Bustopher Jones

**Bustopher Jones (a.k.a. James Kimberley Corden OBE)** was the Cat Party Presidential Nominee in the 2020 Groupy McGroupface Presidential Elections. Whilst initially perceived to be an average cat, it was later discovered that this was not the case. After the election had taken place, Jones was exposed as being actor and comedian James Corden in disguise. Upon this discovery, Corden fled Groupy McGroupface, and has not been seen since.

## Biography

Bustopher Jones was a previously unknown figure until early 2020, when he gained national stardom after announcing a bid for the Cat Party Presidential Nomination. He proved to be a somewhat controversial figure, due to his crude and ill-mannered nature. At the Cat Party Presidential Debate, he frequently clashed with his fellow candidates, making a series of catty remarks throughout. This in turn rubbed a lot of fur the wrong way, and turned Jones into a somewhat polarising figure.

By the time voting took place, the Cat Party became somewhat fractured in their support of different candidates, which eventually led to a tie in the delegates needed to become the official nominee. Both Bustopher and Ollie the Polite Cat received 180 delegates each, whilst Hugo S. Catman finished in a distant third with 90 delegates. Whilst this would have resulted in a contested convention, Ollie withdrew from the race and instructed his delegates to vote for Jones, which in turn allowed him to become the presumptive nominee. Catman however rejected Jones as the nominee, and launched an independent bid for the presidency in opposition to this outcome.

Going in to the general election, Jones selected his close friend and ginger tabby cat Jennyanydots as the Cat Party Vice Presidential Nominee. During his campaign, he passionately advocated cat rights, and felt that this matter should be a priority for the next government. Jones frequently criticised his fellow candidates for their lack of cat-related knowledge, and denounced their ignorance of that particular subject.

Controversy later emerged in the latter weeks of the campaign when foreign interference in the election struck, and the government of Penguin Club made a number of serious allegations against Jones. They claimed that he had a previously unseen criminal record, and that he had in the past stolen from the popular restaurant 'The Lasagna Factory'. Jones publicly confessed to these charges, but claimed that he had only done so as a means of protesting the corrupt human regime.

By the time voting came around, Jones was placed joint fourth place with 66 electoral college votes. He did not concede the election, and instead claimed that it had all been rigged in support of the humans. During the course of his speech however, he was interrupted by a shock revelation. His former nemesis Hugo S. Catman burst into the room with an objection, claiming to have evidence that Bustopher was not who he said he was. He contended that, whilst the allegation of stealing from The Lasagna Factory was true, this was not the whole story. The real Bustopher had been arrested for this crime, and was currently serving time in jail. This subsequently meant that this creature was an imposter, leading Hugo to blast 'Bustopher' with a gun of some sorts, with the intention of revealing his true form. This proved successful, and after a haze of smoke had disappeared, the imposter was revealed to be James Corden; actor, comedian and television host.

The whole plan had been concocted by Corden several months earlier, and he had gone through with this plan in order to fulfil his life-long dream of being a furry. He had paid a number of high-profile scientists to transition him into a cat for a prolonged period of time, altering his height, appearance and shape. The disguise was clearly not as effective as he had originally thought though, as Catman was able to see through it all.

In the aftermath of being exposed, Corden quickly fled the scene. He was however followed by a herd of angry cats, who chased him for hours on end. Corden has not been seen since, and is likely still hiding from the irate cats.

## Role-plays Featured In

* 2020 Groupy McGroupface Presidential Elections (Main Character)