The Cat

The Cat is one of the major supporting characters of Coraline (2009). He appears and disappears at will and, with an unexplained reason, has the ability to speak in the Other World.

Appearance
The Cat's appearance is more distinctive. both of his ears are torn, for an unknown reason, the cat has charcoal black fur and bright blue eyes (Green in the novel that the film is based on) and has a quite little body structure. Other than that, its blue eyes contrast to the color of his fur.

Personality
The cat appears to be sarcastic and ironical. He is initially impatient and sardonic towards Coraline for satirizing him and calling him a "wuss-puss", something he loathes with intensity. However, over time, he seems to get more attached to her. As claimed by Wybie, he is feral (despite saying that he also watches after it as well) and, as seen, he has a habit of cocking his head sideways.

When in the real world he seems to act much more like a cat would, such as enjoying being petted and hunting, and then bringing what he'd caught to Wybie. But in the other world the cat's intellect is more of an intellectual level, he understands what others say and can respond to what was said. He responds by talking, like a human. While in the real world he just understands what humans say, while being able to only reply with body language.