Cheshire Cat
Magical cat with a mysterious grin
A mysterious cat character from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' who can always grin showing its teeth. Possesses the ability to freely make parts of its body transparent or disappear.
Quotes
- I'm different from ordinary cats. I can disappear—even if everything else vanishes, only the grin remains.
- Have you ever met a cat without a grin? Then I'd better disappear.
- If you smile, I'll grin too.
- Everything's all mixed up in this country.
- You can't understand things just by looking at them. You have to think up your own curious ideas.
Trivia
- The Cheshire Cat's name is inspired by an idiom from the Cheshire region in England.
- The ability to make parts of its body disappear is symbolically depicted as the most supernatural character in the original work.
- In the Disney animated film, it features vibrant purple and pink stripes, modeled after a tabby cat.
- In the 'Alice in Wonderland' live-action films, the Cheshire Cat appears under the name 'Chessur.'
- In American astronomy, a galaxy cluster resembling the Cheshire Cat's face is nicknamed the 'Cheshire Cat Galaxy Cluster.'
- There is a medical term 'Cheshire Cat syndrome' for conditions where symptoms and pathology do not match.
Alternate names
Cheshire Cat
Chisha Cat
Cheshire Cat
Chesha Cat
Profile
- Species
- Tabby cat (tabby cat)
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- An anthropomorphic cat featuring primarily purple and pink horizontal striped fur, characterized by a round large head and a thick long tail. Paw pads are indistinct, and it sometimes uses its tail like a cane.
- Hair color
- Multicolor
- Distinguishing features
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- Ability to disappear and reappear (invisibility)
- Wide grinning smile
- Large round head
- Vibrant purple and pink striped fur
- Thick long tail
- Iconic items
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- Tail used like a cane
- Smile
- Grinning smile
- Purple fur
- Pink fur
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Cunning
- Detailed personality
- Nonchalant and free-spirited, possessing an intellectual and trickster-like personality. Highly curious, provides Alice with enigmatic advice while sometimes deliberately drawing her into trouble.
- Keywords
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- Trickster
- Intellectual
- Enigmatic
- Elusive
- Free-spirited
- Curious
- Nonchalant
- Motto
- "The grin remains, the cat departs"
- Talents
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- Ability to make parts of the body disappear and reappear
- Advanced intelligence to speak
- Invisibility
- Elusive appearances and disappearances
- Clever advice
- Skills
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- Advice to Alice
- Guidance through the forest
- Intentional troublemaker
- Motivation
- To live freely in Wonderland, bringing mysterious grins and wisdom.
- Habits
- Never stops grinning and has the habit of frequently disappearing, leaving only the mouth behind.
- Favorite foods
- Milk, Cream
- Favorite colors
- Purple, Pink
History
- Backstory
- First appeared in Lewis Carroll's children's novel 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865). As the Duchess's pet cat, it was always grinning in the kitchen. Its appearances and disappearances throughout the story are memorable, depicted as an inexplicable supernatural being.
- Debut date
- November 26, 1865
- Work title
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Media type
- Manga
- Episode or chapter
- Chapter 6 'Pig and Pepper'
First Appearance
- Significant event
- First Appearance
- Description
- Grinning while perched in the Duchess's kitchen, it showed itself to Alice for the first time.
Disappearance from the Tree
- Significant event
- Disappearance from the Tree
- Description
- Gradually faded away, leaving only the facial grin behind.
Receiving the Queen of Hearts' Order
- Significant event
- Receiving the Queen of Hearts' Order
- Description
- Could not be executed for the beheading order because it had no body.
Disney 1951 Animated Film Appearance
- Significant event
- Disney 1951 Animated Film Appearance
- Description
- Anthropomorphized as a purple and pink striped cat, depicted as a trickster.
Appearance in 2010 Live-Action Film 'Alice in Wonderland'
- Significant event
- Appearance in 2010 Live-Action Film 'Alice in Wonderland'
- Description
- Meticulously recreated with CG, portrayed as an intellectual character with the calm voice of a middle-aged man.
Relationships
Duchess
Guardian
The Cheshire Cat first appears as the Duchess's pet cat and is owned by her.
Alice
Best friend
Frequently guides Alice through Wonderland or provides truthful advice.
Mad Hatter
Teammate
A cooperative ally who guides Alice through bizarre behavior.
Inhabitants of Wonderland
Inhabitants of Wonderland: trickster
Media appearances
Alice in Wonderland
Manga / Supporting
1865 first edition publication
Alice in Wonderland
Anime / Supporting
1951 TV series and film
Alice in Wonderland
Movie / Supporting
2010 live-action film
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie / Supporting
2016 live-action film
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
Movie / Supporting
1985 TV movie
Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Fantasy Adventure (1999)
Movie / Supporting
1999 TV movie
American McGee's Alice
Game / Supporting
2007 mobile game
Alice in the Country of Hearts ~Wonderful Wonder World~
Game / Supporting
2007 PC game
Voice cast and creators
Sterling Holloway
- Voice actor
- Sterling Holloway
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- 1951 animated film
- Notes
- Original English voice actor
Sterling Holloway
- Voice actor
- Sterling Holloway
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- 1951 animated film
Stephen Fry
- Voice actor
- Stephen Fry
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- 2010 and 2016 live-action films
- Notes
- Calm voice of a middle-aged man
Telly Savalas
- Voice actor
- Telly Savalas
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- 1985 TV movie
Whoopi Goldberg
- Voice actor
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- 1999 TV movie
Lewis Carroll
- Creator name
- Lewis Carroll
- Role
- Original author
John Tenniel
- Creator name
- John Tenniel
- Role
- Character designer
Walt Disney Company
- Creator name
- Walt Disney Company
- Role
- Animation studio
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