Dino (A Cat in Paris)

Dino is one of the protagonists in the French/American animated film A Cat in Paris. He is a cat with red stripes who lives a double life by being the house pet for a little girl named Zoé by day and being an accomplice for a good-hearted cat burglar named Nico.
==Appearance==
Dino is a black cat with red stripes, black eyes, and some whiskers. When he gets angry, his teeth and claws intend to appear.
==Personality==
Dino behaves exactly like a normal cat, such as catching lizards, hissing, meowing, etc. However, Dino lives a double life where by day, he lives with Zoé as her pet cat and by night, he acts as an accomplice for Nico. Though he lives a double life, Dino is very loyal to both of his owners and cares very much about them. Dino does everything he can be to be with his owners such as when he comforts Zoé over her father's death, gives her dead lizards and a valuable bracelet as gifts, and even sleeps with her. Dino is very intelligent where he is able to help Nico with his thefts and detect if someone is harming his owners, especially Zoé. Dino also is shown to be very protective of his owners, mostly Zoé, where he does everything to protect and defend Zoé from Victor Costa and his goons.
Sometime after Victor Costa's death, Dino decides to live his life as a house cat as the two people he cares for become part of a family.
==Story==
A black cat leads a double life. During the night, he accompanies a burglar named Nico (who calls him Mr. Cat), who performs heists to steal jewels. During the day, he lives with a girl named Zoé (who calls him Dino). Zoé, who lost her voice after the loss of her father, has become distant from her mother Jeanne who works as a police superintendent, and is looked after by a lady named Claudine. Nico gives Dino a fish-shaped bracelet, which he passes on to Zoé.
Later on, Jeanne takes interest in the fish-shaped bracelet and brings it to her colleague Lucas. Zoé sneaks out of her house and follows Dino. She spies Victor's lot, and finds Claudine is working for Victor and has been gaining insight on police movements. Zoé is spotted, but is rescued by Nico. Nico takes Zoé and Dino to hide in the zoo, but Victor's gang pick up her trail. Fortunately Zoé escapes in a boat, with some help from Dino.
However, Claudine has taken Zoé to Costa's house, where she is locked away. Thanks to Claudine's perfume, Dino follows the scent and leads Nico to the house. Nico is able to whisk Zoé away after he cuts the power and dons his night goggles.
As Victor captures Zoé, Jeanne, with Nico and Dino, come to the rescue. Nico has to save Dino when Victor pushes the cat over the edge of a nearby crane, leaving Jeanne to confront Victor. Plucking up her courage, Jeanne saves her daughter and strikes Victor, putting him in a hallucinatory trance. Before Jeanne can help Victor, the gang leader swings from the crane to what he imagines is the Colossus of Nairobi, but falls to his death to a truck below. The rest of the gang, including Claudine, are arrested and Zoé regains her voice.
Nico reforms himself, gives up thievery, and becomes a member of the family, while Dino becomes the household pet. Nico gives Jeanne a snow globe with the Cathedral of Notre Dame in it as a Christmas present.
==Trivia==
*Dino and two alley cats are the only felines to appear in the movie.
*Dino is similar to several of the cats owned by DC comic's anti-heroine, Catwoman.
*In real life, there are no black cats with red stripes.
*The name "Dino" is of Italian origin.
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