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While CatFolk have been depicted with a variety of behavioural and cultural characteristics, it is common to base at least some of their behaviour on feline AnimalStereotypes. CatFolk based on large predatory cats, such as [[PantheraAwesome lions, tigers, and panthers]][[hottip:*:[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oh my!]]]] for example, are generally depicted as being exceptionally strong and aggressive, with a ProudWarriorRace culture.

* The ''Starfire'' board game has the Khanate of Orion.

While CatFolk have been depicted with a variety of behavioural and cultural characteristics, it is common to base at least some of their behaviour on feline AnimalStereotypes. CatFolk based on large predatory cats, such as [[PantheraAwesome lions, tigers, and panthers]][[hottip:*:[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oh my!]]]] for example, are generally depicted as being exceptionally strong and aggressive, with a ProudWarriorRace culture.

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** The animated series also has an appearance by the Kzinti, in an adaptation of the LarryNiven ''KnownSpace'' short story "The Soft Weapon."[[hottip:*:the episode's name was "The Slaver Weapon"]]

* ''MagicTheGathering'' has a number of cat races, including the [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=16450 cat warriors]].
** The lion-like Leonin from the world of Mirrodon, on the other hand, are considered a separate race from the leopard-, jaguar-, or tiger-like cat warriors of Dominaria (though cards that benefit cats work for both). Their ruler in the Mirrodin novels was [[http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=73569 Raksha Golden Cub]].

* The leopard-men from ''TheLegendOfTarzan''. Subverted in that the leopard-men turn out to be normal leopards all along.
* The Lion Men from the ''Series/{{Megaman}}'' cartoon.

* In the episode "Magicats" of ''{{She-Ra}}'', She-Ra and Catra stumble upon a civilization of magical cats.

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CatFolk are [[FantasticSapientSpeciesTropes Fantastic Sapient Species]] that are based on felines. They generally have a body type resembling felines to one degree or another, and are sometimes named after RealLife feline species. They can be science-fiction aliens or fantasy races. In terms of appearance, they can fall anywhere on the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism from fully animal looking to barely non-human, however they must be sapient, non-human, and a distinct species from RealLife animals. While CatFolk have been depicted with a variety of behavioural and cultural characteristics, it is common to base at least some of their behaviour on feline AnimalStereotypes. CatFolk based on large predatory cats, such as [[PantheraAwesome lions, tigers, and panthers]][[hottip:*:[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oh my!]]]] for example, are generally depicted as being exceptionally strong and aggressive, with a ProudWarriorRace culture.

* The MarvelUniverse has the Cat People, who were created from house cats by ancient sorcerers. Comicbook/TheAvengers character Tigra got her powers from them.

* Among the humanoid animals in the future of JackKirby's ''Kamandi'' are a race of honor-driven tiger people; ''FinalCrisis'' tied their culture's origins to the ''CaptainMarvel'' character and proud Cat Fellow Mr. Tawky-Tawny, "the Civilized Tiger."
* The MarvelUniverse has the Cat People, who were created from house cats by ancient sorcerers. The {{Avengers}} character Tigra got her powers from them.

* The Sphinx race in SergeyLukyanenko's ''Today, Mom!'' is a race of feline humanoids living on UsefulNotes/Venus. In the FilmOfTheBook ''Asiris Nuna'', they look mostly human with slight facial features reminiscent of cats and dreads. Their dress and architecture are reminiscent of Ancient Egypt. Shidla is a Sphinx who figures the most in the book and is the only one seen in the film. He snarls a lot and likes to call everyone "kitty". "Dog" is, apparently, an insult to his people. Like cats, they can see in the dark very well. In the film, Shidla dodges missiles [[TheMatrix Neo]]-style.

** While ''{{Pathfinder}}'' doesn't have a straight-up "cat race" as of yet, it does have [[http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Maftet maftets]], a race descended from Sphinxes.
** The tabaxi are a race of leopard people who live in tropical jungles. The ''ForgottenRealms'' SpinOff setting ''Maztica'' featured a race of jaguar people ''also'' called tabaxi; it explained that the name of the leopard-tabaxi from the Realms was pronounced "ta-bax-ee" while that of the Maztican jaguar-tabaxi was pronounced "ta-bash-ee", but no justification was given to how two different species of cat-people on opposite ends of the world could have the same name.

* Several ''{{Transformers}}'' such as [[TransformersGeneration1 Razorclaw, Rampage,]] [[BeastWars Cheetor,]] [[BeastWarsII Lio Convoy,]] [[TransformersCybertron Overhaul/Leobreaker,]] and [[EvilKnockoff Nemesis Breaker.]]

* ''EverQuest'' has the Vah Shir.

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* ''MasterOfOrion'' series has an entire empire of cat-people, the Mrrshan, which were known for being one of the most aggressive and militaristic races throughout the series.

* ''{{Thundercats}}''. More so in ''{{Thundercats 2011}},'' where they've gone from LittleBitBeastly to BeastFolk.

* The Aldebarans from ''BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars''.

* The leopard-men from ''TheLegendOfTarzan''.

* The Sisters of Plentitude in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episodes "New Earth" and "Gridlock".