Changes: Gideon (cat)

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Gideon is Ramona's tabby cat. Throughout the series there was a lot of fan speculation as to whether the cat was Gideon in disguise, but it wasn't, and when questioned about it by the cat's namesake in the final volume, Ramona said it was "her way of working things out."

History

Gideon was originally a stray that found its way into Ramona's life, but then became Scott's when she disappeared. Gideon runs off at the end of Book 5, but returns months later to Scott in Book 6 when he's in his new apartment and trying to get his life back together. Scott accepts the cat's return since it's the only thing he has that connects him to Ramona while she is gone. The night the cat returns is the first night Scott sleeps soundly since Ramona's abrupt disappearance. (He had been haunted by nightmares of Ramona, Gideon, and other aspects of his girl troubles since her disappearance.)

During Scott's final battle against Gideon Graves, when Gideon reveals that he's been spying on him and Ramona for a long time, Scott thinks Gideon is talking about the cat. Gideon is confused and says he was not the cat.

At the end of Volume 6, Gideon the cat becomes the sole "fan" of Scott and Kim's awful new band Shatter Band.

Portrayal in adaptions

In vs. the World

Giddy catmug — SEE? Gideon the cat on Scott's mug!

Gideon the Cat had a brief cameo in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on a mug that Scott drank out of at the beginning when at Stephen's apartment.

In the Game

Gideon in the game

It is possible that the cat seen in World 1 and World 4 (in Ramona's backyard) in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game is Gideon the cat.

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-[[File:Giddy.png|thumb|250px|Gideon!]]'''Gideon''' is the name of not only [[Gideon Graves]] (the leader of the [[League of Evil Exes]]), but also [[Ramona]]'s tabby cat. Throughout the series there was a lot of fan speculation as to whether the cat was Gideon in disguise, but it wasn't, and when questioned about it in the final volume, Ramona said it was "her way of working things out."
+[[File:Giddy.png|thumb|250px|Gideon!]]'''Gideon''' is [[Ramona]]'s tabby cat. Throughout the series there was a lot of fan speculation as to whether the cat was Gideon in disguise, but it wasn't, and when questioned about it by the cat's namesake in the [[Volume 6|final volume]], Ramona said it was "her way of working things out."
+==History==
 Gideon was originally a stray that found its way into Ramona's life, but then became [[Scott]]'s when she disappeared. Gideon runs off at the end of [[Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe|Book 5]], but returns months later to Scott in [[Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour|Book 6]] when he's in his new apartment and trying to get his life back together. Scott accepts the cat's return since it's the only thing he has that connects him to Ramona while she is gone. The night the cat returns is the first night Scott sleeps soundly since Ramona's abrupt disappearance. (He had been haunted by nightmares of Ramona, [[Gideon Graves|Gideon]], and [[Scott's Exes|other aspects of his girl troubles]] since her disappearance.)
-During Scott's final battle against Gideon Graves, when Gideon reveals that he's been spying on him and Ramona for a long time, Scott thinks Gideon is talking about the cat. Gideon is confused and says he was ''not'' the cat. When Scott asks why the cat was named "Gideon", Gideon becomes even more confused and asks Ramona why she named her cat after him. Ramona defensively states that she has her own way of dealing with things.
+During Scott's final battle against Gideon Graves, when Gideon reveals that he's been spying on him and Ramona for a long time, Scott thinks Gideon is talking about the cat. Gideon is confused and says he was ''not'' the cat.
 At the end of Volume 6, Gideon the cat becomes the sole "fan" of Scott and [[Kim]]'s awful new band [[Shatter Band]].
+==Portrayal in adaptions==
-==In ''vs. the World''==
+=== In ''vs. the World'' ===
 [[File:Giddy_catmug.png|thumb|right|150px|SEE? Gideon the cat on Scott's mug!]]
-Gideon the Cat had a brief cameo in ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Movie)|Scott Pilgrim vs. The World]]'' on a mug thatScott drank out of at the beginning when at [[Stephen]]'s apartment.
+Gideon the Cat had a brief cameo in ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Movie)|Scott Pilgrim vs. The World]]'' on a mug that Scott drank out of at the beginning when at [[Stephen]]'s apartment.
-==In the Game==
+=== In the Game ===
 [[File:Gideon the cat.png|thumb|left|Gideon in the game]]
 It is possible that the cat seen in [[World 1]] and [[World 4]] (in Ramona's backyard) in [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game]] is Gideon the cat.
-<br clear="left" />
+==== Game Sprites ====
+<gallery>
+Gidcat flip.gif|Hooray for Gideon!
+Gidcat idle1.gif|G-man was not the cat!
+Gidcat look.gif|No mice around for a while?
+Gidcat mew.gif|Mew!
+</gallery>
-==Trivia==
-*The cat could be a reference to Brian Lee O'Malley's previous work ''Lost at Sea'' where the main character has her soul stolen by a cat.
-*The cat may also be a reference to the 1940 Disney movie ''Pinocchio'', which featured an anthropomorphic cat named Gideon.
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 [[Category:Game Characters]]
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 [[Category:Secondary Characters]]
 [[Category:References]]
+[[Category:Male Characters]]