Cursed Copycat is the Secret-rarity Yuta Okkotsu unit that arrived with the Extermination Event Pt. 2 (14.0) update in Anime Vanguards on July 27th, 2026. You can only claim it through the event’s Boss Rush, and you need one specific item in your inventory before the fight even starts.
Quick answer: Get a Pure Love’s Ring, keep it in your inventory, then defeat the Cursed Copycat boss on wave 30 of the Extermination Event Boss Rush. The unit unlocks the moment that wave is cleared with the ring held.
What Cursed Copycat is and its stats
Cursed Copycat is a limited-time Secret unit that runs on the Passion element. Its whole kit is built around critical hits, so buffs to crit chance carry over into extra damage. Once you have the base unit, you can push it to its Pure form for higher stats and a specialty Memoria.
| Stat | Value (Pure, Level 60) |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Secret |
| Element | Passion |
| Damage (DMG) | 3,155 |
| Attack speed (SPA) | 3 |
| Range (RNG) | 15 |
Its passive, Flash of Black, keeps the unit attacking continuously while it is not stunned. When an attack’s first hit lands as a critical, that attack deals 100% more damage and grants 2 Pure Love stacks. Any critical chance buff also raises damage by the same amount, and once crit chance hits 100% or higher, range increases by 50%.
Get the Pure Love’s Ring first
The Pure Love’s Ring is the gatekeeper item. You cannot unlock the unit without it, and you need a second copy later to evolve. There are two ways to secure one.
| Method | Details |
|---|---|
| Extermination Event shop | Spend 2,000 Extermination Tokens in the shop found in the Dungeons area. |
| Extermination mode drop | Defeat the Yuta boss in Extermination mode for a chance at the ring on each kill. |
Note: The shop purchase is the reliable route because the boss drop is chance-based. If you plan to evolve, budget for more than one ring.
Unlock Cursed Copycat in the Boss Rush
Evolve Cursed Copycat into its Pure form
Once you own the base unit, the evolution is a straight material check at the Evolve NPC. Gather everything below before you interact, since the process consumes it all at once.
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
| Pure Love’s Ring | 1 |
| Green Essence | 30 |
| Yellow Essence | 30 |
| Pink Essence | 30 |
| Rainbow Essence | 5 |
| Gold | 50,000 |
Tip: The Extermination Event Part 2 objective pays out 30 Event Coins for evolving Cursed Copycat (Pure), and the Evolution Madness event can halve essence costs on older units, so time your farming around active event bonuses.
The exclusive Memoria
Cursed Copycat (Pure) uses a Special Grade Memoria that only this unit can equip. Its passives lean into copying attacks and punishing bosses.
| Passive | Effect |
|---|---|
| Copy Cat | The first time the unit performs a given attack in a match, damage buffs by 10% and stacks. |
| Infinite Arsenal | Increases damage by 10% and range by 4% for each different attack copied. |
| A Child’s Promise | Pure Love’s Beam deals 100% more damage to bosses. |
Common reasons the unit does not unlock
- You entered the Boss Rush without the Pure Love’s Ring in your inventory. The ring must be held during the clear.
- You stopped short of wave 30. The unit only drops after the Cursed Copycat boss on that wave is defeated.
- You ran the wrong mode. The unlock comes from the Extermination Event Boss Rush, not the standard Extermination dungeon, which drops the ring instead.
Clear wave 30 with the ring equipped and Cursed Copycat lands in your roster, ready to farm the essences and the second ring you need for its Pure evolution.
