Cat Saiyans

## Overview

Cat Saiyans are the name of the Saiyans from Planet Sadala that fought against the Monkey Saiyans before it was destroyed. Unlike the Monkey Saiyans, Cat Saiyans possess cat ears as well as a tail, while Monkey Saiyans only have a tail. After the destruction of their home planet, they, like the Monkey Saiyans, fled to find a new home planet to live on.

## History

The internal conflict that had destroyed Planet Sadala was waged by 2 races of the Saiyans, The Cat Saiyans, as they would be called after, and the Monkey Saiyans, called after as well. While the Monkey Saiyans had Vegeta (Later called King Vegeta) as their leader, the Cat Saiyans had Firut (Later called Queen Firut).

The war had grown barbaric, both sides committing horrific acts of violence and atrocities on each other with little remorse, Firut had grown disgusted by this, deeming the Monkey Saiyans to be worthless barbarians, she took the Cat Saiyans, and sowed the seeds of Sadala's destruction.

As the conflict grew, both sides weakened and the planet became scarred and near worthless, and so Firut hatched a new plan, taking the Cat Saiyans with her, she destroyed Sadala, and fled with her kind to a different world that would allow them to prosper and grow freely away from the Monkey Saiyans. The new planet they would make their home in was a lush green planet that bore home to both jungles and forest, but also tundras and arctic deserts. The Cat Saiyans spread across the entire planet and prospered from then on. These Saiyans would be considered a shame to the Saiyan name by the Monkey Saiyans, and were erased from any historical record, the same had happened to the Monkey Saiyans on the Cat Saiyans side, though the only royal family kept records.

## Culture

### Fighting

Similar to the "Normal" Saiyans, Cat Saiyans also enjoy combat, but rather than fighting for the sake of fighting, Cat Saiyans prefer to use combat as an art form. Because of this, Cat Saiyans have developed 3 different ways of fighting, specifically for performances in public amphitheaters, though they do use them for self-defense. The three ways of performative combat are: Training with blades made of Ki for Sword Dances, normal hand-to-hand combat (which uses a heavily altered form of the typical Saiyan Fighting style), and last but not least, powerful magical abilities.

### Hierarchy

Rather than being led by the strongest, which they still are, the Cat Saiyans are led by whoever is the most skilled in their preferred ways of performance, combat being the most favored of them. Those who are considered in their arts the best lead the rest of the Cat Saiyans in their teaching and judging of the arts. Those who aren't the best are expected to either attempt to learn and rise higher in approval or participate in the agricultural sciences in order to progress further. Queen Firut is currently the most respected and beloved ruler of the Cat Saiyans due to her excellence in all forms, though she is surpassed by her children in certain areas they specialize in.

### Child-Raising

Cat Saiyans love their children deeply and are typically overprotective towards them until a certain age. During these years, Cat Saiyan parents will dote heavily on their kids, guiding them every single step of every single day, this does include parents arranging relationships for their children with other children in their nearby community. Most Cat Saiyan children love these years, the constant attention bonding them closely to each other, building a close community with each other. Children that are rebellious are worried about constantly, not by just by their own parents, but the entire surrounding community of Cat Saiyans, worried that they'll end up like the Monkey Saiyans.

###### Clothing

Clothing for Cat Saiyans wildly varies, though one thing is constant throughout all forms of fashion: Armor does not exist on Planet Firut or in the minds of Cat Saiyans. Typical Cat Saiyan wear is either skin-tight and breathable, or long and flowy. This fashion was popularized by the Queen Firut and her two youngest children, who preferred such clothing to wear at all times.

## Physiology

Cat Saiyan physiology is very similar to Monkey Saiyan physiology with a few small differences. The main difference between the two kinds of Saiyans is the Cat Saiyans ears, lacking the ears of the typical Monkey Saiyan or Human, Cat Saiyans have cat ears on top of their heads. these ears are capable of moving and twisting, similar to how normal cat ears can, they are also obvious indicators of the Cat Saiyans' emotions. While Monkey Saiyans are typically bulky and range in their heights, Cat Saiyans are almost exclusively very slender and tall, though short Cat Saiyans have been known to exist. Aside from these, Cat Saiyans are also known to posses an almost otherworldly beauty and grace throughout their entire species, which lends itself to their habit and need to have attention of others on them, as well as having claw like nails.

### Hair

Cat Saiyan hair, like Monkey Saiyans, keep growing until a certain point in which it doesn't grow anymore. The hair color of a Cat Saiyan is on a wide spectrum of color, including colors that pure-blood Monkey Saiyans are unable to have. The hair colors Cat Saiyans can have range from vibrant reds to dark greens and everything in-between, these colors persist and appear on al body hair, including their tails. Cat Saiyan hair color is also capable of having patterns in it, including leopard print and tiger stripes, though these are considered rare.

### Tails

Cat Saiyan's have tails like Monkey Saiyans, they're able to be moved like any other limb and they are sensitive to being touched, but not to the degree that Monkey Saiyans are. tails have a few variations of their tails exclusive to the Cat Saiyan kind that Monkey Saiyans don't have. Their tails can occasionally have different fur growths depending on the parents. Fur can sometimes not appear at all on the tails, while sometimes they only have tufts of fur on the very tip of the tail, similar to a lion's tail.

##### Ears

One of the race's more obvious and noticeable differences, Cat Saiyans have Cat ears on the top of their heads, with none on the sides. These ears are capable of motion similar to a cat, and are an easy way to tell how a Cat Saiyan is feeling at the moment. They are very sensitive to sound and are able to hear frequencies that most others cannot. On occasion, Cat Saiyan ears have trouble popping up on their own during childhood drooping on top of their hair blending in. If this isn't rectified, the ears will have a hard time standing on their own unless fixed by a doctor.

### Transformations

#### Great Panthera

Cat Saiyans, during a full moon or bathed in blutz waves, are capable of transforming into a titanic more bestial form, similar to the Great Ape form the Monkey Saiyans have, called Great Panthera. Unlike Great Apes, however, Great Panthera are quadrupedal, standing on four legs with no arms. they make up for it in their higher agility and razor sharp claws and teeth which are capable of being enhanced by Ki. While in these forms, most Cat Saiyans are fully in control of themselves, rarely losing their minds during the transformation.

#### Super Saiyan

Cat Saiyans also have the legend of the Legendary Super Saiyan that's born once every 1000 years. While many Monkey Saiyans are currently capable of transforming into such a state, while one is said Legendary Super Saiyan, no Cat Saiyans have been reported to be able to turn Super Saiyan yet, though the potential to do so is indeed there. Reportedly, Cat Saiyans achieve such a state in a different way than Monkey Saiyans, while the more well-known Monkey Saiyans unlock their "Super Saiyan" state through rage, the Legend of the Cat Saiyan's Super Saiyan implies they unlock it through the power of love.

## Combat Capabilities

To Cat Saiyans, combat is both an art form and self-defense. Any ways of combat are to be performed as if being watched at all times and are known for being jolly fighters the entire time. Cat Saiyans, like their Monkey counterparts, are well-versed in the arts of combat, both hand-to-hand and wielding Ki in combat. One form of combat Cat Saiyans have talents in that Monkey Saiyans don't have is the usage of magic in their ways of fighting. In Hand-to-Hand, Cat Saiyans are known to prefer to be fast and precise, rather than powerful and forceful, this preferred way of fighting was developed during their war with the Monkey Saiyans in order to outpace their slower, more rough cousins. When fighting with Ki, Cat Saiyans are observed creating multiple weapons made of Ki, from simple weapons such as maces, spears, and swords, to more complex weapons such as flails, halberds, and whips. When they summon and use their weapons made of Ki, Cat Saiyans have a tendency to perform flourishes and dances when striking their enemies, fortunately, this makes them harder to hit rather than making them easier targets.

###### Hand-to-Hand

While Hand-to-Hand combat is mostly reserved for performances in Cat Saiyan culture, it is a very effective way of fighting outside of such things when done "incorrectly" on purpose. Cat Saiyan performers and martial artists train day and night to ensure that they are able to perform the movements correctly, as doing them wrong can often lead to permanent and life-ending injuries. Should a member of the Cat Saiyan race be forced into hostile combat, they tend to perform this style "incorrectly".

###### Weapon Combat

Like Magic and Hand-to Hand, combat with weapons is a performance first, and a martial art second. Like Hand-to-Hand, when done "incorrectly" this form of performance invariably leads to deadly injury and death, thankfully, performers are put through intense and rigorous training to ensure that not even a single mistake will be made. during both performance and practice. Like Magic, it has also been improved upon to be as flashy as possible while also being effective.

### Magic

Naturally capable of creating and manipulating Magic, Cat Saiyans mainly use it to create powerful barriers and warping space around them to avoid being attacked while also having all attention be on them. Like all of their other ways of fighting, this too is used in performances, dancing and flourishes during their casting and chanting are common. All of their spells have over-the-top names and attention grabbing effects to them, even if it is something simple as creating a light, there is not a single Cat Saiyan Magic-User that doesn't do this.

## Trivia

* Cat Saiyans were originally thought of when the discord user ᗜˬᗜ, when he put Cat ears on one of his OCs.
* Cat Saiyans cannot have human-like ears on the side of their heads, fusions with Cat Saiyans will always have only one pair of ears, and its the cat ears.
* While magical talent varies from person to person, all Cat Saiyans have the spark of magic, and are capable of at least some spells.
* The Power of Love is a common theme in many Cat Saiyan stories and fairy tales, even in their version of the Legendary Super Saiyan.
* Most Cat Saiyans love having their heads and tails pet, though how much they do varies from person to person.
* Cat Saiyans do not wear armor of any kind.