FIELD PROFILE / CAPE-BUFFALO
Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Known as 'The Black Death', these bovines are extremely aggressive and vengeful. Their fused horns form a bulletproof shield.
Scores are comparative editorial ratings for hypothetical matchups, not direct scientific measurements.
COMBAT TELEMETRY
Battle stats
Defense
Agility
Stamina
Intelligence
Special
DETAILED COMBAT MATRIX
Twelve substats
Substats explain the six headline ratings. They are editorial judgments, not additional scientific measurements or independent inputs to the current battle probability.
TACTICAL READOUT
Battle profile
- Combat style
- Tank
- Preferred range
- Close
- Primary environment
- Grassland
Advantages
- Fused horn shield (Boss)
- Herd defense
- Aggressive charge
Pressure points
- Poor vision
- Predictable attacks
- Heavy build
FIELD DATA
Measurements
- Habitat
- Savannas, grasslands
- Diet
- grass
- Weight
- 800 kg
- Length
- 300 cm
- Top speed
- 57.6 km/h
- Lifespan
- 20 years
- Bite force
- Unknown
- Behavior
- Social
DATA PROVENANCE
Evidence status
No physical fields for Cape Buffalo have per-field cited evidence in data release 2026-09-evidence-foundation. The measurements above are legacy catalogue values and remain unreviewed.
Missing values and legacy zeros are not treated as verified actual zero unless a cited record explicitly says so.
Evidence confidence: unavailable
SPECIALIZATION
Abilities & traits
Special abilities
- Horn Gore
- Stampede
Unique traits
- dangerous when wounded
- powerful horns
- herd defense
ROSTER POSITION
Powerscaling context
These positions sort the current editorial six-stat total within the named roster groups. Biome and pound-for-pound ranks remain unpublished until their classification and normalization rules are reviewed.