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In some cases, this is rather subtle, with simple allusions to the eyes and the feet being vaguely feline. Other times, though, it can be much more blatant, resulting in dragons that literally look and act like cats. This isn't a new phenomenon; in fact, it's been argued that the ''original'' inspiration for dragon myths around the world was a hybrid of the various predators faced by early humans, including large cats.
Both European and Asian dragons have incorporated various cat motifs in the past, though in different ways. The Chinese dragon is said to be a [[MixAndMatchCritters combination of various animals]], one of which is the tiger, and they are often drawn with feline-looking claws, whiskers, and noses. European dragons tend to be more outwardly reptilian, but their movements and the shape of their eyes are often described as cat-like.
Both European and Asian dragons have incorporated various cat motifs in the past, though in different ways. The Chinese dragon is said to be a [[MixAndMatchCritters combination of various animals]], one of which is the tiger, and they are often drawn with feline-looking claws, whiskers, and noses. European dragons tend to be more outwardly reptilian, but their movements and the shape of their eyes are often described as cat-like.
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Both European and Asian dragons have incorporated various cat motifs in the past, though in different ways. The Chinese dragon is said to be a [[MixAndMatchCritters combination of various animals]], one of which is the tiger, and they are often drawn with feline-looking claws, whiskers, and noses. European dragons tend to be more outwardly reptilian, but their movements and the shape of their eyes are often described ascat-like. cat-like.
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* Sash Lilac in ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' is officially a Chinese dragon, but her mammalian-looking black nose, full body fur, and stubby triangular horns that resemble pointy ears make her look more like a cat than a dragon. She was redesigned in ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet2'' in which her horns are more clearly defined as horns, though the result is that [[CartoonCreature she doesn't really look like any animal in particular]].
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* Falkor the Luckdragon from ''Literature/TheNeverendingStory'' has the serpentine, wingless body of a traditional Chinese dragon and a maned, lion-like head. The [[Film/TheNeverendingStory film adaptation]], by contrast, portrays him with much more canine features.
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** 1st Edition Advanced D&D TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms setting boxed set. During a Flight of Dragons (mass dragon attack on civilized territory), Zhentil Keep was seriously damaged by a number of dragons who "raged through the streets like great scaled cats, where they were slain."
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* Website/{{Subeta}} has several dragonesque pets, but the [[https://www.subetalodge.org/pets/species/Paralix Paralix]] probably conforms to this trope best, having catlike paws (albeit without visible pads), whiskers, and a full coat of fur.
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** Nekorus are a species of dragons with catlike features (or cats with draconic features) native to the continent of Jamuraa, in the world of Dominaria. The only nekoru to receive a card, [[https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Wasitora Wasitora]], resembles a stout-bodied panther with dragon wings, and is typed as both a Cat and a Dragon. Their name in a portmanteau of the Japanese words for "cat" and "dragon".
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** Nekorus are a species of dragons with catlike features (or cats with draconic features) native to the continent of Jamuraa, in the world of Dominaria. The only nekoru to receive a card, [[https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Wasitora Wasitora]], resembles a stout-bodied panther with dragon wings, and is typed as both a Cat and a Dragon. Their name in a portmanteau of the Japanese words for "cat" and"dragon"."dragon".
** In its flavor text, the original [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=222 Shivan Dragon]] is described as "often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse".
** Nekorus are a species of dragons with catlike features (or cats with draconic features) native to the continent of Jamuraa, in the world of Dominaria. The only nekoru to receive a card, [[https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Wasitora Wasitora]], resembles a stout-bodied panther with dragon wings, and is typed as both a Cat and a Dragon. Their name in a portmanteau of the Japanese words for "cat" and
** In its flavor text, the original [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=222 Shivan Dragon]] is described as "often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse".
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* In ''Videogame/MonsterHunterWorld'' [[spoiler: Xeno'jiiva, the final boss]] has a pretty cat-like appearance, from the pointed ears to the 'whiskers' on the sides of its face.
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Dragons are one of those fantasy creatures with [[OurDragonsAreDifferent various variations depending on the era, culture, and creator]]. They're usually reptilian but may also have bird-like feathers or even some mammal traits. But one thing that shows up more often than you'd expect it to is dragons that look and act like cats.
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* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', the [[CatFolk Khajiit]] believe that Akatosh, the god of time and progenitor of the dragons, is Alkosh, Dragon King of Cats. He is usually depicted as a dragon with feline features. The Khajiit describe him as "a real big cat".
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** The [[CatFolk Khajiit]] believe that Akatosh, the god of time and progenitor of the dragons, is Alkosh, Dragon King of Cats. He is usually depicted as a dragon with feline features. The Khajiit describe him as "a real bigcat".cat".
** The Ka Po' Tun are an [[{{Wutai}} Akaviri]] race of "tiger-folk" who highly revere dragons. It is stated as a goal of their race to ''[[ScaledUp become]]'' dragons. They are said to be led by a GodEmperor named Tosh-Raka, the only one of their race to succeed in this goal. He has become the largest dragon on Nirn and is covered with orange and black scales. (Other sources claim this story to be metaphorical at best.)
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* Averted (or possibly inverted) in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls''. While the pony protagonists are turned into humans, Spike the dragon is turned into a dog.
* As mentioned in the Film section, the various dragons in ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'' often display catfish mannerisms.
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Dragons are one of those fantasy creatures with various variations depending on the era, culture, and creator. They're usually reptilian but may also have bird-like feathers or even some mammal traits. But one thing that shows up more often than you'd expect it to is dragons that look and act like cats.
In some cases, this is rather subtle, with simple allusions to the eyes and the feet being vaguely feline. Other times, though, it can be much more blatant, resulting in dragons that literally look and act like cats. This isn't a new phenomenon; in fact, it's been argued that the ''original'' inspiration for dragon myths around the world was a hybrid of the various predators faced by early humans, including large cats.
Both European and Asian dragons have incorporated various cat motifs in the past, though in different ways. The Chinese dragon is said to be a [[MixAndMatchCritters combination of various animals]], one of which is the tiger, and they are often drawn with feline-looking claws, whiskers, and noses. European dragons tend to be more outwardly reptilian, but their movements and the shape of their eyes are often described as cat-like.
More recent writers, though, are likely to play up the [[CuteKitten cuteness]] of the dragon's feline aspects rather than the fierceness. If ReptilesAreAbhorrent, then it helps for a sympathetic dragon character to have some recognizable mammalian features. That said, CatsAreMean could also apply if the dragon is an antagonist.
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* In the Creator/RankinBass adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit'', Smaug [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d1dtoP3E__8/Uq_nYR36GVI/AAAAAAAAFcE/kmjvpwWQuC4/s1600/original-smaug.jpg is depicted as very mammalian]], with a distinctly catlike face sporting a short muzzle, prominent triangular ears, bushy cheek fur and slit-pupiled feline eyes.
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* In an interview about the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', Christopher Paolini described how he imagined "I thought a dragon would be like a cat in some ways, that same sort of self-satisfied attitude." This is carried over into the film adaptation of ''Film/{{Eragon}}'', in which Saphira's movements on the ground are modeled on those of large cats.
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* Creator/ENesbit's "[[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks07/0700681h.html The Dragon Tamers]]" features an armor-plated dragon that is, throughout the story, described as acting in very cat-like ways -- he purrs, meows, and greatly enjoys eating bread and milk. At the end, [[spoiler:his armor falls off and he becomes the world's first cat. The story ends by noting how people should make sure that cats stay tame and fond of drinking milk -- if they should become too wild and fond of hunting they might start growing bigger and scalier and fiercer, grow their wings back, and return to being dragons.]]
* ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'': Temeraire's habit of washing himself after his meals takes other dragons' captains by surprise, since, as one of them puts it, dragons normally "lick they claws and chops clean, like a cat".
* Many amateur "How to Draw Fantasy Creatures" books advise would-be artists to use feline aspects when drawing dragons, especially in features such as the eyes and the skull shape.
* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' franchise, the Chinese Fireball dragon--which is loosely based upon the mythical Chinese ''long''-- is alternately known as the "lion-dragon" and sports a lion-like visage complete with a mane of spikes around its neck and a short, cat-like snout.
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* Another mythical dragon, the French Tarasque, is also said to have the head of a lion.
* It's possible that this may be OlderThanDirt. Anthropologist David E. Jones has suggested that dragon myths are simply an amalgamation of the most dangerous predators faced by human ancestors--[[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodiles]], [[KidnappingBirdOfPrey birds of prey]], and [[CatsAreMean large cats]].
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** 1st Edition Advanced D&D TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms setting boxed set. During a Flight of Dragons (mass dragon attack on civilized territory), Zhentil Keep was seriously damaged by a number of dragons who "raged through the streets like great scaled cats, ere they were slain."
** Dragonnes are chimeric creatures with features of lions and brass dragons. Depending on the edition, their appearance can vary between that of a dragon with a leonine head to that of a scaly lion with dragon wings.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Dragonnes are a type of magical beast resembling a hybrid of a brass dragon and a lion, with a generally leonine body shape with a dragons' scales, wings, tail and horns.
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Nekorus are a species of dragons with catlike features (or cats with draconic features) native to the continent of Jamuraa, in the world of Dominaria. The only nekoru to receive a card, [[https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Wasitora Wasitora]], resembles a stout-bodied panther with dragon wings, and is typed as both a Cat and a Dragon. Their name in a portmanteau of the Japanese words for "cat" and "dragon".
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* In various ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' games, the titular Spyro has some cattish elements to him. For example, one of his {{Idle Animation}}s is Spyro cleaning himself like a cat.
* ''Franchise/{{Lunar}}'': Young dragons look almost exactly like winged cats, and indeed one such dragon is mistaken for a "regular" winged cat despite her insistences to the contrary. Dragons come to resemble the traditional serpentine beasts as they mature, but still retain mammalian features like extensive fur covering.
In ''Franchise/ElderScrolls'', the [[CatFolk Khajiit]] believe that Akatosh, the god of time and progenitor of the dragons, is Alkosh, Dragon King of Cats. He is usually depicted as a dragon with feline features. The khajiit describe him as "a real big cat".
-->--Christopher Paolini
Dragons are one of those fantasy creatures with various variations depending on the era, culture, and creator. They're usually reptilian but may also have bird-like feathers or even some mammal traits. But one thing that shows up more often than you'd expect it to is dragons that look and act like cats.
In some cases, this is rather subtle, with simple allusions to the eyes and the feet being vaguely feline. Other times, though, it can be much more blatant, resulting in dragons that literally look and act like cats. This isn't a new phenomenon; in fact, it's been argued that the ''original'' inspiration for dragon myths around the world was a hybrid of the various predators faced by early humans, including large cats.
Both European and Asian dragons have incorporated various cat motifs in the past, though in different ways. The Chinese dragon is said to be a [[MixAndMatchCritters combination of various animals]], one of which is the tiger, and they are often drawn with feline-looking claws, whiskers, and noses. European dragons tend to be more outwardly reptilian, but their movements and the shape of their eyes are often described as cat-like.
More recent writers, though, are likely to play up the [[CuteKitten cuteness]] of the dragon's feline aspects rather than the fierceness. If ReptilesAreAbhorrent, then it helps for a sympathetic dragon character to have some recognizable mammalian features. That said, CatsAreMean could also apply if the dragon is an antagonist.
A ShoulderSizedDragon will very often act like a lizard/housecat combination.
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!!Examples:
[[AC:FanWorks]]
* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': Ami's first dragon says it's being affectionate like a cat in one scene.
[[AC:{{Film}}s -- Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' has dragons chasing spots of reflected light and rolling around in catnip-like grass. Toothless, in particular, shows a lot of cat-based behavior--rolling on his belly to get it scratched, showing affection by licking, eating fish, folding his ears back when he is upset, etc.
* In the Creator/RankinBass adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit'', Smaug [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d1dtoP3E__8/Uq_nYR36GVI/AAAAAAAAFcE/kmjvpwWQuC4/s1600/original-smaug.jpg is depicted as very mammalian]], with a distinctly catlike face sporting a short muzzle, prominent triangular ears, bushy cheek fur and slit-pupiled feline eyes.
[[AC: {{Film}}s -- Live Action]]
* In an interview about the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', Christopher Paolini described how he imagined "I thought a dragon would be like a cat in some ways, that same sort of self-satisfied attitude." This is carried over into the film adaptation of ''Film/{{Eragon}}'', in which Saphira's movements on the ground are modeled on those of large cats.
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* Creator/ENesbit's "[[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks07/0700681h.html The Dragon Tamers]]" features an armor-plated dragon that is, throughout the story, described as acting in very cat-like ways -- he purrs, meows, and greatly enjoys eating bread and milk. At the end, [[spoiler:his armor falls off and he becomes the world's first cat. The story ends by noting how people should make sure that cats stay tame and fond of drinking milk -- if they should become too wild and fond of hunting they might start growing bigger and scalier and fiercer, grow their wings back, and return to being dragons.]]
* ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'': Temeraire's habit of washing himself after his meals takes other dragons' captains by surprise, since, as one of them puts it, dragons normally "lick they claws and chops clean, like a cat".
* Many amateur "How to Draw Fantasy Creatures" books advise would-be artists to use feline aspects when drawing dragons, especially in features such as the eyes and the skull shape.
* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' franchise, the Chinese Fireball dragon--which is loosely based upon the mythical Chinese ''long''-- is alternately known as the "lion-dragon" and sports a lion-like visage complete with a mane of spikes around its neck and a short, cat-like snout.
[[AC:{{Mythology and Religion}}]]
* The classic Chinese dragon, or ''long'', was said to be a composite of various animals, one of which was the tiger.
* Another mythical dragon, the French Tarasque, is also said to have the head of a lion.
* It's possible that this may be OlderThanDirt. Anthropologist David E. Jones has suggested that dragon myths are simply an amalgamation of the most dangerous predators faced by human ancestors--[[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodiles]], [[KidnappingBirdOfPrey birds of prey]], and [[CatsAreMean large cats]].
[[AC:TabletopGames]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** 1st Edition Advanced D&D TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms setting boxed set. During a Flight of Dragons (mass dragon attack on civilized territory), Zhentil Keep was seriously damaged by a number of dragons who "raged through the streets like great scaled cats, ere they were slain."
** Dragonnes are chimeric creatures with features of lions and brass dragons. Depending on the edition, their appearance can vary between that of a dragon with a leonine head to that of a scaly lion with dragon wings.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Dragonnes are a type of magical beast resembling a hybrid of a brass dragon and a lion, with a generally leonine body shape with a dragons' scales, wings, tail and horns.
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Nekorus are a species of dragons with catlike features (or cats with draconic features) native to the continent of Jamuraa, in the world of Dominaria. The only nekoru to receive a card, [[https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Wasitora Wasitora]], resembles a stout-bodied panther with dragon wings, and is typed as both a Cat and a Dragon. Their name in a portmanteau of the Japanese words for "cat" and "dragon".
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* In various ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' games, the titular Spyro has some cattish elements to him. For example, one of his {{Idle Animation}}s is Spyro cleaning himself like a cat.
* ''Franchise/{{Lunar}}'': Young dragons look almost exactly like winged cats, and indeed one such dragon is mistaken for a "regular" winged cat despite her insistences to the contrary. Dragons come to resemble the traditional serpentine beasts as they mature, but still retain mammalian features like extensive fur covering.
In ''Franchise/ElderScrolls'', the [[CatFolk Khajiit]] believe that Akatosh, the god of time and progenitor of the dragons, is Alkosh, Dragon King of Cats. He is usually depicted as a dragon with feline features. The khajiit describe him as "a real big cat".
