Cait Sith as he appears in Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-.
Superstitious people who see this black cat crossing their path panic with fear.
Final Fantasy VI PlayStation esper section
Cait Sith (ケット・シー, Ketto-Shī?) is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series. It is a feline beast whose exact traits vary—sometimes it is an enemy, sometimes a summoned monster and sometimes an ally. It most commonly appears as an anthropomorphic black cat with a white stomach wearing red boots, a small red cape or scarf, and a golden crown. When appearing as an enemy, though, it is often a palette swap of the Coeurl. Cait Sith's most prominent appearance is in the Final Fantasy VII universe, where he has appeared as a playable character.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy II[]
Cait Sith's sprite (GBA).
Cait Sith is a new enemy added to the Game Boy Advance and later remakes, appearing in the Soul of Rebirth bonus quest as opponent in the Unknown Palace. As with its counterpart, the Coeurl, Cait Sith uses Blaster.
Final Fantasy IV[]
Cait Sith (DS).
Cait Sith (also called Panther) is an enemy encountered in the Lodestone Cavern, and forests near Troia and Mythril. It uses Blaster to paralyze or instantly kill a party member.
In the 3D versions, Cait Sith poses the same threat, and it is often better to run from them until Cecil can equip Holy weapons.
Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]
Cait Sith's sprite throughout Final Fantasy IV and its sequels (PSP).
Cait Sith can be summoned by Marionetteers.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
Cait Sith acts similarly to the original game, and is encountered in various locations around the world.
Final Fantasy V[]
In various foreign language versions, the Gaelicat is named "Cait Sith". In the Advance version when Metamorph transforms into the Gaelicat its name is "Cait Sith". This is appropriate as Cait Sith is a cat of Gaelic origin.
Final Fantasy VI[]
Cait Sith's sprite (iOS).
In its first appearance as a summon, Cait Sith (also called Stray), is an esper, and one of the first four magicite pieces the player acquires in Zozo. It costs 28 MP to summon and uses Cat Rain to Confuse all opponents with a hit rate of 128. It also increases Magic by 1 at level up, and teaches Confuse (x7), Imp (x5) and Float (x2).
Final Fantasy VII series[]
Cait Sith artwork from Final Fantasy VII.
Cait Sith is a party member and continues to appear in the Final Fantasy VII series along with the rest of the party with various roles. In Final Fantasy VII he rides a giant stuffed moogle, and in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children he helps the party battle Bahamut SIN riding on Red XIII.
In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, additional scenes show him briefly atop his moogle in the Northern Cave when recounting the fight with Sephiroth. In his other appearances in the Compilation, he appears alone. Cait Sith is temporarily playable in Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-, and is a minor NPC in Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII- that assists the player character in a mission.
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-[]
Model of Cait Sith from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.
Cait Sith is a summon for Zack, appearing on the Digital Mind Wave once Zack acquires "Cait Sith's Megaphone" in a treasure chest in Mission 8-4-3. Cait Sith uses Courage Boost to cure Zack of Poison, Stun, Silence and Stop, and grants various status buffs, the duration of which varies depending on the level of the summon.
| Boosts | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endure, Barrier, MBarrier | 30 seconds | 40 seconds | 50 seconds | 100 seconds | Rest of battle |
| MP Cost 0, AP Cost 0 | 20 seconds | 30 seconds | 60 seconds | 120 seconds | Rest of battle |
| Physical Null, Magic Null | 5 seconds | 8 seconds | 10 seconds | 15 seconds | 30 seconds |
Final Fantasy X[]
Several of Lulu's dolls take on the appearance of Cait Sith.
Final Fantasy X-2[]
Rikku wearing the Cait Sith costume.
Rikku dresses up like Cait Sith while wearing the Mascot dressphere. With it, she can use status-inducing elemental spells and debuffing abilities.
Final Fantasy XI[]
Artwork of Cait Sith.
Cait Sith is a summonable Avatar and a race of avatars in the Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess expansion, referred to as "Regal Felines". Several Cait Siths work together to travel through time and ensure the events of the Crystal War continue as they are intended. If an adventurer shows the ability to travel through time, the Cait Siths will enlist their help to relieve the suffering left in the wake of the Crystal War.
Cait Sith was also the name of a server.
Final Fantasy XIII-2[]
Cait Sith.
Cait Sith is a Paradigm Pack monster who can fight along Serah and Noel in Medic role. It can use Kitty Clock (Cat Punch in Japan) as its Feral Link. It is a brown cat with long ears similar to those of a fennec fox and travels in a brown, hovering cone-shaped urn with ear-like handles.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]
A rejected garb.
A garb design of Cait Sith was made, but not used.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Cait Sith.
The clockwork rendition of an enigmatic cat spirit from the pages of Midlander mythology, Goldsmiths' Guild guildmaster Serendipity crafted this life-like figuring to bring joy to those children who were orphaned in the Calamity.
Minion Guide Description
Cait Sith made his first appearance in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in patch 3.1 as a key figure in the Void Ark sidequest.
Cait Sith Doll is a minion for players who pre-ordered Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The minion's guide quote, "What may be a few to you was everything to those who died...", is a quote of the Cait Sith of Final Fantasy VII who said it in response to Barret's remark on AVALANCHE's collateral damage.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time[]
When wearing the Mythic Beast Sallet and Mythic Beast Plate a male Lilty resembles Cait Sith.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]
Cait Sith.
Cait Sith is an enemy encountered in the Quicksand Castle and the Holy Tree Tower. Cait Sith's signature ability is Earth Blast.
Bravely Default[]
Cait Sith is an enemy found in the Ruins of Centro Keep. They hassle opponents with their use of Blind. Cait Sith appears as a random enemy in the desert near Ancheim, it resembles the one in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. In addition, Panther shows as a different enemy in the same area with a similar appearance to the one in Final Fantasy IV. A different version of Cait Sith called Greater Cait appears in the Harena Ruins.
Bravely Archive[]
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Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
Cait Sith.
The Cait Sith is an enemy encountered in the World of Light and the Cave to Deist.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
Wrieg's Cait Sith artwork.
Cait Sith is a dark-elemental summon. There are three versions of Cait Sith available; Morrow's versions, which teach him Ruin and Ruinra abilities respectively, and Wrieg's version of the summon, which teaches him Slow abilities.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]
- Ability Cards
- Legend Cards
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Cait Sith from Final Fantasy VII appears as a playable character.
The Final Fantasy VI version of Cait Sith was also set to appear as a Summoning ability, but doesn't appear in the final product. Its summon ability has no original attack name, but the animation used is based on Cait Sith's Cat Rain ability from Final Fantasy VI.[1]
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
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A feline spirit and lady of the Fey court. Gossipmonger.
Default version's ability card description
The default Cait Sith card.
Multiple Cait Siths appeared as life-aspected Support ability cards for players to summon.
The default version of Cait Sith was an early-game Support ability card that allowed the user to perform Cure, which restored 40% HP to the user.
A stronger version, Cait Sith X (真ケットシー, Shin Ketto Shī?, lit. True Cait Sith), was a Support card that allowed the user to perform Cure X (真ケアル, Shin Kearu?, lit. True Care), which fully restored their HP, performed Esuna, and greatly increased max HP.
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales[]
Cait Sith appears in the storybook Unicorn and the Town Musicians as the trumpet player. It is he who is part of a band along with Chip the Hamster and Unicorn. He also has several cards bearing his likeness.
Cards[]
| Cait Sith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| #085 | ★ | Yellow | |
| None | None | Defend | Attack |
| Megaphone | |||
| Deal 3 damage and adds protect. | |||
| Cait Sith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| #086 | ★ | Yellow | |
| None | None | Defend | Attack |
| Battle Trumpet | |||
| Deal 3 damage and causes Numb. | |||
| Cait Sith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| #087 | ★★★ | Yellow | |
| None | None | Defend | Attack |
| Battle Trumpet+ | |||
| Deal 4 damage.
Color Boost Strength is doubled if opponent's card is gray. | |||
| Cait Sith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| #088 | ★★ | Yellow | |
| None | None | Defend | Defend |
| Cat Rain | |||
| Deal 3 damage.
CP Crush Destroy all crystals of the most abundant color in opponent's CP gauge. | |||
| Cait Sith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| #089 | ★★ | Yellow | |
| None | None | Defend | Attack |
| Marvelous Cheer | |||
| Crystal Ability (***)
Deal 1 damage for each *,*,* in opponent's CP gauge. | |||
| Cait Sith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| #090 | ★★★ | Yellow | |
| None | None | None | Attack |
| Marvelous Cheer+ | |||
| Crystal Ability (****)
Deal 2 damage for each *,*,*,* in opponent's CP gauge. | |||
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]
![Cait Sith (XIV) [6-072C] Opus series card.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/c/cd/Cait_Sith_%28XIV%29_6-072C_from_FFTCG_Opus.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20210405132800)
Cait Sith appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as an Earth-elemental Backup card.
Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]
Itadaki Street[]
In Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable, Cait Sith is a chance card. The card's ability: Luck, will obtain some gils from your opponents.
Kingdom Hearts[]
In Kingdom Hearts II, a special Gummi Ship blueprint called Cait Sith can be obtained by receiving an S-Rank in the Sunlight Storm (Mission 2). It costs 1180 munny and requires 179x Material-G, 6x Firaga-G blocks to make.
Etymology[]
The cat-sìth (plural cait-shìth), meaning "fairy cat" in Scottish Gaelic and pronounced "caught shee", is a fairy creature from Celtic mythology, said to resemble a large black cat with a white spot on its breast. Legend has it that the spectral cat haunts the Scottish Highlands. The Irish word cat sí literally translates to "mound cat", referencing the fairy forts commonly held to house fairies of all kinds. English speakers may be familiar with its usage in the term "banshee", from Irish bean sí.
The legends surrounding this creature are more common in Scottish folklore, but a few occur in Irish. Some common folklore suggested that the cat-sìth was not a fairy, but a witch who could transform into a cat and back up to nine times. After the ninth transformation, they would be unable to return to human form. This is speculated to be the origin of the proverb "a cat has nine lives", as opposed to some other number.
In a post on X, Square Enix NA claims that Cait Sith will be pronounced /kayt sihth/ in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.