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* Poor Peanut really goes through the wringer if you succeed in your playthrough. In the first good ending, he's rendered homeless, and while trying to look for food in the trash, the Museum Director [[YankTheDogsChain passes by with a negative comment, putting Peanut in the dumps more]]. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Rowdy does look remorseful, and seemingly has an idea to help]], but he allows the limousine he's in to [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk ram into Rowdy, laughing like a hyena all the way]]. He gets it worse in the second good ending, the same thing happens to him, except helicopter blades ''bisect him and shred the upper half'' per Rowdy's order.

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* Poor Peanut really goes through the wringer if you succeed in your playthrough. In the first good ending, he's rendered homeless, and while trying to look for food in the trash, the Museum Director [[YankTheDogsChain passes by with a negative comment, putting Peanut in the dumps more]]. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Rowdy does look remorseful, and seemingly has an idea to help]], but he allows the limousine he's in to [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk ram into Rowdy, Peanut, laughing like a hyena all the way]]. He gets it worse in the second good ending, the same thing happens to him, except helicopter blades ''bisect him and shred the upper half'' per Rowdy's order.



** The sixth ending has Peanut in a very '''bad''' position. Because of the six times Rowdy got away with his crimes, Peanut has been sent to Swing Swing Prison, held on a 100,000 bone bond, and is implied that he'll be spending 100 years at Swing Swing due to his failures.

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** The sixth ending has Peanut in a very '''bad''' position. Because of the six times Rowdy got away with his crimes, Peanut has been sent to Swing Swing Prison, held on a 100,000 bone bond, and is implied that he'll be spending 100 years at Swing Swing there due to his failures.



*** FridgeSadness: If Peanut's demand is any indicator, Rowdy has been handling everything for quite some time. Since Rowdy killed himself, who isn't to say that Peanut and the children will be evicted soon?

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*** FridgeSadness: If Peanut's demand is any indicator, Rowdy has been handling everything for quite some time. Since Rowdy killed himself, who isn't to say that Peanut and the children will be evicted soon?soon?
* One could feel bad for Rowdy in any of the bad endings. He loses all three of his lives, [[HopeSpot and when he sees the gates of heaven, he has high hopes he'll make it there]]. But then [[YankTheDogsChain Peanut arrives through a cartoonish manner]], ''literally'' clips Rowdy's wings, and sends him back to Earth with his three lives again. It certainly feels more rewarding when you succeed in a playthrough after losing.
** The [[FireAndBrimstoneHell Catnip]] [[PlayedForDrama Bad]] [[DownerEnding Ending]] is probably the ''worst'' of the bad endings. How? Well, instead of being brought back to Earth, Rowdy falls ''through the trash can'' and lands in hell. He and his other eight lives are played around as billiard balls as they all fall into the socket. Turning back into cat angels, the nine can only screech and howl in pain as they are [[AndIMustScream robbed of their chance of ever coming back to Earth]]. Mixes as NightmareFuel as well.

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* The third and fourth good ending has Peanut decapitated by a spinning newspaper, but it could be a good blend of BlackComedy and CrossesTheLineTwice for the suddenness of it.
* The [[PlayedForDrama Cleocatra]] [[DownerEnding bad ending]]. Peanut will scoop up Cleocatra (actually Rowdy in disguise) and kiss the bride if you fail. Despite the hope in his eyes, Rowdy can only utter a LittleNo as you see what happens after they marry. Their marriage has devolved into a loveless one, with Peanut becoming a JerkAss, Rowdy doing everything around the apartment, and their 5 children being restless. Factor in a kettle, a knocking door, the phone ringing, and Peanut asking rudely, "Are you gonna take care of that?", the cat passes the DespairEventHorizon. He opens the window and [[DrivenToSuicide deliberately falls to his death]]. It's the only bad ending that is PlayedForDrama instead of PlayedForLaughs, with no comedic jokes or even a wacky death for Rowdy.

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* ** The third and fourth good ending has Peanut decapitated by a spinning newspaper, but it could be a good blend of BlackComedy and CrossesTheLineTwice for the suddenness of it.
** The sixth ending has Peanut in a very '''bad''' position. Because of the six times Rowdy got away with his crimes, Peanut has been sent to Swing Swing Prison, held on a 100,000 bone bond, and is implied that he'll be spending 100 years at Swing Swing due to his failures.
* The [[PlayedForDrama Cleocatra]] [[DownerEnding bad ending]]. It's a surprisingly bleak ending when compared to the rest.
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Peanut will scoop up kiss Cleocatra (actually Rowdy (Rowdy in disguise) and kiss the bride if you fail. disguise), sealing his fate. Despite the hope in his Peanut's eyes, Rowdy can only utter a LittleNo as you see what happens after they marry. Their marriage has devolved into a loveless one, with Peanut becoming a [[LazyBum lazy]] JerkAss, Rowdy doing everything around the apartment, and their 5 children being restless. Factor in a kettle, a knocking door, the phone ringing, and Peanut asking rudely, "Are you gonna take care of that?", the cat passes the DespairEventHorizon. He opens the window and [[DrivenToSuicide deliberately falls to his death]]. It's the only bad ending that is PlayedForDrama instead of PlayedForLaughs, with no comedic jokes or even a wacky death for Rowdy.Rowdy.
*** Rowdy's LittleNo also could qualify. A very possible interpretation is that Rowdy [[GenreSavvy knows that the marriage would never work, one he will never escape]]. This moment is practically the result of showing what would happen if flirting in a ''WesternAnimation/PepeLePew'' style would result in marriage. Call it a {{Deconstruction}} resulting in a SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome.
*** FridgeSadness: If Peanut's demand is any indicator, Rowdy has been handling everything for quite some time. Since Rowdy killed himself, who isn't to say that Peanut and the children will be evicted soon?
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''Cat Burglar'' is, by all means, a homage to Tex Avery and all the deaths that Rowdy can suffer are hilarious, but there are some rare moments where the humour is absent, and sadness takes hold.

This page is a WIP.

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* Poor Peanut really goes through the wringer if you succeed in your playthrough. In the first good ending, he's rendered homeless, and while trying to look for food in the trash, the Museum Director [[YankTheDogsChain passes by with a negative comment, putting Peanut in the dumps more]]. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Rowdy does look remorseful, and seemingly has an idea to help]], but he allows the limousine he's in to [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk ram into Rowdy, laughing like a hyena all the way]]. He gets it worse in the second good ending, the same thing happens to him, except helicopter blades ''bisect him and shred the upper half'' per Rowdy's order.
* The third and fourth good ending has Peanut decapitated by a spinning newspaper, but it could be a good blend of BlackComedy and CrossesTheLineTwice for the suddenness of it.
* The [[PlayedForDrama Cleocatra]] [[DownerEnding bad ending]]. Peanut will scoop up Cleocatra (actually Rowdy in disguise) and kiss the bride if you fail. Despite the hope in his eyes, Rowdy can only utter a LittleNo as you see what happens after they marry. Their marriage has devolved into a loveless one, with Peanut becoming a JerkAss, Rowdy doing everything around the apartment, and their 5 children being restless. Factor in a kettle, a knocking door, the phone ringing, and Peanut asking rudely, "Are you gonna take care of that?", the cat passes the DespairEventHorizon. He opens the window and [[DrivenToSuicide deliberately falls to his death]]. It's the only bad ending that is PlayedForDrama instead of PlayedForLaughs, with no comedic jokes or even a wacky death for Rowdy.

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