Grapple Neko

Grapple Neko

**Grapple Neko** is a literal cat burglar monster who appears in the chapter The Sneaky Feline from Video Squadron: Gamerman. She was created by Dr. Morty Squeak for a game where Grapple Neko was the playable character where she would steal loot and avoid the authorities. But, Jack Lupeson rejected the game because he didn't like the idea of it, even though there's a successful video game franchise about a raccoon who pretty much does the same thing. Grapple Neko uses her grappling hook to attack and to get around, and she used it to commit various crimes all over Brooklyn late at night. The Gamermen went over to investigate, and they saw that it was the work of a cat burglar. Grapple Neko was gaining more power from robbing the bank, and she showcased her power when battling the Gamermen. She was able to capture Kasumi Kittenata, but she escaped, causing her to retreat. The Gamermen were thinking of a way to stop her crime spree, and Felicia Filly suggested using water on her. So, Kasumi used fake money to lure Grapple Neko out, and the others used a bucket of cold water on her, weakening her. After using special attacks on her, Grapple Neko then grew, causing Randy Wolfang to use Gamer Fighter Fang to fight her. He was able to destroy her grappling hook, and then it began to rain, making her even weaker. Grapple Neko was then destroyed by Gamer Fighter Fang.

Grapple Neko later returns as one of Wi-Fi Guy's holographic projections in Justice Squadron: Comicger vs. Gamerman to fight against both the Gamermen and the Comicgers, but then vanishes when the Comicgers and Gamermen fired the Sketch-A-Zooka and the Gamernator at Wi-Fi Guy, infecting him with a virus that Paul Bison created to defeat him.

Grapple Neko returns again as part of Elfis Presently's monster army in The Freezey Monster Christmas Fest, where she teamed up with Pizza Martian, Para-Flea, and Freaker Beaker to battle with Kasumi. She was destroyed again when Randy showed up to help Kasumi, and they pulled Para-Flea's arms around her and her fellow monsters, tying them up, and blasting them with their blasters.

## Non-Canon Appearances

Grapple Neko was revived by Dr. Squeak in the Desert Squadron: Saharanger special Saharangers vs Bibbity Bobbity Boomer . She helped Prince Rollup assist the Saharangers in destroying Ray-Scope and Bibbity Bobbity Boomer, and after parting ways with the Saharangers, she went on to become one of Dr. Squeak's assistants.

## Notes

* Grapple Neko's design is based off of the Jailcat from *Dragon Quest*.
* The game she was in, as well as her grappling hook, are based off *Elevator Action*, especially the intro sequence where the player grapples down to the building (CommanderN's dad used to play this game when he was a kid).
* Grapple Neko is the first female monster to appear in Video Squadron: Gamerman.
* Grapple Neko is one of two monsters that was created by CommanderN in Gamerman. The other one was Prince Rollup.
* In episode 12 of Desert Squadron: Saharanger, Grapple Neko made a cameo appearance as one of the costumes that Bast was looking through.
	+ In the following Halloween episode, Bast dressed up as Grapple Neko for Halloween.
* Grapple Neko is one of the first monsters from Gamerman to be revived in a non-canon Saharanger Special.