Here's the group of
Little Tokyo citizens who keep the city in order.
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The Pizza Cats:
The Samurai Pizza Cats
are the main defense team in Little Tokyo. They run a highly successful
pizza franchise within the city called "Pizza Cat", and this also
serves as a cover-up to their REAL job.....that of defending the citizens from
the evil-doings of Seymour 'Big' Cheese. More on that 'rat' later
though.
Speedy Cerviche:
Japanese Name: Yattaro
Height: 4'
4"
Hair: Brown
(maybe??)
Eyes: Blue/Green
Weapons: Shurkien
Ginzu Sword
Binky (normal blade)
Special Attack: Cat's-Eye
Slash
Status: Leader
of the SPC,
pizza delivery
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The leader of the Pizza
Cats. Speedy may not seem much like one at first glance. Still, he
IS the leader and there's good reason. One being, that he's got one of
the most powerful finishing moves.....the 'Cat's-Eye Slash', which he executes
through the use of his 'Magical' Ginzu Sword, combined with his normal sword
(which he named 'Binky'). If the Ginzu ends up in the wrong hands however, the results can
prove disastrous.
Speedy's other major job
is in the pizza business. He is usually the one sent out to deliver
orders in the city. More often than not, his deliveries are anything BUT
smooth sailing.....something usually gets screwed up, or he gets sidetracked
by Lucille. Most of the time, he ends up getting a frying pan over the
head, courtesy of Polly for his failed deliveries.
Speaking of Speedy &
Polly, it isn't revealed until the series finale, but they do share feelings
for each other.
Polly Esther (Ester):
Japanese Name: Pururun
Height: 4'
5"
Hair: Red
Eyes: Blue
Weapons: Heart-Shaped
Shurkien
Katana (Sword)
Flute (with magic power)
Very Sharp Claws
Special Attack: Heartbreaker
(I made that up....since it has no known name in the series)
Status: Samurai
Pizza Cat
pizza delivery / making pizza
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Now every team of
fighters, no matter what series they're from, has to have at least one serious
member to the team. SPC is no exception, and Polly gets the role of
being the 'serious' group member. Whether it be out battling evil, or
back at the pizza parlor, Polly doesn't tolerate Speedy's and Guido's nature
of slacking off.....she literally gets her point across with them in most
episodes, usually by means of whacking them over the head with her trusty
frying pan.
However, when under
control, her temperament can prove deadly to any villains that cross her path
(or step on her tail). She can either lure them in with her 'Passion
Power of Love' where she brings them in close enough, then she flashes off her
$10 manicure at them, and claws them severely. If she's really angry,
Polly will resort to her finishing move, the Heart-Breaker, performed with her
sword and magic flute. This attack can prove just as deadly (if not
more) as Speedy's Cat's Eye Slash. The flute, by the way, is of
sentimental value to Polly, as it was signed by her role
model....Garfield. (Yes, anime fans, 'THAT' Garfield)
Polly isn't all fighting
and keeping the group in-check though. She does get the time to do
things she enjoys. One of those things was teaming up with Lucille and
the both of them formed a pop-rock outfit named "The Pointless
Sisters". That didn't last too long however, as you'll notice in
the "Singing Samurai Sensations" episode.
Now it isn't noticeable at
first, but Polly sort of has a thing for Speedy. However, it is hard for
her to get it out in the open.....up until the final episodes.
Guido Anchovy:
Japanese Name: Sukashi
Height: 4'
7"
Hair: Dark
brown (maybe?)
Eyes: Brown
Weapons: Shurkien
Katana (Sword)
Sunspot Umbrella
Special Attack: (no
known name)
Status: Samurai
Pizza Cat
pizza delivery / making pizza
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Every group has it's
member who just likes to show-off or drools over the girls. In this
case, Guido is the one who excels in those areas.
Guido always fancies
himself or his accomplishments, thus making him sort of cocky in
attitude. Also, his hitting on girls, depending on the situation, can
sometimes prove bad for the group as a whole. His constant pursuing to
get a date with Lucille tends to drive Speedy up the wall as well.
However, he still takes his jobs as a pizza delivery person, and a Samurai
Pizza Cat, seriously, so it is unlikely of him to screw something up when it
comes to those departments.
Guido's main weapon of
choice is the Samurai Sunspot Umbrella, and he uses it to its fullest
advantage, like putting villains in a hypnotic state, whacking away or shielding
himself from any projectiles that come his way, or if he gets really mad, he
can unleash his sword (which is embedded within the umbrella's shaft) and
then, standing on top of the umbrella as it floats in mid-air, focus his
energy into the blade, then releasing it in a powerful slash that can prove
deadly to anyone in it's path.
Francine Manx:
Japanese Name: Otama
Height: 4'
4"
Hair: Brown/Orange
Eyes: Brown
Weapons: Frying
Pan :P
Special Attack: ----
Status: Owner/Manager
of 'Pizza Cat' Pizzeria and operator of the launch on the top of the
restaurant.
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I'm pretty darned sure
that many traditional or e-businesses would love to have Francine as a head of
the company. Also, its obvious (the color of her dress is a dead
giveaway) that her favorite color is the color of money. ^_^
Besides managing money well.....which is one of her
favorite things.....money, she also gets on Speedy's and Guido's case if they
happen to be slacking off....she doesn't like slackers, but this is more or less left up to Polly to
contend with.
Francine has little (if
ANY) fighting experience, but she can be just as good with a frying pan as
Polly is. She sends the Pizza Cats into battle via a huge gun-shaped
cannon/launcher built onto the roof of the pizza parlor. Unfortunately,
her aim needs a little work, since the Cats usually end up in a crash landing
about 99.9% of the time. Then she mainly stays behind, keeping a close watch on the Pizza
Cats......well, more often than not, she's reading the latest issue of Catmopolitan,
but that is until trouble arises with the Pizza Cats.
Whenever Speedy rings the
bell around his neck, it sends a signal back to Francine, telling her there's
trouble, and they'll need backup. This back-up system comes from a group
of 'other' Pizza Cats (described below), called 'The Rescue Team' or 'B-Team'.
One more tidbit about
Francine, is that she once dated a deer by the name of 'Bucky'....unfortunately,
the episode that centered on this relationship was dropped in the USA run of
SPC, whereas, it has been shown everywhere else.
The Rescue Team (B-Team):
Consists of 4 Cats, each
representing an elemental. The accompanying
images are thumbnails so you may want to click on them for a larger
version.
'Meowzma' (Earth)
'General Catton' (Fire)
'Spritz T.
Cat' (Water)
'Bat Cat' (Air)
Special Attack: All
their power packs combine into 'The Super-Duper Wonder Weapon'. Corny
name, but it holds the villans off until the Cats have gathered their strength
back to finish a battle. They can also combine 2 or 3 packs to create
other silly, but sometimes useful weapons.
Status: The
'back-up' team of Pizza Cats
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One or more of the Rescue
Team's members is called in by Francine whenever the 'main' Pizza Cats are in
a jam. They are sometimes also known as 'The B-Team'. Each also
runs a pizza parlor within or outside of Little Tokyo, creating a chain of
Pizza Cat restaurants, if you want to call it that.
The New York Pizza Cats:
The American Equivalent of Little
Tokyo's Samurai Pizza Cats. These felines keep order within New York
City. They are only seen in one episode, which was sadly, not shown in
the USA, thus I don't have any inside info on these Cats.
From L to R on the image:
Dee Dee, Sundance, & Cosmo
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