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***The ドン "don" at the end of their name could possibly refer to the Japanese onomatopoeia for a loud "thud" sound (in reference to the large size of this character).  
***The ドン "don" at the end of their name could possibly refer to the Japanese onomatopoeia for a loud "thud" sound (in reference to the large size of this character).  
***The "don" could also refer to the first person pronoun that Fat Cat/Namazudon uses in Japanese, おいどん ''oidon''.
***The "don" could also refer to the first person pronoun that Fat Cat/Namazudon uses in Japanese, おいどん ''oidon''.
***ドン ''don'' is sometimes used as a polite suffix at the end of names in the southern Kyushu region of Japan.
***ドン ''don'' is sometimes used as a polite suffix at the end of names in the southern Kyushu region of Japan. Fat Cat himself uses this suffix in Japanese to refer to [[Starfy]] on a few occasions, calling him スタフィーどん "Starfy-don".
***Finally, it could refer to the Spanish/Italian honorific prefix "don" used in names like "Don Quixote" as well as crime bosses of the Mafia (e.g. Don Corleone) - this word is sometimes used in Japanese to refer to any boss-like figure (not necessarily crime related).
***Finally, it could refer to the Spanish/Italian honorific prefix "don" used in names like "Don Quixote" as well as crime bosses of the Mafia (e.g. Don Corleone) - this word is sometimes used in Japanese to refer to any boss-like figure (not necessarily crime related).



Revision as of 07:58, 9 August 2020

Fat Cat
Japanese Name ナマズドン, Namazudon
Fan Name* Fat Cat
Species Catfish
Family Kit Fish (daughter)
Affiliates Starfy
Location/Residence Sea of Ice, Yo-Ho Mountains, Jungle, Gluglug Lagoon, Skydye Heights
First Appearance Densetsu no Starfy
Latest Appearance The Legendary Starfy

Fat Cat (Namazudon in Japan) is a large cat fish dressed like a sumo wrestler who enjoys wrestling and going to hot springs with his daughter Kit Fish. He is also nicknamed the 'Masked Catfish' in The Legendary Starfy. He can be challenged in a wrestling match in The Legendary Starfy in a Side Quest called "The Masked Catfish" in Stage 6-2.

His first appearance was in Densetsu no Starfy. He does not appear in Densetsu no Starfy 4.

Gallery

Trivia

  • In the first game there is a Japanese typo where Moe calls him Manazudon (マナズドン), probably by mistake as Kit Fish is Manazuko.
◆キョロスケ
「フカフカってヤツに
『きぐるみ』を もらったか!?」
「もらってねえなら
ラブリーのはなしを きいておけ!」
「もう もってるんなら
マナズドンとマナズーコに
たからものの ありかを きけ!」
「ヤツらのいばしょは 知ってるな?
ラブリーがいた海の 左はしの
トビラだ! わすれるなっ!」

Name Origin

  • Their Japanese name, "Namazudon", is likely a portmanteau of "namazu" and "don".
    • ナマズ Namazu is the Japanese word for catfish.
    • ドン Don could possibly refer to one of the following:
      • The ドン "don" at the end of their name could possibly refer to the Japanese onomatopoeia for a loud "thud" sound (in reference to the large size of this character).
      • The "don" could also refer to the first person pronoun that Fat Cat/Namazudon uses in Japanese, おいどん oidon.
      • ドン don is sometimes used as a polite suffix at the end of names in the southern Kyushu region of Japan. Fat Cat himself uses this suffix in Japanese to refer to Starfy on a few occasions, calling him スタフィーどん "Starfy-don".
      • Finally, it could refer to the Spanish/Italian honorific prefix "don" used in names like "Don Quixote" as well as crime bosses of the Mafia (e.g. Don Corleone) - this word is sometimes used in Japanese to refer to any boss-like figure (not necessarily crime related).
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