Shadow Gao (Uber Rare Cat)

For the Uberfest counterpart, see Baby Gao (Uber Rare Cat).

Shadow Gao is an Uber Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the EPICFEST or SUPERFEST event.

Cat Unit # 333
Uber Rare Cat
Shadow Gao	Diabolic Gao
Normal Form	Evolved Form

Evolution

Evolves into Diabolic Gao at level 10.

Performance

Pros

• Deals massive damage to Traitless enemies
• Immune to waves and knockback
• 100% chance to freeze Traitless enemies [Evolved]
• Fast attack rate and animation
• Good range
• Great amount of health

Cons

• Expensive cost
• Long recharge time

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

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Strategy/Usage

Diabolic Gao is an excellent Uber. With an outstanding 6.2k DPS and Shockwave immunity, Diabolic Gao is effective against most enemies (even traited) as his DPS is higher than many others and his range is above-average.

Diabolic Gao rules over a very narrow niche in the Cat Army: massive damage against non-traited enemies. As Diabolic Gao has high DPS even against traited enemies, he is an incredible offensive force able to wipe out many enemy lineups.

Diabolic Gao will make dealing with enemies such as Master A. and R. Ost far easier, as long as he is protected by meatshields. He will make Floor 30 of the Heavenly Tower pretty easy (provided you can deal with peons while not relying on Trolly Blogger to lure); he can also make Floor 40 easier since a hypermaxed Shadow Gao can knockback Mystic Mask Yulala in one hit and freeze him to make stalling much easier which by coincidence, is normally extremely difficult. But take note that when he knocks a traitless enemy back, the freeze is rather short for it to be relied upon and taken advantage of.

Even at his worst, Diabolic Gao can be used as a powerful generalist; though the price jump is high, the impressive non-hypermaxed of 6.2k DPS combined with fast attack rate (both of Bahamut's beginning two forms have under 4.5k DPS), wave immunity and high range make Diabolic Gao a direct upgrade to many other generalist ubers.

Due to his effectiveness against White enemies, and his gargantuan range, he is able to make the Crazed/Maniac stages much easier. Most of the stages have predominantly White enemies, so he is usually effective against both the peons and the boss. Notable stages which he excels in include The Crazed Cat, The Crazed Tank, The Crazed Gross, The Crazed Cow, The Crazed Lizard, The Crazed Titan and their Manic counterparts. In that same sense, Diabolic Gao also makes Awakening stages for most Special Cats a cakewalk; provided proper meatshielding, of course, as he targets almost all of them, excluding Dark Lazer, Beefcake Cat, and Flying Ninja Cat; who are respectively traited Black and Floating.

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 333		Uber Rare Cat
Shadow Gao
		EN Description
		Alternate-dimension Gao from the darkest timeline. Seeks power at any cost. (Area Atk) Massive damage vs non-attribute enemies.
Diabolic Gao
		EN Description
		Appears only to those who have known true despair. Massive damage vs non-attribute enemies. Freezes enemy briefly (Area Atk)

Cat Unit # 333		Uber Rare Cat
黒獣ガオウ (Kokujū gaō, Black Beast Gao)
		JP Script
		冷たい世界に生まれたもう一匹のガオウの姿 強大な力を求め彷徨う 属性を持たない敵に超ダメージを与える（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		Another figure of Gao who was born in a cold world Wandering in search of mighty power Inflicts extrema against enemies without attributes (area attack)
皇獣ガオウダーク (Sumeragi-jū gaoudāku, Imperial Beast Gao Dark)
		JP Script
		自らの無力さに絶望する者の前にのみ現れる幻のネコ 属性を持たない敵に超ダメージを与え 必ず動きを一瞬止める（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		A phantom cat appearing only in front of those who despair of their helplessness Inflicts extra damage against enemies without attributes Always stop motion for a moment (area attack)

Cost

• Chapter 1: 4,000¢
• Chapter 2: 6,000¢
• Chapter 3: 8,000¢

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

Shadow Gao
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
3,800 HP	1,800 damage	480	6.23 seconds	9	4 times	1.27 seconds	167s - 158.2s
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
64,600 HP	30,600 damage	Area Attack	Deals x3 damage to White Enemies; Immune to Waves and Knockback.
Diabolic Gao
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
96,900 HP	39,100 damage	480	6.23 seconds	9	4 times	1.27 seconds	167s - 158.2s
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
50+70		Area Attack	Deals x3 damage to White Enemies; Stops the movement of White Enemies for 1 second (100%). Immune to Waves and Knockback.

*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 Shadow Gao's stats.

Appearance

• Normal Form: Similar in appearance to his normal counterpart, Mighty Lord Gao, but he is now jet black with the exception of the blue spirals on his crest and shoulders. He is somewhat smaller than normal Gao, and the crest over his head has decreased in size as well, but there's still a Cat riding atop him. To attack, he jumps into the air, flips, and launches a bolt from his tail which explodes into a ice-like substance that splashes like water on contact of the ground.
• Evolved Form: Shadow Gao now has more blue detailing across his body, including his crest which became more ornate and gained more spikes. He seems to have gained somewhat of a charcoal-colored mane and a second darker tail. The normal cat is still present on top of Gao's neck/back. To attack, he still jumps and flips in the air, although the bolt now creates large ice spikes, reflecting his new freezing ability.

Trivia

• When he was released, PONOS changed enemies that were both White and Floating into purely Floating, such as Teacher Bun Bun, to prevent Shadow Gao from being too overpowered.
• Shadow Gao's existence implies an existential Cat-multiverse, and furthermore depicts a world wherein the Cats as a race were nearly destroyed in ancient wars.

Gallery

Shadow Gao's attack animation

Diabolic Gao's attack animation

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Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/334.html