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[[File:VRCat.webp|thumb|VRCat]]
|name= VRCat
'''VRCat''' is the official mascot of [[Special:MyLanguage/VRChat|VRChat]].
|image= VRCat.webp
|firstAppearance= Nov 19, 2020
|species= Cat
|pronouns= He/It
}}
'''VRCat''' is the official mascot of [[Special:MyLanguage/VRChat|VRChat]], a spacefaring orange cat with white markings. He wears a box on his head, with the [[VRC+]] symbol on the side.


==Biography==
==Appearances ==
VRCat's first appearance was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-MKanCkDck Introducing VRChat Plus] and has been seen in numerous official VRChat announcements and social media posts since.


===Appearance===
VRCat appears as the Early Supporter [[Badges|Badge]] for users who bought [[VRC+]] when it was first released. The badge can be pet on a user's profile on the website.
VRChat is an orange cat with white on it's belly, mouth, and tip of it's tail. It's most notable feature is a box on it's head, with the VRChat+ symbol on the side. <!-- could be confused with the "Appearances" section, consider different name? -->


===Personality ===
After purchasing VRC+, VRCat will appear on the user's [[Quick Menu]]. Clicking VRCat in this menu multiple times will cause dialogue to appear.<!-- any misspellings or grammatical errors in the dialogue table below are how they are displayed in-game -->
Unknown. Demure.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ class="nowrap" | Dialogue
|The most enticing laser pointers are the stars above.
|I got a great design idea. Hear me out. FLOORTALS!
|-
|I hear Mars has scratching posts to rip and tear!
|To boldly go where no cat has gone before!
|-
|What's your favorite planet?
|I want to see Andromeda!
|-
|You are amazing!
|A famous explorer once said, "AaaaaAAAaaAAa"
|-
|You like my cardboard helmet? I made it myself.
|Hey, all you cool cats and kittens!
|-
|Hey, could you tape my ear back on my box?
|Your friends are waiting for you!
|-
|Let's have an adventure!
|All your funds go to my treats, and the servers.
|-
|So many buttons. So few paws.
|Do you have any tasty treats?
|-
| Make me a catnip farming world with Udon!
|Zero G and cat hair is not a great combo
|-
|I'm fun to click on huh?
|I'm friends with a tiger!
|-
|Cat Clicker! Sounds like a fun UDON world!<!-- source string is actually "Cat Clicker! Sounds like a a fun UDON world!". client shows it without the extra "a" -->
|Perfect Gem Activated
|-
|My hobbies include: DJing and Sleeping
|Why do I hear boss music?
|-
|Don't forget to stay hydrated!
|Sorry Dave, I can't do that right now
|-
|Make sure you enable Two-Factor Auth!
|Show me what you got!
|-
| Join VRChat, they said. See the world, they said.
|Zug zug
|-
|I really need to be a VRChat plushy merch item.
|Reticulating Splines
|-
|Someone needs to make me into an Avatar!
|Downloading more RAM
|-
|Let's go find some avatars!
|Where's the mirror in this world?
|-
|Mmmm hmmm
|Aren't mirrors relaxing?
|-
|Aliens are real. I've seen them!
|I crave COOKIES!!
|-
|Yes!
|This menu can't hold me forever!
|-
|No!
|How many times are you gonna do this?
|-
|Mayyyyybe?
|More features for VRC+ are coming soon!
|-
|Poooooortaaaaaallll!!!
|It looks like you’re supporting VRChat! Thanks!
|-
|Purrrrr....
|I'm VRCat. Nice to meet you!
|-
|Meow!
|VRChat is supported by users like you!
|-
|Zzzzzz
|Thanks for being an Early Supporter!
|-
|Just woke up. What'd I miss?
|Early Supporters earned me as a badge!
|-
|Cats love attention.
|TIP: Settings > Skip Go Button. You're welcome!
|-
|Cats love synthesizers!.. and spaceships!
|Zzzzzz...
|-
|I'm not a robot cat, but I do know a purple one..<!-- what is this a reference to??? -->
|Pooooortaaaaaallll!!!
|-
|Make friends with someone that's purple!<!-- ??? -->
|How many times are you gonna do this?
|-
| I'm a text adventure pro!
|I'm glad to know someone special like you.
|}


==Appearances==
== VRCat avatars ==
VRCat's first appearance was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-MKanCkDck Introducing VRChat Plus].
VRCat has two [[avatars]], created by VRChat's team, and are part of the list of available [[Public Avatars|public avatars]].


==Trivia==
=== VRCat ===
The first [https://vrchat.com/home/avatar/avtr_30451089-312d-4daf-b798-f57da776ad02 avatar] simply called '''VRCat''' was uploaded by ''Creator Support'' on April 4, 2024. This avatar is cross-compatible, and the description of this avatar reads: "Thank you for supporting VRChat!".
 
==== Stats ====
This avatar is rated Excellent performance on PC, and has the following stats:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ class="nowrap" | VRCat Avatar
!Component
!Value
!Threshold
!Performance Rank
|-
|Download size
|0.08 MB
| -
| -
|-
|Texture memory
|0.01 MB
| -
|Excellent
|-
|Uncompressed size
|0.37 MB
| -
| -
|-
|Triangles
|1,026
|70,000
|Excellent
|-
|Bounds
|(0.28, 0.36, 0.30)
|(5.00, 6.00, 5.00)
|Excellent
|-
|Skinned meshes
|1
|8
|Excellent
|-
|Basic meshes
|0
|16
|Excellent
|-
|Material slots
|1
|16
|Excellent
|-
|Physbone components
|2
|16
| -
|-
|Physbone transforms
|6
|128
| -
|-
|Physbone colliders
|0
|16
| -
|-
|Physbone collision check count
|0
|256
| -
|-
|Contact count
|2
|24
|Excellent
|-
|Constraints
|0
|300
|Excellent
|-
|Constraint depth
|0
|80
|Excellent
|-
|Animators
|1
|16
|Excellent
|-
|Bones
|13
|256
|Excellent
|-
|Lights
|0
|0
|Excellent
|-
|Particle systems
|0
|8
|Excellent
|-
|Total max particles
|0
|1,000
|Excellent
|-
|Mesh particles
|0
|2,000
|Excellent
|-
|Particle trails
|False
|True
|Excellent
|-
|Particle collisions
|False
|True
|Excellent
|-
|Trail renderers
|0
|4
|Excellent
|-
|Cloth meshes
|0
|1
|Excellent
|-
|Cloth max vertices
|0
|100
|Excellent
|-
|Collider count
|0
|8
|Excellent
|-
|Rigidbodies
|0
|8
|Excellent
|-
|Audio sources
|0
|8
|Excellent
|}
 
=== VRCat Animatronic ===
The '''VRCat Animatronic''' [https://vrchat.com/home/avatar/avtr_a7d31a84-1cd4-48ca-b7fa-9ca9e9c9a455 avatar] was uploaded by ''Slorg'' on October 15, 2023 for [[Spookality 2023]]. This avatar is cross-compatible, and the description reads: "The VRCat animatronic from VRCat's Adventure Zone! But there is something about it. It feels so... alive."
 
=== Stats ===
This avatar is rated Medium performance on PC, and has the following stats:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ class="nowrap" | VRCat Animatronic Avatar
!Component
!Value
!Threshold
!Performance Rank
|-
|Download size
|0.81 MB
| -
| -
|-
|Texture memory
|0.83 MB
| -
|Excellent
|-
|Uncompressed size
|3.02 MB
| -
| -
|-
|Triangles
|17,386
|70,000
|Excellent
|-
|Bounds
|(2.78, 2.52, 0.57)
|(5.00, 6.00, 5.00)
|Good
|-
|Skinned meshes
|3
|8
|Medium
|-
|Basic meshes
|0
|16
|Excellent
|-
|Material slots
|3
|16
|Excellent
|-
|Physbone components
|1
|16
| -
|-
|Physbone transforms
|5
|128
| -
|-
|Physbone colliders
|0
|16
| -
|-
|Physbone collision check count
|0
|256
| -
|-
|Contact count
|0
|24
|Excellent
|-
|Constraints
|0
|300
|Excellent
|-
|Constraint depth
|0
|80
|Excellent
|-
|Animators
|1
|16
|Excellent
|-
|Bones
|63
|256
|Excellent
|-
|Lights
|0
|0
|Excellent
|-
|Particle systems
|0
|8
|Excellent
|-
|Total max particles
|0
|1,000
|Excellent
|-
|Mesh particles
|0
|2,000
|Excellent
|-
|Particle trails
|False
|True
|Excellent
|-
|Particle collisions
|False
|True
|Excellent
|-
|Trail renderers
|0
|4
|Excellent
|-
|Cloth meshes
|0
|1
|Excellent
|-
|Cloth max vertices
|0
|100
|Excellent
|-
|Collider count
|0
|8
|Excellent
|-
|Rigidbodies
|0
|8
|Excellent
|-
|Audio sources
|0
|8
|Excellent
|}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:VRCat Pride.jpeg|VRCat with the "Progress" Pride Flag for June
File:Spookality 2024 BlogHeader.png|Skeleton VRCat as seen in the Spookality 2024 announcement
File:Feedback and Feature Requests.png|VRCat as seen in the Feedback and Feature Requests banner seen in-game
File:MenuEasterEggVRCat.webp|The Rear view of the VRCat hanging from the quick menu.
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==  
*VRCat's name is a play on ''VRChat''.
*VRCat's name is a play on ''VRChat''.
* VRCat was inspired by the cat of VRChat's Head of Community Tupper, Trogdor.<ref>Parzeval. (2024, August 15). Tupper: The Future of VRChat & The Life of VRChat's Head of Community | VF1 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/0YVHHtc5CsY?t=3519</ref>
*VRCat was inspired by the cat of VRChat's Head of Community Tupper, Trogdor<ref>Parzeval. (2024, August 15). Tupper: The Future of VRChat & The Life of VRChat's Head of Community | VF1 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/0YVHHtc5CsY?t=3519</ref>.
*VRCat's arch-enemy is [[Special:MyLanguage/VRRat|VRRat]].<!-- cannot write for the life of me rn this needs to sound better lol -->
*VRCat's arch-nemesis was [[Special:MyLanguage/VRRat|VRRat]]. However since VRChat's release of the festive stickers they appear to now be friends<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@vrchat/video/7449076969305820462</ref>.<!-- cannot write for the life of me rn this needs to sound better lol -->
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180815000000*/VRCat.club VRCat.club] (Archive.org link) was an unofficial forum for the VRChat community that predates VRCat and the current ask.vrchat.com forums.<!-- Tupper still owes me a steak dinner for that one. -owlboy -->
*VRCat's Quick Menu dialogue has numerous grammatical errors and inconsistencies with capitalization, such as VRChat Udon being referred to as both "Udon" and "UDON".
*VRCat's dialogue has several references to pop culture and internet memes:
**Why do I hear boss music?: Reference to a Terraria meme featuring a player character saying "why do I hear boss music"<ref>https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/why-do-i-hear-boss-music</ref>.
**Sorry Dave, I can't do that right now: Reference to a line in 2001: A Space Odyessey.
**Perfect Gem Activated: Reference to the "Chat Gem" in Diablo II<ref>https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Chat_Gem</ref>.
**Zug zug: Reference to World of Warcraft's Orcish language, a form of acknowledgement and agreement<ref>https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Orcish_(language)</ref>.
**Reticulating Splines: Reference to several Maxis games, such as SimCity, SimCopter, The Sims up to Sims 4. Often showing up in loading screens.
**Downloading more RAM: Reference to a meme where an internet forum user asked "how to download more RAM," this is amusing as RAM is physical hardware that must be bought, and cannot be downloaded<ref>https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/download-more-ram</ref>.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180815000000*/VRCat.club VRCat.club] (Archive.org link) was an unofficial forum for the VRChat community that predates VRCat and the current ask.vrchat.com forums<!-- Tupper still owes me a steak dinner for that one. -owlboy -->
*VRCats back can be seen when you flip your [[Quick Menu|quick menu]] around visually.
 
==See also==
 
*[[VRRat]]


==References==
==References==
[[Special:MyLanguage/Category:Empty|Category:Empty]]
<references />
<references />

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VRCat is the official mascot of VRChat, a spacefaring orange cat with white markings. He wears a box on his head, with the VRC+ symbol on the side.

Appearances

VRCat's first appearance was Introducing VRChat Plus and has been seen in numerous official VRChat announcements and social media posts since.

VRCat appears as the Early Supporter Badge for users who bought VRC+ when it was first released. The badge can be pet on a user's profile on the website.

After purchasing VRC+, VRCat will appear on the user's Quick Menu. Clicking VRCat in this menu multiple times will cause dialogue to appear.

Dialogue
The most enticing laser pointers are the stars above. I got a great design idea. Hear me out. FLOORTALS!
I hear Mars has scratching posts to rip and tear! To boldly go where no cat has gone before!
What's your favorite planet? I want to see Andromeda!
You are amazing! A famous explorer once said, "AaaaaAAAaaAAa"
You like my cardboard helmet? I made it myself. Hey, all you cool cats and kittens!
Hey, could you tape my ear back on my box? Your friends are waiting for you!
Let's have an adventure! All your funds go to my treats, and the servers.
So many buttons. So few paws. Do you have any tasty treats?
Make me a catnip farming world with Udon! Zero G and cat hair is not a great combo
I'm fun to click on huh? I'm friends with a tiger!
Cat Clicker! Sounds like a fun UDON world! Perfect Gem Activated
My hobbies include: DJing and Sleeping Why do I hear boss music?
Don't forget to stay hydrated! Sorry Dave, I can't do that right now
Make sure you enable Two-Factor Auth! Show me what you got!
Join VRChat, they said. See the world, they said. Zug zug
I really need to be a VRChat plushy merch item. Reticulating Splines
Someone needs to make me into an Avatar! Downloading more RAM
Let's go find some avatars! Where's the mirror in this world?
Mmmm hmmm Aren't mirrors relaxing?
Aliens are real. I've seen them! I crave COOKIES!!
Yes! This menu can't hold me forever!
No! How many times are you gonna do this?
Mayyyyybe? More features for VRC+ are coming soon!
Poooooortaaaaaallll!!! It looks like you’re supporting VRChat! Thanks!
Purrrrr.... I'm VRCat. Nice to meet you!
Meow! VRChat is supported by users like you!
Zzzzzz Thanks for being an Early Supporter!
Just woke up. What'd I miss? Early Supporters earned me as a badge!
Cats love attention. TIP: Settings > Skip Go Button. You're welcome!
Cats love synthesizers!.. and spaceships! Zzzzzz...
I'm not a robot cat, but I do know a purple one.. Pooooortaaaaaallll!!!
Make friends with someone that's purple! How many times are you gonna do this?
I'm a text adventure pro! I'm glad to know someone special like you.

VRCat avatars

VRCat has two avatars, created by VRChat's team, and are part of the list of available public avatars.

VRCat

The first avatar simply called VRCat was uploaded by Creator Support on April 4, 2024. This avatar is cross-compatible, and the description of this avatar reads: "Thank you for supporting VRChat!".

Stats

This avatar is rated Excellent performance on PC, and has the following stats:

VRCat Avatar
Component Value Threshold Performance Rank
Download size 0.08 MB - -
Texture memory 0.01 MB - Excellent
Uncompressed size 0.37 MB - -
Triangles 1,026 70,000 Excellent
Bounds (0.28, 0.36, 0.30) (5.00, 6.00, 5.00) Excellent
Skinned meshes 1 8 Excellent
Basic meshes 0 16 Excellent
Material slots 1 16 Excellent
Physbone components 2 16 -
Physbone transforms 6 128 -
Physbone colliders 0 16 -
Physbone collision check count 0 256 -
Contact count 2 24 Excellent
Constraints 0 300 Excellent
Constraint depth 0 80 Excellent
Animators 1 16 Excellent
Bones 13 256 Excellent
Lights 0 0 Excellent
Particle systems 0 8 Excellent
Total max particles 0 1,000 Excellent
Mesh particles 0 2,000 Excellent
Particle trails False True Excellent
Particle collisions False True Excellent
Trail renderers 0 4 Excellent
Cloth meshes 0 1 Excellent
Cloth max vertices 0 100 Excellent
Collider count 0 8 Excellent
Rigidbodies 0 8 Excellent
Audio sources 0 8 Excellent

VRCat Animatronic

The VRCat Animatronic avatar was uploaded by Slorg on October 15, 2023 for Spookality 2023. This avatar is cross-compatible, and the description reads: "The VRCat animatronic from VRCat's Adventure Zone! But there is something about it. It feels so... alive."

Stats

This avatar is rated Medium performance on PC, and has the following stats:

VRCat Animatronic Avatar
Component Value Threshold Performance Rank
Download size 0.81 MB - -
Texture memory 0.83 MB - Excellent
Uncompressed size 3.02 MB - -
Triangles 17,386 70,000 Excellent
Bounds (2.78, 2.52, 0.57) (5.00, 6.00, 5.00) Good
Skinned meshes 3 8 Medium
Basic meshes 0 16 Excellent
Material slots 3 16 Excellent
Physbone components 1 16 -
Physbone transforms 5 128 -
Physbone colliders 0 16 -
Physbone collision check count 0 256 -
Contact count 0 24 Excellent
Constraints 0 300 Excellent
Constraint depth 0 80 Excellent
Animators 1 16 Excellent
Bones 63 256 Excellent
Lights 0 0 Excellent
Particle systems 0 8 Excellent
Total max particles 0 1,000 Excellent
Mesh particles 0 2,000 Excellent
Particle trails False True Excellent
Particle collisions False True Excellent
Trail renderers 0 4 Excellent
Cloth meshes 0 1 Excellent
Cloth max vertices 0 100 Excellent
Collider count 0 8 Excellent
Rigidbodies 0 8 Excellent
Audio sources 0 8 Excellent

Gallery

  • VRCat with the "Progress" Pride Flag for June

    VRCat with the "Progress" Pride Flag for June

  • Skeleton VRCat as seen in the Spookality 2024 announcement

    Skeleton VRCat as seen in the Spookality 2024 announcement

  • VRCat as seen in the Feedback and Feature Requests banner seen in-game

    VRCat as seen in the Feedback and Feature Requests banner seen in-game

  • The Rear view of the VRCat hanging from the quick menu.

    The Rear view of the VRCat hanging from the quick menu.

Trivia

  • VRCat's name is a play on VRChat.
  • VRCat was inspired by the cat of VRChat's Head of Community Tupper, Trogdor[1].
  • VRCat's arch-nemesis was VRRat. However since VRChat's release of the festive stickers they appear to now be friends[2].
  • VRCat's Quick Menu dialogue has numerous grammatical errors and inconsistencies with capitalization, such as VRChat Udon being referred to as both "Udon" and "UDON".
  • VRCat's dialogue has several references to pop culture and internet memes:
    • Why do I hear boss music?: Reference to a Terraria meme featuring a player character saying "why do I hear boss music"[3].
    • Sorry Dave, I can't do that right now: Reference to a line in 2001: A Space Odyessey.
    • Perfect Gem Activated: Reference to the "Chat Gem" in Diablo II[4].
    • Zug zug: Reference to World of Warcraft's Orcish language, a form of acknowledgement and agreement[5].
    • Reticulating Splines: Reference to several Maxis games, such as SimCity, SimCopter, The Sims up to Sims 4. Often showing up in loading screens.
    • Downloading more RAM: Reference to a meme where an internet forum user asked "how to download more RAM," this is amusing as RAM is physical hardware that must be bought, and cannot be downloaded[6].
  • VRCat.club (Archive.org link) was an unofficial forum for the VRChat community that predates VRCat and the current ask.vrchat.com forums
  • VRCats back can be seen when you flip your quick menu around visually.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Parzeval. (2024, August 15). Tupper: The Future of VRChat & The Life of VRChat's Head of Community | VF1 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/0YVHHtc5CsY?t=3519
  2. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@vrchat/video/7449076969305820462
  3. ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/why-do-i-hear-boss-music
  4. ↑ https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Chat_Gem
  5. ↑ https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Orcish_(language)
  6. ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/download-more-ram
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