GHOST KING I
Ghost King I is the 1st stage of Invasion of the Swamplord. Next stage: Ghost King II.
Kappy Kawano creates a Surge on every hit and answers your Surges with Counter-Surge, so Surge immunity is the entry requirement.
- The standard Surge-immune core of talented Boogie Cat, talented Actress Cat and talented Li'l Lizard Cat handles both Kawano and the Miz Devils.
- Ancient Egg: N003 works as a meatshield that Surges cannot touch.
- Bring a shield-piercing unit for the Miz Devils sitting behind their shields.
Zoge and Zigge revive after dying — without a Zombie Killer they keep coming back. Bring one to end the loop.
ZOMBIE CAT B Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
TEACHER BEARCAT A Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Counter Traitless.” 
PILEDRIVER CAT A Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” 
MR. B Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. 
BAKERY CAT A Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Kappy Kawano is Traitless. Anti-Traitless units take less damage and deal more.
TEACHER BEARCAT A Insane Damage vs Traitless (Normal form). Also fits “Stop the revives.” 
DRILLER CAT A 100% Weakens Traitless to 10% and (True) Strong vs Traitless. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” 
D'ARKTANYAN S Strong Against Traitless on a Long-Distance area attack — answers the many Traitless bosses. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
BOWLER CAT A The Slow lands on Traitless enemies — great for stalling the many Traitless bosses across Empire of Cats and Into the Future. 
BRAINWASHED AXE CAT A Strong against Traitless and Curses Traitless enemies. Kappy Kawano reaches 380 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
LIZARD CAT B Range 400 — fires from beyond its 380. 
RED RIDING MINA A Range 435 — fires from beyond its 380. 
AKU RESEARCHER A Range 400 — fires from beyond its 380. 
NERD CAT A Range 1200 — fires from beyond its 380. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Range 470 — fires from beyond its 380. Also fits “Stop the revives.” Kappy Kawano has a deep HP pool (2,600,000+ 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 “Stop the revives.” 
GAIA THE CREATOR S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” 
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 Kappy Kawano.” 7 enemy types stack up here. Area attackers hit the whole push at once instead of one unit at a time.
ZOMBIE CAT B True Form hits groups with Area attack. Also fits “Stop the revives.” 
SALON CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. NERD CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Long-range (Omni Strike in True) Area clears groups front and back. Also fits “Stop the revives.” 
VALKYRIE CAT A Hits the whole group while it freezes them. 
The castle you destroy to clear the stage.