Oda Nobunaga (Uber Rare Cat)

Oda Nobunaga is an Uber Rare Cat that was added in Version 2.0.9 and can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Sengoku Wargods Vajiras event. In Version 2.2.9, it received a stat boost. True Form added in Version 7.2 increases health, damage and freeze duration. Ultra Form added in Version 13.0 increases health, number of knockbacks, target Aku enemies, and gains Counter-Surge. Talents were added in Version 8.0.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Wargod Nobunaga at level 10.
Evolves into Immortal Nobunaga at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.
Evolves into Phantasmal Nobunaga at level 60 using Catfruit, Behemoth Stones and XP.
==Performance==
+ 100% chance to freeze Black enemies
+ 100% chance to freeze Black and Aku enemies for 8 seconds [Ultra]
+ Counter-Surge [Ultra]
===Pros===
*Area Attack
*Short attack rate
*Decent range
*Decent attack power [True], [Ultra]
===Cons===
*Slow movement speed and animation
*One knockback [Normal], [Evolved], [True]
==Strategy/Usage==
Oda Nobunaga can essentially perma-freeze Black enemies from a great distance, and his uptime can completely stop them from pushing as long as he lands his first hit on them, all while doing decent damage. While Black enemies are usually knocked back easily, he does enough damage to stagger them, and those that have few knockbacks like Le'Noir are rendered helpless because they cannot reposition to break free. The few Blacks that cause trouble for him, such as Ragin' Gory and Kurosawah, aren't that problematic either, as accessible counters exist for them.
However, this unit sees serious competition from various other anti-Black specialists. For freezing Black enemies, Bombercat can do the job, and while it's difficult to obtain with lower range, its much faster cooldown allows it to be simply replaced whenever if it fails. Most ranged Blacks have a slow attack rate, so Bomber is already sufficient with stopping the pushers. In comparison, Oda Nobunaga's cooldown, while shorter than the average Uber, is still way too long and his singular knockback further reduces his survivability, even if it means allowing him to tank and get a freeze in. Oda is not the most efficient at killing such enemies either due to the existence of Pizza, as well as the fact that his damage is only average, even with his specialist performance factored in.
===True Form===
Immortal Nobunaga gets more health and damage, which do improve his stats for general use and allows him to survive a bit longer when under fire from enemy surges, waves and Long Distance attacks. His freeze duration also improves, but due to it having full uptime already, it doesn't necessarily make him better. In fact, if anything, his attacks can potentially cause Blacks to stay frozen while out of range, forcing your units to move up instead of being able to comfortably lure them and exploit their range disadvantage.
===Ultra Form===
This form is prohibitively expensive for many due to the large cost of Dark Catseyes and Behemoth Gems. However, Phantasmal Nobunaga receives multiple notable buffs in exchange.
The first is the ability to freeze Aku enemies. Due to his high range and 100% freeze chance, he does it surprisingly well as long as he gets a shot on, and his range keeps him safe. However, while he still has the permafreeze potential that he does against Black enemies, his foreswing, cost, and cooldown can still make him awkward to use. Additionally, he lacks the ability to deal with enemy Shields. Just as many Black enemies can reposition to break free, Aku enemies can reposition on health loss, subsequently regenerating their Shields as well for them to eventually break free (if they have one), so support is still needed to get past them and ensure he hits. Still, he functions quite well against Aku Gory, Condemned Peng and many others that do not have Shields, since he can consistently outrange them and ensure they'll never get to push.
The second is improved survivability. His HP is increased by over 44%, reaching 176,000 at level 60 without accounting for talents. This is far from ideal for tanking, but the extra survivability does make it easier for him to get started. Additionally, he gains a second knockback, which allows him to reposition safely from a high-DPS horde. Black and Aku enemies can both be brutal with DPS, so tanking is often impractical with a need to reposition. Finally, while he is not immune to the Surge Attacks that many Aku attackers are known to launch, he can dupe Surges, allowing him to freeze threats that are much further away from him. However, while they do benefit him in some way, it is still generally impractical as tanking Surges repeatedly without defensive abilities to cut their damage can and will result in them quickly tearing down his health before he can be replaced.
Overall, while Oda Nobunaga does improve a lot with this form, it may not be worth the exorbitant cost.
===Talents===
Curse Immunity is not very useful for this unit. He does not target Relics, and while this can see use when Blacks are supported by enemies that employ Curse like Loris in Miracle Iris and Relic Doge Base in Cats in the Stars, it remains situational for its cost. The same can be said for Wave Resist, Attack Buff and Defense Buff, as Oda is not particularly useful for tanking or dealing damage in general, and therefore not worth investing lots of NP for a small boost. Move Speed Up is usually detrimental, since while Oda is slow, all aggressive Black pushers are already pretty fast, meaning extra speed isn't needed for him to engage them at all. Survive is perhaps the best talent since Oda's high range allows him to continue supporting your units for a fair while, but it still isn't too special.
==Description==
==Cost==
*Chapter 1: 2,900¢
*Chapter 2: 4,350¢
*Chapter 3: 5,800¢
==Stats==
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==Catfruit Evolution==
==Talents==
*Survives: Adds a 28% chance to survive a lethal strike, improves by 8% per level up to 100% (Total Cost: 235 NP)
*Resist Wave: Reduces wave damage by 5% per level up to 50% (Total Cost: 175 NP)
*Curse Immunity (Cost: 100 NP)
*Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 175 NP)
*Move Speed Up: Upgrades movement speed by 1 per level up to 10 (Total Cost: 175 NP)
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A Samurai inside of a floating platform with two deformed wings, three faces are on the platform: The leftmost face is of some sort of horned beast, the middle one is of a man that's likely meant to portray Nobunaga himself and the rightmost one is of a cat. The underside of the platform has an upside down miniature version of the Honnō-ji Temple, the exact location where the actual Oda Nobunaga commited seppuku, a type of suicide. Attacks by firing a beam from Nobunaga's mouth.
*Evolved Form: The samurai now has a massive eyeball for a face, the upside down temple as well as the wings are much greyer and an additional 4 wings have sprouted. Nobunaga looks far more insane and the cat face is now Crazed.
*True Form: Nobunaga's face now has massive horns instead of a crown, a third eye on his forehead, two sharp fangs and three long strands of hair. The beast face has longer tusks, spikes on the top of his head and a darker beard, and the cat face now resembles a skeleton. The samurai on top now has black armor and no longer an eye for a face. The wings are longer, more jagged and are black instead of grey. Spectral blue flames are also now present at the tip of each wing as well as behind the samurai's shoulders and near the base of the upside down temple.
*Ultra Form: Nobunaga's face gains many more horns, which are tipped purple and resemble the crown from his previous forms, but loses the third eye. His sharp teeth are also longer and his eyes glow purple. The beast face's horns become sharper, and it and the cat's faces have several cracks coming from their eyes and mouths. The samurai now holds his arms out to his sides and has a giant eye on his chest, which constantly looks around while moving. Five huge spikes resembling tusks stick out from behind the platform, and another five smaller ones stick out randomly from the upside down temple. The flames from his wings' tips and the temple are now stronger as well. While attacking, the samurai now participates more directly, charging blue energy at his hands that dispel into flames when the laser is shot.
==Trivia==
*Prior to Version 4.7, Oda Nobunaga was a part of another Cat Combo called The First Vajiras.
*This unit has the longest enemy freezing duration and, even though only his True Form says "100% chance to freeze", all of his forms can freeze Black enemies with a 100% chance.
*This is the first and to-date only Cat to have the Counter-Surge ability.
*This Cat is a tribute to Oda Nobunaga, a Japanese historical figure from the Warring States Period.
*The temple located at the bottom of Oda Nobunaga represents the Honnō-ji Temple, where he committed suicide. This is also referenced in his only Cat Combo, namely Honnoji's Curse.
*The samurai located above Oda Nobunaga's head resembles that of Akechi Mitsuhide, his protégé that notoriously tried to murder him.
*The supernatural aspects of Oda Nobunaga (specifically Wargod Nobunaga) suggest he may be a reference specifically to the Onimusha character.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/074.html
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