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8-4 DISGUSTING SWAMP
BOSS
METAL HIPPOE
8-4 Disgusting Swamp is the 4th stage of 8 — Bamboo Island. Previous stage: 8-3 Serial Killer Jungle. Next stage: 8-5 Dumpy Cave.
ENEMY ROSTER · 6
CATS TO CONSIDER 
CRAZED MONEKO A Reliable Critical hits punch through Metal. 
GLASS CAT A Toxic damage ignores Metal armour. 
CHEERLEADER CAT A Reliable Critical hits punch through Metal. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” 
HADES THE PUNISHER S Toxic damage ignores Metal armour. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
HIGH LORD BABEL S Toxic damage ignores Metal armour. 
BRAINWASHED FISH CAT A Toxic damage ignores Metal armour. 
GROSS CAT A Range 350 — fires from beyond its 160. 
ACTRESS CAT B Range 350 — fires from beyond its 160. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
SALON CAT S Range 350 — fires from beyond its 160. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
BACKHOE CAT A Range 350 — fires from beyond its 160. Also fits “Crack the Metal.” 
ANUBIS THE PROTECTOR S Range 425 — fires from beyond its 160. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
KUNG FU CAT B Area attack clears grouped peons. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” SALON CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” 
NERD CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” 
CATMAN S Long-range Area damage clears groups. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” ACTRESS CAT B Hits multiple enemies at once for budget crowd damage. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.”
⚙️ Crack the Metal
Metal Hippoe is Metal — normal hits do 1 damage; only Critical or Toxic damage gets through.
Critical is a chance, not a guarantee — lead with 100%-crit or Toxic units; low-crit ones are slow backups.
CRAZED MONEKO A Reliable Critical hits punch through Metal. GLASS CAT A Toxic damage ignores Metal armour. CHEERLEADER CAT A Reliable Critical hits punch through Metal. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” HADES THE PUNISHER S Toxic damage ignores Metal armour. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” HIGH LORD BABEL S Toxic damage ignores Metal armour. BRAINWASHED FISH CAT A Toxic damage ignores Metal armour. ↓ BACKUP — WON'T RELIABLY WORK HERE
📏 Out-range Metal Hippoe
Metal Hippoe reaches 160 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
GROSS CAT A Range 350 — fires from beyond its 160. ACTRESS CAT B Range 350 — fires from beyond its 160. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” SALON CAT S Range 350 — fires from beyond its 160. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” BACKHOE CAT A Range 350 — fires from beyond its 160. Also fits “Crack the Metal.” ANUBIS THE PROTECTOR S Range 425 — fires from beyond its 160. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 💥 Clear the crowd
6 enemy types stack up here. Area attackers hit the whole push at once instead of one unit at a time.
KUNG FU CAT B Area attack clears grouped peons. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” SALON CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” NERD CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” CATMAN S Long-range Area damage clears groups. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” ACTRESS CAT B Hits multiple enemies at once for budget crowd damage. Also fits “Out-range Metal Hippoe.” ENEMY BASE 
BASE HEALTH
300,000
The castle you destroy to clear the stage.
STAGE DATA
SAGAStories of Legend
CHAPTER8 — Bamboo Island
ENEMIES6
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