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''Felidae'' is the 1994 German animated film based upon a book of the same name by Akif Pirinçci, a German-Turkish author. Thanks to the internet, the film has gained something of a cult status.
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''Felidae'' is the 1994 German animated film [[Literature/{{Felidae}} based upon a book of the same name name]] by Akif Pirinçci, a German-Turkish author. Thanks to the internet, the film has gained something of a cult status.
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* AllDogsArePurebred: A rare case of this trope being used for cats. Most of the characters in the book are explicitly described as being of one particular breed or another (exceptions being Francis and Joker). Strangely, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shorthair European Shorthair]]" seems to be used as a synonym for "Domestic Shorthair/Longhair" (basically cats of mixed ancestry, also called "moggies"), despite the European Shorthair being a recognized breed. This is justified by "[[ScienceMarchesOn Cat Breeding Marches On]]" as in the late 80s early 90s, when the first books were published, this usage was fairly common, and then the later books [[TheArtifact just rolled with it]]. Breed appearances can be hinted in the film adaption, but the art style makes some of them rather ambiguous.
** Bluebeard is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_coon Maine Coon]], though his tail has been removed, which makes him look more like a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_%28cat%29 Manx]]. He also possesses short fur in the film.
** Felicity is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_blue Russian Blue]], though in the movie she possesses longer fur.
** Isaiah is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_%28cat%29 Persian]].
** Kong is an enormous [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_%28cat%29 Himalayan]], also known as a Colorpoint Persian, though he looks more like a [[{{Gonk}} gorilla mated to a bobcat]].
** The Hermanns are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Shorthair Oriental Shorthairs]], though they are both inbred mutants and thus barely recognizable.
** Pascal is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_Brown Havana Brown]], though his movie appearance bears next to no resemblance to the breed. [[spoiler: He fits the bill slightly better as a young cat, though.]]
** As for Francis, a dream sequence in the second book suggests he is a European Shorthair (though this is questionable, as his coloration was ''very'' odd in the dream), and being mistaken for a wildcat hints that he's probably a gray or brown tabby, rather than the bicolor shown in the movie.
** Joker may be any large long-haired breed, as he appears/is described as being huge, long-haired, and white.
** Nhozemptekh had the body shape and face of an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Shorthair Oriental Shorthair]] and some of the color-pointing and features of an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyssinian_cat#/media/File:Valentino.jpg Abyssinian]], thought to be the one of the oldest domestic cat breeds.
** Bluebeard is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_coon Maine Coon]], though his tail has been removed, which makes him look more like a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_%28cat%29 Manx]]. He also possesses short fur in the film.
** Felicity is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_blue Russian Blue]], though in the movie she possesses longer fur.
** Isaiah is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_%28cat%29 Persian]].
** Kong is an enormous [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_%28cat%29 Himalayan]], also known as a Colorpoint Persian, though he looks more like a [[{{Gonk}} gorilla mated to a bobcat]].
** The Hermanns are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Shorthair Oriental Shorthairs]], though they are both inbred mutants and thus barely recognizable.
** Pascal is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_Brown Havana Brown]], though his movie appearance bears next to no resemblance to the breed. [[spoiler: He fits the bill slightly better as a young cat, though.]]
** As for Francis, a dream sequence in the second book suggests he is a European Shorthair (though this is questionable, as his coloration was ''very'' odd in the dream), and being mistaken for a wildcat hints that he's probably a gray or brown tabby, rather than the bicolor shown in the movie.
** Joker may be any large long-haired breed, as he appears/is described as being huge, long-haired, and white.
** Nhozemptekh had the body shape and face of an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Shorthair Oriental Shorthair]] and some of the color-pointing and features of an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyssinian_cat#/media/File:Valentino.jpg Abyssinian]], thought to be the one of the oldest domestic cat breeds.
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* AnimalTalk:
** The cats can communicate with each other and understand humans. Humans, however, can't understand them, and are completely oblivious to the murder mystery scenario. [[spoiler: Claudandus was actually able to talk to Preterius by imitating human language, though.]]
** Ambrosious in the second book claims to be able to speak to the animals of the woods, though it's unclear if he's being truthful or merely making it up. A mouse caught shortly thereafter reveals that he can talk in the cats' language.
** Francis's conversations with the wildcat tribe and [[spoiler:the lynx]] reveal that all felines (at least smaller felines) speak the same language (which makes sense, seeing as how most felines use extremely similar vocalizations and body language).
** Further cemented in ''Salve Roma!'' when Francis travels to Rome. Aside from an occasional region-specific phrase, feline language is the same the world over, so Francis has no trouble communicating with the local cats.
** The cats can communicate with each other and understand humans. Humans, however, can't understand them, and are completely oblivious to the murder mystery scenario. [[spoiler: Claudandus was actually able to talk to Preterius by imitating human language, though.]]
** Ambrosious in the second book claims to be able to speak to the animals of the woods, though it's unclear if he's being truthful or merely making it up. A mouse caught shortly thereafter reveals that he can talk in the cats' language.
** Francis's conversations with the wildcat tribe and [[spoiler:the lynx]] reveal that all felines (at least smaller felines) speak the same language (which makes sense, seeing as how most felines use extremely similar vocalizations and body language).
** Further cemented in ''Salve Roma!'' when Francis travels to Rome. Aside from an occasional region-specific phrase, feline language is the same the world over, so Francis has no trouble communicating with the local cats.
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* AnimalTalk:
**AnimalTalk: The cats can communicate with each other and understand humans. Humans, however, can't understand them, and are completely oblivious to the murder mystery scenario. [[spoiler: Claudandus was actually able to talk to Preterius by imitating human language, though.]]
** Ambrosious in the second book claims to be able to speak to the animals of the woods, though it's unclear if he's being truthful or merely making it up. A mouse caught shortly thereafter reveals that he can talk in the cats' language.
** Francis's conversations with the wildcat tribe and [[spoiler:the lynx]] reveal that all felines (at least smaller felines) speak the same language (which makes sense, seeing as how most felines use extremely similar vocalizations and body language).
** Further cemented in ''Salve Roma!'' when Francis travels to Rome. Aside from an occasional region-specific phrase, feline language is the same the world over, so Francis has no trouble communicating with the local cats.]]
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** Ambrosious in the second book claims to be able to speak to the animals of the woods, though it's unclear if he's being truthful or merely making it up. A mouse caught shortly thereafter reveals that he can talk in the cats' language.
** Francis's conversations with the wildcat tribe and [[spoiler:the lynx]] reveal that all felines (at least smaller felines) speak the same language (which makes sense, seeing as how most felines use extremely similar vocalizations and body language).
** Further cemented in ''Salve Roma!'' when Francis travels to Rome. Aside from an occasional region-specific phrase, feline language is the same the world over, so Francis has no trouble communicating with the local cats.
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* ADegreeInUseless: In the book, Gustav is an Egyptologist, can't find a job, and no one wants to buy his books, so he has to write pornography for cheap magazines to make a living. [[spoiler:In later books, he became more successful.]]
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The first book does this often, probably due to translation.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The first book does this often, probably due to translation.
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* ADegreeInUseless: In DeathOfAChild: Dams and their kittens die all over the book, Gustav is an Egyptologist, can't find a job, and no one wants to buy his books, so he has to write pornography for cheap magazines to make a living. [[spoiler:In later books, he became more successful.]]
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The first book does this often, probably due to translation.place.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The first book does this often, probably due to translation.
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%%* DescriptionPorn: If you cut out all of it, the book would be half as long.
%%* DetectiveAnimal: Francis, given that it's half the premise of the book.
%%* DetectiveAnimal: Francis, given that it's half the premise of the book.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath:
** There's a ''lot'' of these in the film, including [[spoiler:Felicity]] being beheaded, a female cat having her own young ripped from her womb, several cats with their throats torn out, and [[spoiler:Claudandus]] getting disemboweled at the end.
** In the book, [[spoiler:Claudandus]] also gets his throat torn out instead.
** [[spoiler: Felicity]]'s death is a bit more tragic in the book, because [[spoiler:we see Felicity's owner crying over her dead body]].
** [[spoiler: Preterius's]] death. While not shown, both the book and movie versions were rather disturbing. The movie simply gave us a torn throat, while in the book, [[spoiler: Claudandus leaped into his mouth, tore his way down his throat and ''ripped his way out through Preterius' intestines!'']]
** There's a ''lot'' of these in the film, including [[spoiler:Felicity]] being beheaded, a female cat having her own young ripped from her womb, several cats with their throats torn out, and [[spoiler:Claudandus]] getting disemboweled at the end.
** In the book, [[spoiler:Claudandus]] also gets his throat torn out instead.
** [[spoiler: Felicity]]'s death is a bit more tragic in the book, because [[spoiler:we see Felicity's owner crying over her dead body]].
** [[spoiler: Preterius's]] death. While not shown, both the book and movie versions were rather disturbing. The movie simply gave us a torn throat, while in the book, [[spoiler: Claudandus leaped into his mouth, tore his way down his throat and ''ripped his way out through Preterius' intestines!'']]
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* FirstPersonSmartass: Francis narrates the books, making at times ''very'' snarky comments about the things happening, and especially about the habits of his owner. Occasionally he crosses over to NostalgicNarrator as if he was telling the story somewhere in the future but it's never specified.
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* InfantImmortality:
** Averted. Dams and their kittens die all over the place.
** In the original novel, Francis has a nightmare where Deep Purple pulls a kitten out of his torn, bleeding throat, throws it against the wall, pulls out another kitten which bursts like a red paint balloon, and proceeds to splatter more kittens from his throat.
** Averted. Dams and their kittens die all over the place.
** In the original novel, Francis has a nightmare where Deep Purple pulls a kitten out of his torn, bleeding throat, throws it against the wall, pulls out another kitten which bursts like a red paint balloon, and proceeds to splatter more kittens from his throat.
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* ShownTheirWork: The author knows quite a bit about cats. This is shown not only in the books themselves, but in notes supplied at the back of the books to explain in detail some aspects of feline behavior and biology that are only given passing mention in the main story. He also has a good understanding of Mendelian genetics, one of the major elements of the plot. Also, back-breeding is a real phenomenon.
* ShutUpHannibal: In the first book, Francis delivers one to [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal,]] during the latter's MotiveRant.
-->'''Francis''': [[NotSoDifferent You're the one who's really a human being!]] You think just like they do! You act just like they do! You only want to repeat all the misery they have brought to the world. You're dreaming not of real change but of establishing a new dictatorship paid for with hundreds and thousands of dead from your own ranks. and tell me what kind of a role you've thought up for the other animals species in your oh-so-very-wonderful never-never land? Come on, answer me!
* ShutUpHannibal: In the first book, Francis delivers one to [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal,]] during the latter's MotiveRant.
-->'''Francis''': [[NotSoDifferent You're the one who's really a human being!]] You think just like they do! You act just like they do! You only want to repeat all the misery they have brought to the world. You're dreaming not of real change but of establishing a new dictatorship paid for with hundreds and thousands of dead from your own ranks. and tell me what kind of a role you've thought up for the other animals species in your oh-so-very-wonderful never-never land? Come on, answer me!
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:
** Arguably [[spoiler:Claudandus]]. He only [[spoiler:developed his insane plan after being tortured by Preterius]]. The "Destroyer of Worlds" part is much more present here than the "Woobie" part though. Also, this trope is more present in the book than in the movie.
** The second book gives us [[spoiler: the wildcat tribe]]. Being [[spoiler: brought into strange territory where they found it almost impossible to survive]] is what fueled the rage towards humans and domestic creatures alike, and eventually what led to the murders. As with [[spoiler: Claudandus]] above, this is an arguable case.
* YouAreNumberSix: Eight from the second book.
** Arguably [[spoiler:Claudandus]]. He only [[spoiler:developed his insane plan after being tortured by Preterius]]. The "Destroyer of Worlds" part is much more present here than the "Woobie" part though. Also, this trope is more present in the book than in the movie.
** The second book gives us [[spoiler: the wildcat tribe]]. Being [[spoiler: brought into strange territory where they found it almost impossible to survive]] is what fueled the rage towards humans and domestic creatures alike, and eventually what led to the murders. As with [[spoiler: Claudandus]] above, this is an arguable case.
* YouAreNumberSix: Eight from the second book.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:
**WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Arguably [[spoiler:Claudandus]]. He only [[spoiler:developed his insane plan after being tortured by Preterius]]. The "Destroyer of Worlds" part is much more present here than the "Woobie" part though. Also, this trope is more present in the book than in the movie.
** The second book gives us [[spoiler: the wildcat tribe]]. Being [[spoiler: brought into strange territory where they found it almost impossible to survive]] is what fueled the rage towards humans and domestic creatures alike, and eventually what led to the murders. As with [[spoiler: Claudandus]] above, this is an arguable case.
* YouAreNumberSix: Eight from the second book.
movie.
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** The second book gives us [[spoiler: the wildcat tribe]]. Being [[spoiler: brought into strange territory where they found it almost impossible to survive]] is what fueled the rage towards humans and domestic creatures alike, and eventually what led to the murders. As with [[spoiler: Claudandus]] above, this is an arguable case.
* YouAreNumberSix: Eight from the second book.
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[[caption-width-right:197: It's FilmNoir....with cats!]]
[[caption-width-right:197: It's FilmNoir....with cats!]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:It's FilmNoir....with cats!]]
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** Dr. Preterius' horrific experiments on the cats bear more than a passing resemblance to those carried out on humans by Josef Mengele.
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* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Felicity seems to believe that evil doesn't exist. [[spoiler:And then she meets soft-spoken Pascal - for the last time.]]
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* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Felicity seems is very open, savvy enough to believe ask 'friend or foe?' when a stranger drops in, but accepts the answer at face value. She also has little memory of the experiment that evil doesn't exist. blinded her, so she considers humanity as a whole to be good. [[spoiler:And then she meets soft-spoken Pascal - the most prominent subject of Preterius' experiments - for the last time.]]
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* ToiletHumor: "Bluebeard was here." Said after urinating near a house. This is only done two times.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler: Felicity, a kind and blind cat, is killed just to obfuscate Francis.]]
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler: Felicity, a kind and blind cat, is killed just to obfuscate Francis.]]
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* ToiletHumor: Bluebeard cracks wise quite frequently about his bodily functions. When he marks territory (i.e. urinates on a house) he says, "Bluebeard was here." Said after urinating near a house. here," so the audience knows why he's doing it. This is only done two times.
''twice'', just to make sure everyone gets it.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler: Felicity, a kind and blind cat, is killed just to obfuscateFrancis.Francis and give him a personal reason to pursue the murderer.]]
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler: Felicity, a kind and blind cat, is killed just to obfuscate
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* SherlockScan: Francis is a master of this. The crowner has to be when he finds [[spoiler:Joker's corpse. One scan from afar tells him that he was not murdered, he was ''executed'' - and willingly walked into the jaws of his executioner, Claudandus.]]
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%% * InsufferableGenius: Francis, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold though he does have redeeming qualities.]] (What makes Francis insufferable? What are these redeeming qualities?)
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* SexoPhone: Used during Nhozemptekh's introduction (otherwise known as the "cat sex scene").
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* SexoPhone: Used during Nhozemptekh's introduction (otherwise known as the "cat sex scene").scene"), and is quite appropriate for her enigmatic, mysterious nature. A feline femme fatale [[spoiler:very literally, considering most that encounter her don't live to tell the tale.]]
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%%* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Kong's cohorts, Hermann and Hermann.
%%* TragicVillain: Depending on your perspective, and given his backstory,[[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal]].
%%* TragicVillain: Depending on your perspective, and given his backstory,[[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal]].
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%%* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Kong's cohorts, Hermann Herrmann and Hermann.
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* TragicVillain:Depending on your perspective, [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal. He starts out a friendly Havana Brown and given is then subject to continuous, agonizing experiments by Preterius, eventually turning into his backstory,[[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal]].StartOfDarkness]].
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: "'No! No! No!' Pascal bellowed, his eyes burning with impotent rage and hate. 'There are no good people! They're all the same! Don't you understand that?! Animals are good human beings, and human beings are bad animals!'"]]
%%* VitriolicBestBuds: Francis and Bluebeard.
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: When Francis says that not all humans are evil, the Pascal persona finally drops to reveal Claudandus in all his insanity. "'No! No! No!' Pascal Claudandus bellowed, his eyes burning with impotent rage and hate. 'There are no good people! They're all the same! Don't you understand that?! Animals are good human beings, people, and human beings are bad animals!'"]]
%%* * VitriolicBestBuds: Francis and Bluebeard. They're complete opposites: One an earthy combat veteran, one a cultured and literate intellectual. Bluebeard calls Francis a 'kluge Scheiße' (clever shit) right from the first meeting, and by the end of the mystery [[spoiler:after he saves Bluebeard from the burning house]], Francis enthusiastically adopts the nickname.
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* PurpleProse: Francis feels the need to describe everything, and we mean ''everything'' in graphic detail. In the first book he went on for about five paragraphs about what his owner ''feeds him''.
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* PurpleProse: Francis feels the need to describe everything, and we mean ''everything'' in graphic detail. In the first book he went on for about five paragraphs about what his owner ''feeds him''. The one time that the book entirely eschews the PurpleProse is [[spoiler:Felicity's death. It's short, sharp, simple - and a stab to the heart.]]
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* CatsAreSnarkers
* CharactersAsDevice: The kitten Pepeline, whose purpose is to reveal that [[spoiler: Claudandus is still alive.]] Though her character is more fleshed out in the book. She doesn't even share her name in the movie at all!
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Pepeline, who CannotTellALie. [[spoiler: She provides the clue that Claudandus is in fact alive, and that if Joker is not Claudandus, he at least knows his real/fake identity.]]
* CharactersAsDevice: The kitten Pepeline, whose purpose is to reveal that [[spoiler: Claudandus is still alive.]] Though her character is more fleshed out in the book. She doesn't even share her name in the movie at all!
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Pepeline, who CannotTellALie. [[spoiler: She provides the clue that Claudandus is in fact alive, and that if Joker is not Claudandus, he at least knows his real/fake identity.]]
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* CharactersAsDevice: The kitten Pepeline, whose purpose is to reveal that [[spoiler:Claudandus is still alive.]] Though her character is more fleshed out in the book. She doesn't even share her name in the movie at all!
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Pepeline, who CannotTellALie. [[spoiler: She provides the clue that Claudandus is in fact alive, and that if Joker is not Claudandus, he at least knows his real/fake identity.]]
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Pepeline, who CannotTellALie. [[spoiler: She provides the clue that Claudandus is in fact alive, and that if Joker is not Claudandus, he at least knows his real/fake identity.]]
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler: Claudandus, AKA Pascal, given that he was lowly stray cat that was experimented on and became the BigBad]].
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler: Claudandus, AKA Pascal, given that he was a lowly stray cat that was experimented on and became the BigBad]].
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* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Claudandus/Pascal, given his genetics program that is working on, and it is actually working]].
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* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Claudandus/Pascal, given his genetics program that he is working on, and it is actually working]].
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* AllAnimationIsDisney: Averted. This is an animated film that looks like it was made by Walt Disney or Don Bluth, but it shows cats getting killed and having sex.
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* AllAnimatedFilmsAreDisney: Averted. This is an animated film that looks like it was made by Walt Disney or Don Bluth, but it shows cats getting killed and having sex.
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* AllAnimatedFilmsAreDisney: AllAnimationIsDisney: Averted. This is an animated film that looks like it was made by Walt Disney or Don Bluth, but it shows cats getting killed and having sex.
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* AllAnimatedFilmsAreDisney: Averted. This is an animated film that looks like it was made by Walt Disney or Don Bluth, but it shows cats getting killed and having sex.
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* NotAllAnimatedFilmsAreDisney: This is an animated film that looks like it was made by Walt, but it shows cats getting killed and having sex.
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* AllDogsArePurebred: A rare case of this trope being used for cats. Most of the characters in the book are explicitly described as being of one particular breed or another (exceptions being Francis and Joker). Strangely, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shorthair European Shorthair]]" seems to be used as a synonym for "Domestic Shorthair/Longhair" (basically cats of mixed ancestry, also called "moggies"), despite the European Shorthair being a recognized breed. This is justified by "[[ScienceMarchesOn Cat Breeding Marches On]]" as in the late 80s early 90s, when the first books were published, this usage was fairly common, and then the later books [[TheArtifact just rolled with it]]. Breed appearances can be hinted in the film adaption, but the art style makes some of them rather ambiguous:
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* AllDogsArePurebred: A rare case of this trope being used for cats. Most of the characters in the book are explicitly described as being of one particular breed or another (exceptions being Francis and Joker). Strangely, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shorthair European Shorthair]]" seems to be used as a synonym for "Domestic Shorthair/Longhair" (basically cats of mixed ancestry, also called "moggies"), despite the European Shorthair being a recognized breed. This is justified by "[[ScienceMarchesOn Cat Breeding Marches On]]" as in the late 80s early 90s, when the first books were published, this usage was fairly common, and then the later books [[TheArtifact just rolled with it]]. Breed appearances can be hinted in the film adaption, but the art style makes some of them rather ambiguous:ambiguous.
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* AllDogsArePurebred: A rare case of this trope being used for cats. Most of the characters in the book are explicitly described as being of one particular breed or another (exceptions being Francis and Joker). Strangely, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shorthair European Shorthair]]" seems to be used as a synonym for "Domestic Shorthair/Longhair" (basically cats of mixed ancestry, also called "moggies"), despite the European Shorthair being a recognized breed. This is justified by "[[ScienceMarchesOn Cat Breeding Marches On]]" as in the late 80s early 90s, when the first books were published, this usage was fairly common, and then the later books [[TheArtifact just rolled with it]]. Breed appearances can be hinted in the film adaption, but the art style makes some of them rather ambiguous.
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* AllDogsArePurebred: A rare case of this trope being used for cats. Most of the characters in the book are explicitly described as being of one particular breed or another (exceptions being Francis and Joker). Strangely, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shorthair European Shorthair]]" seems to be used as a synonym for "Domestic Shorthair/Longhair" (basically cats of mixed ancestry, also called "moggies"), despite the European Shorthair being a recognized breed. This is justified by "[[ScienceMarchesOn Cat Breeding Marches On]]" as in the late 80s early 90s, when the first books were published, this usage was fairly common, and then the later books [[TheArtifact just rolled with it]]. Breed appearances can be hinted in the film adaption, but the art style makes some of them rather ambiguous.ambiguous:
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* DepravedBisexual: Kong, who comes across as '''very''' aggressively gay in his first appearance, but is later revealed to have been the mate of a female murder victim.
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* TragicVillain: [[spoiler: While his actions ''as'' a villain are unambiguously horrid and unjustifiable, absolutely nothing that turned Claudandus ''into'' a villain is actually his fault. His existence was initially every bit as benign as any cat's could be; he was a stray who was taken in by people who just so happened to be performing horrible experiments on cats just like him, and had to endure more of them than many of the other cats involved solely from the misfortune of ''surviving'' everything the scientists put him through. Preterius's own descent into madness killed all hope of him ever being treated any better by his caregivers, and by the time he was free he could feel nothing but animosity towards people because of everything he'd been through, driving him to murder Preterius and start his entire scheme to ethnically cleanse his own species. Even in his last moments, he implies that he doesn't like what he became and looked back more fondly on the point of his life when he was still a good individual.]]
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* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Poor Felicity is killed to prevent Francis from getting more clues.]]
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* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Poor Felicity is killed ostensibly to prevent Francis from getting more clues.clues - when in reality, it's to make it personal to him, and assure that he follows the case to its conclusion.]]
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* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Felicity seems to believe that evil doesn't exist.
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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: Claudandus in regards to the humans he hated. Becoming a monster like Preterius and killing those that would ruind his breeding program.]]
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* AllDogsArePurebred: A rare case of this trope being used for cats. Most of the characters in the book are explicitly described as being of one particular breed or another (exceptions being Francis and Joker). Strangely, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shorthair European Shorthair]]" seems to be used as a synonym for "Domestic Shorthair/Longhair" (basically cats of mixed ancestry, also called "moggies"), despite the European Shorthair being a recognized breed. This is justified by "[[ScienceMarchesOn Cat Breeding Marches On]]" as in the late 80s early 90s, when the firs books were published, this usage was fairly common, and then the later books [[TheArtifact just rolled with it]]. Breed appearances can be hinted in the film adaption, but the art style makes some of them rather ambiguous.
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* AllDogsArePurebred: A rare case of this trope being used for cats. Most of the characters in the book are explicitly described as being of one particular breed or another (exceptions being Francis and Joker). Strangely, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shorthair European Shorthair]]" seems to be used as a synonym for "Domestic Shorthair/Longhair" (basically cats of mixed ancestry, also called "moggies"), despite the European Shorthair being a recognized breed. This is justified by "[[ScienceMarchesOn Cat Breeding Marches On]]" as in the late 80s early 90s, when the firs first books were published, this usage was fairly common, and then the later books [[TheArtifact just rolled with it]]. Breed appearances can be hinted in the film adaption, but the art style makes some of them rather ambiguous.
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*NotAllAnimatedFilmsAreDisney: This is an animated film that looks like it was made by Walt, but it shows cats getting killed and having sex.
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* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: These are some ''smart'' cats, able to perfectly understand humans, read, and work a computer. It's mentioned, however, that all of these things take some time and practice to learn, and some cats don't bother learning anything past human speech. [[JustifiedTrope This intelligence is kind of required for a murder mystery, anyway.]]
** Actually, Francis is able to figure out how to log into the data at the end without having ever seen it being done, as shown by the fact that he did not know a password was necessary, so it is a case of the time required varying according to the situation.
*** Francis is shown as being [[TheSmartGuy extremely smart]], even among other such [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude smart cats]], so careful reasoning probably got him to where the data was stored ([[spoiler:Claudandus]] apparently wasn't savvy enough to bury it ''too'' deeply), and from there [[ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish he just made an educated guess as to what the password could be.]] It's not so much a case of the learning time being shortened as it is Francis [[FridgeBrilliance simply being able to use what little technical knowledge he had efficiently.]] The whole issue is much clearer in the book, as Pascal actually spends some time teaching Francis how the computer is used, and [[spoiler: the data for the "Felidae" project was stored close to the catalog of neighborhood cats.]]
*** Also, it's heavily implied both in the book and in the movie that [[spoiler: Claudandus ''wanted'' Francis to find those files because he wants Francis [[PassingTheTorch to be his successor]].]]
** Actually, Francis is able to figure out how to log into the data at the end without having ever seen it being done, as shown by the fact that he did not know a password was necessary, so it is a case of the time required varying according to the situation.
*** Francis is shown as being [[TheSmartGuy extremely smart]], even among other such [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude smart cats]], so careful reasoning probably got him to where the data was stored ([[spoiler:Claudandus]] apparently wasn't savvy enough to bury it ''too'' deeply), and from there [[ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish he just made an educated guess as to what the password could be.]] It's not so much a case of the learning time being shortened as it is Francis [[FridgeBrilliance simply being able to use what little technical knowledge he had efficiently.]] The whole issue is much clearer in the book, as Pascal actually spends some time teaching Francis how the computer is used, and [[spoiler: the data for the "Felidae" project was stored close to the catalog of neighborhood cats.]]
*** Also, it's heavily implied both in the book and in the movie that [[spoiler: Claudandus ''wanted'' Francis to find those files because he wants Francis [[PassingTheTorch to be his successor]].]]
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* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: AmplifiedAnimalAptitude:
** These are some ''smart'' cats, able to perfectly understand humans, read, and work a computer. It's mentioned, however, that all of these things take some time and practice to learn, and some cats don't bother learning anything past human speech. [[JustifiedTrope This intelligence is kind of required for a murder mystery, anyway.]]
**Actually, Francis is able to figure out how to log into the data at the end without having ever seen it being done, as shown by the fact that he did not know a password was necessary, so it is a case of the time required varying according to the situation.
***Francis is shown as being [[TheSmartGuy extremely smart]], even among other such [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude smart cats]], so careful reasoning probably got him to where the data was stored ([[spoiler:Claudandus]] apparently wasn't savvy enough to bury it ''too'' deeply), and from there [[ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish he just made an educated guess as to what the password could be.]] It's not so much a case of the learning time being shortened as it is Francis [[FridgeBrilliance simply being able to use what little technical knowledge he had efficiently.]] The whole issue is much clearer in the book, as Pascal actually spends some time teaching Francis how the computer is used, and [[spoiler: the data for the "Felidae" project was stored close to the catalog of neighborhood cats.]]
***]] Also, it's heavily implied both in the book and in the movie that [[spoiler: Claudandus ''wanted'' Francis to find those files because he wants Francis [[PassingTheTorch to be his successor]].]]
** These are some ''smart'' cats, able to perfectly understand humans, read, and work a computer. It's mentioned, however, that all of these things take some time and practice to learn, and some cats don't bother learning anything past human speech. [[JustifiedTrope This intelligence is kind of required for a murder mystery, anyway.]]
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** The cats can communicate with each other and understand humans. Humans, however, can't understand them, and are completely oblivious to the murder mystery scenario. [[spoiler: Claudandus was actually able to talk to Preterius by imitating human language, though.]]
** The cats can communicate with each other and understand humans. Humans, however, can't understand them, and are completely oblivious to the murder mystery scenario. [[spoiler: Claudandus was actually able to talk to Preterius by imitating human language, though.]]
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* ArcWords: The title.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Preterius]].
* AwardBaitSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYCr2B6QH2I Felidae]] by Boy George
* {{Badass}}: Bluebeard stood up against Kong, a cat many times larger than him, when he threatened Francis.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Claudandus deliberately stops hiding his victims in order to lead Francis to discovering his scheme and eventually becoming his successor. The first part of the plan succeeds, the second fails.]] Might also contain elements of XanatosSpeedChess.
** Since the whole plan ''completely'' relies on the completely contingent element of [[spoiler: Francis ''deciding'' to take over Claudandus' position (which he refuses)]], it might even qualify as OutGambitted.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Preterius]].
* AwardBaitSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYCr2B6QH2I Felidae]] by Boy George
* {{Badass}}: Bluebeard stood up against Kong, a cat many times larger than him, when he threatened Francis.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Claudandus deliberately stops hiding his victims in order to lead Francis to discovering his scheme and eventually becoming his successor. The first part of the plan succeeds, the second fails.]] Might also contain elements of XanatosSpeedChess.
** Since the whole plan ''completely'' relies on the completely contingent element of [[spoiler: Francis ''deciding'' to take over Claudandus' position (which he refuses)]], it might even qualify as OutGambitted.
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Claudandus, AKA Pascal]].
* BigEater: Again, Bluebeard.
** Even moreso in the film, especially after the catacomb scene. "All I want is a hot meal beside a warm fire. What I want is codfiissssshhh..."
* BigEater: Again, Bluebeard.
** Even moreso in the film, especially after the catacomb scene. "All I want is a hot meal beside a warm fire. What I want is codfiissssshhh..."
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* CharactersAsDevice: The kitten Pepeline, whose purpose is to reveal that [[spoiler: Claudandus is still alive.]]
** However, her character is more fleshed out in the book. She doesn't even share her name in the movie at all!
** However, her character is more fleshed out in the book. She doesn't even share her name in the movie at all!
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* CharactersAsDevice: The kitten Pepeline, whose purpose is to reveal that [[spoiler: Claudandus is still alive.]]
** However,]] Though her character is more fleshed out in the book. She doesn't even share her name in the movie at all!
* CharactersAsDevice: The kitten Pepeline, whose purpose is to reveal that [[spoiler: Claudandus is still alive.
** However,
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* CatsAreMean: Both subverted and played straight. Francis is a nice cat. Kong, on the other hand, is a huge, hulking, dim-witted bully.
** Even then, Kong shows himself to be at least a little sympathetic [[spoiler: upon discovering Solitaire's body]] (see JerkWithAHeartOfGold below). A more interesting case would be [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal, who is friendly and amicable right up until he's found out. Then he shows his TrueColors.]]
** ''Cats Are Individuals'' some are mean, some are kind, some are snarky, some are murderous, some are survivors etc..
* CatsAreSnarkers: Francis and Bluebeard.
** Even then, Kong shows himself to be at least a little sympathetic [[spoiler: upon discovering Solitaire's body]] (see JerkWithAHeartOfGold below). A more interesting case would be [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal, who is friendly and amicable right up until he's found out. Then he shows his TrueColors.]]
** ''Cats Are Individuals'' some are mean, some are kind, some are snarky, some are murderous, some are survivors etc..
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** Even then, Kong shows himself to be at least a little sympathetic [[spoiler: upon discovering Solitaire's body]] (see JerkWithAHeartOfGold below). A more interesting case would be [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal, who is friendly and amicable right up until he's found out. Then he shows his TrueColors.]]
** ''Cats Are Individuals'' some are mean, some are kind, some are snarky, some are murderous, some are survivors etc..
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* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Claudandus/Pascal]].
* CloudCuckooLander: Isaiah, the guardian of the dead. [[spoiler: His information provides several hints to solving the mystery, including a connection between Joker and Claudandus.]]
** A more sympathetic example than most. He's spent his whole life believing that he was destined to guard the dead. When Francis come, Isaiah thinks Francis is going to kill him because Isaiah believes that he has sinned for going outside. Also, there's this line when Francis is asking Isaiah questions about the dead bodies he received-
* CloudCuckooLander: Isaiah, the guardian of the dead. [[spoiler: His information provides several hints to solving the mystery, including a connection between Joker and Claudandus.]]
** A more sympathetic example than most. He's spent his whole life believing that he was destined to guard the dead. When Francis come, Isaiah thinks Francis is going to kill him because Isaiah believes that he has sinned for going outside. Also, there's this line when Francis is asking Isaiah questions about the dead bodies he received-
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* {{Cult}}: The Claudandus Sect.
* DarkMessiah: [[spoiler:Claudandus/Pascal]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Francis.
** Bluebeard as well.
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* DerangedAnimation: Francis's psychedelic dream of Gregor Mendel using thousands of cat corpses as marionettes takes the cake.
* DerangedAnimation: Francis's psychedelic dream of Gregor Mendel using thousands of cat corpses as marionettes takes the cake.
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* DetectiveAnimal: Francis.
* DisabledLoveInterest: Felicity [[FanPreferredCouple (If you're shipping her with Francis)]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Francis and [[spoiler:Claudandus]]'s final battle is very similar to Simba and Scar's battle from ''Disney/TheLionKing'', except bloodier. Both films came out in the same year, to boot. Though the similarities are most likely unintentional, as the film of ''Felidae'' lifted that scene from the book, which came out years before either film.
** [[spoiler:Claudandus]]'s plans to create a race of "genetically perfect" cats while murdering those he considers to be inferior. [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Sound familiar?]]
** In one dream, after seeing a film about a scientist creating a race of "super-cats" Francis sees {{God}}/The {{Ubermensch}}, who calls himself "Felidae," meaning all of catkind, as gold/blonde-haired and lapis/blue eyes. DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?
* DetectiveAnimal: Francis.
* DisabledLoveInterest: Felicity [[FanPreferredCouple (If you're shipping her with Francis)]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Francis and [[spoiler:Claudandus]]'s final battle is very similar to Simba and Scar's battle from ''Disney/TheLionKing'', except bloodier. Both films came out in the same year, to boot. Though the similarities are most likely unintentional, as the film of ''Felidae'' lifted that scene from the book, which came out years before either film.
** [[spoiler:Claudandus]]'s plans to create a race of "genetically perfect" cats while murdering those he considers to be inferior. [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Sound familiar?]]
** In one dream, after seeing a film about a scientist creating a race of "super-cats" Francis sees {{God}}/The {{Ubermensch}}, who calls himself "Felidae," meaning all of catkind, as gold/blonde-haired and lapis/blue eyes. DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Francis and [[spoiler:Claudandus]]'s final battle is very similar to Simba and Scar's battle from ''Disney/TheLionKing'', except bloodier. Both films came out in the same year, to boot. Though the similarities are most likely unintentional, as the film of ''Felidae'' lifted that scene from the book, which came out years before either film.
** [[spoiler:Claudandus]]'s plans to create a race of "genetically perfect" cats while murdering those he considers to be inferior. [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Sound familiar?]]
** In one dream, after seeing a film about a scientist creating a race of "super-cats" Francis sees {{God}}/The {{Ubermensch}}, who calls himself "Felidae," meaning all of catkind, as gold/blonde-haired and lapis/blue eyes.
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* FallenHero: [[spoiler: Claudandus]] is a debatable case.
** [[spoiler: Seen as a Hero and a Messiah figure (not a MessianicArchetype though) by the Claudandus Sect. Might be interpreted as fallen from the viewers/readers point of view when we find out his [[TraumaCongaline backstory]] -- Although by then, he has gone far from being a WellIntentionedExtremist]].
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: There's a ''lot'' of these in the film, including [[spoiler:Felicity]] being beheaded, a female cat having her own young ripped from her womb, several cats with their throats torn out, and [[spoiler:Claudandus]] getting disemboweled at the end.
** [[spoiler: Seen as a Hero and a Messiah figure (not a MessianicArchetype though) by the Claudandus Sect. Might be interpreted as fallen from the viewers/readers point of view when we find out his [[TraumaCongaline backstory]] -- Although by then, he has gone far from being a WellIntentionedExtremist]].
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: There's a ''lot'' of these in the film, including [[spoiler:Felicity]] being beheaded, a female cat having her own young ripped from her womb, several cats with their throats torn out, and [[spoiler:Claudandus]] getting disemboweled at the end.
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* FallenHero: [[spoiler: Claudandus]] [[spoiler:Claudandus is a debatable case.
** [[spoiler: Seenseen as a Hero and a Messiah figure (not a MessianicArchetype though) by the Claudandus Sect. Might be interpreted as fallen from the viewers/readers point of view when we find out his [[TraumaCongaline backstory]] -- Although by then, he has gone far from being a WellIntentionedExtremist]].
*FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: FamilyUnfriendlyDeath:
** There's a ''lot'' of these in the film, including [[spoiler:Felicity]] being beheaded, a female cat having her own young ripped from her womb, several cats with their throats torn out, and [[spoiler:Claudandus]] getting disemboweled at the end.
** [[spoiler: Seen
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** There's a ''lot'' of these in the film, including [[spoiler:Felicity]] being beheaded, a female cat having her own young ripped from her womb, several cats with their throats torn out, and [[spoiler:Claudandus]] getting disemboweled at the end.
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* FantasticRacism: Bluebeard often refers to humans as "Can-Openers", and thinks the only thing mankind is good at is opening cans of food for cats.
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* FantasticRacism: FantasticRacism:
** Bluebeard often refers to humans as "Can-Openers", and thinks the only thing mankind is good at is opening cans of food for cats.
** Bluebeard often refers to humans as "Can-Openers", and thinks the only thing mankind is good at is opening cans of food for cats.
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*** As it turns out, [[spoiler: the new breed is specifically being bred to lose its domestic nature and overthrow humans one day. After the mastermind's death, though, the newcomers begin to integrate with the other cats more, losing their ferocity while it's still in its early stages.]]
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* {{From Nobody to Nightmare}}: [[spoiler: Claudandus, AKA Pascal]].
* {{Gonk}}: Kong is approximately three times larger than any other cat in the film, has a lower jaw that juts out extremely far, and looks more like a cross between a bear and a buffalo than a cat. His henchmen, Herrmann and Herrmann, also qualify to some degree.
* {{Gonk}}: Kong is approximately three times larger than any other cat in the film, has a lower jaw that juts out extremely far, and looks more like a cross between a bear and a buffalo than a cat. His henchmen, Herrmann and Herrmann, also qualify to some degree.
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*
** Kong is approximately three times larger than any other cat in the film, has a lower jaw that juts out extremely far, and looks more like a cross between a bear and a buffalo than a cat. His henchmen, Herrmann and Herrmann, also qualify to some degree.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason why [[spoiler: Felicity was killed.]]
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* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Both subverted and played straight. It's one of the main themes of the film.
** Francis' owner doesn't do anything to help solve the mystery, nor do any other humans. Considering that it's cats killing other cats, this really doesn't seem all that surprising.
** At the end it all comes off as either ''HumansAreCthulhu'' (almost unimaginably different from the cats frame of reference) or ''Humans Are Individuals'' (come on, you really thought you could simplify a whole species to one adjective?) or some combination of the two.
** Francis' owner doesn't do anything to help solve the mystery, nor do any other humans. Considering that it's cats killing other cats, this really doesn't seem all that surprising.
** At the end it all comes off as either ''HumansAreCthulhu'' (almost unimaginably different from the cats frame of reference) or ''Humans Are Individuals'' (come on, you really thought you could simplify a whole species to one adjective?) or some combination of the two.
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* InfantImmortality: Averted. Dams and their kittens die all over the place.
** In the original novel, Francis has a nightmare where Deep Purple pulls a kitten out of his torn, bleeding throat, throws it against the wall, pulls out another kitten which bursts like a red paint balloon, and proceeds to splatter more kittens from his throat. Try going to sleep after reading that fun scene.
** In the original novel, Francis has a nightmare where Deep Purple pulls a kitten out of his torn, bleeding throat, throws it against the wall, pulls out another kitten which bursts like a red paint balloon, and proceeds to splatter more kittens from his throat. Try going to sleep after reading that fun scene.
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* InfantImmortality: InfantImmortality:
** Averted. Dams and their kittens die all over the place.
** In the original novel, Francis has a nightmare where Deep Purple pulls a kitten out of his torn, bleeding throat, throws it against the wall, pulls out another kitten which bursts like a red paint balloon, and proceeds to splatter more kittens from histhroat. Try going to sleep after reading that fun scene.throat.
%% * InsufferableGenius: Francis, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold though he does have redeeming qualities.]] (What makes Francis insufferable? What are these redeeming qualities?)
** Averted. Dams and their kittens die all over the place.
** In the original novel, Francis has a nightmare where Deep Purple pulls a kitten out of his torn, bleeding throat, throws it against the wall, pulls out another kitten which bursts like a red paint balloon, and proceeds to splatter more kittens from his
%% * InsufferableGenius: Francis, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold though he does have redeeming qualities.]] (What makes Francis insufferable? What are these redeeming qualities?)
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* InsufferableGenius: Francis. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] [[CatsAreSnarkers since he is a cat]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold and he does have redeeming qualities.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bluebeard.
** Likewise, [[CatsAreMean huge, hulking, bully Kong]] is shown to have [[HiddenDepths something of a soft side]] when he [[spoiler:mourns the death of his pregnant mate, Solitaire]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bluebeard.
** Likewise, [[CatsAreMean huge, hulking, bully Kong]] is shown to have [[HiddenDepths something of a soft side]] when he [[spoiler:mourns the death of his pregnant mate, Solitaire]].
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* InsufferableGenius: Francis. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] [[CatsAreSnarkers since he is ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: Claudandus kills Felicity, a cat]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold and he does have redeeming qualities.completely innocent, crippled cat, just to make the case personal to Francis.]]
*JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bluebeard.
**JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Likewise, [[CatsAreMean huge, hulking, bully Kong]] is shown to have [[HiddenDepths something of a soft side]] when he [[spoiler:mourns the death of his pregnant mate, Solitaire]].
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* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: [[spoiler:Joker]]
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Felicity.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:Claudandus]] presents himself like this, especially in the book.
* LargeHam: Joker, more so in the German version.
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Felicity.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:Claudandus]] presents himself like this, especially in the book.
* LargeHam: Joker, more so in the German version.
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%%* LargeHam: Joker, more so in the German version.
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* LetMeTellYouAStory: "[A]nd it's not going to be pretty."
* MadScientist: Preterius. Though, he's more of a rambling drunken scientist.
** [[spoiler:Claudandus]] might also qualify.
* MadeOfPlasticine: The cats get ripped apart rather easily, it seems. This is most obvious in the climax when [[spoiler: the BigBad gets his entire guts and ribs ripped open from a single claw across the stomach.]]
** Possibly TruthInTelevision as cats have incredibly thin skin and needle-sharp claws.
** [[spoiler:It actually happened that way because Francis reopened the scar from when Preterius vivisected Claudandus. Several times. His stomach was practically paper-thin by then.]]
* MadnessMantra: "HYBRID PLANT EXPERIMENTS!" Dream Gregor raves out this while controlling undead marionette cats.
* MadScientist: Preterius. Though, he's more of a rambling drunken scientist.
** [[spoiler:Claudandus]] might also qualify.
* MadeOfPlasticine: The cats get ripped apart rather easily, it seems. This is most obvious in the climax when [[spoiler: the BigBad gets his entire guts and ribs ripped open from a single claw across the stomach.]]
** Possibly TruthInTelevision as cats have incredibly thin skin and needle-sharp claws.
** [[spoiler:It actually happened that way because Francis reopened the scar from when Preterius vivisected Claudandus. Several times. His stomach was practically paper-thin by then.]]
* MadnessMantra: "HYBRID PLANT EXPERIMENTS!" Dream Gregor raves out this while controlling undead marionette cats.
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** Possibly TruthInTelevision as cats have incredibly thin skin and needle-sharp claws.
** [[spoiler:It actually happened that way because
*
** "HYBRID PLANT EXPERIMENTS!" Dream Gregor raves out this while controlling undead marionette cats.
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* ManOfWealthAndTaste: [[spoiler:Ziebold, Pascal's owner and former assistant to Preterius is described as such.]]
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* MatureAnimalStory
* MeaningfulName: Felicity means "great happiness".
* MeaningfulName: Felicity means "great happiness".
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** Felicity means "great happiness".
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* MoralDissonance: Felicity says that "humans are the kindest creature there is" in the same space as "Claudandus was viciously tortured by humans." The break between these two realities is at the center of the book's plot.
** It also points out the irony of Felicity's views on humans considering it's heavily implied that she is blind due to humans experimenting on her in the past.
** It also points out the irony of Felicity's views on humans considering it's heavily implied that she is blind due to humans experimenting on her in the past.
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* MoralDissonance: Felicity says that "humans are the kindest creature there is" in the same space as "Claudandus was viciously tortured by humans." The break between these two realities is at the center of the book's plot.
**plot. It also points out the irony of Felicity's views on humans considering it's heavily implied that she is blind due to humans experimenting on her in the past.
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: [[spoiler:Claudandus, since he tries to create a master race of cats and is willing to kill for it.]]
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: ANaziByAnyOtherName:
** [[spoiler:Claudandus, since he tries to create a master race of cats and is willing to kill for it.]]
** [[spoiler:Claudandus, since he tries to create a master race of cats and is willing to kill for it.]]
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* [[spoiler:NecessarilyEvil: "I was forced to kill, Francis- I had no choice- to preserve the racial purity that this new Felidae required."]]
* NietzscheWannabe: [[spoiler: Claudandus. Just read his rant about how HumansAreBastards]].
** And while certainly acting as a NietzscheWannabe up to his final confrontation with Francis, the meaning behind his FinalSpeech is open for debate - was it a HeelRealization?
* NietzscheWannabe: [[spoiler: Claudandus. Just read his rant about how HumansAreBastards]].
** And while certainly acting as a NietzscheWannabe up to his final confrontation with Francis, the meaning behind his FinalSpeech is open for debate - was it a HeelRealization?
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* [[spoiler:NecessarilyEvil: "I NecessarilyEvil: [[spoiler:"I was forced to kill, Francis- I had no choice- to preserve the racial purity that this new Felidae required."]]
* NietzscheWannabe: [[spoiler: Claudandus. Just read his rant about howHumansAreBastards]].
**HumansAreBastards]]. And while certainly acting as a NietzscheWannabe up to his final confrontation with Francis, the meaning behind his FinalSpeech is open for debate - was it a HeelRealization?
* NietzscheWannabe: [[spoiler: Claudandus. Just read his rant about how
**
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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: Claudandus in regards to the humans he hated.]]
* [[ItsPersonal Now It's Personal]]: [[spoiler: Claudandus kills Felicity, a completely innocent, crippled cat, just to make the case personal to Francis.]]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: Felicity.]]
* [[ItsPersonal Now It's Personal]]: [[spoiler: Claudandus kills Felicity, a completely innocent, crippled cat, just to make the case personal to Francis.]]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: Felicity.]]
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* [[ItsPersonal Now It's Personal]]: [[spoiler: Claudandus kills Felicity, a completely innocent, crippled cat, just to make the case personal to Francis.]]
*
%%* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: Felicity.]]
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* [[PetTheDog Pet The Cat]]: Interestingly (see HumansAreBastards above), every human character is shown to have (or have had) good qualities. Even [[spoiler: Preterius]] was somewhat kind to his test subjects (at least in the book - it's not really shown in the movie) before his project started falling apart around him. About the only exception would be Saffron's owner, from book two, who took delight in starving and torturing his cats - Saffron's brother [[spoiler: died of dehydration]] thanks to him.
** Francesca also fails to get any [[PetTheDog such moments]], but she's not evil per se - just really domineering, pushy, and a hypocrite.
* [[PoeticSerialKiller Philosophical Serial Killer]]: [[spoiler: It's a rather nihilistic philosophy, though.]]
** Francesca also fails to get any [[PetTheDog such moments]], but she's not evil per se - just really domineering, pushy, and a hypocrite.
* [[PoeticSerialKiller Philosophical Serial Killer]]: [[spoiler: It's a rather nihilistic philosophy, though.]]
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* [[PetTheDog Pet The Cat]]: Interestingly (see HumansAreBastards above), PetTheDog: Interestingly, every human character is shown to have (or have had) good qualities. Even [[spoiler: Preterius]] was somewhat kind to his test subjects (at least in the book - it's not really shown in the movie) before his project started falling apart around him. About One of the only exception few exceptions would be Saffron's owner, from book two, who took delight in starving and torturing his cats - Saffron's brother [[spoiler: died of dehydration]] thanks to him.
**him. Francesca also fails to get any [[PetTheDog such moments]], but she's not evil per se - just really domineering, pushy, and a hypocrite.
* [[PoeticSerialKiller Philosophical Serial Killer]]: %%* PoeticSerialKiller: [[spoiler: It's a rather nihilistic philosophy, though.]] (What is the philosophy?)
**
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* PosthumousCharacter : [[spoiler: Dr. Preterius, especially in the book.]]
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* PosthumousCharacter : :
** [[spoiler: Dr. Preterius, especially in the book.]]
** [[spoiler: Dr. Preterius, especially in the book.]]
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* PsychicDreamsForEveryone: The main characters are cats so spend a lot of time sleeping and tend to get [[RealDreamsAreWeirder cryptic, or occasionally downright weird, dreams that may or may not predict something]] (mostly they do) or give them odd ideas. Generally speaking the cats in the Felidae books ''believe'' in the power of dreams and Francis is no exception.
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* PsychicDreamsForEveryone: PsychicDreamsForEveryone:
** The main characters are cats so spend a lot of time sleeping and tend to get [[RealDreamsAreWeirder cryptic, or occasionally downright weird, dreams that may or may not predict something]] (mostly they do) or give them odd ideas. Generally speaking the cats in the Felidae books ''believe'' in the power of dreams and Francis is no exception.
** The main characters are cats so spend a lot of time sleeping and tend to get [[RealDreamsAreWeirder cryptic, or occasionally downright weird, dreams that may or may not predict something]] (mostly they do) or give them odd ideas. Generally speaking the cats in the Felidae books ''believe'' in the power of dreams and Francis is no exception.
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* {{Pun}}: '''Cat'''acombs.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Bluebeard in the English dub of the film. "If that's a joke..."
* PurpleProse: And how, being that Francis feels the need to describe everything, and we mean ''everything'' in graphic detail. In the first book he went on for about five paragraphs about what his owner ''feeds him''.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Bluebeard in the English dub of the film. "If that's a joke..."
* PurpleProse: And how, being that Francis feels the need to describe everything, and we mean ''everything'' in graphic detail. In the first book he went on for about five paragraphs about what his owner ''feeds him''.
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* {{Pun}}: '''Cat'''acombs.
**'''Cat'''acombs. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Bluebeard in the English dub of the film. "If that's a joke..."
* PurpleProse:And how, being that Francis feels the need to describe everything, and we mean ''everything'' in graphic detail. In the first book he went on for about five paragraphs about what his owner ''feeds him''.
**
* PurpleProse:
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* ReligionOfEvil: The cult of Claudandus.
* SanitySlippage: Dr. Preterius. The descent from a sympathetic scientist who just wanted to achieve something, to a belligerent, insane man is more prevalent in the novel.
* SanitySlippage: Dr. Preterius. The descent from a sympathetic scientist who just wanted to achieve something, to a belligerent, insane man is more prevalent in the novel.
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** Dr. Preterius. The descent from a sympathetic scientist who just wanted to achieve something, to a belligerent, insane man is more prevalent in the novel.
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* SatelliteLoveInterest: Alcina from book two. She meets Francis only once, during which they mate, but Francis apparently loved her very much [[spoiler: and is heartbroken when he finds she's been murdered.]] Felicity might count as well, as her part is extremely similar (sans the mating), but between the two Felicity was much friendlier.
** Nhozemphtekh could be thought of as this, except that Francis never really says or does anything to indicate genuine love. He just finds her really sexy.
** Nhozemphtekh could be thought of as this, except that Francis never really says or does anything to indicate genuine love. He just finds her really sexy.
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* SatelliteLoveInterest: SatelliteLoveInterest:
** Alcina from book two. She meets Francis only once, during which they mate, but Francis apparently loved her very much [[spoiler: and is heartbroken when he finds she's been murdered.]] Felicity might count as well, as her part is extremely similar (sans the mating), but between the two Felicity was muchfriendlier.
** Nhozemphtekh could be thought of as this, except that Francis never really says or does anything to indicate genuine love. He just finds her really sexy.friendlier.
** Alcina from book two. She meets Francis only once, during which they mate, but Francis apparently loved her very much [[spoiler: and is heartbroken when he finds she's been murdered.]] Felicity might count as well, as her part is extremely similar (sans the mating), but between the two Felicity was much
** Nhozemphtekh could be thought of as this, except that Francis never really says or does anything to indicate genuine love. He just finds her really sexy.
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* SecretKeeper : [[spoiler: Joker. Who is well aware about the truth behind Preterius and his experiments, that Claudandus is alive, responsible for the murders, the reasons behind 'em and his other identity. He even willing accepts dying at the teeth of Claudandus to keep the secret safe when Francis starts closing in on him.]]
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* SecretKeeper : :
** [[spoiler: Joker. Who is well aware about the truth behind Preterius and his experiments, that Claudandus is alive, responsible for the murders, the reasons behind 'em and his other identity. He even willing accepts dying at the teeth of Claudandus to keep the secret safe when Francis starts closing in on him.]]
** [[spoiler: Joker. Who is well aware about the truth behind Preterius and his experiments, that Claudandus is alive, responsible for the murders, the reasons behind 'em and his other identity. He even willing accepts dying at the teeth of Claudandus to keep the secret safe when Francis starts closing in on him.]]
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* [[HeKnowsTooMuch She Knows Too Much]]: The reason why [[spoiler: Felicity was killed.]]
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* ShownTheirWork: The author knows quite a bit about cats. This is shown not only in the books themselves, but in notes supplied at the back of the books to explain in detail some aspects of feline behavior and biology that are only given passing mention in the main story. He also has a good understanding of Mendelian genetics, one of the major elements of the plot.
** Back-breeding is a real phenomenon. See the trivia tab for more info.
** Back-breeding is a real phenomenon. See the trivia tab for more info.
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* ShownTheirWork: The author knows quite a bit about cats. This is shown not only in the books themselves, but in notes supplied at the back of the books to explain in detail some aspects of feline behavior and biology that are only given passing mention in the main story. He also has a good understanding of Mendelian genetics, one of the major elements of the plot.
** Back-breedingplot. Also, back-breeding is a real phenomenon. See the trivia tab for more info.phenomenon.
** Back-breeding
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* StrawLoser: Gustav to Francis. Deep down, however, Francis really does care for his clumsy owner
* [[spoiler: SuperBreedingProgram: Claudandus/Pascal plans to breed cats back to their original, ferocious form. He eliminates those that get in the ways of his plans]].
* [[spoiler: SuperBreedingProgram: Claudandus/Pascal plans to breed cats back to their original, ferocious form. He eliminates those that get in the ways of his plans]].
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* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler: Felicity]]
* TheBully: Kong and the Hermanns [[spoiler: until the death of Kong's dam, Solitaire.]]
* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation
* TheBully: Kong and the Hermanns [[spoiler: until the death of Kong's dam, Solitaire.]]
* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation
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%%* TragicVillain: Depending on your perspective, [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal]]. (What makes him tragic?)
*
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: "'No! No! No!' Pascal bellowed, his eyes burning with impotent rage and hate. 'There are no good people! They're all the same! Don't you understand that?! Animals are good human beings, and human beings are bad animals!'"]]
%%* VitriolicBestBuds: Francis and Bluebeard.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Kong's cohorts, Hermann and Hermann.
* TragicVillain: Depending on your perspective, [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Kong. He almost ''kills'' Francis at one point (but see JerkWithAHeartOfGold).
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: "'No! No! No!' Pascal bellowed, his eyes burning with impotent rage and hate. 'There are no good people! They're all the same! Don't you understand that?! Animals are good human beings, and human beings are bad animals!'"]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Francis and Bluebeard. See RedOniBlueOni.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Felicity, who was killed off after only a few minutes of screentime.]]
* TragicVillain: Depending on your perspective, [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Kong. He almost ''kills'' Francis at one point (but see JerkWithAHeartOfGold).
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: "'No! No! No!' Pascal bellowed, his eyes burning with impotent rage and hate. 'There are no good people! They're all the same! Don't you understand that?! Animals are good human beings, and human beings are bad animals!'"]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Francis and Bluebeard. See RedOniBlueOni.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Felicity, who was killed off after only a few minutes of screentime.]]
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Kong's cohorts, Hermann and Hermann.
* TragicVillain: Depending on your perspective, [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Kong. He almost ''kills'' Francis at one point (but see JerkWithAHeartOfGold).
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: "'No! No! No!' Pascal bellowed, his eyes burning with impotent rage and hate. 'There are no good people! They're all the same! Don't you understand that?! Animals are good human beings, and human beings are bad animals!'"]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Francis and Bluebeard. See RedOniBlueOni.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:WeHardlyKnewYe:
**[[spoiler: Felicity, who was killed off after only a few minutes of screentime.]]
* TragicVillain: Depending on your perspective, [[spoiler: Claudandus/Pascal]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Kong. He almost ''kills'' Francis at one point (but see JerkWithAHeartOfGold).
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: "'No! No! No!' Pascal bellowed, his eyes burning with impotent rage and hate. 'There are no good people! They're all the same! Don't you understand that?! Animals are good human beings, and human beings are bad animals!'"]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Francis and Bluebeard. See RedOniBlueOni.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:
**[[spoiler: Felicity, who was killed off after only a few minutes of screentime.]]
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the movie, we never get to see what happens to any of the side characters (it's possible that Francis's "new friend" is Nhozemptekh, but the character design is slightly different so this is unlikely). The novel subverts this by giving information in the epilogue.
** It's at least implied in the movie that [[spoiler: Bluebeard]] survived, though not confirmed.
** It's at least implied in the movie that [[spoiler: Bluebeard]] survived, though not confirmed.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the movie, we never get to see what happens to any of the side characters (it's possible that Francis's "new friend" is Nhozemptekh, but the character design is slightly different so this is unlikely). The novel subverts this by giving information in the epilogue.
**epilogue. It's at least implied in the movie that [[spoiler: Bluebeard]] survived, though not confirmed.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: ''Arguably'' [[spoiler:Claudandus]]. He only [[spoiler:developed his insane plan after being tortured by Preterius]]. The "Destroyer of Worlds" part is much more present here than the "Woobie" part though. Also, this trope is more present in the book than in the movie.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: ''Arguably'' WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:
** Arguably [[spoiler:Claudandus]]. He only [[spoiler:developed his insane plan after being tortured by Preterius]]. The "Destroyer of Worlds" part is much more present here than the "Woobie" part though. Also, this trope is more present in the book than in the movie.
** Arguably [[spoiler:Claudandus]]. He only [[spoiler:developed his insane plan after being tortured by Preterius]]. The "Destroyer of Worlds" part is much more present here than the "Woobie" part though. Also, this trope is more present in the book than in the movie.
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* YouAreNumberSix: Eight [[spoiler: the lynx]], from the second book.
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* YouAreNumberSix: Eight [[spoiler: the lynx]], from the second book.
