Muta (Whisper of the Heart)

Muta (also known as "Moon" in Whisper of The Heart) is the tritagonist of the 2002 Studio Ghibli film The Cat Returns. He is a big, fat white cat, whom Haru Yoshioka finds at the crossroads, and who shows her to the Cat Bureau. He is frenemies with the stone statue Toto. He is a big fat cat (prompting Haru to call him "fatso"), and he complains a lot, but has a golden heart. He is known to be unable to resist catnip jelly. Muta is later revealed to be known as "Renaldo Moon", as he later threatens to eat the Cat King's castle. Eventually, he is later seen in the real world, just waking up from his nap in the same chair Haru found him in earlier when she accidentally sat on him. 
He is voiced by Tetsu Watanabe in the Japanese dub, and by the late Peter Boyle in the English dub.
==Personality==
Brash and grumpy, Muta is known for his unchecked sense of sarcasm and condescension towards people and his other companions, and for his huge appetite. This accounted for his chagrined relationship with Toto, but he has a mutual dislike with, though they wouldn't hesitate to team up and work together when the need arises. In spite of his seeming indifference, he did eventually warm up to Haru, whom he praised for standing up for herself and later aided in her escape from the Cat Realm.
==Biography==
Not wanting to marry the prince of the Cat Kingdom, Baron Humbert (the same Baron from Whisper of the Heart), who is a cat figurine brought to life by the work of his artist, and Toto, a stone raven who comes to life much like the Baron, are present when Haru encounters Muta, a giant white cat the voice instructed her to seek for directions. Muta then brings Haru there. When they first meet, Haru explains her predicament to Muta, who is not amused, and Toto, who reminds Muta that he should be glad since she saved his own kind, leading to a fight.
Baron invites Haru in for tea, which she finds delectable since, according to Baron, every time he makes it is different, in an effort to divert attention from all of this. If you don't trust yourself, you shouldn't be in the Cat Kingdom, says Muta. While Muta declines, Baron is able to adjust their plans by saying that they can talk about this while enjoying some cake. Baron genuinely offers that he and Muta travel there together. In the interim, Toto receives some of his unique mulberries. Haru is advised by Baron to always have faith in herself because doing so will make her less afraid.
When the King's servant arrives as Baron and Muta are preparing the cake, Haru and (soon Muta) are taken without their will to the Cat Kingdom, leaving Toto and the Baron in the human world to pursue the group from the air. Five lakes that form a cat's paw are where the Baron and his crow companion discover the entrance to the Cat Kingdom on Earth. 
Haru is turned into a cat upon reaching the kingdom and Muta is thrown into catnip jelly so thick he cannot move. When a feast is thrown, Haru is upset at being a cat and the Cat King, wanting Haru as the bride of his son, suggests to entertain Haru. All the attractions make Haru more upset before the Baron (in disguise) dances with Haru and tells her that she must be herself since the more she gets immersed as a cat, the more catlike she will become. Yuki, who happens to be a servant in the palace and is knowledgeable about how Haru can transform into a human, assists the Baron and Haru when they are forced to fight the guards after being discovered. Haru must depart the country by daylight. Yuki demonstrates a tunnel-accessible exit for them. They break the giant jar with Muta inside and make their escape.
Through a maze, Haru, the Baron, and Muta are able to escape to a tower that houses a doorway to Haru's realm, but no one has ever come out alive after entering it. The King makes a number of attempts to keep them in the Cat Kingdom for a sufficient amount of time so that Haru can stay imprisoned in the form of a cat and have her as his daughter-in-law. Unfortunately, the king blows up the tower before the team reaches the top, sending them back to where they started.
Returning with his guards, Lune informs the Cat Kingdom that the King was not working on his behalf at all and declares his wish to propose to Yuki rather than marry Haru. It is revealed that Yuki was the mysterious voice telling Haru to go to the Cat Bureau, and that Muta is an infamous felon in the Kingdom who once consumed an entire lake's worth of fish in one sitting. Haru had given Yuki the fish crackers she was eating as a youngster to keep her from starving, and now Yuki has returned the favor. With the help of Prince Lune and Toto, the Baron, Haru, and Muta are able to leave the Cat Realm, and Haru learns who she really is and tells the Baron that she has grown to like him.
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