Gross Cat (Normal Elite)

*This page is referenced from Gross Cat (Normal Cat) from The Battle Cats fandom.*
**Gross Cat** is one of the Normal Elite, and the first ranged attacker the player gets. He is unlocked after clearing Oita in Japan of Cats Chapter 1 and costs 0 XP or a Normal Cat Capsule to unlock. True Form gains increased health, attack power and strong against Aliens.

## Appearance

* Normal Form: Looks like a Cat with very, very long legs, making him over twice as tall as a basic Cat.
* Evolved Form: Now has two breathtakingly beautiful and slender human legs. Attacks by kicking and showing off his shapely legs. Aesthetic fit for Actress Cat.
* True Form: Sexy Legs Cat went to the gym! His legs become incredibly muscular and buff, now with toes. A small vein can be seen just above Macho Leg Cat's face. Aesthetic fit for Beefcake Cat.

## Evolution in Game

Evolves into **Sexy Legs Cat** at level 10.

Evolves into **Macho Leg Cat** at level 20+10 using Cat Tickets.

## Performance in Game

**+** Strong against Alien enemies **[True]**

## Strategy/Usage in Game

Gross Cat helps out in a big way against enemies early on with high health and attack power, as he can outrange them. For example, enemies like Hippoe and Gory have almost no defense against a well-protected army of Gross Cats. Gross Cat decreases in use through the Legend Realm stages with the increased amounts of very long-ranged enemies, especially if the player already has strong Area Attack units like Paris Cat or Drama Cats.

Gross Cat can be extremely useful at holding his position when stacked and behind an array of Tank Cats, due to the Gross Cat's decent attack power and the Tank Cats' extreme health. While doing this, you can level up your Worker Cat and build up money for a big push.

### True Form

Macho Leg Cat changes his focus to being an all-rounder unit. His health, attack, range, cooldown, attack speed movement and cost are quite good; he has no real weak point. Macho Leg Cat also has notably higher health than many ranged Cats, even more than Eraser Cat when hypermaxed, all while staying at the relatively cheap cost of 600¢, making Macho a good unit for money-intensive stages early on.

Later into the game, Macho can be used as a cheaper replacement for Lizard Cat due to his shorter cooldown time, in trade-off for less damage, range and health, which is an ideal trade-off in *some* stages. Furthermore, Macho Leg Cat can be very useful in stages with Alien enemies, because of his high health and increased effectiveness against them.

Unfortunately, Macho begins to lose his relevance later on. Alternatives like Cameraman Cat, Paris Cat, Pizza Cat, Can Can Cat can offer better performance and have their own advantages that each can outclass it, most prominently in Uncanny Legends, Slapstick Cats are more viable in most stages. Even worse for Macho, most mid-to-late-Legend Realm enemies often deal extreme damage, further reducing his utility as he would then be a waste of cash.

## Trivia

* Gross Cat is one of the two Normal Cats that have a faster attack animation and speed in their Evolved and True Forms than in their Normal Forms, the other being Lizard Cat.
* Version 3.0 of The Battle Cats gave his True Form an anti-Alien ability, specifically Strong.
* Unlike all other variants of this cat, Macho Leg Cat doesn't use plural for "Leg" in its name.
* He and Bird Cat have different animations in forms.
* Variants of Salon Cat usually have descriptions referencing Sexy Legs/Macho Leg Cat, as when combined, they appear humanoid.

Sexy Legs Cat has the 2nd most variants in the game, behind the titular Cat.