- Not to be confused with Mechano.
Robocat (also known as Mecha Cat or Robot Cat) is a character that appears in the Chuck Jones cartoons of Tom and Jerry that usually take place in the space station, episodes such as O-Solar-Meow. He initially appears to just be a machine, but later on he is revealed to be sentient and at one point mind controls Tom to take his job after he has enough shown in Advance and Be Mechanized.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
He is a bluish-silver cat-shaped robot with a cylindrical body, a jagged bottom jaw, attached with two bolts and yellow eyes. He also has a curly antenna for a tail, whiskers on his face, and red wheels on his feet (In War of the Whiskers, he lacks whiskers and has black wheels). He is also shown to have hands in Guided Mouse-ille and Advance and Be Mechanized.
Appearances[]
History[]
Tom and Jerry[]
Robot Cat cat-like-robot who serve Tom in the three Chuck Jones outer space cartoons O-Solar Meow, Guided Mouse-ille, and Advance and Be Mechanized (all three 1967). Robot Cat's efforts to catch or trap Jerry or Robot-Mouse always backfire for Tom, except in Advance and Be Mechanized, when he succeeds to catch Robot-Mouse in the beginning. In Guided Mouse-ille, he can stand upright and have hands to use a gun to try and blast Jerry in his mobile tank. This backfired and left Robot Cat with a black face, while crying in frustration. He sneaks back and promptly shoots Tom, who attempts to shoot Mechano back for his insubordination. However, the shot came out on the wrong end and Tom faints leaving Mechano laughing himself silly.
Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers[]
Robot Cat also appears in Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers as a playable character and one of the five all-round fighters alongside Jerry, Tyke, Quacker and Nibbles. He is the last character unlocked, and is unlocked after Defeating Monster Jerry while playing as Lion. In Challenge, he is the final boss for Spike and all the little characters.
Unlike the other characters, he does not punch, kick, flatten opponents, or pick up object/weapons. Circle/X enables his spin attack which shoots flames that can set opponents on fire. Triangle/Y allows Robot Cat to bite opponents with his jaw and Square/B will put him into lock on mode, where he shoots three lava balls at the opponent he is targeting if they do not stop him. When in Berserk mode, instead of turning red like the other characters, he flies up through the arena like a helicopter. The player can press the Kick button to make him shoot Lava balls at opponents.
When Robot Cat is punched, a metallic sound can be heard due to the character being made out of metal. His losing animation has him closing his eyes before malfunctioning. His winning animation has him jumping around before letting out a robotic meow which is also used when starting a match. A screaming meow is heard when he is picked up by an opponent.
Acecraft[]
In the Tom and Jerry collaboration in Acecraft, an new, upgraded version of Robotcat referred to as Cat Bot 2.0. appears as a boss pilot.
Gallery[]
Main article: Robocat/Gallery
Trivia[]
- Robotcat is possibly influenced by Mechano who appeared in Push-Button Kitty (1952) as Tom's rival.
- Another robot cat later appeared in the Tom and Jerry Tales episode Tin Cat of Tomorrow (2006), where one is named Verminator 7000.
Profiles[]
Tom and Jerry War of the Whiskers[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Spin Attack - Robocat is able to use a spin attack which shoots flames.
Jaw Bite - Robocat using his jaws to bite in three times.
Fireball - Robocat using a target on any opponents with three lava balls at any opponents.
Helicopter Robot Cat - Instead of turning red in berserk mode, he can sprout a propeller helicopter, enabling flight and can also shoot lava balls at any opponents.
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