History Main / CatlikeDragons

* ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'': The Legendary Dragon-type Pokémon, Koraidon and Miraidon (especially the former), exhibit very cat-like mannerisms, especially in the way they run and curl up to sleep. Koraidon's cry even sounds like a cat purring.

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* The gorgonopsian therapsid ''Inostrancevia'', from the late Permian period, possessed both mammalian and reptilian traits, having a posture and dentition similar to that of carnivorous mammals, but with a reptile-like metabolism and brain morphology, likely not having any fur. Can roughly be described as a mix between a saber-toothed cat and a komodo dragon.
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* ''ComicBook/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures'' has Damian's pet "dragon-bat" Goliath, who looks like a giant winged cat. He even makes cat-like "Mowr!" noises.

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnon Manda]]'s physical body language as an infant is a lot like a kitten, which gets briefly {{lampshaded}}. {{Downplayed}} with Godzilla, but he produces a purr-like growl as an expression of affection or reassurance, which Vivienne compares to a cat purring to its kittens when she observes it.
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': The Elder Wyrm's attitude towards the main characters is explicitly compared to a cat toying with a wounded mouse.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' has dragons engaging in catlike behaviors such as chasing spots of reflected light and rolling around in catnip-like grass.

** The great wyrm Hraesvelgr is combination of this and [[FeatheredDragons Feathered Dragon]]. He has a much more mammalian appearance than any other dragon encountered, with a carnivoran face and a mane of feathers or fur extending down the length of his body. This stands in particular contrast to his brother Nidhogg, who is much more reptilian or demonic looking, with both of them being major players in the ''Heavensward'' expansion.

** The great wyrm Hraesvelgr is combination of this and FeatheredDragon. He has a much more mammalian appearance than any other dragon encountered, with a carnivoran face and a mane of feathers or fur extending down the length of his body. This stands in particular contrast to his brother Nidhogg, who is much more reptilian or demonic looking, with both of them being major players in the ''Heavensward'' expansion.

* Blazey, the pet dragon from ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'', inverts this trope by being a dragon who clearly acts like a dog.

* ''Franchise/TheWitcher'': In ''Literature/SwordOfDestiny'', Villentretenmerth is described as having something graceful and feline about the way he sits.

* In ''TabletopGame/SorcerouslyAdvanced'', the Fire and Scale Society is for people who assume draconic or feline forms. As it turns out, dragons and cats get along extremely well, and share a Core Value of Hedonism and a magical style focused around being lazy.

* Subverted with Krumblor the Cookie Dragon in ''VideoGame/CookieClicker''. One upgrade allows you to click on your dragon to "pet" it. The flavor text for the "Pet the dragon" upgrade states that dragons do ''not'' purr, and that if your dragon starts purring, you need to vacate the area immediately.

* One dragon species in ''VideoGame/DragonCreek'' resembles a giant, elongated cat.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'': The great wyrm Hraesvelgr is combination of this and FeatheredDragon. He has a much more mammalian appearance than any other dragon encountered, with a carnivoran face and a mane of feathers or fur extending down the length of his body. This stands in particular contrast to his brother Nidhogg, who is much more reptilian or demonic looking, with both of them being major players in the ''Heavensward'' expansion.
** Also in ''Final Fantasy XIV'' are the coeurl dragons. Dragons are established to have a form of AdaptiveAbility that allows them to "evolve" indepently over the course of their long lives to better suit their environment. The rare coeurl dragons are one of the most divergent of such adaptations, shedding their wings in favor of becoming apex land-based predators, and named for the monstrous cats they seemingly based their form and ShockAndAwe abilities on.

** 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.
** Magnamalo from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' resembles a cross between a tiger and an Eastern dragon clad in {{samurai}} armor.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'''s Legendary Dragon-type Pokemon, Koraidon and Miraidon (especially the former), exhibit very cat-like mannerisms, especially in the way they run and curl up to sleep. Koraidon's cry even sounds like a cat purring.
* Skorch from ''VideoGame/MonsterSanctuary'' is classified as a dragon, but it looks like a cat made from molten wax.

* In ''Webcomic/FireflyCross'', the dragon Chaerius is most often seen shapeshifted as a black cat.

* In ''WebAnimation/ReversalOfTheHeart'', dragons make cat noises.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'', Tiamat the queen of dragons has five heads. The primary head, like Smaug from ''The Hobbit (1977)'' mentioned above, has feline features such as bushy fur on her cheeks, triangular ears, and slitted cat-like eyes.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'''s Legendary Dragon-type Pokemon, Koraidon and Miraidon (especially the former), exhibit very cat-like mannerisms, especially in the way they run and curl up to sleep.

* Flight Rising has the Obelisk, which is based off of Chinese Guardian Lions and Pixiu. There is also the Coatl, the hatchlings of which look like a cross between a kitten and a baby snake.

* ''Film/UpsideDownMagic'': The IneptMage Body can only turn into MixAndMatchCritters instead of proper animals. One of her forms is a cat with dragon wings which she later names the dritten.

* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': Haku's dragon form is very feline, with a furry body and face, pointed ears, long whiskers and a pink nose. Partially {{subverted|Trope}} in that Hayao Miyazaki has [[WordOfGod stated in an interview]] that they used dogs as reference for Haku in some scenes. Particularly, dogs' mouths when Chihiro is trying to feed him the medicine.

** Nargacuga and Barioth not only have cat-like features (fur, head and facial features, and claws on their forelimbs), but also catlike fighting styles. [[PantheraAwesome Nargacuga, specifically, is based on a black panther, while Barioth resembles a smilodon]].
** Downplayed in the case of Tigrex, which bears tiger-like stripes and similar body shape to Nargacuga and Barioth, but is otherwise much more reptilian with no fur and a tyrannosaur-esque head. Its name is also quite literally a {{portmanteau}} of "tiger" and "T-rex".
** The Elder Dragons Teostra and Lunastra resemble [[FieryLion fire-breathing lions]] with scales and dragon wings.
** 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.
** Magnamalo from ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise Rise]]'' resembles a cross between a tiger and an Eastern dragon clad in {{samurai}} armor.

** Downplayed in the case of Tigrex, which bears tiger-like stripes and similar body shape to Nargacuga and Barioth, but is otherwise much more reptilian with no fur and a tyrannosaur-esque head. It's name is quite literally a {{portmanteau}} of tiger and t-rex.

** Downplayed in the case of Tigrex, which bears tiger-like stripes from which it draws its name and a similar body shape to Nargacuga and Barioth, but is otherwise much more reptilian with no fur and a tyrannosaur-esque head

** Nargacuga and Barioth not only have cat-like features (fur, head and facial features, and claws on their forelimbs), but also a catlike fighting style. [[PantheraAwesome Nargacuga, specifically, is based on a black panther, while Barioth resembles a saber-toothed cat]].

* ''Videgame/WorldOfWarcraft'': Dragons have the same walking/running animation cycle as cats.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSeaBeast'' has a sea serpent edition. The Red Bluster is a mosaic of many sea creatures, but the head and especially the manneirisms are all extremely cat-like.

* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': Sky Lynx is a unique example. His vehicle mode is a space shuttle, but he has two separate robot modes, and can separate into two pieces so he can use both at once. One of them is a dragon while the other was a [[MegaNeko gigantic cat]], giving Sky Lynx the best of both worlds when it comes to this trope.