Kuu (Uber Rare Cat)

Kuu is an Uber Rare Cat that was added in Version 2.2.6 and can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Cyber Academy Galaxy Gals and Red Busters events. True Form added in Version 5.2 increases health, attack power, range, attack rate and grants Weaken Immunity. Talents were added in Version 8.5, and Ultra Talents were added in Version 12.1.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Kuu, type γ at level 10.
Evolves into Divine Kuu at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.
==Performance==
+ Strong against Red and Black enemies
+ Immune to Weaken [True]
===Pros===
*Area Attack
*High health and attack power
*Good movement speed and range
*Many knockbacks
===Cons===
*Very slow attack rate
*Long attack animation and recharge time
*Mediocre DPS [Normal, Evolved]
*Low range [Normal, Evolved]
==Strategy/Usage==
Kuu has great general stats for an Uber and even more towards Red and Black enemies. She has great survivability and can dish out enormous damage every time she attacks. Although it may sound like her long attack rate doesn't matter that much as long as you meatshield, it can actually be a massive disadvantage in many situations. For one, she cannot reliably clear advancing peons. In the case where she misses her attack, whether it's because the boss is knocked back during the attack or she targets the frontline peons, you will have to wait about 16-18 seconds before her next attack—which is not guaranteed to hit either.
That is not to say that she's a bad general attacker, rather that she has the tendency to miss a lot and not do much.
Despite Kuu being Strong against Black enemies, they are rarely a good matchup because of the tendency of Black enemies to have many knockbacks. However, Kuu still does a great job against the few exceptions such as Chocolate Doge, Razorback and Dark Otter. Red enemies are better as they tend to have few knockbacks anyway, but she is still a risky matchup against them due to Reds being just as aggressive as Blacks.
===True Form===
Divine Kuu gains more health, increased attack power, a quicker attack rate and more range in True Form. Unfortunately, they are not improved significantly enough to realistically change her effect in battle, so the best thing that can be gained out of her True Form is her higher range. Notably, her health is increased almost twofold, but that does not matter widely otherwise.
===Talents===
Unlocking her weaken and leaving it at level one could be argued to be worth the cost, but it would be absurd to invest in such a short lasting ability for a unit who attacks around every 16 seconds, and you have better options for countering her targeted traits anyway. Attack Buff and Defense Buff are better options, as they directly improve this unit's performance on the battlefield, but should only be considered if you've invested Catseyes already. Wave Resistance does very little for the extreme investment. Curse Immunity should be saved for when you get Kuu's Ultra Talents, as Curse Immunity and Target Relic go hand in hand.
===Ultra Talents===
This is where things start to head in a much more positive direction.
Decrease TBA is Kuu's much needed redemption. This takes her cumbersome attack rate and narrows it down significantly. Now, she attacks every 8.63 seconds, a massive improvement over her original attack rate. With this, Kuu now proves herself incredibly powerful as a nuker, and can compare incredibly nicely to her peers.
Since you would have upgraded her to level 60 to get this, Kuu now has 20k dps (9.2k DPS with level 30 scaling), which is enough to justify the purchase, especially if you lack a powerful generalist. It's also very apparent in her existing niches as well. Red nukers are considered valuable, but now she's quite literally up to speed, whilst maintaining the bulk that made her stand out in the first place. Her niche as an anti-black is also much better, since her attack rate is enough for her to not be immediately overwhelmed.
To make things even better, Kuu can now target Relic enemies, and while this wouldn't be that good on it's own, pairing it with her Decrease TBA talent turns her into a relic slaughterer, or, more accurately, a second Luza. Because of this, Kuu can easily take down most relic enemies, and if she doesn't, she's still making the stage significantly easier. While Luza has the advantage of piercing on his second hit, 4 star usage, Behemoth Slayer, and some extra immunities, Kuu is equal in terms of pure stats, and works well with other anti-relics, like Slapsticks. 
To top everything off, Kuu also gets Surge Immune, which has quite a few uses, notably for countering Red EnerG, Raynard, Surge Base, Elder Flame Doron and Evil Emperor Cat in terms of pure niche performance. Most of these enemies aren't prominent and all have their own counters, but Kuu can help tremendously if you lack surge-immune attackers.
Note that Kuu isn't that strong of an uber without these ultra talents, which can make the large investment a lot less appealing. It's also worth noting that if you already have dedicated anti-relic attackers like Kenshin or Catman, you don't need to invest in these talents. If you decided to do so either way, Kuu can become an unforgiving god to any enemy unlucky enough to stand against her.
==Description==
==Cost==
*Chapter 1: 2,800¢
*Chapter 2: 4,200¢
*Chapter 3: 5,600¢
==Stats==
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==Catfruit Evolution==
==Talents==
*Weaken: Adds a 40% chance to weaken enemies to 50% for 39f 1.3s, improves by 9f 0.3s per level up to 120f 4s (Total Cost: 235 NP)
*Resist Wave: Reduces wave damage by 5% per level up to 50% (Total Cost: 175 NP)
*Curse Immunity (Cost: 100 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)
===Ultra Talents===
*Attack Frequency Up: Decreases time between attacks by 20f 0.67s per level up to 200f 6.67s (Total Cost: 225 NP)
*Target Relic (Cost: 150 NP)
*Immune to Surge (Cost: 150 NP)
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A teenage girl standing atop a cloud with 2 thrusters. Uses a staff-like weapon to attack.
*Evolved Form: Now in colour; various object colours include different shades of red and gold, with green ribbons in the cloud. The cloud now adds a small thruster, 3 in total. The staff seems futuristic.
*True Form: Her skirt is raised up around the edges. Her staff has a green glow at the ends, and her thrusters and clouds have a green glow as well, and the thrusters are now slightly tilted upwards.
==Existence Elsewhere==
===Princess Punt Sweets===
Kuu's outfit can be obtained in Princess Punt Sweets by purchasing it in the KP exchange for 40,000 KP. Prior to the 2024 collab, it could be obtained by rolling in the collab's gacha.
 	
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==Trivia==
*She was added to the game alongside Kai and Coppermine on May 14th, 2014.
*Prior to Version 4.7, Kuu was a part of another Cat Combo called Journey to the West.
*This unit is the first Galaxy Gal to have two target traits.
*She was one of the first units to receive Ultra Talents, alongside God-Emperor Megidora and Inferno Akira.
*Kuu is based on Sun Wukong/Monkey King - the Bo/Staff and the cloud riding are common traits in Wukong's portrayal.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/106.html
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