Devil-Cat as recurring enemy who escapes capture at the end of each book

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Devil-Cat appears as an in-world antagonist across b01 through b14, consistently escaping at the resolution of each confrontation, functioning as a running in-world motif.

books Book 1 Book 8 Book 9 Book 14

subjects Devil-Cat - Dash Candoo

Evidence

b01 character introduction: Devil-Cat is Dash's enemy fighter	Devil-Cat Enemy fighter	b01:c00:p007
b08: Devil-Cat escapes on conveyor belt 42 at end of confrontation	Devil-Cat jumped onto conveyor belt 42 and escaped.	b08:c09:p220
b09: Devil-Cat escapes after the Uppacrombian Amber is recovered	Devil-Cat escaped.	b09:c11:p250
b14 character listing: Devil-Cat still listed as enemy fighter in the last book	Devil-Cat Enemy fighter	b14:c00:p004

citations b01:c00:p007 b08:c09:p220 b09:c11:p250 b14:c00:p004