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 Shadow Gao Diabolic Gao

Evolution

Evolves into Diabolic Gao at level 10.

Performance

+ Deals massive damage to Traitless enemies
+ Immune to waves and knockback
+ 100% chance to freeze Traitless enemies [Evolved]

Pros

• Fast attack rate and animation
• Good range
• High health
• High DPS

Cons

• Expensive
• Long recharge time
• Slow movement speed

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

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Strategy/Usage

Diabolic Gao is a powerful and versatile Uber. With outstanding DPS and wave immunity, he is effective against most enemies as his DPS is higher than many others and his range is above-average, not to mention his massive health.

To add on all this, he deals massive damage against traitless enemies. 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 easily (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 is normally extremely difficult. However, note that when he knocks a traitless enemy back, the freeze is rather short for it to be relied upon and taken advantage of.

Due to his effectiveness against traitless enemies and his gargantuan range, he is able to make the Crazed/Manic stages much easier. Most of the stages have predominantly traitless 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 and Monthly Cats a cakewalk; provided proper meatshielding, of course, as he targets most of them, excluding Dark Lazer, Beefcake Cat, Flying Ninja Cat, Nyalladin and Kiss and Koi, who are either Black or 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 Gao that born in a cruel world. Wander in search for mighty power. Deals massive damage to traitless enemies (Area Attack)
皇獣ガオウダーク (Sumeragijū Gaō Dāku, 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
		The phantom cat that only appears before those who despair on their powerlessness Deals massive damage to traitless enemies Guaranteed to freeze them for an instant (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 (288.77 DPS)	480	187f (6.23 seconds)	9	4 times	38f 1.27s (53f 1.77s backswing)	166.67 - 157.87 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
64,600 HP	30,600 damage (4,909.09 DPS)	Area Attack	Deals massive damage to Traitless 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 (6,272.73 DPS)	480	187f (6.23 seconds)	9	4 times	38f 1.27s (53f 1.77s backswing)	166.67 - 157.87 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+70		Area Attack	Deals massive damage to Traitless enemies; 100% chance to freeze Traitless enemies for 30f 1 second; 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.

*Attack frequency is the time between an attack is delivered and the next.

*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 jet black with the exception of the blue spirals on his crest and shoulders. He is also somewhat smaller. To attack, he jumps into the air and whips his tail forwards, resulting in a blue blast on the ground.
• Evolved Form: Shadow Gao now has more blue detailing across his body, including his more spiky and ornate crest. He seems to have gained somewhat of a charcoal-colored mane and a second darker tail. The bolt created when attacking now causes large ice-looking spikes to appear, possibly reflecting his new freezing ability.

Gallery

Shadow Gao's attack animation

Diabolic Gao's attack animation

Trivia

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

Reference

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

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