History Main / CatFolk

** ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' has Catra as a member of the above species, though she (and presumably others of her race in this series) now lack that transformation ability.

* The Orlans from ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternity'' are a combination of [[OurGnomesAreDifferent gnomes]] or [[{{Hobbits}} halflings]] and this. They are very short stature humanoids with slit pupils, feline-like ears and partially or completely covered in fur depending on their sub-race. "Cat man" is a common [[FantasticSlur slur]] used against them by the other races.

* The ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE42TygerTyger Tyger, Tyger]] features Tygrus, a feline humanoid created by a MadScientist, who kidnaps Selina Kyle (Catwoman) and converts her to a humanoid cat to serve as Tygrus' mate. Transformed, she is human-sized but naked, furred, pointy-eared, slit-eyed, pink-nosed, whiskered, long-tailed and has (barely visible) fangs.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'': More so in ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'', where they've gone from LittleBitBeastly to BeastFolk.

** The Salariki, who progress with astonishing rapidity from being primitive {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s (''Literature/PlagueShip'') to sophisticated members of the interstellar community (''Literature/AndroidAtArms'').

* ''VideoGame/DustyRevenge'' and its prequel ''VideoGame/DustyRagingFist'' have andromorphic feline bandits as recurring enemies. All of them appears to be [[FemaleFelineMaleMutt women]], for some reason.

** Yasa from the ''Literature/WarlockSeries'' novel ''Forerunner Foray'' from a feline-evolved race; she is sensitive to scents, purrs, and totally self-absorbed albeit very practical about it.

** ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s own people are "descended from cats" (according to Batman in ''ComicBook/SwampThing''), but this isn't obvious from their appearance. However, one ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' story featuring the first Corps members millennia in the past includes a Tamaranean warlord who looks much more cat-like.
** The Karnans are a subjugated race of cat folk in the Vega System, the same system Starfire hails from. ComicBook/OmegaMen member Tigor, whose actual name is Toghurrhu, is a Karnan. The males look more alien but the females creep towards LittleBitBeastly.

** In ''Literature/ForerunnerForay'', Yasa is a feline-evolved race; she is sensitive to scents, purrs, and totally self-absorbed albeit very practical about it.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Chaotic}}'': There are a few humanoid felines in the world of Perim, mostly living in the Overworld. Tangath Toborn and Vidav are a lion and bengal tiger respectively, and are on the more bestial side of the spectrum. Intress looks vaguely tiger-like and is very human-looking, making it unlikely that she is of the same race as the former two, resembling ComicBook/{{Tigra}} or a {{WesternAnimation/Thundercat|s1985}}.
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Humanoid cats have appeared throughout the game's history and in multiple worlds. As they go by different names depending on their plane of origin, unlike other in-game races, it's not very clear whether they belong to separate species or just very distinct cultures.
** The [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=16450 cat warriors]] of Dominaria were the very first Cat Folk to appear in the game. Dominaria is also home to the [[https://magiccards.info/cs/en/102.html Nishoba]], humanoid saber-toothed cats the size of ogres.
** The leonin are a recurring race of lion-like cat folk who go by the same name on multiple planes. They are usually aligned with White mana -- the color of order, law and structure -- and live in clan-based societies with a strong emphasis on loyalty and honor.
*** Mirrodin's Leonin inhabited the Razor Fields in a number of proud and warlike clans, and were ruled by [[http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=73569 Raksha Golden Cub]]. Like all other Mirran races, they were left on the brink of extinction after the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Phyrexian]] conquest of Mirrodin.
*** Leonin are also found in [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Theros]], where they live in disorganized tribes in the wilderness beyond the city-states. They used to be as proud and orderly as other leonin, but were driven away in disgrace due to their support of the tyrannical Archons who used to rule over the plane.
** Alara, a plane shattered into five shards representing the five colors of magic, is home to a race of cat-people called the Nacatl hailing in the towering jungles of the Green shard, Naya. They resemble a great variety of real-life felids, including lions, leopards, tigers and so on. They used to rule Naya, but a civil war caused them to split into two groups, one that held onto the civilized ways of their ancestors and another than preferred to live like wild animals in the jungle. Once the shards merged again, some nacatl moved into the White shard, Bant, and began to call themselves leonin. [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=174852 Ajani]] is a leonin Planeswalker from Naya, resembling a white humanoid lion.
** The Asian-inspired plane of Tarkir is home to [[http://magiccards.info/ktk/en/193.html Rakshasas]], anthropomorphic demonic tigers [[note]]In game terms, they have both the Cat and Demon creature types[[/note]] who wield powerful dark magic, based off of a race of catlike demons from Hindu myth.
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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has several cat races, all typed as regular cats. Most examples, such as the Leonin and Nacatl, are in Green, White or both and tend to be {{Noble Savage}}s, {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s or some combination of both. The Rakshasa of Tarkir, typed as cat demons, are instead ancient and cunning schemers.

* ''Literature/CatPlanetCuties'' has the Catians, an alien race of creatures resembling {{Cat Girl}}s. Females enter their first heat at the age of 16. They are enemies with a [[AnimalJingoism race of dog-eared people]].

* One of the many species inhabiting the Earth of ''Franchise/DragonBall''. Notable examples include Puar and Karin. We have also Beerus (from Universe 7) and his brother Champa (from Universe 6), Destroyer Gods from Anime/DragonBallSuper.
* The French Manga-style comics ''Manga/{{Dreamland}}'' has the Cat Kingdom, with most of its people specialized in trade and marketing. With one or two {{Mega Neko}}s for AsskickingLeadsToLeadership and a [[HilarityEnsues cute little cat with a mustache as a King]].

* ''Manga/InuYasha'' has the panther youkai. They resemble humans but have panther tails. However, their ruler looks like a giant, humanoid panther in its true form.
* Cyantropes in ''Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' are a race of cat-based beastmen. Like all beastmen in this series, they are LittleBitBeastly, which measn they are effectively a species on {{Cat Girl}}s.

* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'': The Cait Sith race of Alfheim Online are designed intentionally this way, complete with feline ears and tail. Fittingly enough, if literally translated their name means "Cat Fairy". Another parallelism of the franchise with ''Literature/{{Otherland}}'', in which there is a race with elvish/feline features called Sith.

* Franchise/TheDCU:
** Among the humanoid animals in the future of Creator/JackKirby's ''ComicBook/{{Kamandi}}'' are a race of honor-driven tiger people; ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' tied their culture's origins to the ''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]'' character and proud Cat Fellow Mr. Tawky-Tawny, "the Civilized Tiger."

** The Karnans are a subjugated race of cat folk in the Vega System, the same system ComicBook/{{Starfire}} hails from. ComicBook/OmegaMen member Tigor, whose actual name is Toghurrhu, is a Karnan. The males look more alien but the females creep towards LittleBitBeastly.

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** Starfire's own people are "descended from cats" (according to Batman in ''ComicBook/SwampThing'') but this isn't obvious from their appearance. However, one ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' story featuring the first Corps members millennia in the past included a Tamaranean warlord who looks much more cat-like.
* Franchise/MarvelUniverse:
** The Cat People, who were created from house cats by ancient sorcerers. ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' character ComicBook/{{Tigra}} got her powers from them.
** ''ComicBook/EarthX'': In the BadFuture, ComicBook/BlackPanther has been transformed into a humanoid panther by Terrigen Mists. He’s still largely the same personality wise.
** ''ComicBook/XMen'': In one issue, Beast meets a feral mutant who is half human and half feline in appearance. Despite appearing to be about twenty years old, she also shows signs that she's dying of old age. After Jean Grey probes her mind and is unable to find any sort of human-like intelligence, Beast realizes that she was, in fact, a cat who'd mutated to be humanoid rather than a human who'd mutated to have a more feline appearance. [[BittersweetEnding He released her so that she could live her remaining days in the wild that she'd always known]].
** Sabretooth is a somewhat more human example, but still. Although his mutation is quite similar to Wolverine's, he has distinctly more cat-like features. His fangs are quite reminiscent of those found in many felines, including saber-toothed tigers, and unlike Logan's claws, Victor Creed's retractable claws are found on each of his fingertips, very much like a cat's claws. He also tends to run on all fours and usually wears a fur around his neck, which resembles a lion's mane.

* ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'': Orube has feline-like features. This is a relatively common characteristic on her homeworld of Basiliade (the second inhabitant of Basiliade to appear, Luba, is even more cat-looking than her), but not universal, as shown by the very first of them to appear, [[spoiler: the Oracle Himerish]], being externally identical to humans.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'': Amelia's species is a bit of an odd example: going by the ending, the females of the species are somewhat alien-looking cat people, but the males (like [[spoiler: Dr. Doppler]]) are [[BizarreSexualDimorphism dog people instead]].

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* ''Film/CoolCatSavesTheKids'' features its main character and their mother, who is in a [[InterspeciesRomance relationship with the human Derek.]] [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight Interestingly, this seems to be accepted within their world.]]

** ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'' has two feline looking Caitians attending the courtroom scene, a red-furred Admiral, and a black Commodore.
** ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier'' has a triple-breast catlike female stripper that meows and yowls exactly like a cat.
** ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'': According to WordOfGod, the two girls that Kirk spent the night with are this universe's version of the Caitians, though their tails are the only feline features seen.
* [[Film/IslandOfLostSouls Film]] [[Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996 adaptations]] [[Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1977 of]] the Creator/HGWells' novel ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'' feature humanoids created from various mammals including large felines. A sole, otherwise human-looking CatGirl is prominent in all three films.

* The tarrie-cats of Creator/CliveBarker's ''{{Literature/Abarat}}'', a species of oversized, intelligent speaking tabbies.
* In ''Literature/BoneSong'' by John Meaney, they are featured among the inhabitants of [[CityNoir Tristopolis]]; in particular, when the protagonist is wounded and {{brainwashed}}, he recovers with the help of a catwoman nurse.

* Creator/CJCherryh's ''Literature/ChanurNovels'' has the Hani, a species who are essentially bipedal intelligent terrestrial lions.
* Creator/MarionZimmerBradley's ''Literature/{{Darkover}}'' stories: the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cat-men]] (or cat-people).
* A major focus of Taylor Anderson's ''Literature/{{Destroyermen}}'' series is on the fight for the Lemurian, anthropomorphic cat-monkeys, survival. The Lemurians are first called cat-monkeys and monkey-cats (depending who you asked aboard the ship) before the term 'Cat is agreed upon as the appropriate diminutive. This species resembles cats so much that in the fifth book "Rising Tides" [[spoiler: The humans in the Isles of New Britian, roughly where Hawaii should be, treats them as felines with the males showing disdain on the whole, and females lovingly cooing and stroking their fur.]]
* The brownies in Cornelia Funke's ''Literature/DragonRider'' are described as humanoid catlike beings who love mushrooms and are experts in cultivating them. The same also applies to [[spoiler: their four-armed Asian cousins, known as the Dubidai.]]
* The Chelgrians in [[Creator/IainBanks Iain M. Banks]]'s [[Literature/TheCulture Culture]] book ''Look to Windward'' (2000).

* The natives of Tran-Ky-Ky, from the ''[[Literature/HumanxCommonwealth Icerigger]]'' trilogy, have a number of feline anatomical features, although these are somewhat obscured in the Tran due to additional adaptations for [[BizarreAlienLocomotion skate-sailing across the ice fields]] with their ''dan'' and ''chiv''. [[spoiler: The natives' hot-weather alternate phase, the Golden Saia, lack such membranous sails and oversized skating-claws, so appear more conventionally cat-like than their Tran relatives.]]
* Creator/JohnRingo's ''Literature/IntoTheLookingGlass'' novel features the Mreee (pronounced the way a cat yowls when you stomp its tail) who look like three-foot tall anthropomorphic house cats and whose native language sounds like "cats stuck in a barrel."

* The Kzinti in Creator/LarryNiven's ''Literature/KnownSpace'' books are an aggressive alien species resembling bipedal [[PantheraAwesome big cats]] in looks and personality. Or at least, their personality is derived from cat stereotypes. They are not strictly speaking bipedal cats -- their physical features include a naked ratlike tail, ears resembling "pink parasols" or cocktail umbrellas and an almost ferret-like torso with ribs down to the pelvis, but the overall impression is catlike, and that's what they're most often compared to in the books.
* The Toralii in ''Literature/{{Lacuna}}'' are basically this, with a side order of ProudWarriorRace.
* The Hrrubans in [[Creator/AnneMcCaffrey Anne McCaffrey's]] ''Literature/{{Doona}}'' books.
* Nohar Rajastan, from the Literature/MoreauSeries is an anthropomorphic tiger, and the setting includes 'moreaus' based on several other felines.
* Creator/AndreNorton:
** The People in ''Breed to Come'' are a race of sapient cats descended from modern Earth cats.
** In ''Literature/ForerunnerForay'', Yasa is a feline-evolved race; she is sensitive to scents, purrs, and totally self-absorbed albeit very practical about it.
** The Salariki, who progress with astonishing rapidity from being primitive Proud Warrior Race Guys (''Literature/PlagueShip'') to sophisticated members of the interstellar community (''Literature/AndroidAtArms'').
* The Klees of Eelong in ''Literature/ThePendragonAdventure'' are giant, bipedal cats, and the dominant species in that world.

* Literature/TheRogueKing has the katess.
* Lisanne Norman's science fiction series ''Literature/SholanAlliance'' has (often psychic) humanoid cat-people as one of the main races of the setting, alongside humans and [[LizardFolk lizard-people]]. As they manage to be biologically compatible with humans, there are several [[HalfHumanHybrid interspecies pregnancies]] as a result of the frequent alien-human-alien [[{{Polyamory}} three-way relationships]].
* The [[Literature/TheHanSoloTrilogy Togorians]], Trianii, Cathars, Felacatians, Farghul, and Catumans (among others) of ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends''. The Ghorfas (more famously known as [[DesertBandits Sand People or Tusken Raiders]]) have been reported to look ''slightly'' catlike under their bandage-masks; other than being savage, however, they do not correspond at all to pantherine creatures. And the Bothans are sometimes described as feline but look more like civets (small, weasel-shaped carnivores that are closely related to cats).
* The Solaricans from ''Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy'' are a fairly standard example.

* ''Literature/UhurasSong'' features the Eeiauoans and their relatives the Sivaoans.
* Creator/RobertWestall's ''Literature/UrnBurial'' has the Fefethil; a race of anthro-cats who look like humanoid cheetahs, complete with cat-ears, tails and eyes but human-esque hands and fingers (albeit with retractable claws still).
* ''Literature/BlackDestroyer'' had a cat-like alien called Coeurl.
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* ''Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse''
** ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'':
*** ''The Year of Intelligent Tigers'': The tigers are just intelligent tigers who have BizarreAlienBiology, lay eggs, and have two opposable thumbs on each paw.
*** ''Dreamstone Moon'': The Besiddians have five rows of teeth, but are otherwise described very much as humanoid cats, including purring when they're happy.
** ''Literature/DoctorWhoMissingAdventures'': The Cat People in ''Invasion of the Cat People''. According to the book, offshoots of this race include the Cheetah People from "Survival", the Killer Cats of Gin-Seng from the unmade Fourth Doctor serial "Killers in the Dark", and more surprisingly, the [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries Caitans]], the [[Literature/KnownSpace Kzinti]], and the [[Franchise/FlashGordon Lion-Men of Mongo]].
* {{Downplayed|Trope}} in Creator/CordwainerSmith's '' Instrumentality Of Mankind''; most [[UpliftedAnimal Underpeople]], including catfolk, appear almost indistinguishable from humans, but vary greatly in how much of the non-human ancestry comes through, and at least one Lion underperson shows up in [[JeanneDArchetype "The Dead Lady of Clown Town"]] who had fur, a mane, and claws.
* ''Literature/AllTomorrows'': The Killer Folk, one of many HumanSubspecies, convergently resemble felines with their saber teeth, muzzle-like jaws, pointed ears, spotted body hair, and possibly paw-like feet.
* ''Literature/TheDeathGateCycle'': Tiger-men, some of the many kinds of monsters native to the Labyrinth, resemble outsized tigers capable of walking on their hind legs and provided with opposable thumbs. They're capable of dropping to all fours when running and are skilled climbers, but rarely enter forests due to their longtime enmity with the local SavageWolves. They're also enthusiastic hunters and capable of crafting tools and using simple magic, but they rarely use this for more than crippling their prey -- they prefer to kill their targets with their own fangs and claws.
* ''Literature/{{Sekhmet}}'': The Kanji's are a race of this along with being a ProudWarriorRace.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate "Warriors' Gate"]]: The leonine Tharils, a once [[KingOfBeasts proud]] race now enslaved by humans.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E4Survival "Survival"]]: The Cheetah People. They're more Cheetah than man, though [[WhatMightHaveBeen the original intention was just the opposite]].
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E1NewEarth "New Earth"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E3Gridlock "Gridlock"]]: The unnamed feline folk species includes the Sisters of Plenitude, Thomas Kincade Brannigan and Javit. Called Catkind in the [[Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]].
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E6TheWomanWhoLived "The Woman Who Lived"]]: Leandro is a humanoid lion. And his species is called the [[MeaningfulName Leonians]].
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E3Orphan55 "Orphan 55"]]: [=Hyph3n=] the holiday rep has a very feline-looking mouth and ears, as well as a tail that the Doctor [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom takes quite a liking to]].

* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': The ProudWarriorRace of the Venek are lion-like warrior aliens. Also an example of CatsAreMean.
* ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' has both cat-like and lion-like Wesen; the cats are typically [[CatsAreMean cunning and scrappy]] while the lions are [[KingOfBeasts forceful, proud and charismatic]]. They've mostly shown up [[MonsterOfTheWeek as enemies.]]

* ''Series/UltramanLeo'' had the Magma, brutal aliens with ShapeshifterWeapon powers who destroyed Leo's homeworld of L77 at the beginning of the series and quickly become known as among his most infamous foes.

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* [[Myth/CelticMythology Irish mythology]] has multiple cat folk characters, many of whom are fittingly titled or named "Caitcheann" (pr: ''Caht Kahn'' / ''Caht Kyown'') meaning "Cat Head." The first is Cairbre Catcheann, a Milesian tyrant who usurped the high king and ruled for a time before being overthrown. The second is named either "Cat Head" or "Pus An Chuine (Cooneh)" and is the son of a hag. He, his brothers and his mother, battled Fionn Mac Cumhaill during the latter's early adventures and were ultimately defeated by him. The third was Catcheann, a general serving under Daire Donn, the so called "King of the World", and led an entire nation of cat folk in battle, and was defeated by the combined efforts of Fionn's Fianna and the Tuatha De Danann.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Alkemy}}'': The Khaliman Republic is a middle-eastern-style nation... populated entirely by anthropomorphic cat people.

** The ''AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsFirstEdition'' {{sourcebook}} ''TabletopGame/OrientalAdventures'' introduced [[BakenekoAndNekomata cat hengeyokai]] as a playable character race.

* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has several cat races, all typed as regular cats. Most examples, such as the Leonin and Nacatl, are in Green, White or both and tend to be {{Noble Savage}}s, ProudWarriorRaceGuys or some combination of both. The Rakshasa of Tarkir, typed as cat demons, are instead ancient and cunning schemers.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Midgard}}'', the Southlands, Midgard's version of DarkestAfrica, are home to two separate catfolk races, whose creation myth is that they were the product of a pair of cat-aligned deities who then quarrelled over which ''kind'' of cat to make them resemble before going their separate ways. The Basteti are the "generic" catfolk, resembling any non-leonine feline and being the most widely spread. The Nkosi are lion-featured catfolk with the ability to [[{{animorphism}} shapeshift into the forms of lions]].

* ''TabletopGame/TheSpoils'' has the Mau. Unlike many other examples on this page, the Mau focus on accruing money, controlling banking institutions and similar businesses. Rather than being warriors or sneaks, they're literal Fat Cats.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Rym}}'' is home to the Hoomiku; alien cat-people with SuperIntelligence who crashed in the deep deserts of the dying world of Rym centuries ago, and who have been focused on repairing their ship so they can leave ever since.

* ''VideoGame/Action52'' features the Cheetahmen, a trio of humanoid cheetahs who act as the game's flagship characters. The [[ComicBook/TheCheetahmen tie-in comic]] explains that they used to be three ordinary cheetah cubs, but were mutated by the evil scientist Doctor Morbis, transforming them into their current "Sub-Human" forms.

* ''VideoGame/{{Dofus}}'': The Ecaflips are cat people and possess some feline traits. They also appear in the sequel game ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', and in the cartoon of the same name.
* ''VideoGame/DustyRevenge'' and it's prequel, ''VideoGame/DustyRagingFist'' has andromorphic feline bandits as recurring enemies. Al of them appears to be [[FemaleFelineMaleMutt women]], for some reason.

* In ''VideoGame/EverQuest,'' from day one the Kerrans existed. They are a race of tribal, ancestor-worshipping cat-people. Sharing the continent of Odus with the Erudites, despite neither race being inherently evil they intensely detested each other.

* ''VideoGame/EverQuestII'' has the Kerrans, which are not quite the same as [=EQ1=] Kerrans. In [=EQ2=]'s backstory, the moon of Luclin was destroyed, killing the vast majority of Vah Shir. Those who were in Norrath when the catatostrophe happened began interbreeding with the Kerrans, and over time the Kerrans became larger and stronger like the Vah Shir had been. Their bodies are covered in fur with colors and patterns denoting their lineage.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': The Ronso are a ProudWarriorRace of muscular, anthropomorphic feline humanoids from the world of Spira.

* ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' has the Charr, who play to the tiger end of the spectrum, as an enemy in the first game and a playable race in the second game. Narrative-wise, they're basically the settings equivalent of [[OurOrcsAreDifferent orcs]]; they are highly disciplined soldiers and the most technologically sophisticated race in the setting, going full bore steampunk as opposed to the other races' more traditional fantasy looks and magitek. Played with a little in that they aren't just anthropomorphic felines. Most have body structures more reminiscent of a gorilla than a human and they spot unique features such as horns and two sets of ears.

* ''VideoGame/IronRealms'' has a tiger-like race.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Rengar is a leonine humanoid whose backstory and motivations are more than a little reminiscent of a Franchise/{{Predator}}. His Headhunter skin further drives this point home.

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' has the Felynes, a race of bipedal cats with human-like intelligence who often live and work in human villages, though wild populations can also be encountered. Felynes who are enlisted as Buddies to help hunters fight against monsters are known as Palicos.

* Both ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni'' and its [[VideoGame/NiNoKuniIIRevenantKingdom sequel]] have the grimalkin, a race of cat people, who live in the kingdom of Ding Dong Dell.
* ''VideoGame/{{Nomad}}'' (AKA ''Project Nomad'') has the Phelonese, a stuck-up matriarchal race of felines. Unfortunately, you have to deal with them, if you want to get the Quietus missiles, which can OneHitKill almost any ship in the game. They'll bring up their superiority every chance they get. Oh, and don't get in a fight with them, or they'll use those same missiles against you. At this point, it'll depend on other systems, such as thrusters (how fast can your ship turn to get them in front of you), targeting sensors (how fast can you get a lock), and missile loaders (Quietus missiles are notoriously slow to load). Shields at this point are useless, given the nature of the weapon.

* The ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory'' series has the Katta, a race of cat-like humanoids. ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryI'' also has the feral Cheetaur, cheetahs shaped like centaurs, as strong enemies. It also has the Liontaur people, which are basically lions shaped like centaurs. Rakeesh in ''Quest For Glory'' II, III, and V is a major friend and supporting character of the Hero. Finally, ''Quest For Glory'' III has the Leopardmen, a secretive tribe in the jungle.

* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' features the Cathar, a mostly Republic-aligned race of humanoid felines. The first NonPlayerCompanion of the Republic Trooper class is a Cathar trooper Aric Jorgan. ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' also has a Cathar party member with Juhani. The [[PlanetOfHats species hat]] is that they are fierce fighters, loyal to a fault, and tend to run hot and cold emotionally with {{HairTriggerTemper}}s by human standards. If you've made them angry, they'll come at you, claws out. If you get past the prickly exterior and earn their loyalty and trust, they're incredibly sweet. Many of them also speak with accents resembling Slavic.

* ''VideoGame/WingCommander'': The Kilrathi, the primary antagonists through much of the series, are bipedal felinoids evolved up from lion-analogues on Kilrah, with their evolution outlined in broad strokes in ''Voices of War''.[[note]]The manual for the game ''Wing Commander Armada''[[/note]]

** The ''Warlords of Draenor'' added the Saberon, a species of bipedal (but with the ability to run on all fours) saber-tooth cat people. They live in various independent tribes and are extremely hostile to everyone, with a few exceptions. At level 100, feral druids can take a talent to transform into one, in place of their standard cat form, with added benefits.
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'': The Wrothians are a ProudWarriorRace of these with a very [[{{Wutai}} Japanese-inspired culture]].
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': The Gormotti are a more anthropomorphized take on the concept compared with the Wrothians, having pointy ears, claws on their fingers and toes (and a resulting preference for open-toed sandals), and some fur on their limbs but otherwise looking like humans.
* ''VideoGame/TreasurePlanetBattleAtProcyon'': The Felinid species, which includes Admiral Amelia, are a species of HumanoidAliens with cat-like features.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', Ferals.

* In ''Webcomic/GuildedAge'' the catfolk are one of the gnolls' many former enemies. The gnolls killed nearly all of the catfolk in a battle, and no catfolk have been seen since.

* ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'': Will is persuaded to [[https://irregularwebcomic.net/777.html add a tribe of catgirls]] to his novelization of the ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' movies.

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* ''Literature/ChakonaSpace'': The Chakat species, which are {{hermaphrodit|e}}ic felinoid taurs genetically engineered to be disease resistant and empathic. They are able to breed with all of the other taurs except Quange, which are horse-based. This is probably because chakats are the best of many species brought together, but none of the used species were equine. It also created a [[MamaBear powerful maternal instinct]] that can manifest as a rage brought on by threatening to harm their children, which one xenophobic vixen discovered the painful way.
* The Stallonians in the Monster World series by deviantArt's [[http://monstermaster13.deviantart.com/ monstermaster13.]]
* ''LetsPlay/{{Mahu}}'': The Ti'Haraan in "Frozen Flame" are a a proud race of lion-like people, scattered and weak after the destruction of their home.
* Tabaxi from ''Dungeons & Dragons'' feature in ''WebSite/TheEscapist'''s ActualPlay campaign, ''Adventure is Nigh.'' So far, the only one we've met is Dabarella Yeetster, party tank and [[DoomMagnet disaster magnet]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' has gamma radiation make Black Panther develop feline features in one episode.

%%* ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'': The Aldebarans from the AnimatedAdaptation.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials'': The eponymous villain in ''Escape From Catrina'' is an anthropomorphic cat. She looks more like a humanoid with catlike characteristics than an upright cat, with very humanoid anatomy and human hair.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'': In "Magicats", She-Ra and Catra stumble upon a civilization of magical cats, known as Magicats, that wear clothes and [[VoluntaryShapeshifting can switch]] between humanoid bipedal and fully-feline quadrupedal forms. The [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower 2018 reboot]] has Catra as a member of this species, though she (and presumably others of her race in this series) now lack that transformation ability.

** ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''

*** The Kzinti in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeriesS1E14TheSlaverWeapon The Slaver Weapon]]", an adaptation of the Creator/LarryNiven short story "Literature/TheSoftWeapon" (Niven wrote the episode as well) are a species of warlike, aggressive feline humanoids with bat wing-shaped ears.

*** There is an unnamed Kzinti crew-member, whose ears (at least) are closer to Niven's original Kzinti's than the Earth cat-like ears in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''’.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' redesigned the Zygerrian race into a race of feline humanoids similar to the Cathar. However, in contrast to the Cathar who were shown to be quite frequently enslaved in Franchise/StarWarsLegends material, the Zygerrians' [[PlanetOfHats species hat]] is that they built a powerful empire through their slave trade that was demolished by the Jedi during the Old Republic, and [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil they sought to rebuild it by joining the Separatists]].

%%* ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'' encounters Brak and Sisto.

** In "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS2E9LookWhosPurging Look Who's Purging Now]]", the duo visits a planet inhabited by humanoid cat aliens who live in an Old West-style culture. Oh, and they experience a night of brutal [[Film/ThePurge purging]] once a year.

* ''ComicBook/{{Youngblood}}'': Cougar is a HalfHumanHybrid: his father was the king of an isolated African civilisation of cat people, and his mother is human.

Feline {{therianthropes}} and humans that shapeshift into cats are werecats. Humans that are dressed as cats have on an AnimalEaredHeadband. Cartoon {{Funny Animal}}s and {{Talking Animal}}s are not this trope, as they are intended to depict RealLife animals, however anthropomorphic they may be.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Chaotic}}'': There are a few humanoid felines in the world of Perim, mostly living in the Overworld. Tangath Toborn and Vidav are a lion and bengal tiger respectively, and are on the more bestial side of the spectrum. Intress looks vaguely tiger-like and is very human-looking, making it unlikely that she is of the same race as the former two, resembling [[Characters/TheAvengers Tigra]] or a {{WesternAnimation/Thundercat|s1985}}.

** The Cat People, who were created from house cats by ancient sorcerers. ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' character Tigra got her powers from them.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEscapeFromCatrina'': The eponymous villain is an anthropomorphic cat. She looks more like a humanoid with catlike characteristics than an upright cat, with very humanoid anatomy and human hair.

* ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'' has two feline looking Caitians attending the courtroom scene, a red-furred Admiral and a black Commodore.
* ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier'' has a triple-breast catlike female stripper that meows and yowls exactly like a cat.
* ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'': According to WordOfGod, the two girls that Kirk spent the night with are this universe's version of the Caitians, though their tails are the only feline features seen.

* ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'' has a feline looking Caitian admiral as a background character.

* [[Myth/CelticMythology Irish mythology]] has multiple cat folk characters, many of whom are fittingly titled or named "Catcheann" (Cat Kahn) meaning "Cat Head." The first is Cairbre Catcheann, a Milesian tyrant who usurped the high king and ruled for a time before being overthrown. The second is named either "Cat Head" or "Pus An Chuine (Cooneh)" and is the son of a hag. He, his brothers and his mother, battled Fionn Mac Cumhaill during the latter's early adventures and were ultimately defeated by him. The third was Catcheann, a general serving under Daire Donn, the so called "King of the World", and led an entire nation of cat folk in battle, and was defeated by the combined efforts of Fionn's Fianna and the Tuatha De Danann.

* ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'': The Felineko are a race of Cat Folk who follow several cat stereotypes, such as being fiercely independent, quite aggressive, moody, calculating, agile, and naturally skilled at magic. They come in several different breeds, from common house cats to tigers.

* ''Fanfic/MrAndMrsGold'': Inspite of the name, Werecats are nothing like werewolves. They are a cat-like humanoid species with magical capabilities, most notably their magic nine lives. Katja the Literature/PussInBoots is one such werecat.

** ''Literature/DoctorWhoMissingAdventures'': The Cat People in ''Invasion of the Cat People''. According to the book, offshoots of this race include the Cheetah People from "Survival", the Killer Cats of Geng-Sing from the unmade Fourth Doctor serial "Killers in the Dark", and more surprisingly, the [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries Caitans]], the [[Literature/KnownSpace Kzinti]], and the [[Franchise/FlashGordon Lion-Men of Mongo]].

** ''Literature/DoctorWhoMissingAdventures'': The Cat People in ''Invasion of the Cat People''.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' has a few examples; the Kaka Clan are essentially an almost always female race of {{Catgirl}}s who wear hoods. There are also Jubei, whose clan was wiped out by the Black Beast ([[spoiler:and whose DNA the Kaka were genetically engineered from]]) and [[spoiler:his daughter]] [[MadScientist Prof.]] Kokonoe, who's half human (or a half-human-looking MageSpecies anyway).

*** Of note is the city of Nathlekh, called the "City of the Cats", entirely populated by werelions, weretigers, and wemics and ruled over by a council of greater lammasu called the Council of Cat Lords. The city is devoted to the worship of Nobanion ([[Literature/ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]] under another guise) and Sharess (AKA Bastet), with hidden cults devoted to Malar.