Types of Magical cats
When watching cats the musical, it's clear to see that some cats are more magically gifted than others, but honestly I think alot more cats have magic (or at the very least the fun potential of magic) so heres a post depicting each type of magic cat!!
(OC's at the end)
Terpsichorean powers!
Now every cat has this! Terpsichorean means power of dance, and each year the cats reserve to use for the jellicles to use at the jellicles ball!
Basically it just means they can all dance together and vibe in sync without having to do months of practice plus no fear of messing up!!
(specific characters underneath)
The Fantastical Cat!
Mistoffelees (the most obvious magical cat of the jellicles) is a fantastical cat! His magic is powerful and unpredictable. Being able to do small things like manipulate lights and create sparkles, to some mid level stuff like changing his appearance and being able to project his voice into other places, like outside or down the hall, to even bigger things like teleportation (both himself and others) as well as sometimes even creating storms!!
His biggest trick he had ever done (before saving old Deuteronomy) was when he helped save 7 kittens by teleporting them threw an old hat out from under some junk that had collapsed around them!!
Mistos magic (like everyone elses) is inhanced by dancing and music, which helps because it really adds to his love to show off while performing! (The sparkles and lightning really help adding some fun piazza to the show!)
His one main drawback however is over use of his powers is incredibly draining, and can often lead him to sleep for multiple days after big stunts! (Que tugger fireman carrying him back to his den after the ball where he saved old doot!) His hands also have a permanent tingling sensation aswell!
Mistos magic also very similar to his fathers who was also a fantastical cat!
The Mystery Cat!
Macavity is a mystery cat! Now his powers is sort of difficult to distinguish, its most similar to Mistoffelees but alot more controlled and violent. His magic is centred on being able to trick people and stop people from tracing his crimes back to himself.
His levitation (aka glorified hovering let's be real) to stop others to follow his paw prints. Fire means ge can burn evidence. Teleportation to get away. Hypnosis to create an alibi (bc Macavity wasnt there). And finally other little forms of tricks and trickery to cause mayhem similar to mistos powers!
Now Macavitys drawback is arguably the opposite to Mistoffelees. Whereas misto becomes physically drained to the point of needing to sleep for long periods, Mac's powers force him to stay awake. The more he uses his Magic, the longer he is essentially kept from being able to sleep. (Hes always wide awake)
Now depending on the story, Macavity is either actively seeking out the manic effect on his body, willingly choosing to force himself into these periods of unrest just to use his powers for chaos and reveling in its distruction, OR his powers THEMSELVES are what have lead to his life of crime, slowly forcing him into insanity and unable to stop himself by never letting him sleep!
(Either option is great for angst!!)
The Physic Cats!
Now theres no denying that there is some sort of weird powers held by our beloved Tantomile and Coricopat! These twins are often shown to be the first to know/ react to anything new that was about to happen on stage (besides misto), literally sensing Old Deuteronomy before I comes on stage!
Now for there magic, I believe they both share similar types of physic abilities, my favourite hc for this is Tanto sees the past/ memories, and Cori can sense the future/ gets prophetic vision (ik I've seen @afairytalestray talk about similar hcs which I love them!!)
For Tantomile, her powers consist of being able to read peoples memories/ collect memories from objects and surroundings. Not everything is the easiest to read but specifically if it is or has interacted with water or earth it is usually stronger (water and earth hold memories) hence why it is somewhat easy to read other cats. With all of this knowledge, Tanto often ends up predicting alot of what will happen because she says history can repeat itself. However she can also get involuntary visions of peoples pasts.
Coricopat on the other hand can see the future. When hes not having visions, his powers usually manifest as being able to predict what will happen 5 - 10 seconds before something happens. However when it comes to his visions he would become prone for around a minute or two, which depending on where he is at the time, can end up being pretty dangerous, but the other cats look out for him.
When they use their powers together (especially during the ball) their powers meld together and they are able to use them to bolster themselves and others magic!!
The two also have a kinda physic link but whether or not that's bc they are magic or because they are twins is up to debate!
The Gumbie Cat!
Time for our first not quite obvious magical cat, Jennyanydots!! Now to me there is no way Jenny is not somewhat magically gifted, I mean she has 3 costume changes and a sick ass tap solo how is that not magic??
But on a serious note, I do strongly believe Jennyanydots has powers, even as they are not as obvious as her other magical counterparts!
She has the ability to speak with more animals than the average cat, (most cats can only really communicate with dogs/ understand humans) and Jenny can understand mice birds and most other creatures! She definitely uses this part of her powers to become a teacher to other animals!!
She also has the ability to shape shift her form between her 'Gumbie' form her 'Tap' form and her 'Normal' form!
The Knockabout Cats!
JERRIE AND TEAZER ARE MAGIC and you cant take this hc away from me!!!
Like Macavity, their magic isnt very specific, it's very much what they need in the moment to pull off their heists. They can switch places with eachother, disappear melt into shadows, minor teleportation of small objects and masters of disguise all that Jazz!!
Since it's not exactly a set 'set' of powers Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer dont have distinctive separations in their magic, but how it presents itself does allow each of their personalities to shine through!!!
Same as Tanto and Cori, they potentially have telepathy with eachother, whether or not its them being twins or their magic who knows???
Everlasting Blessed
Finally Old Deuteronomy and Jemima!! These two's magic is derived from the Everlasting Cats Blessing!!
Every cat who receives the Everlasting Cats blessing is destined to become the leader of their tribes and the one to pick the next Jellicle choice!
They also are granted with deep wisdom and are naturally gifted with being able to read people. Similarly, like the Physic twins, they can uses their magic to boost others magic!!
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Finally! Other cats have small amounts of magic just not anything distinctive to be noticeable!!
I hc that both Victoria and Alonzo share a small part of Mistos magic that stems in enhancing theirTerpsichorean powers! And Munkustrap and Tugger have a mix of a sensitivity to both their father and Jems magic, as well as Macavitys magic!! But also the Terpsichorean powers to!!
Gus and Griz also had a strong connection to a more performance based magic but similarly it's just an off shoot of the Terpsichorean powers aswell!!
(And for people who also like my Oc content, Merlinite, Eglantine and Dylula are fantastical cat, Alibi and Admetus are Mystery cats, Mollycoddle and Magnolia are Gumbie cats, and Old Jillymonty and Dapple doo are everlasting blessed!!)
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Alonzo/Jemima for the "if they had a kid" meme?
Alonzo/Jemima? You are precious, darling! <3 <3 <3 I've never seen that ship, so let's create. After an announcement, Jemima is absolutely an adult here, when she becomes a mother. I know, in theory it's one of "ofc things", but I usually see Jem as a kitten, so better safe than sorry.
Name: Bamblee (second name: Cataclyst - cataclysm + catalyst)
Gender: boy
General appearance: His fur is in patches, but red and white, with black elements, like stripes on red parts, and some black elements on his face and one black hind leg. Eyes are dark gold, almost brown, shine unnaturally easy.
Personality: Bubbly and happy most of the time, stubborn sometimes. He knows exactly how to be rude to others(Lonzo taught him that), but he doesn't do that on purpose. He loves everyone and is really unhappy when his friends/family/tribe are fighting. In general he hates shouting at each other, loud arguments, things like that. He tries to calm emotions and start more civil conversations, but when it isn't working, he hides and comes out only after they end, or when someone finds him and proposes some different occupation, far away from fighting cats. He can fight and sometimes he does that, but only when it's about his friends or family, he has a problem with defending his own opinions.
Special talents: He is very connected with the universe, magic, jellicle moon, prophecies and ghosts, like his mother. Unfortunately, it usually ends with him as bad news' messenger, which saddens him badly. He prefers giving others happy news.
Who they like better: He likes both of his parents, just about different things. He is really strongly connected with mother, who teaches him everything about magic, but having fun, being around others is more his father's thing.
Who they take after more: He is stubborn, a fighter when needed after both of them, confident in his powers (not himself) and bubbly after his mother. He doesn't look at others like he is better than them, as Alonzo does sometimes.
Personal headcanon: Most cats see him as their future Leader, if Old D. steps down. He is frightened by that. He knows his second name and knows, that one wrong decision and he will be a reason a tribe will be destroyed. (He is wrong, but for now he thinks like that.)
Face claim: I couldn't find anything close enough to his looks, so just imagine Alonzo with red striped patches not black and black left leg.
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Macavity’s Kittens!!
in age order, they would be
Plato
Alibi
Jemima
Lucideus & Tilibuble (twins)
Admetus
im not a big fan of how i coloured Plato or the twins (tili looks a bit to much like Electra for my liking) but honestly i couldn't make myself sit here longer to do anything about it right now lol
They all have separate mothers besides Alibi and Admetus who both share my oc Lyre as a mother (post about her here)
This drawing would be set right after Ali brings her brother to the junkyard after reuniting with her old babysitters Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer reveals to her their whole unknown family that Macavity and Lyre kept them hidden from. In choosing to meet their siblings, the two are subsequentially disowned by the hidden paw and Old Deuteronomy accepts them as new members of the Jellicle tribe.
Out of the six only 3 developed any magical gifts, Jemima who’s powers match similarly to old doot (as she will be the next Jellicle leader) Alibi whom possesses a more sorta toned down mix of her father and Mistoffelees magic and Admetus who seemingly has a limited version of Macavity’s magic as well!
Out of the group Plato is an incredibly protective older brother, especially over Jem and the Twins (even more so over Tilibubble since she is born mute and his mate Victoria has to teach her how to communicate)
All of the siblings have different relationships with their dad Macavity, but it doesn't stop them from all becoming inseparable once they all finally meet!!
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