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Claws of Power – My 7-Fish Samurai Cat Akagoro
178 View2026-02-08I’m working on a little cat lane strategy game called Claws of Power, and recently I finished a new unit I’m pretty happy with: the samurai cat Akagoro.
He costs 7 dried fish, so most of the time he’s just standing in the hand looking lazy with his straw hat on while you save up. The idea is that he’s one of those “okay, now it’s worth spending everything” kind of units.
His first attack is the fun part: he pauses for a moment, then flash-dashes forward and does a quick iai-style slash. That opening hit usually closes the gap and deletes one target in one go. After that he settles into a more normal melee rhythm, but that first cut is meant to feel like a classic single clean samurai strike.
One gif I recorded is just a simple 1v1 test, the other is Akagoro in an actual stage after you unlock him, so you can see how he behaves in a real wave.
I also put a short video here if you want to see the full clip:
Claws of Power – Meet “Akagoro”, the 7-Fish Samurai Cat
https://youtu.be/-Gbm6seDa-U
And if you’re curious about the game itself, there’s a free demo of Claws of Power on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3998900/_/ 🐾
If anything about his damage/timing looks off to you, feel free to tell me – I’m still tuning his numbers.
He costs 7 dried fish, so most of the time he’s just standing in the hand looking lazy with his straw hat on while you save up. The idea is that he’s one of those “okay, now it’s worth spending everything” kind of units.
His first attack is the fun part: he pauses for a moment, then flash-dashes forward and does a quick iai-style slash. That opening hit usually closes the gap and deletes one target in one go. After that he settles into a more normal melee rhythm, but that first cut is meant to feel like a classic single clean samurai strike.
One gif I recorded is just a simple 1v1 test, the other is Akagoro in an actual stage after you unlock him, so you can see how he behaves in a real wave.
I also put a short video here if you want to see the full clip:
Claws of Power – Meet “Akagoro”, the 7-Fish Samurai Cat
https://youtu.be/-Gbm6seDa-U
And if you’re curious about the game itself, there’s a free demo of Claws of Power on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3998900/_/ 🐾
If anything about his damage/timing looks off to you, feel free to tell me – I’m still tuning his numbers.
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