List of fictional cats and felines

This is a list of fictional cats and felines and is a subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. It includes a limited selection of notable felines from various works, organized by medium. More complete lists are accessible by clicking on the "Main article" link included above each category.

Cats have long been an important theme in human lore and fiction, frequently earning the distinction of the new "it" pets.

In literature

This section deals with notable cat characters that appear in literature works of fiction including books, comics, legends, myths, folklore and fairy tales. Any character that appears in several pieces of literature will be listed only once, under the earliest work.

Cheshire Cat from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Character	Earliest Appearance	Notes
Cheshire Cat	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	Sometimes raises philosophical points that annoy or baffle Alice. It does, however, appear to cheer her up when it turns up suddenly at the Queen of Hearts' croquet field, and when sentenced to death baffles everyone by having made its head appear without its body, sparking a massive argument between the executioner and the King and Queen of Hearts about whether something that does not have a body can indeed be beheaded.
Crookshanks	Harry Potter	The pet cat of Hermione Granger. He is described as having a "squashed face," which was inspired by a real cat Rowling once saw, which she said looked like it had run face first into a brick wall, most likely a Persian. Hermione buys Crookshanks from a shop in Diagon Alley out of sympathy, as nobody wants him because of his behaviour and his squashed looking-face. Rowling has confirmed that Crookshanks is half Kneazle,[1] an intelligent, cat-like creature who can detect when they are around untrustworthy people, explaining his higher than normal cat intelligence and stature.
Snowbell	Stuart Little	Snowbell is a cat belonging to the Little family, of which Stuart is the youngest son. Snowbell has a malevolent attitude toward Stuart, though her behavior is tempered by her familial obligations. When the Little family adopt a bird named Margalo, Snowbell plots to kill her, predicating her departure. Stuart follows, and his pursuit comprises the second half of the story.
The Cat in the Hat	The Cat in the Hat	The Cat in the Hat is a tall, anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. The Cat creates chaos when he shows up at the house of Sally and her brother while their mother is out. The children and the fish become very alarmed. Just before the children's mother arrives home the Cat uses a machine to clean up the mess, and then disappears.

In comics

Character	Origin	Notes
Krazy Kat	Krazy Kat	One of the first cats to star in a comic strip; the protagonist of the eponymous strip by George Herriman. Sweet and good-natured and simple, adores the scheming, wily, antisocial Ignatz Mouse even though Ignatz constantly plots against him.
Garfield	Garfield	Garfield is an orange, fuzzy, tabby cat born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant (later revealed in the television special Garfield: His 9 Lives to be Mama Leoni's Italian Restaurant) and immediately ate all the pasta and lasagna in sight, thus developing his love and obsession for lasagna.[2][3] As an adult he is fat and lazy but extremely intelligent and fond of wisecracks in thought bubbles, with his owner Jon Arbuckle serving as a comic foil for him.
Heathcliff	Heathcliff	A boisterous and chubby but athletic tabby cat prone to wisecracks, causing physical mischief, chasing mailmen, and overturning garbage cans. Other felines from the strip include: The Catfather.[4]
Bucky B. Kat	Get Fuzzy	A sarcastic siamese cat with an inflated ego, Bucky lives in an apartment with his human owner Rob Wilco and a dog named Satchel. Bucky's obsessions include becoming famous, inflicting harm on his roommates for perceived injustices and feuding with Fungo, a ferret who lives next door. Bucky is always drawn with his ears folded back, as if he is constantly in a state of aggressiveness or agitation.
Hobbes	Calvin and Hobbes	The plush Bengal tiger and best friend of the comic's protagonist, Calvin, Hobbes is perceived by Calvin as being a live tiger, but by every other character as a stuffed toy. Hobbes, whose name is an allusion to the English political philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, often tries to be the voice of reason for Calvin during their numerous adventures.

In legends, myths, folklore and fairy tales

Puss meets the ogre in a nineteenth-century illustration by Gustave Doré

Character	Origin	Notes
Maneki Neko	Various folk-stories	A common Japanese sculpture, often made of ceramic, which is believed to bring good luck to the owner. The sculpture depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed—many times at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning.
Puss	Puss in Boots	Originally titled Le Maître Chat or Le Chat Botté, this French fairytale is about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.
Cat sìth	Various folk-stories	A fairy creature from Celtic mythology, said to resemble a large black cat with a white spot on its breast.

In media

This section deals with notable cat characters that appear in media works of fiction including film, television, animation and puppetry. Any character that appears in several pieces of literature will be listed only once, under the earliest work.

In film

Character	Origin	Notes
DC	That Darn Cat!	A wily, adventurous Siamese tomcat who lives with two young women, suburbanite sisters Ingrid and Patti Randall, whose parents are traveling abroad at the time of the story. In the 1997 remake the cat is a grey and white tabby.
Filby	Primer	Aaron’s cat. When missing, called by name by Aaron and Abe during the fountain scene.[5] Filby is most likely named after a character in the science fiction novel, The Time Machine, written by H.G. Wells in 1894.[5][6]
Mr. Bigglesworth	Austin Powers	A parody of Blofeld's cat from James Bond films
Jake	The Cat from Outer Space	A cat-like alien. His real name is Zunar-J-5/9 Doric-4-7.
Pyewacket	Bell, Book and Candle	Siamese cat and familiar of Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak), who is a witch
Smarf	Too Many Cooks	An anthropomorphic cat puppet used in the short, a parody of various other puppets used in sitcoms.

In television

Character	Origin	Notes
The Cat	Red Dwarf	A Felis Sapiens which evolved from a domestic housecat, is played by Danny John-Jules in the BBC TV science fiction sitcom.
Spot	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Data's Somali cat seen in Star Trek: The Next Generation[7] Later appearances of Spot show an orange mackerel tabby with no reason given for the significant change. Spot's gender is usually given as male, but Spot is a female in the episode "Genesis" and gives birth to a litter of kittens. Spot is a male in Star Trek: Generations.
Vienna	Rising Damp	A black and white cat owned by the lead character Rigsby, often trod on and tripped over and often hangs around the lodging house

In animation

Character	Origin	Notes
Cake	Adventure Time	A gender/species swapped version of "Jake the dog" from the Cartoon Network show "Adventure time"
Gumball Watterson	The Amazing World of Gumball	a 12-year-old anthropomorphic blue cat, who is the titular character
Tom	Tom & Jerry	A gray/blue cat who has a love-hate relationship with Jerry Mouse.
Sylvester	Looney Tunes	Black and white cat who commonly carries out predatory schemes on Tweety and Speedy Gonzales.
MC Skat Kat	Opposites Attract	Anthropomorphic cat rapper and leader of the Stray Mob that sings and dances with Paula Abdul, and went on to make friends with Yakety Yak, Bugs Bunny, Tibi the Take it Back Butterfly, and other Warner Bros. characters.
Leo	Blinky Bill’s Extraordinary Balloon Adventure
Lion	Steven Universe	Pink lion originally owned by the main character's, Steven Universe, mother, Rose Quartz.

In video games

This section deals with notable characters who are prominently featured in various video game titles, either as main characters or notable supporting characters.

Character	Game	Platform(s)	Notes
Big	Sonic Adventure	Dreamcast	A large, purple anthropomorphic cat with yellow eyes and long ears. Big is laid-back[8] and easygoing, which is reflected in his speech.[9] Strong but gentle[9] and a little slow,[10] he lives a normally peaceful life in the jungle with his best friend "Froggy."[9] He loves fishing, and he is never without his favorite rod and lure.[8]
Blinx	Blinx: The Time Sweeper	Xbox	A young Time Sweeper who is main protagonist of Blinx the Time Sweeper. He's featured as a support character in Blinx 2. His enemies mostly include Time Monsters and the Tom Tom Gang.
Bubsy	Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind	Sega Genesis	An anthropomorphic bobcat who aims to take on aliens that stole much of the world's (including his) yarn balls.[11]
Cait Sith	Final Fantasy VII	PlayStation	Cait Sith (ケット・シー Ketto Shī, pronounced Kett Shee)[12] is a robotic talking cat who is friendly, but often unreliable[13] and speaks with a Scottish accent. In Final Fantasy VII, he rides on the back of an unnamed robotic moogle.

In advertising

Character	Origin	Notes
Chessie	mascot of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, and later the Chessie System	Appeared with the slogan "sleep like a kitten."
Mimsie the Cat	mascot of the MTM Enterprises	Meow
Morris the Cat	mascot for 9Lives cat food	Appeared on packaging and many television commercials.

See also

List of cats Non-fictional cats.

References

1. Rowling, J. K. "J. K. Rowling's Official Website". Crookshanks. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
2. "Garfield". Garfield.com. December 14, 1984. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
3. Phil Roman (Director), Lorenzo Music (Voice) (1988 (television), 1993 (VHS)). Garfield: His Nine Lives [Television production] (Television (Original), VHS). Fox Home Entertainment. Check date values in: |date= (help)
4. Rovin, p. 117.
5. Tim S (5 May 2009). "The Primer Universe: The Time Machine". The Primer Universe. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
6. "Free Study Guide for The Time Machine by H. G. Wells-Book Summary (Characters)". Retrieved 11 August 2016.
7. Fiona Kelleghan (2005), "Cats", The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy, 1, pp. 105–107, ISBN 978-0-313-32951-7
8. Sega (1999). "Characters: Big the Cat". Sonic Adventure Instruction Manual. Sega. pp. 28
9. Sega (2004). "Team Rose". Sonic Heroes Instruction Manual. Sega. pp. 11
10. Sega of America. "Big's official character profile from Sega of America". Sega of America. Archived from the original on 2005-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
11. Rodger Swan (March 28, 2007). "Bubsy in Claw Encounters of the Furred Kind". Sega-16. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
12. Smith, Dave (2008-03-25). "Final Fantasy VII: Top 10 Characters". IGN. IGN Entertainment. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
13. Final Fantasy VII Game Manual Character Description page (PAL version) Page 6

• Rovin, Jeff. The Illustrated History of Cartoon Animals. New York: Prentice Hall, 1991, ISBN 0-13-275561-0.

Further reading

• Rogers, Katharine M. (2001). The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield. ISBN 978-0-472-08750-1.