History ARG / CatGhost

The videos generally revolve around a trio of characters. Elon, the titular cat, Naarah the titular ghost, and Gideon, a hedgehog. Elon and Naarah are witches and the series rotates between comedy and more surreal moments concerning the supernatural figures and forces the two have become entangled with. Though Gideon is often taunted and bullied by Elon and Naarah, he still tags along during their exploits.

* MememticMutation: In ''Confrontation'', during the flashback, a "spelling error" is quickly changed from "sweatie" to "sweetie". This is a reference to the "Ok sweaty[[labelnote:*]]sweetie[[/note]] meme.

* HiddenDepths: When given a question in ''Judgement'', Gideon replies with a surprisingly insightful and deep question.

---'''Gideon''': Whether you exist or not is not important. What you ''DO'' with that existence is what is important.

-->[[spoiler: When one door closes, another one opens. Elon's story is over but the Catghost universe continues.]]

* * FunctionalMagic: ''Theurgy'' type Elon and Naarah appear to be [[{{UsefulNotes/Wicca}} Wiccans]]. Notably, some of the rituals they perform are based off of actual religious practices. In Catghost 4 Circle, Elon and Naarah use a [[RitualMagic ritual]] in order to prevent the [[TheGhost "bowels of evil"]] from leaking into the sanctuary. [[spoiler: However, due to Gideon's meddling, the [[MagicMisfire ritual goes wrong,]] [[BodySnatcher and a being possesses Naarahs]]... [[OurGhostsAreDiffernt ghost]]]].

* GameFace: Naarah has an alternate, demonic form she uses to attack intruders into her home.

** In '"Acceptance'', [[spoiler: Malone talks to Elon about all of the "[[CreatorCareerSelfDeprecation continuity errors and sloppy writing", talks about how none of their reality is real and how Elon doesn't exist.]]]]

** In '"Acceptance'', [[spoiler: Malone talks to Elon about all of the "[[CreatorCareerSelfDeprecation continuity errors and sloppy writing", talks about how none of their reality is real and how Elon doesn't exist.]]

** In '"Acceptance'', [[spoiler: Malone talks to Elon about all "continuity errors and sloppy writing", talks about how none of their reality is real and how Elon doesn't exist.]]

* In '"Acceptance'', [[spoiler: Malone talks to Elon about all "continuity errors and sloppy writing", talks about how none of their reality is real and how Elon doesn't exist.]]

* DeadToBeginWith: [[spoiler:Our main trio, as well as other characters who are mentioned, with the series following their lives in the Dark Forest, a place for those who cannot pass on.]]

* HollywoodVoodoo: Elon and Naarah appear to be [[{{UsefulNotes/Wicca}} Wiccans]]. Notably, some of the rituals they perform are based off of actual religious practices.

* RitualMagic: In Catghost 4 Circle, Elon and Naarah use a ritual in order to prevent the [[TheGhost "bowels of evil"]] from leaking into the sanctuary. [[spoiler: However, due to Gideon's meddling, the [[MagicMisfire ritual goes wrong,]] [[BodySnatcher and a being possesses Naarahs]]... [[OurGhostsAreDiffernt ghost]]]].

* HollywoodVoodoo: Elon and Naarah appear to be [[{{UsefulNotes/Wicca}} Wiccans]], although we actually ''do'' get to see them performing the rituals.

* HollywoodVoodoo: Elon and Naarah appear to be [[{{UsefulNotes/Wicca Wiccans]].

** [[CreatorCameo Kyle Patrick and Alexis Ruiz answering a question as themselves]].

* DeathOfAChild: According to the jars seen in the game ''Banana,'' [[spoiler:Naarah died when she was around fourteen, Robert (presumably) died when he was around eight, and an unseen character known as Azule died around the age of three.]]

* BerserkButton: You ''better'' like Elon and Naarah’s jokes.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: [[spoiler:Malone]] takes on the form of a spider thing.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Gideon bids the audience goodbye at the end of the first episode.

* BurnTheWitch: [[spoiler: Elon's human form was executed in this way.]]

* CatsAreSnarkers: Elon, especially towards Gideon.
* CatsAreSuperior: The episode ''Window'' opens with Elon singing a song about how beautiful she is.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first two episodes, Gideon is almost always grumpy and loves sleeping to the point that he describes being awake as "a curse", but from about the third episode on, he's often portrayed as happy in a dopey sort of way, is sometimes hyperactive rather than perpetually sleepy, and is more likely to mention how much he enjoys doing chores than how much he likes to sleep. Elon and Naarah had to force him to hang out with them in the first two episodes, but by "Catghost 4 Circle" he's the one annoying them by barging in on activities they intended to do without him.

*** [[spoiler: When they were humans, Elon had red hair. She was burned to death with fire and can now produce fire from her paws. Narrah had blueish grey hair, was drowned in water, and is now in an all blue form that looks like bubbles.]]

* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler:The ending of the episode ''Key''.]]

* FogFeet: Naarah has no limbs, so she flies everywhere and [[PsychicPowers uses telekinesis to lift objects]]

* FriendlyGhost: Naarah, though friendly is [[LittleMissSnarker a bit of a stretch.]]

* GhostAmnesia: Implied to be the case with [[spoiler:Gideon.]]

* JumpScare: In the games ''Happybirthday'' and ''Window'', [[spoiler:Naarah and Elon’s]] skeletons will suddenly pop up and close the game if the word “murder” is typed.

* KilledOffForReal: Seems to be the case with Robert, since Elon cut him up and cooked him into pancakes.

* MeaningfulName: Naarah is a young girl. Her name in Hebrew means “young maiden”

*** [[spoiler:Gideon is also the Rastafarian word for Armageddon. This meaning was fulfilled in episode 7.]]
*** Gideon and Elon are both figures from the Biblical ''Literature/BookOfJudges''. When he was alive, Gideon was a judge in the modern sense of the word. Elon was the person being judged when [[spoiler: she was condemned to death for practicing witchcraft.]] They were both "judged" by the viewers in episode 8.

* MoneyToBurn: In "Catghost 9: Warmth", Gideon sits by a campfire fueled by burning dollars, or "paper notes" as they are referred to by Key and Narrah. In the art on the show's Patreon page, all three main characters sit by the same fire, albeit in different forms. Elon is a bat, Narrah resembles the jellyfish like thing from the Christmas livestream, and Gideon is a log.

** [[https://youtu.be/1U19KfLuDFo?t=143 You are sinful! You are sinful! You are sinful!]]
* NonSequitur: Gideon drops a lot of these, especially in later episodes.

* OnlySaneMan: Gideon was the straight man for Elon and Naarah's antics in early episodes, although this role seems to be somewhat shifting to Elon.

* OverlyLongGag: Gideon joining Robert’s cries when he realizes he’s a hedgehog, until Elon, annoyed, interrupts them.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Elon and Naarah get these when they are angry or preparing a curse.

* ShoutOut: Gideon apparently [[WebVideo/{{Petscop}} remembers being born.]]
** In "Catghost 8 Judgement" Gideon yells "Are you not entertained?" a famous quote from ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''.
*** In "Catghost 8 Judgement" Elon says a line in Spanish “¿Por qué no los dos?” meaning “Why not both?”, which is a quote from a commercial for Old El Paso tacos.
*** When a Youtuber covers the series in their videos, the Catghost team tends to reference them with images on secret pages of their website.
*** Robert D is a talking banana with a face who says the line "I'm a banana!", similar to the banana character in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rejected}}''.
*** In "Catghost 8 Judgement" Narrah says "In space, no one can hear you complain!" which is a reference to the TagLine for ''Film/{{Alien}}''.
* SmugSmiler: [[spoiler:Malone]] seems to have this as her default expression.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: [[spoiler:The Void episodes, which are much shorter than the standard episodes, and are in the old-school pixely style.]]

* VoiceOfTheLegion: Elon and Naarah, when they get angry.
** [[spoiler:Key, as revealed in the episode ''Key'']]

* HollywoodPsych: [[spoiler: While all of this might have something to do with the current Gideon being a clone of the original, he claims to have a genetic disorder that strips him of the ability to feel fear, [[ImmediateSelfContradiction despite several instances in the past that proves what he said was not true]]. Gideon then contradicts himself again by also claiming he [[LaserGuidedAmnesia doesn't remember anything]], when in Catghost 8, Judgement, at one point he states that he remembers being born.]]

* HollywoodPersonalityDisorders: [[spoiler: While all of this might have something to do with the current Gideon being a clone of the original, he claims to have a genetic disorder that strips him of the ability to feel fear, [[ImmediateSelfContradiction despite several instances in the past that proves what he said was not true]]. Gideon then contradicts himself again by also claiming he [[LaserGuidedAmnesia doesn't remember anything]], when in Catghost 8, Judgement, at one point he states that he remembers being born.]]