Hayabusa (Uber Rare Cat)

:For other uses, see Akuma.
Hayabusa is an Uber Rare Cat that was added in Version 4.7 and can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Dark Heroes and Metal Busters events. True Form added in Version 8.0 gains Zombie Killer and targets Zombies. Talents were added in Version 11.4.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Oni Hayabusa at level 10.
Evolves into Akuma Hayabusa at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.
==Performance==
+ 30% chance to perform a Critical Hit [Normal]
+ 50% chance to knockback and slow Alien enemies [Evolved]
+ 50% chance to knockback and slow Zombie enemies [True]
+ Zombie Killer [True] 
+ Immune to Slow
+ Long Distance attacks 
===Pros===
*Many knockbacks
===Cons===
*Low damage [Normal]
*Short standing range
*Has a blind spot
==Strategy/Usage==
Hayabusa is used for one of the most efficient Cat Combos in the game: Enter The Ninja. By simply pairing Hayabusa with Ninja Cat, you can get a Medium Speed Boost. This is a great deal for just two cats. The Battle Cats veterans and Cat Combo users will notice a distinctive potential for enticing power: Ninja Cat is also part of the Cool Japan Combo, which means that with Sushi Cat + Sumo Cat + Samurai Cat + Ninja Cat + Hayabusa, you can get both the medium Attack and Speed boosts for just 5 slots.
Long Distance means that this unit can be stacked in stages like Wonderful Conquest (Insane), which starts with only Firework Guys that never attack. Since all forms of Hayabusa have high speed, it is recommended to either protect him with fast-moving meatshields (Crazed Cat/Crazed Tank Cat), or spawn him after you have a good unit line built up. Likewise, as a Long Distance unit, he could be used for sniping and cheesing strategies, but he's usually not the best option for damage as superior or more accessible options often exist.
===Normal Form===
Hayabusa's first form is a considerable offense against Metal enemies, as his Critical chance is solid and his Long Distance allows him to wipe out a huge swarm of Metal enemies, vastly outperforming many other Critters who may just hit one or two and completely miss the dangerous Metals. However, almost all Metals are melee attackers, so the likes of Super Metal Hippoe and Metal One Horn can invade his blind spot. Preventing this can be done so by a steady stream of meatshields. Hayabusa also works well in tandem with Paladin Cat, since the former can attack Metal units at a distance, while the latter defeats the Metal enemies that reach to blind spot (if he Crits). If you additionally have Princess Kaguya or other good anti-Metal stallers, like the Cats gained from the Cyclone Stages, you will likely never have problems with Metal enemies ever again.
===Evolved Form===
Oni Hayabusa is very useful throughout Into the Future and many of the Cats of the Cosmos stages where he can be deployed, as he can knock back bulky Aliens like Cyberhorn and Nimoy Bore, and slow quick-moving Aliens, such as Scissoroo and LeMurr. However, keep in mind that some Aliens, such as Maawth and I.M. Phace, outrange him. In these cases, you should utilize the strong front-line as they really help him to attack the back-line enemies to attack them without being damaged.
Oni Hayabusa is particularly useful in Queen's Coronation, as he's immune to slow, can attack Queen B even if THE SLOTH gets in the way thanks to his Long Distance ability, and said ability also allows him to easily deal with the Kroxos. At level 30 or above, he can also kill Brollows in one hit. However, time him well, or THE SLOTH will easily kill him.
===True Form===
Akuma Hayabusa becomes a very effective anti-Zombie crowd-controller, being able to knockback bulky Zombies like Lord Gravey or prevent annoying Zombies from burrowing (e.g., Zory, Zir Zeal, Zang Roo) if his knockback and slow abilities activate. With his Long Distance ability, he can help clear big chunks of Zoges, Znaches or The Thrillerz while still being able to take on much bulkier Zombies such as Zyclone.
Akuma Hayabusa works extremely well in certain Zombie-dominant stages, such as The Haunted 1LDK and Floor 27 of the Heavenly Tower, where he is able to push Lord Gravey and Miss Haka all the way back behind the enemy base and keep them there with support.
===Talents===
Shield Piercing should optimally be unlocked first. At maximum level, Shield Piercing activates 40% of the time, which is quite nice given Akuma Hayabusa's Long Distance reach. Granted, the Shield Piercing Talent is so useful that it can be unlocked well before Target Aku, far more useful than his knockback or slow abilities against them, especially considering Shields block status effects. His standing range allows him to reach Fallen Bear, with Long Distance even putting Le'Behemoth and Lord of Ruin Jagando within his range. However, for a chance of knocking them back or slowing them, Target Aku can still be considered, even if it only works effectively on Aku enemies without Shields or when Shield Piercing also triggers.
Resist Curse is only ever situational at best and not really worth the NP. Akuma Hayabusa does not target Relics as it is and the amount of stages with Relic support backing Zombies/Aku are too scarce to be of any relevance. Curse will disable knockback, but doesn't affect Shield Piercing or Zombie Killer, meaning his use isn't hampered much anyway.
Similarly, Attack Buff and Defense Buff are not a worthwhile use of NP. Akuma Hayabusa does have decent stats for a long-distance rusher, but they are not worth boosting with Talents and there are better units to spend them on. If anything, Catseyes should be more than enough.
==Description==
==Cost==
*Chapter 1: 2,850¢
*Chapter 2: 4,275¢
*Chapter 3: 5,700¢
==Stats==
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==Catfruit Evolution==
==Talents==
*Target Aku (Cost: 100 NP)
*Shield Piercing: Adds a 4% chance to pierce shields, improves by 4% per level up to 40% (Total Cost: 235 NP)
*Resist Curse: Reduces curse duration by 16%, improves by 6% per level up to 70% (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)
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A masked, humanoid ninja wearing fur-clothing covered with armor on the upper body and the lower legs. Hayabusa wears a scarf and a crown. Hayabusa has a large circular pauldron with a Kanji character engraved on it. Hayabusa wields a curved katana with a cat in the katana's decoration. 
*Evolved Form: Similar design of his Normal Form, but darker and wears a mask with one eye igniting with blue flames. The katana is imbued with blue flames.
*True Form: Now has extra armor. Hayabusa's fire theme is now blood red. Hayabusa's armor pieces gets more darker in contrast to its previous form. Hayabusa's mask changes into a more sinister look. Has a red orb on its lower chest. Hayabusa's katana is now imbued with blood red fire.
==Existence Elsewhere==
===Shoumetsu Toshi===
Hayabusa and its evolution appear in Shoumetsu Toshi as a water type unit introduced in the second collaboration between the two games. It appears in the collaboration gacha during the event duration and can only be obtained through it.
天誅ハヤブサ (Tenchū Hayabusa, Heaven's Punishment Hayabusa) 	天誅ハヤブサ (Tenchū Hayabusa, Heaven's Punishment Hayabusa) 	斬魔ハヤブサ (Zanma Hayabusa, Slash Demon Hayabusa)
 	 	
Stats At Level 35 	Stats At Level 35 	Stats At Level 99
Rarity 	★4 	★5
Health 	1,309 	2,978
Attack 	706 	1,222
Recovery 	71 	97
Single Skill 	Water attribute attack equal to x4 own attack power 	Water attribute attack equal to x4 own attack power
Leadership Skill 	Increases the attack power of water attribute souls by 1.8, and also generates upto 10 combos, increasing attack power by x1.5% of the number of combos	Increases the attack power of water attribute souls by 1.8, and also generates upto 10 combos, increasing attack power by x1.5% of the number of combos
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==Trivia==
*Hayabusa's name may be a reference to the main character of the Ninja Gaiden series, Ryu Hayabusa.
*An oni is a demon-like yōkai in Japanese folklore, while akuma (悪魔) is one of the Japanese words for "demon" or "devil" (distinct from oni).
**Akuma is also the Japanese name of the Aku trait, but this is most likely a coincidence, as Akuma Hayabusa's Japanese name does not contain the word akuma.
*Oni Hayabusa's blade and blue flames may be a reference to Rin Okumura's Kurikara from the Blue Exorcist manga and anime series.
*The character that appears just after Oni Hayabusa's attack is the kanji for "slash".
*Oni Hayabusa's design and attack animation may be a reference to Raiden and his Zandatsu technique from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
*Hayabusa is the only Dark Hero whose stats seemingly change between Normal and Evolved Form (as non-Critical Hits only inflict 1 damage to Metal enemies, meaning his effective anti-metal damage is still the same), and is also the only Dark Hero whose Normal Form has no anti-Alien abilities.
*Sakura Sonic may be related to Hayabusa. They are both anti-Metal specialists with similarities in their attack animations, both hail from a ninja clan who opposes evil, their weapons are both described as taima no katana (退魔の刀, "sword of exorcism"), and the Japanese names of Oni Hayabusa and Sacred Blade Sakura both contain the word tenchū (天誅, "Heaven's punishment" or "divine retribution"). Furthermore, the second kanji in Sakura's Japanese surname (風隼, Kazehaya) is pronounced hayabusa on its own.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/262.html
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