Prisoner's Progress (Merciless)

Prisoner's Progress (Merciless) is the first stage in Dead by Encore. Completing this stage for the first time will yield a reward of 1,000,000 XP. This is a No Continues stage.

Stage Information
Energy:	200
Enemy Base's Health:	600,000 HP
Enemies:	- Zroco (Zombie) (200%) - Gabriel (Angel) (400%) - Heavenly Hippoe (Angel) (400%) - Znache (Zombie) (200%) - Zory (Zombie) (200%) - Angelic Gory (Angel) (200%) - Zir Zeal (Zombie) (200%)
Enemy Boss:	- Daboo of the Dead (Zombie) (100%)
Treasure:	- 1,000,000 XP (100%, 1 time)
Misc. Information
Restriction:	Cat Deploy Cost: Only 1,200¢ or more No Continues
XP earned:	3,800 XP
Stage Width:	6,000
Max number of Enemies:	15
Japanese Version Information
Script:	屍者の大行軍 超極ムズ
Romaji:	Shikabane-sha no Daikōgun Chō Goku Muzu
Location Information
Event Map:	Dead by Encore
Difficulty:	Merciless
Prev. Stage:	N/A
Next Stage:	March to Death (Merciless)
Requirement:	Complete Dead on Debut

Restrictions

Cat Deploy Cost: Only 1,200¢ or more

Battleground

• 1 Daboo of the Dead spawns as the boss after 10 seconds^300f.
• 5 Zrocos spawn after 30 seconds^900f, delay 20~30 seconds^600f~900f.
• Infinite Zrocos spawn after 166.67 seconds^5,000f, delay 40~60 seconds^{1,200f~1,800f}.
• 3 Gabriels spawn after 50 seconds^1,500f, delay 1.67~3.33 seconds^50f~100f.
• 2 Heavenly Hippoes spawn after 53.33 seconds^1,600f, delay 3.33~5 seconds^100f~150f.
• 3 Znaches spawn after 110 seconds^3,300f, delay 1.67~3.33 seconds^50f~100f.
• 1 Zory spawns after 116.67 seconds^3,500f.
• 3 Heavenly Hippoes spawn after 170 seconds^5,100f, delay 3.33~6.67 seconds^100f~200f.
• 1 Angelic Gory spawns after 173.33 seconds^5,200f.
• 2 Zories spawn after 230 seconds^6,900f, delay 3.33~5 seconds^100f~150f.
• 1 Zir Zeal spawns after 233.33 seconds^7,000f.
• Infinite Gabriels spawn after 290 seconds^8,700f, delay 120~121.67 seconds^{3,600f~3,650f}.
• Infinite Gabriels spawn after 291.67 seconds^8,750f, delay 120~121.67 seconds^{3,600f~3,650f}.
• Infinite Gabriels spawn after 293.33 seconds^8,800f, delay 120~121.67 seconds^{3,600f~3,650f}.
• Infinite Heavenly Hippoes spawn after 293.33 seconds^8,800f, delay 120~121.67 seconds^{3,600f~3,650f}.
• Infinite Heavenly Hippoes spawn after 296.67 seconds^8,900f, delay 120~121.67 seconds^{3,600f~3,650f}.
• Infinite Znaches spawn after 350 seconds^10,500f, delay 120~121.67 seconds^{3,600f~3,650f}.
• Infinite Znaches spawn after 351.67 seconds^10,550f, delay 120~121.67 seconds^{3,600f~3,650f}.
• Infinite Znaches spawn after 353.33 seconds^10,600f, delay 120~121.67 seconds^{3,600f~3,650f}.
• Infinite Zories spawn after 353.33 seconds^10,600f, delay 120~121.67 seconds^{3,600f~3,650f}.

Strategy

This stage is an exact copy of Parade of the Dead, though with a restriction in place. Due to the restriction, the player can no longer rely on meatshields and must use high costing units such as certain tanks and suicide bombers (e.g., Jamiera Cat and Awakened Bahamut Cat) to win the battle.

Strategy 1

Lineup: Manic Jamiera Cat, Jamiera Cat, Defense Up or Attack Up combos, Drone Cat, Roe Cat (unless you reduced the cost too much), Cataur (Zombie Killer + Target Zombie talents), an Uber who can last quite a bit (Sakura Matou, Balrog Cat, Subterra Guardians etc.) and Awakened Bahamut Cat

Cat Cannon: Holy Blast

Battle Items: Rich Cat and Sniper the Cat

Battle: Spam Jamiera Cat the whole time if you can and time Cataurs to sneak in. Use Awakened Bahamut Cat to wittle down health or kill a stack of Angel enemies. Make sure to have high enough levels for the Jamiera Cats / Manic Jamiera Cats as they do most of the work and stalling. Your Uber will help for waves in which Awakened Bahamut Cat isn't available.

Note that this strategy isn't very reliable and can fail just for bad RNG. There is a point with a few Heavenly Hippoes and an Angelic Gory in which you MUST have enough to spawn Awakened Bahamut Cat. If you don't, the Angel enemies will push and destroy everything, having enough at this time is essential.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/stage/s01205-01.html