Cossack Cat (Rare Cat)

Cossack Cat is a Rare Cat added in Version 9.1 who can be unlocked when beating Advent Stage Papuu's Paradise appearing on the 3rd, 4th, 17th and 18th of every month. True Form added in Version 13.5 increases health, damage, range and speed, and gains Wave Immunity and Alien targeting.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Vodka Cat at level 10.
Evolves into Royal Guard Cat when obtained from Requiem for Angels (Merciless) (guaranteed to drop) and is level 20 or above.
==Performance==
+ Deals massive damage to Relic enemies [Normal, Evolved]
+ Immune to Curse
+ Deals massive damage to Alien and Relic enemies [True]
+ Immune to Waves [True]
- Multi-Hit
===Pros===
*Fast attack rate
*Short recharge time
*High DPS
===Cons===
*Extremely low range
*Single Attack
*Low knockback count
==Strategy/Usage==
At first glance, Cossack Cat's impressive spammable DPS is promising, but his range cripples him. He can only outrange 3 Relic enemies, which are Relic Doge, Oldhorn and Sir Rel. Against Sir Rel, he performs terribly because of his single-target attack, considering that in almost all their appearances, Sir Rels are spawned in groups or are supported by multiple other peons. Relic Doge behaves similarly, although he isn't as threatening as Sir Rel. He performs well against single Oldhorns, but when there are multiple of them, notably in Supervolcano, he gets easily overwhelmed by them and performs worse than area DPS units such as Manic Flying Cat would do against them. There are very few situations where this Cat is useful, and to ad Cats he gets outclassed by Slapsticks easily.
===True Form===
One notable improvement in True Form is that Royal Guard Cat gains higher DPS, with 5.3k at Level 30. Against his targets, he does 21.2k DPS, and 15.9k DPS against Aliens and Relics respectively. While he has rather impressive DPS against Aliens, his terrible range and Single Target makes him undesirable outside of Cyberhorn. That niche is even more worthless when considering Chill Cat's Talents. Chill Cat has better range, Area Attack, and only slightly higher cost with Talents, making him the better anti-Alien attacker overall. The only Alien stages where Royal Guard Cat may shine are those with both Aliens and Relics or the Relic Doge Base, where cats can be cursed. His Relic target remains mostly useless due to the existence of Slapstick Cats. He still outranges very few Relic enemies and Single Target won't allow him to deal with swarms of them either.
The last buff he gains is immunity to Wave Attack. This seems useful at a glance but offers little to no impovement. He cannot outrange Masked Grandmaster Cat, Gigahaniwan and Youcan, being shredded easily by their attacks or support. While his low range allows him to serve as a Wave Immune meatshield, far superior alternatives already exist, leaving it useful only in stages that mix Wave Attackers and his targets.
==Description==
==Cost==
*Chapter 1: 400¢
*Chapter 2: 600¢
*Chapter 3: 800¢
==Stats==
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==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A cat wearing a Papakha and gray pants with black boots. Walks and attacks by doing the Hopak dance.
*Evolved Form: The hat is now longer and black, with a cat emblem on the front. The shirt is also darker, and gains shoulderpads. Has a belt with a vodka bottle attached, and his face is now red from drinking. Walks and attacks the same.
*True Form: The cat has transformed into a British guard, holding a musket with a bayonet. Walks and attacks the same.
==Trivia==
*Cossack Cat is a reference to the Cossack people.
*His movement and attack animations are based on Hopak, more commonly known as the Cossack dance.
*In all 3 of his forms, Cossack cat's attack animation is identical to his movement animation.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/529.html
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Category:Cat Units
Category:Rare Cats
Category:Item Drop Cats
Category:Anti-Relic Cats
Category:Single Attack Cats
Category:Multi-Hit Cats
Category:Cats with Massive Damage ability
Category:Cats with Curse Immunity
Category:Cats requiring Awakening for True Form
Category:Anti-Alien Cats
Category:Cats with Wave Immunity