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| “ | I'll steal you blind, and you'll never even know I was there! | „ |
| ~ Kitty to Puss. |
Kitty Softpaws is the deuteragonist of DreamWork's 2011 full-length animated film Puss in Boots and the tritagonist of its 2022 sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
She is an infamous outlaw and bounty hunter whose paws were too fluffy for her, but thanks to her paws, she became an expert thief. She was originally Humpty's sidekick to aid him in his scheme to get revenge on Puss, but redeemed herself by helping him escape prison save San Ricardo. She is also Puss' girlfriend.
She is voiced by Salma Hayek in the films who also later voiced Teresa Del Taco in Sausage Party and played Ajak in Marvel Cinematic Universe, and by Margo Rey in the Puss In Boots short The Trident.
Appearance[]
Kitty is a black tuxedo cat who stands a few inches shorter than Puss In Boots. She has a lean body with black fur and blue eyes. She wears a belt with a sword and a pair of leather boots.
Personality[]
Cool and sleek, Kitty knows how to be alluring without ever being a damsel in distress. She can be impatient but never falters under pressure. At first she cared only about the score but that all changes when she meets Puss. She is incredibly sneaky, suave, smart, charming and alluring to all, especially Puss.
Biography[]
Past[]
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Puss in Boots[]
In Humpty's scheme to use Puss he calls upon Kitty for her talent and manipulation. On the night Puss tries to rob Jack and Jill, Kitty (in a mask) is after the beans as well. Things don't work well, they end up in a cat club. It's dance night so instead of boxing, the two cats duke it out with dance. Puss is impressed by the stranger but after slipping milk on his boots, he hits her in the head with a guitar.
Kitty takes off the masks and a stunned Puss realizes that she's female. He's infatuated with this kindred spirit but is furious to see her in alliance with his ex-best, Humpty. Kitty charms Puss, but as he explains his history with Humpty, she falls asleep. Eventually, Puss is convinced to help them steal the eggs, for the sake of his hometown and mother.
During the adventure, Kitty and Puss bond. She explains the sad story of how her previous owners took her claws away; Puss comforts her with the knowledge that cat-people are crazy. After stealing the golden goose, she and Puss enjoy a dance. But Humpty warns Kitty not to get too close. The next morning, Puss awakes with everyone gone, thinking Jack and Jill has kidnapped his friends.
Puss travels to his home town to find Humpty and the evil duo celebrating their swindle. Puss is thrown in jail for his past crime and also became heartbroken when it turned out that Kitty was in on the whole con. Kitty watches sadly as Puss was being taken away, realizing that she's fallen in love with Puss.
When Puss finds out from Jack Andy Beanstalk that the mother goose will destroy the town, he breaks out of his cell. Kitty recuses Puss and ask for his forgiveness, which he does but doesn't make them even. Letting the soldiers grab her, thinking her booted paws are his, she gets Puss out.
In the end, the town loves Puss again but he's still wanted by the law. As he's leaving, Kitty is by his side matching his moves to her. She promises they will meet again, sooner than he thinks, then she shows she's stolen his boots again and takes off. She later becomes Puss' girlfriend after she and Puss dance briefly then hid using Puss' hat then kissed.
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish[]
A while after the first movie, Puss and Kitty agree to get married in the church at Santa Coloma. However, Puss left her standing at the altar, unwilling to give up the life of a hero; Kitty herself never showed up either, as she realized that Puss would always prioritize his ego and reputation over her.
Two years later, Puss and Kitty reunited while they were both trying to steal the map to the Wishing Star. Kitty was still mad at Puss for leaving her at the alter, but she agreed to help him find the star. She gets to know Perrito, a homeless therapy dog who's a new friend of Puss. At first, she's suspicious of Perrito, believing his cute nature to be a "classic con." Seeing that he has an easy path on the journey, she and Puss allow him to him hold the Map.
Overtime, she begins to feel pity for Perrito, and continues bickering with Puss through the Dark Forest. When drifting through the River of Relaxation, she vents to Perrito about her past and lack of trust in anyone. Kitty shaves Puss' beard and hands him a dagger to use as a replacement for his sword instead of the stick. Tossing the stick to shore, Perrito goes to fetch it and gets kidnapped by Jack and his Baker's Dozen, whom threatens to kill him if they don't give him the map. Luckily, Perrito gets free when Goldilocks and the Bears arrive as well, hoping to get it as well and a fight erupts, with Puss and Kitty trying to get the map, but Goldilocks steals it.
Kitty overhears Puss talking to Perrito about their wedding day and how much he regrets about leaving her at the altar. She starts falling in love once again with Puss as she notices he's not the arrogant type he used to be. Kitty states that she "didn't show up either" to make him feel better about the situation. Puss and Kitty go to steal the Map from Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but ended up getting caught in the process. This forces Kitty to use the Map to change reality. She dances with Puss and tosses the porridge towards to each of the Bears. They get the Map back but the Goldilocks and the Bears kidnap Perrito in the process of the shape-shifting landscape.
Kitty and Puss gets separated when Puss gets stuck in the Cave of Lost Souls but he promises they'll reunite. She rescues Perrito and replaces him with a fake statue of the dog to trick Goldilocks and the Bears. They go to rescue Puss, who already got out of the Cave. Seeing him running away, they think he abandoned them (unknown to them, he's literally running away from Death, who wants to take his last life as punishment for wasting his eight lives). She finds Puss on the Wishing Star and confronts him about his selfishness. She explains that she wanted to use the map to finally get what she wished for: somebody to trust in. When Puss tells her about his Nine Lives, she understands, but is still upset that she cannot compete with his love for himself. Kitty gives him the Map, telling him he can have the Wish, but to never talk to her again. Puss attempts to explain his circumstances, telling her that Death is after him, getting her attention but Goldilocks and the bears, along with Jack and his final minion arrive to get their hands on the map. A big fight for the wish ensues, which ends with Kitty fighting kicking Horner in his infinite magic bag.
Shortly, Death arrives to claim Puss' last life and creates a fire circle between them and Puss so he cannot escape from him again and no one else can interfere. As Death confronts him, Puss realizes the value of his life and says he is done running away. A duel breaks out between the two. During the fight Death temporarily disarms Puss, but he uses Kitty's knife to parry the attack and retrieve his sword before disarming the wolf, much to Kitty's happiness. Puss defeats Death and says that even though he knows he will never defeat him, he will never stop fighting for this last life.
Having defeated Death, Puss and Kitty make amends and peace with Goldi and her family. All of a sudden, a giant Jack reemerges from his bag, having eaten an "Eat Me" cookie and seizes the map, planning to wish for all the magic in the world. Fortunately, Perrito, mastering the cuteness technique used by Kitty and Puss, distracts him for long enough that the group manage to swipe the map and rip it up. The Star begins to collapse, prompting the group to escape. Stuck on the Star, Jack tries to make his wish, grabbing two pieces of the map but his Phoenix incinerates the missing piece, destroying it eternally. With that, Jack is sucked into the Star as it explodes in a shower of light back to the heavens, ending the crime lord's reign once and for all.
Admiring the shooting stars, Goldi and the Bears leave on friendly terms with the cats and dog, planning to take over Jack's business now that he's dead. Puss and Kitty decide to finally be a couple, adopting Perrito as well and deciding that his current name will be his permanent one. Together, they relax under the night sky as a family, watching the star fall.
Sometime later, Puss, Kitty and Perrito steal the Governor's ship and set sail. Spotting a wanted poster aboard, Puss and Kitty are annoyed how Perrito has caused authorities to coin them "Team Friendship". However, they eventually shrug it off and continue on their journey to their destination and the home of some old friends: Far, Far Away.
Shrek 5[]
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Quotes[]
| “ | Kitty: You hit me in the head with a guitar?! Puss: You uh...uh...you are a woman? Kitty: Amateur! |
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| ~ The first conversation between Kitty and Puss, also her first words. |
| “ | Kitty: Just think of all the trouble we can get into. The two of us together, we can steal a lot of golden eggs. Hmm? [Puss suddenly sees she's wearing his hat and quickly grabs his hat back] And you owe me. Puss: I owe you? Kitty: Mmhmm. You hit me in the head with a guitar. Puss: I regret the guitar. Kitty: Okay, I forgive you. So, you're in? Puss: Well there is one teeny tiny iddy biddy problem. Kitty: And what is that? Puss: You work for the egg! Kitty: Oh, come on, Puss! What happened between you and Humpty that was so bad? Puss: I am afraid with me and Humpty the scars are too deep. It all started a long time ago. Kitty: Oh, no! No! No! No! You really don't have to tell me your whole life story, please! |
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| ~ Kitty tries to recruit Puss in the quest for magic beans. |
| “ | Okay, okay, possum face. I won’t make you beg. | „ |
| ~ Kitty agreeing to cut Puss's beard. |
| “ | Kitty: I can’t believe I fell for it again. Puss: Kitty, you don’t understand. Kitty: Don’t understand what? That you’ve been playing me this whole time? Puss: I need this wish. Kitty: Oh, yeah? You want to know what my wish was? Someone, anyone I could trust. [Kitty takes back the map] Puss: Hey! Kitty: In my whole life, I’ve never had that. But I thought I finally found that someone without a wish. I thought it was you. But you’re still running. Still the same old Puss in Boots. Puss: But I am not! I am not Puss in Boots. I’m… [Sighs] I am on my last life. I need to get my lives back. Without them, I am not… I-I am not… Kitty: What? The legend? [Chuckles] I still can’t compete with your one true love. Go on, get your lives back. Just keep them out of mine. Puss: Kitty! Death is after me! |
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| ~ Kitty confronts Puss for taking the wish for himself, heartbroken, also chastising his desire to get back his lost lives as nothing more than his inability to be self-sufficient legend, before Puss tries to tell her the truth before Jack Horner interrupts. |
| “ | Kitty: You know, when you said Death was after you, I thought you were just being melodramatic. Puss: The wish is yours. You deserve someone you can trust. Kitty: I don’t need it. I’ve got what I wished for. No magic required. |
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| ~ Kitty forgives Puss, as she sees now why he really took the map. |
Trivia[]
- Salma Hayek has previously worked with Antonio Banderas in Desperado, Four Rooms (Both 1995), Frida (2002), Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, and Once Upon A Time In Mexico (Both 2003).
- Kitty's mask is based upon the DC Comics character Batman.
- Interestingly, Kitty indirectly saves Puss's life after giving him her Gatito Blade when he was honest about how he felt about his beard, once when he uses the knife to hold onto the Wishing Star and twice when he uses it to parry Death's attack, further tying into the two's character arcs of getting rid of old grudges and opening up to each other.
External Links[]
- Kitty Softpaws on the Shrek Wiki
- Kitty Softpaws on the DreamWorks Wiki
- Kitty Softpaws on the Universal Studios Wiki
- Kitty Softpaws on the Near Pure Good Wiki
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