Hippoe

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

Hippoe
Information
First Appearance:	EoC: Chapter 1 - Japan/Fukuoka ItF: Chapter 1 - Korea SoL: Sub-chapter 1 - Sleeping Lion
Latest Appearance:	UL: Sub-chapter 21 - Stars in the Sewers
Money Drop:	400¢ - 1,580¢

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 most of 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 fighting Hippoe for the first time, because Gross Cat's range is more than double of Hippoe and can deal good damage to Hippoe at the same time.

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.

Overall, when you are fighting him at first, use Cat or Tank Cat to protect Gross Cat. Axe Cat can also deal damage if you time him well. Using this, Hippoe should die pretty easily.

In later stages, 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

Switch EN/JP

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 (Kaba-chan, Hippo-chan)
		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 its 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 than Hippoe

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.

Super Hyppoh

Supersized variant of Hyppoh. Weaker than Hyppoh when first encountered in Horrorpotamus, but receives massive buffs in later stages and has more knockbacks, longer reach, and a 100% chance to slow cats.

Stats

Hippoe
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack Animation
1,000 HP	100 damage (45 DPS)	160 (Area Attack)	67f (2.23 seconds)	4	1 time	8f 0.27s (10f 0.33s backswing)
Special Ability						Attribute
-						White

Trivia

• Hippoe is the first boss enemy in the game.
• Hippoe is the first enemy to have Area Attack.

Reference

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

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