The Grateful Crane (Uber Rare Cat)

The Grateful Crane is an Uber Rare Cat that was added in Version 2.7 and can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Ancient Heroes Ultra Souls and Air Busters events. True Form added in Version 7.1 grants improved attack power and the ability to freeze Angel and Floating enemies. Talents were added in Version 12.3.

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 and Floating enemies (100% chance in Evolved and True Form)
+ 100% chance to freeze Angel and Floating enemies [True]

Pros

• Fast attack rate and animation [Normal]
• Cheap cost [Normal]
• Short recharge time [Normal]
• Exceptional DPS [Normal]
• Extremely long range [Evolved, True]
• Good Damage [True]

Cons

• Low Health
• Very slow movement speed [Normal]
• Poor range [Normal]
• Mediocre Damage [Evolved]
• Extremely long attack animation and attack rate [Evolved, True]
• High cost [Evolved, True]
• Mediocre DPS [Evolved, True]
• Excessive Speed [Evolved, True]

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

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Classification does not include Talents

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 guaranteed status effects and incredible range allows him to chip down threats from afar while impeding his targets. This is particularly useful against Crazed Lizard Cat, Crazed Bird Cat or THE SLOTH. However, his attack rate is too slow for him to meaningfully hinder these threats, and an adequate fighting force is needed to keep them at bay.

Super Galaxy Cosmo actually has marginally higher range than Sunfish Jones and Spacefish Jones (850 compared to the Jones' 840) and his status effects target both. However, the tiny range difference makes him a rather inconsistent counter.

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, or use it while he's in his super long attack animation.

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, the evolution is well worth it, despite the massive catfruit cost. With proper meatshielding, he'll be able to do substantial damage to most of the enemies in the game, and the knockback and freeze against angels/flying can make the difference between possible and impossible stages, especially for newer/intermediate players.

Talents

The main useful talent for Cosmo is Colossus Slayer. Due to his naturally high range, he can outrange and stay safe in most Colossal stages. This mainly gives him use against Archangel Exiel, Baron Seal (who relies on Angel peons for pressure), and Great Angel Chibinel. Granted, this requires proper defense, as those stages tend to be particularly difficult and push hard. His abilities could work against Mega Mooth, but the second half of his gauntlet features Zombies who could burrow past Cosmo's range advantage. This talent could also be unlocked for general anti-Colossal attacks, since Cosmo has the range to make it work on many Colossal gauntlets.

If this talent is unlocked, then the Attack Up talent is also an option, given that the player has an abundance of NP. Cosmo already has use as a general backliner, and can deal heavy damage to strong peons improves his niche. This especially works out since, even with Colossus Slayer in play, Colossal enemies and their peons can have insane stats. HP Up, however, is not as high-priority, as Cosmo usually relies on his range to avoid attacks. For that same reason, Curse Immunity is also not recommended. It could potentially help against unboosted Loris or the Relic Doge Base, though such cases are generally too sparing to be worth the NP cost of this talent.

Finally, as well as an immunity to curses, Cosmo himself can gain the ability to Curse. This talent is also iffy, as Curse is not nearly as useful as Knockback or Freeze. In fact, since any targeted enemies will get Frozen anyhow, Curse would barely have any time to shine. It could potentially be useful against enemies such as Winged Pigge, Heavenly Herald Papuu, Archangel Exiel on the Angel side and Gobble or Zollow on the Floating side, especially since Curse disables all enemy Toxic attacks. However, as this talent is costly in NP, it might not be worthwhile if other options exist. Notably, Papuu is immune to Freeze but not to Curse, so this talent could potentially help players who struggle on this stage. However, this stage alone should not be a reason to unlock this talent.

Cat Combos

Combo Name	Cats	Combo Effect
Galactic Travel Unit Speed UP (Sm)
Galactic Travel (銀河を駆ける)		Unit Speed UP (Sm)
Dreams of Flying "Knockback" Effect UP (Sm)
Dreams of Flying (空への憧れ)		"Knockback" Effect 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) Might knockback Floating/Angel enemies.
Super Galaxy Cosmo
		EN Description
		Pushed its limits further to reach space. Evolved by collecting Star Energy. (Area Atk) 100% knockback vs Floating/Angels.
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, The Crane Beneficence)
		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 the annual bird-ing contest held on the lake Threatening kitten with the longest flight distance Sometimes pushes back Angel and Floating enemies (Range Attack)
銀河戦士コスモ (Ginga Senshi Kosumo, Galactic Warrior Cosmo)
		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必ずふっとばす(範囲攻撃)
		EN Translation
		Longest flight record reaches outer space Nyan cat with the power of the constellations undergoes a super-evolution Always pushes back Angel and Floating enemies (Range Attack)
究極戦士コズミックコスモ (Kyūkyoku Senshi Kozumikku Kosumo, Ultimate Warrior Cosmic Cosmo)
		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
		The kitten that finally reached the end of the galaxy Its glory was passed down as an urban legend (Range Attack) Always pushes back Angel and Floating enemies to stop them moving

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
5x	35,100	44,100	66,600	98,100	191,250	289,350	419,400	531,000	888,300	2,310,750	4,873,950
Total XP Cost											19,488,000

• Level 30-59 upgrades cost Catseyes: 30-44 and 50-54 = 1 Catseye, 45-49 and 55-59 = 2 Catseyes

Stats

• Standard
• Detailed

The Grateful Crane
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
555 HP	240 damage (300 DPS)	200	24f 0.8 seconds	4	3 times	5f 0.17s (14f 0.47s backswing)	15.33 ~ 6.53 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
9,435 HP	4,080 damage (5,100 DPS)	Area Attack	20% chance to knockback Floating and Angel enemies
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 (1,933.06 DPS)	850	620f 20.67 seconds	54	4 times	321f 10.7s (40f 1.33s backswing)	140 ~ 131.2 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.60+70		Area Attack	100% chance to knockback Floating and Angel enemies
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 (2,755.65 DPS)	850	620f 20.67 seconds	54	4 times	321f 10.7s (40f 1.33s backswing)	140 ~ 131.2 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.60+70		Area Attack	100% chance to knockback Floating and Angel enemies 100% chance to freeze Floating and Angel enemies for 150f 5 seconds
{{{Fourth Form name}}}
Health (Lv.60)	Attack Power (Lv.60)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
{{{Hp fourth}}}	{{{Atk Power fourth}}}	{{{Atk Range fourth}}}	{{{Attack Frequency fourth}}}	{{{Movement Speed fourth}}}	{{{Knockback fourth}}}	{{{Attack Animation fourth}}}	{{{Recharging Time fourth}}}
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.60+70		{{{Attack type fourth}}}	{{{Special Ability fourth}}}

*First stats are 1st form's initial; other 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.

Stats Modifier
Natural Level 60 Plus Level 70 Health Treasure 300 Attack Treasure 300 Decimal Places [DPS] 0
Advanced Options Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 100% Health Treasure Effect (%) 50 100% Attack Treasure Effect (%) 50 Base Stats Growth (%) 20 1st Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 50 Level 60 2nd Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 50 Level 80 3rd Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 0 Level 999

Normal Form The Grateful Crane Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 24 24f 0.8 seconds Initial 60 + 70 555 555 555 240 240 240 300 300 300 Attack Animation 5f + 5f + 14f 10 3,885 1,680 2,100 Attack Range 200 60+70 24,003 10,380 12,975 Attack Type Area Attack Recharge Time 15.33 ~ 6.53 seconds Knockback 3 times Movement Speed 4 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (240240{{{Normal Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Normal Hit 2 Note}}}) Knockbacks Floating and Angel enemies (20%) 555 832 1,110

Evolved Form Super Galaxy Cosmo Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 620 620f 20.67 seconds Initial 60 + 70 1,600 1,600 1,600 2,350 2,350 2,350 113.70967741935 113 113 Attack Animation 259f + 321f + 40f 20 19,200 28,200 1,364 Attack Range 850 60+70 69,200 101,637 4,917 Attack Type Area Attack Recharge Time 140 ~ 131.2 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 54 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (2,3502,350{{{Evolved Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Evolved Hit 2 Note}}}) Knockbacks Floating and Angel enemies (100%) 3,900 5,850 7,800

True Form Ultima Galaxy Cosmo Talent Orbs Health (%) 0 Attack (IS) 0 Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 620 620f 20.67 seconds Initial 60 + 70 1,600 1,600 1,600 3,350 3,350 3,350 162.09677419355 162 162 Attack Animation 259f + 321f + 40f 30 27,200 56,950 2,755 Attack Range 850 60+70 69,200 144,887 7,010 Attack Type Area Attack Recharge Time 140 ~ 131.2 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 54 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (3,3503,350{{{True Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{True Hit 2 Note}}}) Knockbacks Floating and Angel enemies (100%) Freezes Floating and Angel enemies for 150f (100%) 3,900 5,850 7,800

Ultra Form ??? Talent Orbs Health (%) 0 Attack (IS) 0 Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 620 620f 20.67 seconds Initial 60 + 70 1,600 1,600 1,600 3,350 3,350 3,350 162.09677419355 162 162 Attack Animation 259f + 321f + 40f 60 ? ? ? Attack Range 850 60+70 69,200 144,887 7,010 Attack Type Area Attack Recharge Time 140 ~ 131.2 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 54 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (3,3503,350{{{Ultra Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Ultra Hit 2 Note}}}) None 3,900 5,850 7,800

• HP = Health ; AP = Attack Power ; DPS = Damage Per Second ; 2 Movement Speed = 1 Range/f
• f = frame ; 30f = 1 second ; Attack Animation = Idle + Foreswing + Backswing (f)
• Catseye, User Rank and game progress are essential to achieving max level, see here for details.
• See here to understand Treasure effects.

Catfruit Evolution

True Form

Ultra Form

	Super Galaxy Cosmo
	Ultima Galaxy Cosmo True Form evolution increases attack power! Also gains 100% chance to freeze Floating/Angelic enemy movement!

True Form

Ultra Form

	Ultima Galaxy Cosmo
	? ?

x30	x10
	1,000,000
True Form evolution increases attack power! Also gains 100% chance to freeze Floating/Angelic enemy movement!

	?
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Talents

• Colossus Slayer (Cost: 100 NP)
• Curse: Adds a 100% chance to curse for 30f ^1s per level up to 300f ^10s (Total Cost: 235 NP)
• Curse Immunity (Cost: 100 NP)
• Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 175 NP)
• Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 175 NP)

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 animation, he gains a glowing yellow aura, and in the middle of the attack animation a crane constellation appears above him.

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Existence Elsewhere

Shoumetsu Toshi

The Grateful Crane and its evolution appear in Shoumetsu Toshi as a water type unit introduced in the third collaboration between the two games. It appears in the collaboration gacha during the event duration and can only be obtained through it.

ツルの恩返し (Tsuru no Ongaeshi, The Crane Beneficence)		銀河戦士コスモ (Ginga Senshi Kosumo, Galactic Warrior Cosmo)
Stats At Level 50		Stats At Level 99
Rarity	★5	★6
Health	1,901	3,499
Attack	1,208	1,632
Recovery	45	60
Single Skill	Doubles the attack power of water attribute souls for 15 seconds Performs a water attribute attack equal to x5 your own attack power
Leadership Skill	The attack power of ally water attribute souls is doubled when HP is 80% or above 2.5 times more	The attack power of ally water attribute souls is increased by 2.5 when HP is 80% or above 3.2 times more

Gallery

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Trivia

• Prior to Version 4.7, The Grateful Crane was a part of two other Cat Combos: Ancient Heroes and Ultra Souls.
• If one looks closely during Super Galaxy Cosmos's attack animation, the projectile he fires is actually a giant glowing crane.
• He has the second longest attack animation of any Cat Unit in the game, only beaten by Filibuster Cat.
• 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.

Reference

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

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