Kumakura (Legend Rare Cat)

**Kuma-Kura** is a Legend Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Ancient Heroes Ultra Souls gacha event. True Form added in the Version 6.9 Update gains increased health and decreased time between attacks, as well as the ability to freeze Aku and Angel units.

## Evolution

Evolves into **Osoroshi Kuma** at level 10.

Evolves into **Mechakuma** at level 30 using Catfruit.

## Performance

### Pros

* Low cost **[Normal]**
* Short recharge time **[Normal]**
* High DPS **[Evolved, True]**
* High health and attack power **[Evolved, True]**
* Strong against Angel and Aku
* Chance of Savage Blow

### Cons

* Targets only Angel and Aku
* High cost **[Evolved, True]**
* Long recharge time **[Evolved, True]**
* Long attack animation **[Evolved, True]**
* Multi-Hit **[True]**

## Strategy/Usage

Like the other Ultra Souls, Kasa Jizo has significantly different stats between Normal (spammable) and Evolved Form (high performance), both of which can be used effectively depending on the situation.

### **Normal Form**

Kasa Jizo has a very short cooldown, so a stack of them will annihilate most Black and Angel enemies in their path. Once leveled up, Kasa Jizo is extremely powerful on Black-dominant stages like Gestalt, Decay, Soap Scum and the XP Stages (though Bombercat is nearly essential for Merciless XP!), as well as Angel-heavy stages like Broken Mask and No Plan A. Even against other enemies, he still has fine stackable DPS, about 50% more than that of a Cyborg Cat of equal level.

Thanks to the combination of range and short cooldown, Kasa Jizo is also usable as a pseudo-meatshield in certain stages where the use of short ranged cats is ill-advised, notably against wave enemies or certain Long Distance ones.

### **Evolved Form**

Jizo's Moving Castle can be very useful on stages with powerful, decently-ranged bosses with supporting Black or Angel enemies, such as the Crazed Tank and Manic Eraser stages. In some cases, the boss might also be a Black or Angel enemy like Angry Fighting or Spa of Ascension. His range of 450 is good enough to outrange most enemies, further improved by the massive damage ability, which is very helpful as some mid-late game threats are Black or Angel. A level 50 Moving Castle has a whopping 150k HP and a grand 129,600 damage. That's up to 518,400 against Black and Angels, enough to kill almost anything in only a few hits! Even better, the generalist usage for the moving castle is quite good.

With all this being said, the moving castle has two flaws that drag it down: its knockbacks and attack rate. Both are lacking and, should an enemy creep in during its attack cooldown, the moving castle may be as good as dead. Luckily, the castle’s problems are lessened in its True Form.

Jizo's Moving Castle should still be used in place of the normal form in some cases, as some enemies cannot defeated by it. Winged Pigge, St. Dober and Othom are the most prominent enemies countered by this improvement, while less notable enemies this also helps against include Master A., Project A, THE SLOTH and Le’noir.

### **True Form**

Kasa Jizo's main use lies in his Normal Form for stackability, a very important point for those who have proceeded far into the game. This, unfortunately, means that there is very little point in acquiring his True Form; but if you do, it is not a bad idea, as Jizo's Mega-Castle has its attack cooldown shortened, gains more health and more range, at the cost of a multi-hit attack. The problem with multi-hit is that it may cause Jizo's Mega-Castle to miss against enemies with many knockbacks, shown prominently when used against Winged Pigge in Heaven's Oasis. However, it also has its benefits, as it can knock back powerful but fast enemies, especially Angelic Gory, back so that the last hit may land more easily.

## Cost

### Normal Form

* Chapter 1: 500¢
* Chapter 2: 750¢
* Chapter 3: 1,000¢

### Evolved/True Form

* Chapter 1: 3,950¢
* Chapter 2: 5,925¢
* Chapter 3: 7,900¢

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## Stats

* Standard
* Detailed

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## Appearance

* Normal Form: A slightly chubby cat wearing a kasa hat and a backpack carrying a Jizō statue. When attacking, the Jizō statue pulls a gun, and shoots the enemy 3 times.
* Evolved Form: A very large castle referencing Howl's Moving Castle, complete with robotic legs. Has four Jizō statues that wear kasa hats positioned on cannon platforms, along with a very large cannon that appears to charge up and attack with yellow "orbs". The cat now sits on top of the castle with his kasa removed.
* True Form: A colored and more detailed version of the previous form. The top cannons are larger and the gun platforms have numbered shields. Instead of a backpack, the cat now has a pot containing an unidentified liquid. The castle's spikes and robotic legs are now larger and more menacing-looking. Overall, the whole castle is metallic, looking like a realistic AI armoured, heavily armed tank.

## Existence Elsewhere

### Merc Storia

Kasa Jizo appears as a 3-star monster in the fifth collaboration event story. Though his Evolved Form also takes part in the story, this form is not unlockable.

## Gallery

* Kasa Jizo Attack Animation.gifKasa Jizo's attack animation
* Jizo's Moving Castle Attack Animation.gifJizo's Moving Castle's attack animation
* Jizo(BCP).jpgNormal form description (POP!)
* Kamui.jpgEvolved form description (POP!)
* MS collab loading animation.gifMerc Storia 2019 collab loading animation
* MercStoria-KasaJizo.pngFrom Merc Storia collab
* MS-KasaJizoEvolved.pngFrom Merc Storia collab
* Kasa hat.jpgA kasa hat
* Jizo statue.jpgA Jizo statue
* KasaJizospritesheet.pngKasa Jizo's Sprite Sheet
* Jizo'sMovingCastlespritesheet.pngJizo's Moving Castle's Sprite Sheet
* Jizo'sMegaCastlespritesheet.pngJizo's Mega-Castle's Sprite Sheet
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## Trivia

* This unit is based on Kasa Jizō, a tale about an old man who offered his kasa, which is a feudal-era Japanese hat, to six Jizo Statues. Since he only had five hats left, he offered his own to the last statue, which explains the hat-less Jizo in this cat's evolved form. In the gallery above, there are examples of kasa hats and a Jizō statue.
* Kasa Jizo has the shortest recharge time of all Uber Rare Cats.
* Jizo's Moving Castle is based on the film adaptation of Howl's Moving Castle, especially on the legs.
* Jizo's Moving Castle has the highest raw attack power out of all cats with the Massive Damage ability.
	+ However, if you include Talents in this scenario, units such as Thundia and Windy would have higher damage.

## Reference

* https://battlecats-db.com/unit/138.html

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