Line #31 PlayingWith/CatGirl


1	'''Basic Trope''': A female character with some feline body parts - specifically almost always a pair of ears and a tail to match.
2	* '''Straight''': Cora the cute Catgirl has a mostly human body, but also has a pair of cat ears and a cat's tail..
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Cora has a pair of cats ears and a tail. She also has a naturally growing FurBikini, CuteLittleFangs, AnimalEyes and can only speak a few words of what would otherwise be her native language - the rest are mewling sounds.
4	** Cora is capable of communicating with actual cats.
5	* '''Downplayed''': Cora hasn't got a tail, she just has a rare condition which give her a small set of cat ears.
6	* '''Justified''':
7	** Cora was a normal human, but somewhere along the line of her adventures [[AWizardDidIt she was cursed]].
8	** Cora's wearing a costume.
9	** Cora got some [[LEGOGenetics gene mods]] for cosmetic purposes.
10	** Cora is actually a [[CatFolk felinoid alien]].
11	** InterspeciesRomance isn't a taboo in the society Cora is living in, and it's not uncommon for humans to fall in love with cats...
12	* '''Inverted''': Cora is a cat with human-like eyes.
13	* '''Subverted''':
14	** Bob has his life saved by Cora. He comments on her feline nature - at which point she removes her AnimalEaredHeadband.
15	** Cora reveals she does have animal ears... but they're those of a dog.
16	* '''Double Subverted''': Cora is a catgirl, but she uses a magical illusion to hide it. At the same time she still feels uncomfortable with human ears, so she makes it seem like she's wearing a headband and deactivates the illusion whenever she can.
17	* '''Parodied''': Whenever Cora sees a mouse, she's compelled to chase it.
18	** Cora can be pacified by threatening her with a [[CatsHateWater spray bottle.]]
19	* '''Zig Zagged''': Cora grows up really wanting to be a catgirl and wearing her cat-ears headband all the time. Then she gets [[CursedWithAwesome cursed to be a real catgirl]], but realises how impractical it would be. Eventually she finds a cure, but at the last moment decides she wants to be a catgirl after all. Then she wakes up in bed and it was AllADream. [[OrWasItADream Then she sees her tail]].
20	* '''Averted''': There are no catgirls in the work.
21	* '''Enforced''': "We need a cute character! Give her cat ears and a tail!"
22	* '''Lampshaded''': 'Why a cat? Why can't the girls be rabbits or something? Why always cats? I hate cats!'
23	* '''Invoked''': Cora makes a wish on a shooting star to become a catgirl, and subsequently does.
24	* '''Exploited''': Cora makes the above wish because she knows catgirls are really common, so it's likely to be granted.
25	* '''Defied''': Bob knows Cora wants to become a catgirl, but prevents her from doing so by warning about about the myriad impracticalities.
26	* '''Discussed''': 'Did you know Cora actually has cat ears? It's true! She keeps them hidden under that hood, but I've seen them.'
27	* '''Conversed''': ???
28	* '''Implied''': Cora is always wearing a hood and full-body gown, so we never see if she has the appropriate body parts. But all the characters talk about her [[BuffySpeak felinity]].
29	* '''Deconstructed''': Cora becomes the victim of FantasticRacism due to her cat ears and tail. She hides them out of shame, but those who saw them [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten never let her forget]]. She's eventually DrivenToSuicide.
30	* '''Reconstructed''': However, after a HappilyFailedSuicide, Cora concludes that she's fine with being a catgirl and start fighting back the racists.
31	* '''Played For Laughs''': Cora transforms herself irreversibly into a catgirl without thinking. HilarityEnsues as she finds out just how impractical having a tail (especially one which responds acutely to your emotions) really is.
32	* '''Played For Drama''':
33	** Cora is slowly transforming into a catgirl against her will - at the same time, losing her human mind. Right in front of her TrueCompanions, who can see her changing but are utterly powerless to stop it.
34	** Cora is [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman considered not to be a human deserving of certain rights by the authorities]] and is treated at best like a pet, which is insulting at minimum to Cora and her friends. And then they get word there's some mysterious group that wants to study Cora's biology -- [[TheyWouldCutYouUp more thoroughly than anyone would be comfortable with]].
35	** In a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic world]], the human society is gradually overrun by catgirls, a race of humanlike feral beasts that feed on humans. Bob, a HunterOfMonsters, dedicates his entire life to cull the catgirls while facing against those who mistake him for a murderer.
36	* '''Gender Inverted''': It's a cat boy instead.
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38	Nya - I mean, back to CatGirl? Heh...

Context PlayingWith / CatGirl