Cat Bomber

Cat Bomber
Group	Kitten Army
Roles	Foe, Summon
Appearances	Epic Battle Fantasy 5

The Cat Bomber is a foe and a summon in Epic Battle Fantasy 5. It's primarily found in No Man's Land, the Mystic Woods, and the Deathly Hollows, often alongside other members of the Kitten Army.

Appearance

Cat Bombers are fluffy cats that wear bandannas and arm themselves with explosives to attack. They come in several colors, including all white, black with white-tipped ears, and brown. They can be seen carrying Hand Bombs or sticks of dynamite, and wear either solid red or white bandannas.

Overview

Cat Bombers are similar to Bits and Ores, in that they tend to perform a self-destructive attack at the first opportunity. Unlike Bits and Ores, however, Cat Bombers have no other form of attack, and it technically has two to choose from; however, which one they use is dependent on how many bombs they have left. Both are single-target magical Bomb attacks with a chance to inflict Stagger; the player can knock away the Cat Bomber's second bomb with a high-powered attack, sharply reducing its offense by forcing it to use its weaker attack.

While they don't last long, a squad of Cat Bombers can deal major damage, potentially even taking out a player. They tend to prioritize the healthiest player and will Surrender if they're the only foe left.

Defensively, the Cat Bomber has a diverse assortment of weaknesses and no resistances to any status or element. It is weak to Thunder, Fire, Water, and especially Bio; if "More Foe Resistance" is active, it becomes neutral to the first two and only slightly weak to the others. Because of their particularly short-lived nature, it is best to attack Cat Bombers with multi-target attacks, basing the attack of choice off of what other foes are present. If the player has sufficient Bomb resistance, Cat Bombers can be ignored entirely, due to their attacks being 100% Bomb-elemental.

Statistics

	Cat Bomber	EBF5
	Some cats believe it is honorable to die fighting, even in a suicide attack. It'll aim for the strongest player.

Statistics
Base Statistics								Exp	AP	SP	Gold	Hit2HP	Catch
	60	4	4	4	4	4	4.4	10	1.2	1.2	9	50	55
Elemental Resistance
	-50%	-50%	-	-	-80%	-	-50%	-	-	-
Status Resistance
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debuff Resistance
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Item Drop Rate
Icon					-
Name	Wool	Banana	Apple	Coffee	-
Chance	50%	15%	10%	5%	-

Status Damage
Damage taken from status effects, in % of maximum health (per turn), including elemental resistances:
Burn	Scorch	Poison	Virus	Doom (if Death fails)	Regen
5.25% per stack, up to 47.25%	10.5% per stack, up to 94.5%	5.4% per stack, up to 48.6%	10.8% per stack, up to 97.2%	25%	-33.(3)%
Damage taken from first four is decreased by 30% on Easy and 65% on Zero difficulties. Final damage is randomized by ±5% (except for Doom) and rounded down.

Statistics with More Foe Resistance enabled.

	Cat Bomber	EBF5
	Some cats believe it is honorable to die fighting, even in a suicide attack. It'll aim for the strongest player.

Statistics
Base Statistics								Exp	AP	SP	Gold	Hit2HP	Catch
	60	4	4	4	4	4	4.4	10	1.2	1.2	9	50	55
Elemental Resistance
	-	-	-	-	-30%	-	-30%	-	-	-
Status Resistance
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debuff Resistance
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Item Drop Rate
Icon					-
Name	Wool	Banana	Apple	Coffee	-
Chance	50%	15%	10%	5%	-

Status Damage
Damage taken from status effects, in % of maximum health (per turn), including elemental resistances:
Burn	Scorch	Poison	Virus	Doom (if Death fails)	Regen
3.5% per stack, up to 31.5%	7% per stack, up to 63%	3.9% per stack, up to 35.1%	7.8% per stack, up to 70.2%	25%	-33.(3)%
Damage taken from first four is decreased by 30% on Easy and 65% on Zero difficulties. Final damage is randomized by ±5% (except for Doom) and rounded down.

Loses the second bomb if hurt for >50% of its max HP in a single hit.

Attacks and Abilities

Attack List
Attack	Target	Power	Type	Element	Status Effect			Acc	Crit	RdF
Jump & Explode	Single	40		100%	10%	1x		150%	10%	10%
Notes: Status chance increased to 50% on Hard or Epic difficulties. Can only be used if the second bomb has been lost. Kills the user.
Run & Explode	Single	70		100%	20%	1x		150%	10%	10%
Notes: Status chance increased to 100% on Hard or Epic difficulties. Cannot be used if the second bomb has been lost. Kills the user.

Battle Logic

The following describes general logic of the enemy and attack patterns, with chances of each attack to be used. Conditions are listed from highest to lowest priority unless specified otherwise.

Action

• If catch score >55 and all players are Lovable, or if no other foes are left → Surrender;
• If it lost the second bomb → Jump & Explode;
• Otherwise → Run & Explode.

Additionally, the Cat Bomber will target the least damaged player with its attacks.

Counter (only if Counter-Attacking Foes is enabled)

• 100%;
  • If it lost the second bomb → Jump & Explode;
  • Otherwise → Run & Explode.

Summon

The Cat Bomber can be captured and used as a summon, or be randomly summoned by the Mecha Suit (female armor). It performs its explosive suicide attack on the targeted foe, dealing modest magical Bomb damage with a high chance to Stagger them for a turn.

	Cat Bomber							SP
	Throws a bomb at a foe, dealing magical damage and staggering them.							26	Kept
Target	Power	Type	Element	Status Effect			Acc	Crit	RdF
Single	120		100%	100%	1x		100%	10%	10%

Trivia

• In several demos of the game, the Cat Bomber's bandana had the controversial Japanese Rising Sun flag on it. This has since been removed.
• Along with the Cat Ninja, the Cat Bomber is the only Cat foe in EBF5 that doesn't change its stats when its offhand item is lost.
• The Cat Bomber was designed by Federico "Fede" Sosa. Its original concept art shows it with a stick of dynamite tied to its body that it would use for its suicidal attack; it was also able to throw bombs, dynamite, or hand grenades as an alternative move.
  • Fede's suggested names for the Cat Bomber included "Katmikaze" and "Cat-boom."
  • The concept art for the Cat Bomber can be found in the entrance hall of the Iron Fortress, next to a similar picture for the Mirrors.
    

    Fede's original concept for the Cat Bomber.