List of fictional big cats
This list of fictional big cats is subsidiary to the
tiglons
.
Literature
| Name | Species | Author | Work | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aslan | Lion | C. S. Lewis | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | A talking lion, the King of Beasts, son of the |
| Bagheera | Leopard | Rudyard Kipling | The Jungle Book | Friendly, loyal, trustworthy, protective, sly, clever, serious and responsible character |
| Chandre | Lion | Eduard Uspenskiy
|
Cheburashka | |
| Cowardly Lion | Lion | L. Frank Baum | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | As his name implies, he is a lion without any courage. |
| Grograman | Lion | Michael Ende | The NeverEnding Story
|
Dubbed "The Many Colored Death" (Graógramán, der Bunte Tod in German) |
Guenhwyvar
|
Black panther | R. A. Salvatore | The Dark Elf Trilogy | 600 lb. Astral entity, summoned through a figurine likeness. Guenhwyvar can spend half a day on the Material Plane before needing to be dismissed home to rest. She will also heal faster on the Astral Plane. Companion to Drizzt Do'Urden. |
Hungry Tiger
|
Tiger | L. Frank Baum | Ozma of Oz | A gluttonous tiger who will not eat friends or defenseless beings due to his conscience |
| Jad-bal-ja | Lion | Edgar Rice Burroughs | Tarzan and the Golden Lion | A companion to Tarzan |
| Jussuf | Tiger | Günter Eich | Der Tiger Jussuf | The title circus tiger in a radio play |
| Lafcadio | Lion | Shel Silverstein | Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back | The title character in a children's book |
| Naga | Lioness | Scott Hawkins | The Library at Mount Char | Short for 'Nagasaki' She is a young lioness who befriends the hero of the story. |
| Painted Jaguar | Jaguar | Rudyard Kipling | Just So Stories | A jaguar cub who is one of the antagonists of the story. |
Richard Parker
|
Tiger | Yann Martel | Life of Pi | Companion to Pi, originally named "Thirsty" but renamed due to a name confusion with the hunter |
| Shere Khan | Tiger | Rudyard Kipling | The Jungle Book | A dishonorable tiger who seeks to devour Mowgli and rule the jungle |
Stelmaria
|
Snow leopard | Philip Pullman | His Dark Materials | Lord Asriel's daemon |
| Tigger | Tiger | A. A. Milne | Winnie the Pooh
|
Does not like thistles, acorns or honey, but loves Malt Medicine |
| The Tiger Who Came to Tea | Tiger | Judith Kerr | The Tiger Who Came to Tea | A tiger who interrupts Sophie and her family's afternoon tea session |
Film
- Baby, a tame leopard in the film Bringing Up Baby starring Cary Grant
- Charlie, a cougar raised in captivity and grown to be wild in the film Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
- Duma, a cheetah in the film Duma and Walt Disney's live-action film Cheetah
- Elsa the Lioness, raised by Joy Adamson in Born Free
- Kumal and Sangha, two separated and reunited tigers in the 2004 film Two Brothers
- Joe and Janet, two lions at the Franklin Park Zoo in Zookeeper
- Clarence, a lion in the 1965 film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
- Proxima, Frank Wolff's pet jaguar in the 2021 film Jungle Cruise (film).
Television
- Agapito, lion from Carrascolendas
- Daniel Striped Tiger on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Drooper, lion from the Banana Splits[2]
- Ludicrous Lion, peddler character from H.R. Pufnstuf
- Clarence, lion from Daktari based on the film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
- Cleopatra, Theo, Lionel and Leona from Between the Lions
- Shiva, a Bengal Tigress from The Walking Dead
- Cruise, a cheetah in Power Rangers Beast Morphers serving as Devon's Beast Bot partner
Animation
Comics
- Adolar, a lion in the pantomime comic Der Löwe Adolar by Becker-Kasch.[3]
- Battle Cat, in the Masters of the Universe franchise.
- Dr. Lion, the headmaster of the school in Jungle Jinks and its spin-off Dr. Lion's Boys, a British comic strip by Arthur White [4] and Mabel F. Taylor.[5]
- Dr. Lion, the doctor in Rupert Bear's stories. [6]
- Galileu, a jaguar in Turma do Pererê
- Herrmann, lion of Jimmy van Doren in Stephen Desberg and Daniel Desorgher's Jimmy van Doren.
- Hobbes, an anthropomorphic stuffed tiger and best friend of Calvin in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes
- Joe le Tigre, a tiger in Mic Delinx and Christian Godard's La Jungle en Folie.
- Jiba, a tiger in Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san
- Leo the Friendly Lion, a comic strip by Bert Felstead.[7]
- King Lionel, a lion in Lionel's Kingdom
- Lyle and Lana from Animal Crackers comic strip[8]
- Max, a bobcat companion of G.I. Joe pointman Spearhead in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero[9]
- Meo, a tiger in History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi.
- Moloch, Corentin's pet tiger in Paul Cuvelier's Corentin.[10]
- The nameless lion who is the sidekick of the nameless shepherd's dog in F'murr.[11]
- Richie, from the manga One Piece
- Shiva, a tiger in The Walking Dead.
- Tammananny Tiger, character in Pogo.
- Tawky Tawny, an anthropomorphic tiger who appears as a supporting character of DC Comics' Captain Marvel.
- Tiger Tim, a tiger created by Julius Stafford Baker.[12]
- Lying Cat, a Somewhat sentient feline, Who detects lies, from Saga.
Video games
- Big the Cat, a supporting character from the Sonic the Hedgehogseries
- Bubsy, a bobcat from the eponymous series
- Carol Tea, a wildcat and playable character from Freedom Planet
- Charr, from Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2
- Clawroline, an anthropomorphic leopard who is a member of the beast pack, from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- El Jefe, from Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
- Shenlong, from Bloody Roar
- Astral Plane, in the fictional universe of the Forgotten Realms
- Hunter the Cheetah, from the Spyroseries
- Katt and Tiga, from Breath of Fire II
- The Khajit, a race of humanoid cat people, from the Elder Scrolls franchise
- Leongar, an anthropomorphic lion who is the leader of the beast pack, from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Neon Tiger, a Maverick from Mega Man X3
- Rajan, from Sly 2: Band of Thieves
- Octavio, from Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
- Crash Bandicootseries
- T'ai Fu, from T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger
- Trap Shadow, a black and purple tiger armed with bear traps who can turn invisible, from Skylanders: Swap Force.
- Tuff Luck, a tigress armed with Traptanium-forged warblades and good luck, from Skylanders: Trap Team.
- Suku, Awilix's jaguar from Smite (video game)
Legends
- Dawon, tiger from Hindu mythology
- Maahes, Egyptian lion god of war, son of Bast
- Medieval Bestiary
- Sekhmet, a goddess in Egyptian mythology with the head of a lioness
- Native American mythology
- Olmec mythology
- Byakko, white tiger in Japanese mythology
- The Yali, a mythical lion from Hindu mythology
Mascots and others
- Chester Cheetah, mascot of Cheetos
- Exxon tiger, mascot for Enco Extra and Esso Extra gasoline brands introduced in the 1950s
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
- Ritche, Mascot of the Rochester Institute of Technology.
- Roary, mascot of the Detroit Lions American football team.
- Paws, mascot of the Detroit Tigers baseball team.
- Tony the Tiger, mascot of Frosted Flakes
- Willie the Wildcat, mascot of the Kansas State University Wildcats.
- Who Dey, mascot of the Cincinnati BengalsAmerican football team.
- Pouncer, mascot of the University of Memphis American football and basketball teams.
- Aubie, mascot of the Auburn UniversityAmerican football team
See also
- List of fictional cats and felines— Mixed list of mostly smaller felines
- List of individual cats — Nonfictional cats
References
- ^ Langenscheidt Pocket Turkish Dictionary
- ^ Rovin, p. 18.
- ^ "Becker-Kasch".
- ^ "Arthur White".
- ^ "Mabel F. Taylor".
- ^ "Alfred Bestall". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Bert Felstead".
- ^ Rovin, p. 32.
- ^ "Spearhead & Max (V1) G.I. Joe Action Figure - YoJoe Archive".
- ^ "Paul Cuvelier".
- ^ "F'murr".
- ^ "Julius Stafford Baker (II)".