List of Free Units (Includes iOS & Android)

Overview

Okay so your probably pissed at the fact that you need to pay for actual units (and also the lack of Steam cards and junk of that kind). So lets see what units you can get for free.Any info taken here can be applied to the Android & iOS version as well.

General Info

List of free units.

If you havent, check this guide as its help with getting most of these units:
[link]
Except do it by hours and not days.

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Here is some info on what certain things mean:

The Icon next to the unit’s name is the team that unit is affiliated with. A deck filled with the same team units gets 10% HP bonus to all units.

Ranking is purely my opinion. Its basically my tier. You might have a different opinions and thats fine. You don’t have to take my tier seriously. I base my ranking on overall usefulness in single player and for online battles… more of the latter.

Obtain, tells you how or when you will get this unit. Pretty simple.

HP is the MAX HP. You can upgrade the HP of the unit by leveling up a unit in the Customize option. Level 30 is unlocked after you beat World 1. Units get +10% HP added each if your deck is made of a Team. The current max is 40 which has to be unlocked in the event area, but due to me being only 1 person, i will only display level 30 as of now.

AP is the points the unit needs to be summoned out.

Mov is movement speed.

Prod is production speed, how long it takes to summon another of that unit out.

Stand. Atk, The units long range attack and what type of attack it is. Either spread or single fire. The second Stand. Atk is the name of the attack.

Spec. Atk is special attack. Same concept as above.

Close Rng is close range. Some units have it, some don’t.

Have fun with this game!… Thats if you playing on mobile :V
Currently no freebies for KoF.

Given Units

Soldier (Blue)

Rank: F
Obtain: From the start
HP: 500
AP: 30
Mov: Normal
Prod: Very Fast
Stand. Atk: —-
Stand. Atk: —-
Spec. Atk: Spread: Normal
Spec. Atk: Grenade
Close Rng: Knife
Description: “A common military soldier. Wars are won with numbers!”

Completely useless, well he can’t do anything about it since he is the first unit you get. Only good he does is finding those sneaky pows hidden in the early levels. Replace with samurai plane for a good pow hunter.

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Sandbag

Rank: B
Obtain: From the start
HP: 4000
AP: 40
Mov: —–
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: —–
Stand. Atk: —–
Spec. Atk: —–
Spec. Atk: —–
Close Rng: —–
Description: “A convenient weapon that cannot attack but that can stop enemy advances.”

Your best friend as of right now. This sandbag starts to become worthless later on. If the Miner is hit at all, he will run away. So make sure you plant in before reaching the front limit and pay attention to the enemy units attack range and speed.

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10000000TARO

Rank: F
Obtain: From the start
HP: 2500
AP: 100
Mov: Fast
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: —-
Stand. Atk: —-
Spec. Atk: Spread: Short
Spec. Atk: Shock Wave
Close Rng: Roundhouse Kick
Description: “A fighter who wanders armed with flesh. He controls energy and can unleash powerful shock waves.”

Literally the most useless unit ever. He is nothing more then a sick cruel joke.

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Mini Jupiter King

Rank: B
Obtain: From the start
HP: 5000
AP: 200
Mov: Normal
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Spread: Short
Stand. Atk: Laser
Spec. Atk: —–
Spec. Atk: —–
Close Rng: —–
Description: “This miniature escort robot was made by Morden’s Army for a special event.”

Send him out as backup, Hermit is a much more useful unit so spend your AP on that instead.

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Mini Hermit

Rank: A
Obtain: From the start
HP: 7500
AP: 200
Mov: Normal
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: —-
Stand. Atk: —-
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Short
Spec. Atk: Claw Rush
Close Rng: Claw
Description: “After several mutations, Huge Hermit finally turned to Mini Hermit. But beware! Its claws are still fearsome.”

The best unit you are given from the start. I advise to leveling him up after leveling up your other weaker units since he can stand on his own for a while. He attacks simply by going forward and his special is just him going faster! Make sure you have units behind him to back him up.

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Mars People Pocket

Rank: F
Obtain: From the start
HP: 400
AP: 50
Mov: Normal
Prod: Fast
Stand. Atk: Spread: Normal
Stand. Atk: Ray Gun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Normal
Spec. Atk: Warp
Close Rng: —–
Description: “A festival of new Unit characters engage in “METAL SLUG DEFENSE”. They are cute but weak.”

The most cutest unit ever! Sadly i think its more weaker then Taro ),:
Currently only available on mobile versions.

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Allen Jr.

Rank: F
Obtain: From the start
HP: 3000
AP: 150
Mov: Normal
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: Heavy Machine Gun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Grenade
Close Rng: Knife Slice
Description: “A sons of ALLEN O’NEIL. His invulnerable body must be inherited from his father.”

Another given unit thats absolute trash. Once his HP is low enough, he ditches his LMG and just goes with his knife instead.
Currently only available on mobile versions.

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Ostrich Slug

Rank: F
Obtain: Given as a daily reward (Day 9)
HP: 1500
AP: 80
Mov: Very Fast
Prod: Fast
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: Machine Gun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Grenade
Close Rng: —–
Description: “Quick moving, with an easy to use machine gun and cute ostrich”

Its a unit given to you, of course its gonna be garbage. Its just a weaker version of the Camel Slug but is much faster.

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Elephant Slug

Rank: S
Obtain: Given as a daily reward (Day 30)
HP: 10000
AP: 400
Mov: Slow
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: Vulcan
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Flamethrower
Close Rng: —–
Description: “Slow moving, but has a flamethrower super-attack able to eliminate many enemies at once.”

The only given unit thats actually really decent. His special is launching a massive fireball that archs upwards. On mobile, most players online will have more then 2 giant units/bosses so his special will hit those bigass units from far away. Still pretty low on HP for a big unit.

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SV-001

Rank: B
Obtain: Unlocked after beating Stage 5 (Mobile Ver.) / From the start (Steam Ver.)
HP: 5000
AP: 250
Mov: Normal
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: Vulcan
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Cannon
Close Rng: —–
Description: “A small, high-performance single-rider tank. A military main battle tank with great maneuverability.”

All the other Metal slug clones are much better. You rather just summon out Mini Hermit.
This unit is given for free on steam ONLY. Unit must be unlocked via beating stage 5 on the Android and iOS versions.

Locked Units (World 1)

Marco

Rank: F
Obtain: Unlocked after beating Stage 1
HP: 800
AP: 60
Mov: Normal
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Single: Normal
Spec. Atk: Heavy Machine Gun
Close Rng: Knife Jab
Description: “A major in the military. Excels at programming soldiers in training. Has an easy-to-use heavy machine gun.”

Replace him as soon as you can. Dont worry, there are other forms of Marco of him riding in vehicals.

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Tarma

Rank: F
Obtain: Unlocked after beating Stage 2
HP: 900
AP: 65
Mov: Fast
Prod:Normal
Stand. Atk: Single: Short
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Single: Short
Spec. Atk: Shotgun
Close Rng: Knife Jab
Description: “A captain in the military. Trademarked sungkasses look. Has a shotgun for mass-destruction.”

His shotgun special is really wide range so he can help finding POWs.

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Fio

Rank: F
Obtain: Unlocked after beating Stage 3
HP: 650
AP: 75
Mov: Normal
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Rocket Lawnchair
Close Rng: Tonfa Jab
Description: “A sergeant major in the military intelligence special forces. Quiet but a bit of an airhead. Has a high-powered rocket launcher.”

ROCKET LAWNCHAIR!

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Eri

Rank: B
Obtain: Unlocked after beating Stage 4
HP: 625
AP: 70
Mov: Normal
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Single: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Laser
Close Rng: Tonfa Jab
Description: “A staff sergeant in the military intelligence special forces. A.K.A. Memphis Bomb Princess. Has a laser with maximum range.”

Her special, being Laser, is the only good thing about her. It has a very long range. The only one of the 4 soldiers you should keep. That is until you unlock her fat version.

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SV-Camel

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs on Final Stage
HP: 1750
AP: 80
Mov: Normal
Prod: Fast
Stand. Atk: Singe: Normal
Stand. Atk: Machine Gun
Spec. Atk: Single: Normal
Spec. Atk: Rapid-Fire Grenades
Close Rng: —–
Description: “Slow moving, with an easy to use machine gun and adorable camel.”

Better but slower then the Ostrich Slug. Still weak.

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3-Ton Utility Truck

Rank: F
Obtain: Free all POWs on Boss Stage 1
HP: 2500
AP: 100
Mov: Normal
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: —–
Stand. Atk: —–
Spec. Atk: —–
Spec. Atk: —–
Close Rng: —–
Description: “Rebel army transport. “ARABIAN FIGHTER” deploy from truck.”

A stationary unit. Summons out “Arabian Fighter” who also suck. You don’t need to have Arabian Fighter or level them up, these Arabians count as a sperate character.

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Di-Cokka

Rank: A
Obtain: Free all POWs on Boss Stage 2
HP: 3500
AP: 100
Mov: Slow
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Spread: Long
Stand. Atk: H-Cannon
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: 3-Shot H-Cannon
Close Rng: —–
Description: “A large tank with heavier armor than the GIRIDA-O.”

A pretty decent unit for a freebie. Add it to your team!

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NOP-03 Sarubia

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs on Boss Stage 3
HP: 8750
AP: 200
Mov: Very Slow
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Spread: Normal
Stand. Atk: Cannon
Spec. Atk: Spread: Normal
Spec. Atk: 2-Shot Cannon
Close Rng: —–
Description: “A wall weapon with incredibly thick armor.”

Literally a slow moving wall. Its okay but attacks are very weak and slow.

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Hopper Mecha

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs on Boss Stage 4
HP: 2000
AP: 50
Mov: Normal
Prod: Fast
Stand. Atk: Spread: Very Short
Stand. Atk: Seld-Destruct
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Short
Spec. Atk: Massive Self-Destruct
Close Rng: Self-Destruct
Description: “A tricky weapon with think armor that explodes on proximity.”

This unit is actually better then the paid-for-unit one (being Mutant Soldier). Replace it when you get a better unit.

Locked Units (World 2)

Zombie Marco

Rank: S
Obtain: Free all POWs in Final Stage
HP: 4500
AP: 240
Mov: Slow
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Vomit Laser
Close Rng: —–

Bloody Vomit Laser is god tier.

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Abul Abbas

Rank: F
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage 1
HP: 3750
AP: 130
Mov: Fast
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: Spread: Very Short
Stand. Atk: Sword
Spec. Atk: —–
Spec. Atk: Summon 3 Ton Utility Truck
Close Rng: Sword

Summons out 3 Ton Utility Trucks as a special… great. Its actually pretty funny when all you do is summon Abul and 3 Tons out.

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Allen O’Neil

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage 2
HP: 8250
AP: 350
Mov: Fast
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: Heavy Machine Gun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Grenade
Close Rng: Knife Slice

He’s okay, but obviously the Mech version is more better.

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Donald Morden

Rank: S
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage 3
HP: 17500
AP: 950
Mov: Slow
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Spread: Short
Stand. Atk: Bazooka
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Bomb Dropping Hi-Do
Close Rng: Close Bazooka

The best free unit you can get. Its also one of the very very few units from the original release that is still being used online. His special is also a tie breaker and a field cleaner. See, not all pay-for-units are OP.

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Mars People

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage 4
HP: 750
AP: 45
Mov: Normal
Prod: Very Fast
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: Raygun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Warp
Close Rng: —–

These cute little fellas help in finding hidden POWs and items on the stage since their bullets are enemy seeking.

Locked Units (Other Worlds)

Fat Marco

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs on Monday Boss
HP: 950
AP: 55
Mov: Normal
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Single: Normal
Spec. Atk: Heavy Machine Gun
Close Rng: Fork Slash

Still pretty weak. Only difference is that he cost less to summon then Normal Marco.

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Fat Tarma

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs on Tuesday Boss
HP: 1150
AP: 60
Mov: Normal
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: Single: Short
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Short
Spec. Atk: Shotgun
Close Rng: Fork Slash

Same as Fat Marco is to normal Marco.

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Fat Eri

Rank: A+
Obtain: Free all POWs on Wednesday Boss
HP: 875
AP: 65
Mov: Normal
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Laser
Close Rng: Fork Slash

Her special is beastin. I sometimes would use her on mobile during online battles as the laser also causes knockback which cancels the opponent unit’s attack.

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Fat Fio

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs on Thrusday Boss
HP: 900
AP: 70
Mov: Normal
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Rocket Lawnchair
Close Rng: Fork Slash

^ Like the rest of the fatties.

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Slug Copter

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs on Friday Boss
HP: 2000
AP: 240
Mov: Normal
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: Vulcan
Spec. Atk: —–
Spec. Atk: —–
Close Rng: —-

Was the best unit around when it first came out, now its pretty useless due to all the newer units that can take out air units. Helpful in finding POWs.

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Flying Tara

Rank: A
Obtain: Free all POWs on Saturday Boss
HP: 750
AP: 70
Mov: Very Fast
Prod: Fast
Stand. Atk: Single: Short
Stand. Atk: Missle Drop
Spec. Atk: —–
Spec. Atk: —–
Close Rng: —–

Very low on HP, but can be easily spammed.

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Samurai Planes

Rank: F
Obtain: Free all POWs on Sunday Boss
HP: 1500
AP: 140
Mov: Fast
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Vulcan
Spec. Atk: —–
Spec. Atk: —–
Close Rng: —–

THE BEST POW HUNTER! Mr Samurai shoots across the battlefield so he will 95% of the time find all the POWs. Other then that he is useless which is why he is ranked F. Not ment for online use.

Locked Units (World 3)

Trevor (Mummy)

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs in Final Stage
HP: 4500
AP: 90
Mov: Slow
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Normal
Spec. Atk: Head Bomb
Close Rng: —–

I never really used this guy nor does anyone else really. Im just guessing on the rank.

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Elite Arabian Soldier

Rank: A+
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage 1
HP: 3750
AP: 90
Mov: Normal
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: Spread: Very Short
Stand. Atk: Sword
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Sword
Close Rng: Sword

A cheap and spamable unit. Can be sent quickly to the front.

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Cyborg Allen O’Neil

Rank: A+
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage 2
HP: 12500
AP: 400
Mov: Normal
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Long
Stand. Atk: “Heavy Machine Gun”
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Grenade
Close Rng: Knife Slash

Allen O’Neil is a cyborg… what you didnt know? …um, spoiler?! His special has ridiculous range.

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Morden Robot

Rank: A+
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage 3
HP: 5000
AP: 140
Mov: Normal
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Spread: Normal
Stand. Atk: Bazooka
Spec. Atk: Spread: Normal
Spec. Atk: 5 Shot Bazooka
Close Rng: —–

Pretty decent unit. Has 2 forms so dont be fooled thinking he blew up and thats that.

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Mars People Cadre

Rank: A
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage 4
HP: 2000
AP: 60
Mov: Normal
Prod: Fast
Stand. Atk: Spread: Long
Stand. Atk: Ray Gun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Multi Shot Ray Gun
Close Rng: —–

A better version of the basic Mars People. Special launches multiple projectiles. Another great POW hunter.

Locked Units (Event) Part1

These units are available for a limited time, hence why these are from the event world. These units are only available for mobile players since the Steam version was never updated.

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Dai-Manji

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage
HP: 20000
AP: 700
Mov: Normal
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: —-
Stand. Atk: —-
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Bombing
Close Rng: Laser
Description:“Giant size UFO created by the Martians. Morden Army’s symbol proves their rallying to the Alliance”

Its special is similar to that of General Donald Morden, where its a field cleaner. In the case of Manji, it flies higher and drops energy bombs across the battlefield and returns back to the player’s base once it goes from one end to the other. It only attacks with a close range shocking laser which takes a while for it to use.

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Gen. Morden Ver.Di-Cokka

Rank: S
Obtain: Unlocks on the 11th day
HP: 15000
AP: 950
Mov: Slow
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Spread: Long
Stand. Atk: Canon
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Big Gate
Close Rng: Bazooka
Description: “A rebel army general who thirsts for his revenge. Call a gate to the future and attack the enemies.”

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Regular Army Helicopter

Rank: A
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage
HP: 17500
AP: 700
Mov: Normal
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Spread: Long
Stand. Atk: Rocket Launcher
Spec. Atk: Spread: Long
Spec. Atk: Missles
Close Rng: Shotgun
Description: “Transport helicopter supplied to the Regular Army. The heli-crews are always forced to effort with its poor arms.”

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Zombie Eri

Rank: A+
Obtain: Free all POWs in Stage1
HP: 2250
AP: 120
Mov: Slow
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Vomit Laser
Close Rng: —-
Description: “Eri turned into a zombie. She can duplicate herself faster then any other zombie.”

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Zombie Fio

Rank: A+
Obtain: Free all POWs in Stage2
HP: 4500
AP: 240
Mov: Normal
Prod: Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Vomit Laser
Close Rng: —-
Description: “Fio turned into a zombie. She jumps to move around”

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Zombie Tarma

Rank: S
Obtain: Free all POWs in Stage3
HP: 9000
AP: 450
Mov: Slow
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Handgun
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Vomit Laser
Close Rng: —-
Description: “Tarma turned into a zombie. Its vomit beam is extremely powerful.”

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Tar Man (Red)

Rank: S
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage
HP: 9000
AP: 225
Mov: Slow
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Single: Normal
Stand. Atk: Bodily Fluids
Spec. Atk: Single: Normal
Spec. Atk: Bodily Fluids (x3)
Close Rng: —-
Description: “A red Tar Man. Its decay is 3 times more advanced”

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Slug Gigant

Rank: S
Obtain: Find all pieces (pows) in each stage.
HP: 50000
AP: 999
Mov: Slow
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Spread: Long
Stand. Atk: Vulcan
Spec. Atk: Spread: Very Long
Spec. Atk: Shock Wave
Close Rng: Claws
Description: “Here comes the Regular Army’s Lethal Weapon! It can protect any base thanks to its impregnable defense.”

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Cat

Rank: F
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage1
HP: 450
AP: 20
Mov: Normal
Prod: Very Fast
Stand. Atk: —-
Stand. Atk: —-
Spec. Atk: Spread: Normal
Spec. Atk: Rapid Bite Jump
Close Rng: Bite
Description: “A basic character who can be produced at a cheap cost. It came in order to invade the world of MSD!”

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Black Cat

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage2
HP: 2500
AP: 80
Mov: Very Fast
Prod: Fast
Stand. Atk: —-
Stand. Atk: —-
Spec. Atk: Spread: Normal
Spec. Atk: Rapid Bite Jump
Close Rng: Bite
Description: “A basic character who can be produced at a cheap cost. It acquired the godspeed via a dark power.”

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Cat Fridge

Rank: B
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage3
HP: 8000
AP: 200
Mov: —-
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: —-
Stand. Atk: —-
Spec. Atk: —-
Spec. Atk: —-
Close Rng: —-
Description: “A mysterious box in which CATS are stored. People rumor that the box maybe linked with another dimension”

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Cat Slug

Rank:
Obtain: Free all POWs in Boss Stage4
HP: 12500
AP: 500
Mov: Normal
Prod: Very Slow
Stand. Atk: Single – Long
Stand. Atk: Vulcan
Spec. Atk: Spread – Long
Spec. Atk: Metal Slug Attack
Close Rng: —-
Description: “The dream collaboration UNIT finally appears! Wage war with the almighty “METAL SLUG ATTACK”!”

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Pumpkin Soldier

Rank:
Obtain: Purchase at the store for 0 medals.
HP:
AP: 100
Mov: Slow
Prod: Normal
Stand. Atk: Spread – Short
Stand. Atk:Tackle
Spec. Atk: Spread – Short
Spec. Atk: Tackle
Close Rng: —-
Description: “A soldier wearing a pumpkin. As he can’t see forward, he staggers.”