Infernal Pegasus Deonil

Infernal Pegasus Deonil (超炎獣テオニール, Chō Enjū Teonīru, Super Flame Beast Teonir) is a Red/Behemoth variant of Angelic Sleipnir introduced in Empress' Excavation 4.
==Enemy==
Much like Angelic Sleipnir, this nasty enemy boasts extreme health and DPS, which, combined with its extended range and guaranteed Mini-Waves render it impervious to most units, anti-Red or not, in any player's arsenal. Rather than pushing back your units to gain ground, it has a 15% chance to freeze them for 1.67 seconds, which combines with the high damage and constant attacks to often stun-lock cats. The only caveats are its slow movement speed and high knockback count to somehow mitigate its otherwise undisputed dominance. Its immunities to slow and surges aren't that big of a deal, but can still be problematic if they are essential parts of your strategy.
==Strategy==
Just like against Berserkory, Roe Cat can easily stop its advance, but will also double as a stepping stone due to the freeze, allowing Deonil to spam waves, adding thus the necessity for a countermeasure. The same can be said about Ultimate Bondage Cat, who may expect to trigger his dodge a lot with all the mini-waves, allowing him to potentially escape the freeze and then disable this enemy with his own.
Unlike in the case of Casaurian Ahirujo, Courier Cat will struggle to land hits consistently due to range issues, having to rely on lucky dodges or other cats weakening, cursing or freezing Deonil, but can still deal serious damage if he makes it to his target and gets one hit. The only consistent counters are units who outrange it, have a way to deal with waves (also through another unit) and have some sort of useful ability or good damage (Awakened Urs, Togelan Pasalan etc.). Despite Deonil's ability to outrange all Wave Shields, some may still be of use, a notable case being Cat Machine Mk3 due to having only one knockback, a quick cooldown and resistance to red enemies. Additionally, Hell Commissioner Emma can block any wave and freeze Deonil does, and, if lucky, can weaken it too, letting your attackers do damage to this nasty enemy.
The Iron Wall decoration and Waterblast foundation can be combined to reduced damage from both waves and Red enemies, seriously weakening the mini-waves.
==Description==
==Encounters==
This enemy has always appeared at 100% strength magnification.
===Event Stages===
*Empress' Excavation 4:
**Archaeology 401: Planning
**Archaeology 401: Methods
**Archaeology 401: Results
**Archaeology 401: Analysis
*Empress' Excavation 5: Archaeology 501: Results
*Peril in the Volcano III: Cursed Flaming Party
*Jinfore Volcano:
**Infernal Crater Area 16
**Erupting Cavern Area 19
===Enigma Stages===
*Hunter's Map IV: Yellow Stone Volcano IV
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==Stats==
==Gallery==
639 e.png|Infernal Pegasus Deonil's spritesheet
==Trivia==
*Infernal Pegasus Deonil's mane, fangs, wings, affinity for fire and Japanese name, Teonir, all heavily reference Teostra, an Elder Dragon in the Monster Hunter franchise. Its Freeze ability may be based off of the Stun effect that Teostra can inflict in the Fourth Generation of Monster Hunter games.
*Deonil's English name appears to been mistranslated from its Japanese name, テオニール Teonīru (Teonir). テ Te may have been misread as デ De, and the "l" in Deonil was likely supposed to be an "r", since its original variant's name also ends with "r".
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/enemy/641.html
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Enemy Release Order:
<< Mini White Cyclone | Suidae Piggicus >>
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Category:Enemy Units
Category:Red Enemies
Category:Behemoth Enemies
Category:Area Attack Enemies
Category:Enemies with Freeze ability
Category:Mini-Wave Enemies
Category:Enemies with Slow Immunity
Category:Enemies with Surge Immunity