PAWS!

Happy Ides of March! 🔪🔪🔪

Proud of you Shoe and Wagahai….you’ll always be my beloved kitties <3

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BEST FICTIONAL CATS

1st place - Jiji, Kiki's Delivery Service

2nd place - Shoe and Wagahai, Ace Attorney

3rd place - Hobbes, Calvin and Hobbes

And Salem probably won in his own head and doesn't need anyone to tell him otherwise

Link to the table with all the poll numbers from round one

Finals masterpost and other link rabbit hole

I'll be sure to keep you updated on any future competitions I'm intending to host, but for now I really should focus on the @original-cat-showdown so if you want to see cat-themed original characters that's going to be a great place to start ;)

Ultimate Word Tournament!

detritus (English) [dɪˈtɹaɪ.təs] 1. (Geology Dialect) Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion. 2. any disintegrated material; debris.

mačka (Bosnian, Croatian) machka [mât͡ʃka] a cat.

Mačka Propaganda Mačka Propaganda

be sure to leave out milk and cookies for brutus tonight

today i stubbed my tow very hard against my dressor but didn't feel anything #numb🤘

And here is the rest of the propaganda, which is from me:

Propaganda 1

Please vote for Shoe and Wagahai!!! 

-Shoe is based on a real cat!! One of the creators of Ace Attorney, Shu Takumi, named the cat after himself, and made him look very similar to his real life cat, as you can see by the side-by-side comparison!!!

-Shoe also helped solve a kidnapping case! He meowed while the kidnapper was on the phone, giving away their location to the protagonist, who had seen the cat earlier that day!!! -Shoe’s meow also helped the protagonist figure out who hired the assassin–this cat is truly a hero in every sense of the word!!! Just look at his precious little face!!! And here’s a bonus picture of the irl inspiration:

Anyways, remember how I said Shoe was based on a real life cat? Well guess what that cat’s name is? That’s right: Wagahai!! Just like the other kitty in this delightful duo!!! This is Wagahai:

(Picture taken immediately before Wagahai fucked around with the strings on Herlock Sholmes’ fiddle like a little gremlin)

Shoe is a hero, and Wagahai is too–their younger owner, Iris Wilson, made a cat flap creation device to make some for Wagahai. This device later helped solve ANOTHER murder. Here is a picture of the creation, just for fun:

Yeah me too Iris. 

Here’s another good picture of our little baby:

We all know that when cats sit on their little cat towers staring down at us, they are thinking “I am above all of you. You are nothing more than the dirt beneath my feet”. They are the princes and princesses, and we are their servants. Well guess what? Wagahai’s very NAME embodies this!!! -The word “wagahai” is a Japanese first-person pronoun–we only have “I” in English, but Japanese has multiple versions of “I”, which each carry characteristics like masculinity, femininity, politeness, etc. 

-The pronoun “wagahai” is special because it carries with it an EXTREME sense of haughtiness and arrogance. Using it is just like being a cat staring down from that cat tower–it’s a way of saying “I’m above all of you”.

-Wagahai is the perfect name for a little kitty cat, so you simply must vote for this legend!!!

In conclusion:

Vote Shoe and Wagahai!! They are a perfect tag team, heroes and gremlins, and if there is anything better than one cat, it’s two cats!! Also if they lose I will cry real, genuine tears. These kitties have endured hardships too, and they deserve a win!! I love them very much, and I hope you do too!!!

Propaganda 2

I’m back to support my kitty cats as they fight another round!!! As promised, I have many more pictures of Wagahai!!

Wagahai with her owners (Herlock on the far left, Iris on the far right), about to snatch a hat. Look at those chaotic eyes!!! She is lost to her whimsy, and feline nature

Look at her little toe beans!!!! 

Wagahai with Iris, there to cheer her family on in court!!

Gremlin thief Wagahai zooming

Innocent (gremlin thief) Wagahai with her wide little eyes and cute little paws (LOOK AT HER TINY BOW TIE 🥺🥺🥺)

Wagahai perching on Herlock’s head like a little queen

Wagahai napping after she tired her little self out

Look how she imitates her owner!!! Isn’t she the cutest thing you’ve ever seen??? (and if the tag team wins this round, I have videos too)

But alas, along with these adorable pictures, I must tell you of this kitty’s tragic past. That’s right—Wagahai is adorable, and she is loved by her current owners. But it was not always that way, and a happy present cannot erase the sorrows of the past. 

Iris and Herlock were not always Wagahai’s owners. Originally, she belonged to a man named Soseki. He is portrayed as a strange but likable character, yet his actions in regards to his cat are reprehensible.

Soseki is (falsely) accused of murder two times, and spends six days in a holding cell. Despite this, he does not mention his cat to his lawyer, nor does he ask his lawyer to feed her. And so the poor kitty is left all alone, without food or company. Is this lack of regard for his cat normal for Soseki? We cannot say for certain, but the (in)action we do see paints a grim picture of this kitty’s original home life.

If you think that’s bad, it gets worse. When we first meet him, Soseki is in England, having traveled overseas for college. However, he soon returns to Japan, and when he does, he leaves poor little Wagahai behind. Worse, he takes her kittens with him. Abandoned by her owner again and again, her kittens stolen from her grasp in the most cruel way possible—Wagahai has been scorned by the world in far too many ways. Can you really bear to vote against her, knowing that your betrayal is such a cruel echo of her owner’s abandonment? 

Look upon her once more, knowing of the hardships she has suffered. In your heart, you know what you must do.

Shoe and Wagahai Masterpost

It's me again! Here is a collection of all the propaganda from previous rounds!!! So many people have fought so hard to get them this far, and their dedication really shines through in this collection!! Please, for us, vote Shoe and Wagahai.

The poem:

Home

I am a house cat, simple and plain

I was born to run in the meadows

But he locked me away in a barren room

And it is so lonely to run alone

I am a house cat, and I was unloved

Abandoned by the one I cherished most

As he crossed the ocean with my children in hand

I waited at the water’s threshold, and wondered if I would drown

I was a house cat adrift from the world 

Afraid of the tragedy that followed my stride

But they came for me when I was lost and alone

And the world is not so frightening by their side

A child with hair the color of salmon,

Her laughter bringing light to my chest

She runs with me through rows of flowers

And tells me that I am loved 

A man with hair as wild as the grass

Always moving, always searching for more

He holds me close to him at night

But does not force me to stay

These are the people that make my home

And I am a housecat, happy at last

I stare up at the sky from gentle arms

And there is no shadow to block my gaze

The sun is warmer than I ever dreamed

And my family is the warmest of all

had this idea in my brain for months to replace the whistling during the bridge of smash mouth all star with the singer saying "smash mouth all star, it's smash mouth all star, this is smash mouth all star"

Shoe….Wagahai…..I love you so much 🥺

Shoe???? Wagahai???? My children???? My beloved kitties???? You’re alive????

Yes my disciple, we are alive. Thank you for spreading our gospel. Your efforts will not be in vain.

Shoe and Wagahai….I love you…so much…..SO much….

Round 7 (semi-finals)

Shoe + Wagahai (Ace Attorney) vs Salem Saberhagen (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

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