Date Masamune (Uber Rare Cat)

Date Masamune is an Uber Rare Cat that was added in Version 2.3 and can be unlocked by using the Rare Cat Capsule during the Sengoku Wargods Vajiras event. True Form added in Version 5.7 increases his range, damage and health. Talents were added in Version 9.10, and Ultra Talents were added in Version 12.2.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Wargod Masamune at level 10.
Evolves into Immortal Masamune at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.
==Performance==
+ 40% chance to knockback Black and Red enemies
===Pros===
*Area Attack
*Fast attack rate and attack animation
*Good DPS [True]
*Decent health and range [True]
===Cons===
*Mediocre health and attack power [Normal, Evolved]
==Strategy/Usage==
Before True Form, Masamune has low stats and a very situational ability. Overall, his first two forms are not recommended unless you have no alternatives, but they still have some use. They can still be used to dish out decent DPS, but not to the level of his True Form.
===True Form===
Immortal Masamune increases his usage by raising his stats across the board. He receives more health, allowing him to survive a lot of things more easily. He is also given more range, which is rather significant. Immortal Masamune is rather good for crowd-controlling things like Berserkory and Rain D. due to his fast attacks and Knockback ability.
===Talents===
Date Masamune's talents are not very impressive, and he ends up getting the short end of the stick.
Slow Immunity and Wave Resistance do not work well with his relatively low health, as enemies with such abilities, even within his target traits, simply inflict too much damage for him to handle. Knockback is slightly better, but only against a select number of Red/Black enemies with low knockback counts, making it pretty situational given the more effective counters available against them, as well as his ability being quite effective already.
Masamune only has one Ultra Talent, Mini-Wave. Although this may seem small, Mini-Wave is all Masamune needs, as it not only adds a flat 20% increase to his DPS when fully upgraded, but it also pairs incredibly well with his Knockback ability, pushing back Red and Black enemies even farther including the few that normally outranged him. The one problem with this Ultra Talent is the fact that it is an Ultra Talent, meaning there may be significantly better Ubers to use your NP and Dark Catseyes on, especially with how rare both resources are.
==Description==
==Cost==
*Chapter 1: 2,800¢
*Chapter 2: 4,200¢
*Chapter 3: 5,600¢
==Stats==
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==Catfruit Evolution==
==Talents==
*Knockback: Increases knockback chance by 3% per level up to 30% (Total Cost: 175 NP)
*Resist Wave: Reduces wave damage by 5% per level up to 50% (Total Cost: 175 NP)
*Immune to Slow (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)
===Ultra Talents===
*Mini-Wave: Adds a 10% chance to perform a level 5 mini-wave, improves by 10% per level up to 100% (Total Cost: 285 NP)
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A samurai with very heavy armor riding on an equally protected horse. Masamune's helm has long, sharp protrusions jumping out of it. His steed's armor has several spikes running along it, with a design resembling a closed mouth below their head. Masamune's weapons are two large shields with four large spikes attached to it, which he slings forward using chains attached to his hands. The right shield has a cat engraved in it, wearing a samurai helmet and an eyepatch.
*Evolved Form: While his steed remains unchanged, Masamune's armor is much darker in tone, featuring more spikes, eyes running down his chest and large horns on his helmet. His shields now bolster many small scythes along them, and are connected to Masamune's hands via some blue aura. The cat is now crazed and his helmet is visibly damaged.
*True Form: Masamune's design turns even more demonic than before, now having a purple color palette all around, with his helmet protrusions now becoming wing-like. His horse now dons a new set of armor, with even more protruding spikes, a purple fiery aura on his boots and a set of gritting mouths on his knees. The shields now feature four draconic wings along them, and release a purple aura as Masamune launches them. The blue aura connecting them to his hands is now pure white.
==Trivia==
*Prior to Version 4.7, Date Masamune was a part of another Cat Combo called Patched Up.
*Date Masamune was a famed samurai who fought during the Sengoku era and during the early Edo period. He was known for his fine horsemanship and stellar use of firearms, with the former being referenced in his design. The whole Date clan was actually renowned for the same reasons.
*Date Masamune's Normal Form somewhat resembles Odin from Final Fantasy IV.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/125.html
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