Cat-Man

**David Merryweather** also known as **Cat-Man** is a man who after his parents were killed was taken in by a Tigress. When he came of age, he would return to America where he would discover his native home country filled with crime and evil. So to solve this issue David would set up his own detective practice of David Merryweather: Private Eye and would help people with crimes while also secretly being the **Sensational Cat-Man**

## Biography

### Birth and Early Life

*"Out of a world of lust for power, man men have risen to great heights. Some achieve greatness by force, others by birth. Out of this comes David Merryweather, a man destined to greatness! As an infant, he is a sole survivor of his family's caravan on a doomed journey through Burma. Left for dead in the jungle, baby David is picked up by a mother Tigress, and raised as her own. He learns the ways of the jungle..."*
―Narrator[src]
David Merryweather was born in America to his parents who were soon after killed during an expedition in Burma. This left David all alone as a baby with no one to take care of or look after him, however a Tigress finds David and adopts him raising him as her own child. While living with Tigress, David learns the ways of the jungle which would soon become useful later in life.

### Back to America

After being trained by Tigress she takes David back to America and to his home of Skyline City. To Cat-Man's shock and horror he found the city rife with crime.

### Becoming a Superhero

David to combat crime decides to lead a duel life, by day as a detective who solves mysteries, and by night as The Sensational Cat-Man who fights those who would cause crimes. He sets up a detective agency that works in tow with the Skyline Police Department and chief Captain Knox.

## Personality

*"David's got a gruff exterior with a heart of gold."*
―Official Description[src]
David appears to be very secretive given his past and his secret identity as Cat-Man, so while any information about his civilian identity is public, his identity as a hero is not. David is also very thorough, making sure he gets every detail and sometimes uses his powers to make sure he gets them right like when using his night vision to see clues. And despite how many times David is knocked down, he never gives up and makes sure to get the bad guy, sometimes needing help from his adoptive mother Tigress via the Spirit Realm.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Animalistic Physiology:** Due to his time in the jungle being raised under his adoptive mother Tigress, David has become in a manner an animal himself picking up many abilities of the tiger
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Though it is not stated given his animal like powers it is presumed David has the strength of a tiger which would make him 6 times stronger than a human
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** David presumably has the speed of a tiger as well which would make him 30 times stronger than the average human
	+ **Regeneration:** Due to his time with his adoptive mother, David has developed a connection to the Spirit Realm, whenever David dies his adoptive mother will revive him via traveling to the spirit realm to put her paw on his chest
		- **Nine Lives:** David due to his connection to the spirit realm and his adoptive mother has been given Nine Lives, once these run out is presumed he will die like any normal human.
	+ **Night Vision:** Like a cat, he can see in the dark.
	+ **Wall Crawling:** Like a cat with claws, David can cling to just about anything.
	+ **Strength:** David has great reflexes and strength from having grown up in the jungle
	+ **Detective Skills:** He's a master detective, with a keen eye for detail.

## Weaknesses

* **Nine Lives:** While these are technically also a strength for David, once he runs out of them it is presumed he'll die like any other human

## Equipment

### Suits

*"David feels more at home in his tiger skin than in stuffy suits and ties."*
―Official Description[src]
* **Cat-Man Suit:** Upon returning home to Skyline City, David to create his secret identity made a suit out of an unknown material, possibly made out of tiger skin.

## Facilities

* **Wilkins Office Suite:** The Wilkins Office suite is where David's own business currently lives
	+ **David Merryweather: Private Eye:** David does his detective work on the 9th floor of the Wilkins Office Suite, in his very own office room.

## Relationships

* Father†
* Tigress - Adoptive Mother
	+ Captain Knox - Boss
	+ Mary November - Coworker

Enemies* Scarab
	+ Abasi Ibrahim
	+ Man #1
	+ Man #2
	+ Man #3
* Villain #1
* Villain #2
* Villain #3
* Man-Cat

## Appearances

* *The Sensational Cat-Man*
	+ *The Sensational Cat-Man|Season One*
		- *A Diamond in the Scruff*
* *Cat-Man vs. Man-Cat*
* *The Superzeroes*

## Trivia

* Cat-Man first appeared in Crash Comics which went on for a long line of issues now Austin McConnell is trying to recreate him for his franchise the Bargain-Bin Cinematic Universe.
* At first Austin recreated him for a joke but when his fans actually liked it he decided to actually recreate him.
* Animated by Ian Wilkins, also known as SpikeyTortoiseComics

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Sensational Cat-Man: 1.01: A Diamond in the Scruff

## External Links

* Cat-Man on Public Domain Superheroes
* Cat-Man on Marvel Database
* Cat-Man on DC Database