links the words chin'anago (garden eel) and go kyōdai (five brothers) by the shared sounds at the end and beginning of each word.
According to their Japanese name and description, there are actually five Gardeneel Bros, but two of them don't appear in-game because they became hikikomori - complete recluses who avoid all social contact.
Despite wanting to keep Cats away from their territory, their attack only brings them closer to it.
They and Mesocosmocyclone are the only enemies to warp Cats forward.
Because of the forward warp, it is possible for Cats to be warped into or behind the enemy base if they are positioned far enough.