There is a secret order to the cosmos. It is carved deeper than the hungry would know to look for, and invisibly it sculpts their behaviour. The wise and attuned know it proceeds thus:

- Gimmick
- Weird
- Monster
- Bishy

So the crabitalist's phase three transformation being to become a creature of terrifying strength and speed comes as no surprise. Instinctively, the heart of a heroine can sense it in the same way that each sword blow prepares one for the next. Muscles beneath the shell grow so huge that they bulge out from in between the gaps in the armour plates. The rear of the crab reconfigures into an enormous set of plasma engines. The simple perfection of a crustacean form gives way to a monstrosity of brute strength, barely held in check by its carapace, and it burns hard for the triumphant foxgirls.

There is no trick to this part. This is simply big number. It moves fast and it hits hard and it will take you to your physical limits. And fortunately for Katherine, as Berserker's Master she inherently understands how this works...

... and remembers that there is another Berserker still tearing apart an orbital factory thousands of kilometers away. You can still see the flash of red and black as terrible detonations rip apart and reconfigure the enemy fortress into a new orbital stronghold.