Cat

**Cat** is a male contestant on The Wildest Prize.

He competed in Pre-Season for only one episode and was eliminated very early on, placing dead last in the season. However, he has made several appearances throughout the season and is currently among the 24 contestants that will join Season 1.

## Appearance

While Cat doesn't closely resemble any real-life cat breeds, he does take on the design of a generic cartoon cat, with his fur being mostly yellow. However, the fur near his nose and mouth, along with the fur on his belly, paws, ears, and the tip of his tail is white. It's possible his design was influenced by either the cat mascot from the Scratch game engine, or by the cat suit from *Super Mario 3D World*.

His design hasn't changed at all since the first graphic he appeared in, and is currently one of the few contestants have a fully consistent design.

## Personality

At first, Cat makes a very poor first impression, coming off as a self-absorbed, temperamental jerk. In "Is There a Game Happening Here?", he wanted to be the center of attention, and even went so far as to fight with his teammates just so he could be the one to win for his team, which ironically caused them to lose. This resulted in him barely being eliminated over Mouse, and placing dead last in Pre-Season due to also failing to rejoin.

However, it's possible his popularity got to his head, as he hadn't been in touch with his friends for a long time, possibly since high school. Without anyone to really enjoy spending time with, it's likely he felt that his popularity was all he had left for him to make him happy, which made him desperate to gain attention. Him being rejected by his own team in "Is There a Game Happening Here?" and "The Only Way is Up" also likely lead him to become temperamental and impulsive, which led to him also acting very rudely towards Fox in their first encounter.

Despite his poor first impressions, though, he later turned out to be apologetic and a victim of anger issues, as well as loneliness due to being separated from his friends (and possibly his family) for so long. It's possible he isolated himself from people he personally knew so his fanbase wouldn't hate him, which unfortunately backfired. When not on the verge of an outburst, Cat is very well-mannered and does enjoy spending time with people he cares for, those being his friends and his family. In fact, he even seemed relieved to be with them again, as it's possible that just getting the love of strangers didn't sit right with him.

His well-mannered and apologetic side was especially prominent in the final two episodes of Pre-Season. In "Time for Action, he apologized to Red and Snake for getting them captured, and in "The Finale", he seemed genuinely happy for Red when she and Iguana got married.

It's possible he's also nervous and doesn't see himself as a ladies' man, as when asked about a potential love life by Chinchilla, he said he was unsure if he was really ready for it.

It's unknown how he will develop in Season 1, if at all.

## Relations

**Red**

Cat and Red didn't have many on-screen interactions, though he is known to be very close friends with her, as described by Chinchilla. In "Time for Action", he was shown to be remorseful about accidentally getting her captured, continuing to express this in "The Finale". He was also shown to cheer her on in the latter episode, calling her and Iguana cute and expressing joy that she found love.

Because Red made the cut for Season 1, it's possible their friendship may develop or change within that season.

**Iguana**

While Cat and Iguana haven't had many direct on-screen interactions, Cat was shown to be on good terms with Iguana, given that Chinchilla claimed he was accepted into their friendship dynamic. In "The Finale", he called Iguana and Red cute and showed himself to be happy when they were married.

Because Iguana made the cut for Season 1, it's likely that they will have more interactions and develop a friendship.

**Chinchilla**

Cat was described as being a part of a friendship dynamic in their school years, along with Chinchilla and Red. They didn't have a ton of on-screen interactions in Pre-Season, though in "The Finale", Cat was apologetic to Chinchilla for indirectly getting her captured, and was willing to lighten the mood. In the same episode, Chinchilla asked Cat about a potential love life, to which Cat responded that he wasn't sure if he was ready for it.

Because Chinchilla made the cut for Season 1, it's likely they will have more interactions and development throughout it.

## Strengths and Weaknesses

**Strengths:**

* **Speed:** As he is a cat, he is very fast and agile with incredible reflexes.
* **Sharp Claws:** Cat also has retractable claws that he can use both to climb things, or to use as a weapon.
* **Night Vision:** As he is a cat, he has naturally very good vision in the dark.

**Weaknesses:**

* **Hydrophobia:** As he is a cat, he is naturally afraid of water and hates getting wet.

## Deaths and Kills

**Deaths:**

1. "Is There a Game Happening Here?": Is blown up by an energy cannon blast.

**Kills:**

1. "Is There a Game Happening Here?": Accidentally blows up his teammates with an energy cannon.

## Trivia

* Cat is one of six characters that will be voiced by SirMikay himself, the others being Wolf, Goose, Polar Bear, Hyena, and Koala.