YMMV / Battlecats

• Complete Monster:
  • Myrthalen is a devout follower of the Lizard God who secretly manipulated all of the events in the series. Disgusted with the Ermand Dynasty and Valderia's way of living, Myrthalen decided to plunge the world into a perpetual state of Rorinclaw. After she unintentionally convinces King Ermand II to go into exile where he later turns into the Dire Beast, Myrthalen drugs Valadar and watches as he murders Ryah and his Battlecats team. Manipulating Valadar into believing King Ermand III was responsible, Myrthalen assisted Valadar in amassing a colossal army of Umbra Raiders, whereupon they lay siege upon various Greenspyre cities, killing anyone who resisted or didn't join them. After Valadar successfully kills King Ermand III, captures Fanghelm, and starts Rorinclaw by creating the Blood Moon, Myrthalen pushes Valadar to seek out and kill Queen Adastril and the Battlecats to complete his vengeance and conquer all of Valderia.
  • Eltoreq is one of Valadar's closest followers. Bitter over not becoming a Battlecat due to his spiteful attitude, Eltoreq instead chose to lead an army of Umbra Raiders. He led several attacks on his own country that got hundreds killed, even going as far as murdering his own parents just because he felt like it. After joining Valadar in his crusade, Eltoreq assisted the latter in gathering more soldiers; attacking Greenspyre cities; attacking the arena in Fanghelm during Rorinhal; and helping Myrthalen's blood priests create the Blood Moon. Despite appearing to be one of Valadar's most trustworthy allies, he later reveals he's only helping Valadar because they both want Valderia subjected to Rorinclaw.
• What Do You Mean, It's Not for Kids?: Looking at the cover, one would assume this is a Spiritual Successor of ThunderCats (1985), especially given it stars a group of feline warriors who fight using medieval weaponry. It's not. Battlecats is a Mature Animal Story that deals with heavy subjects such as religion, the loss of loved ones, torture, and whether or not you should obey your country or your honor. On top of this, the series is packed with loads of Gorn and isn't shy about killing off innocent civilians or even the protagonists in very grisly manners.

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