Mer-Cat (Rare Cat)

Mer-Cat is a Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule. True Form increases defense, range and movement speed and gains Area Attack.

Cat Unit # 149
Rare Cat
Mer-Cat Commando Cat Cameraman Cat Mer-Cat Commando Cat Cameraman Cat

Evolution

Evolves into Commando Cat at level 10.

Evolves into Cameraman Cat at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.

Performance

+ Strong against Floating enemies
+ 50% chance to survive a lethal strike

Pros

• Area Attack [True]
• Decent health [True]
• Good attack power [Evolved, True]
• Short cooldown

Cons

• Slow movement speed
• Short range
• Single Target [Normal, Evolved]

Class
Class
Normal	Midranger
Evolved		{{{EvolvedClass}}}
True	{{{TrueClass}}}

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Strategy/Usage

Normal/Evolved Form

Prior to True Form, Mer-Cat is useless, so try to unlock her True Form as soon as possible.

True Form

Cameraman Cat is an extremely efficient DPS unit against Floating enemies. A big enough stack of them will reduce even the mighty Teacher Bun Bun and most of his variants to rubble. Cameraman Cat is also blessed with amazing survivability, low cost, and a short recharge time, which makes stacking this Cat easy for the player and breaking through a stack quite difficult for many enemies.

Research UP Combos like Biohazard and Bony Bone can be used to make Cameraman Cat even more spammable than she already is. Keep in mind, however, that she will drain money quickly, especially if you use a CPU. With proper meatshielding, she can be extremely useful in stages such as Head Shaker, Tiny Horns, and Lots O' Lion.

Talents

Since Cameraman specializes in both offense and defense, the Attack Buff and Health Buff talents directly contribute in making this unit much better.

Cameraman's Critical Hit is also fairly cheap and allows for very strong hits being landed on Metal enemies every once in a while, although due to the extreme RNG involved (a mere 2% chance), it is not clever to rely on her as your only anti-metal and should be using other critters such as Jurassic Cat.

The Survive Talent is almost a must, as this unit will stay on the battlefield for longer on average, accumulating more damage and making her more cost efficient.

Wave Resistance makes stacks of Cameramen work better against wave enemies, although most wave enemies are able to knock her back regardless of her Wave Resistance due to the buffs they receive, making her compatibly limited at best and mostly reliant on luck. This talent can still work, especially in conjunction with the Catseye route and Defense Buff.

Overall, her Talents allow her to become viable even more so than before and can turn her into a far better generalist powerhouse.

Cat Combo

Combo	Units	Cat Images	Effect
Trainspotting	[Super Rare] Express Cat [Rare] Cameraman Cat		Cannon Start Level Up (Sm)
Little Warriors	[Special] Li'l Wall Cat [Rare] Commando Cat		Unit Defense Up (Sm)

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 149		Rare Cat
Mer-Cat
		EN Description
		A mermaid who came onshore to meet a prince. Survives on land by taking long breaths. Strong vs floating, might survive a lethal strike.
Commando Cat
		EN Description
		Hearing her prince got kidnapped by terrorists, Mer-Cat joined the Green Berets to save him. Strong vs floating, might survive a lethal strike.
Cameraman Cat
		EN Description
		Putting her life on the line to tell the truth of the Great Cat War. Journalistic integrity causes huge area dmg vs Floating, might survive once.

Cat Unit # 149		Rare Cat
ねこ人魚 (Neko Ningyo, Mermaid Cat)
		JP Script
		海で助けた王子様を忘れられず陸にあがった人魚 肺呼吸はロングブレスで取得 浮いてる敵にめっぽう強い
		EN Translation
		A mermaid who went onshore because it couldn't forget the prince who it saved in the sea. Achieved pulmonary breathing using long breaths. Strong against floating enemies.
ねこソルジャー (Neko Sorujā, Soldier Cat)
		JP Script
		王子様がテロ組織に誘拐されたと聞き、魔女に足を もらって４年間過酷な訓練を受けた人魚<ソルジャー> 浮いてる敵にめっぽう強い
		EN Translation
		After hearing that the prince was kidnapped by a terrorist group, it received legs from a witch. Went through 4 years of harsh training to become a "mer-soldier." Strong against floating enemies.
ネコカメラマン (Neko Kameraman, Cameraman Cat)
		JP Script
		報道に命をかけるジャーナリスト 写真のチカラで大戦争の真実(リアル)を伝える 浮いてる敵にめっぽう強く、まれに生き残る(範囲攻撃)
		EN Translation
		A journalist who puts its life on the line to report big news. Uses the power of pictures to show the reality of the big war. Strong against Floating and occasionally survives a lethal strike (Area attack).

Cost

• Chapter 1: 360¢
• Chapter 2: 540¢
• Chapter 3: 720¢

Upgrade Cost

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0x	0	8,000	12,200	17,800	24,800	33,200	43,000	54,200	66,800	80,800	340,800
1x	10,000	16,000	24,400	35,600	49,600	66,400	86,000	108,400	133,600	161,600	691,600
2x	15,000	24,000	36,600	53,400	74,400	99,600	129,000	162,600	200,400	242,400	1,037,400
3x	17,500	28,000	42,700	62,300	86,800	116,200	150,500	189,700	233,800	282,800	1,200,300
4x	20,000	32,000	48,800	71,200	99,200	132,800	172,000	216,800	267,200	323,200	1,383,200
Total XP Cost											4,653,300

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

Stats

Mer-Cat
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
320 HP	270 damage (77.88 DPS)	190	104f 3.47 seconds	4	4 times	25f 0.83s (26f 0.87s backswing)	12.67 ~ 3.87 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
5,440 HP	4,590 damage (1,329.04 DPS)	Single Target	Strong against Floating enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, takes only 1/2 damage) 50% chance to survive a lethal strike
Commando Cat
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
6,460 HP	5,610 damage (1,618.27 DPS)	190	104f 3.47 seconds	4	4 times	25f 0.83s (26f 0.87s backswing)	12.67 ~ 3.87 seconds
Attack Type	Special Ability
Single Target	Strong against Floating enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, takes only 1/2 damage) 50% chance to survive a lethal strike
Cameraman Cat
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
9,690 HP	5,610 damage (1,602.86 DPS)	250	105f 3.50 seconds	6	4 times	26f 0.87s (25f 0.83s backswing)	12.67 ~ 3.87 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+80		Area Attack	Strong against Floating enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, takes only 1/2 damage) 50% chance to survive a lethal strike

*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 Mer-Cat's stats.

Catfruit Evolution

x2	x3	x1	x2	x2	200,000

x2	x3
x1	x2
x2	200,000

Talents

• Survive: Upgrades chance to survive lethal strikes by 5% per level up to 50% (Total Cost: 75 NP)
• Critical: Adds 2% chance for critical hit (Cost: 50 NP)
• Resist Wave: Reduces wave damage by 23%, increases by 3% per level up to 50% (Total Cost: 75 NP)
• Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 75 NP)
• Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 75 NP)

Appearance

• Normal Form: A true mermaid, complete with a tail and hair that floats like it's underwater. Attacks by doing a back-flip, slapping enemies with her tail.
• Evolved Form: Abandons the mermaid look, dons a hat and some camouflage for a soldier aesthetic. The attack is the same as previous form, just kicks as well as flipping.
• True Form: A photographer now, complete with headband and many pockets. Still back-flips for attack, but now also snaps a picture halfway through said flip instead of kicking.

Gallery

• Spritesheets
• Animations

Mer-Cat's spritesheet

Commando Cat's spritesheet

Cameraman Cat's spritesheet

Mer-Cat's attack animation

Commando Cat's attack animation

Cameraman Cat's attack animation

Trivia

• In Mer-Cat's description "a mermaid who came onshore to meet a prince" could be a reference to Ariel from The Little Mermaid.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/150.html

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