Cat (Order of Ecclesia)

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Cats in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia can be rescued along with villagers. Each time a cat has been rescued, it can be found again somewhere in Wygol Village. The Arma Felix glyph allows Shanoa to turn into a werecat herself and be able to communicate with these friendly felines. They will usually share a cryptic hint regarding a secret hidden in one of the levels.
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==The cats==
There are four cats in Order of Ecclesia. They are found in specific areas of dungeons and can be rescued by pressing ↓ on the D-Pad while near them. It's very easy to identify if a cat is nearby, since its meowing sounds are heard across the current room. After rescued, they can all be found again in specific areas within Wygol Village:
Order of Ecclesia - Tofu - 02.png|TofuA white cat found in the Monastery.Stays with Laura at her house.
Order of Ecclesia - SoyBeanFlour - 02.png|SoyBeanFlourAn orange cat found in Minera Prison Island.Stays with Jacob at his shop.
Order of Ecclesia - Tom - 02.png|TomAnna's gray cat found in Tristis Pass.Stays with Anna in her room.
Order of Ecclesia - Ink - 02.png|InkA black cat found in Mystery Manor.Stays with Daniela at her house.
Tom has a little backstory in the game. Apparently, at first he was just a stray cat. Anna, a little girl from Wygol, brought him in, fed him, and gave him a home at her side. In gratitude, he promised himself to protect her at all costs. While attempting to drive away the evil spirits which continuously wanted to possess Anna, Tom went into the mountains and ate copious amounts of a special flower that served for this purpose. The plant resulted to be poisonous, however, putting his life in danger. Father Nikolai advised Anna that only a rare rock known as chrysoberyl could save him. Shanoa aided the girl in getting the gem, first bringing it to Laura, the town's jeweler, who appraised it into a dog's collar from a previous canceled order, so Tom could carry it with him at all times and be always safe from harm.
==Quotes==
Shanoa needs to equip the Arma Felix glyph in order for her to understand the language of the cats.One Fandom - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Game Script, page 3.
===Tofu===
:Funny Names
::"Hi! I'm Tofu! Our names are kind of funny, huh? Think so? We came from far away, but now I really like it here!"
:Pile of Rocks
::"Have you seen a pile of pretty rocks? Break 'em and... uh... I forget."
===SoyBeanFlour===
:Important Secrets
::"New around here, huh? Make sure you say hi to my feline friends. We know...secrets. Important ones."
:Scary Machine
::"Get spotted in prison and a scary machine comes out. ...But that doesn't mean it's not worth fighting."
===Tom===
:Protecting Anna
::"I'll protect Anna, even if she is high maintenance..."
:Returning the Favor
::"...I was wet and cold, so Anna gave me warm milk. ...and wrapped me all up. She took care of me, so I’m gonna return the favor and protect her! ...Pretty soon, I’ll show that spirit who’s boss...!"
:Evil Spirit
::"I'm not gonna let some evil spirit have Anna. No way, no how!"
:Need Some Rest
::"Oh... Anna's just... overreacting... I need some...rest, that's all..."
:I Won't Lose!
::"Why isn't my body moving? Ugh... Grrrr... I won't lose to some stupid evil spirit!"
:Failure
::"So you figured it out. ...a shame everything ended in failure."
:Best Collar Ever
::"Score! This has got to be the best collar ever. In all my years, I've never had anything so fancy. ...little tight, though."
===Ink===
:Name's Ink
::"The name's Ink, see? They say cuz of my color, but I don't get it... Hm."
:Secret in a Black Room
::"In a room as black as me, there's some treasure, see? Get rid of the ouchy things and you're home free."
==Cats' clues==
Three cats (Tom being the exception) will share a clue regarding a secret hidden in the same stages where they were found:
Cat 	Location 	Clue 	Meaning 	Reward
Tofu 	Monastery 	"Have you seen a pile of pretty rocks? Break 'em and... uh... I forget." 	Absorb Cubus at the Monastery and destroy all remaining rocks. 	Justice Ring
SoyBeanFlour	Minera Prison Island	"Get spotted in prison and a scary machine comes out. ...But that doesn't mean it's not worth fighting." 	Get spotted by a searchlight in the second-to-last room of Minera Prison Island and defeat a Tin Man. 	Strength Ring
Ink 	Mystery Manor 	"In a room as black as me, there's some treasure, see? Get rid of the ouchy things and you're home free."	Destroy all spiky platforms in the darkened room of Mystery Manor by making use of the Arma Machina glyph.	Fortune Ring
==Notes==
*Dragging the stylus along the screen will make a cat's toy appear and attract them to play.
*Any attack on a cat will make it hiss loudly, while its fur and tail rise.
*The same cats are used in Market Mode as playable characters, much like enemies were used in Shop Mode in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.
==Gallery==
===Artworks===
Koma Anna.JPG|Anna with Tom in the official four panel Koma comic strips of Order of Ecclesia.
===Screenshots===
Order of Ecclesia - Monastery - 02.png|Tofu's location in the Monastery.
Order of Ecclesia - Minera Prison Island - 04.png|SoyBeanFlour's location in Minera Prison Island.
Order of Ecclesia - Somnus Reef - 02.png|Anna and Tom when they are first rescued in Somnus Reef.
Order of Ecclesia - Tristis Pass - 05.png|Tom's location in Tristis Pass.
Order of Ecclesia - Mystery Manor - 02.png|Ink's location in the Mystery Manor.
Ecclesia cats.gif|The player interacting with Ink using the stylus.
==Trivia==
*The name of Anna's third quest, "Tom and Jewelry", is a play on the popular animated series Tom and Jerry. Tom's color is also gray, the same color as the character of the same name from that series.
==See also==
*Cat
*Villagers
==References==
Category:Animals
Category:Order of Ecclesia Characters