Hippoe

Hippoe (カバちゃん Kaba-chan, Hippo-chan) is an enemy that appears in the Main Chapters and Legend Stages.

Enemy

Hippoe is the first "boss" enemy the player will encounter. It has ten times more health than Snache, deals more than ten times the damage of Doge, and it also has only one knockback. Take caution when fighting it early on in the game, as it can easily kill all your cats. Hippoe is an easy enemy to defeat later on when your cats are stronger, but when Hippoe first makes its appearance in Japan, expect your cats to take a large beating. Make sure to use Gross Cat when you fight Hippoe for the first time, because Hippoe is close-ranged, and Gross Cat is long-ranged.

Strategy

Hippoe is a very strong enemy early on, being able to withstand multiple hits from Gross Cat. It will take about 10 hits from Gross Cat to kill Hippoe. However, Hippoe has a big disadvantage: it has low range, and that means Gross Cat will easily be able to land at least 2-3 hits on it. Don't forget to use Tank Cat and Cat to stop it from moving. You will also need to make sure there's nothing next to Hippoe, as Gross Cat will probably hit it instead.

In later levels, Hippoe is far easier to defeat. All it takes is one or two shots from Lizard Cat to easily be rid of Hippoe (unless it is buffed 120,000%, as in The Noble Tribe).

Dictionary

Enemy Unit # 05		White
Hippoe
		This dangerous hippo has confidence in its stamina and power. (S)he? has a multi attack skill. We don't know if it is a he or a she.

Enemy Unit # 05		White
力バちゃん (Hippo)
		JP Script
		力持ちで体力にも自信があるカバ。 一度に複数体をまとめて攻撃してくる危険なやつ。 ちなみに、お姉キャラかどうかは不明。
		EN Translation
		Hippopotamus who is both strong and confident in physical strength. A dangerous guy who attacks multiple bodies at once. By the way, it is unknown whether it is an older sister character.

Variants

Metal Hippoe

This is Hippoe's Metal variant, and is also the first Metal enemy encountered in the game. It has very low health and attack power, but its Metal trait allows it to take only 1 damage from all attacks except Critical Hits.

Super Metal Hippoe

A much stronger and faster version of Metal Hippoe that only appears in Legend Stages. Knocks back cats on every hit.

Lione Hippoe

An enemy that only appears in the Happy New Year? event (January Event).

Heavenly Hippoe

Hippoe's Angel variant. He has a faster attack rate and far more health and attack power.

Hyppoh

Alien version of Hippoe. She is much stronger, can knockback cats and has longer range.

Zomboe

Zombie variant of Hippoe. It has 40x as much health and damage as Hippoe, slightly longer range and a chance to slow down cats. Like most Zombies, it can also burrow under cats and revive once with 50% HP.

Sir Hippoe

An enemy that only appears in The Midas Touch, with increased health, damage, range and movement speed. He can slow down cats and drops a lot of money when killed.

Stats

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/358.html

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