Katash

* First Form
* Second Form

*Note: This article contains heavy **spoilers**! Read with caution!*

   **Katash** is the leader of the Kobolds, and the primary antagonist of *Phoenotopia: Awakening*. He serves as both the boss of the White Towers, and as the final boss encounter of the game. He takes orders from an unknown master.

### First Battle

Just like in the original *Phoenotopia*, Katash is first encountered at the top of the White Towers. Compared to the original game, Katash's fighting style has been completely overhauled; he no longer uses a force field, and so can be damaged at any time by any weapon you may have. To compensate for this, however, Katash is much more agile and has a myriad of new attacks that make him very dangerous to confront if unprepared. He spends much of the battle running and jumping around the room, spraying laser bullets from his gun, and sometimes teleport onto one of the ledges to shoot bigger, explosive bullets that can be destroyed by shooting them with a ranged weapon like the Civilian Crossbow. Also, Katash will pause shortly before dashing through at Gail at lightning speed; if it connects, he'll not only damage Gail but also stun her and steal a consumable item from her and eat it.

After losing enough health, Katash will summon a small spaceship which crashes through the ceiling and makes some debris fall. From then on, the spaceship will periodically reappear and attack by either deploying a pair of Moth Mines or by using its gun to fire a solid laser beam that sweeps across the floor. While the laser attack is happening, Katash himself will stay on a ledge and not do anything unless Gail attacks him or gets close to him, in which case he'll try to use melee attacks on her.

After his defeat, Katash teleports away and swears revenge on Gail, promising to return later.

### Tricks for the First Battle

There are several possible tricks to beat Katash much more easily in the first encounter, which normally would be difficult.

* If you purchased the Concentration technique and have a energy-boosting item such as the Honey Brew, you'll be able to stunlock Katash on a wall by timing charged swings. This renders him fully unable to attack Gail as long as the timing is precise. If the player misses a small time frame, Katash will teleport away and recover. This trick is highly essential to get the speedrunner achievement, as this allows to prevent the boss from attacking and quickly removing chunks of health in a short time.
* It is recommended to intentionally miscook some items to create "Food", which will damage Katash if he attempts to steal these from you. There's a room before the boss fight that contains various items which can be cooked into "Food". Note that the items stolen are generally random{citation needed] and won't prioritize "food".

#### Battle Quotes

**Before the Battle**

* *"Ah! The meddler with the bat! I've heard of you... You have no idea what you've stepped into, do you? Keh heh heh! I was getting bored, so I appreciate the entertainment. The name's Katash. Curse my name when you grace the steps of hell!"*

**Stealing an Item from Gail**

* *"Thanks for the grub!"*
* *"Tasty! What else you got?"*
* *"Yum! Delicious!"*
* *"I'll be taking that!"*
* *"It's the stealing that makes it extra scrumptious!"*
* *"Haha! Fool!"*
* *"Blargh! Why do you even have this!?"* (Upon consuming "Food")
* *"Funagh! I don't feel so good!"*

**After the Battle**

* *"Ugh! This isn't over! A Kobold warrior never forgets his quarry!"*

### Second Battle

Katash returns during the final sequence at the heart of E.D.E.N. while Bart and his Stellanite crew are trying to open some Phoenix pods. While his minions open fire on the Stellanites, Katash declares that he's come to take his revenge on Gail as promised, and challenges her to fight. This last battle against Katash has three phases, with Katash becoming more powerful in each phase. Thankfully, you don't have to complete the entire fight to win the game; if you lose to Katash, he'll taunt Gail but then get beaten up by Zero. Should you manage to defeat Katash, you will earn the Dark Wings achievement.

#### Phase 1

This phase plays similarly to Katash's first battle, but he never summons his spaceship and doesn't steal Gail's food if he hits her with his dash attack.

#### Phase 2

In this phase, Katash's bullets deal more damage, and Katash gains a new attack: he'll jump into the air, shoot a volley of bullets, pull out a pair of laser swords, and dive at Gail with them. Some of his other attacks are more powerful now; when firing explosive missiles, Katash now fires two or even three at a time instead of one. When he spins in the air and sprays bullets everywhere, he stays in the air for longer.

#### Phase 3

In this phase, Katash starts to summon his spaceship again. Whenever he summons it, the ship will fly across the screen and either zap its laser across the ground or drop four Mole Mines which will then roll after Gail. Additionally, after Katash finishes the attack where he spins in the air and sprays bullets, he follows it up with a dash attack.

In this phase, Katash's ship now has a health bar and will take damage from Gail's attacks; if its health is depleted, the ship will break down and won't reappear from that point on.

#### Battle Quotes

**Before Phase 1**

* *"Did I not say a Kobold never forgets his quarry? Kill 'em all, boys! But leave this one to me."*

**Before Phase 2**

* *"Ha ha ha! You are worthy indeed! But this isn't even my full power! Let's see how you can handle this!"*

**Before Phase 3**

* *"Grrrrr! It pains me to admit you'd beat me in a fair duel. But the mission takes priority over my own pride. Time to die!"*

**If Gail Loses the Battle**

* *"Ha ha! You LOSE! I'll grant you the mercy of a quick death!"*