Kavat

Kavats are terrain-restricted melee feline companions similar to Kubrows. They also have different breeds, color palettes, and patterns. There are currently 3 types of Kavats.
==Lore==
Kavats normally live in Infested areas and feed on the Infestation. Feral Kavats are naturally invisible and are not hostile to players unless they are scanned.
Due to their anti-Infested potential, the Grineer have domesticated Kavats for use in clearing out the Infestation from their ships. Kavat handlers, known as Hyekka Masters, are equipped with advanced sensors to detect Kavats, which can also detect invisible players, serving as an additional stealth hazard in Grineer missions.
==Types==
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|-|Adarza=
|-|Smeeta=
|-|Vasca=
|-|Venari/Venari Prime=
Khora's ferocious Kavat, Venari, fights alongside her with steadfast zeal. Venari is an exclusive Companion for the Warframe, integrated as her signature passive ability. Venari will spawn beside Khora when the player first enters a mission, as a permanent companion that lasts until killed.
While Venari is alive, Khora passively gains a movement speed boost. If Venari is killed, she will respawn beside Khora after 45 seconds, or instantly if summoned via the third ability for an energy cost. Both passive features are tied to Khora's ability allowing her to be modified.
|-|Sly Vulpaphyla=
|-|Crescent Vulpaphyla=
|-|Panzer Vulpaphyla=
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==Acquisition==
To begin, all Kavats will first need a Companion Slot (which can be bought for for 2 slots) to grow and mature before being usable in missions and will permanently occupy one Companion Slot. In the event that a player wishes to permanently remove a Kavat from their possession, such as due to the lack of vacant Companion Slots, the Kavat can be consigned to the Lotus for , freeing up their Companion Slot.
===Incubation===
The and are acquired through Incubation. Kavats are bred using the Orbiter's Incubator obtained during the Howl of the Kubrow quest, which must first be upgraded with a Kavat Incubator Upgrade Segment whose blueprint can be obtained from the Clan Dojo's Tenno Lab research or dropped by Hyekka Masters, or purchased fully built from the Market for . The blueprint assembly for the Upgrade Segment costs 10 Kavat Genetic Codes, which are obtained by scanning Feral Kavats with a Codex Scanner or Synthesis Scanner. Once installed, each breeding attempt requires 10 Kavat Genetic Codes and an built Incubator Power Core whose blueprint is available from the Market.
Once the player meets the necessary requirements to begin breeding, the incubator offers a choice between a Random incubation or the use of Genetic Code Templates.
====Random====
As the name implies, a Random incubation offers no guarantees on the resulting Kavat's Variant, head, tail, sex, color, or fur pattern.
====Genetic Code Template====
An incubation utilizing Genetic Code Templates offers a much higher probability of the traits imprinted on the Template to be present in the resulting Kavat, however, this is still not guaranteed, and certain Kavat traits are not even imprinted on the Template in the first place. See the Genetic Code Template article for more information about the transferral of traits from one Kavat to another when starting this type of incubation.
Regardless of the type of incubation, once the process is started, it will require 48 hours (24 hours with an Incubator Upgrade Segment) to complete. This stage may, however, be rushed for ‍.
====Maturity====
When the incubation process completes, either naturally or by rushing, the player will be able to name their new Kavat for free, subsequent renaming is possible for . The named but non-mature Kavat can be kept for as long as the player wants, and will walk around the Orbiter; however, to be usable in missions, it must be matured, which is instantaneous.
====Genetic Age Regressing====
Players can regress the age of their Kavats back to their infant forms through the incubator. In their baby forms, they cannot be brought into missions to be used for combat or utility. Installed mods, Formas, and Orokin Reactors will still be intact if the player chooses to mature their Kavats again.
===Venari===
/ is /'s companion that functions as her passive and third ability, and will always appear next to her. Venari cannot be separated from Khora.
===Vasca Kavat===
The is a Kavat that have been infected by the Vasca Virus that appears at nighttime in the Plains of Eidolon. When a player brings their Kavat to the wild Vasca and is attacked by them, it will become infected, indicated by a red overlay. The player must then take their infected Kavat back to the Orbiter's Incubator and use a Genetic Code Template on them, acquiring a Vasca Imprint while also removing the virus. Two Vasca Imprints are needed to guarantee a Vasca Kavat.
Note that breeding a domesticated Vasca Kavat still requires one Incubator Power Core and ten Kavat Genetic Codes.
===Vulpaphyla===
, , and are modular companions created through a process called Revivification with Son, using Mutagens and Antigens purchased from him along with finding wild Vulpaphyla in Cambion Drift, Deimos via Conservation that have been weakened by hostile Infested.
==Beast Claws==
All Kavats have a moddable weapon, Beast Claws, which can equip Beast Claw Mods. The name is specific to the Kavat type, for example a 's weapon is called Adarza Claws.
This weapon does not take up Companion slots unlike Robotic Weapons, have pre-installed Orokin Catalysts, have a "Posture Mod" slot similar to Aura and Stance Mods that affect their behavior while increasing mod capacity, do not contribute to Mastery Rank, and cannot generate an associated Riven Mod.
==Media==
2CatbrowFeral_ShowSecond.jpg|Feral/Moonless Kavat concept art shown in Devstream 58
3CatbrowGrineer_Modified_ShowThird.jpg|Hyekka concept art shown in Devstream 58
KavatArmorPreview2.jpg|Kavat Wysar Armor shown in Devstream 66
FeralKavatTeaser.png|A Feral Kavat, shown in the Update 18.5 Teaser
Devstream76_website.jpg|Kavat Shown Inside a Tenno Ship
230410_20160709000751_1.png|Kavat in the Incubator|linktext=kavat
b885f295ac245da169a4b655f0111135.png|Long furry ears with green eyes and a peacock tail
b21ed5fc8c3d89e3c2c684744a9f0b89.png|Long furry ear, teal eyes and arrow tailed
c0abe7af43864523853c4b0b437aa7f3.png|Long ball tipped ears, yellow eyes and guppy tail
5d092fac5a14a9e5f0d7325e6e82a47c.png|Long ball tipped ears, white eyes and mermaid tail
Smeeta Kavat Guppy Tail Brown-Yellow.png|Smeeta Kavat-Guppy Tail, Short Ears
Kavat 6.1.png
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Kavat 2.png
Kavat 6.2.png
Kavat 5.png
Kavat 6.png|Balltip ears and Mermaid tail
CataclysmKavat.png|Close up of 'Cataclysm', male Smeeta with a Persian head
Warframe - Scanning Feral Kavats Kavat Incubator Upgrade Segment Drop from Hyekka Master
==Trivia==
*Kavats are referred to as "Catbrow" in the game files, a portmanteau of "cat" and "Kubrow."
*The name of at least one breed of Kavat is derived from Sanskrit, which seems relevant to the breed's specialty;
**Adarza (आदर्श) can translate to "mirror" and "act of perceiving by the eyes"
*While Incubating, when the Kavat shows up in kitten form, you can pet your Kavat by pressing your interact button when standing in front of the Incubator.
*Despite technically being considered Kavats, Vulpaphylas have more in common appearance-wise with foxes, which in real life are part of the canidae (dog) family and not the felidae (cat) family of animals. This is furthered by their name, which is taken from the Latin word and genus "vulpes," meaning fox, and the plural form of phylum "phyla," the taxonomic rank below kingdom.
==Patch History==
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es:Kavat
Category:Companion
Category:Update 19