Town Cat

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Town Cat
Town Cat.gif
Statistics
Type
NPC
AI TypePassive AI
Damage10
Max Life250
Defense15
KB Resist50%
Sounds
Hurt
Killed
Cat breeds
Image Name Map Icon
Siamese Cat.png Siamese Map Icon Siamese Cat.png
Black Cat (town).png Black Map Icon Black Cat.png
Orange Tabby Cat.png Orange Tabby Map Icon Orange Tabby Cat.png
Russian Blue Cat.png Russian Blue Map Icon Russian Blue Cat.png
Silver Cat.png Silver Map Icon Silver Cat.png
White Cat.png White Map Icon White Cat.png
Cat and Guide
The Cat (White breed) and the Guide sharing a house.
"Cat" redirects here. For the pet, see Unlucky Yarn.

The Cat is a town pet. It arrives at dawn (4:30 AM) the day after the player uses the Cat License, which is purchased from the Zoologist for 5 GC. The Cat does not count towards the NPCs' "crowded" limit and hence will not affect NPC happiness, although it does count as a regular town NPC for the purpose of the Pylon network. There are six breeds of Cat, with one randomly being chosen when it arrives. Only one Cat can be present at a time.

Sleeping Cat (White breed).

Just like any other town NPC, the Cat requires a valid house and can be manually assigned to one via its NPC flag. The Cat can share a house already occupied by another NPC (although not with another town pet). It may not be able to share a house with another NPC if the house is too small, e.g. if there is no space for its home tile (standing point).

The Cat can be talked to with the ⚷ Open / Activate button, like any other town NPC. It offers a "Pet" option, which places the player directly in front of the Cat when selected, and displays an animation of them petting the Cat, an effect that is purely visual. It only works if there are at least two flat tiles on the same level as the Cat in front of it. Using any item, taking damage, or closing the dialogue window terminates the animation.

Like with the Angler, the status message displayed when the Cat is killed is "<Name of Cat> has left!". It will respawn within the next days, and may respawn as a different breed. Furthermore, using a Cat License while a Cat is already present causes the Cat to disappear and be "exchanged", respawning the next dawn with its name and breed rerolled.

Names

The Town Cat may have any of the following names:

Black

  • Arbus
  • Bella
  • Damien
  • Ember
  • Esper
  • Figment
  • Gargoyle
  • George
  • Jaspers
  • Jiji
  • Lilith
  • Luna
  • Magic
  • Max
  • Misu
  • Morgan
  • Night
  • Odin
  • Rascal
  • Salem
  • Snowball
  • Tonic
  • Violet

Siamese

  • Bandit
  • Callie
  • Cleo
  • Goliath
  • Iris
  • Nust
  • Rainha
  • Sappho
  • Sekhmet
  • Socks
  • Valerie
  • Zen

Russian Blue

  • Alexi
  • Bubbles
  • Cobalt
  • Jocelyn
  • Lexi
  • Light
  • Lily
  • Lucy
  • Momo
  • Pete
  • Prissy
  • Rion
  • Ruby
  • Starlight
  • Tarzan
  • Tilly
  • Valery

Orange Tabby

  • Adol
  • Bob
  • Callie
  • Caramel
  • Charlie
  • Critter
  • Garfield
  • Hobbes
  • Leo
  • Linkle
  • Lux
  • Rascal
  • Remy
  • Sassy
  • Sunny
  • Tiger
  • Tigger
  • Tony

Silver

  • Ange
  • Blaze
  • By-Tor
  • Cloud
  • Cutie
  • Freya
  • Kanako
  • Kelly
  • Kiva
  • Merlin
  • Miette
  • Nana
  • Polo
  • Rebus
  • Renne
  • Roo
  • Sooty
  • Trudy
  • Tula

White

  • Angel
  • Ater
  • Belle
  • Gemma
  • Holly
  • Ichibi
  • Misty
  • Mr. Cat
  • Reah
  • Rory
  • Sam
  • Snowball
  • Snowdrop
  • Storm
  • Vincent
  • Yuki

Quotes

  • "Meow!"
  • "Purr..."
  • "Merrooow!"

Achievements

Achievement Feeling Petty.png
Feeling Petty • “Deliver headpats to the town pet.”
Pet a Town pet. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Category: Challenger Challenger

Trivia

  • The Bestiary page for the Town Cat depicts the Siamese cat breed by default.
  • Town Cats are the only type of town pet that can sit in chairs.[1]

Many names are references:

  • "Adol" may be a reference to Adol Christin, the protagonist of the series of action role-playing games Ys. "Dogi", the name of his best friend, also appears as a possible name for the Dog.
  • "Arbus" and "Ater" may be references to the characters of the same names from the video game The Gray Garden by Deep-Sea-Prisoner.
  • "Bandit" may be a reference to Angela's cat from the sitcom television series The Office.
  • "Blaze" is a reference to Blaze the Cat from the Japanese video game series Sonic the Hedgehog. The name being attributed to the silver cat could be a reference to Blaze's partner, Silver the Hedgehog.
  • "Bob" is likely a reference to the book A Street Cat Named Bob by English author James Bowen, as well as his other works.
  • "By-Tor" is a reference to the Rush song By-Tor And The Snow Dog.
  • "Charlie" is likely either a reference to Charley Says, a British series of short cut-out animated cartoon public information movies for children, which includes an orange tabby named Charley, or the German animation studio Dingo Pictures, which frequently re-used a character model of an orange-ish cat, often naming it Charlie.
  • "Cleo" is a reference to the character of the same name from The Catillac Cats.
  • "Freya" and "Odin" may be references to a goddess and a god of the same names, respectively, from Norse mythology.
  • "Garfield" is a reference to the protagonist of the American comic strip of the same name.
  • "Hobbes" is a reference to the character of the same name from the American comic strip Calvin and Hobbes.
  • "Ichibi" may be a reference to Shukaku, a character from the Japanese manga series Naruto who is commonly known as Ichibi.
  • "Jaspers" is a reference to Rose Lalonde's cat from the webcomic Homestuck.
  • "Jiji" is a reference to the character of the same name from the 1989 Japanese animated movie Kiki's Delivery Service.
  • "Kanako" may be a reference to Kanako Yasaka from the Japanese video game series Touhou Project.
  • "Luna" is a reference to the character of the same name from the Japanese manga series Sailor Moon.
  • "Miette" is a reference to the internet meme Miette, which originated from a humorous post where Miette was nudged by her owner's foot and reacted in a scandalized manner.
  • "Momo" may be a reference to the character of the same name from the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
  • "Mr. Cat" is a reference to the animated YouTube video "Mr. Cat" by TomSka.
  • "Salem" is a reference to Salem Saberhagen from the American comic series Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
  • "Sekhmet" is a reference to a goddess of the same name from Egyptian mythology, who is depicted as a lioness.
  • "Snowball" as a name for the black cat is a reference to Snowball II from the American animated sitcom The Simpsons.
  • "Tigger" is a reference to the character of the same name from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
  • "Tony" is a reference to Tony the Tiger, the advertising cartoon mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal.
  • "Pete" is likely a reference to the protagonist of the cartoon book series Pete the Cat.
  • "Renne" is likely a reference to Renne Bright, a character from the role-playing video game series Trails. Furthermore, both "Estelle" and "Joshua" are possible names for the Dog and the Bunny, respectively, likely referencing the names of two other characters from the same series.
  • "Valerie" is likely a reference to Valérie from the role-playing video game OFF.
  • The BestiaryBestiary entry for the Town Cat: "Lazy, devious, might bring presents. Presents might have once been breathing."
  • There is no such "present-bringing" mechanic in-game. The entry simply references the real-world behavior of house cats, known for bringing "presents" of dead animals to their owners.

Gallery

  • The Cat being petted.
    The Cat being petted.
  • The Cat and Dog being petted.
    The Cat and Dog being petted.

See also

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Added "Tarzan" as a possible name for Russian Blue Cats.
    • Added "Miette" and "Tula" as possible names for Silver Cats.
    • Added "Gemma" as a possible name for White Cats.
  • Desktop 1.4.1:
    • Removed "By" and "Tor" as possible names for Silver Cats.
    • Added "By-Tor" and "Merlin" as possible names for Silver Cats.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.3.6 source code, method AI_007_TownEntities() in Terraria.NPC.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
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