Mekako Saionji (Uber Rare Cat)

Mekako Saionji is an Uber Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Dark Heroes event. True Form gains massive damage against Aliens and a 100% chance to slow Aliens.

Cat Unit # 195
Uber Rare Cat
Mekako Saionji Dr. Mekako Mission Control Mekako Mekako Saionji Dr. Mekako Mission Control Mekako

Evolution

Evolves into Dr. Mekako at level 10.

Evolves into Mission Control Mekako at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.

Performance

+ Survives a lethal strike and is resistant to Alien/Black enemies [Normal]
+ May knockback and weaken Alien enemies [Evolved]
+ Deals massive damage to Alien enemies, slowing them at a 100% [True]

Pros

• Decent range
• Very high health

Cons

• Mediocre generalist DPS
• Few knockbacks
• High production cost

Class
Class
Normal	Tanker
Evolved	Crowd-Controller
True	Nuker & Crowd-Controller

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Strategy/Usage

Mekako has drastically changing gameplay styles throughout each of her forms, each one serving an anti-Alien role. She doesn't have any stat changes between forms, so use whichever style you want if you’re using her for generalist purposes.

Speaking of those generalist purposes, she is replaceable, but 4.7k DPS and 445 range is enough to get things done. You don’t need to use her as a generalist, but you shouldn't avoid doing so either. She’s pretty decent!

Normal Form

Mekako in her normal gear functions as a tanker. Unlike the other forms, this one targets an additional trait, that being Black. While tanking Aliens can be hard when you don't have immunities, and tanking Blacks is hard when you’re able to be crushed easily, she definitely works. Her Survive ability is especially good in this form, allowing her to continue using her DPS. Overall, a decent anti-Alien/anti-Black.

Evolved Form

Mekako changes her usage from a tanker to a crowd-controller. While knocking back Aliens sounds troublesome, Mekako also has a chance to weaken them. That, and given her good enough range and lack of slow ability, makes her less likely to suffer the problems faced by Marinmizu. That ability still doesn't make her viable against Aliens, so all in all, this is the weakest of Mekako's forms.

True Form

Hoo boy, this one’s the real kicker. Mekako, now with a better crowd-controlling ability, also gets massive damage to aliens as well. Her great range and better abilities make her a beast against Aliens. This True Form is certainly one worth getting, mainly because of the better compatibility with Aliens. Arguably, the compatibility is spectacular instead of just "better", and Mekako can easily become a go-to anti-Alien.

Talents

While giving Mekako Knockback again stiffens a whole lot of usage, giving her weaken and survive back sure doesn't In fact, now she has the chance to become the ultimate crowd-controlling anti-Alien. Slow, combined with massive damage, combined with potential weaken gives her such good usage against Aliens that it’s absurd. She has enough distance to avoid certain warp units, so her usability against starred aliens is also very good.

Because her generalist usage was decent to begin with, the Attack and Defense Buffs won’t go to waste, even if the NP may be better spent elsewhere. It's worth getting the True Form for what it offers, but the Talents make it even more worth it.

Cat Combo

Combo	Units	Cat Images	Effect
Future of War	[Uber Rare] Mekako Saionji [Super Rare] Drone Cat		Strong Effect Up (Sm)

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 195		Uber Rare Cat
Mekako Saionji
		EN Description
		Studied back issues of Mechanix Monthly to build the unstoppable killing machine of her dreams. Resistant to Alien/Black. Survives one lethal strike.
Dr. Mekako
		EN Description
		Broke into an airport and took apart a jet engine overnight to get parts for her mecha masterpiece. Magnifique. Knockback + Weaken against Aliens.
Mission Control Mekako
		EN Description
		Recruited by NYASA to engineer mechs for deep-space recon. Astrophysics? No sweat. Massive area damage + Slow vs Aliens.

Cat Unit # 195		Uber Rare Cat
西園寺メカ子 (Saionji Mekako, Mekako Saionji)
		JP Script
		本の付録を毎号集めて完成させたロボットを スパナ1つで殺戮マシンへと魔改造した少女（範囲攻撃） エイリアンと黒い敵に打たれ強く、1度だけ生き残る
		EN Translation
		A girl who built and remodeled a robot into a killing machine with a single wrench by collecting every issue of a book. (Area Attack) Tough against Aliens and Black enemies, survives once.
ドクトルDr.メカ子 (Dokutoru Dr. Mekako, Doctor Dr. Mekako)
		JP Script
		深夜空港に忍び込みジェット機をドライバー1つで解体 一晩で決戦マシンを完成させた少女（範囲攻撃） たまにエイリアンをふっとばして攻撃力をダウンさせる
		EN Translation
		A girl who completed her battle machine by sneaking into an airport and taking apart a jet with a single screwdriver overnight. (Area Attack) Occasionally knocks back Aliens and lowers their attack power.
アストロDr.メカ子 (Asutoro Dr. Mekako, Astro Dr. Mekako)
		JP Script
		国際宇宙基地NYASAの宇宙船を、遠隔操作で 超変形ロボットにトランスフォームさせた少女（範囲攻撃） エイリアンに超ダメージを与え、動きを遅くする
		EN Translation
		A girl who used a remote control to remodel a spacecraft from the international space station NYASA into a transforming robot. (Area Attack) Deals super damage to Aliens and slows them down.

Cost

• Chapter 1: 3950¢
• Chapter 2: 5925¢
• Chapter 3: 7900¢

Upgrade Cost

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0x	0	9,800	14,800	21,800	42,500	64,300	93,200	118,000	197,400	513,500	1,075,300
1x	15,600	19,600	29,600	43,600	85,000	128,600	186,400	236,000	394,800	1,027,000	2,166,200
2x	23,400	29,400	44,400	65,400	127,500	192,900	279,600	354,000	592,200	1,540,500	3,249,300
3x	27,300	34,300	51,800	76,300	148,750	225,050	326,200	413,000	690,900	1,797,250	3,790,850
4x	31,200	39,200	59,200	87,200	170,000	257,200	372,800	472,000	789,600	2,054,000	4,332,400
Total XP Cost											14,614,050

• Level 30-49 upgrades cost Catseyes: 30-44 = 1 Catseye, 45-49 = 2 Catseyes

Stats

Mekako Saionji
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
5,700 HP	2,000 damage (276.5 DPS)	445	217f (7.23 seconds)	7	2 times	68f 2.27s (46f 1.53s backswing)	153.33 - 144.53 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
96,900 HP	34,000 damage (4,700.46 DPS)	Area Attack	Resistant to Black and Alien enemies; 100% chance to survive a lethal strike.
Dr. Mekako
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
96,900 HP	34,000 damage (4,700.46 DPS)	445	217f (7.23 seconds)	7	2 times	68f 2.27s (46f 1.53s backswing)	153.33 - 144.53 seconds
Attack Type	Special Ability
Area Attack	50% chance to knockback Alien enemies; 50% chance to weaken Alien enemies for 250f 8.33 seconds.
Mission Control Mekako
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
96,900 HP	34,000 damage (4,700.46 DPS)	445	217f (7.23 seconds)	7	2 times	68f 2.27s (46f 1.53s backswing)	153.33 - 144.53 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+70		Area Attack	Deals massive damage to Alien enemies; 100% chance to slow Alien enemies for 150f 5 seconds.

*First stats are 1st form's initial, second and third stats include 300% Empire of Cats Treasures; recharge time may vary.

*Time between attacks is the time from the attack's execution to the start of the next attack (includes backswing).

*For units with multi-hit attacks, attack animation is the part of the animation leading up to the first hit.

*Fruit Treasures not included.

*See this section to calculate Mekako Saionji's stats.

Catfruit Evolution

x3	x6	x6	x2	x3	1,000,000

x3	x6
x6	x2
x3	1,000,000

Talents

• Weaken: Adds a 40% chance to weaken Aliens to 50% for 51f ^{1.7 seconds}, increases by 11f ^{.37 seconds} per level up to a maximum of 150f ^{5 seconds}. (Total Cost: 235 NP)
• Knockback: Adds a 12% chance to knockback Aliens, increases by 2% per level up to a maximum of30%. (Total Cost: 235 NP)
• Survives: Adds a 14% chance to survive one lethal strike, increases by 4% per level up to a maximum of 50%. (Total Cost: 235 NP)
• Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to a maximum of 20%. (Total Cost: 175 NP)
• Attack Buff: Upgrades damage by 2% per level up to a maximum of 20%. (Total Cost: 175 NP)

Appearance

• Normal Form: A girl with a wrench and a cat on her head riding a mech, the body of which is made out of what seems to be a truck, rockets and cannons. The girl's shirt appears to be undone. Attacks by launching missiles.
• Evolved Form: Mekako now wears an outfit which slightly resembles her original one, but now looks more like a pilot and has darker clothes. She now holds a screwdriver. The mech is taller, fancier, has four jet fans, takes on a darker color scheme and attacks by firing plasma out of the fans.
• True Form: The mech now resembles a spacecraft, and attacks by launching a rocket. The cat riding on her head now floats behind the mech on a cable, while Mekako herself now has a spacesuit on.

Gallery

Normal Form's attack animation

True Form's attack animation

Trivia

• The name "Mekako" is a portmanteau of メカ meka, meaning "mechanic", and 子 ko, a suffix commonly used in female Japanese given names.
• In all three forms, the mech's overall shape is similar to the combined Pilaf Machines from Dragon Ball.
• She is the one of the few Dark Heroes not to contain a reference to darkness in their Evolved Form's name.
• Her Normal Form is one of the only units to have their abilities separated by a period in their description.
• Both Mission Control Mekako and Inferno Akira regain their prior forms' abilities through Talents.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/196.html

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