Sumo Cat (Special Cat)

This article is about the cat unit. For the enemy unit, see Riceball Cat (Enemy).

Sumo Cat is a Special Cat that can be purchased for 150 Cat Food in the Upgrade Menu after completing Singapore in Empire of Cats Chapter 1. As far as abilities go, he's like a stronger version of Wall Cat with greater power and health, especially in early levels. True Form grants greatly increased movement speed and immunity to knockback. He does three hits per attack after the 6.0 update.

Cat Unit # 21
Special Cat

Cat

Evolves into Madame Sumo at Level 10.

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

Pros

• High health for his cost.
• Area Attack with multi-hit.
• Short attack animation and time between attacks.
• True Form has fast movement speed.
• Short recharge time.
• Low summoning cost.
• True Form is immune to knockback.

Cons

• Very low attack power.
• A bit expensive for a meatshield.
• Easily outclassed as a meatshield.

Strategy/Usage

• A somewhat stronger version of Tank Cat, with a faster attack rate, more health and more damage. Very useful in early game if you want a resilient unit to protect your long-ranged units.
• He becomes rapidly outclassed by the aforementioned unit after it gets its True Form.
• While he becomes quite useless in Legend Stages, he is part of one of the most useful Cat Combos in the game: Cool Japan, which provides a Medium (15%) attack boost to your units.
• His True Form greatly increases his speed (becoming faster than Crazed Tank) and gains immunity to knockback. This gives him use in some restricted stages, including Cats of the Cosmos and 4-star Legend Stages.

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.
Cheating Heart?	浮気調査	[Special] Madame Sumo [Uber Rare] Detective Vigler		1.73 seconds faster recharge time, to 2 seconds.
Growth Spurt	食べ盛り育ち盛り	[Uber Rare] Graveflower Verbena [Special] Sumo Cat		20% increased wallet size.

Description

Cat Unit # 21		Special Cat
Sumo Cat
		EN Description
		Tank Cat didn't listen when they said that size didn't matter. Now with somewhat stronger attack (Area Attack).
Madame Sumo
		EN Description
		Found his calling feeding other Sumo Cats. Make sure you finish your food... or else. Has a somewhat stronger attack (Area Attack).
Riceball Cat
		EN Description
		Defense AND nutrition in a convenient hand-sized package. More durable than Tank Cat, with quickness from intense training (Area Attack).

Cat Unit # 21		Special Cat
スモウネコ (sumou neko, Sumo Neko)
		JP Script
		体力を多く備えた盾用のキャラ タンクネコよりも性能が高い 攻撃力もぼちぼちある感じ（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		Shield character with a lot of health. Better than Tank Cat, with a bit more of attack power. (Area Attack)
マダム・ザ・スモウ (madamu za sumou, Madame the Sumo)
		JP Script
		新たな境地へ変貌を遂げた盾用のキャラ タンクネコよりも性能が高い 攻撃力もぼちぼちある感じ（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		Shield character who has undergone a new transformation. Better than Tank Cat, with a bit more of attack power. (Area Attack)
ネコにぎり (neko nigiri, Onigiri Cat)
		JP Script
		結婚式で見たライスシャワーを真似る盾用のキャラ タンクネコよりも性能が高い 鍛錬を重ね神速を取得（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		Shield character who throws rice at weddings. Better than Tank Cat, get god speed. (Area Attack)

Cost

Requires 150 Cat Food to unlock. Available to unlock after completing Singapore in Chapter 1.

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

Upgrading Cost

Stats

*All stats include 300% Empire of Cats Treasures except for Normal Form's initial stats; 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 Sumo Cat's stats.

Initial Stats:

Appearance

• Normal Form: Looks like a chubby sumo wrestler, with the obligatory cat face.
• Evolved Form: Now wears a wig and kitchen apron. Carries a pan in one paw and a ladle in another.
• True Form: Ditches the maid outfit. Has a red umeboshi on top of his head. Greatly resembles his namesake, a rice ball.

Gallery

Sumo Cat's attack animation

Madame Sumo's attack animation

Riceball Cat's attack animation

Mother Day illust

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Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/022.html
• http://seesaawiki.jp/battlecats/d/%a5%b9%a5%e2%a5%a6%a5%cd%a5%b3

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