BOSS
KAPPY KAWANO
Ghost King II is the 2nd stage of Invasion of the Swamplord. Previous stage: Ghost King I. Next stage: Ghost King III.
STRATEGY
Kappy Kawano takes over 100 seconds to arrive, which makes beating the stage before he shows up a legitimate plan.
- Kill Othom quickly, then brute-force the Bun Bun Black before it can establish itself.
- If you do fight normally, bring plenty of Surge immunity but reserve counters for the Othoms and Bun Bun Blacks.
- The opening threats are mild enough that a fast, committed push is realistic.
ENEMY ROSTER · 6
CATS TO BRING 
CAN CAN CAT A A Can Can with the Extra Money, Move Speed Up, Defense Buff and Attack Buff Talents is useful for dealing with Ginger Snache, but most importantly Heavenly Hippoe due to its high stats, while also getting some additional resources to work with. 
FISHMAN CAT A The essence of any rush strategy, Fishman's massive damage to Floating makes it extremely useful against Bun Bun Black and Othom, though it should not have the Move Speed Up Talent so it can exploit Othom's short curse duration. 
RAMEN CAT A A tanky unit that works well with "Research" Effect UP Combos, Ramen's resistance to Angels makes him particularly suited to fighting Heavenly Hippoe. 
BOULDER CAT A Boulder works very much like Ramen with its extreme durability, and with Research Combos can form a thick layer of defense. 
KASLI, DAUGHTER OF CHAOS S Category:Anti-Traitless Cats|Anti-Traitless]]/Surge-immune Ubers: with either of these abilities are quite likely to be helpful in killing Kappy Kawano, potentially even while the Bun Bun Blacks are still alive. 
LORD OF RUIN JAGANDO JR. A Lord of Ruin Jagando Jr.: Strong against Traitless enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, only takes 1/2 damage) Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
MACHO CRYSTAL CAT A Knocks back and Slows Traitless enemies on its Kamikaze hit. 
NEO DRILLER CAT A 100% Weakens Traitless to 10% and (True) Strong vs Traitless. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” 
VALIANT D'ARKTANYAN S Strong Against Traitless on a Long-Distance area attack — answers the many Traitless bosses. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
HITMAN CAT A Hitman Cat: Deals massive damage to Traitless enemies Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
KING DRAGON CAT B Range 400 — fires from beyond its 380. 
AWAKENED URURUN A Range 450 — fires from beyond its 380. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
CAT RESEARCHER A Range 400 — fires from beyond its 380. 
CYBERPUNK CAT A Range 1200 — fires from beyond its 380. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Range 470 — fires from beyond its 380. Also fits “Burst the boss down.” 
AWAKENED BAHAMUT CAT S Huge multi-hit burst — a story-unlock powerhouse that deletes tanky enemies. ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Among the highest single-hit Area damage available. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” 
GAIA THE SUPREME S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” 
CORRUPTED MONEKO A Big crit burst against tanky/Metal targets. 
DIVINE KALISA S Big Massive-Damage Area hits. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
ESOTERIC URIL A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” 
CYBORG CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. CYBERPUNK CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Long-range (Omni Strike in True) Area clears groups front and back. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” 
PROFESSOR ABYSS A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.”
★ PICKED FOR THIS STAGE
CAN CAN CAT A A Can Can with the Extra Money, Move Speed Up, Defense Buff and Attack Buff Talents is useful for dealing with Ginger Snache, but most importantly Heavenly Hippoe due to its high stats, while also getting some additional resources to work with. FISHMAN CAT A The essence of any rush strategy, Fishman's massive damage to Floating makes it extremely useful against Bun Bun Black and Othom, though it should not have the Move Speed Up Talent so it can exploit Othom's short curse duration. RAMEN CAT A A tanky unit that works well with "Research" Effect UP Combos, Ramen's resistance to Angels makes him particularly suited to fighting Heavenly Hippoe. BOULDER CAT A Boulder works very much like Ramen with its extreme durability, and with Research Combos can form a thick layer of defense. KASLI, DAUGHTER OF CHAOS S Category:Anti-Traitless Cats|Anti-Traitless]]/Surge-immune Ubers: with either of these abilities are quite likely to be helpful in killing Kappy Kawano, potentially even while the Bun Bun Blacks are still alive. ⚙ More counters worked out from the roster, lower confidence than the picks above; kept for reference
Counter Traitless
Kappy Kawano is Traitless. Anti-Traitless units take less damage and deal more.
LORD OF RUIN JAGANDO JR. A Lord of Ruin Jagando Jr.: Strong against Traitless enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, only takes 1/2 damage) Also fits “Clear the crowd.” MACHO CRYSTAL CAT A Knocks back and Slows Traitless enemies on its Kamikaze hit. NEO DRILLER CAT A 100% Weakens Traitless to 10% and (True) Strong vs Traitless. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” VALIANT D'ARKTANYAN S Strong Against Traitless on a Long-Distance area attack — answers the many Traitless bosses. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” HITMAN CAT A Hitman Cat: Deals massive damage to Traitless enemies Also fits “Clear the crowd.” Out-range Kappy Kawano
Kappy Kawano reaches 380 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
KING DRAGON CAT B Range 400 — fires from beyond its 380. AWAKENED URURUN A Range 450 — fires from beyond its 380. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” CAT RESEARCHER A Range 400 — fires from beyond its 380. CYBERPUNK CAT A Range 1200 — fires from beyond its 380. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Range 470 — fires from beyond its 380. Also fits “Burst the boss down.” Burst the boss down
Kappy Kawano has a deep HP pool (2,600,000+ even before stage magnification). Heavy single-target burst shortens the fight.
AWAKENED BAHAMUT CAT S Huge multi-hit burst — a story-unlock powerhouse that deletes tanky enemies. ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Among the highest single-hit Area damage available. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” GAIA THE SUPREME S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” CORRUPTED MONEKO A Big crit burst against tanky/Metal targets. DIVINE KALISA S Big Massive-Damage Area hits. 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.
ESOTERIC URIL A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” CYBORG CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. CYBERPUNK CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Long-range (Omni Strike in True) Area clears groups front and back. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” PROFESSOR ABYSS A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Out-range Kappy Kawano.” ENEMY BASE 
BASE HEALTH
1,300,000
The castle you destroy to clear the stage.
STAGE DATA
SAGAEvents
CHAPTERInvasion of the Swamplord
ENEMIES6
DIFFICULTYMerciless
RUNS ON13th, 14th, 27th & 28th of each month
RESTRICTIONNo Cont