Cat Yokai

Cat Yokai are a subspecies of Anthro-Animal Yokai who have the physical traits of felines.

## Physical Appearance

Cat Yokai are anthropomorphic cats. They have sharp claws, fanged teeth, vertical slit pupils in their eyes, cat ears and a tail. They come in various different colors and patterns. Their bodies are covered in fur. Usually having an underbelly fur that covers the fronts of their bodies. Cats also has whiskers that sticks out of their small noses as well as some having tufts of fur on their chests and/or the inside of their ears.

## Description

In the Human World, cats are known to be one of the most popular pets to get along with dogs, birds, rodents and fish. The Hidden World also has a lot of cats. They're one of the most common species to see in the Hidden World. Known for their flexibility, they can squeeze through tight spaces that are physically impossible to do. Cat Yokai have different variations connected to them like Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities of what Cat Yokai has in their arsenal:

* Barbed Tongue
* Burrowing
* Camouflage
* Cat Falling
* Claw Retraction
* Climbing
* Enhanced Agility
* Enhanced Balance
* Enhanced Durability
* Enhanced Endurance
* Enhanced Flexibility
* Enhanced Instincts/Wits
* Enhanced Leap
* Enhanced Senses
	+ Enhanced Awareness
	+ Enhanced Hearing
	+ Enhanced Smell
	+ Enhanced Tracking
	+ Magnetoreception
	+ Night Vision
	+ Seismic Sense
	+ Thermoreception
* Enhanced Speed
	+ Inaudible Movement
	+ Invisible Speed
* Enhanced Stealth
* Enhanced Strength
* Enhanced/Speed Swimming
* Fighting Instinct
* Hunting Intuition
* Killing Instinct
* Powerful Bite
* Pheromone Generation
* Predator Instinct
* Sexual Instinct
* Survival Intuition
* Tail Manifestation
* Tapetum Lucidum Manifestation
* Vertical Pupils

## Pop Culture

Cats have appeared in many cartoons, movies, and books. They're one of the most common animals to see in these kinds of entertainment. Generally, cats are often portrayed as cool, sly, charming and clever. Other traits that can apply to Cat Yokai are being seductive, a gold digger, acting very cute, lazy, evil, snarky, grumpy, mischievous, unreliable, and/or villainous. Some Cat Yokai are afraid of the water while others don't. Some can be lucky and others can be unlucky. It all varies between them.

## Variations

### Werecat Yokai

**Werecats** are a pseudohuman species of beings who are spoken in myth of possessing the ability to shapeshift between the form of a human and the form of a cat. These Yokai can shapeshift between the two forms depending on the day. During the day, they assume their human forms and are able to blend in with the other Humans due to it. During the night, they transform into their werecat forms to roam the night and do whatever they usually do during the night. If they produce children with a human, there's a chance that the child or children may gain some abilities of the werecat including shapeshifting.

### Cheetah Yokai

Cheetahs are one of the big cats who are native to Africa and Central Iran. They're known for their speed. They can run extremely fast on land. Making them the fastest land animal in the Hidden World. With their speed, Cheetah Yokai can catch their prey easily. These Yokai often compete in races where they can use their speeds to run. Cheetah Track is a popular sport in the Africa Region of the Hidden City where Cheetah Yokai would compete each other to see who can get the fastest time.

### Lynx Yokai

Lynxes are one of the big cats who are native to the United States, Canada, Europe, Central Asia, and Siberia. Lynx Yokai are known for their leaping power. They can leap very far from a distance. Because of this, they often work as athletes for all leaping-based events like the long jump.

### Puma Yokai

Cougars and Mountain Lions are both Puma Yokai. They're native to parts of Canada, the United States, Central and South Americas. Puma Yokai are adapted to living in the mountainous regions of the Hidden World where they can climb up mountains with ease.

### Jaguar Yokai

Jaguars are one of the big cats who are native to Central and South Americas. They're experts of navigating through the forests. Jaguar Yokai can be mistaken as black panthers if they were born with completely black fur. They're expert climbers and they often live in treehouses in the forests.

### Leopard Yokai

Leopards are one of the big cats who are native to sub-Saharan Africa, small parts of Western and Central Asia, a small part of European Russia, and on the Indian subcontinent to Southeast and East Asia. They have similar features to the Jaguar Yokai except they have a smaller, lighter physique, and its rosettes are generally smaller, more densely packed and without central spots. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers. A variation to the Leopard Yokai is the Snow Leopard.

### Lion Yokai

Lions are one of the big cats who are native to Africa. Known for their pride, the Lion Yokai are often called the King of the Jungle despite them not actually living in a jungle. They're very prideful and they love to brag about it at any chance they get. Thus coming off as being boisterous because of it. Lion Yokai are one of the strongest species of Yokai and they can take down a water buffalo and even a giraffe if they want to.

### Tiger Yokai

Tigers are one of the big cats who are native to Southeast and South Asia. They're easily recognize for their orange fur with black stripes all over it. Though some tigers can have white fur with black stripes all over it. Tiger Yokai are very respected in the India Region of the Hidden City and are considered one of the holy animals there.

### Cat Sith Yokai

The Cat Sith is a fairy creature from Celtic mythology that resembles a large (about the size of dog) black cat with a white spot on its chest. They are intelligent, can converse in human tongues and walk on two legs, making no sound as it moves. These Yokai are both malevolent and benevolent. They can put curses or blessings to those it comes across from.

### Chesire Cat Yokai

Cheshire Cats are known for their wide grins on their faces. No matter how they're feeling, they always have a grin. Making them crafty and sneaky. Some Yokai won't trust them due to their habit of backstabbing anyone they're working with. Making them untrustworthy.

### Griffin Yokai

Half-Eagle and Half-Lion, Griffins are fearsome creatures. Griffins are often interpreted as the noblest of creatures, symbolizing courage and vigilance repeatedly (similar to how eagles and lions symbolize leadership and courage, respectfully) throughout popular culture and other media. They have sharp talons that can through anything and they can produce a sonic scream that would break anything in its path.

### Hellcat Yokai

Coming from the Scarlet Domain are the Hellcats. These Yokai are the demonic versions of the cat. They commonly have fire-based powers but can use ice-based powers in some occasions.

### Bakeneko Yokai

The Bakeneko is a type of Japanese yōkai, or supernatural creature. According to its name, it is a cat that has changed into a yōkai. It is often confused with the nekomata, another cat-like yōkai, and the distinction between the two can often be quite ambiguous. The main difference is the Bakeneko only has one tail while the Nekomata has two tails.

### Maneki-Neko Yokai

The Maneki-Neko is known for the statue in which its paw would stand up while the other paw is holding the yen gold coin. These Yokai have the ability to bring good luck and fortune to people. They often disguise themselves as said statues which are sold in various stores. Some can have a humanoid form.

## Life in the Hidden World

The Cat Yokai are very common to see. Each one having various colors and patterns. They work at various jobs like gymnasts, fashion designers, and waiters/waitresses while also being criminals. Most notably being thieves as some would like to steal things from others. Cats would often get into fights with the Dog Yokai. They can be manipulators as they use their charms to get others to do whatever they want them to do. Thus being sly seducers with a deceiving smile.

## Symbolism

The cat is a symbol of various connotations. It varies from negative aspects such as being linked to demons, witchcraft, darkness to very positive characteristics such as independence, liberty, spiritual enlightenment, intuition, balance, and hope.

This feline has been attributed to deities and has been revered in Egypt, as well as Greece. However, it gained an evil meaning in the latter, being associated ultimately with Halloween.

Cats were believed to have magical powers to the extent that they could even bring the deceased back to life.