The Giant Cat in an early version of the elevator scene.
The Giant Cat is a Monster kept inside the Facility. It was not listed on the whiteboard, nor was it seen during the System Purge.
Appearance and Characteristics[]
The Giant Cat appears as a normal looking house cat, but of enormous size. Based on its appearance; white fur with slick black and grey features, it could possibly be a Siamese Cat. The reasoning behind it being kept in the Facility is likely due to its enormous size; possibly making it dangerous to humans and other animals.
The item that summons the Giant Cat is unknown, but possibilities include a cat toy, cat collar, or catnip.
Appearances[]
The only time the Giant Cat was seen in the film was during the scene where the camera pans out to reveal the rest of the Monsters held in the Facility. It can be seen standing idly in its cube, in the top right of the screen.
Inspiration[]
It is difficult to say what inspired its creation, as it may be just a joke or filler monster. It could possibly be based on the trope of many horror movies, TV shows and other media where animals in gigantic sizes destroy cities and kill people or when a character shrinks and is left to defend themselves against the normal sized animals. Other inspirations may include:
- The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), when protagonist Scott Carey, at his doll-sized stage, must defend himself from his own pet cat.
- The 1967 StarTrek episode Catspaw, where Captain Kirk and Spock are menaced by a being transformed into a gigantic black cat.
- The Jólakötturinn or Yule Cat from Icelandic folklore; a giant cat that was believed to terrorize and eat people that lived in the Icelandic countryside if they did not receive new clothes for Christmas.