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However, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Richelieu Cardinal Richelieu] was a famous cat-lover (he owned 14 cats at the time of his death) and he got a [[Historical Villain Upgrade]] since [[Alexandre Dumas]]' ''[[The Three Musketeers (Literature)|The Three Musketeers]]''. Most adaptations picture him petting a white cat while scheming, making Richelieu the likely [[Trope Makers]].
Pirate captains will have a [[Pirate Parrot]] instead. See also [[Feather Boa Constrictor]], [[Right
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Giovanni with his Persian, from ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]''. For a while, the Team Rocket trio's Meowth from the same series had it as his overriding goal to ''become'' a [[Right
* In ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane (Manga)|Peacemaker Kurogane]]'', after going [[Axe Crazy|crazy]] and [[Depraved Homosexual|gay]], Suzu is depicted as having a fondness for cats.
* Djibril pets his black cat in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]''.
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== Comic Books ==
* Atrocitus comes to Earth looking for the other Lantern Corps. entities in ''[[Brightest Day]]'' and brings only one fellow Red Lantern with him: a blue house cat named Dex-Starr, who is [[Cats Are Mean|the most sadistic]] of the entire Corp. Then, in Green Lantern #55, we learn Dex-Starr's origin, [[Tear Jerker|cue waterworks.]]
* Gargamel's cat, Azraël, from ''[[The Smurfs]]''. Leans into [[Right
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== Literature ==
* In 1956, even before Blofeld made it cool, back in the original book of ''[[The Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'', Cruella de Vil had a white Persian cat, as opposed to the heroic dog-loving Dearlys. When they actually met the cat, Pongo and <s>Perdita</s> Missis found she was actually nice (we had already learned of Cruella's drowning of her kittens -- as if that woman needed extra [[Kick the Dog]] credentials). She then joined the dogs in wrecking Cruella's private fur collection.
* In the ''[[
* In Yulia Latynina's ''Inhuman'', when Mehmed Lee "Eat-Alive" Trastamara (an incredibly old, infamous man, the right-hand of the [[Evil Overlord]] that founded the empire, the inventor of many nasty viruses, as well as a brainwashing symbiont, and the great-grandfather of the [[Villain Protagonist]] who comes to him for advice) finally appears in the flesh, he is sitting in a chair with a big white and red cat resting in his lap. Despite being both ancient and retired, "Eat-Alive" still has a hand in almost everything that happens in the Human Empire and more, {{spoiler|to the extent of eventually organising a successful coup d'etat and establishing himself as the most adroit and savvy opponent of the alien conspiracy}}. Let's just say, he ''earned'' that cat.
* One of the earliest examples of this trope would be Victorian Era supervillain Dr. Nikola, who was always accompanied by a huge, black cat named Appolyon.
* Etienne Galant, the [[Big Bad]] in ''The Corpse in the Waxworks'' by John Dickson Carr, is seen stroking a white persian. The book was published in 1932.
* In the ''[[Novels of the Change]]'', [[Chessmaster]] Sandra Arminger pets her Persians as an aid to concentrating on her schemes.
* She doesn't hold her cats in her hand, but [[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Characters|Dolores Umbridge]] from ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'', probably the second most sadistic person in the series behind Voldemort himself, is seemingly addicted to cats. Her office is lined with plates and pictures depicting cats. As well, her Patronus was in the shape of a Persian cat, and it paced in front of her during the courtroom scene in ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and
* Averted: Harry Dresden lives with a gigantic grey cat named "Mister," whom he (Harry) rescued from a dumpster as a kitten.
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* Even Angelica, the [[Devil in Plain Sight]] on ''[[Rugrats (Animation)|Rugrats]]'', has a pet cat named Fluffy.
* Skeletor with Panthor, from ''[[He-Man and The Masters of The Universe (Animation)|He-Man and The Masters of The Universe]]''. Though this was somewhat reversed in that it was the cat who carried Skeletor, rather than the other way around.
* Catwoman didn't start with one, but ''[[Batman:
* ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'': Dr. Claw has Mad Cat, his constantly laughing cat that would endure all the abuse that happened when his master would suddenly pound his table (which he apparently liked to do, even when it wasn't necessary), rub his fur a little too hard, or simply whack him because he was in the way or because he did something he didn't like.
{{quote| '''Claw:''' Why are you laughing? I'm the one who did all the work!}}
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** Gary Seven with Isis in the episode "Assignment: Earth" is initially thought to be a villain, but this is [[Subverted]] at the episode's end when Gary Seven is revealed to be trying to save the human race from a nuclear war, and Isis is revealed to be a shapeshifter.
** Also, in the episode "Catspaw", the villain Korob has a black cat, who turns to be another shapeshifter, Sylvia, who later turns into a ''giant'' black cat.
* ''[[Police Squad!]]''
** The TV comedy has fun with this one in a few episodes, including one scene where a man is stroking a white cat until someone enters his office, at which point he casually puts the cat away in a desk drawer. He has a puppy in another desk drawer, not to mention a flock of doves in his filing cabinet.
** The Boss is first shown via a Blofeld-style lap-cam, until he gets tired of this and leans down to speak directly into the camera.
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** Dr. Cox also makes use of this trope when confronting a pediatric physician in his office full of toys (sorry, collectibles), by stroking a plush white Persian cat.
* ''[[La Femme Nikita]]'': A villain is shown holding a white Right-Hand Cat, before demonstrating nerve gas on him for buyers.
* [[House (TV)|House]], in one episode of season 4, deals with [[Evil
* The "Spy Car" episode of ''Ultimate Car Buildoff'' gives us co-host Lou Santiago playing the part of a foreign spymaster with, get this, a bobcat.
== Theater ==
* Creepily subverted in the play ''[[Woyzeck (Theatre)|Woyzeck]]'' (as well as the opera and rock opera based thereon). Although [[Morally
* In a version of ''The Pink Wasp and Yellow Jacket'', the villain has a cat that he would periodically forget he was holding and accidentally throw into the air. At one point, Yellow Jacket, played as a asian stereotype, picks up the cat and tries to eat it.
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* Adrian Veidt from ''[[Watchmen (Comic Book)|Watchmen]]'' has Bubastis, some kind of bright-red mutant lynx-thing. Until {{spoiler|he disintegrated it}}.
* The demonic Lord Arux from ''[[Lucifer (Comic Book)|Lucifer]]'' has an advisor, Praxspoor, also a demon, who chooses to take the form of a panther-size black cat because he finds it helpful to be underestimated.
* The comic book version of ''[[The Thrawn Trilogy]]'' often depicted Grand Admiral Thrawn cradling and stroking a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ysalamiri ysalamiri], a nearly vegetative lizard creature, like it's a cat, when in the books, he carried one in a nutrient frame strapped to his back or connected to his command chair. Ysalamiri [[Power Nullifier|negated the powers]] of his [[The Starscream|psychotic dark Jedi ally]], and occasionally, he reached up and stroked it to remind C'baoth that he couldn't be choked, electrocuted, or [[Charm Person|charmed]], but he didn't carry one around in his arms or on his lap. You can't really do that with ysalamiri. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Plus, they smell]]. Still, the depiction is universal enough that it's practically an extension of his [[Memetic Outfit]].
** It should be noted that said [[Memetic Outfit]], while not being the same as Blofeld's, certainly resembles it
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Re Boot (Animation)|Re Boot]]'':
** Hexadecimal, as an insane anthropomorphism of a computer virus, somewhat inexplicably, has a small round cute thing with a feline face called Scuzzy as a pet. In one episode, Bob and Mike the TV find to their horror and sorrow that Scuzzy also doubles as Hexadecimal's [[Right
** Her male counterpart, Megabyte, has Nibbles, a slug-like creature that was formerly sentient but reduced to that form after losing a game. Nibbles used to be, in a sense, Megabyte's father. Nibbles is the Null of {{spoiler|Doctor Matrix, the father of Enzo and Dot, and the designer of the Gateway Command.}}
* In ''[[Western Animation/Western Animation|Western Animation]]/DangerMouse'', Baron Silas Greenback's Right-Hand Cat is a furry caterpillar named Nero.
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