Devil-Cat watermelon fear used as in-world combat tactic
x_p5_337 recurring_elementAcross multiple books, Devil-Cat's terror of watermelons is exploited as a recurring in-world combat device: in b01 Dash uses a transformer to turn his cereal bowl into a watermelon to neutralise Devil-Cat; in b08 Dash again attempts to transform a drink into a watermelon to repel Devil-Cat (the transformer malfunctions); in b09 Dash grabs a tumner-melon to cause Devil-Cat to panic.
Evidence
| b01 - Dash transforms cereal bowl into watermelon to stop Devil-Cat (i_b01_01) | Fears nothing but fruit. Terrified of watermelons. | b01:c99:p199 |
| b08 - Dash attempts watermelon-transformation tactic again; transformer malfunctions (i_b08_02) | Devil-Cat was inside, grinning his evil grin and advancing. Dash grabbed his glass of snorringe-juice, pulled out his transformer and activated it to turn the juice into a watermelon to hurl at Devil-Cat. However the transformer malfunctioned mid-air, transforming the watermelon into a tricycle thing instead. | b08:c01:p040 |
| b09 - Dash grabs a tumner-melon causing Devil-Cat to panic (i_b09_01) | Dash grabbed a tumner-melon; Devil-Cat panicked, grabbed the pizzup and ran | b09:c01:p026 |