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{{Noticebox/Official}}[[File:VRCat.webp|thumb|VRCat's official art]]
[[File:VRCat.webp|thumb|VRCat]]
'''VRCat''' is the official mascot of [[Special:MyLanguage/VRChat|VRChat]], a spacefaring orange cat with white markings. It wears a box on it's head, with the [[VRChat+]] symbol on the side. <!-- VRCat appears to use it/its pronouns as can be seen in it's several makeship campaigns and developer updates. -->
'''VRCat''' is the mascot of [[VRChat]].


==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 VRChat+ when it was first released. The badge can be pet on a user's profile on the website.
cat <!-- could be confused with the "Appearances" section, consider different name? -->


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


==Appearances==
TODO: stuff about their first appearance.
==Trivia==
==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?si=ilGkzKci-Vr8XKIg&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 [[VRRat]]. <!-- cannot write for the life of me rn this needs to sound better lol -->  
*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 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 -->
 
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 21 October 2024

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VRCat's official art

VRCat is the official mascot of VRChat, a spacefaring orange cat with white markings. It wears a box on it's head, with the VRChat+ 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 VRChat+ when it was first released. The badge can be pet on a user's profile on the website.

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

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

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-enemy is VRRat.
  • 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"[2]
    • 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[3]
    • Zug zug: Reference to World of Warcraft's Orcish language, a form of acknowledgement and agreement[4]
    • 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[5]
  • VRCat.club (Archive.org link) was an unofficial forum for the VRChat community that predates VRCat and the current ask.vrchat.com forums.

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://knowyourmeme.com/memes/why-do-i-hear-boss-music
  3. ↑ https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Chat_Gem
  4. ↑ https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Orcish_(language)
  5. ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/download-more-ram
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