The Grateful Crane (Uber Rare Cat)

The Grateful Crane is an Uber Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Ancient Heroes Ultra Souls, SUPERFEST, EPICFEST, UBERFEST, and Air Busters events. His True Form was added in the 7.1 update, gaining the ability to freeze Angel and Floating Enemies and improved attack power.

Cat Unit # 135
Uber Rare Cat
The Grateful Crane Super Galaxy Cosmo Ultima Galaxy Cosmo The Grateful Crane Super Galaxy Cosmo Ultima Galaxy Cosmo

Evolution

Evolves into Super Galaxy Cosmo at level 10.

Evolves into Ultima Galaxy Cosmo at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.

Performance

+ 20% chance to knockback Angel/Floating enemies, 100% in Evolved and True Form
+ 100% chance to freeze Angel/Floating enemies [True]

Pros

• Fast attack rate and animation [Normal]
• Cheap cost [Normal]
• Low recharge time [Normal]
• Extremely long range [Evolved, True]

Cons

• Very slow movement speed [Normal]
• Poor range [Normal]
• Extremely slow attack animation and attack rate [Evolved, True]
• Expensive cost [Evolved, True]
• Very high movement speed [Evolved, True]
• Mediocre DPS [Evolved, True]
• Low health

Class
Class
Normal	Crowd-Controller
Evolved	Super-Backliner & Crowd-Controller
True		{{{TrueClass}}}

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Strategy/Usage

Like the other Ultra Souls, The Grateful Crane has significantly different stats between Normal (spammable) and Evolved Form (high performance), both of which can be used effectively depending on the situation.

Normal Form

The Grateful Crane is a really good counter to some of the Cyclones (Black, White, Divine and Red), especially with Sanzo Cat, as he has a fast attack rate, great damage and a chance to knock them back. Besides this, his short range and slow speed only let him be useful against similarly short ranged enemies, despite the damage.

Evolved Form

Super Galaxy Cosmo's uber-long range makes it really useful against long-ranged enemies. Use it to slowly whittle down the health of bosses like Crazed Lizard Cat, Crazed Bird Cat or THE SLOTH.

Super Galaxy Cosmo is an extremely situational Uber Rare, but when used correctly, he can be really helpful for those long-ranged enemies. He should never be used primarily as an attacker, but more backline support.

Super Galaxy Cosmo actually has marginally higher range than Sunfish Jones and Spacefish Jones (850 compared to the Jones' 840), and will proc both of them. But Cosmo can't reliably counter these beasts (due to how his high speed will make him run into their range before actually beginning to attack) unless the sunfishes are literally up to their necks in meatshields first - this usually means that the frontline must be dealt with first. The mechanic is explained in this video.

When Super Galaxy Cosmo is idle, using your regular Cat Cannon will make him run straight into the middle of the fight due to his insane speed, so you should only use it if you need it for certain purposes that are more important than Cosmo's safety.

True Form

The main reason to get this True Form is the gain of a fairly long freeze effect. The uptime may be low, but that's not what it is for. Instead, Cosmo's freeze should be used to create an opportunity for others, such as A. Bahamut, to deal a lot of damage to hard to hit enemies such as Winged Pigge or to gain ground on a speedy army, such as one of Li'l Bun Buns or Angelic Gories, or a tough enemy.

Cosmo's second improvement is his damage, which increases by 40%. His DPS is still low, but once he gets a hit in, he’ll rip a major chunk out of the battlefield. Cosmo is still situational and none of his weaknesses are fixed, though, he can just make up for them better. Overall, this evolution is hardly worth the massive amount of Catfruit it takes, so one should leave this evolution for the late game only, and still consider their options well before grinding for Ultima Galaxy Cosmo.

Cat Combo

Combo	Units	Cat Images	Effect
Dreams of Flying	[Uber Rare] The Grateful Crane [Special] Flying Ninja Cat		Knockback Effect Up (Sm)
Galactic Travel	[Rare] Space Cat [Uber Rare] Super Galaxy Cosmo		Unit Speed Up (Sm)

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 135		Uber Rare Cat
The Grateful Crane
		EN Description
		Champion of this year's Bird-Cat contest held at the lake every year. (Area Attack) Knocks back Floating/Angel enemies.
Super Galaxy Cosmo
		EN Description
		Pushed its limits further to reach space. Evolved by collecting Star Energy. Always knocks back Floating/Angel enemies.
Ultima Galaxy Cosmo
		EN Description
		He has reached the edge of the universe and seen the truth. Area attacks have 100% chance of knockback & freeze vs Floating/Angels.

Cat Unit # 135		Uber Rare Cat
ツルの恩返し (Tsuru no ongaeshi)
		JP Script
		毎年湖の上で開催される鳥になるコンテストで 最長飛行距離をたたきだした脅威のにゃんこ 天使と浮いてる敵をたまにふっとばす(範囲攻撃)
		EN Translation
		In a contest to be a bird to be held every year on the lake Somewhat dissipate the Nyanko angel and the floating enemies threatening the longest flight distance occasionally (range attack)
銀河戦士コスモ (Ginga senshi kosumo)
		JP Script
		最長飛行記録は宇宙にまで到達 星座の力を手に入れたにゃんこは超進化を遂げる 天使と浮いてる敵を100％ふっとばす(範囲攻撃)
		EN Translation
		Reached the longest flight record in the universe. Kitty, you have got the constellation of forces and achieved the ultra-evolution. 100% chance to knockback floating and angel enemies. (area attack)
究極戦士コズミックコスモ (Kyūkyoku senshi kozumikkukosumo)
		JP Script
		ついに銀河の果てまでたどり着いたにゃんこ その栄光は都市伝説として語り継がれた（範囲攻撃） 天使と浮いてる敵を必ずふっとばして動きを止める
		EN Translation
		He has reached the edge of the universe and seen the truth. Area attacks have 100% chance of knockback & freeze vs Floating/Angels.

Cost

Normal Form

• Chapter 1: 555¢
• Chapter 2: 832¢
• Chapter 3: 1,110¢

Evolved/True Form

• Chapter 1: 3,900¢
• Chapter 2: 5,850¢
• Chapter 3: 7,800¢

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

The Grateful Crane
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
555 HP	240 damage	200	0.8 seconds	4	3 times	5f 0.17 seconds	15.67 - 6.87 sec
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
9435 HP	4080 damage	Area Attack	Might knock back Floating Enemies and Angel Enemies (20%).
Super Galaxy Cosmo
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
27,200 HP	39,950 damage	850	20.67 seconds	54	4 times	321f 10.7 seconds	140.33 - 131.53 sec
Attack Type	Special Ability
Area Attack	Knocks back Floating Enemies and Angel Enemies (100%).
Ultima Galaxy Cosmo
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
27,200 HP	56,950 damage	850	20.67 seconds	54	4 times	321f 10.7 seconds	140.33 - 131.53 sec
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+70		Area Attack	Knocks back Floating Enemies and Angel Enemies (100%). Freezes the movement of Floating Enemies and Angel Enemies for 150f 5 seconds (100%).

*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 The Grateful Crane's stats.

Catfruit Evolution

x30	x10	?	?	?	1,000,000

x30	x10
	1,000,000

Appearance

• Normal Form: A small cat standing on two legs. He has small wings strapped to his arms and a crane's head hat on his head. Waddles like a penguin when moving. Pecks at enemies with the crane's head.
• Evolved Form: Has evolved to become a human-like figure with a cat's face. Wears armor on his legs, arms, and chest. Has a belt with two empty holsters and also wears a helmet with a crane's head. Has two wings on his back. Runs quickly with arms suspended behind him when moving. Has a fabulous, complex, drawn out attack animation.
• True Form: The same as the evolved form, except for extra details and a light-ish blue and gold yellow color palette on the suit. During his attack, a crane constellation appears above him.

Gallery

• The Grateful Crane's attack animation
• Super Galaxy Cosmo's attack animation
• Close-up of evolved form attack animation
• Ultima Galaxy Cosmo Attack Animation (sped up)
• Cosmo's Crane Projectile (as mentioned in trivia)
• The Grateful Crane's spritesheet
• Super Galaxy Cosmo's spritesheet
• Ultima Galaxy Cosmo's spritesheet

1/8

Trivia

• This unit is loosely based on Crane's Return of a Favor.
• The evolved form references the anime series Saint Seiya. The armor greatly resembles the combination between Cygnus & Pegasus Cloth. The crane circlet and shield-like armlet are highly resembling Cygnus Cloth's trademark while the breastplate, shoulder, hip and leg armor resembling more like the Pegasus Cloth.
  • "Cosmo" is another reference to the energy in the Saint Seiya franchise.
• If one looks closely during Super Galaxy Cosmos's attack animation, the projectile he fires is actually a giant glowing crane.
• Super Galaxy Cosmo has one of the longest ranges amongst all Uber Rare Cats.
• He has the second longest attack animation in the game, only beaten by Filibuster Cat.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/136.html

---

Units Release Order:

<< Urashima Taro | Momotaro >>

---