Ninja Cat (Special Cat)

This article is about the Cat Unit. For the enemy unit, see Flying Ninja Cat (Enemy).

Ninja Cat is a Special Cat that can be purchased for 50 Cat Food in the Upgrade Menu after completing Philippines in Empire of Cats Chapter 1. True Form decreases deploy cost by 25%, but reduces movement speed. As of version 6.0, his normal and evolved forms do two hits per attack.

Cat Unit # 18
Special Cat

Cat

Evolves into Ninja Frog Cat at level 10.

Evolves into Flying Ninja Cat when obtained from the Ninja Awakens! Stages (may be dropped on the first stage but guaranteed on the second stage) and is level 20 or above.

Pros:

• Strong against Red Enemies.
• Fast attack rate and animation.
• Low Cost, especially in True Form.
• Fast recharge rate.
• Included in many Combos.
• True form has no longer multi-hit attack, causing less times to miss the second attack

Cons:

• Low stamina.
• Low attack power.
• Short-ranged attacks.
• Single-target attacks.
• True Form moves slower.
• Multi-hit in Normal and Evolved forms can knockback enemies before the second attack.

Strategy/Usage

• Ninja Cat is extremely potent early on, enough to beat Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of Empire of Cats by himself.
• He can be useful in stages with (mainly) Red enemies as a spammable meatshield, especially in the Growing Red stages and Red Alert (though that may be a bit of a stretch).
• While Ninja Cat becomes useless due to Dark Cat and Crazed Axe Cat, he is part of one of the most useful Combos in the game: Cool Japan, which provides a Medium (15%) attack boost to all your units.

Cat Combos

Cat Combo	Japanese Name	Cats	Cat Images	Effect
Cool Japan	アイラブジャパン	[Special] Ninja Cat, [Special] Sumo Cat, [Special] Samurai Cat, [Super Rare] Sushi Cat		15% increased damage.
Secret Agency	スパイ活動	[Special] Ninja Cat, [Uber Rare] Urashima Taro		10% increased wallet size.
Enter the Ninja	ザ・ニンジャ	[Special] Ninja Cat, [Uber Rare] Hayabusa		15% increased cat speed.
Frog Prince	カエルの王子様	[Super Rare] Princess Juliet Cat, [Special] Ninja Frog Cat		10% stronger "Strong" ability.
Dreams of Flying	空への憧れ	[Uber Rare] The Grateful Crane, [Special] Flying Ninja Cat		10% increased knockback distance.
Aerial Recon	空中偵察部隊	[Normal] Bird Cat, [Super Rare] Crazed Bird Cat, [Special] Flying Ninja Cat, [Super Rare] Drone Cat		1.73 seconds faster recharge time, to 2 seconds.

Description

Cat Unit # 18		Special Cat
Ninja Cat
		EN Description
		One of the strongest fighters. Rivals with Axe Cat. 10 wins, 1 loss. Strong against Red enemies.
Ninja Frog Cat
		EN Description
		Learned how to summon animals. Rides a frog for better mobility. Strong against Red enemies.
Flying Ninja Cat
		EN Description
		Dancing across the sky, assaulting enemies using advanced ninjutsu. Cheap to produce, very strong against Red enemies!

Cat Unit # 18		Special Cat
ネコ忍者 (neko ninja, Ninja Cat)
		JP Script
		秘境の地で忍者を極めた戦闘向きキャラ バトルネコよりも性能が高く ｢赤い敵｣にめっぽう強い
		EN Translation
		Battle-type cat who perfects ninja skills in hidden areas. Higher performance than axe cat. Very strong against red enemies.
ガマネコ忍者 (gama neko ninja, Frog Ninja Cat)
		JP Script
		修業により忍術を会得した戦闘向きキャラ バトルネコよりも性能が高く、 ｢赤い敵｣にめっぽう強い
		EN Translation
		Battle-type cat who learned ninjutsu through training. Higher performance than axe cat. Very strong against red enemies.
ムササビネコ忍者 (Musasabineko ninja, Flying Squirrel Ninja Cat)
		JP Script
		新たに編み出した忍術で空を舞う戦闘向きキャラ コストが安くなり量産型キャラに 「赤い敵」にめっぽう強い
		EN Translation
		Battle-type cat who dances in the sky using the newly developed ninjutsu. A character that can be mass produced due to cheaper cost. Very strong against red enemies.

Cost

Requires 50 Cat Food to unlock. Available to unlock after completing Philippines in Chapter 1.

Normal/Evolved Form:

• Chapter 1: $200
• Chapter 2: $300
• Chapter 3: $400

True Form:

• Chapter 1: $150
• Chapter 2: $225
• Chapter 3: $300

Upgrading Cost

Stats

*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 of the attack from the attack's execution until the next attack animation starts (includes backswing).

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

*See this section to calculate Ninja Cat's stats.

Initial Stats:

Appearance

• Normal Form: Looks like a regular Cat wearing a ninja costume.
• Evolved Form: Sits on top of another Ninja Cat wearing a frog costume and now has visible hair.
• True Form: Abandoned the frog. Gains a parachute bag. Throws shurikens to attack.

Trivia

• Ninja Cat is one of the only cats that becomes weaker in its True Form, as it has a slower movement speed (but gains decreased deploy cost).
• Ninja Cat's position is higher form by form.
• Ninja Frog Cat may be a reference to the Japanese book Tale Of The Gallant Jiraiya, where a man saves a giant toad from an even bigger snake. The toad then teaches him toad magic, with one of the spells letting the man spawn a toad to aid him in battle.
• Flying Ninja Cat's method of flight is very similar in appearance to T.A.C Kirby, or may be a reference to Cape Mario.

Gallery

Normal form description (EN)

Evolved form description (EN)

True form description (EN)

Normal form description (JP)

Evolved form description (JP)

True form description (JP)

Ninja Cat's attack animation

Ninja Frog Cat's attack animation

Flying Ninja Cat's attack animation

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Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/019.html
• http://seesaawiki.jp/battlecats/d/%a5%cd%a5%b3%c7%a6%bc%d4

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