VG Cats

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VG Cats is a webcomic written and drawn by Scott Ramsoomair. Published once a week on its own web site, it features the adventures of a pair of anthropomorphic cats, who often play the roles of characters in popular video games. Strips are usually presented in a large format and in full color. The first strip was published on September 9, 2001.

VG Cats
Link Finally Snaps
The VG Cats strip "Link Finally Snaps" parodies the Legend of Zelda series.
Author(s)Scott Ramsoomair
Websitehttp://www.vgcats.com/
Current status/scheduleUpdating every Monday
Launch date2001 September 9 [1]
Genre(s)Video Game Parody

Characters

Recurring characters in VG Cats include:

  • Leo, a male cat with grey fur, enthusiastic but credulous and a nudist more than once. Named after one of the author's cats.
  • Aeris, a female cat with pink fur, also named after one of the author's cats, who might be named after the character Aeris Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII. Though easily the most sensible character, she has a quick temper and little patience for the foolishness that surrounds her.
  • Krug, Lord of the Unpleasant, a horned red demon of limited intelligence and a childlike demeanor.
  • Pantsman, the author as an incompetent superhero who conceals his identity by wearing underpants on his head (example: strip 87).
  • Johnny Evilguy, a greedy and unscrupulous antagonist named after an example character in the Neverwinter Nights [2] scenario creation guide.
  • Dr. FG Hobo, an alley-dwelling lunatic given to telling absurd, rambling stories in an inexplicable accent.
  • Major Payne, introduced into the comic in strip 69. Possibly one of VG Cats ' most perverted characters. Was kicked out of the army for being a masochist.
  • Ternaldo, a collectible card game fan oblivious to the finer points of social interaction.

Themes

VG Cats has no particular ongoing plot, although multipart strips occasionally appear. Most strips feature the characters acting out strange or humorous situations in various video games. Metal Gear Solid [3], Ragnarok Online [4], and the Final Fantasy [5] and The Legend of Zelda [6] series are favorite targets.

Other strips satirize video game developers or other real-world companies. One recurring theme involves anthropomorphizing video game consoles in order to poke fun at their shortcomings. Microsoft's Xbox has been a target on numerous occasions for this [7]. Occasionally, strips focus on subjects unrelated to gaming, such as cell phones, Anime or the comic's Canadian origin.

The comic frequently makes both deliberate and subtle references to the Homestar Runner web cartoons.