Matador Cat (Rare Cat)

Matador Cat is a Rare Cat that was added in Version 9.0 and can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule. True Form added in Version 10.8 increases health and movement speed. Talents were also added in Version 10.8.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Flamenco Cat at level 10.
Evolves into Bellydance Cat at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.
==Performance==
+ 30% chance to dodge attacks from Red enemies
===Pros===
*Short recharge time
*Decent movement speed
===Cons===
*Low health
*Single Attack
*Expensive for a meatshield
*Excessive amount of knockbacks
==Strategy/Usage==
Matador Cat has the niche of dodging the attacks of Red enemies, a rare one in the Cat Army. However, its usage is limited by the low activation chance (30%), low health and high cost of 540¢. The cooldown doesn't help either. Because of this, Matador is outclassed by many other cats at its role, such as Thor Cat, Fried Shrimp Cat and often generalist meatshields too. Because of this, its use is only recommended in complete absence of alternatives.
===True Form===
Improved speed and health bring little to Bellydance Cat, who stays too weak relative to her cost for her stats to really matter. As such, it is not recommended to give much priority to this evolution, unless one plans to invest in her Talents.
===Talents===
Target Aku makes her a viable meatshield in several Aku-centered stages, as Aku enemies typically have Shields, meaning most other crowd-controlling options tend not to work if not aided by Shield Piercers. The scenarios where this will see use remains rare, but can occasionally prove helpful if it triggers, mainly in pure Red/Aku stages, or those that mix them, such as Wrath of Hell and Okame's Teahouse. Slow is hard to utilize because of her short range, meaning that most enemies would be standing still anyway if Bellydance could hit them, plus there are far better options for anti-Red crowd control. Resist Freeze is meant to improve her performance in presence of Cerberus Kids, Wicked Face, THE FOLIVOREAN or Dark Emperor Santa and in some specific situations, but it's unlikely to make much of a difference; it should, therefore, be unlocked only if a situation calls for it. Defense Buff and Attack Buff are good boosts for this unit, but not worth it unless she is already boosted by + levels.
==Description==
==Cost==
*Chapter 1: 360¢
*Chapter 2: 540¢
*Chapter 3: 720¢
==Stats==
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==Catfruit Evolution==
==Talents==
*Target Aku (Cost: 50 NP)
*Slow: Adds a 30% chance to slow for 24f 0.8s, improves by 4f 0.13s per level up to 60f 2s (Total Cost: 95 NP)
*Resist Freeze: Reduces freeze duration by 16%, improves by 6% per level up to 70% (Total Cost: 75 NP)
*Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 75 NP)
*Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 75 NP)
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A bean-shaped cat who moves on his tips while waving a red cape. Wears the stereotypical clothes of his profession.
*Evolved Form: Gains cleavage and wears a grey and red dress that she waves in place of the cape. Holds a rose in her mouth and seems to be dancing part of the Flamenco.
*True Form: Now has more revealing clothing. Wears a red cape with lipstick and pieces of grey clothing over her head and body. Now wears cat earrings and has roses on her head.
==Trivia==
*In the Spanish translation of The Battle Cats, Matador Cat is female from the start rather than changing gender upon evolution, being named Gata Matadora as opposed to Gato Matador.
*Matador Cat is currently the only Rare Cat whose True Form requires an Epic Catfruit Seed.
*Bellydance Cat has a typo in her description saying, "Supreme virtuoso of an vigorous, beautiful dance."
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/496.html
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