3-2 MARS
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×4 Spawns in groups of three. Area attackers clear them fast.
Hippoe variant — 7000 HP, 200 dmg Area Attack at 222 range. Tough first encounter in ItF Norway but a glorified Hippoe once you have Valkyrie / Bahamut and ItF Treasures.
Faster, stronger Shibalien with 35% Warp chance back 750 range. Slowable/freezable like other Aliens. Bahamut can one-shot in its first appearance.
100% Warp chance back 500 range for 3.3s — extremely disruptive. Low range vulnerability. Counter with Area Attackers and Warp-Immune cats (Bora/Lumina line, Rover Cat Mk II).
Hermit-crab Alien — 9000 HP, 300 dmg Area Attack at 170 range, 100% chance to Survive a lethal strike (one-time). Meatshields + ranged DPS handle it cleanly.
Star Pengs are the key threat — bring Warp-Immune cats and Anti-Alien Area Attackers.
Star Peng is back, Helmut Krabbe is back, Ginger Snache replaces base Snache. Same No Specials restriction. r/battlecats's read: 'Ch.3 Mars is the version where you finally appreciate having multiple Anti-Alien Ubers.' Mag scaling pushes Star Peng and Hyppoh into dangerous territory; Normal meatshields die faster than they did in Ch.1-2. Lineup: Normal Cat + Tank Cat + Wall Cat + Crazed equivalents (Crazed Cat, Crazed Tank — both Super Rare, legal under NO_SPECIAL) → Lumina, Bazibastra, Mighty Reza, Pixies for Warp Immunity + DPS. Common failure: bringing only one Anti-Alien Uber. The mag scaling means a single damage cat won't kill the Star Peng wave before it warps your line.
BAZIFENIX S Anti-Alien Uber primary — 100% Barrier Breaker + 100% Weaken vs Alien handles every Alien threat on the stage 
LUMINALIA S Anti-Alien LR tank — ~1.9M effective HP vs Alien + Warp Immunity, stalls anything the stage spawns 
MANIC ERASER CAT S 1310-HP cheap fast meatshield — cornerstone of any CotC frontline rotation 
MACHO LEG CAT A Macho Leg Cat — only Normal-tier with Strong vs Alien; the carry pick when Specials are gated