History Main / CatsAreMean

* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'':
** Soto for wanting to kill a human infant out of revenge for said baby's tribe killing half his pack for their skins. The surviving members of his pack count too, including [[spoiler:Diego, before his HeelFaceTurn]].
** Shira from ''Ice Age: Continental Drift'' counts as well, at first.

** The villain of [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda the first movie]] is, of course, a cat (albeit the rare, endangered snow leopard) while the hero is a cuddly panda, trained by a red panda and a seemingly harmless turtle. In addition, while none of the Furious Five are particularly sanguine toward Po initially, the one who is the most cruel, strict, and disapproving is...Tigress. However, by the time of the events of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', she has [[DefrostingIceQueen more than gotten over it]]. Tai Lung ''was'' a CuteKitten when [[UsedToBeASweetKid he was a baby]], so we can have sympathy for him at least at that point.

** In ''[[Literature/TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth The Book of Lost Tales]]'', a JustSoStory is provided to explain why cats are that way, after the defeat of Tevildo (the aforementioned Prince of Cats and precursor of Sauron):

Unlike cats, dogs are rarely portrayed as evil unless the cast specifically only features dogs and antagonists are needed, or [[CatsVsDogs the protagonists are cats]] (the obvious exceptions, of course, being the tropes of the [[AngryGuardDog evil tear-'em-to-pieces junkyard dog]], the [[PsychoPoodle psychotic poodle]] and the {{Hellhound}}). When they are genuinely annoying, this characteristic is given to [[MisterMuffykins stereotypical small yappy breeds]] that reflect their owners. In real life, it says more about a dog's training as many owners of small dogs continue to treat them as puppies rather than full grown dogs who need to be disciplined.

Unlike cats, dogs are rarely portrayed as evil unless the cast specifically only features dogs and antagonists are needed (the obvious exceptions, of course, being the tropes of the [[AngryGuardDog evil tear-'em-to-pieces junkyard dog]], the [[PsychoPoodle psychotic poodle]] and the {{Hellhound}}). When they are genuinely annoying, this characteristic is given to [[MisterMuffykins stereotypical small yappy breeds]] that reflect their owners. In real life, it says more about a dog's training as many owners of small dogs continue to treat them as puppies rather than full grown dogs who need to be disciplined.

* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}''

[[caption-width-right:180:A ''literal'' case of KickTheDog from [[{{Jerkass}} Garfield]].]]

* The novel ''Literature/StuartLittle'' plays this absolutely straight (in contrast to the film), with Snowball the cat attempting to trick the family into thinking Stuart has decided to act like a mouse instead of a human. Later, he convinces an alleycat friend of his to try and kill Stuart's love interest, Margot the sparrow. Book Snowball is actually quite the CardCarryingVillain.

* ''VideoGame/TailConcerto'': The Black Cat Gang revolves around a group of kittens stealing stuff and causing trouble. Mildly subverted in that they are not really evil, just mischievous and misled by a {{Tsundere}} leader, who in turned was fooled by a ConMan into attacking dog people.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'', while the player is tiny, they have to watch out for the cats that will take a swipe at them.

* ''WebVideo/RatsSMP'': The Mansion's two cats, dubbed 'Oy' and 'Oreo' by the rats, almost always chase and attack the rat protagonists on sight, but can be distracted with food and oddly enough, [[MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast music]].

** Much later, ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' gave us Dr. T'ana, another Caitian who serves as the CMO of the ''Cerritos''; she can definitely be a DrJerk (and [[SirSwearsALot swears a lot]]), but [[JerkWithAHEartOfGold isn't completely heartless]]. She's more or less an overgrown alley cat wearing a lab coat; her FurryReminder will kick in when funny, such as her going into heat and wanting a box to play in, or scratching and hissing at Tendi when the latter attempts to give T'ana her medical scan. There's also a Kzinti ensign onboard, who isn't mean either (aside from acting kinda stuck-up in one episode, and by the end he wises up).

** Chase Young has an army of jungle cats as his [[RightHandAttackDog Right-Hand Attack Cats]]. They turn out to be warriors he defeated and stole the powers from. After turning Omi to the Heylin side and convincing him to stay even after regaining his good Chi, Chase turns Omi into a cat. Although he growls at the other monks initially, he ends up subverting this because he still has his consciousness and doesn't want to fight for the Heylin side, only staying because he swore loyalty to Chase Young when he wasn't himself. During the soccer showdown, he plays on the Xiaolin team before turning back into a human.

* The Website/TikTok account "@bap.kat" features Noelle, a Siamese cat that "plays" TabletopGame/CardsAgainstHumanity and similar games with her owner by "bapping" cards with her paw. The results of her "choices" are entirely consistent with this trope.

** ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'': One of the Beast Pack bosses, Clawroline, is a female humanoid leopard. Her weapons include the claws that she uses to attack the titular hero with and which [[MeaningfulName gave her the name Clawroline]]. [[spoiler:However, her antagonistic attitude is due to her and the rest of the Beast Pack being [[BrainwashedAndCrazy controlled by Fecto Forgo]]. Once their influenced is dealt with, Carol turns out to being a much nicer cat.]] Similarly, [[spoiler:her husband Leongar is the [[KingOfBeasts fierce lion leader of the pack]] and he attacks Kirby upon meeting him for the first time. Like the rest of the Beast Pack, he was under the influence of Fecto Forgo. It isn't until the events of Isolated Isles - Forgo Dreams that he eventually changes his ways and reuniting with his wife Clawroline.]]

** ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'': One of the Beast Pack bosses, Clawroline, is a female humanoid leopard. Her weapons include the claws that she uses to attack the titular hero with and which [[MeaningfulName gave her the name Clawroline]]. [[spoiler:However, her antagonistic attitude is due to her and the rest of the Beast Pack being [[BrainwashedAndCrazy controlled by Fecto Forgo]]. Once their influenced is dealt with, Carol turns out to being a much nicer cat.]] Similarly, [[spoiler:her husband Leongar is the fierce lion leader of the pack and he attacks Kirby upon meeting him for the first time. Like the rest of the Beast Pack, he was under the influence of Fecto Forgo. It isn't until the events of Isolated Isles - Forgo Dreams that he eventually changes his ways and reuniting with his wife Clawroline.]]

** ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'': One of the Beast Pack bosses, Clawroline, is a female humanoid leopard. Her weapons include the claws that she uses to attack the titular hero with and which [[MeaningfulName gave her the name Clawroline]]. [[spoiler:However, her antagonistic attitude is due to her and the rest of the Beast Pack being [[BrainwashedAndCrazy controlled by Fecto Forgo]]. Once their influenced is dealt with, Carol turns out to being a much nicer cat.]]

** ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'': One of the Beast Corps bosses, Clawroline, is a female humanoid leopard. Her weapons include the claws that she uses to attack the titular hero with and which [[MeaningfulName gave her the name Clawroline]]. [[spoiler:However, her antagonistic attitude is due to her and the rest of the Beast Pack being [[BrainwashedAndCrazy controlled by Fecto Forgo]]. Once their influenced is dealt with, Carol turns out to being a much nicer cat.]]

* ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'': One of the Beast Corps bosses, Clawroline, is a female humanoid leopard. Her weapons include the claws that she uses to attack the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series' titular hero with and which [[MeaningfulName gave her the name Clawroline]]. [[spoiler:However, her antagonistic attitude is due to her and the rest of the Beast Pack being [[BrainwashedAndCrazy controlled by Fecto Forgo]]. Once their influenced is dealt with, Carol turns out to being a much nicer cat.]]