23-3 DARK PREMONITION
23-3 Dark Premonition is the 3rd stage of 23 — Dead End Night. Previous stage: 23-2 Catharsis' End. Next stage: 23-4 Broken Mask.
A dual-trait Floating/Dark area attacker with high HP and DPS. Units strong against both (e.g. Holy Valkyrie) or anti-Dark/anti-Floating hitters counter it cleanly.
A Dark-trait tank — a Le'boin variant with much higher HP and a heavy long-range (410) hit. Anti-Dark units, especially wave/area attackers, wear it down.
Bun Bun Black is Floating. Anti-Floating units take less damage and deal more.
ARCHER CAT A Deals Massive Damage to Floating enemies. 
BODHISATTVA CAT A Slows and (True) Weakens Floating enemies. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
CATMAN S Massive Damage vs Floating (Normal). Also fits “Out-range Le'noir.” 
HIGH LORD BABEL S Equally tough against Floating enemies, with Colossus Slayer. 
BISHOP CAT A Its Slow only lands on Floating enemies, making it a targeted answer to Floating pushers. Bun Bun Black and Le'noir are Dark. Anti-Dark units take less damage and deal more.
CATS IN A BOX B True Form has a 30% chance to Weaken Dark enemies. 
CAT GUNSLINGER A Slows Dark enemies from range. 
BRAINWASHED COW CAT A Curses Dark enemies, shutting off their abilities. 
GUNDUROS S Massive Damage + KB + Slow vs Dark. Also fits “Out-range Le'noir.” 
DOM CAT B True Form (Dark Lazer) is also Strong against Dark. Le'noir reaches 410 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
RED RIDING MINA A Range 435 — fires from beyond its 410. 
NERD CAT A Range 1200 — fires from beyond its 410. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Range 470 — fires from beyond its 410. Also fits “Burst the boss down.” 
MEDITATION CAT C Range 600 — fires from beyond its 410. 
CRAZED LIZARD CAT A Range 415 — fires from beyond its 410. Bun Bun Black has a deep HP pool (777,777+ even before stage magnification). Heavy single-target burst shortens the fight.
BAHAMUT CAT S Huge multi-hit burst — a story-unlock powerhouse that deletes tanky enemies. MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Among the highest single-hit Area damage available. Also fits “Out-range Le'noir.” 
GAIA THE CREATOR S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. 
CRAZED MONEKO A Big crit burst against tanky/Metal targets. 
CHILD OF DESTINY PHONO S Big Multi-Hit Massive-Damage bursts from safety. Also fits “Out-range Le'noir.” 6 enemy types stack up here. Area attackers hit the whole push at once instead of one unit at a time.
VALKYRIE CAT A Hits the whole group while it freezes them. 
SALON CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. 
DELINQUENT CAT A Area Multi-Hit clears grouped enemies. Also fits “Counter Floating.” CATMAN S Long-range Area damage clears groups. Also fits “Counter Floating.” 
ACTRESS CAT B Hits multiple enemies at once for budget crowd damage. Le’noir debuts. All-Dark stage — Bombercat trivializes it. Same enemy pool as XP Megablitz.
All-Dark stage; Le'noir debuts. Bombercat trivialises the entire stage — his Anti-Dark extreme damage handles every enemy in the pool. Same enemy mix recurs in the XP Megabolt event stages, so this doubles as a practice arena. Standard loadout: Bombercat + Crazed Bahamut + A. Bahamut + Manic Mohawk + one Wave-attacker for Shadow Boxer K rear positioning. r/battlecats consensus: this stage rewards specialisation, not generalist lineups.
The castle you destroy to clear the stage.