Dark Emperor Santa

Dark Emperor Santa (悪魔王サンタ Akuma Ō Santa, Devil King Santa) is a Red/Aku enemy that appears in Event Stages.
==Enemy==
He is the Christmas spin-off of Dark Emperor Nyandam, made to look like Santa on his sleigh. His sleigh-throne is pulled by dark minions with reindeer antlers and red noses. Rather than a glass of coffee jelly, Dark Emperor Santa holds a turkey leg instead.
This enemy has the same range and attack animation as Dark Emperor Nyandam, but moves a bit faster and has a very high attack rate, along with a 100% chance to freeze your units for 4 seconds.
==Strategy==
Due to his low health, Dark Emperor Santa can be easily dispatched with strong anti-Red cats like Swordsman Cat or Bath Cat. Wrestling Cat is a direct counter due to being strong against Red and immune to freeze. Apple Cat can fight fire with fire and freeze him if well timed. While anti-Aku Cats are far rarer, they also work well due to his Aku trait giving him an additional weakness.
==Encounters==
===Event Stages===
*Jingle Cat Bell:
**Part Time Santa (100%)
**Santa or Satan!? (100%)
**Santa is on Salary (100%)
**Happy Merry X-mas (100%)
*Monthly Event All-Stars Ultra Celebration!: Ultra Stress! (Insane) (400%)
*Christmas in Space:
**Jingle Hell (150%)
**Cosmic Xmas (400%)
*Total War: Winter Special:
**Dance of Winter: Standard (Deadly) (600%)
**Dance of Winter: Advanced (Merciless) (700%)
**Dance of Winter: Supreme (Merciless) (800%)
*Night 3: Christmas Eve Redelivery:
**Red-Purple Present (100%)
**Yellow Present (800%)
*Heavenly Tower: Floor 11 (200%)
*Red Citadel: Floor 7 (200%)
*Infernal Tower: Floor 11 (600%)
*December Gauntlet:
**Jingle Cat Lv.1 (100%)
**Jingle Cat Lv.2 (133%)
**Jingle Cat Lv.3 (166%)
**Jingle Cat Lv.4 (199%)
**Jingle Cat Lv.5 (232%)
**Jingle Cat Lv.6 (265%)
**Jingle Cat Lv.7 (298%)
**Jingle Cat Lv.8 (331%)
**Jingle Cat Lv.9 (364%)
**Jingle Cat Lv.10 (400%)
*Night 2: Christmas Eve Delivery:
**Delivery Lv.6 (400%)
**Delivery Lv.7 (475%)
**Delivery Lv.8 (550%)
**Delivery Lv.9 (625%)
**Delivery Lv.MAX (700%)
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==Stats==
==Gallery==
DarkEmperorSantaTBCP.png|Dark Emperor Santa's description in The Battle Cats POP!
063 e.png|Dark Emperor Santa's spritesheet
IdleDarkEmperorSanta.gif|Dark Emperor Santa's moving animation
Emperor santa attack.gif|Dark Emperor Santa's attack animation
Medal 049.png|Dark Emperor Santa on the A Catsmas Miracle Meow Medal
Medal 083.png|Dark Emperor Santa, Lione Hippoe and Lucky Sloth on the Dance of Winter Meow Medal
FamCom 20150427.jpg|Dark Emperor Santa in the 27/4/2015 4Koma
Catsmas 2018.jpg|2018 Christmas Illustration
==Trivia==
*Dark Emperor Santa is a regular enemy in The Battle Cats POP!. His description is: "Created devious magics to break Cats' holiday spirit. Uses cheap materials to keep his Xmas profit margin low."
*His Aku trait was given to him in Version 11.3, before which he was only a Red enemy. This may be because his Japanese name, Akuma Ō Santa (悪魔王サンタ, "Devil King Santa"), contains the word Akuma (悪魔, meaning "devil"), which is also the Japanese name of the Aku trait.
**Because of this, he is the only Aku enemy whose body is not predominantly dark blue.
**He is also the only Aku enemy who had the Aku trait added retroactively instead of being Aku from the start.
**He is currently the only Aku enemy to have another trait, not counting Behemoth or Colossus.
**In The Battle Cats POP! and The Battle Cats Unite!, Dark Emperor Santa is purely a Red enemy and lacks the Aku trait, as there are no Aku in these ports.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/enemy/065.html
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Enemy Release Order:
<< Chief Peng | Red Cyclone >>
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Category:Enemy Units
Category:Red Enemies
Category:Aku Enemies
Category:Event Enemies
Category:Area Attack Enemies
Category:Enemies with Freeze ability