I.M. Phace

I.M. Phace (カヲルさん, Kaworu-san) is an Alien/Floating variant of The Face, first seen as the boss of The Great Abyss in Into the Future Chapter 1.
==Enemy==
I.M. Phace is the Alien variant of The Face. Aside from being significantly faster, having longer range and a non-stop attack rate, he also has a 30% chance to freeze cats for 2 seconds. At 100% strength magnification, he has 44,444 health and deals 1,333 damage, making him much weaker than his original counterpart. However, he makes up for this with the very high buff that all unstarred Aliens have initially—without any anti-unstarred Alien Treasures, he has over 300,000 HP and deals 9,000 damage, making him 3/4 as strong as Teacher Bun Bun defensively and just as powerful offensively.
His attack animation is longer than other variants, giving you room to time your units.
==Strategy==
Make sure to collect the Superior Treasures from Japan, Russia, Denmark, Spain, Greece, India, Cambodia and Australia to activate the Aqua Crystal, or else you'll be fighting him with twice the stats he's supposed to have.
He has a longer-than-average backswing, so he won't be moving much on his own if you bring three or more meatshields (e.g., Macho Cat, Wall Cat, Boogie Cat, Catburger). Do not rely on slow attackers or debuffers that have under 365 range, like Mythical Titan Cat, Necromancer Cat or Psychocat, as I.M. Phace will usually kill them before they can land a hit. Instead, use units like Bahamut Cat, Castaway Cat and Dragon Cat. Dragon Cat and Bahamut Cat can deal heavy damage to him from long range and eventually kill him, while Castaway Cat can freeze him and deal relatively good damage when stacked. When you unlock his True Form, Gross Cat becomes strong against Aliens, so bring him for his good stats despite him being outranged by I.M. Phace.
==Description==
==Encounters==
===Into the Future===
*Stage 1-24: The Great Abyss (100%)
*Stage 1-44: NASA (100%)
*Stage 2-44: NASA (250%)
*Stage 3-33: Easter Island (500%)
*Stage 3-44: NASA (600%)
===Into the Future Outbreaks===
*Stage 2-15: Turkey (600%)
*Stage 2-44: NASA (600%)
*Stage 2-48: Moon (600%)
*Stage 3-33: Easter Island (1,000%)
*Stage 3-44: NASA (1,000%)
===Cats of the Cosmos===
*Stage 1-7: Sun (100%)
*Stage 1-14: Catseye Nebula (250%)
*Stage 1-25: Sighter's Star (250%)
*Stage 1-41: Skelling (500%)
*Stage 2-7: Sun (700%)
*Stage 2-25: Sighter's Star (800%)
*Stage 2-41: Skelling (850%)
*Stage 3-7: Sun (1,000%)
*Stage 3-18: Sirius (1,000%)
*Stage 3-25: Sighter's Star (1,000%)
*Stage 3-41: Skelling (1,000%)
===Cats of the Cosmos Outbreaks===
*Stage 1-7: Sun (1,000%)
*Stage 1-25: Sighter's Star (1,000%)
*Stage 1-41: Skelling (1,000%)
*Stage 2-7: Sun (1,000%)
*Stage 2-25: Sighter's Star (1,000%)
*Stage 2-41: Skelling (1,000%)
===The Aku Realms===
*Stage 33: Greenland (1,000%)
===Stories of Legend===
*Stage 27-7: Metabolic Syndrome (1,000%)
*Stage 28-2: Knights of the Round (600%)
*Stage 29-1: Renewed Conflict (1,000%)
*Stage 30-2: Overachiever Central (1,000%)
*Stage 33-2: Technocracy (1,000%)
===Uncanny Legends===
*Stage 15-3: Lord's Lecture (2,400%)
*Stage 17-2: Sticky Shower (1,800%)
*Stage 19-4: Nighttime Lure (1,600%)
*Stage 24-3: Raise Your Torches (1,600%)
*Stage 31-4: Adventurer's Journal (1,600%)
===Zero Legends===
*Stage 10-3: Burger Garden (1,600%)
===Event Stages===
*Thurs. Blitz Stage: Sniper Cat (Veteran) (200%)
*Cavern of Comets: Impact Site (Insane) (250%)
*Christmas in Space: Jingle Hell (250%)
*Duel on the Dunes: Elite (Expert) (100%)
*The Proving Grounds: Last Round: Dawn (Deadly) (600%)
*Heavenly Tower:
**Floor 19 (600%)
**Floor 23 (1,000%)
*Alien Citadel: Floor 6 (100%)
*Infernal Tower: Floor 23 (1,600%)
*Season 1: School Days: God Willing Grades (700%)
*Duel Stages Challenge: Duel on the Dunes (Elite) (100%)
*Pt. 1: A Decade of Memories: 2024 (700%)
*Underground Labyrinth:
**Stage 22 (600%)
**Stage 53 (800%)
===Collaboration Stages===
*Yuru-i GeGeGe no Kitarou: Gross-cute? Dull-cute? (100%)
===Enigma Stages===
*Hunter's Map IV: Blue Stone Desert IV (1,600%)
===Catclaw Dojo===
*Arena of Honor: The Dead from Space (250%, 300%, 350%, 400%)
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==Stats==
==Gallery==
174 e.png|I.M. Phace's spritesheet
IdleIMPhace.gif|I.M. Phace's moving animation
==Trivia==
*The pronunciation of his English name sounds similar to "I am Face", which might be a spoof of Groot's catchphrase "I am Groot" from the Guardians of the Galaxy series.
*His Japanese name, Kaworu-san (カヲルさん), is almost the same as The Face's, Kaoru-kun (カオル君), except オ o is changed to ヲ wo and the honorific 君 -kun is replaced with さん -san.
*The mini-Phace inside of his mouth is a reference to the Xenomorphs from the Alien franchise.
*His design is similar to the heads of the Namekians from Dragon Ball. The ears in particular could also be referencing Spock and the Vulcans from Star Trek.
*The hit show in his description, "Face Force 5", may be a reference to the Fox Force Five from Pulp Fiction.
*His Japanese description suggests that the smaller Phace inside his mouth is actually The Face himself, somehow shrunken down and using the larger Phace as a mobile villa.
*Prior to BCEN 12.5, the Enemy Guide entries for I.M. Phace, Maawth, Cli-One and Cosmic Cyclone listed their traits as "(Alien, Floating)" instead of "(Alien/Floating)". His name was still listed as "I.M. Phace(Alien, Floating)" until 13.3.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/enemy/176.html
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