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3[[quoteright:200:[[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/catwoman_cats.jpg]]]]
4[-[[caption-width-right:200:Music/SarahMcLachlan, eat your heart out.]]-]
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6->''"How can you not like cats?"''
7-->-- '''Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan'''
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9The more benevolent version of CrazyCatLady and RightHandCat.
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11It has commonly been said that the dog is man's best friend, but there are many people out there who prefer company of a more feline variety. Unlike the above mentioned evil and crazy versions of the cat loving tropes, these characters have an honest affection for cats and are [[FriendToAllLivingThings usually decent individuals themselves]].
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13The range of love for cats in these characters runs a wide spectrum. Some people simply have a cat as their best friend or just adore them for their [[CuteKitten inherent cute factor]]. Other characters have a strong affinity toward them and will even go as far as to adopt some of their mannerisms or have felines flock to their location.
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15Characters who follow this trope aren't necessarily good guys, but the kind gestures they make are a way of showing that [[AntiVillain they aren't all bad]] -- in other words, a scene where they're petting a cat is an example of PetTheDog. This one crops up in {{anime}} a lot due to the way cats are perceived in Japan, [[CatsAreMean as opposed to much of the Western world]], though it is by no means exclusive to it.
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17Compare CutenessProximity, and HeroesLoveDogs for its canine equivalent (real-life examples go in CanineCompanion). See also CrazyCatLady, MegaNeko, PantheraAwesome, and IntrovertedCatPerson.
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25* Cosmic Debris mascot ''Franchise/EmilyTheStrange'' is consistently depicted as one in the various works she appears in. In particular, she is always accompanied by four cats: "Miles", "Sabbath", "Nee Chee", and "Mystery".
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29* While showing off photos for the class yearbook in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'', Korosensei shows a photo of ColdSniper Rinka Hayami cuddling a kitten.
30* Side material in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' shows [[AntiVillain Reiner Braun]], [[DarkActionGirl Annie Leonhart]], and [[WildCard Ymir]] to be this, playing with cats during quiet moments.
31* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'': Sakaki is very kindhearted and loves all animals, especially cats. Unfortunately, [[AnimalsHateHim the cats don't love her back]]. For most of the series, she is bitten by a grey cat with [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily enormous teeth]] every time she tries to pet it. However, near the end of the series [[spoiler:she befriends a mountain cat named Maya. This cat later protects her from an attack by the bitey Kamineko and Co]]. At one point, she lets the biting cat chomp down on her hand... ''and pets it with her other hand''. WordOfGod is that Sakaki's height and her cold, tough default attitude makes animals think she's going to hurt them.
32* In ''Anime/BangDream'', Yukina Minato, the [[TheAce ace vocalist]] of Roselia who takes her career very seriously, holds her bandmates to very high standards, and holds no quarter when it comes to calling out their shortcomings, is shown to fawn over cats. When one of her bandmates, Ako, jokingly comes up with the idea of playing with cat-paw drumsticks, Yukina accepts the idea as if Ako was dead serious about it.
33* [[GentleGiant Hiroki]] of ''Manga/BattleRoyale'' is a MartialPacifist that avoids violence and loves cats.
34%%* Kai from ''Anime/{{Beyblade}}''... [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold sort of]].
35%% * Sebastian Michaelis from ''Manga/BlackButler''. Apparently even remorseless, supercompetent demons who will kill without a second thought love cats. Especially silky black strays. He also once cuddled a tiger! Although the "kindhearted" part may not apply...
36* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
37** Yuzu Kurosaki has a whole episode devoted to finding a cat (which turns out to be the spirit of a ''dead'' cat) and taking care of it, thus when she's in trouble with hollows, it protects her and in so doing can finally pass on.
38** Soi Fon is a {{Tsundere}} of a more severe variety, with the dere-dere side only being exposed to a certain cat/person in particular, which is expressed, among other things, by her making her squad's barracks cat-friendly.
39* The various [=MISAKA=]s apparently have a strong attachment to cats in ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex''. Or it may just be number 10032 that does. In any case, it's the humanizing touch given to ten thousand clones who do not otherwise have much in the way of identity or character traits at that point. The original Misaka ''Mikoto'', while finding cats adorable and cuddly like most normal girls her age, is hesitant to approach them as the ambient electricity generated by her mere presence causes discomfort in the poor little animals.
40** Index herself finds a box of kittens and immediately adopts one calling it Sphinx, who she then proceeds to take with her everywhere. Being generally kind and friendly to everyone she meets, her place here is deserved.
41* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': [[Characters/CodeGeassSuzakuKururugi Suzaku Kururugi]] is said to love cats, but the fact that AnimalsHateHim has become somewhat of a running gag on the show. And yet in one of the last scenes of the series, Arthur, the cat he'd been taking care of, [[spoiler:is seen standing in front of his (empty) grave]].
42* Kaoruko of ''Manga/ComicGirls'' is [[BetterWithNonHumanCompany more comfortable with cats than with people]], and since moving from Fukushima to Tokyo, she started having feline ''withdrawal symptoms'' since her new apartment doesn't allow pets.
43* Lindon of ''Manga/ACruelGodReigns'' has seven cats, and whenever he is at his home, there is at least one on his lap.
44* Hikari Yagami/Kari Kamiya from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', who has both a real-life pet cat and a cat Digimon.
45* In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', Dr. Briefs (Bulma's father) is seldom seen without a small black cat perched upon his shoulder or in his hands.
46* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
47** [[CatGirl Milliana]] is of the villainous [[spoiler:[[HeelFaceTurn (at first)]]]] variety, and has turned loving cats into an ''obsession''. At one point, she refuses to even hurt Natsu, her enemy, who was currently poorly disguised as a cat, and she was even well aware of it.
48** Speaking of [[IdiotHero Natsu]], he goes everywhere with his cat companion [[BuffoonishTomcat Happy]], and [[LittleMissBadass Wendy]] does the same with [[CatsAreSnarkers Carla]]. Both the cats' presence make the whole Strongest Team cat lovers to various degrees.
49** Amusingly enough, [[FaceofAThug Gajeel]] can be considered this, as he reacted pretty bad when he realized he didn't have a cat companion like the other dragon-raised Dragon Slayers, and he was extremely happy to find one in Panther Lily.
50** [[AGodAmI Orga]] of all people was stated as being this in his character profile.
51* In ''Anime/{{Free}}'', Makoto Tachibana is arguably the biggest softie in the Iwatobi swim club, and in the first episode of both seasons is shown petting or holding the same white cat on his way to visit Haruka.
52* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
53** Alphonse is one. Since he's an empty shell of armor with the soul of a boy embedded into it, he often takes kitties and places them inside. HilarityEnsues [[RunningGag more than once]].
54** It's implied Scar is one of these too, at least in the omakes. ''Brotherhood'' confirms it. The episode when they first meet May and Shao May, Scar reaches toward Shao May in the most awkward fashion, making many of the viewers believe that he was about to molest her.
55** The elder Slicer brother is a cat-lover as shown in an omake as well, placing a kitten in his helmet to shield it from the rain. In contrast, his younger brother is a dog lover.
56* Mitsukake in ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', who has a cute kitten named Tama.
57* Bunji Kugashira of the ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}'' anime adopts a ragged-eared cat sometime after his introduction in the series. This, along with his close relationship to the show's protagonist, help distract us from the fact that he's kind of a [[ProfessionalKiller cold-blooded mob enforcer]].
58* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'':
59** Hinagiku is an avid cat lover. Shiranui plays a prominent role in her drama scenes with Hayate. The fact that her foster mother is allergic to cats keeps her from having cats of her own. She's also compared to felines for her fear of heights.
60** Nagi and Isumi could be said to have this trait as well, Nagi is [[MegaNeko Tama]] and Shiranui's owner, and Isumi spends a chapter trying to befriend Shiranui when he first joins the cast.
61* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'':
62** Greece, and to a lesser degree Japan, both like cats. In Greece's case, it's a reference to the large number of feral cats that live in Greece in RealLife.
63** [[AuthorAppeal Himaruya himself]] appears to be this as well.
64** WordOfGod is that Scotland likes cats.
65* The title character of ''Manga/{{InuYasha}}'' loves playing with Kagome's pet cat, Buyo, whenever he visits her home in modern times.
66* Okuyasu Nijimura from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' turns out to be this. [[spoiler:He and his father adopt [[CatsAreMean Tama/Stray Cat]] after Kira's death. Even during ''the final battle'', Okuyasu is able to calm down the otherwise violent animal-turned-plant quite quickly in order to neutralize him as a threat upon grabbing Tama/Stray Cat in his hand. It's telling when Tama/Stray Cat doesn't attack any more people after that]].
67* Shirogane from ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' is noted to be a cat person, though he doesn't have a cat of his own. The fact that his crush Kaguya [[AnimalMotifs has many cat-like traits]] might have something to do with it.
68* Miu and Kisara from ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' instantly become overjoyed when in a cat's presence. [[ActionGirl Kisara]] has taken this fondness to new extremes when she created the ''Nya Kwan Do'' which is a style based on a cat's movement.
69* Komi of ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate'' loves cats. The trouble is, they don't seem to take well to her initially intimidating appearance.
70* ''Manga/{{Lady}}'': Lynn loves animals and one of her many friends is a kitten with light beige fur and blue eyes, named Prince. She is also shocked to see Mary abuse her own cat, Queen, and takes her under her wing.
71* Rikka of ''Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' keeps with her a gray cat dressed up in a pink top with angel wings and an attached snake plushie she calls "Chimera". When Touka, [[PlotAllergy allergic to cats]], refuses to let her keep it in their room, Yuuta would act as its caretaker.
72* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
73** [[ThoseTwoGuys Suzuka]]. Her entire mansion is filled with adopted kittens.
74** Precia used to be one of these [[spoiler:before Alicia died]]. In fact, the death of [[MoralityChain Linith]] (her pet cat turned {{Familiar}}) was the point that she went from [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]] to downright {{abusive|Parents}} towards Fate.
75** Yuri had three pet cats in the backstory of the ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaReflection Reflection]]''/''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaDetonation Detonation]]'' duology, [[spoiler:who would end up becoming the movie version of the Materials.]]
76* ''Manga/AManAndHisCat'': In case you couldn't tell from the title. Kanda loves cats and is very kind to [[UglyCute Fukumaru]].
77* After her HeelFaceTurn (but before getting her part-time job), Ilulu from ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' spent most of her free time hanging out with stray cats.
78* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': Fred feeds ''thirty'' stray cats around the slums of London and wishes he could adopt all of them. Of course, he's also one member of the team who strives the most to keep everyone together and happy.
79* Both Shota Aizawa and Hitoshi Shinso from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' are noted to be fond of cats. The former is a pro hero and the latter wants to follow in his footsteps.
80* In one of the ''Anime/MyHime'' [[BonusMaterial omake shorts]], it's shown that Mikoto Minagi has a pair of cats - one white and one black - to keep her company when Mai isn't around. Mikoto herself acts [[GenkiGirl cat-like]] a lot.
81* ''Manga/MyRoommateIsACat'': The combination of the optimistic tone of the story and one of the two leads being a cat results in a human cast full of cat people.
82* [[RobotGirl Chachamaru]] of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' is quite fond of cats, the reader's first hint that, [[MyMasterRightOrWrong despite her mistress]], she isn't all that evil ([[NobleDemon and neither is said mistress]], [[{{Tsundere}} no matter what she says]]). Referenced later on when she gets a [[spoiler:''KillSat shaped like a kitty'']].
83* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
84** Doctor Ritsuko Akagi is a cat person. She even has cat-themed office decorations. She mostly likes them because of [[DysfunctionJunction loneliness issues]] though.
85** Although she isn't seen with one (except in [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINtTJoCQAA9AsB.jpg:large some promotional art]]), the ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movies heavily imply that Asuka is also fond of cats. Her hat and her plugsuit helmet both resemble cat ears, and in the third movie [[spoiler:her Eva unit gains a [[PantheraAwesome tiger-like "beast mode".]]]] Of course, given that this is [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]], the "kind-hearted" part doesn't always apply.
86** In the fourth ''Rebuild Of Evangelion'' movie, Rei (or rather, [[spoiler: the most recent clone of her]]) is established as a cat-lover, if the fact that she coos over a mother cat with kittens in the refugee village is any indication.
87* In ''Literature/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'', Sorata's love for cats got him kicked out of the regular school dorms.
88-->'''Nanami:''' You're far too much of a {{nice guy}}.
89* ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'':
90** Ryoma Echizen shows quite a bit of love toward his cat Karupin.
91** Also Kaoru Kaidoh, who loves playing with said kitty.
92* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
93** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'': Saki, a bubbly PassionateSportsGirl who is incredibly loyal to her best friend Mai, owns a cat named Korone. Korone is even still happily living with Saki's family fourteen years later in ''Anime/PowerOfHopePrecureFullBloom''.
94** ''Anime/WonderfulPrettyCure'': Mayu adores and dotes on her cat, Yuki. This UndyingLoyalty gives Yuki the ability to become human, and together, the two transform into Cure Lillian and Cure Nyammy.
95* In one of the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' drama [=CDs=], it is revealed [[spoiler:the very first iteration of]] Madoka used her wish to rescue a cat from getting run over. Presumably the same cat is the one being hugged by Madoka in the opening credits of the anime. This is one of the first demonstrations of her kindness to Homura, and eventually she bonds with her to the point of [[spoiler:going through the same month [[GroundhogDayLoop repeatedly]] to save Madoka's life]].
96* GentleGiant Corporal Randel Oland in ''Manga/PumpkinScissors'', who apparently spends most of his pay on cat food.
97* Haruka from ''Anime/RahXephon'' think Buchi is the cutest widdle kitty evah! Averted by Kunugi who really doesn't like Buchi.
98* Enma from ''Manga/Reborn2004''. Shown when he goes to feed a couple stray cats.
99* All of ''Manga/SailorMoon'''s Sailor Guardians count, given that Luna and Artemis are their advisors, but especially Usagi, Minako, Chibiusa, and Ami.
100* Kusano "Kuu-chan" of ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' adores kitties, and being still a child, she often calls them "nya-nya" while chasing after them.
101* Sora in ''[[Manga/{{Sketchbook}} Sketchbook ~full color'S]]'' doesn't have a cat (though a few of her friends do), but is your typical FriendToAllLivingThings...but the kid keeps giving them expired food, which her brother calls her out on. So this might be subverted in the cats' eyes until she realizes her error.
102* [[BewareTheNiceOnes Kanone Hilbert]] of ''Manga/{{Spiral}}'' adores cats, though he doesn't own any himself, he's been seen feeding strays and buying plush cats to keep himself company. [[spoiler:What's more, at one point during his attack on Tsukiomi high school, Hiyono Yuizaki planned to momentarily "stun" him and thus keep from getting shot simply by ''wearing a pair of kitty ears''. The craziest part? '''''It worked.''''']]
103* Vamp in ''Manga/TentaiSenshiSunred'' is nice to cats, and is shocked by the implication that a wild monster living in his attic had eaten the neighbour's kitty ([[spoiler:the cat was fine; the monster had simply removed its collar because it considered collaring cats animal cruelty]]). Not bad for a self-proclaimed {{sentai}} villain with plans for [[TakeOverTheWorld World Domination]].
104* Chifuyu in ''Manga/TokyoRevengers'' is very kind and also loves animals. He owns a cat named Peke J, who he enjoys playing with, and in the current present timeline, he runs a pet shop.
105* Yui in ''Manga/ToLoveRu''. Only short of owning one. She even goes window-shopping at pet stores and a lot of her belongings are cat-themed, including a meowing ringtone set to (you guessed it) Rito's number.
106* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', Akira Mado turns out to be hiding a kind personality beneath her cool exterior. One of the first hints is when Amon brings her back to her apartment after a night of drinking and meets her very ugly cat. During a mission, she even quips that she cannot die yet because her cat is waiting for her at home.
107* Shinichi Sakurai of ''Manga/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut''. At one point he tried to pet a street cat and Hana had to teach him how to properly do it, then he was mortified when it ran away before he could pet it. Since his apartment building doesn't allow pets, he immediately takes up the chance when Hana offers to let him visit her house to meet her cats.
108* Bruno in ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', who [[spoiler:lost his memory]] trying to save one.
109* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Kuwabara completely gave in to other bullies holding his kitten hostage.
110* Mirage Farina Jenius, the tritagonist of ''Anime/MacrossDelta'', owns a pet "Mer-Cat", an adorable creature that looks like a cross between a cat and a fish.
111** Misa Hayase/[[DubNameChange Lisa Hayes]], in the original ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''/''Anime/{{Robotech}}'', is also shown to be a cat-lover. When she gives Hikaru/Rick photos to put in his album, the majority of them turn out to be of her playing with her cat. ''Awww.''
112* This trope is very frequently used in the Creator/StudioGhibli movies:
113** The eponymous Kiki in ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' has a pet cat Jiji (or more exactly a {{familiar}}), but her patrons at the baker shop are also nice to him for no particular reason and are presented as incredibly nice people.
114** Shiro Nishi, the friendly old man owner of the antique shop in ''Anime/WhisperOfTheHeart'' and his grandson Seiji (them being nice to the cat is one of the reasons why Shizuku trust them).
115** Haru in ''Anime/TheCatReturns'', the SpinOff movie about the novel in ''Anime/WhisperOfTheHeart'', even risks her own life to save a cat from a truck, unraveling the plot.
116** The friendly ill boy Shō has a pet cat Niya in ''Anime/{{Arrietty}}''.
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120* A "lost" white kitten is one of the recurring plot devices of the ''AudioPlay/ExitTunesPresentsACTORS'' franchise - so there's no surprise that they have a bunch of these in their midst.
121** [[GentleGiant Kai]], who first saw the cat and brought it to everyone's attention.
122** [[CheerfulChild Hinata]], who had become rather 'motherly' to the cat in question.
123** In the biggest surprise of all, [[FaceOfAThug Ryou]] is the one who seems most attached to the cat when she appears - he even ''threw a tantrum'' when told he had to give her back to her owners.
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127* Pictured above: While Selina Kyle[=/=][[Characters/CatwomanSelinaKyle Catwoman]] of ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' fame [[FemmeFatale is no]] [[AntiHero straight heroine]], she does keep a number of cats that she [[TropeCodifier cares for deeply]]. Official count is 17. She is frequently portrayed as donating money from her criminal endeavors to animal care charities. One of the reasons she likes Batman is that she's seen him rescue cats, and Bruce Wayne donates to many animal care charities as well.
128* Starting in ''ComicBook/WinterSoldier'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsBuckyBarnes Bucky Barnes]] has been depicted living out his post-Winter Soldier life with a small white cat named Alpine. At one point, a bunch of gunmen break into his house to kill him, and his first thought is that they could have killed Alpine in the process as he tucks his kitty into his jacket and rides away on his motorcycle.
129* As shown in ''ComicBook/SecretSix'', Catman lived with a pride of lions during his stay in Africa and grew to love them as his own family. It's safe to assume he likes house cats, too.
130* A minor recurring character in the ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica'' comics, detective "Speed" Saunders (Hawkgirl's grandfather), kept a scruffy tomcat during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
131* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Dream of the Endless seems to have an affinity for cats, it's one of the many reasons Bast adores him. Possibly a bit of AuthorAppeal; at any rate, Creator/NeilGaiman did write one issue of ''The Sandman'' entirely from a cat's point of view.
132-->'''Possible Cat Messiah:''' ''I am a cat, and I keep my own counsel.''
133* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is a cat person. Back in UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}}, she owned a pet tomcat called Streaky (which accidentally got superpowers). In [[ComicBook/Supergirl1982 the '80s]], [[https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MTwWbbx306Y/V2u-Rd8G-KI/AAAAAAAAqwg/s4UrgLkcRqYs3rYO0LEAxNotSBlNBDyXwCKgB/s1600/dnaos%2B6-10.jpg she found a stray female cat and she adopted it and named Streaky right away]]. [[https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fWggXIjrZs8/V2u-RTryVNI/AAAAAAAAqwk/VsEhsjFGs-U3frgfLr2p4cjs1UcbmTviwCKgB/s1600/dnaos%2B6-11.jpg She really adores her cats]]. In ''ComicBook/TheComingOfAtlas'', Kara [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PL5y2k7GJAg/VqnODZZtj-I/AAAAAAAAHqk/xidprEOLdzc/s0-Ic42/RCO014.jpg is playing with a pride of thoroughly confused lions]] when she hears her cousin is in trouble. It must be a genetic trait, because [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Post-Crisis Kara]] and ComicBook/PowerGirl (her alternate universe counterpart) also own pet cats (although Power Girl's is called [[UnfortunateNames Stinky]]).
134* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': In the one-shot ''Fuzzy Logic'' from issue #600, ComicBook/WonderWoman is revealed to be one of these too, since she helps Power Girl understand the stress her cat is going through after moving to a new house. This isn't the only time Wonder Woman is shown to have a fondness for cats, whether domestic or [[PantheraAwesome wild]] -- in another one-shot titled ''Both Ends of the Leash'', she was revealed to have befriended a lion in her childhood on Themysicra.
135* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': While calling Atrocitus of the Red Lanterns kind-hearted would be a stretch, he seeks to make sure justice prevails (twisted as his methods may be) and he certainly seems to have a soft spot for his RightHandCat and fellow Red Lantern, Dex-Starr.
136* Betty Cooper from ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' keeps a pet cat named Caramel and is probably [[TheHeart the most kindhearted person in the series]].
137* In ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage'', Michelangelo has a beloved cat named Klunk.
138* ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'': The title character is fond of cats. The AntiAntichrist page image shows how fond he is of the adorable little hairballs!
139* ''ComicBook/TheCrow'': [[TheHero Eric]] [[AntiHero Draven]] has his pet [[GenderBlenderName Gabriel]], which is one of the few things that he owned in life with [[TheLostLenore Shelly]]. Eric is shown in a couple of pages talking with her, and in the end, he tells [[TheCommissionerGordon Captain Hook]] that she's pregnant and expecting kittens soon. Considering how brutally Eric gets revenge, this, among other things, makes him even more [[TragicHero human]].
140* In the ''ComicBook/{{Commando}}'' story "Night of the Cat", Lieutenant Harry Milne is a British Army surveyor with a passion for rescuing stray cats, which he takes to the Cat Sanctuary in Cairo. One such stray is key to the start of his crucial role in the plot.
141* Subverted with Pizzazz from ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW''. She loves cats to the point where her pajamas are cat-themed, however she is a SpoiledBrat with a HairTriggerTemper. She has HiddenDepths but they're hidden under her angry, PerpetualFrowner personality.
142* The Harvey-style parody comic book ''[[http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/go_look_little_lost_391_free_download/ Little Lost]]'', created by students of the Center for Cartoon Studies, has a female cat called Virgil who is Lost's "most cherished companion in the whole world". Lost learns Virgil is dying and seeks out beliefs about the afterlife. Virgil's actual destination is left up to the reader.
143* ''ComicBook/DeArgonautjes'': Hercules, the strongest member of the team, but at the same time the biggest pacifist you ever meet, has a pet cat named Odipoes, who he loves dearly. Insulting his cat is a surefire way to get him mad.
144* One of the earliest indications that ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'''s Spider Jerusalem isn't entirely an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist is when he rescues a stray cat (with two mouths, three eyes, and a chain-smoking habit) off the street. The cat, which Spider never names and simply refers to as "Cat" or "Ugly Purry Thing", remains his companion for most of the strip (even though she never does anything for his job other than kill geckos and urinate on him at inopportune moments) and Spider is shown to take reasonably good care of her.
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148* In ''Roleplay/AsukaQuest'', SB!Asuka is both [[AdaptationalNiceGuy a much nicer person than canon Asuka]] and an absolute lover of cats who gets pet cats for most of the cast. This actually nearly gives her away to Kaji, who's aware that the original Asuka was not as fond of cats.
149* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Both [[{{Keet}} Italy]] and [[YamatoNadeshiko Japan]] are this. It was to the point Italy ran [[SuperSpeed top-speed]] toward a cat just to pet it, and Japan felt better just by petting Pookie.
150* [[http://madcarrot.deviantart.com/art/Kitten-Love-23207949 Death Eater Walden MacNair]] is far from kind-hearted, but in this picture, he does have a very soft spot for cats…
151* [[spoiler:Sasuke]] becomes this in ''Fanfic/ATeachersGlory'' after taking in the ninja-cat-raising inhabitants of Sora-ku as his retainers.
152* ''Webcomic/{{Guardian}}'' has Yuna discover her white magic by healing a cat-like creature, which she keeps as a pet up until she leaves Besaid to start her pilgrimage.
153* In ''Series/Supergirl2015'' story ''Fanfic/{{Survivors}}'', [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]] owns a pet cat, Streaky, in accord with comic canon.
154* [[spoiler:Matt Engarde]] in the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' fic ''Fanfic/SomebodyThatIUsedToKnow''. He starts out the story as a genuinely kindhearted young man before some unknown but severe trauma sets him on the path to being the two-faced sociopath we know from the game. But at no point in the story does he ever stop caring for his pet cat, Shoe, and he continues to care for his kitty well after the point where he's clearly stopped giving a crap about people. See page entry for more details.
155* In the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' fanfic ''Fanfic/FadingIntoTheStolenLight'', Asuka owns a tortoiseshell cat named [[http://silvermoonlight.deviantart.com/art/Asuka-Langley-Soryu-642087410 Erika]], who she adopted from a shelter and saved from being euthanized.
156* In another ''Evangelion'' fanfic, ''Webcomic/AkiChansLife'', the title character (Shinji and Asuka's KidFromTheFuture) spends several pages playing with a kitten.
157* [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Evelyn]] in ''Fanfic/WalkingInCircles'' has a soft spot for cats. In fact, the reason her magic was discovered when she was still a little girl was that she threw a fireball at a man who was abusing a cat. Solas even tries to give her the task of taking care of Fennel when they leave Ostwick in hope that it could do something to [[spoiler: her Tranquil state]].
158* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fanfic ''Fanfic/IfIOnlyHadAHeart'' has Aizawa caring for all of the strays in his neighborhood. Izuku also picks up on this habit, becoming especially close to a fat, slow-witted cat he ends up naming Pumpkin. They're so close that Izuku refuses to remove the sleeping cat from his pillow, instead lying down in an uncomfortable position.
159-->'''Izuku:''' What kind of hero would ever move a sleeping cat?
160* Another ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fanfic, ''[[Fanfic/OldLightStillSlantsThrough old light still slants through]]'' has Izuku as one of these as well. He and his mom have a habit of patching up the cats that wander by their house. Izuku ends up adopting one of them, naming the feline Natsu. Unbeknownst to him at the time, this was the name of his Box Weapon in his previous life as Tsunayoshi Sawada.
161* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gospel_of_the_Holy_Twelve Gospel of the Holy Twelve]], which is 19th century Jesus fanfic by a WillingChanneler minister, has this beautiful story:
162-->Jesus entered into a small village where he found a young cat, which had none to care for her. And she was hungry and cried unto him; and he took her up, and put her inside his garment, and she lay in his bosom. And when Jesus came into the village square, he set food and drink before the cat, and she did eat and drink and showed thanks unto him.\
163And Jesus gave the cat unto one of his disciples, a widow, whose name was Lorenza, and she cared for her. And some of the people said, "This man careth for all creatures. Are they his brothers and sisters that he should love them?" Jesus said unto them: "Verily, these are your fellow creatures of the great Household of God: yea, they are thy brethren and sisters, having the same breath of life in the Eternal. And whosoever careth for one of the least of these, and gives it to eat and drink in its need, the same doeth it unto me."
164* Slasher from ''Fanfic/ThePiratePegasus'' is a cat lover in flying colours. Not only does she have three cats in her cabin, but she used to be a burglar of cats.
165* In ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'', the title character owns a cat as a gift from her parents who are aware of how much she likes them.
166-->A little orange cat looked out at her. He had a white star-like mark between his eyes.\
167"We always knew how you liked cats, dear," said Allura. "It isn't good for you to be so alone. He isn't Streaky, but he should do."\
168Kara smiled. Streaky was off someplace, or dead. She hadn't seen him in years. But Mom was right, she did love cats. She unhooked the cage door and let the cat curl up in her arms.\
169"Hey, White Star," she said, cuddling it to her shoulder. "How you doing? Do you like me?" The cat nuzzled its head against her shoulder and purred. He knew how to con a good meal with the best of them.
170* ''Fanfic/TheKingNobodyWanted:'' The High Septon adopts Princess Rhaenys Targaryen's former cat after finding him wandering the streets and gushes affectionately over the animal while struggling not to cry whenever he thinks of the cat's late owner.
171--> '''The High Septon:''' Who's a sweet boy? You, Balerion, you are a sweet boy. Yes, you are.
172* ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'': Paul/Orange Lantern loves cats, despite being all too aware of their less than noble qualities, and remembers his family cats Bingo and Magic back on Earth Prime a few times. While he does want to acquire new ones, he's uncertain about being able to make Mount Justice a good habitat for one, due to the lack of exits and space for them to roam. He eventually acquires Teekl, originally the cat familiar of Klarion the Witch Boy, and she becomes his companion through much of the fic [[spoiler: only for him to accidentally destroy her when permanently dealing with Klarion months later, much to his guilt]]
173* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheLongEventide,'' Brandywine, a highly intimidating-looking earth pony who is also part of a shadowy organization known as the Umbral Society, both shows a softer side and draws ShrinkingViolet FriendToAllLivingThings Fluttershy into conversation by bringing a litter of kittens she rescued with her to a luncheon.
174* In ''Franchise/TheWitcher'' fics ''Fanfic/TheAccidentalWarlordAndHisPack'' and ''Fanfic/{{Wolfblood}}'' Milena is an absolute sweetheart, and when Lambert learns she gave up a kitten she'd raised to protect it from her father he arranges for her to be given a kitten the next time a cat in Kaer Morhen has a litter. She adores it.
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178* Several characters from the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon like cats:
179** Geppetto from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' has a kitten named Figaro, whom he does love, although early on, he uses the not-yet-brought-to-life Pinocchio to playfully torment the kitten.
180*** Later, Figaro appeared in [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts some Disney shorts]] as a pet of WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse.
181** Madame Bonfamille from ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats''. She's a kind woman and a former star actress who has a beautiful white cat Duchess with three cute kittens. She loves them and they love her back.
182** Princess Jasmine from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' is an extreme example, with her pet tiger Rajah.
183** Charlotte Le Beouf from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', seems to very much love her kitten [[AMinorKidroduction in the opening]].
184** Jenny in ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany''.
185** Milo Thatch from ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' has a cat named Fluffy.
186*** Fluffy's care is later transferred to [[{{tsundere}} Audrey]], and she can be seen lovingly holding him in her lap and petting him at the end of the movie, qualifying her for this trope.
187** Antonio Madrigal in ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' is another extreme case, having a pet ''jaguar''.
188** Baymax from ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' picks up the family cat, Mochi, at one point, and pets him. (Even though Baymax's batteries are low at this point, and he thinks it's a "hairy baby".)
189* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': Imelda's alebrije is a giant, winged, cat-based creature named Pepita. Later on (and in a canon story book) it is revealed that, in life, Pepita was her beloved pet cat.
190* ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'':
191** Tip is very close to her pet cat, Pig.
192** Oh grows quite fond of Pig and the feeling is mutual.
193* Old Tom from ''WesternAnimation/TheMouseholeCat'' loves Mowzer and she returns it fully.
194* Prince Chen the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfSuLing'' is a prince who owns an albino tiger cub and thinks of other people more than he does himself.
195* Brother Aidan in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'' is a kind old monk with an adorable cat called Pangur Ban (named after a famous medieval poem; see Literature).
196* Wybie from ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' doesn't exactly ''own'' the black cat that guides Coraline through the Other World, but his friendliness with it is a clear sign he's not a bad guy. Of course, Coraline herself counts too.
197* Mr. Wolf from ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'' grows a special bond with the cat after rescuing him from a tree.
198* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei's love for kittens is exploited by her parents when they test her emotional control by placing a box full of them in front of her.
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202* In the ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'' movies, Hellboy reveals his soft side with his affinity for cats, in contrast to his usual gruffness. He manages to save a box of kittens at one point. In the [[Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy second movie]], he even goes so far as to disobey orders to stay hidden from a troll, because he wanted to prevent it from eating a cat.
203* In ''Film/NorthSeaHijack'', also released as ''ffolkes'' (yes, with 2 f's and no capital, not a typo), Creator/RogerMoore is deliberately cast against type. Rather than the womanizing playboy characters he was known for as Film/JamesBond and Series/TheSaint, the character Rufus Excalibur ffolkes was a bearded eccentric arrogant misogynist cat-lover. At the end of the film, having expressed his disdain for medals, he's instead presented with a trio of kittens in recognition of his heroism. He's rather touched.
204* In ''Film/{{Spectre}}'', Q reminds Bond that he'd prefer not to be fired because he has a mortgage and two cats to feed.
205* Film/{{Darkman}} usually keeps a cat or two around.
206* Blondie from ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' takes time out to stroke a cat while clearing a town of Mooks with Tuco.
207* ''Film/BigFish'' had one in the form of Jenny, one of Will's childhood LoveInterests, who had grown up into an eccentric lady with a house full of cats. May also cross with CrazyCatLady as she had left her house to slowly rot and bend over the years and is mostly seen without any other company.
208* Played with in the opening scene of ''Film/TheGodfather'', where Don Vito Corleone is causally stroking a cat on his lap while listening to an acquaintance beg for his help. He continues playing with the purring cat all while calmly pretending to have a polite conversation that very thinly veils his displeasure over being disrespected. While he seems [[AffablyEvil affable]] throughout the entire scene, the fear in the undertaker's face shows he knows damn well what displeasing Don Corleone means. However, Vito's gentleness with the cat juxtaposed with how intimidating he is to an acquaintance characterizes that Vito can be warm, even affectionate, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes to those close to him]], particularly his [[HappilyMarried wife]], [[GoodParents children]], and young grandchildren, but that does not mean he is any less scary for it.
209* Preston's character introduction in ''Film/{{Species}}'' is him thanking a next-door neighbor for minding his cat while he's out of town. What makes this hilarious is that Preston is played by Creator/MichaelMadsen -- known for playing psychotic villains. PlayingAgainstType indeed.
210* Andy Serkis's character in ''Film/ThePrestige'' gets very distressed when Tesla puts his cat into his new machine and threatens him not to let anything happen to it.
211* Mr. Krueger in ''Film/MrKruegersChristmas'' lives with and dotes on his cat George.
212* In ''Film/MrsMiniver'', the Miniver family has a huge tuxedo cat. Their youngest child Toby is particularly attached to the sweet animal.
213* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Prim simply adores her cat Buttercup, who is [[CatsAreMean utterly nasty to everyone]] except her, but then, she's the only one who seems to treat him with kindness.
214* Subverted in ''Film/NotesOnAScandal'', as while Barbara Covett is most certainly not "kindhearted", she clearly loves her cat Portia and is as devastated when she passes away as one would be at the death of a human loved one.
215* The documentary ''Film/{{Kedi}}'' features a number of UsefulNotes/{{Istanbul}} citizens who are exactly this.
216* [[ActionGirl Ripley]] in the first ''Film/{{Alien}}'' movie. She loves and cares a lot about her pet cat [[CuteKitten Jones]]. She and her cat are the only survivors of the destruction of the ''Nostromo''.
217* As shown in ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'', Comicbook/NickFury absolutely ''loves'' cats and takes a shine to Goose. [[spoiler:Even though Goose is actually a [[KillerRabbit Flerken]] and the one eventually responsible for taking Fury's eye out.]]
218* ''Film/{{Colette}}'': The real Colette loved and cherished her feline companions. She wrote many poems and stories with cats, so it's entirely in keeping with reality that the first image in this film is an orange cat washing itself on her bed. She would approve.
219* In ''Film/ZombiesZombiesZombies'', Pandora feeds a stray cat called Scruffy who hangs around the strip club. This eventually gets her killed when she goes outside to rescue Scruffy from the zombies.
220* In ''Film/PlanB'', the normally macho-acting Bruno is shown happily playing with a little girl's kittens in the opening scene. [[spoiler:It's revealed at the end that Pablo secretly took a photo of Bruno with the kittens and [[PreciousPhoto kept it in his wallet]], implying that seeing Bruno like that was what caused him to start developing feelings for him.]]
221* In ''Film/IfYouCouldSayItInWords'', NiceGuy Nelson loves his cat George, whom he calls his best friend.
222* In the first ''Film/MenInBlack'' movie, Rosenburg [[MobileSuitHuman the Arquillian]] deeply loved his cat Orion, taking him everywhere he went and even had a large portrait of him at his jewelry store. [[spoiler:It got to the point that he even entrusted Orion with [[{{MacGuffin}} the Galaxy]] by hiding it [[HiddenInPlainSight on his collar]]]].
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226* The ancient Japanese fairytale of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Drew_Cats The Boy Who Drew Cats]] was popularized by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadio_Hearn Lafcadio Hearn]]'s amazing translation.
227* [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse goddess Freyja]], the goddess of love, has cats as her pet animals; similarly to how Odin has two crows and Thor a goat, her carriage is pulled by cats.
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231* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
232** [[TheGrimReaper Death]] likes cats more than anything else and truly hates people who kill them. He has enough of them in his home that when his granddaughter Susan pays him a visit in ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'' she becomes worried that he's become a RareMaleExample (for a given value of "male") of a CrazyCatLady.
233** Nanny Ogg is a cat person. And, a people person. Greebo occasionally covers both sets.
234** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Granny Weatherwax]], however, is ''not'' a cat person. Or... that's what she wants everybody to believe (especially when she's around Nanny Ogg; tripled near Greebo). Until, that is, she is offered the kitten, You, in ''Wintersmith'', to which she shows no affection at all (in front of any witnesses). You has it ''made''.
235* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
236** [[CrazyCatLady Arabella Figg]] and Hermione Granger. Interesting in that they are both good people, but [[spoiler:at the opposite ends of the sliding scale of magical power]]. Also, Hermione's cat becomes a [[ChekhovsGunman Chekhov's Kitten]] later. [[spoiler:He is inexplicably hostile to Ron's pet rat Scabbers. [[YouDirtyRat The rat]] turns out to be Peter Pettigrew, a Death-Eater and spy for Voldemort.]]
237** Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, also [[LickedByTheDog befriends]] Sirius Black, and Harry is momentarily given pause when Crookshanks does his best to [[GoThroughMe put himself between Sirius and a vengeful Harry]].
238** Subverted with [[Characters/HarryPotterMinistryOfMagic Dolores Umbridge]], who likes kittens [[TyrantTakesTheHelm and is a total, horrid bitch]]. Possibly averted here - all we see are pictures of kittens, not actual kittens. (According to [[WordOfGod Pottermore]], she finds the real thing too messy.) Her Patronus taking cat form as well might be another hint. Still up for debate.
239** Filch, though he comes off as more sympathetic than Umbridge. (So does ''Voldemort''...) His only friend seems to be [[CatsAreMean his mean cat, Mrs. Norris]], and he seems truly horrified in the second book when [[spoiler:she's attacked by Slytherin's monster]].
240* Faithful, Alanna's cat in ''[[Literature/TortallUniverse The Lioness Quartet]]''. Faithful was sent by the gods themselves to protect and watch over Alanna. He can talk and possesses almost-omniscient powers, so he finds it pretty easy to protect his "owner."
241* Creator/RobertAHeinlein and most of his books' characters are ailurophiles.
242** In his short story ''Literature/OrdealInSpace'', the protagonist likes cats. Also, when he hears a kitten [[spoiler:out on a ledge, he rescues it and cures his agoraphobia]].
243** The title of one of his books is even, ''Literature/TheCatWhoWalksThroughWalls''.
244** In ''Literature/TheDoorIntoSummer'', when the protagonist goes into suspended animation for 30 years, he arranges for his cat, Pete, to come with him. Unfortunately, Pete doesn't, and [[spoiler:one of the reasons he travels back in time is to get his cat back]].
245** ''Literature/ThePuppetMasters'''s most [[TearJerker heart wrenching]] scene comes when [[spoiler:Pirate the cat is taken over by a slug. He doesn't survive the ordeal and dies in Sam's arms. When Sam and the Old Man make their final charge, Sam narrates that he owes them revenge for Pirate]]. Not that he wasn't committed to their utter annihilation already. But now ItsPersonal.
246* Morwen, the not-so-wicked witch in the ''Literature/EnchantedForestChronicles'', has cats in every color except black.
247%%* Several characters in the ''Literature/{{Chrestomanci}}'' series.
248%%* ''Literature/{{Petaybee}}'': Clodagh certainly, and Aisling less obviously.
249* Inversion in ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' as the whole series is about a cat who is a kindhearted Narnian and occasional Englishchild lover. In ''Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy'', Aslan comes in the form of a cat to comfort Shasta.
250* Cats are entirely friendly in Creator/MercedesLackey's fantasy novels, although pampered housepets can be more nosy and gossipy than helpful. This is in all likelihood AuthorAppeal.
251* Cats, and catlike aliens, are found throughout Creator/AndreNorton's books. This is most definitely AuthorAppeal, as she was well-known for being a cat lover.
252* Six-year-old Queen Varicose in the second Literature/WelkinWeasels trilogy is constantly surrounded by cats. They come from miles around to see her, because the old saying that "a cat can look at a queen" is taken rather more seriously by the TalkingAnimal population of Welkin.
253* Captain Tinker, from Esther Averill's charming ''Literature/JennyAndTheCatClub'' series of children's books.
254* Literature/HonorHarrington and Nimitz though Treecats aren't the same thing. One suspects that Nimitz was an avatar of David Weber's cat.
255* Dean from the ''Literature/GarrettPI'' series is fond of cats, even hiding a kitten in the house against Garrett's direct orders in ''Red Iron Nights''.
256* Several of Creator/HarukiMurakami's heroes have a fondness for cats (a bit of AuthorAppeal) and are generally decent people. Toru from ''The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle'' and Nakata, the secondary protagonist of ''Kafka on the Shore'', are probably the best examples (the latter can actually talk to cats and makes money by reuniting lost pets with their owners).
257* Shadow, the protagonist of ''Literature/AmericanGods'', is this, whether the cat in question is just a regular kitten or [[PhysicalGod Bast]].
258* [[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Bertie Wooster]] is quite fond of cats; in one story he mentions that cats "always do take to me". Makes sense, since he's the NiceGuy of his series.
259--> "Tell me, [[TheJeeves Jeeves]]... You have known me for some time. You have had every opportunity to study my psychology. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Would you say I was the sort of fellow who stole cats?]]"
260--> "No, sir."
261--> His response pleased me. No hemming or hawing, just 'no, sir.'
262* Prim in ''Literature/TheHungerGames''. Her feline friend Buttercup is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold in cat form: [[CatsAreMean he's mean to everyone]], but not Prim.
263* Grace Cahill of ''Literature/The39Clues'': CoolOldLady, awesome [[NeverMessWithGranny grandmother]], [[IronLady matriarch]] of [[spoiler:the Madrigals]], and owner of Saladin, the epitome of a CoolCat. She appears to be very fond of him. Due to DeathByOriginStory, this ends up applying to Dan and Amy Cahill as well, with Saladin becoming the (often quite helpful) fourth member of their Clue-hunting team. Nellie Gomez likes Saladin quite a bit, too, as evidenced by her insistence upon getting his favorite red snapper for him every time the team moves on to a different city.
264** In the sequel series Cahills vs. Vespers, Evan Tolliver shows signs of this as he becomes the high-maintenance Saladin's main caregiver in Amy and Dan's absence.
265* Haviland Tuf of the ''Literature/TufVoyaging'' anthology by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin.
266* Also by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin, Prince (later King) Tommen Baratheon of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' is a nice, kind and a bit naive boy who loves cats. Compared to his cat-killing brother Joffrey who hated everything and is hated by everyone in (except his mother) and out of universe.
267* Will Parry of ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials''.
268* Harrison Withers from Louise Fitzhugh's ''Literature/HarrietTheSpy'' shelters 26 cats (who eat better than he does). After a Health Department raid, he has a HeroicBSOD which she witnesses -- just before she loses her notebook. As she puts her life back together, she spies on Harrison again and sees him happy and content with a single tiny kitten. This becomes the first story she writes for publication.
269* Beth from ''Literature/LittleWomen''. Also Molly Lou Bemis from ''Jack and Jill'', who has ''nine'' cats.
270* Literature/AmeliaPeabody and her whole family are fond of cats, and "the Cat Bastet" (always referred to in full) is a character in several of the novels, as are her descendants Horus, Seshat, and the Great Cat of Re.
271* Creator/BarbaraHambly's ''Franchise/StarTrek'' TieInNovel ''Literature/{{Ishmael|1985}}'' is a [[FishOutOfTemporalWater time travel story]] set in 1860s Seattle. The local protagonist notices that cats have a strange affinity for [[AmnesiacHero Spock]] but that dogs are afraid of him.
272* Lizzie Thompson in the ''Literature/MsWiz'' books. Her pet cat is a stray she rescued and christened Waif - and she is incredibly depressed when he disappears. When she discovers an heiress is collecting neighbourhood cats for fur, she willingly has herself transformed into one to save them.
273%%* Liz Pennykettle and Tam from ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles''.
274* Creator/LloydAlexander himself seems to be very much this trope if his books are any indication.
275** Taran and Fflewddur Fflam in ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'', but most notably Fflewddur. When facing the giant wild cat Llyan, Taran can't help but appreciate the magnificent creature and when Fflewddur had the opportunity to slay her, he didn't. Whether it was out of animal appreciation or cowardice or a mixture of both is never clear[[spoiler:, but the end result is that Llyan becomes Fflewddur's mount and pet by the end of her debut book and he dotes on her every bit as much as she dotes on him]].
276** The title character of ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian''. He rescues a white cat from men accusing it of being a witch and when it follows him, he names it Presto. Sebastian is a very affectionate owner, giving Presto all sorts of silly nicknames (such as "His Most Excellent Catliness" and "Duke of Gauli-Mauli") and making jestful (but somewhat sincere) promises like gifts of silk pillows and gold saucers. Presto himself is a very intelligent cat and helps Sebastian any way he can and in surprising ways.
277** Chen Cho of ''Literature/TheRemarkableJourneyOfPrinceJen'', though his feline companion is a magical tiger named Lao-Hu who is capable of talking and occasionally gives Chen Cho advice, so Lao-Hu is less a pet and more a confidant/traveling companion.
278* ''Literature/TheReynardCycle'': Subverted by Tybalt, who is a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, and one of the few characters besides Tiecelin who is depicted as having a pet (it is, of course, a cat.) Later, this trope is played straight when [[spoiler:Hermeline adopts the cat]].
279* According to Buddhist legend cats were not allowed into heaven because the cat would not come with the other animals to sit with Buddha when he was dying. Elizabeth Coatsworth fixed that, with her TearJerker tale of ''Literature/TheCatWhoWentToHeaven'', where we learn that the all-merciful Buddha loves kitties too.
280* In ''[[Literature/{{Newsflesh}} Feed]]'', Rick adopts/is adopted by a cat he finds at the Ryman ranch post-cleanup, naming her Lois. Sadly, Lois does not survive the book, giving Rick a whole new heartbreak.
281* Tia in ''Literature/EscapeToWitchMountain'' loves her adopted cat Winky. He traveled with her throughout her trip.
282* ''Literature/EmilyTheStrangeTheLostDays'': Emily/Earwig loves all of the local cats, especially the four who she eventually realizes are her own cats.
283** Hilda combines this and CrazyCatLady due to her age and possible senility.
284* Jem Carstairs in ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'', when he adopts Church.
285* ''Literature/TomcatBlueEyesDiaries'': Blue Eyes' owner is an affectionate older man who doesn't have any family and adores Blue Eyes. Blue Eyes is very fond of him and refers to him as "my two-legged creature" and later "my human".
286* Reginald Hill's PrivateDetective Joe Sixsmith goes everywhere with his cat, including the pub. In one novel, Sixsmith knows that a DI must be on the side of the angels because he mentions having ''three'' Persians of his own. This may have been AuthorAppeal for Hill, whose blurbs often noted that he lived with multiple cats.
287* Gary Seven cares deeply for Isis in ''Literature/StarTrekTheEugenicsWars''.
288* Literature/HannahSwensen adopted Moishe off the streets, takes care of Norman's cat Cuddles when he needs a 'babysitter', and a minor plot point in one book is over how she agreed to take care of Cuddles instead of finding a way to postpone an impending engagement.[[note]]The engagement ''was'' called off, but for other reasons.[[/note]]
289* ''Literature/TheCatInTheStacksMysteries'': Charlie, who found the young Diesel as a cold, wet stray and quickly took him in. He also takes in five kittens in book 10 and is noted as having owned cats before.
290* One of the oldest known Irish poems, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangur_Ban Pangur Bán]], was written by an anonymous monk about the quiet contentment of working alone with his (titular) cat while one studies and the other hunts mice.
291* [[ChildrenAreInnocent Peter]], the protagonist of the Paul Gallico novel ''Literature/TheAbandoned'', is stated to have quite an affection for cats such that he longs to own one as a pet though neither his family nor his nanny allows him to. However, he does not really understand much about them until his experience with Jennie [[ForcedTransformation after he's been transformed]]. [[spoiler:In the end, [[AllJustADream when it turns out to have been a dream]], he is finally given a kitten.]]
292* Gallico returns to cats in ''Thomasina: The Cat Who Thought She Was God.'', a gripping story that is also a poem of Scotland, a polemic for compassion and animal rights, and a parable of love overcoming fear. Disney's ''Film/TheThreeLivesOfThomasina'' is faithful to the book and its core messages, thanks to Gallico having written the script, maintained creative control, and insisted on being on the set at all times, similar to William Peter Blatty for ''Film/TheExorcist''.[[note]]Thomasina was played by several cats; one had been trained to do a particular stunt, but when the cameras rolled, it just sat there, of course. Disney was furious, while Gallico laughed his ass off.[[/note]]
293* ''Literature/TheWinnieYears'': Dinah is sweet and innocent and loves cats.
294* Creator/HPLovecraft was extremely fond of cats and wrote several stories with brave and helpful kitties. In "The Cats of Ulthar", we learn why that city has an ordinance that no harm must ever befall a cat. In ''Literature/TheDreamQuestOfUnknownKadath'', his only novel, Randolph Carter befriends a clowder outside of Ulthar and speaks to other cats he meets along the way. Tim Powers' short story "Dispensation" shows how Freia, the goddess of cats, has rewarded the Old Gentleman for his kindness.
295* ''Literature/SamTheCatDetective:''
296** Max the handyman WrongfullyAccused of the burglaries feeds the local cats often and plays hide and go seek with them. Even after being fired he feeds them on his way out.
297** In the second book, John Casey Jones' former pet Felix recalls that even when suffering from depression, John never abused him or forgot to feed him, and apologized for his aloofness and played with Felix every evening once that depression passed.
298* ''Literature/TheCatWhoSeries'': Qwilleran, as well as many of the other cast members. The author counts as well.
299* ''Literature/SteppingOnTheCracks:'' Gordy's little sister is noticeably nicer than he is and is upset whenever anyone mistreats her scrawny cat, Mittens.
300* ''Literature/ConfessionsOfGeorgiaNicolson'': One of the things that solidifies the titular UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold is her literal MoralityPet, her cat Angus. She's cared for him ever since finding him as a kitten, and positively dotes on him despite him being, by any objective metric, terrifying. The prospect of being separated from Angus is a surefire way to depress her.
301* Oscar from ''Literature/TheRealBoy'' is a gentle boy who has named and befriended all the cats that live in the basement of Caleb's shop.
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305* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Tommen Baratheon has an adorable cat named Ser Pounce whom he clearly loves (especially given how Joffrey threatened to kill it to hurt Tommen).
306* Mrs. Davis, Miss Brooks' kind-hearted landlady and friend on ''Series/OurMissBrooks''. Her cat's named Minerva.
307* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has the Doctor himself, at least the Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh incarnations. Six, even as he donned that [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes hideous coat]], decided to make it marginally less ghastly with some cat-shaped lapel pins. Nine actually pets a cat during an episode, and Ten has a good rapport with some cat people (not people who like cats. People who are cats.) in one of his episodes. Eleven talks to a housecat to investigate a time loop in Colchester.
308* Britta Perry from ''{{Series/Community}}''. To further drive the point home, her cats are adopted from shelters and suffer from a wide range of illnesses.
309* Emma Tutweiler of ''[[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody The Suite Life On Deck]]'', who cares for a vast number of cats alone on ''a cruise ship''. {{Flanderization}} in later episodes have turned her into a CrazyCatLady, getting a new cat every time she's dumped.
310* Quite a few characters, including Tristan, from ''Series/{{All Creatures Great And Small|1978}}''.
311* Bubbles, in ''Series/TrailerParkBoys'' has a love for kitties, and even opened his own "cat daycare centre".
312* Randy from ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' dated a kindhearted (and quite pretty) cat lady, but they split up after he realised that [[spoiler:she was treating him exactly like a cat (with his own little "Randy" collar and a giant cat bed).]]
313* Radar O'Reilly of ''Series/{{MASH}}'' is a FriendToAllLivingThings generally, and in one episode he tells Colonel Blake he's got sixteen cats back home.
314* The host of ''Series/MustLoveCats'' loves cats so much that he even writes songs and sings to them.
315* Jackson Galaxy of ''Series/MyCatFromHell'' is dedicated to helping cats and owners get along. Since he's a musician, he looks more like a biker than a cat lover.
316* In one episode of ''[[Series/AnimalPlanetHeroes Animal Precinct]]'', a man had over 20 cats, even though he was only allowed two. It turned out that he couldn't afford to have them neutered or spayed, and things took their natural course. The rescue officers had nothing but praise for how well the man had performed the monumental task of caring for all of them (the apartment was fairly clean, the cats all socially well-adjusted and healthy), and so they allowed him to keep two of his beloved cats--after spaying them for free. (The rest were easily adopted out, due to their health and human-friendly temperaments.)
317* Lily on ''Series/ColdCase'' has two cats at home, one missing an eye and the other missing a leg. One date actually gets put off his game by her "broken cats", which was probably a good thing.
318* ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'': Matt Devlin mentions having a cat to friend/colleague Alesha Philips. She's delighted to hear this. The moment gets a very sad callback in the following episode, where Matt's partner Ronnie is seen caring for it and commiserating with it, petting him and telling him, "Yeah, I miss him too.", as well as walking off with it at the end.
319* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Assignment: Earth"
320** Gary Seven regularly holds and pets his cat Isis. He is on Earth to save it from a nuclear arms race in space and saves Captain Kirk from being killed by Roberta.
321** Spock is shown petting Isis, who seems to adore the attention. Spock has an even harder time hiding his affection for her than he did with the Tribbles! Spock is presented a positive character in the series.
322* Toyed with in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Data, the robotic crew member is the only one seen to keep a cat. This makes sense since he's the character exploring WhatMeasureIsANonHuman and humans inexplicably take pleasure in the company of certain animals. And it's all fine with the cat, whose name is Spot: any [[MagicFromTechnology robot sufficiently advanced to serve cat food and provide a warm lap]] is an acceptable human substitute to the average cat.
323** Later, when Data has a functional emotion chip, finding out that Spot survived the crash in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' is enough to move him to tears of joy.
324** Speaking of Data's cat, Reg Barclay is the only other being on the ''Enterprise'' who's on friendly terms with Spot. On ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', he gets his own cat.
325* Louis Litt from ''Series/{{Suits}}'', is a devoted cat lover, who is quite devastated when his cat passes away.
326* Brenda Leigh Johnson in ''Series/TheCloser'' adopts a cat that belonged to a murder victim, naming it Kitty. Brenda always referred to Kitty as 'he' or 'him' (even after [[YourTomcatIsPregnant 'he' gave birth to a litter of kittens]]) and was devastated when he had to be put to sleep. At the end of series 5, Fritz gives her a new kitten named Joel.
327* Dr Warner, a vet from one ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' episode. Salem thinks she's in love with him and hopes a kiss from her will turn him back into a human. [[spoiler:It doesn't, he complains and she faints at the sight of a talking cat.]]
328* In the ''Series/TwoBrokeGirls'' third-season episode "And the Kitty Kitty Spank Spank", Max is shown to be this in contrast to the CrazyCatLady she and Caroline almost gave the stray they took in to.
329* Lister of ''Series/RedDwarf'' gets in trouble for illicitly keeping a pet cat, named Frankenstein, in the first episode, which sets off all his later misadventures. He's very chatty and affectionate toward Frankenstein. He also later readily attempts to befriend one of her humanoid descendants. This all ties in with the fact that Lister is a relatively kind, decent sort of bloke.
330* Creator/KeithOlbermann reportedly adores cats but can't have one due to allergies. Creator/BenAffleck's satirical take on Keith's Special Comments centered around Keith's hypothetical cat, Miss Precious Perfect.
331* Both ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' and ''Series/TheMunsters'' are based on the concept that creepy and scary-looking people are actually very kindhearted nice individuals. Both of the families have a lot of pets but, to live up to this trope, both families have a feline pet. In the case of the Addams is Kitty Kat (an adult lion) treated like a spoiled kitten, in the case of the Munsters is a black cat with the roar of a lion.
332* ''Series/MillionYenWomen'': The series opens on the household picking a name for a kitten one of the women found in her bedroom earlier in the day. Nobody protests keeping it, and both Nanaka and Hitomi are later seen playing with it and cuddling it.
333* ''Series/YediYuz'':
334** In "Karşılaşmalar", the gregarious and good-natured Gözde volunteers for a group that innoculates, sterilizes, feeds, and provides care for the neighborhood's stray cats.
335** Gökçe of "Biyologik Saat" is a compassionate woman who loves all animals, but has a special affinity for felines. She cares for the block's stray cats, providing them with food and shelter. This initially brings her into conflict with Metin, who accuses her of turning the block into a feral cat shelter and threatens to have the animals forcibly removed.
336* ''Series/JustShootMe'': Finch loves cats, and at heart he's nice (just [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold hiding it under lots of obnoxious personality traits]]).
337* Q of ''Series/ImpracticalJokers'' has three cats and sees no problem in him living alone with his furbabies when the others tease him about it.
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341* Series/TopoGigio is an Italian franchise about a friendly well-mannered and loving [[NiceMice Nice Mouse]], and he has a conveniently proportionally sized [[FurryConfusion pet cat]].
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345* Never exactly "kind", but Ed of ''Radio/EdReardonsWeek'' reserves his minuscule portion of the caring instinct for his cat, which allows the audience glimpses of a fairly decent acceptable human being beneath all the snark. And gleeful misanthropy. And general {{jerkass}}ery.
346* The Man in the Shack in ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978'', who refuses to believe he rules the universe because he has no evidence the universe exists, is a generally pleasant person once he's been persuaded to temporarily accept your existence, and makes a point of being kind to his cat. Zarniwoop seizes on this as evidence that he believes in ''something'', but the Man simply replies that it makes him happy to behave a certain way to something he thinks may be a cat.
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350* Averted In ''Theatre/TheLieutenantOfInishmore:'' Irish terrorist Mad Padraic loves his cat Wee Thomas, and when he comes home from a spot of torture and murder to find out that Wee Thomas has been run over, he does not take it well.
351** Mairead also has a soft spot for cats and her cat Sir Roger in particular. She is, however, the only person in the cast who can outdo Padraic in the "homicidal lunacy" department, and spent time "protesting against the meat industry" by shooting the eyes out of cows with an air rifle.
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355* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' has Isaac himself writing a will to his cat Guppy whenever the player gets a game over, donating all of his items to his beloved late cat. If the player grabs certain items, Isaac can even ''transform'' into Guppy.
356* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':
357** Ragna the Bloodedge wields the mighty Azure Grimoire, is known far and wide as the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Grim Reaper]], has the world's largest bounty on his head, and is considered an SS-class criminal by the NOL...but he just loves cats, and cats seem to love him too if his interaction with Taokaka and the Kaka kitties are any indication. In fact, his young self's reaction upon meeting his future sensei Jubei (a character based on the Nekomata aka cat spirits) is... [[CutenessProximity "YOU'RE A KITTY! A BIG KITTY!"]]
358** And even moreso [[HospitalHottie Litchi Faye-Ling]]. Despite obsessing over saving her partner Arakune, she still finds time to protect the Kaka clan from his threat and even teaches the not-so-blessed-in-intelligence cats, and the kitties, Taokaka included, love her very much. [[spoiler:In a redeeming point in her FaceHeelTurn, one of the things she remembered before making the heavy decision was the fun times with Taokaka.]]
359** While [[HighlyVisibleNinja Bang Shishigami]] doesn't interact with the Kaka clan as much as Litchi does, Tao is one of his regular contacts and he has taken her in as an apprentice, often sparring with her if the match intros are to be trusted. This trend continues into [[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma their journey to Ikaruga]].
360* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': Although a slightly milder example than most, [[TheHero Crono]] has a pet cat, and has the opportunity to win another (they themselves will either breed or run away, depending on if you regularly take time to win cat food for them). You can have ''at least'' ten by the ending depending on how well you play this.
361** Crono's mother also implies through dialogue that she doesn't enjoy looking after the cat(s) -- it's her son's job.
362** An early side-task also has you return a cat to its owner -- [[spoiler:which itself determines the jury's view of you when you go on trial later]].
363** In 12,000 BCE, Janus holds himself above everyone... except for his cat, Alfador. [[spoiler:And when Janus returns to that time as Magus, the cat ''still'' recognizes him and follows him around.]]
364* ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'': [[PlayerCharacter V]] is implied to be fond of cats. They can adopt a stray cat that lives near their apartment, and when [[CorporateSamurai Takemura]] notices a stray cat in the mission "Gimmie Danger", V can answer with excitement that it's a "fine feline". Adds another layer of meaning to their relationship with [[BombThrowingAnarchist Johnny Silverhand]], who himself has a [[AnimalMotif cat motif]].
365* Felicia of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' is this for obvious reasons as she is a {{cat|girl}} herself.
366* Anders of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'' has a fondness for kittens. The player can even give one to him as a pet, who he names Ser Pounce-A-Lot and carries into battle (where it can actually revive the entire party should a Party Wipe happen). Unfortunately he was forced to give up his kitten between ''Awakening'' and [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII the sequel]], though he still has a big soft spot for them. [[spoiler:Eventually subverted; Anders starts out kindhearted, but becomes more and more ruthless as the sequel progresses...]]
367* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
368** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyThe4HeroesOfLight'' has Rekoteh, one of the temporary party members. She has a cat plushie and a cat-shaped carpet in her room and instantly adopts the black cat that Jusqua brought to Invidia [[spoiler:mistakenly thinking it was Aire]]. She'll also turn into a cat when the Transform Staff is used on her--it emphasizes that she's kept her kind heart while everyone else in town has been embittered by their endless winter.
369** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'': Noctis and the rest of the Chocobros have a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI__j-qn-FQ incredibly sweet little side-quest which has them feed a cute siamese while on an important diplomatic mission, which no one objects to]]. Beware readers, CutenessProximity [[CutenessOverload Overload]].
370* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
371** Cormag from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'', according to his supports with Natasha. He once found an injured kitty who barely survived the battle he and his group had been in, took him as his pet, and asked the aforementioned WhiteMagicianGirl to heal his injuries. Later, he helped said kitten get reunited with his still-living mother.
372** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', Henry is [[BlueAndOrangeMorality really... weird]] but [[NiceGuy ultimately kind-hearted]], and [[FriendToAllLivingThings he loves animals of all kinds]]. While he bonds more with CreepyCrows, he specifically says that he loves playing hide-and-seek with cats, especially a black kitty that's said to hang around in the Barracks.
373** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEchoesShadowsOfValentia'', ''both'' Alm and Celica are seen cooing and fawning over every single kitty cat that shows up in their travels. Plus, one of Alm's companions, the very socially awkward mage Luthier, tells Alm in one of their base talks that he never got on well with humans but had a close relationship with a cat in his village.
374* ''VideoGame/FranBow'': Fran herself. One of her closest companions is her little black kitty, [[TalkingAnimal Mr. Midnight]], who calls her "my dear" and always makes sure to tell her he loves her. Awww.
375* [[spoiler:Yomiel]] in ''VideoGame/GhostTrick''. His cat is literally the only friend he has. Of course, the "kind-hearted" bit applies ''only'' to his cat. [[spoiler:Luckily, the cat is [[SamaritanSyndrome considerably nicer]]]].
376* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' has Dante. He brings a huge pack of cats with him onto the Grandcypher, and a gameplay gimmick for his SR version is that the happier his cats are, the stronger he becomes. He also shares a cross-fate episode with Sen, the most [[CatGirl distinctly cat-like]] of the playable Erunes. The event "The Daily Lives of Cats" shows that his cats in return are deeply loyal to him and the crew.
377* ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'': Your character can easily turn into one of these if you're playing the side quest that involves feeding cats around Tyria (who then move into your home instance). As of Living World Season 3, this is ''canon'' -- a rescued golem moves in with the Commander and takes care of the cats.
378* In one of the overworld conversations [[PlayerCharacter Ellie]] can have with her girlfriend, [[BadassIsraeli Dina]] in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'', Dina mentions how she used to take care of two stray cats who lived near her old home in Arizona.
379* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', we have both Telma and her cat Louise and Impaz with her dozens of playful, friendly kitties. Link himself can pick up and carry less shy cats around, and even plays a minigame with some of Impaz's.
380* ''VideoGame/LightFairytale'': Haru is affectionate towards cats and goes as far as to defy a soldier who attempted to poach one. He also takes an immediate liking to Miyu, a catgirl.
381* ''VideoGame/LovePlus'': The normally quiet and distant [[{{Tsundere}} Rinko Kobayakawa]] becomes ''a lot'' more talkative when the player learns of her love of cats. It's the first sign that [[SugarAndIcePersonality she's not as cold as she tries to appear]].
382* Vayne from ''VideoGame/{{Mana Khemia|AlchemistsOfAlRevis}}'' never goes anywhere without his cat Sulpher, who even starts circling his legs in an adorable idle animation if you leave him alone. To be fair, though, his bond with Sulpher is a bit more complicated than most. He also can have a more-than-just-friends relationship with catgirl student, Nikki, and [[spoiler:will even marry her in her ending, resulting in a LOT of kids]]. Roxis, meanwhile, can be found having adopted a kitten and baby-talking to it in a scene you can see while walking around the school grounds, but he'd never actually admit it to your face.
383* ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' has Laury Callwell, Gene Petromolla (who's a FriendToAllLivingThings in general) and, to the surprise of the players, [[spoiler:[[GangBangers Sam]] [[SunglassesAtNight Burston]].]] They're all linked by an interesting event: Laury first finds three abandoned kittens she decides to adopt and names them. Later, if you have Gene in your girl roster and [[RelationshipValues have a good relationship]] with both Laury and Gene, Laury will lose the kitten and you can offer to search for them for her. You'll have two possible leads : [[spoiler:Go ask Gene, or go ask the local punks]]. Choosing the first option will [[spoiler:net you a special CG, where Gene has found the kitten, and, after explaining the situation, will agree to give them back, albeit with a sad face]]; choosing the second one will [[spoiler:allow you to see an unknown kind side of Sam (who's normally in antagonistic ways with the main protagonist), and he too will give the kitten back]].
384* ''VideoGame/OfficeJerk'': Both the Jerk and Zombie show are apparently this in both this game and its SpinOff ''Office Zombie''. The Jerk has a picture of himself with a cat and will occasionally "pet" the cat. The Zombie does the same, saying "Kitty..."
385* ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'': Kai Doumeki, the tough, rugged, intimidating leader of the Yuuhi Town Ouendan is implied to be one of these in the second game, as he's seen hugging a cat at the end of the tutorial after it was chased by a dog. In the main menu, he's even seen ordering two of the other squad members to cheer on the same cat as it takes a nap.
386** Cats show up frequently in both games (and in their Westernized counterpart ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents'') and most of the characters are unfailingly kind to them (except of course to a giant kaiju-sized cat that tries to destroy Tokyo in the second game).
387* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
388** Katsuya Suou of ''VideoGame/Persona2 Eternal Punishment'' isn't a grouch by any means, but he's quite stern. In addition to being a sucker for [[SupremeChef baking cakes]], he also adores cats. If Eriko Kirishima is the fifth party member midway through the game, the party will find a black cat in a TV Studio and Katsuya finds it adorable. His initial Persona, [[PlayingWithFire Helios]], resembles a black cat wearing 19th-century dress.
389** The protagonist of ''VideoGame/Persona4'' seems to have shades of this. If the player completes one quest to feed a stray cat, the protagonist will request himself to continue feeding it. Also, there's the option to spend the ''entire afternoon'' just petting a cat.
390** One of the earliest indications in ''VideoGame/Persona5'' that the protagonist's guardian Sojiro Sakura is a good person is how much he clearly loves cats. When the protagonist brings Morgana home, Sojiro tries to act like he doesn't want him around, but quickly brings food for the cat and is disappointed when he doesn't get to name him.
391* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', Zeke is a kindly senior who chills out around Moonbury, and he cares well for Kipps, his only kitty companion.
392* ''VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy'': The owner of the Shin-Sekai soda joint takes in cats that are in front of his store. You have to spend enough money there to find out, though.
393* In ''VideoGame/TheSims'', we get Ginia Kat with her four cats in ''The Sims Unleashed'' who is sweet but on the shy side and loves to write children's books in her free time. Tara Kat in ''The Sims 2 Pets'' wishes to open a pet store to help precious kitties find loving homes. And Catarina Lynx in ''The Sims 4 Cats and Dogs'' who can't turn down a poor stray cat. ''The Sims 3 Pets'' gives a more straight example of the CrazyCatLady trope with Hetty Lionheart however as she's highly disliked by everyone in town.
394* ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' has the rough around the edges but kind at heart Bodega owner Teo Álvarez who has a cat he's named after Spider-Man (albeit he takes some warming up to Spider-Man II as he preferred Spidey I). His cat gets petnapped by the Kingpin's mooks during a raid on Teo's Bodega & Miles has to rescue the kitty. Teo later shelters his neighbours during a major fight hitting Harlem.
395* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':
396** At the start of his story in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', Abel is shown befriending a stray cat.
397** Cammy White is a highly-trained Delta Red Agent and former assassin but melts at the sight of a cat as she adores them. In ''Super VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', it turns out [[ChekhovsGun to be quite important:]] in the prologue, Cammy is shown to be friends already with a cute cream-colored cat... [[spoiler:and in her ending, she brings it as a gift to her fellow ex-Doll and sort-of adoptive sister Juni, who is hospitalized. The girl's reaction to the kitty, proof that she's getting better from her ordeals as a BrainwashedAndCrazy {{bodyguard babe|s}}.]] ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'' shows off more of Cammy's love of cats. On the character select screen in Fighting Grounds mode, she is seen admiring a cat while highlighted. Her victory pose when having high HP has her pet cat come to congratulate her. In World Tour mode, her instant messenger icon is a cartoon cat version of herself, and one of her sidequests tasks you with taking pictures of cats.
398* ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'': The Felined Eccentric is a lovely person with three incredibly evil pet cats that she's inseparable from. [[spoiler:It turns out they aren't cats, and she didn't use to be so nice. She became how she is now after being imprisoned in [[EldritchLocation Piranesi]] and the "cats" are actually aspects of her personality that refuse to go away. Her whole questline involves getting rid of them.]]
399* ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'': Both [[TheHero Ludger]] and his older half-brother Julius really like their chubby cat [[GenderBlenderName Lulu]]. The former even brings him along on his entire journey instead of leaving him at home, (which manifests itself as a gameplay mechanic, allowing you to send Lulu out to gather items for you).
400* ''VideoGame/Tekken5'': Asuka Kazama is the niece of two of the game's heroes, great-niece of the main villain, and cousin of the current protagonist, so badass is in her blood. She's also a BullyHunter and in the game's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUSZ2tCQ_Ko&feature=player_detailpage#t=190s intro]] she rescues a CatUpATree.
401* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'': [[DiscoDan Jimmy T.]], as first shown in ''VideoGame/WarioWarefSmoothMoves'' where he gives a cat an umbrella when its raining and then dances with a whole ''crowd'' of cats for his section. It's brought up again in ''VideoGame/WarioWareGold'' where he lets a cat hang out in his afro.
402* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'': Shiki Misaki fights with a stuffed cat she made herself, so she's most likely a fan of kitties.
403* ''Rumble! @ the Campus'':
404** Kiyo Tsukino has two pet cats, Yo and Ki.
405** Hotaru Katsuragi has also shown a soft spot towards cats, but it seems like all living things are afraid of her EvilLaugh, and that includes the kitties.
406** Almost all Japanese characters in this game: Megumi, Akane, even the Shirogane Family!
407* 'In the ''[[VideoGame/LikeADragon Yakuza/Like A Dragon]]'' series, Kazuma Kiryu shows a very clear fondness for animals, and that includes cats. In ''VideoGame/Yakuza6'', there's even a sidequest in which he can rescue stray kitties to take them to a cat cafe, and he can even be a client of said cat cafe and pet the kitties, which he very obviously enjoys.
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411* Misae Sagara in ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' has a pet cat that lives in her dorm. Tomoya is frequently seen playing with it when he visits Youhei. Cats are also Nagisa's favorite animal.
412* In ''VisualNovel/HeartOfTheWoods'', all four of the main characters are good people at heart who love cats. Madison and Tara have a cat named BT, Morgan has a cat named Geladura, and while Abigail doesn't have any pets, she has an affinity for animals and hits it off well with BT [[spoiler:in the ending in which Morgan dies]]. Contrast Evelyn, a {{Jerkass}} who hates Geladura.
413* ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'':
414** Mitsunari, easily the [[NiceGuy sweetest character]] in the game, has a pet cat named [[ADogNamedDog Kitty]].
415** Kennyo [[PetTheDog saving a stray cat]] in one route is an indicator that he's [[TragicVillain not as irredeemably evil]] as he passes himself off as.
416* ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'': The main heroine Rin might have NoSocialSkills, but the way she treats the many, many cats who crowd around her more than demonstrates her inner good nature.
417* Becca in ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}'' fits the bill to a "t."
418* Jumin in ''VisualNovel/MysticMessenger'' dotes on his pet cat Elizabeth the 3rd, one of the few creatures capable of bringing out his softer side. This trait of his becomes deconstructed on his route, however, where he realizes that he's been unhealthily using her as a substitute for an actual relationship with another human and acting as if she could fully understand and empathize with his emotions when in fact she's just a cat.
419* Kaoru Kirishima in ''VisualNovel/OurTwoBedroomStory'' seems cold and standoffish, and has trouble communicating with people, but he loves cats. His affection for his cat Tama is the earliest sign that he's not simply an unfeeling jerk.
420%%* ''VisualNovel/TimeHollow'': Ethan Kairos keeps a cat named Sox who helps him on his adventure through time.
421* ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'': Megumi Mikihara is rather a FriendToAllLivingThings, but in one of her Events, she finds abandoned kittens in a cardboard box under a snowy night, and decides to take them in and take care of them until she finds kind new owners for them. It's also the basis of her scenario in ''Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Tokkae Tama'' (one of the two Puzzle Game spin-offs of the game).
422** ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' has two of them, [[CuteClumsyGirl Miyuki Kotobuki]] and [[BrokenBird Kaori Yae]]. Of special note, Kaori doesn't like dogs on the other hand.
423* ''VisualNovel/TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari'':
424** The PlayerCharacter can be this if he takes a stray cat in despite how his apartment building doesn't allow pets... [[spoiler: The cat [[ShapeshiftingLover turns out to be pretty... special]].]]
425** One of the potential girlfriends, Arisa, is implied to be this. When she plays a game where the BigBad is [[CatsAreMean a cat]], she feels ''terrible'' after defeating him.
426* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'': [[GreatDetective Willard H. Wright]] owns a cat named Diana who he's very fond of.
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430* Yun-lee and Dong-whi from ''Webcomic/NineteenTwentyOne''. Their love for cats is what got them together.
431* [[HyperCompetentSidekick Judy]] the gorilla from ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja''. A recent chapter was called "Judy Gets a Kitten" and involved... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Judy getting a kitten]]. [[spoiler:Yoshi the dinosaur tried to eat the kitten, but it survived. It's sporting an eyepatch.]]
432* ''Webcomic/FreakingRomance'': Both Zelan and Zylith love cats, especially Zylith's cat, Mr. Purrfect.
433* It's more accurate to say that Krosp from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is a cat who's a kindhearted ''human''-lover. He may be the King of Cats, but he has a strong allegiance with Agatha and is one of the first friends she made on board Castle Wulfenbach.
434* The title character of ''Webcomic/HarpyGee'' is almost inseparable from her pet goblin-cat Pumpkin.
435* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
436** Not only is Nepeta's Lusus a cat, but she basically emulates cats in every aspect of her life. She also happens to be the nicest troll in the series (so far).
437** Roxy and Rose Lalonde are also kind-hearted girls with an association with cats; in Roxy's case she has cloned many FRIENDLY MUTANT KITTENS, and Rose's game sprite is based on her childhood cat Jaspers.
438* ''Webcomic/ILoveYoo'': Even when Shin-Ae [[spoiler: can barely feed herself]], she still buys food for her cat. When she gets a bit more money than usual, she buys him salmon.
439* ''Webcomic/{{Insecticomics}}'':
440** Blackout loves to collect scorpion-bots (in toy form, that's continued incarnations of movie Scorponok). Since the scorpions purr when scritched, cluster around ankles, and are generally adorable, they might as well be cats with a fondness for toe-pinching.
441--->'''Arcee:''' How many scorpions do you ''need''?\
442'''Blackout:''' ''All of them!''
443** Liege Fabulo is also "an insect person".
444* Cat Master the demon from ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'', the [[ProfessionalKiller "Professional Obstacle Remover"]] of the CaperCrew in the third book. As his name implies he associates with cats, to the point that people in his regular haunts avoid approaching cats because a cat being present means he might be lurking around. He even brings a grey cat along with him on the caper and makes sure it stays safe through all the traps and fighting. [[spoiler:He's also one of the only devils in the crew who never backstabs anyone and makes it through to the end in one piece.]]
445* Jiwon of ''Webcomic/MarryMyHusband'' loves cats. She tried to help a small cat when she was in college [[spoiler: which ended up being Pang.]] In the first timeline, her smart phone wallpaper showed her with a different cat smiling.
446* Belkar Bitterleaf of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' is ''far'' from kindhearted under usual circumstances, being ChaoticEvil, AxCrazy, and an all-around SociopathicHero with little of the "Heroic" part. However, he genuinely likes Mr. Scruffy, the late Lord Shojo's RightHandCat, and caring for him has led to numerous PetTheDog moments as part of his real/fake CharacterDevelopment.
447--> [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0807.html Stupid cat. A ranger is supposed to influence an animal's behavior. You're doing it backwards!]]
448* The jailer and the doctor from ''Webcomic/PapiNyang''.
449* [[{{Tsundere}} Yuudai]] from ''Webcomic/{{Sakana}}'', perhaps [[HiddenDepths surprisingly]]. He owns a cat named Hime, which is pretty much his OnlyFriend.
450* ''Webcomic/SisterClaire'''s eponymous character.
451* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': The comic's AfterTheEnd society is extremely reliant on {{Evil Detecting Cat}}s, so most humans can be assumed to be on good terms with them. Most of the families seen in the DistantPrologue have a cat with them and are the ancestors of the main characters, which suggests being this trope helped a lot with surviving the ZombieApocalypse in the first place.
452* One of the first things you see Orrick doing in ''Webcomic/UndeadFriend'' is making himself late for school by stopping to take home a stray cat in a box he found, showing the audience the sort of person he is.
453* Even the [=KillTron=] 5000, mentioned in [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=28 this]] ''Webcomic/VGCats'' comic, who hates all known beings in the universe, has a special place in his robot heart for cats.
454* In ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'', Amanda taking in a stray cat showed that she was starting to become slightly less cynical.
455* ''Webcomic/WeakHero'':
456** On his way back home in the pouring rain, Teddy comes across a poor little kitten in a cardboard shelter. He feeds it, takes it home, and eventually adopts it as his pet, which is the biggest showing of his secret soft side. Afterwards, he's often seen reading books and magazines about cats and always makes sure to leave out food for the cat he finds hanging around school.
457** The kitten's cardboard shelter mentioned above is revealed to be Eugene's doing, and he was off buying food for the poor thing when Teddy came across it. After Teddy adopts the cat, Eugene frequently checks up on it.
458* Ronnie from ''Webcomic/{{Whomp}}'', to the point that he calls himself a monster for accidentally disturbing the sleep of one of his cats as he tried to get into bed (with 3 laying on the covers).
459* Coco from ''Webcomic/ZooAcademy'' is not only a cat lover but a cat himself!
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463* In ''WebVideo/BreakQuestClub'', party member Etain is a fan of cats and owns Pangur Ban (Pan for short). She takes something of a dislike to Goodbad the Badgood, the barbarian, after he (ashamedly) admits that he ate a cat, although in fairness to him he's trying to atone for it.
464* Creator/BradJones of WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob fame loves his cats. Even if he's ranting, he pauses to pet them and speaks to them in a very gentle tone of voice. They provide cute comic relief and FunnyBackgroundEvent moments throughout the series.
465** There was one moment where OOCIsSeriousBusiness kicked in when during his review of ''Elves'', the main character's stepmother kills her cat, resulting in Brad dropping character and outright snarling "I'd kill her, I'd '''[[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]]''' kill her."
466* The Let's Player LetsPlay/{{Raocow}} is a MASSIVE cat lover, to the point where he refused to kill the cat enemies in his LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/ClarencesBigChance''.
467* Another [=LPer=] with this trait is LetsPlay/HCBailly. He took the time to win the maximum amount of cats you could own in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.
468* LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} has had a few cats named after video game characters. One of them was Teddy from ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' who passed away in 2016 and the other is Franchise/{{Kirby}}, both that he has taken a few silly pictures with. And in his [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokemon Emerald]] Let's Play, he named his Slakoth, Teddy.
469* Creator/JamesRolfe, AKA WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, has two cats, Yeti and Boo, who he takes time to show off in his vlog where he temporarily moves to California.
470* Creator/LittleKuriboh has owned several cats at various points which his love for is shown via Twitter.
471* ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'': In a meta-joke and MythologyGag, the youngest Bennet daughter Lydia has a cat called Kitty that follows her everywhere -- Catherine "Kitty" Bennet was Lydia's elder sister in the novel who really followed Lydia everywhere to a fault. She shot [[http://youtu.be/-65brfdH0qc one cute vlog entry]] talking to Kitty about how to help out her cousin Mary, and Kitty also had a Twitter account.
472* This is arguably the one redeeming trait of [[AxCrazy Hank]] [[SociopathicHero J.]] [[BloodKnight Wimbledon]] of the ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat'' series. [[WordOfGod Per Krinkels]], if cats existed in this version of Nevada, Hank would go out of his way to pet them, making them the one thing on the planet he doesn't have at least a token interest in killing.
473* Sofie Liv of WebVideo/MovieDorkness owns a fat cat named 'Piv'. [[note]]Means 'Squeak' in Danish, according to Sofie.[[/note]]
474* A capella cover artist [[https://www.youtube.com/user/SmoothMcGroove Smooth McGroove]] is by all accounts a nice man whose videos regularly feature his dulcet vocal stylings, his awe-inspiring facial hair, and prominent cameos by Charl, his extremely laid-back black cat.
475* Several of the ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' own cats and positively fawn over them, especially when they find them in games. [[WebVideo/SteamTrain Ross]] goes so far as to make his ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' character a black [[CatFolk Khajiit]] modeled after his own pet cat, Orpheus.
476* Claire of ''WebVideo/{{Kittisaurus}}'' had seven cats until 2020, when she took in three more (a mom and her kittens she was initially fostering).
477* Many of [[LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} the Yogscast]] have cats, but there has to be special mention for Nilesy, who built a Cat Train around his and [[LetsPlay/HannahRutherford Hannah's]] Minecraft base. Hannah is also a cat lover, particularly where big cats are concerned.
478** Also [[LetsPlay/InTheLittleWood Martyn]] - his cats Kiki and Pascal even got to guest star in an episode of his VideoGame/TomodachiLife series.
479** Subverted by [[LetsPlay/DuncanJones Duncan]], who was really excited to get his in-game cat Tiddles in his Minecraft series with [[LetsPlay/KimRichards Kim]], but his care for it... let's just say there's been several Tiddleses.
480** LetsPlay/WilliamStrife is a cat lover. He's had at least one, which sadly died in 2014.
481** LetsPlay/ZoeyProasheck also lost her beloved cat in early 2015.
482* Several members of Creator/RoosterTeeth are known to be very fond of cats. Examples include Lindsay Jones, Miles Luna and Creator/GavinFree. For a while, Burnie Burns would bring his tabby, Joe the Cat to the office, and people could frequently be seen on the podcast playing with him and petting him.
483** Between the members of Creator/AchievementHunter, they have collectively adopted ''17'' cats and often mention them in podcasts and recordings. Jack Pattillo and Gavin Free each have four, Jeremy Dooley has ''five'', Matt Bragg and [=BlackKrystel=] each have one, and Lindsay and Michael Jones have two. During their streams and recordings from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, their cats can be seen wandering on screen looking for attention or sleeping behind them in their facecams.
484* In ''Literature/{{Twig}}'', during FriendlySniper [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Sanguine's]] VillainEpisode, he saves a cat from a genetically modified spider, noting that he'd always wanted a cat to sit on his lap between kills.
485* ''WebVideo/DaisyBrown'' loves cats, and in [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q4syUsR1INw one vlog]] comes across one named Strawberry. She also mentions that cats are her favorite animal.
486* Ellen Rose of ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'' loves all cute animals but is particularly affectionate towards cats. At one point, during a sort of "two lies and a truth" thing, the first one proposed is that Ellen was once late for school because she lost track of time while petting a cat[[note]]actually one of the lies; the correct answer was that she was so much of a TeachersPet that one of her teachers used to make up fake errands for her to go on so that he could yell at the rest of the class without her being included[[/note]]. Her teammate Luke's reaction is telling:
487-->'''Luke:''' I mean, I ''will'' hear the other ones, just in case.\
488[later] '''Luke:''' Ellen has told me about literally every cat she's ever met.
489* Creator/LewisLovhaug adopted two cats named Starfire and Chieri. They frequently appear in his live streaming sessions to [[CutenessProximity his audience's delight]] and he [[ThrowItIn keeps in his reviews the shots where his cats walk into the frame.]]
490* One submitter on ''Website/NotAlwaysFriendly'' is [[https://notalwaysright.com/cat-your-service/218017/ approached by a stray with a matted coat]] and immediately gives it a full-body brush and trim, [[CuddleBug the cat continuing to snuggle and purr the whole time]]. The submitter concludes that [[InvokedTrope the cat must have somehow sensed they were a cat lover and would help it]].
491* The staff of an animal shelter on ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'' are anxious about a kind cat lady adopting the shelter's most aggressive stray tom, "One-Eyed Willy". They fear that while well-meaning, [[DeconstructedTrope she doesn't know what she's doing and will undo what little progress they've made in rehabilitating him]]. Three weeks later, [[https://notalwaysright.com/the-cat-is-gone-in-a-creampuff/135595/ they're proven wrong when "Creampuff" returns for a medical appointment]], [[ReconstructedTrope sweet as his new name]]. The comments suggest that Willy/Creampuff needed individual attention and was stressed by the other shelter cats.
492* Creator/DougWalker adopted two cats - Chaplin and Buster. His colleague Tamara Chambers has two cats - Ike and Wendy - who feature prominently in ''WebVideo/TamarasNeverSeen''.
493* Alex Day of WebVideo/FailRace has several cats, a few of whom frequently pester him while he's recording, and who have all been featured in a few videos. Every year around Christmas he brings out a Scalextric track so they can chase or swat at the cars for a bit.
494* LetsPlay/StephenPlays adopted two kittens in 2012, Sagan and Kepler (with the former passing away in 2020).
495* While their furry child gives them a hard time during streams and his outdoor adventures, it's clear that LetsPlay/ProtonJon and LetsPlay/{{Lucahjin}} adore their one-eyed tabby Bagel.
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499* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood'', The Warden, as well as being a force of good for the wild animals, also looks after his pet cat.
500* Lydia in ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' loves her pet cat Percy to the point she risks her life to rescue it if endangered. Beetlejuice as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold fakes caring for the cat only because he cares for Lydia, but some episodes hinted that he secretly likes Percy.
501* On ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'', Tilly is fond of animals in general, but she seems to have a particular affinity towards cats. This is prominently demonstrated in the episode "Forbidden Feline" and the shorts "Tilly's Cats" and "Secret Cat" - all of which revolve around Tilly befriending various cats.
502* Dan from ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' is an interesting subversion of this trope. On the one hand, he is the show's protagonist, but on the other hand, he is ''dangerously'' unstable and possesses a HairTriggerTemper. His cat Mr. Mumbles is his literal MoralityPet and the only thing that can get him to stop a revenge scheme.
503* ''Creator/{{Disney}}'':
504** WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} in ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' has Waffles, resulting in this trope being filled by an [[FurryConfusion anthropomorphic dog]]. Later, in one ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' short and ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse'', he has [[FormallyNamedPet Mr. Pettibone]].
505** WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse has Figaro the kitten from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' (see Film: Animation) above after he started appearing in shorts. That's right, a kitten is owned by an anthropomorphic mouse!
506* On ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins'', Lambie, already a cute stuffed lamb who wants to give everyone a cuddle, becomes this in the ''Pet Vet'' installment "Smitten With a Kitten" when she adopts Whispers, an adorable but skittish pink toy kitten.
507* ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'': It should be noted that He-Man, the main hero, really loves his pet tiger Cringer. Of course it helps that Cringer can turn into a [[PantheraAwesome pretty awesome Battlecat]].
508* This is how Ryan Adams is portrayed in ''WesternAnimation/HeyJoel''. He wrote an entire album for his dead cat Wiskers and even thinks the song "Mandy" was about a dog.
509* Mrs. Hasigawa from ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' combines this with a touch of CrazyCatLady. Or at least, from ''her'' perspective -- her "cats" are actually superpowered alien genetic experiments, but she's too blind and/or senile to notice.
510* ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'':
511** This is a popular depiction of Nathan Explosion in fanworks. [[http://pics.livejournal.com/gearsmoke/pic/000fp7k9]]
512** In canon, Toki Wartooth befriended a cat in "Dethhealth." [[spoiler:The cat sadly died at the episode's end. [[DisneyAcidSequence Toki sang an ode to it:]] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD0qyXMjb1s]]
513* ''Animation/MrKrbecAndHisAnimals'': Mr Krbec's first animal is a tomcat named Kokesh. Mr Krbec is a kindly, elderly man, while Kokesh is a bit grumpy and mischievous.
514* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]] adores her cat Opalescence, despite the fact that anytime she gets near her, she [[CatsAreMean tries to swat her]].
515* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Post-HeelFaceTurn, [[Characters/TheOwlHouseAmityBlight Amity Blight]] gets a white cat named Ghost as a Palisman, which she clearly loves dearly. Fanon often depicts her as an full-blown cat lover who displays a lot of feline behaviours herself.
516* ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'': Ironically for a dog, Rubble loves to play with kittens.
517* ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat'' is always accompanied by his black and white cat, Jess, who later got his own SpinOff [[WesternAnimation/GuessWithJess series]].
518* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'':
519** Egon in the BabyMorphEpisode when he is de-aged is shown to distract from his job of setting up the trap for a ghost by hugging a stray kitten. In other episodes (almost all episodes with witches involved) cats seem to follow him or like him for some reason ([[AllWitchesHaveCats might be the fact that he comes from a family of wizards]]). He (albeit in his generally emotionless way to be) is in general kind to all animals including a dragon.
520** Slimer is shown to be similarly kind to cats, particularly an episode with a friendly witch’s cat ({{familiar}}) that he takes care of until the witch finds him.
521* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', Benson catches his employees using the computer to watch funny videos instead of the business purposes it's meant for. He's about to write them up, but Mordecai and Rigby turn on a cat video. Benson ends up forgetting all about the write-up and ends up gleefully watching cat videos.
522* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
523** When Homer tells his crew to think of their loved ones in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E19SimpsonTide Simpson Tide]]", Moe thinks of his cat [[FormallyNamedPet Mr. Snookums]].
524** While [[Characters/TheSimpsonsLisaSimpson Lisa Simpson]] has her occasional JerkassBall moments, she is often portrayed as one of the most caring characters of the series, and she is very fond of cats.
525* The ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "[[Recap/SouthParkS12E3MajorBoobage Major Boobage]]" was somewhat bizarre for turning [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]] into this, serving as the one time in about ten years that one of his many, ''many'' PetTheDog moments ''didn't'' turn out to be [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk fake]] or [[PhotoOpWithTheDog manipulative]]. Well, he did have Kitty early in the show's run and refused to let Stan and Kyle put firecrackers up his butt.
526* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': [[Characters/SpongeBobSquarePantsTitularCharacter The title character]] owns Gary, who is a snail, which appears to be the underwater equivalent of a cat in the show.
527* ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' usually has a cat named Custard as her pet.
528* Dr Orpheus in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is a necromancer who owns a black cat named Simba. He's kind and patient with her even when she's being a nuisance, just like he is with almost all of the humans he knows.
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