Big Electric Cat (Adrian Belew)

NAME/ORIGIN
Character name	Big Electric Cat
Song/Album	"Big Electric Cat"/ Lone Rhino
Act	Adrian Belew
Writer	Adrian Belew
Release Date	1982
ABILITIES
Powers	-Bioluminescence "She glows in the dark" -Emanates vibrations as powerful as mild earthquake tremors "Wherever she parks, concrete crumbles" -Causes power outages "The lights go out"
Skills	Can track one, or several, victims among thousands of people "On the prowl through the crowd"
Attributes	is "smooth" never stops "moving," always "dances" Emits a "rumbling" sound when she is still Emits heat and light: "She dances... like the flame... Everyone perspires"
Vulnerabilities	Water-- both cats and electricity dislike it
Formidability	High
Attractiveness	"Everyone's hypnotized" but in a bad way-- "Children cry/ Grown men shout/ The dogs bark"
Source	Electrocution?
Goals	To do whatever it wants-- it's a cat with electrical superpowers
POSSESSIONS
Weapons	N/A
Amulets	N/A
Objects	N/A
Clothing	N/A
Vehicles	N/A
Dwelling	N/A
Milieu	"The city... the street"
BIOGRAPHY
Gender	Female
Age	Adult (is a "cat." not a kitten)
Physique	Is big, is electric, is a cat. Is "smooth," not furry
Ethnicity	Feline
Origin	The urban landscape (speculative)
Ancestry	N/A
Profession	is a cat
Education	N/A
SES	N/A
Relationships	N/A
Pets	N/A but perhaps was one
PERSONALITY
Morality	amoral
Intro/extrovert	extrovert, seeks attention and public spaces
Intelligence	average, for a cat
Emotions	boredom, schadenfreude, hunger
Sanity	sane, but still is a cat
Enemies	N/A
Narrative Function	Antagonist
Other Notes	The creature known as the Big Electric Cat is an ordinary cat that something happened to. Possibly, she bit a squirrel while it was gnawing on a powerline. This surge in power led to its becoming unusually large, possibly the size of a large dog. (Not the size of a lion or even a jaguar, though; it is not an "electric 'big cat'.") The electricity also burned all her fur off, making her "smooth." Now, she emits light ("glows in the dark"), heat, and a rumbling sound, and even causes tremors when she does stand still, which is luckily rare. Her electrical field disrupts existing ones, causing blackouts; it also acts like super-whiskers, allowing an exponential increase in hunting skills. Further, her pulsations can cause a hypnotic effect, rendering people helpless to react or even flee, but they still scream (and sweat). The whole situation is worsened by the fact of her being a cat. She relishes in attention and in getting away with mischief. She adores the fear she strikes into people and dogs, and delights in teasing them. However, she is still a cat and is therefore only as smart as an animal. She can be lured by food, for instance, and made to shoo with the spray of a hose. In places where she frequents, locals and law enforcement have taken to carrying large-capacity squirt guns.