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Posted by: Zackie.8923

Zackie.8923

Seems like both?

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Posted by: Vol.7601

Vol.7601

Giant hairball kitties

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Posted by: Garambola.2461

Garambola.2461

They are Charr. Some people think they look like cats, some dogs and some…cows. But they are Charr, a race of beings not found on Earth.

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Posted by: Flissy.4093

Flissy.4093

It’s a Charr.

That’s like asking if a Human is a Chimpanzee or a Gorilla.

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Posted by: Argon.1563

Argon.1563

Charr.

What are Sylvari? Radish, cabbage, lettace, maybe parsnip? Nope. Just Sylvari.

What are Norn? Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic? Nope. Norn.

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Posted by: Azhure.1857

Azhure.1857

They’re Charr. Granted they are feline but it doesn’t make them a “cat”.

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Posted by: Rouven.7409

Rouven.7409

I have to say I’m hearing the dog part for the first time. Cat/Bull being the artistic inspiration was my impression.
Which part invokes the idea of a dog to some? Just curious, not judging.

“Whose Kitten is this?” – “It’s a Charr baby.”
“Whose Charr is this?”- “Ted’s.”
“Who’s Ted?”- “Ted’s dead, baby. Ted’s dead.”

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Posted by: Azhure.1857

Azhure.1857

I have to say I’m hearing the dog part for the first time. Cat/Bull being the artistic inspiration was my impression.
Which part invokes the idea of a dog to some? Just curious, not judging.

I was wondering the same thing. The only thing I could come up with is that their warband mentality is a lot more like a canine pack than felines. Granted you have lions and their prides – but overall felines are pretty solitary creatures. Canines are extremely pack oriented across the board.

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Posted by: Rouven.7409

Rouven.7409

Pack mentality, barking orders … ok, I get that, thanks

“Whose Kitten is this?” – “It’s a Charr baby.”
“Whose Charr is this?”- “Ted’s.”
“Who’s Ted?”- “Ted’s dead, baby. Ted’s dead.”

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Posted by: Demented Sheep.1642

Demented Sheep.1642

It’s a cat, human, bear, cow, crocodile?

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Posted by: Dustfinger.9510

Dustfinger.9510

As others have said, they are charr.

But fun fact outside of lore: The idea of their artistic design in GW1 was that of a look of ‘demonic cat’.

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Posted by: Weindrasi.3805

Weindrasi.3805

They are cats, actually.
It is confirmed in an interview that charr were designed based on the human fear of being devoured by big cats (lions, ect). However, big cats alone weren’t scary enough, so they gave them demon features and an affinity for fire—hell cats.

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Posted by: Zackie.8923

Zackie.8923

they look like werewolves to me though, wolves are cousins of dogs right?

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Posted by: Sharkey.9805

Sharkey.9805

Seems like both?

Right! They’re both, see, cuz their bark is as bad as their bite! Nyuk nyuk nyuk

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Posted by: Dustfinger.9510

Dustfinger.9510

They are confirmed by devs to be “feline” and they are based on the idea of a demon cat. However, that does not make them cats in lore. It means they are inspired by the idea of cats and we have RL animals that are also feline that have no relation to cats.

Enter, the fossa:

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Posted by: Dustfinger.9510

Dustfinger.9510

To address the OP and clarify, they are feline as opposed to canine. but to call a charr a cat is to call a norn a human. The concept of a giant is the idea of a large human-like creature. But they aren’t human except in appearance and basic mannerisms. Likewise, charr aren’t cats except in appearance and basic mannerisms. e.g: Ree deliberately had the charr refer to Cobiah as a ‘mouse’ when he first encountered them in Sea of Sorrows. So the connection is definitly deliberate.

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Posted by: DietPepsi.4371

DietPepsi.4371

I agree with the people saying they’re felids. They’re definitely felids.

You stand to benefit more from making friends than making enemies.

Also I hate my user ID.

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Posted by: Rouven.7409

Rouven.7409

(…)

Enter, the fossa:

This is a rare footage of King Oswald Thorn at a meeting during his reign. Please excuse the poor quality, the cameraman feared for his life.

“Whose Kitten is this?” – “It’s a Charr baby.”
“Whose Charr is this?”- “Ted’s.”
“Who’s Ted?”- “Ted’s dead, baby. Ted’s dead.”

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Posted by: Dustfinger.9510

Dustfinger.9510

Lol. King Julian is hilarious. “I will disreguard your hainius comment because you did not raise your hand.”

You never said anything about raising hands, King Julian!

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Posted by: Zyst.3514

Zyst.3514

What do you call a male charr?

Bullkitten.

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Posted by: Celestina.2894

Celestina.2894

They are Charr. Some people think they look like cats, some dogs and some…cows. But they are Charr, a race of beings not found on Earth.

……I have never heard any say a charr looks like a cow o_o

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Posted by: Rauderi.8706

Rauderi.8706

They are Charr. Some people think they look like cats, some dogs and some…cows. But they are Charr, a race of beings not found on Earth.

……I have never heard any say a charr looks like a cow o_o

The number of WoW-immigrants that equate them to Tauren. …bluuuugh. It makes me want to throw haymakers. :\

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Posted by: Rouven.7409

Rouven.7409

The number of WoW-immigrants that equate them to Tauren. …bluuuugh. It makes me want to throw haymakers. :\

Do not mock them but welcome our brothers, for they have seen the light!

Now bring me – a shrubbery!

“Whose Kitten is this?” – “It’s a Charr baby.”
“Whose Charr is this?”- “Ted’s.”
“Who’s Ted?”- “Ted’s dead, baby. Ted’s dead.”

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Posted by: Kalavier.1097

Kalavier.1097

They are Charr. Some people think they look like cats, some dogs and some…cows. But they are Charr, a race of beings not found on Earth.

……I have never heard any say a charr looks like a cow o_o

The number of WoW-immigrants that equate them to Tauren. …bluuuugh. It makes me want to throw haymakers. :\

Yeah… I’ve heard some which call Charr cow-things. But that can be equated to WoW players coming into the game who didn’t do much in the first. Or simply saw them from the first as tauren like people.

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Posted by: Sartharina.3542

Sartharina.3542

To be fair, between the horns and one of the male faces, they can be made to look rather bullish.

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Posted by: MadDemon.7548

MadDemon.7548

To answer your question, Charr are a four horned four eared version of this:

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Posted by: Rauderi.8706

Rauderi.8706

It’s little confusions like this that make me wish MMOs, not just GW2, had brief culture guides to their more unique races. I’m a stickler for getting a naming scheme right, and going into a new game makes that impossible, unless you have a way to scout the field first.

For FF14, it was … kitten near every race. Lalafell, Roegadyn, Miqo’te… All with unique and interesting patterns.

For GW2, Charr carry the most weight. Their names actually tell a bit of a story, but I had no idea what they were about at the start.

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Posted by: Dustfinger.9510

Dustfinger.9510

It’s little confusions like this that make me wish MMOs, not just GW2, had brief culture guides to their more unique races. I’m a stickler for getting a naming scheme right, and going into a new game makes that impossible, unless you have a way to scout the field first.

For FF14, it was … kitten near every race. Lalafell, Roegadyn, Miqo’te… All with unique and interesting patterns.

For GW2, Charr carry the most weight. Their names actually tell a bit of a story, but I had no idea what they were about at the start.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Charr

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Posted by: Rauderi.8706

Rauderi.8706

Well, yes, that’s there. But I didn’t know that when I started. =P

Thanks for posting the link.

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Posted by: Dustfinger.9510

Dustfinger.9510

Well, yes, that’s there. But I didn’t know that when I started. =P

Thanks for posting the link.

Np

Most games don’t do it so not many people would look for something like this, expecting to find it on the site.

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Posted by: Peppercats.5740

Peppercats.5740

Charr.

What are Sylvari? Radish, cabbage, lettace, maybe parsnip? Nope. Just Sylvari.

What are Norn? Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic? Nope. Norn.

Charr =Charr

Sylvari=lettuce

Norn=Drunk

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Posted by: sMihaly.1492

sMihaly.1492

My charr is a cat, but i think that other one next to me is a dog.

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Posted by: Basaltface.2786

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To answer your question, Charr are a four horned four eared version of this:

and since the beast is amazing and one of my favourite childhood “heros” its alright to me

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Posted by: Xrallnic.4587

Xrallnic.4587

Charr are just straight copies of Kzinti with horns. So decidedly feline.

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Posted by: zulixia.6871

zulixia.6871

I dislike these kind of questions.

A Charr is a Charr. A Norn is a Norn. An Asura is An Asura. An Argonian is an Argonian. An Iksar is an Iksar. A Turian is a Turian. I could go across many games. Obviously developers take an animal or mix of animals as a starting point then create something entirely different from them.

Or is there a thread asking what kind of animal an Asura is? That wouldn’t surprise me lol…

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Posted by: Nox Lucis.8341

Nox Lucis.8341

Or is there a thread asking what kind of animal an Asura is? That wouldn’t surprise me lol…

Half bunny, half nightmare.

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Posted by: Saephaan.7285

Saephaan.7285

It’s a cow-cat.

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Posted by: Riot Inducer.8964

Riot Inducer.8964

As others have said the charr were originally feline inspired but the more recent faces added to the makeover kit are decidedly canine. At least so far the doggy faces don’t look to out of place though imo.

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Posted by: Ajaxx.3157

Ajaxx.3157

Catcow.

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Posted by: Conaywea.5062

Conaywea.5062

they are Cats .

In the book Sea of Sorrows , when Cobiah the protagonist aboard the Iron Legion ship , the narrator says that the entire boat smells like "wet cat" lol

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Posted by: Bran.7425

Bran.7425

Well there is that dialog in ashford about “kitten’s got a sword too”, but that could just be Anet censoring what is actually being said between those NPCs

Pets have been hidden due to rising Player complaints.

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Posted by: Alga.6498

Alga.6498

Charr.

What are Sylvari? Radish, cabbage, lettace, maybe parsnip? Nope. Just Sylvari.

What are Norn? Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic? Nope. Norn.

But.. but… you’re right though.
Charr are big tigerish-cats basically.
Norns are Scandinaviens Vikings.
Sylvari are trees, flowers, salad..
Asura are somewhat of Aliens.
And Human are just…. human.

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Posted by: ChaosSgt.9713

ChaosSgt.9713

Charr are Charr.
But they feline-like features, imo.

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Posted by: Pockethole.5031

Pockethole.5031

dragon… cat. cow? catcow? too much uncool.
aha, a demon! or devil, devil himself, yes. catcow… cat…
cat = panther, tiger, etc. mighty hunter.
the ugly charr are cows, the cool ones cats, the super cools are dragons for real.
charr are a race of miniature dragons whose wings have been banished
no…
demon
dragon
demon
dragon
demon
dragon
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my flow of thought. demondragon. anybody agree? as ugly as demon, as awesome as dragon.

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