Dark Emperor Nyandam

Dark Emperor Nyandam (悪の帝王ニャンダム, Aku no Teiō Nyandamu, Evil Emperor Nyandam) is a Red enemy first seen as the boss of the Moon/Iriomote stage in Empire of Cats Chapter 2.
==Enemy==
He lacks speed in both movement and attack rate, but he boasts immense health, attack power and range. He has lower attack than The Face at 100% strength magnification, but his buff is 150% in his first appearance, giving him 149,998 health and 2,700 damage. It's important to note that Dark Emperor Nyandam's Hitbox is closer to the front of the sprite compared to Director Kurosawah and Galactic Overseer Nyandam, due to having lower range than them. 
==Strategy==
When you first encounter him, prepare for a close fight, as he is protected by One Horns and a constant spam of Squire Rels and Those Guys (see Moon for strategies). Since few cats can outrange him, focus on units that can survive his attacks, like Fish Cat and Titan Cat.
Even later on, it's important to be wary of this enemy, as his strong, ranged attacks can put a dent in many cat armies, posing a huge danger especially to units with low health and not enough range to stay safe, like Bahamut Cat. It certainly doesn't help that most anti-Reds will not be able to properly fight him unless they get up close and beyond the enemies protecting him, but they do remain viable, such as in the case of Courier Cat's Long Distance or a Talented Dark Lazer's Wave Attacks.
Nyandam's long attack animation can be exploited: use the Cat Cannon when his attack animation is about to finish to interrupt it and force Nyandam to restart the attack. A stack of Pirate Cats or Bean Cats in early-game can be used to stunlock him provided he's by himself, which can be used to cheese Last Gang when combined with your other anti-Red specialists.
==Description==
==Variants==
==Encounters==
===Empire of Cats===
Strength magnifications are 100% in Chapter 1, 150% in Chapter 2, and 400% in Chapter 3.
*Stage 2-48: Moon
===The Aku Realms===
*Stage 14: Saudi Arabia (800%)
===Stories of Legend===
*Stage 7-1: Red Tuna Coast (400%)
*Stage 7-8: Cave Fillet (600%)
*Stage 19-2: Last Gang (2,200%)
*Stage 20-4: Monkey Magic (300%)
*Stage 21-3: Red Alert (2,200%)
*Stage 22-5: Dictator's Garden (800%)
*Stage 23-2: Catharsis' End (1,200%)
*Stage 26-1: Oil Platform (800%)
*Stage 28-3: Cat Catharsis (700%)
*Stage 36-1: Greeter at the Gates (1,600%)
*Stage 46-6: Haunted Genome (1,200%)
===Uncanny Legends===
*Stage 2-6: Mince Hill (2,800%)
*Stage 9-1: Escolar Coast (2,800%)
*Stage 16-3: Hangover Couch (2,800%)
*Stage 21-1: Furry Cavern (2,200%)
*Stage 32-1: Spiralling Ring (2,200%)
*Stage 40-4: Breakwater Blood Feud (2,200%)
*Stage 41-5: Fire Kingdom Dynamite (2,200%)
===Zero Legends===
*Stage 14-2: After-Lunch Nap (2,800%)
===Event Stages===
*Ritual Happiness: Soul Leasing (100%)
*Heaven of Darkness: Attack on B-Cyclone (Expert) (200%)
*Boogie Awakens!: Boogie Up (Expert) (1,400%)
*The Battle Cats POP!: But the App's Fun Too :) (700%)
*Axe Maniac: Unjust War (Deadly) (1,200%)
*NEO Darkness Heaven: Wrath of B-Cyclone (Insane) (200%)
*Seeing Red ∞: Ruins of the North (800%)
*The Proving Grounds: 4th Round: Dusk (Veteran) (200%)
*Arcane Confluence: Otherworld Meadow (400%)
*Empress' Excavation 4: Archaeology 401: Analysis (2,800%)
*The March of Flames: Western Wastes (800%)
*#03 Mischevous Schemes: Worldwide Oversleep (600%)
*Pt. 5: Musical Parade: Lunar Battle (400%)
*Battle of the Spring Festival Sale: DDoS Takedown (800%)
*Heavenly Tower:
**Floor 11 (400%)
**Floor 37 (250%)
*Red Citadel: Floor 5 (150%)
*Infernal Tower: Floor 11 (1,200%)
*Baron Seal Strikes: Cradle Wilderness (Deadly) (800%)
*Festival Cats: Lunar New Year's: Acrobatic Lion Dance (200%)
*Season 1: School Days: Always on my Mind (1,000%)
*Island of Hidden Treasure: Crimson Dawn (1,800%)
*Pt. 1: A Decade of Memories:
**2016 Part 1 (160%)
**2023 Part 1 (1,000%)
*Chapter 1 The Cats' Journey:
**Healing Wand (200%)
**Night Before Final Battle (600%)
*Hidden Forest of Gapra: Primeval Wood Area 17 (2,200%)
*Underground Labyrinth:
**Stage 92 (600%)
**Stage 104 (1,200%)
*Otherworld Colosseum: Round 5 (2,200%)
===Collaboration Stages===
*Dragon League: Nyanko Coliseum (200%)
*Devilish Illusion: A Tower Piercing the Sky (Insane) (600%)
*The World Beyond: Wishing for Happiness (600%)
*Rescue! Ultraman Cat: Deadly! Spacium Beam (600%)
===Enigma Stages===
*Vitamin Valley: The Precipice (Insane) (1,200%)
*Red Cradle: Cradle Shrine (Deadly) (1,800%)
===Removed Stages===
*The World Beyond: Wishing for Happiness (600%)
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==Stats==
:These are Dark Emperor Nyandam's stats at 100% strength magnification. When first encountered, he has 149,998 HP and deals 2,700 damage.
==Existence Elsewhere==
===Nyanko Defence Force===
In Nyanko Defence Force, Dark Emperor Nyandam had many new variants that could be fought as bosses or Raid Bosses. Their main attack was to summon elemental spirits which would orbit around them and shoot projectiles at the player. Three types of spirits existed:
*Water Spirits would occasionally shoot several blue projectiles at once.
*Air Spirits would constantly morph into a tornado, releasing a small green projectile.
*Fire Spirits would periodically shoot five orange projectiles at the player in quick succession.
 	 	 	 	
Dark Nyandam(ダークニャンダム) 	Ghostly Dark Nyandam(ゴースト 債怒 ダークニャンダム) 	Frozen Nyandam(フローズン ダークニャンダム) 	Ghostly Frozen Nyandam(ゴースト フローズン ダークニャンダム) 	General Nyandam(大将 ダークニャンダム)
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Lava Nyandam(溶岩 ダークニャンダム) 	Ghostly Lava Nyandam(ゴースト 溶岩 ダークニャンダム) 	Umbral Nyandam(闇のダークニャンダム) 	Relic Nyandam(古代 ダークニャンダム) 	Frozen Relic Nyandam
 	 	 	 	
Lava Relic Nyandam(古代の 溶岩の ダークニャンダム) 	Umbral Relic Nyandam 	Valentine's Nyandam 	Water Spirit 	Air Spirit (Normal Form)
 	 	 	 	
Air Spirit (Tornado Form) 	Fire Spirit 	 	 	
===The Burgle Cats===
Dark Emperor Nyandam appears as a League 8 trap in The Burgle Cats.
Security Nyandam
===Princess Punt Sweets===
During the collab, Dark Emperor Nyandam can be fought as part of a boss rush.
 	
Dark Emperor Nyandam in Princess Punt Sweets	Dark Emperor Nyandam, Princess Head, Teacher Bun Bun and J.K Bun Bun on the boss rush sign
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==Trivia==
*He is based on Satan, who is the "Emperor of Darkness".
*Despite lacking any visual similarities, Nyandam is quite possibly a reference to the Michelin Man Bibendum, mascot of the Michelin tyre company. In Japanese, Bibendum is pronounced Bibandamu (ビバンダム), while Nyandam is Ni~yandamu (ニャンダム). Furthermore, Bibendum was initially conceived as a regal figure holding a glass of beer and exclaiming the Latin phrase Nunc est bibendum ("Now is the time to drink"), while Nyandam ironically cannot drink, and instead only pretends he could.
*His Japanese description may have foreshadowed Infernal Tyrant Nyandam, as it says that Nyandam merely dyed his body Red in order to feel drunk, while Infernal Tyrant Nyandam is a non-Red form of Nyandam that he had 560,000 years ago.
*In the Korean version, the glass is stated to be filled with grape jelly rather than coffee jelly.
*His name was changed from "Nyandum" to "Nyandam" between the two English versions. "Nyandum" was either one of many typos or mistranslations from Battle Cats, or a deliberate naming choice intended to make the Bibendum reference more obvious.
*He appears during Souma & Cat's attack animation.
*In Yuru-i GeGeGe no Kitarou: Youkai Dotabata Daisensou, Kagami-Jijii used an attack strikingly similar to Dark Emperor Nyandam's.
*The Face, Dark Emperor Nyandam and Teacher Bun Bun all share the same amount of health: 99,999. However, Nyandam only has one unbuffed appearance, and Teacher Bun Bun is always fought at 400% or more.
*He is the first enemy to appear above 100% strength magnification in his debut.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/enemy/025.html
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<< Mooth | Teacher Bun Bun >>
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Category:Red Enemies
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ja:悪の帝王 ニャンダム（赤）