Leopard Cat

This article is about the spiritual character. For the human that is the body-host of this spirit, see Shu-Chi Yan.

## Leopard Cat

### Aliases

Senpai (學長)
Shu-Chi (書齊)
Kitten (小貓)

## Physical Attributes

### Species

Yaoguai
Deity
Human

### Hair Color

Dark greyish-red
Black (human/Nekojishi)
White (human/Lin and Partners)

### Fur Color

Greyish-orange
Dark greyish-red
White

## Spiritual Power

### Abilities

**Yaoguai powers**:
Feral instinct
Soul absorption
Memory transfer
Appearance adaptation
Spiritual perception
Spiritual power sensitivity
Body possession
Blossom ritual
**Guardian tiger powers**:
Chi absorption
Divine Chi
Immortality
Intangibility
Flight
Shapeshifting
Spiritual perception
Spiritual power sensitivity

## Life

### Affiliations

Fudegong of Miaoli temple
Lin Tian-Liao
Li Ku-Lau
Lin Hu
Randolph
Ragoo Laront
Hynos
Dance club leader

### Occupations

Guardian tiger
College student
Dance club member

### Hobbies

Dancing,
Playing with smartphone,
Shopping,
Watching movies,
Arcade gaming,
Eating exotic foods,
Bathing in hot springs,
Sightseeing
Sleeping with Liao.

### Goals

Get Liao to help rejuvenate his temple in Miaoli (not really),
Go on dates with Liao,
Settle tension between Shu Chi and his family.

### Favorite Foods

Liao's bento
Lou mei
Pork rib noodle
Hotpot
Fried chicken
Fruit tea
Marinated cocktail sausages
Cookies
Crackers
Pastries
Liao

**Leopard Cat** (石虎, a.k.a. **Stone Tiger**) is one of the primary characters in Nekojishi and Nekojishi: Lin & Partners.

Following the Nekojishi Expansion Pack: A Sunny Day, Leopard Cat is chiefly known in the Nekojishi series as **Shu-Chi Yan** (**顏書齊**, *Yán Shūqí*).

## Introduction

*"A guardian tiger in a small local temple. While looking for someone to restore his temple he possessed Liao's clubmate to get close with Liao.*

*Shares similar characteristics and the body build with the man he possessed. With a height of 160 cm and a young face, he is often mistaken for a high school student. Although he is short and slim, he has built strong muscles from dancing practice.*

*He is one of the leaders in the dance club, a social guy and publicly known to be gay and has no problems talking about his sexuality.*

*Rumour says he’s a promiscuous person."*

## Personality

He is known to be optimistic and flirtatious around Liao as well as childish, often whining about how he doesn't get to hang out with Liao (or date him). He can be hot tempered and is shown to be easily offended, though whether or not his displays of anger are actually genuine or are simply his attempts to look cute is debatable. He especially doesn't like being called 'kitten' by Guardian Tiger. He is shown to be easily jealous at times such as when Liao is sleeping with Guardian Tiger and has few to no reservations about being naked in front of others.

Though cheerful and casually laidback for nearly the majority of the time, he has been shown to have moments of sincere vulnerability. In Nekojishi, he is conscious of his nature as a yaoguai and harbors feelings of insecurity and self-hatred, which are often belied by a self-centered, fun-loving exterior.

He can be manipulative and deceptive, especially at times when he attempts to lure and isolate Liao from everyone else besides himself.

## Appearance

Resembling an anthropomorphic leopard cat, he has greyish-orange and white fur, like his white muzzle. Elongated, dark greyish-red spots sprawl along the course of his arms, shoulders, tail, back and legs. He is about the same height as Liao and has a short and slightly lean build. His eyes as well as his eyelids are green. The end of his tail is completely dark-colored, and so are the tufts of fur on his head.

In his first appearance in Nekojishi, he wears a red and dark brown-ish hoodie that has a paw print logo above the word “SKYT” with nothing underneath. One black arm band is on his left elbow while another is worn on his right wrist. He wears a red and white pair of shorts.

## Abilities

Out of the three cats, Leopard Cat is the weakest of them all. However, he's the most cunning of the three.

* **Yaoguai Powers:** Being a half-god half-yaoguai, Leopard Cat possess yaoguai powers.
	+ **Chi Consumer**/**Soul Taker:** As a Yaoguai, Leopard Cat can extract and consume souls.
	+ **Evolution:** By consuming souls or chi, he becomes much stronger.
	+ **Brainwashing:** Leopard Cat can make people think what he wants (in the game, you see it as dimmed gray screen with shining sparks). That ability can be suppressed by a more powerful local god (Ragoo prevents its effect on Liao in the tung flower garden). Leopard Cat manipulates attitude towards him and memories of people as seen in the game in Leopard ending 1 and 2.
	+ **Water Magic:** Leopard Cat has the power to manipulate nature, such as causing rain and making flowers bloom.
	+ **Possession:** He is known to mainly possess Shu-Chi Yan.
* **God Powers:** Being a half-god half-yaoguai, Leopard Cat possess God powers.
	+ **Chi absorption:** Leopard Cat can absorb the Chi from his offerings.
	+ **Divine Chi:** He has divine chi.
	+ **Immortality:** Leopard Cat can never truly die.
	+ **Intangibility:** Like any other spirits, he can't be touched by normal people. Only the ones who have their Third-Eye awakened can touch him.
	+ **Flight:** Like Clouded Leopard, he also has the power of flight.
	+ **Shapeshifting:** A deity does not have a fixed appearance and he can transform to whatever he wants.
	+ **Spiritual perception:** As a spirit, Leopard Cat can sense other spirits and gods nearby. He can also track down spirits he has encountered.
	+ **Spiritual power sensitivity:** Leopard Cat's spiritual power is sensitive.

## Trivia

* Shu-Chi Yan has also been called *Leopard Cat* (石虎) and *Senpai* (學長) by Liao, *Shu-Chi* (書齊) by Leopard, and *Kitten* (小貓) by Tiger.
* He frequently calls Tiger *Old Man* (老人家) or *Big Uncle* (大叔) for being old-fashioned and unfamiliar with modern lifestyles.
* He does not like being called a kitten by Tiger. He also corrects Liao when he compares the size of a leopard cat to a common house cat.
* Loves to sleep in until noon, plays with his smartphone, and goes to the dance club on weekdays. On weekends, his favorite activities are shopping, visiting the arcade, eating exotic foods, making trips to the bathhouses and sightseeing.
* Has his own admirer's club of potential suitors formed by students all around campus. Several dance club members are in this group.
* At the end of the DLC *A Sunny Day*, Liao officially gave him a name: *Shu-Chi Yan.*
* Following the true ending, it is revealed in the DLC *A Sunny Day* that as long as he is *Shu-Chi Yan* to Liao, he will feel Shu-Chi Yan‘s soul inside him more intensely than any other. It is also revealed that he has accepted to become the patron god of the Yan family.

## Quotes

* (To Tiger) *"I am not a kitten! You are so rude!"*
* (To Liao) *“Oh, please! I'm a bit larger than a house cat!”*
* (To all) *“This is my territory now! No one else can trespass!”*
* (Sleep-talking) *“Mmmm… delicious… five more pieces…”*
* (To Tiger) *“Wow! You didn’t even know what a hamburger is? What rock did you live under?”*

## Gallery

* Leopard Cat Yan Shu-Chi splash art.
* Senpai's green energy symbolizing his yaoguai chi.
* Senpai meets Liao in downtown, eager and ready for their date!
* Senpai and Liao's college days.
* "Let's go Liao!"
* Tears of the skies.
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Leopard Cat facial expressions concept art Yan Shu-Chi concept art Yan Shu-Chi phone wallpaper Senpai statue made by anonymous fan!
## References

1. ↑ Nekojishi Official Website: Characters - Leopard Cat Yan Shu-Chi
2. ↑ Nekojishi on Steam - Game Preview Video
3. ↑ Nekojishi BKIH on Twitter: "石虎"
4. ↑ Nekojishi BKIH on Twitter: Yan Shu-Chi Concept Art
5. ↑ Nekojishi BKIH on Twitter: "各位觀眾，50萬！ 我們的Line貼圖解鎖啦！"
6. ↑ Nekojishi BKIH on Twitter: "FF28當天收到了粉絲製作的精美的學長立像..."

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