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{{species-infobox
|image=[[File:SM3DWBF Cats Art.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of kittens from ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|relatives=[[Calico cat parent]]
|derived_species=[[Fury Cat]]
}}
'''Kittens''' are a species of small cats that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury#Bowser's Fury|Bowser's Fury]]''. They can be seen on most of the various islands composing [[Lake Lapcat]]. They exist in five different colors: green, red, blue, black, and {{wp|Calico cat|calico}}, each representing the different colors of the ''{{wp|Maneki-neko}}'' (lucky cat). The former four also match the [[Cat Mario|Cat form]] colors of the playable characters in ''Super Mario 3D World'' other than [[Mario]]: respectively [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]] (although using a deeper shade of pink similar to [[Toadette]]'s Cat form), [[Toad]], and [[Rosalina]].

Kittens can be seen relaxing, grooming themselves, or playing with [[Baseball (object)|baseball]]s in various spots in Lake Lapcat. They are friendly, and follow and affectionately nuzzle Mario if he is in his [[Cat Mario|Cat form]] or his [[Lucky Cat Mario|Lucky Cat form]]. If Mario approaches them in any other form, however, they become frightened and try to avoid him. They can also be picked up and carried by Mario. While being carried, they will continuously scratch in front of them, which can destroy [[Brick Block]]s and activate [[? Block]]s, similarly to Cat Mario's scratch. If a kitten makes contact with water or [[lava]], it will vanish and respawn at its original location.  If Mario or [[Bowser Jr.]] attack a kitten, it does not take damage, and confetti appears instead.

Although the plain-colored kittens are not related to any game objective, the calico kittens are missing offspring of [[calico cat parent]]s that must be returned to them for [[Cat Shine]]s. There are nine calico kittens across Lake Lapcat: one near the Lakeside [[Giga Bell]], three near the Ruins Giga Bell, and five near the Wasteland Giga Bell. Some are located close to their parent, while others require Mario to carry them a great distance back.

After beating the game once, [[Plessie|Cat Plessie]] becomes able to carry kittens if Mario throws them on top of it or mounts it while holding one, allowing them to travel to different islands.

In the game's ending, a blue, a pink, and a green kitten circle around Cat Mario. The blue kitten nuzzles Mario, and the pink kitten licks its paw. The three kittens and Mario then jump up into the air.

Excluding calico kittens, there are 41 kittens in total: four near the base of [[Scamper Shores]], four on a higher hill in the same area, four in a tunnel behind [[Fort Flaptrap]], four near the lighthouse of [[Pounce Bounce Isle]], four near the lighthouse on [[Roiling Roller Isle]], four on [[Mount Magmeow]], three at the top of [[Pipe Path Tower]], and fourteen around the Wasteland [[Giga Bell]].

While [[Fury Bowser]] is active, all kittens become [[Fury Cat|corrupted]] and attack Mario, regardless of his form. If Mario is holding a kitten when Fury Bowser wakes up, then it will damage him and leave his grasp. If a kitten is riding Plessie when Fury Bowser wakes up, then it will teleport back to its original location.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM3DW+BF Artwork Cat (Green).png|A green kitten
SM3DW+BF Artwork Cat (Black).png|A black kitten
SM3DW+BF Artwork Cat (Red).png|A red kitten
SM3DW+BF Artwork Cat (Calico).png|A calico kitten
SM3DW+BF Artwork Cat (Blue).png|A blue kitten
SM3DWBF Cats Screenshot.jpg|Kittens nuzzling [[Cat Mario]]
SM3DWBF Pink And Blue Cats Screenshot.jpg|Red and blue kittens running with Mario
Kitten scratching.jpg|A calico kitten scratching while being carried by Mario
BFMothercalicocatandbabycalicocats.jpg|Calico kittens reunited with their parent
SMB 35th Anniversary Lineup TVCM 3.jpg|A Japanese commercial promoting the [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=子<span class="explain" title="ネコ">ネコちゃん</span>
|JapR=Ko <span class="explain" title="Neko">Neko Chan</span>
|JapM=Kitten-{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Chan|chan}} 
}}

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