Nyanko

**Nyanko** (real name **Caracat**) is a cat-like Dream Alien who was once a chosen one who make wishes for Lena and Nyad, the first Elemental Masters of Water and Wind.

## Depiction in the Series

Caracat was once a messenger for Hayal and Wojira, as she can make dreams and wishes from the Heart of the Comet. One day, when Chaos created Cosmos from a dying star, she attacked most of the Dream Aliens, including Hayal and Wojira. As a result, Caracat sealed Cosmos into a constellation called Andalusian. However, the war wasn't over when Chaos itself attacked the Heart of the Comet. To end the war, Wojira sealed Chaos into her heart, and Caracat created the Storm Amulet, the Wave Amulet and the Cosmic Amulet to seal Wojira into a planet filled with water and life.

During the Indigo Summer, Lena and Nyad are studying stars in the sky, when they saw a meteorite from the Cotton Candy Comet crashed landed at the docks. Caracat was introduced to Lena and Nyad, and Nyad called Nyanko as her nickname. Caracat decided to make wishes to Lena and Nyad, and they wished to have a special weapon to save Ninjago and Equestria. Caracat uses the candy crystals to make into a form of Water Lyres. During the war against Wojira, Lena, Nyad and Caracat worked together to stop Wojira by playing an enchanted song Reach the Dream, stealing the amulets and caused Wojira to fall into a deep sleep. In exhaustion, Caracat starts to hibernate at the Frosty Leo Nebula, deep in the constellation Leo.

Lena and James called Caralisa after her and her star sign, Cancer. During the field trip, Caralisa saw the Frosty Leo Nebula at the Libra Observatory.

### Aquarium Dreams

#### The Tale of Nyad and Nyanko

Wu tells the Ninja and the ponies that Nyad and Lena received the Water Lyres from Caracat, and assist them to stop Wojira by playing a song.

#### One Last Wish

Caralisa mentioned Caracat as she is once known as the Guardian of Dreams after Wojira sealed it.

#### A Seastarry Sleepover

Miyu tells the story to Nya, Caralisa, Rarity, Molly, Vania and the Upply about how Caracat defeated Cosmos.

#### Starlight, Star Bright

When Rarity reads theory of the Cute Bang, she realized that the birthplace of all stars, Frosty Leo Nebula, is where Caracat hibernates.

#### The Heart of the Comet

Hayal remembers the origins where Wojira and Caracat make good dreams to everyone.

## Behind the Scenes

* In Japanese, a *nyanko* にゃんこ is a colloquial way to refer to a cat, specially a kitten. The word is formed from an onomatopoeia for the sound cats make, "meow," in Japanese: *nyan* にゃん, and *ko* 子, which in this case is a suffix used to refer to something cute.
* Her real name, Caracat, is a pun on caracal, a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, and long canine teeth.
	+ However, as a Dream Alien, she has caracal features, except long canine teeth and long legs.
* Caracat has some similarities to a character Doraemon, as both help the protagonists (Nobita and Nyad respectively) to solve problems.
* According to Tommy Andreasen, Nyanko can be attributed to Meowthra and Rarity's pet cat, Opalescence,

## Trivia

* Like Nyad, Nya is also named after Nyanko, Caracat's nickname. Nyad called her Nyanko, possibly due to her cat characteristics.
* Caralisa is also named after Caracat.
* She is revealed to be a chosen one, before Gleam was, as Caracat met Nyad and Lena before Wojira's encounter.