Hearts of Darkness (Merciless) is one of the 7 Continuation Stages that the player can access after beating An Elder Secret (Merciless) , the only stage in Growing Strange . Completing this stage yields an Elder Catfruit Seed , or at a 1% chance, an Elder Catfruit .
Enemy Base's Health:
500,000 HP
JP Name:
Ancient Black Binary Star Extreme
Romaji:
Taiko no Kuro Rensei Goku Muzu
Schedule:
Every day at set times
Battleground [ ]
1 Dark Otter spawns after 6.67 seconds200f .
1 Tackey spawns after 23.33 seconds700f .
When the base reaches 99% HP:
Strategy [ ]
If you plan on completing this stage whenever it comes up, having Bombercat is a must. Other anti-Black units such as Pizza Cat or Cyberpunk can also help.
Additionally, you will want something that can deal good damage, as pure crowd-control can only get you so far in this stage; as for the Tackeys, you can either lure everyone else close to your base by isolating your first bunch of units, stall them near the base while the Tackeys approach and then kill Razorback as soon as possible, or you can take advantage of the stage's width to "tank" the pushback caused by the Tackeys and kill Razorback afterwards. Once Razorback is dead, you have basically won.
Walkthrough [ ]
Video
Player
Notes
The Battle Cats Growing Strange An Elder Secret All Stages No Uber! How to get Elder Catfruits?
WaffleCat
No Ubers
Trivia [ ]
The English name of this stage could be referencing a number of different things of the same or similar name, the most famous being the 1899 novel Heart of Darkness .
Hearts of Darkness's Japanese name, Taiko no Kuro Rensei (太古の黒連星, "Ancient Black Binary Star"), may be a reference to Kuroi Sanrensei (黒い三連星, "Black Triple Binary Stars"), the Japanese name of the Black Tri-Stars from Mobile Suit Gundam .
Prior to Version 8.0 , Razorback was buffed to 150% instead of 100%, there were a total of 11 Shadow Boxer Ks instead of 7, and the boss fight included a third Tackey that spawned 33.33 seconds after the first 2.
Reference [ ]
Special Stages (13.2 )
Celebration Stages
War on Valentines
A Colossal Valentine's
Choco Chaos Lv.1~20
From Your Junior
Please Accept This • I've Watched You From Afar • Waiting for Your Reply...
From Your Senpai
Don't Forget Me, Okay? • My Homemade Sweets • A Mark of My Feelings
From A Childhood Friend
You Didn't Get Anything? • Well, Have This Then • I Made Extra Anyhow
War on Valentines
Occupy Afterschool • Begging for Chocolate • 7-Minute War
Halloween Party!
#01 Sugar Struggle
Plain-Looking Cake • Cacao-less Chocolate • Heavy Gummy • Silver-Tooth Caramel • Living Cookie Man • Decrepit Gingerbread House
#02 Demons' Night Out
Parade Lv.1~10
#03 Mischevous Schemes
Worldwide Oversleep • Jellified Oceans • Standstill Earth
Santa Claws at Work!
Night 1: Santa Claws at Work Stages
5000 Presents per Sec. • Sleepless Children • Returning Gifts • Reindeer on Strike • Gift of Smiles
Night 2: Christmas Eve Delivery
Delivery Lv.1~10
Night 3: Christmas Eve Redelivery
Red-Purple Present • Blue-Green Present • Yellow Present
Summer Break Cats
Summer Diary
Short Shorts • Squirtgun Warfare • Candy Apple Dentistry • Mosquito Hell • Sparkler Heaven • Backyard BBQ
Summer Lesson
Kids At School • I Am A Cat • c² = a² + b² • War of the Roses • N₂+3H₂→2NH₃
Bug Sumo Preliminaries
Match: Jonokuchi
Bug Sumo Quarterfinals
Match: Juuryou
Bug Sumo Semifinals
Match: Ozeki
Bug Sumo Finals
Match: Yokozuna
End-of-Summer Homework
8/29 Journal, Drills, Printout • 8/30 Report, Self-Study, Sketches • 8/31 Escape
Summer Break Cats
Start of Summer • Sundown Chorus • Light Overflowing • Hidden Treehouse • Call to Dinner • Citronella Scent • Late Nite Special • Grip Your Net • Sea Floor Treasure • Bug Spray Mist • Schoolyard Dance • An Alluring Lady • Suntanned Boy • Music in the Distance • A Lost Friend • Waking at Noon • A Secret Cove • Hints of Autumn • Final Fireworks • Last-Minute Homework
A Cultured Festival
Meatless Wieners • Deep Fried Air • Burnt to Perfection • Not Quite Organic • Outta Change... • Always In the Red
Cats in the Snow
Langue de Chat • White Dove • Snow at Dawn • Buddha of Romance • Icy Desire
Horde of Cats
Bloodthirsty Lv.1~15
Spring, Sprang, Sprung
Spring, Sprang, Sprung
Season of Rebirth • Bunny Bros. • Island Egg Hunt • Native Cultures • Most Ancient • Rongorongo
Suffering Spring!
Eggs of Chaos Lv.1~20
The Midas Touch
Gold in a Coal Mine • I My Me Miner • Golden Age's Dawn • Never Not Shovelin' • Dreams Come False
Sliming to Victory
Rainy Day Races • Tinpot Trophy • Stormcloud Stakes • Paradise Derby • Slimy Stallions
Silver Week
Silver Week
No Shame in 2nd • Silver Anniversary • A Distant Road
Machines in Revolt
Hard Restart Lv.1 • Hard Restart Lv.2 • Hard Restart Lv.3 • Hard Restart Lv.4 • Hard Restart Lv.5 • Hard Restart Lv.6 • Hard Restart Lv.7 • Hard Restart Lv.8 • Hard Restart Lv.9 • Hard Restart Lv.MAX
Go Go Graduates!
Pencil Launcher • Demon Drill Sgt • One-Use Cannon • Sanitary Corps • Cat Army's Day Off