Best Cat-Based Superheroes
Cats are amazing! They are clever, flexible, have excellent vision, and possess an acute sense of hearing. The cunning and ferocious features of cats have served as inspiration for superheroes for decades. With that in mind, buckle up feline-based-character fans and scroll on to find out about the very best of the best cat-based superheroes.
1. Catwoman
Clad in a tight, one-piece outfit and using a bullwhip for a weapon, Selina Kyle, popularly known as Catwoman, is a burglar from Gotham City. Often portrayed as a supervillain and adversary of Batman, Catwoman is a martial arts expert. She is usually portrayed as the love interest of Batman.
2. Black Panther (T’Challa)
T’Challa, popular by the name of Black Panther, is the king and protector of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. He gained near-superhuman levels of strength and agility after drinking the essence of the heart-shaped herb. Along with being proficient in science, his strict physical training helps him to combat enemies. He also relies on the advanced technology of Wakanda.
3. Tigra
Greer Grant is a former athlete. She accidentally turned into a tiger-like creature while going through a genetic treatment. She then used her abilities to become a superhero under the name Tigra. After becoming a member of the Avengers, she developed a close relationship with teammate Falcon. She suffers from aquaphobia.
4. Puma
Puma, also known as Thomas Fireheart is a Native American who was bred to be a perfect warrior prophesied to halt a future hazard that might eradicate the world. He possesses the ability to transform into a humanoid mountain lion werecat at will. He acted as a mercenary, and an adversary to Spider-Man, but soon became his ally.
5. Bronze Tiger
The character’s real name is Benjamin “Ben” Turner and is depicted as an African-American who is considered one of the world’s greatest martial artists, assassins, and spies in the DC Universe. He is a freelance vigilante, a member of the League of Assassins, and an operative of the Suicide Squad.
6. Black Cat
Felicia Hardy is the daughter of Walter Hardy, a world-renowned cat burglar. She became Black Cat to seek revenge on her ex-boyfriend for date-raping her. She took on the costumed identity of the Black Cat and went through rigorous physical training. Her superpowers include affecting probability fields and producing “bad luck” for her rivals. After falling in love with Spider-man, she gave up stealing and became his ally.
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7. Hellcat
Patsy Walker was a fan of superheroes who ended up in a situation where she had the opportunity to save the Avengers, after donning the costume of the superheroine The Cat. She was trained by the superheroine Moondragon and returned to join the Defenders as Hellcat.
8. White Tiger
Ava Ayala is an avatar of the White Tiger God. After the death of her family members at the hands of Gideon Mace, Ava Ayala became the wielder of the Tiger Amulette, which provided her feline’s agility and instincts.
9. Black Panther (Shuri)
Shuri is the half-sister of Black Panther and an heiress to the throne of Wakanda. She always wanted to be the first woman Black Panther. She became Black panther to protect the people of Wakanda after T’Challa was severely injured by Doctor Doom. Shuri has a gifted intellectual mind, a genius on par with her older brother, who has a vast, well-studied understanding of Wakandan science and technology.
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10. Wildcat
Wildcat is a member of the Justice Society of America in Dc Universe. He adopted the superhero identity of Wildcat to find out the killer of the boxer who taught him to box. He is an expert boxer, a talented athlete, and a teacher. Moreover, he has 9 lives.
11. Shadow Cat
Kitty Pryde, popularly known as Shadow Cat is a mutant. She became the youngest member of X-men after enrolling at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. She is gifted with a phasing ability that allows her to move through solid matter. This power also disrupts any electrical field she passes through, and lets her simulate levitation. Kitty also has the ability to become invisible and unseen in shadows.
12. Cat-man
David Merryweather is an orphan who was raised in Burma by a tigress. Living with tigers somehow gave him superhuman abilities, such as super-strength, enhanced agility, natural night vision, and nine lives of cats. Then, he came back to the U.S. and became a private investigator to protect innocents from criminals.
13. Feral
The cat-like mutant Maria Callasantos, also known as Feral is sometimes a superhero and other times a supervillain. She is the sister of Thornn and a member of X-Force. Feline mutation granted her a thin layer of light orange fur covering her body, sharp claws, and fangs, pointed ears, superhumanly acute senses including night vision and sense of smell, enhanced strength, speed, agility, reflexes, coordination, balance, and endurance paired with enhanced healing capabilities
14. Mr. Tawky-Tawny
Mr. Tawky Tawny was a humanoid tiger, a friend, and frequent ally to Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family during the Golden Age of comics. Mr. Tawny had once been an ordinary tiger in India, who was falsely accused of killing a man. To help the tiger to clear his name, a strange hermit gave him a magic serum that gifted him the ability to speak and stand upright like a human.
15. Angel Catbird
Strig Feleedus was a young genetic engineer who was accidentally mutated by his experiment when his DNA is merged with that of a cat and an owl. As a result, he transforms into a big anthropomorphic feline with the senses and instincts of both owls and cats.
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