Cat
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 Various cats inNew Horizons. From left to right:Purrl,Tabby,Tom,Katt,Lolly,Tangy,Mitzi,Rudy,Rover, andMerry. There is also a poster ofKabuki behind Lolly. | ||||||||
| Villagers | Islanders | Special | ||||||
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| 25 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
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Name in other languages ネコ 猫 貓 고양이 Chat (male) / Chatte (female) Chat (male) / Chatte (female) Gato (male) / Gata (female) Gato (male) / Gata (female) Gatto (male) / Gatta (female) Кот (male) / Кошка (female) Kater (male) / Katze (female) Kat | ||||||||
Cats are a species in theAnimal Crossing series who appear both asvillagers and asspecial characters. All of them have pointed ears and slender tails. In the real world, cats are a domesticated animal commonly kept as house pets, much likedogs. Although cats are not the only species to appear simultaneously as both villagers and special characters, the two types share an identical base model, while others, such as the dog special characters, tend to have completely different designs from their normal villager counterparts.
Twenty-six cat villagers have appeared in the series so far, along with five cat special characters; this makes cats the most abundant species, not counting thebears added with thebear cubs, which equals thirty-four villagers. Out of the cat villagers, fifteen are female and eleven are male, making it a predominantly female species. Of these, six arepeppy, five aresnooty, four arelazy, four arejock, three arenormal, two arecranky, one issmug, and one isbig sister.
Out of the cat villagers, onlyMeow andPierre have not reappeared sinceDoubutsu no Mori e+, and additionally,Felyne is missing fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. All of the cats who appear inNew Horizons also appear inAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Out of all the villagers that made their debut inDoubutsu no Mori, the cat is the only species to not have any cut villagers reappear in theAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo update.
Villagers[edit]
Female
Male
Special characters[edit]
UnknownStatistics[edit]
Count by game[edit]
| Game | Villagers | Special characters |
|---|---|---|
| Doubutsu no Mori | 13 | 1 |
| Animal Crossing | 15 | 2 |
| Doubutsu no Mori e+ | 22 | 2 |
| Wild World | 13 | 4 |
| City Folk | 20 | 4 |
| New Leaf | 23 | 3 |
| Happy Home Designer | 23 | 4 |
| Pocket Camp | 23 | 2 |
| New Horizons | 23 | 3 |
Count by personality[edit]
| Personality | Count |
|---|---|
 Lazy | 4 |
 Jock | 4 |
 Cranky | 2 |
 Smug | 1 |
 Normal | 3 |
 Peppy | 6 |
 Snooty | 5 |
 Big sister | 1 |
Related feline species[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- In July 2020, anunnamed cat villager (referred to with theID
CAT13in its file names) was discovered in the leaked source code forDoubutsu no Mori.[1] No data for this villager exists aside from their textures.
CAT13's textures reconstructed
Names in other languages[edit]
 | ネコ Neko | Cat |
 | 고양이 Goyangi | Cat |
 | 猫 Māo | Cat |
 | 貓 maau1 | Cat |
 | Кот(male) Кошка(female) Kot Koshka | Cat |
 | Kat | Cat |
 | Kater(male) Katze(female) | Cat |
 | Gato(male) Gata(female) | Cat |
 | Gatito(male) Gatita(female) | Kitty |
 | Chat(male) Chatte(female) | Cat |
 | Gatto(male) Gatta(female) | Cat |
References[edit]
- ↑Reece Heather (July 28, 2020)."Animal Crossing 64 leaked assets reveal early designs, an unused character, and a Spaceworld 2000 graphic".Nintendo Wire. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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