Cheshire Cat (American McGee's Alice)

Cheshire Cat is the deuteragonist of the series Alice which is a video game created by American McGee which is an adaptation of the classic Lewis Carroll novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and it sequel Alice Through the Looking-Glass.
The Cheshire Cat is Alice Liddell's primary ally and companion in Wonderland. He is a talking cat that constantly has a wide smile, and can disappear at will.
He is voiced by Roger L. Jackson who voiced character such as Bates Maxwell from Clock Tower II. Mad Hatter, Jabberwock, and Dormouse from aforementioned Alice series. By far his most famous role as Mojo JoJo from the Power Puff Girls franchise.
== Background ==
During Alice's first visit to Wonderland, he was the pet cat of the Duchess and was noticeably overweight . She first encountered him in the Duchess' house sitting by the fireplace. Alice was curious why the cat could smile as wide as he could, and the Duchess only told her that it was because it was a "Cheshire" cat. He later followed Alice outside, watching her from a tree. When asked He told Alice about the Mad Hatter, Dormouse and the March Hare and pointed where they lived, and that he would be at the Queen of Hearts's croquet match. Alice, who was not at ease by the Cheshire Cat's sudden disappearances, asked if he could do it slower. The Cat did as he was asked, disappearing bit-by-bit until all that was left was his smile. Alice responded to this by remarking "I've seen a cat without a grin, but never a grin without a cat!" before the smile disappeared. 
His head later appeared during the Queen of Hearts' croquet game to cheer up Alice. The Queen ordered the Cat to be decapitated, but the Executioner argued that he could not because the Cat lacked a body to decapitate. This led to an argument between the Queen, the King and the Executioner about whether or not a disembodied head could be decapitated. The Queen ordered that the Duchess should deal with the Cat, as it was her pet, and let her out of jail. After the Duchess took Alice to see Gryphon and Mock Turtle, the Cheshire Cat was not seen again during Alice's first trip and never made an appearance during her second trip. However, it was believed that the Cheshire Cat made other appearances in unrecorded trips to Wonderland.
== American McGee's Alice ==
After falling into Wonderland and into the Village of the Doomed, Alice met him after briefly seeing the White Rabbit. Alice remarked that he had gone mangy although his grin was a comfort. He often spoke in riddles and gave cryptic and sometimes nonsensical advice. When the White Rabbit died, Cheshire Cat told Alice not to pity herself and continue her mission. 
During the confrontation with the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat was about to say something to Alice in a non-cryptic way, although he was killed under the Queen's orders before he could deliver the full message about both Alice and her nemesis. He was brutally beheaded by one of the Queen's tentacles, causing Alice to be emotionally distressed. After Alice killed the Queen of Hearts, he was restored back to life.
== Alice: Madness Returns ==
When Alice returned to Wonderland, Cheshire Cat greeted her in the Vale of Tears. She appeared to be dismissive and suspicious of the Cat, even telling him not to bully her. Cheshire Cat, along with the Insane Children, acted as Alice's guide through Wonderland once again and gave advice through riddles. He also appeared in certain Radula Rooms, specifically, Quiz Rooms. On the tram leading to Hatter's Domain, Cat appeared and told her that much has changed in Wonderland since her last visit. Alice mentioned that Bumby told her that change is constructive and good, but Cat replied that change is not necessarily bad or good, and implored her to find the Hatter. Alice dismissed the Cat's remark about her being as randomly lethal as before, and sternly told him to go away.
Outside Queensland, the Cat greeted Alice and reminisced with her about her previous encounter with the murderous Queen of Hearts before telling Alice that she must speak to the her former enemy. When Alice entered Londerland, the Cat's voice told Alice that while she cannot return "home", Wonderland was safe in her memory for now, and the suffering Alice went through was worth the truth of her family's murder.
== Personality ==
Like most versions of the Cheshire Cat character he is depicted as being very cynical, sarcastic, distant, philosophical and earnest. Throughout the series the only character he directly interacts with is Alice so we can only see his personality when he interacts with her. Cheshire as stated before commonly has a snarky attitude towards Alice although the snarky attitude between the two of them goes both ways as Alice always returns the same treatment towards him. So it comes across as friendly bickering between the both of the. Although he takes enjoyment in messing with Alice he is a genuine friend to Alice as he has shown to care about her and her mission to save Wonderland although he has his own agenda which, of course, is actually hers just from a different angle. 
== Appearance ==
==== American McGee's Alice ====
The Cheshire Cat vaguely resembles a Sphinx cat, with its very thin coat of fur and thin body shape. The Cheshire Cat has taken an emaciated, almost skeletal appearance; his bones can be seen through his fur-less, gray skin. His decaying starved appearance is suggestive of a cat carcass that has been rotting for years which could be linked to Alice not seeing the Cat for about a decade, and could be symbolic of the damage and "decay" of Alice's mental state.
He has a large head and paws, a disturbingly uncanny human-like smile which is sometimes seen spattered with blood across his teeth, a long neck, sharp claws, big pointed ears, and a long tail with a tuft of fur on the end. He wears a gold hoop earring in his right ear, and his skin is covered with black markings similar to tribal tattoos. His smile looks maniacal, and he appears to have under-grown yellow incisors that are covered in blood. His eyes are also green, and glow with a bright, illuminating light. 
==== Alice: Madness Returns ====
A year after the events of the first game Alice returned to Wonderland to find out that majority of its citizens and places had changed. The Cheshire Cat reflects this has he gotten skinnier since then and his fur has become a much darker hue. His tribal tattoos are much more prominent, while his golden hoop earring becomes silver in color and has been placed on his left ear instead of his right ear. His eyes become darker yellow and the shape of his tuft of fur on the end of his tail becomes a lot sharper. 
== Gallery ==
File:Cheshire Cat trailer.webp|Cheshire Cat in a trailer.
File:Alice and Cheshire Cat.webp|Alice reuniting with Cheshire Cat.
File:Airborne Terror - Cheshire Cat.webp|Cat in Airborne Terror.
File:Water Logged - Cheshire Cat.webp|Cat in Water Logged.
File:Cheshire Cat in Vale of Tears.webp|Cheshire Cat appearing to Alice in the Vale of Tears.
File:Alice bathing in the potion.webp|Cat in the Vale of Tears.
File:Vorpal Blade in Vale of Tears.webp|Cat looking at the Vorpal Blade.
File:Cheshire in the tram.webp|Cheshire Cat appearing to Alice in the Vale of Tears.
File:Alice in forest.webp|Cheshire Cat with Alice in the Wonderland Woods..
File:Alice and Cheshire.webp|Alice and Cheshire Cat by Joy Ang.
== Trivia ==
* The Cat's earring is not consistently on the same ear in promotional artwork, or even between the games.
* The Cheshire Cat in the first game has green eyes that glow, however, his original eye color is yellow.
* The Cheshire Cat has the second-largest number of individual voice-over recordings after Alice herself in American McGee's Alice, with around 600
* Despite being killed by the Queen in American McGee's Alice, the Cheshire Cat can still be summoned for advice during the fight in the original game.
== External Links ==
* Cheshire Cat (American McGee's Alice) on Alice Wiki
* Cheshire Cat (American McGee's Alice) on Asylum Wiki
* Cheshire Cat (American McGee's Alice) on Alice in Wonderland Wiki
* Cheshire Cat (American McGee's Alice) on Wikipedia
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