Lesser Demon Cat (Uber Rare Cat)

Lesser Demon Cat is an Uber Rare Cat that was added in Version 2.0.5 and can be unlocked via the Rare Cat Capsule during The Dynamites gacha event. True Form added in Version 5.0 greatly increases his attack power and health. Talents were added in Version 8.1.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Greater Demon Cat at level 10.
Evolves into Greater Balrog Cat at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.
==Performance==
+ Immune to weaken
===Pros===
*Fast attack rate and animation
*Extremely high DPS
*Quick recharge time
*Low cost
*High health [True]
===Cons===
*Single Attack
*Short range
==Strategy/Usage==
Lesser Demon Cat has single target attacks and short range. Instead, he deals devastating damage to a single target. To prevent this from being too big a problem, he should be paired with Long Distance, Wave Attack or just Area Attack Cats (such as Crazed Gross or Paris) to wipe out obstructive peons. Even then, however, it is important to understand that he is not meant for stages that spam enemies, and is more suitable for stages with more durable entities, preferably with the support of other crowd-controllers. One such example is Primitive Souls, where he can easily neutralize Dogumaru after the Dark Otters are taken out. He can also take on said Dark Otters, melting nasty peons like butter when your other units just can't cut it, but unless there are other exploitable attributes, Lesser Demon Cat will struggle a lot against enemies that outrange him.
Additionally, Lesser Demon Cat has a quick cooldown and relatively low cost, making him incredibly disposable even compared to the likes of Can Can Cat. On another note, this unit is Immune to Weaken, allowing him to be more effective when the few enemies with this ability, like Cli-One and Calamary, are on the field. Notably, if the way is clear, Lesser Demon Cat can possibly tank a Hannya hit to the face and then dish out his full devastation, able to destroy Hannya before yet another attack.
As a unit heavily reliant on stats, you should put a significant investment in his levels. This gives him more damage and more health, which can make all the difference he has on the field.
Lesser Demon also has two Cat Combos, Speak Of The Devil and Lust for Battle. Speak Of The Devil increases Accounting Power (the money gained from enemies) and thus can be very helpful in Li'l Stages and otherwise 4-crown Stories of Legend. Lust For Battle is inferior to Sister Act/Brave Cutter, Cool Japan, or Land-Air Assault in normal circumstances, but one can combine it with either Sister Act, Maeda Keiji's Choppers or even Land-Air Assault to provide the greatest base attack boost possible from Cat Combos.
===True Form===
The transition from Greater Demon Cat to Balrog Cat gives no new abilities, but improves his health and attack power considerably. This allows him to not lose relevance in stages and it makes him usable and rather effective against certain Advent Stages. It also grants him access to talents, further augmenting his destructive potential. It should be noted, however, that he requires a large talent investment to reach his full potential, arguably more so than any other uber.
===Talents===
His most important Talent is Strengthen, which can greatly increase his DPS if he lands enough hits on his final knockback. Health Up can help with that, allowing safer use in general, and Attack Up can boost his already high damage even further, to the point where he does the most DPS in the game. Balrog's Strengthen is currently the highest priority across all Uber talents in the game, and with his already high stats, the basic stat boosts are often more than what they seem. 
Cost Down is another very strong Talent, though it dulls in priority compared to the stat boosts. The usual 3000¢ for Balrog is already a great deal compared to most other Uber Rare Cats, but lowering that to 2250¢ allows for one to summon him incredibly early and makes a spam of Balrogs possible with cash to spare in most stages.
Although Wave Resist makes Balrog a lot more viable against certain dangerous wave threats, these situations either necessitate the use of a Wave Shield, or preclude the possibility of using Balrog entirely due to the availability of other, more consistent units. It therefore ends up being a huge investment for not much gain.
==Description==
==Cost==
*Chapter 1: 2,000¢
*Chapter 2: 3,000¢
*Chapter 3: 4,000¢
==Stats==
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==Catfruit Evolution==
==Talents==
*Attack Up: Adds 20% attack power at 33% health, increases by 20% per level up to 200% (Total Cost: 235 NP)
*Resist Wave: Reduces wave damage by 5% per level up to 50% (Total Cost: 175 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)
*Cost Down: Reduces cost by 50/75/100¢ per level up to 500/750/1,000¢ (Total Cost: 175 NP)
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A character resembling an oni yōkai in Japanese folklore, wielding a spiked club and wearing a shoulder guard with a cat's face. 
*Evolved Form: Now wears upper body armor and a cat mask on his forehead. Wields a sword and has red eyes.
*True Form: The demon is now much larger, with the top of his head (and the hair on his arms) burning with hellfire. His horns are also more curved and prominent, as well as his shoulder plate being more shaded in. Balrog hops much higher too, and wears a necklace of skulls and a loincloth with mysterious boards attached to it. Attacks by swinging a larger club or torch-like object, with a flame at the end and a Cat which looks to be in agony.
==Existence Elsewhere==
===Shoumetsu Toshi===
Lesser Demon Cat and its evolution appear in Shoumetsu Toshi as a wood type unit introduced in the first collaboration between the two games. It appears in the collaboration gacha during the event duration and can be obtained through it.
鬼にゃんま (Oni Nyan-Ma, Oni Cat-Devil) 	鬼にゃんま (Oni Nyan-Ma, Oni Cat-Devil) 	鬼神にゃんま (Ki-Shin Nyan-Ma, Demon-God Cat-Devil)
 	 	
Stats At Level 35 	Stats At Level 35 	Stats At Level 99
Rarity 	★4 	★5
Health 	1,571 	3,100
Attack 	585 	1,155
Recovery 	15 	30
Single Skill 	Sacrifice half HP,unleash a wood attribute attack equal to x6 your own attack power	Sacrifice half HP,unleash a wood attribute attack equal to x6 your own attack power
Leadership Skill 	Doubles the attack power of ally wood attribute souls,increases resilience by 1.2 	Doubles the attack power of ally wood attribute souls,increases resilience by 1.2
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==Trivia==
*Prior to Version 4.7, Lesser Demon Cat was a part of another Cat Combo called Dynamites.
*Prior to Version 5.3.1, where he became immune to weaken, Lesser Demon Cat used to be one of the few Uber Rares that lacked an ability.
*Prior to Version 6.0, the update where Awakened Bahamut Cat was given Multi-Hit, Greater Balrog Cat had the highest DPS of all Cats.
*Prior to Version 10.1 of BCJP, Lesser Demon Cat's true form name was "Balrog Cat". It was changed most likely to prevent confusion with Balrog Cat from the Street Fighter Collab, and other units named Balrog.
*Prior to Version 10.4 of BCEN, Greater Demon Cat had a typo in his description:
**"The mad cat managed to control the a demon from the netherworld. Attacks with extreme force."
*His first form's description has a typo (unnecessary a before "demon").
*When Lesser Demon Cat moves, he doesn't actually stay still, instead his sprite moves backwards to make it seem like he is still. This is more noticeable when he is slowed or has any other effect, The same is true for Kotatsu Cat.
*Lesser Demon Cat is very similar to an "Oni", a Japanese yōkai with a Kanabo as a weapon and two horns on its head.
*Balrog could be a reference to the fiery demon in The Lord of the Rings. Gandalf the Grey fought and defeated the Balrog in the abyss which lead to his ascension as Gandalf the White.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/045.html
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