History Literature / PussInBoots

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Nowadays the king would probably do a background check on the so-called Marquis of Carabas' nobility.

The tale is followed immediately by two [[AnAesop morals]]: "one stresses the importance of possessing industrie and savoir faire while the other extols the virtues of dress, countenance, and youth to win the heart of a [[SatelliteLoveInterest princess]]."

* AntiHero: Or outright VillainProtagonist, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation depending on viewpoint]]. Puss literally lies, threatens and murders his way to the top - although to be fair, he did take [[MoralityPet the kid]] with him.
** Modern adaptations [[AdaptationalHeroism tend to be kinder to Puss]], establishing the Ogre as a monster who had it coming rather than just a show-off, having Puss promise to free the folk along the road from the tyranny of the Ogre if they play along, and making him treat the kid with a little more respect.
* CatsAreMean: Just ask that ogre.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The king and his daughter just happen to travel by in their coach.
* GoneSwimmingClothesStolen: Invoked.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Puss to the kid.
* LoveAtFirstSight: How the princess falls for the miller's son.
* NoNameGiven[=/=]FanNickname: The cat isn't actually named in the story - fans just ''assume'' from the title that his name is Puss.
* NonHumanSidekick
* RagsToRoyalty

* TalkingAnimal: The titular character.
* UngratefulBastard: Some versions of the story have the cat's master turn out to be this. For example, in an Italian variation, ''Pippo and the Clever Cat,'' Pippo promises his cat that for everything she's done for him, she'll live like a queen and receive an elaborate funeral when she passes away. Deciding to test this, the cat plays dead. Pippo's wife is in tears mourning the cat, but Pippo simply says to grab her by the leg and toss her out the window. The cat gets up, curses her master's name, and leaves. In the Russian version, sets fire to the master's home first.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting
* YoungestChildWins

'''"The Master Cat, or The Cat in Boots"''' ("Le Maistre Chat, ou Le Chat Botté"), more commonly known as '''"Puss in Boots"''', is a French FairyTale by Creator/CharlesPerrault about a [[TheTrickster cat who uses trickery]] to bring his master from [[RagsToRoyalty the lowest rung of society to the highest]]. The title character has become such an iconic figure that he was the former TropeNamer for the trope ChessmasterSidekick.

* AntiHero: Or outright VillainProtagonist, [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation depending on viewpoint]]. Puss literally lies, threatens and murders his way to the top - although to be fair, he did take [[MoralityPet the kid]] with him.
** Modern adaptations tend to be kinder to Puss, establishing the Ogre as a monster who had it coming rather than just a show-off, having Puss promise to free the folk along the road from the tyranny of the Ogre if they play along, and making him treat the kid with a little more respect.

* UngratefulBastard: Some versions of the story have the cat's master turn out to be this. For example, in an Italian variation, ''Pippo and the Clever Cat,'' Pippo promises his cat that for everything she's done for him, she'll live like a queen and receive an elaborate funeral when she passes away. Deciding to test this, the cat plays dead. Pippo's wife is in tears mourning the cat, but Pippo simply says to grab her by the leg and toss her out the window. The cat gets up, curses her master's name, and leaves.

* TheBadGuyWins: Depends on whether or not you see the cat as being villainous.

* BarefootCartoonAnimal: Inverted.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses

The cat hurries ahead of the coach, ordering the country folk along the road to tell the king that the land belongs to the "Marquis of Carabas", saying that if they do not he will [[MoralDissonance cut them into mincemeat]]. (A somewhat more plausible and palatable variant occurs in some versions: he claims that vicious gangs of bandits are plundering the countryside, and that his master has a powerful army these bandits would never dare to provoke, so the peasants should claim to anyone who asks that everything belongs to his master so that the bandits won't attack.) The cat then happens upon a castle inhabited by an [[VoluntaryShapeshifting ogre with shape-shifting abilities]]. Puss flatters and taunts the ogre into proving his powers by transforming into a mouse, at which point Puss promptly [[JustEatHim eats him]]. The king arrives at the castle (which Puss claims belongs to his master) and, impressed with the bogus Marquis and his estate, gives the lad the [[StandardHeroReward princess in marriage]]. Thereafter, the cat enjoys life as a great lord who runs after mice only for his own amusement.

* UngratefulBastard: Some versions of the story have the cat's master turn out to be this. For example, in an Italian variation, ''Pippo and the Clever Cat,'' Pippo promises his cat that for everything she's done for him, she'll live like a queen and receive an elaborate funeral when she passes away. Deciding to test this, the cat plays dead. Pippo's wife is in tears mourning the cat, but Pippo simply says to grab her by the leg and toss her out the window. The cat gets up and leaves, incredibly pissed.

* UngratefulBastard: Some versions of the story have the cat's master turn out to be this. For example, in the Italian version, ''Pippo and the Clever Cat,'' Pippo promises his cat that for everything she's done for him, she'll live like a queen and receive an elaborate funeral when she passes away. Deciding to test this, the cat plays dead. Pippo's wife is in tears mourning the cat, but Pippo simply says to grab her by the leg and toss her out the window. The cat gets up and leaves, incredibly pissed.

* LoveAtFirstSight

* SatelliteLoveInterest
* TalkingAnimal

The tale is followed immediately by two [[AnAesop morals]]: "one stresses the importance of possessing industrie and savoir faire while the other extols the virtues of dress, countenance, and youth to win the heart of a [[ShallowLoveInterest princess]]."

* ShallowLoveInterest

'''"The Master Cat, or The Cat in Boots"''' ("Le Maistre Chat, ou Le Chat Botté"), more commonly known as '''"Puss in Boots"''', is a French FairyTale by Creator/CharlesPerrault about a [[TheTrickster cat who uses trickery]] to bring his master from [[RagsToRoyalty the lowest rung of society to the highest]]. The title character has become such an iconic figure that he was the former TropeNamer for [the trope ChessmasterSidekick.

'''"The Master Cat, or The Cat in Boots"''' ("Le Maistre Chat, ou Le Chat Botté"), more commonly known as '''"Puss in Boots"''', is a French FairyTale by Creator/CharlesPerrault about a [[TheTrickster cat who uses trickery]] to bring his master from [[RagsToRoyalty the lowest rung of society to the highest]]. The title character has become such an iconic figure that he is the TropeNamer for [[PussInBoots the trope of a]] {{Chessmaster}} {{Sidekick}}.

* PussInBoots: [[CaptainObvious No]] [[SarcasmMode kidding?]]

** Modern adaptations tend to be kinder to Puss, establishing the Ogre as a CompleteMonster who had it coming rather than just a show-off, having Puss promise to free the folk along the road from the tyranny of the Ogre if they play along, and making him treat the kid with a little more respect.

The cat hurries ahead of the coach, ordering the country folk along the road to tell the king that the land belongs to the "Marquis of Carabas", saying that if they do not he will [[MoralDissonance cut them into mincemeat]]. The cat then happens upon a castle inhabited by an VoluntaryShapeshifting ogre. Puss taunts the ogre into proving his powers by transforming into a mouse, at which point Puss promptly [[JustEatHim eats him]]. The king arrives at the castle (which Puss claims belongs to his master) and, impressed with the bogus Marquis and his estate, gives the lad the [[StandardHeroReward princess in marriage]]. Thereafter, the cat enjoys life as a great lord who runs after mice only for his own amusement.

'''"The Master Cat, or The Cat in Boots"''' ("Le Maistre Chat, ou Le Chat Botté"), more commonly known as '''"Puss in Boots"''', is a French FairyTale by CharlesPerrault about a [[TheTrickster cat who uses trickery]] to bring his master from [[RagsToRoyalty the lowest rung of society to the highest]]. The title character has become such an iconic figure that he is the TropeNamer for [[PussInBoots the trope of a]] {{Chessmaster}} {{Sidekick}}.

'''"The Master Cat, or The Cat in Boots"''' ("Le Maistre Chat, ou Le Chat Botté"), more commonly known as '''"Puss in Boots"''', is a French FairyTale by CharlesPerrault about a [[The Trickster cat who uses trickery]] to bring his master from [[RagsToRoyalty the lowest rung of society to the highest]]. The title character has become such an iconic figure that he is the TropeNamer for [[PussInBoots the trope of a]] {{Chessmaster}} {{Sidekick}}.

'''"The Master Cat, or The Cat in Boots"''' ("Le Maistre Chat, ou Le Chat Botté"), more commonly known as '''"Puss in Boots"''', is a French FairyTale by CharlesPerrault about a MagnificentBastard cat who uses trickery to bring his master from [[RagsToRoyalty the lowest rung of society to the highest]]. The title character has become such an iconic figure that he is the TropeNamer for [[PussInBoots the trope of a]] {{Chessmaster}} {{Sidekick}}.

* BarefootFunnyAnimal: Inverted.

!! Tropes in ''Puss in Boots'':

"The Master Cat, or The Cat in Boots" ("Le Maistre Chat, ou Le Chat Botté"), more commonly known as "Puss in Boots", is a French FairyTale by CharlesPerrault about a MagnificentBastard cat who uses trickery to bring his master from [[RagsToRoyalty the lowest rung of society to the highest]]. The title character has become such an iconic figure that he is the TropeNamer for [[PussInBoots the trope of a]] {{Chessmaster}} {{Sidekick}}.

Originally called ''Le Maistre Chat, ou Le Chat Botté'' ([[BilingualBonus that is]], The Master Cat, or The Cat in Boots), Puss in Boots is a French FairyTale by CharlesPerrault about a MagnificentBastard cat who uses trickery to bring his master from [[RagsToRoyalty the lowest rung of society to the highest]]. The title character has become such an iconic figure that he is the TropeNamer for [[PussInBoots the trope of a]] {{Chessmaster}} {{Sidekick}}.

!!!Tropes in ''Puss in Boots'':