Cat Beast

The Cat Beast is a secondary antagonist in the 2009 animated feature 9 and is the sole main antagonist of the original Oscar nominated 2005 short of the same name.

In the aftermath of the machines' war against mankind, the Cat Beast is the last remaining machine, and its sole purpose is to find the Talisman and to reawaken The Fabrication Machine.

The Cat Beast has a cat's skull for the head and has a series of long twisted metal wires for the body which are attached to the Cat Beast's metal limbs. The Cat Beast's body is also covered with metallic plates and has long sharp body spines protruding from the body. The Cat Beast has a red glowing eye and a light bulb attached to one of its eye sockets, allowing the Cat Beast to see in the dark.