Cat (parent)
| Cat | |||
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 Screenshot from Bowser's Fury | |||
| Appears in | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) | ||
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Mother cats[1] are the parents of calico kittens in the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Three different cats appear throughout Lake Lapcat, with one being found near each of the three Giga Bells. When Mario first encounters one, she is shown crying because her kittens have gone missing. The cat by the Lakeside Giga Bell has one kitten, the cat by the Ruins Giga Bell has three, and the cat by the Wasteland Giga Bell has five. Similarly to the mission "Li'l Penguin Lost" in Super Mario 64, Mario must find the calico kittens within the cat's region and carry each one back to her. A counter over the cat's head signifies how many kittens are left to be returned. For each kitten other than the last that is returned to its cat, Mario earns three coins, and after returning the last kitten, he earns a Cat Shine as a reward. Afterwards, the cat can be seen smiling and purring with her kittens instead of crying. If Mario leaves the area and returns, both the cat and her kittens will disappear, except for the group by the Wasteland Giga Bell, which will remain permanently. If Mario or Bowser Jr. attack a cat, she does not take damage, and confetti appears instead.
Like their kittens, cats become corrupted while Fury Bowser is active, and attack Mario if he approaches them. They remain larger than their kitten counterparts, but otherwise act the same.
The color scheme of the Calico Parafoil in Mario Kart Tour is similar to the colors of cats.
Gallery[edit]
A cat crying
Cat Mario standing by a cat, with a counter of missing kittens displayed above its head
Cat Mario jumping on a cat
A cat with its kittens
Corrupted cat with kittens
Corrupted cat when hit
Model
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | ObjectData/NekoParent.szs | NekoParent | Cat Parent |
| ObjectData/NekoParentDisaster.szs | NekoParentDisaster | Disaster Cat Parent |
Names in other languages[edit]
Cat[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | 親ネコ[2]:496, 497, 499 Oya Neko |
Parent Cat |
Fury form[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 凶暴になったネコ[2]:436 Kyōbō ni Natta Neko |
Cat Gone Berserk; shared with the kittens |
References[edit]
- ^ Play Nintendo (May 6, 2023). Mario’s Cat-Tastic Day 💪 | All about Cat Mario Ep 1 | @playnintendo. YouTube. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Nomoto, Harumi, editor (2021). 『スーパーマリオ ３Ｄワールド ＋ フューリーワールド パーフェクトガイド』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-733548-6.
