Catti
(Click, click, tap, tap...)
... don't die.Catti to Kris, Chapter 1
Catti Cattenheimer (JP: キャッティー・キャッテンハイマー) is a Lightner in Deltarune. She is one of Kris's classmates in Hometown's school, where she sits in front of Jockington, to Kris's left and behind Noelle. She is also the younger sister of Catty, and works as a waitress at QC's Diner.
Catti resembles an anthropomorphic cat. She has yellow eyes, white fur, long, black hair with one pink stripe, and wears black makeup around her eyes. She always wears golden earrings and pink shoes, and her casual outfit consists of a black shirt and pink pants. At work, she wears the diner's blue uniform.
Catti often appears to be bored or grumpy, giving vague and nondescript answers while tapping and clicking on her phone. Despite her cold demeanor, she strongly cares for her friends and is protective of them, especially Jockington and Noelle.[2][3]
Catti does not connect with her older sister and dislikes her ukulele playing. She is also embarrassed by her entire family, as she wishes that they should be more normal and quieter. Catti is also implied to enjoy receiving headpats like an actual cat.[4]
Catti speaks in a dispassioned tone, seemingly uninterested in conversation. Her sentences are short and monosyllabic, and her speech is humorless and blunt.
In their childhood, Catti and Kris studied the occult together,[5] and are rumored to have tried to summon a demon at one point.[6] Catti also taught Noelle protection spells and worked on a CD cover with her. Bratty mentions Catti once served her a drink which was "literally cat hair".
Catti first appears in Alphys's classroom. If Kris asks her to be their partner for the group project, she clicks and taps on her phone, responding with "... taken." Talking to Jockington reveals that he and Catti always partner on school projects, and he considers them to be the "ultimate academic duo". When Kris partners with Susie, Catti warns them not to die.
After returning from Card Kingdom, Catti is seen serving Glad Dragon's family at QC's Diner. She is glad to see Kris is alive after spending time with Susie, and explains her work uniform is mandatory.
In Chapter 2, Catti is again seen working in QC's Diner, this time with her family and Jockington coming to support her. When exploring QC's, Susie refuses to enter the diner due to Catti hating her ever since she took Jockington's hat once.[2] Catti tells Kris to protect Noelle from Susie, and asks Kris to find an incantation for silence due to her family being too loud.[5]
After a Zapper NPC in the red carpet hall turns to stone, the Pippins next to him speculates that the reason for him petrifying is because he was created from a remote Kris stole from Catti's house.[7]
After the church service in Chapter 4, Jockington mentions he is covering for Catti during the service, sitting in the front left pew between Catty and Catti's mother.
Later on, Catti can be seen alongside Jockington on the sidewalk next to the library. She is standing on top of a stepladder with a hardhat on and a book of spells in her hands. She explains wanting to get her parents down from the tree they appear to be stuck in with a levitation spell, and then plans to set the tree on fire with an immolation spell. Failing that, she intends to get a bigger ladder. When talking to Kris, she is quick to notice Susie's presence and becomes abrasive.[8]
If the "Susie" dialogue option is chosen, Susie reveals to her that Noelle invited her and Kris to her home for the group project, causing Catti to declare her and Kris to be "enemy clans" because of them associating with Susie.[9] Afterwards, Catti will refuse to engage in dialogue options any further and states that she will hex Kris and Susie if they bring Noelle any harm.[3]
Catti can be found inside the church, which has been decorated as a scary place for the Festival, dressed as a clairvoyant. If an interaction with her is made, she will ask Kris why Noelle is with Susie and if it is revenge for leaving Kris while they were attempting to summon a demon. Talking to her again has her call the band of Kris, her, and Noelle a "tribe" and that Susie is an "invader".
If an interaction with her is made after Susie and Noelle touched hands while having them hidden inside the "scary eyeballs", she will question this and say they are banned for breaking the rule of holding hands inside the "eyeball bowl", prompting Susie to hold Noelle's hand in front of her, upsetting Catti, who leaves her stand.
Jockington is Catti's classmate and best friend, and she is sometimes considered part of his fanclub.
Catti met Jockington in their first gym class, on Hula Hoop Day, when the school ran out of hoops for them and she used him instead. They have been academic partners ever since. She considers Jockington to have a heart of gold and admires his curiosity, but acknowledges he is not very intelligent. She apparently likes to dress him up and carry him in a bag, though she seems unsure why.[10] Jockington sometimes visits QC's Diner to support Catti during her shift, and stands in for her during church service. According to Jockington, the two are inseparable. Catti is protective of Jockington, holding a grudge against Susie for a perceived insult against him.[2] Jockington in turn is also protective of her, warning Kris that they should not hurt Catti.[11]
Noelle is Catti's classmate and good friend, as both of them share an interest in the macabre. Catti previously taught Noelle protection spells and showed her occult findings, and Noelle did a dark makeup look for one of Catti's CDs. The two of them used to watch horror movies together, though Noelle finds Catti's dedication to analyzing them annoying.[12] Both of them also play video games together (a notable example being Cat Petters), as implied through one of Noelle's blog posts. Catti seemingly enjoys being pet by Noelle.[4][13]
In the present, Catti worries about Noelle's well-being, having noticed that she recently "slips into the darkness" and asks Kris to protect her from Susie, who she believes might hurt Noelle in the future. This comes to a head in Chapter 4, when she declares Kris to be her enemy for siding with Susie, showing that Noelle's protection is something she takes very seriously.
In Chapter 5, it is implied that Catti has a crush on Noelle.
Susie is Catti's classmate and enemy. Catti strongly dislikes Susie due to a past incident where she took Jockington's hat away. She believes that Susie might harm Noelle, even though Susie herself has never antagonized Noelle at all. Susie is aware of Catti's dislike for her, to the point where she refuses to step inside QC's Diner just to avoid seeing her. The two of them have an argument during Chapter 4 where Susie insists Noelle can spend time with whoever she wants, including her, which angers Catti.[3]
Kris is a classmate and used to be a childhood friend of Catti's. As children, they studied the occult together and are rumored to have attempted to summon a demon.[6] They have grown apart at some point, though Catti seems to still trust them, as she is more verbose around them than other characters, and she entrusts Noelle's safety to them. When Kris sides with Susie in Chapter 4, she becomes hostile and refuses to speak with them.[9]
Catti reading a book on spells
Catti LINE sticker
- Catti's name is one of the names that prompts a unique response from the voice in the introduction during Chapter 1.
- When using PettingX ACT on a Tasque, Noelle briefly mentions Catti.[4] Under normal gameplay, this dialogue is only available on the Weird Route.
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Catti's working there today. She hates me.
— Susie, Chapter 2 - 1 2 3
Whoa, go in there if you want, but... I'm staying here.
— Susie, Chapter 2
Catti's working there today. She hates me.
So WHAT if I took Jockboy's hat once? I looked cool!
Jockington fans...
They're crazy, man. - 1 2 3
Catti: Keep Susie away. From Noelle.
— Talking about Susie with Catti, Chapter 4
Susie: Huh? Hey, you can hate ME or whatever, but...
Noelle can hang out with whoever she wants, furball. - 1 2 3
Th-there, there... (It's not too different from Catti...)
— Noelle, when Kris uses the PettingX ACT on a Tasque, Chapter 2 - 1 2
Kris. ... you and I...
— Catti, Chapter 2
Studied occult. Together.
... Incantation for silence.
... Find it. Tell me. - 1 2
(Jeez, look at you acting so holy.)
— Susie, during church service, Chapter 4
(C'mon, don't think I haven't heard the rumors.)
(Y'know... when you and Catti were kids.)
(Didn't you try to summon a demon?) - ↑
Ah, wait, Kris! Didn't you steal him from that cat girl's house?
— Pippins, Chapter 3 - ↑
Catti: ... Kris. You walk. With the accursed beast?
— Catti and Susie, Chapter 4
Catti: I warn you. You believe. You are holding her leash...
Catti: But you. Are the one. Being led into the dark.
Susie: (Meh, that seems accurate I guess.) - 1 2
Kris. For long. We have been distant.
— Talking about "Susie" with Catti, Chapter 4
But I never imagined. We would be. Enemy clans.
Talk to me. No longer. Goodbye. - ↑
Pure boy. Heart of gold.
— Catti, Chapter 2
Curiosity high.
Intelligence low.
... fetches frisbees.
Dress him up.
Carry in a bag.
Precious boy.
... don't know why. - ↑
To be Susies' friend, is to be, the World's Enemy.
— Jockington, Chapter 4
Which, is sick. I respect, your Game, Kris.
But if you hurt, Catti, or, Catti's feelings,
You will be up a Ball without a Court. - ↑
Susie: ... what about, uh, Catti? Doesn't she like scary stuff?
— Noelle and Susie, discussing the Blood Crushers movies, Chapter 4
Noelle: Umm... well, she just... takes it a little serious?
Like, analyzes all the magic and stuff. It's a little...
Susie: Haha, that's wicked annoying.
Noelle: Umm, no, no! ... but... yes. - ↑
ps - about my friend. She came over because I said I was going to play Cat Petters, but she thought that meant that I was just going to pet HER... umm, what kind of game would that even be... XD
— Noelle, holidaygirl1225's rain blog entry