Year's First Dawn

Year's First Dawn is a special stage that appears during the first eight days of a new year. When clearing it, you get an amount of XP similar to the number of the year.

Strategies

Use cheap cats because Angry Sun is considered a metal enemy. Using cats like Cow Cat and its variants is a very good strategy but don't save up for anything that does crits, it's not worth it for the time.

Differences

Differences for 2015
- Baa Baa this year.
- Costed 27 Energy.
- 20% chance for 2,015 XP.
- Base has 2015 health.
- Stage originally called First Sunrise!

Differences for 2016
- Gory this year.
- Costed 28 Energy.
- Timed Score reward.
- Base has 2016 health.
- Stage was called Auld Lang Syne!

Differences for 2017
- Jackie Peng this year.
- Costed 29 Energy.
- Base has 2,017 health.

Differences for 2018
- Doge this year.
- Costed 30 energy.
- Base has 2,018 health.

Differences for 2019
- Li'l Bore this year.
- Costed 31 energy.
- Base has 2,019 health.
- Stage was called New Year's Dawn!

Differences for 2020
- Rat Doge this year.
- Costed 2 energy.
- Base has 2,020 health.
- Stage was called Happy 2020!

Walkthrough

Video	Player(s)	Note
初日の出! (First Sunrise!) - played by Uriboten	Uriboten	Mega Cat was hacked to appear in this stage, along with the Angry Sun.

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Appears

January 1st, 2015 to January 4th, 2015 (first)
January 1st, 2016 to Jan 8, 2016 (new)
January 1st, 2018 to Jan 9, 2018

Trivia

During 2015, the stage You Nears! was originally called Happy 2015!
During 2016, the stage You Nears! was originally called Auld Lang Syne!

Reference

Special Stages

Daily Stages
Normal Stages	Monday Stage (Rich Cat) • Tuesday Stage (Speed Cat) • Wednesday Stage (Cat Jobs) • Thursday Stage (Sniper Cat) • Friday Stage (Helpful Cat) • Weekend Stage
Blitz Stages	Monday Blitz Stage • Tuesday Blitz Stage• Wednesday Blitz Stage • Thursday Blitz Stage • Friday Blitz Stage

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Cat Ticket Guerrilla	Love, Metal Hippoe (Hard) • Super Metal Hippoe (Expert) • Steel Visage (Deadly) • Forged to Kill (Deadly)
XP Guerrilla	XP Stage • XP Megablitz! • XP Colosseum • Merciless XP!
Catfruit Guerrilla	Growing Green (I • II • III) • Growing Purple (I • II • III) • Growing Red (I • II • III) • Growing Blue (I • II • III) • Growing Yellow (I • II • III) • Growing Strange (I • Red • Floating • Black • Angel • Alien • Metal • Zombie) • Growing Epic (I • II) • Catfruit Jubilee • Catfruit Buffet
Material Guerrilla	Cavern of Comets (I • II • III) • Island of Ash (I • II • III) • Strait of Wings (I • II • III)
Enigma Guerrilla	Isle of the Map Lord (I • II • III)

Cyclone Stages
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	Insane	Attack on Titanium • Black Hole Rising • Oncoming Storm • Unholy Tempest
	Deadly	The Wormhole Opens
	Merciless	Charybdis' Mouth
Dual Fights		Bad to Worse (Tragedy in Red (Insane) • Doom Paradise (Insane)) Day of Judgement (Explosion in the Sky (Insane) • Acts of Cat-God (Insane)) Techneurosis (Nuts 'n' Bolts (Insane) • Space is the Place (Insane))

Advent Stages
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Crazed Stages
Crazed Cats	Dark Souls (Insane) • Absolute Defence (Insane) • Berserk (Insane) Festival Gross (Insane) • Head Shaker (Insane) • Flappy Cat (Insane) Fish Hell (Insane) • Mammals? (Insane) • Crazy Cats (Insane)
Manic Cats	Deathhawk (Deadly) • Vulcanizer (Deadly) • Unjust War (Deadly) Muscle Party (Deadly) • Lots O' Lion (Deadly) • Forest Beasts (Deadly) Ogre Island (Deadly) • Draconian (Deadly) • Resident Feline (Deadly)
Clan of the Maniacs	The Wild Dance (Deadly) • Insane Rhythms (Merciless)

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Monthly Cats	Adult Cat Awakes • Evil Cat Awakes • Doll Cats Awake • Maiden Awakes • Koi Awakens • Bride Awakens • Vacation Awakes • Vengeance Awakes • Kung-Fu X Awakens • Sports Day Awakens • Salaryman Awakes • Reindeer Fish Awakens
Li'l Cats	Tiny Meows (Deadly) • Tiny Will (Deadly) • Tiny Chopper (Deadly) • Tiny Creeper (Deadly) • Tiny Horns (Deadly) • Tiny Wings (Deadly) • Tiny Fins (Deadly) • Tiny Tail (Deadly) • Tiny Fists (Deadly)
Cyclone Cats	Crimson Vengeance • NEO Darkness Heaven • Peerless Too • Wrath of the Divine • Bitter Irony • Dimension of Delirium • Red Sky At Night • The Dead Keep Rolling • The 3rd Dimension
Advent Cats	Clionel Dominant • River Acheron • Queen's Condemnation Dead by Encore • King Wahwah's Return • A Deeper Dream
Other Cats	Tricycle Awakens • Cat Kart Awakens • Flower Awakens • Nekondo Awakens • Catburger Awakens

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Special Thanks! (Insane) • Ultra Stress! (Insane) • Miracle Tactics! (Insane) • Wonderful Conquest (Insane) • Elite Corps (Insane) • Megaton Blast (Insane) • Presents of Mind (Insane)

Memorial Stages
Year's First Dawn • Happy Birthday (I • II • III) • Grats! 3 Years!! • Joy of 20 Million! • Joy of 30 Million! • Joy of 40 Million! • CAT DAY • Joy & Prosperity • Joy of 50 Million! • Golden Week Special!!

Region Restriction
Punchy Prizefighter • Secret Delicacy • Faster Than Fast Food • We're Number One • Cola Flavor Cat • Wafer Cat Advent

Unknown Schedule
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Tag Arena	Rookie (Quarterfinals • Semifinals • Finals) • Beginner (Quarterfinals • Semifinals • Finals) • Adept (Quarterfinals • Semifinals • Finals) • Pro (Quarterfinals • Semifinals • Finals) • Expert (Quarterfinals • Semifinals • Finals)
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Deadly Carnival	Tornado Carnival (Deadly) • Awakened Carnival (Deadly)
Deadly Carnival II	Tornado Carnival II (Deadly) • Awakened Carnival II (Deadly)
Deadly Carnival III	Tornado Carnival III (Deadly) • Awakened Carnival III (Deadly)
Heavenly Tower	Floor 1 • Floor 2 • Floor 3 • Floor 4 • Floor 5 • Floor 6 • Floor 7 • Floor 8 • Floor 9 • Floor 10 Floor 11 • Floor 12 • Floor 13 • Floor 14 • Floor 15 • Floor 16 • Floor 17 • Floor 18 • Floor 19 • Floor 20 Floor 21 • Floor 22 • Floor 23 • Floor 24 • Floor 25 • Floor 26 • Floor 27 • Floor 28 • Floor 29 • Floor 30 Floor 31 • Floor 32 • Floor 33 • Floor 34 • Floor 35 • Floor 36 • Floor 37 • Floor 38 • Floor 39 • Floor 40 Floor 41 • Floor 42 • Floor 43 • Floor 44 • Floor 45 • Floor 46 • Floor 47 • Floor 48 • Floor 49 • Floor 50
Legend Quest	LEVEL 1 - LAST LEVEL (randomized SoL stages & lineups)
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Le'Grim Strikes	Le'Grim Strikes!: Rampage Lv1~20 • Le'Grim Strikes!!: Rampage Lv21~40 • Le'Grim Strikes!!!: Rampage Lv41~60
Mega Menace	Mega Menace!: On Mighty Wings Lv.1~20 • Mega Menace!!: On Mighty Wings Lv.21~40 • Mega Menace!!!: On Mighty Wings Lv.41~60
Horrorpotamus	Horrorpotamus!: Cosmic Juggernaut Lv.1~20 • Horrorpotamus!!: Cosmic Juggernaut Lv.21~40 • Horrorpotamus!!!: Cosmic Juggernaut Lv.41~60
A Colossal New Year!	A Colossal New Year!: Year of the Ox Lv.1~10
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