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Cornelius Caesar


|-|Bio=Cornelius Caesar was one of the three most legendary generals of antiquity, known collectively as the "Greatest Cats on Earth." He won his fame in his skillful victory over the armies of his longtime rival Tiger, at a decisive battle in the Weston Mountains. An arid, desolate wasteland, the Weston Mountains loomed as the only significant geographical feature over a desert littered with stones and dust. At the Battle of the Weston Mountains, Cornelius had drawn up his forces at the foot of the mountains, but his army was significantly outnumbered by Tiger's troops, who had occupied the high ground up at the top of the mountains. Tiger's archers rained missile fire from above on Cornelius' soldiers, inflicting casualties, before her infantry commenced a downhill advance on Cornelius' cats.

With the assistance of Maxwell Ridgehammer, his most trusted advisor and subordinate commander, Cornelius ripped off Mulan displayed tactical and operational flexibility, wheeling up his artillery to unleash an explosive barrage at the top of the mountain. The resulting bombardment triggered a massive rockslide that rained down on Tiger's army, annihilating it as Cornelius, Maxwell, and Maxwell's teenage son Ian were forced to take cover in a cave. Unfortunately, Tiger and her main general, Zippias, had managed to lead a party of several survivors to Cornelius' position. Tiger stabbed Maxwell in the chest, striking him dead in front of his son, while Cornelius dispatched Zippias and the few bodyguards who had accompanied Tiger into the cave. Tiger gained the upper hand over Cornelius in a duel, but before she could finish him off, Ian, overcome with a grief-induced fury over his father's death, murdered Tiger by digging his claws into her spine and biting her throat out. He then walked off into the desert, never to be seen again. Cornelius, however, had decisively won the battle.

Years later, Cornelius Caesar was nominated as one of the candidates for the "Greatest Cats on Earth," a competition initiated by a rich mogul named Mark Rovahen, who encouraged them to wage war on one another for a cash prize. Cornelius taunted his competitors, Winnopatra and Pookazander, by insisting he had the secret to victory with a secret weapon related to the Trojan War. This prompted Pookazander to launch an attack on Cornelius' camp, catching him by surprise. Fighting his way over to Cornelius, Pookazander forced him to concede the battle by ransoming Ian Ridgehammer (for the princely sum of $2,300), who had reappeared and had been taken hostage by Pookazander.

Cornelius pays the ransom, securing Ian's release, and Ian reveals that he had been working under the services of a French mercenary, an orange cat named Pumpkin. Ian arranges for Pumpkin's forces to join Cornelius' army. Pumpkin proves himself useful by kidnapping Winnopatra's son, Norman, while she was distracted in battle with Pookazander. This move ultimately backfires, however, as Winnopatra and Pookazander join forces against Cornelius and Pumpkin. Cornelius issues a ransom of 3,000 francs for Norman's safe release, and hides him in a massive wooden horse (the secret weapon to which Cornelius had earlier alluded).

Pookazander spearheads a rescue party and blows up Cornelius' wooden horse, rescuing Norman in the process. Cornelius is again forced to concede defeat, and the three cat generals end up sitting around chatting for a while before Mark Rovahen inexplicably appears and admits that the only reason he initiated the whole competition for the "Greatest Cats on Earth" was because he fervently admired the three cat generals and felt insecure that his claim to success was money rather than military prowess. To further complicate matters, a female cat named Marge proposes to Norman. In all the excitement, Cornelius, Ian, and Pumpkin simply walk out of the room and prepare their forces.

The final battle takes place in an abandoned power plant, where toxic fumes fill the air from puncutred gas tanks. Norman kills Pumpkin and Winnopatra kills Ian before they rush over to witness Cornelius fighting Pookazander. Norman distracts Cornelius by calling him "Corn-head," creating just enough of a window of opportunity for Marge to swing her sword into his midsection and kill him once and for all.

Upon Cornelius' death, his entire army simultaneously decomposes, their faces melting off and their bones distintegrating. Pookazander then reveals that Cornelius was an incredibly powerful sorcerer, who had magically bonded the lives of his men to his own life in order to coerce them into fanatical devotion. Pookazander also reveals that Cornelius gained these powers after being possessed by the Devil.

In a sequel that was doomed to go uncompleted, Cornelius was ultimately resurrected and made amends with Winnopatra and Pookazander, joining forces with them to fight back against the evil spirits that had corrupted him.

 Cornelius Caesar is a gray longhair cat. Like his fellow cat generals, he is a cat of human proportions. He stands on two legs, wears clothing, and speaks English. Additionally, while his paws are cat's paws, this does not impede his ability to grip weapons, write with pens, or do any other activity that would ordinarily require an opposable thumb. One should essentially picture Cornelius and his fellow cat generals as human-proportioned cats, who for all intents and purposes resemble cats but have all the biological advantages that human proportions would confer.
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 * Close Range: Claws, teeth, longsword, torch. All of the cats in The Greatest Cats on Earth are capable of inflicting mortal injuries on their opponents by slashing with their claws and biting with their teeth. However, this is usually only done in moments of blind fury or passionate hand-to-hand combat. The primary weapon that the cats use is a typical longsword, between three and four feet in length, suited for use single-handedly or with a two-handed grip. It can be assumed to have a handguard to protect the user's wrist. Many of the soldiers in their armies carried torches as weapons, using them to set the fur of their enemies on fire mid-battle.
 * Mid Range: Spear, net. The primary weapon of the cat infantry was the spear, usually around ten or eleven feet in length. There was also a modified lance version intended for use on horseback, around seven or eight feet in length. Some cats employed nets in battle as traps to ensnare victims, either to take them prisoner or else to incapacitate them before killing them.
 * Long Range: Bows and arrows. The primary weapon of the cat skirmishers is a standard composite bow, with a reinforced string to prevent the cats' claws from slicing them in half. The arrows proved capable of piercing the armor of their opponents at a distance.
 * Special Weapon: Artillery. Cornelius Caesar personally employed a battery of cannons that fired explosive rockets at the Battle of the Weston Mountains. His favorite machine was a cannon named "Bessie the Blue," that fired the final shot that triggered the rockslide that would ultimately lead to his victory over Tiger, although he packed Bessie with so much ordinance that it destroyed Bessie after firing.
 * Armor: Steel helmet, chestplate, shoulder pads, greaves. Quilted gambeson underneath. Reinforced leather boots. Padded gauntlets.
 * Abilities: Cornelius Caesar is possessed by the Devil, and as a sorcerer proved capable of binding his soul to other beings, cursing them so that if he was killed they would die with him. As a general, he demonstrated a significant level of tactical competency, utilizing the terrain to his favor, although once he was possessed he tended to behave in irrational ways, finding himself frequently outsmarted by Winnopatra and Pookazander. Nonetheless, he demonstrated his ability to remain at least functionally competent as a leader of an army, and was able to enjoy local instances of success (such as when he kidnapped Winnopatra's son, Norman). Cornelius is a skilled horse rider, duelist, swimmer, and has years of training and experience in battle with his weapons.

Queen Winnopatra


|-| Bio=Queen Winnopatra was one of the three most legendary cat generals of antiquity, and one of the "Greatest Cats on Earth." She rose to prominence through her brutal subjugation of her rival Sha Dae, a fellow warlord who had triggered hostilities when she invaded Winnopatra's kingdom, sacked her capital, and murdered her husband. Winnopatra bided her time, plotting for four years before. When she was ready, she personally led an infiltration force into the Sha Dae's castle in the midst of a feast, alongside her elderly general Jeffrey, who was to retire after that battle. Winnopatra's son, Norman, became separated from the group and was captured by Sha Dae's guards, who hauled him before the warlord. Upon realizing who Norman was, Sha Dae attempted to organize her forces, but Winnopatra emerged from hiding with her ambush party and set upon Sha Dae's nobles, massacring them where they sat. However, Sha Dae's guards assembled and rallied against the invaders, while Sha Dae engaged in a duel with Norman, so consumed with bloodlust that she remained unfazed at an arrow that pierced her leg and severed an artery. Winnopatra finds herself tied up in a series of bizarre and brutal duels, including one where she voluntarily cedes her sword to a hostile guard before flipping over his head, snapping his wrists, and recovering her sword before stabbing him; and one where she forces an enemy guard's wrists backwards so that the back of his hand touches the top of his forearm, then slits his wrists open with her claws and leaves him to bleed out on the floor.

By the time Winnopatra has fought her way through the melee to Sha Dae, she finds her standing triumphantly over Norman, ready to strike him dead. Sha Dae stops to duel Winnopatra though, and Winnopatra gains the upper hand by repeatedly clanging her pommel on Sha Dae's helmet, stunning her. Winnopatra stabs Sha Dae in the chest, compelling her guards to surrender. It is in the aftermath of her victory that Winnopatra finds Jeffrey dead, killed in battle. Bent on revenge, Winnopatra burns Sha Dae's castle to the ground, and once safely outside, props up Jeffrey's body so that he can "witness" that his death was not in vain.

Years later, Winnopatra is chosen by Mark Rovahen as one of the three competitors for the "Greatest Cats on Earth" challenge. Winnopatra is the one to actually declare war on Cornelius and Pookazander, and largely stays out of the fighting, preferring to let Cornelius and Pookazander drain one another's resources and manpower. After Pookazander successfully ransoms Ian Ridgehammer and defeats Cornelius, he wheels his army around to invade Winnopatra's camp. Pookazander's army, exhausted from their earlier engagement, fail to take Winnopatra's forces by surprise, and Winnopatra lights a ring of fire around herself and Pookazander in an effort to kill her rival and rout his army. After a duel in which both cats run through the fire and jump into a lake, they inexplicably make amends when they decide "they got carried away." As they walk back towards Winnopatra's tent, their clashing armies embrace when they realize that their commanders are friends after all.

It is here that they discover that Cornelius Caesar, and his new ally, Pumpkin, have kidnapped Norman and are ransoming him for 3,000 francs. Winnopatra, Pookazander, and fifty cats embark on a rescue mission, which culminates in Pookazander dynamiting Cornelius' Trojan horse while Winnopatra distracts Cornelius with a sword duel. As mentioned in Cornelius' bio, this skirmish is interrupted by Mark Rovahen's confession and Marge's proposal to Norman, which enables Cornelius and his forces to retreat and reform in an abandoned power plant.

In this final battle, Winnopatra largely oversees the tactical deployment of the forces while Pookazander goes on a death-or-glory charge to kill Cornelius. As such, she is mostly absent from the duels that end in the deaths of Pumpkin, Ian, and Cornelius. After the destruction of Cornelius' army, Pookazander graciously agrees to grant Winnopatra the title of "the Greatest Cat on Earth," thus leaving her the technical victor of Mark Rovahen's contest.  Queen Winnopatra is a black calico shorthair cat. Like her fellow cat generals, she is a cat of human proportions. She stands on two legs, wears clothing, and speaks English. Additionally, while her paws are cat's paws, this does not impede her ability to grip weapons, write with pens, or do any other activity that would ordinarily require an opposable thumb. One should essentially picture Winnopatra and her fellow cat generals as human-proportioned cats, who for all intents and purposes resemble cats but have all the biological advantages that human proportions would confer.
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 * -|Weapons=
 * Close Range: Claws, teeth, longsword, torch. All of the cats in The Greatest Cats on Earth are capable of inflicting mortal injuries on their opponents by slashing with their claws and biting with their teeth. However, this is usually only done in moments of blind fury or passionate hand-to-hand combat. The primary weapon that the cats use is a typical longsword, between three and four feet in length, suited for use single-handedly or with a two-handed grip. It can be assumed to have a handguard to protect the user's wrist. Many of the soldiers in their armies carried torches as weapons, using them to set the fur of their enemies on fire mid-battle.
 * Mid Range: Spear, net. The primary weapon of the cat infantry was the spear, usually around ten or eleven feet in length. There was also a modified lance version intended for use on horseback, around seven or eight feet in length. Some cats employed nets in battle as traps to ensnare victims, either to take them prisoner or else to incapacitate them before killing them.
 * Long Range: Bows and arrows. The primary weapon of the cat skirmishers is a standard composite bow, with a reinforced string to prevent the cats' claws from slicing them in half. The arrows proved capable of piercing the armor of their opponents at a distance.
 * Special Weapon: Shield. Queen Winnopatra's forces were unique in their employment of shields in addition to their armor. The shield was effectively a personal buckler, made of laminated wood and stretched hide with a steel boss for offensive capabilities.
 * Armor: Steel helmet, chestplate, shoulder pads, greaves. Quilted gambeson underneath. Reinforced leather boots. Padded gauntlets.
 * Abilities: Queen Winnopatra is easily the most competent administrator of the three cat generals, as she prefers to direct campaigns and plan strategies rather than spearhead a charge like Cornelius or Pookazander. However, Winnopatra also demonstrated incredible feats of acrobatics, such as performing a standing frontflip over an enemy soldier and landing in time to attack him from behind. She also seems to possess above-average strength, such as being able to force an opponent's wrists completely backwards with just her hands in a matter of seconds. She was able to kill enemies after voluntarily giving them all of her weapons. She is incredibly protective of her son, Norman, and is incredibly vengeful toward anyone who slights her personally. Winnopatra is a skilled horse rider, duelist, swimmer, and has years of training and experience in battle with her weapons.

Pookazander the Great




|-| Bio= Pookazander the Great was the most famous and admired of the three most legendary cat generals of antiquity, known collectively as the "Greatest Cats on Earth." He first achieved notoriety after his victory over the barbarian Stormilla the Hun in the Battle of the Catazon Jungle. Having engaged in a long campaign against Stormilla, Pookazander and his most trusted general, Bradley, braved the crocodile-infested waters of the Catazon River, though their army sustained significant casualties during the crossing.

On the other side of the river, Pookazander joined his skirmishers in scaling the tree trunks of the dense jungle, while Bradley led the main infantry force up on top of a rocky outcrop that overlooked the riverbanks. Pookazander successfully ambushed Stormilla's forces when they crossed the Catazon, but Stormilla rallies his men and the battle quickly devolves into an incredibly bloody slugfest in the jungle undergrowth. Pookazander and Bradley seek out Stormilla and his general, George, but they get bogged down in fighting with Stormilla's men. Once they manage to carve a path through the enemy forces and reach a clearing near the river, Stormilla surprises Pookazander and tackles him into the Catazon River. There, the two of them commence a sword duel where they fight not only one another, but a swarm of crocodiles that attacks them as well.

Stormilla becomes distracted when he notices that Bradley has killed George and hurled his head into the river. Stormilla attempts to drown Pookazander, who is weighed down by his armor, but Pookazander frees himself and emerges from beneath the water's surface in time to witness Stormilla get bitten in half by a crocodile. Dragging his foe's mangled corpse out of the river, Pookazander triumphantly announces the death of Stormilla, triggering a mass surrender of the enemy forces.

Years later, when Mark Rovahen calls for Pookazander to fight Cornelius Caesar and Queen Winnopatra in his "Greatest Cats on Earth" competition, Pookazander responds by launching a surprise attack on Cornelius' camp after Cornelius taunts him by promising to deploy a secret weapon. Pookazander's deployment was so sudden as to leave Cornelius utterly unprepared to respond, forcing him to surrender, and consequently allowing Pookazander to ransom Ian Ridgehammer, the long-lost son of Cornelius' fallen general Maxwell, for $2,300. Cornelius pays the ransom and Pookazander immediately swings his army back toward Winnopatra's camp. However, by now Pookazander has lost the element of surprise, and his soldiers are tired from the previous battle, so Winnopatra's forces hold their own. Trapped in a ring of fire with Winnopatra, Pookazander fights her, but when the two plunge into a lake to escape the flames, they are reconciled and decide to join forces against Cornelius.

Upon discovering that Cornelius and his new ally, Pumpkin, have kidnapped and ransomed Winnopatra's son Norman, Pookazander directs a rescue mission to recover his ally's son. Pookazander, Winnopatra, and just fifty troops are sufficient to overwhelm Cornelius' forces, who have Norman trapped in a massive wooden horse, the "secret weapon" to which Cornelius had earlier alluded. It is during this engagement that Pookazander single-handedly kills fifty enemy soldiers, before freeing Norman and taking three sticks of dynamite out of his socks, which he proceeds to use to blow up Cornelius' Trojan Horse.

However, it is at precisely this moment that Mark Rovahen appears to make his confession and Marge proposes to Norman, so Cornelius, Pumpkin, and Ian escape and Pookazander and Winnopatra are forced to meet them in battle at an abandoned power plant. Pookazander takes off on a heroic charge against Cornelius, where they engage in a fierce duel. Pookazander proves capable of holding off Cornelius long enough for Norman and Marge to appear and kill him. Pookazander reveals that he is somehow aware of Cornelius' magical powers and possession by the Devil, but this is immediately shelved when he heroically bestows the title of "the Greatest Cat on Earth" to Queen Winnopatra.  Pookazander the Great is an orange Maine Coon cat. Like his fellow cat generals, he is a cat of human proportions. He stands on two legs, wears clothing, and speaks English. Additionally, while his paws are cat's paws, this does not impede his ability to grip weapons, write with pens, or do any other activity that would ordinarily require an opposable thumb. One should essentially picture Pookazander and his fellow cat generals as human-proportioned cats, who for all intents and purposes resemble cats but have all the biological advantages that human proportions would confer.
 * -| Physical Appearance=


 * -|Weapons=
 * Close Range: Claws, teeth, longsword, torch. All of the cats in The Greatest Cats on Earth are capable of inflicting mortal injuries on their opponents by slashing with their claws and biting with their teeth. However, this is usually only done in moments of blind fury or passionate hand-to-hand combat. The primary weapon that the cats use is a typical longsword, between three and four feet in length, suited for use single-handedly or with a two-handed grip. It can be assumed to have a handguard to protect the user's wrist. Many of the soldiers in their armies carried torches as weapons, using them to set the fur of their enemies on fire mid-battle.
 * Mid Range: Spear, net. The primary weapon of the cat infantry was the spear, usually around ten or eleven feet in length. There was also a modified lance version intended for use on horseback, around seven or eight feet in length. Some cats employed nets in battle as traps to ensnare victims, either to take them prisoner or else to incapacitate them before killing them.
 * Long Range: Bows and arrows. The primary weapon of the cat skirmishers is a standard composite bow, with a reinforced string to prevent the cats' claws from slicing them in half. The arrows proved capable of piercing the armor of their opponents at a distance.
 * Special Weapon: Dynamite. Pookazander the Great carries sticks of dynamite in his socks, which he took out to destroy Cornelius' Trojan Horse, and later employed during the final battle in the power plant, where he hurled explosives to blow up gas tanks and kill enemy soldiers.
 * Armor: Steel helmet, chestplate, shoulder pads, greaves. Quilted gambeson underneath. Reinforced leather boots. Padded gauntlets.
 * Abilities: Pookazander the Great is the most physically imposing of the three cat generals and probably the most skilled combatant with weapons. He defeated fifty enemy soldiers in personal combat during the rescue mission to save Norman. He is also ridiculously strong, capable of lifting an enemy cat, suited in full armor, completely above his head and throwing him off of a cliff (which he did at the Battle of the Catazon River). Pookazander the Great is vainglorious but tactically competent, and while he revels in the thrill of combat, he holds himself to standards of chivalry and courtesy, as evidenced by his concession of the title of "Greatest Cat on Earth" to Winnopatra. Pookazander is a skilled horse rider, duelist, swimmer (Pookazander even forded the Catazon River while fully suited in his armor) and has years of training and experience in battle with his weapons.