Meowdy

Meowdy is a Grotto Beast from the Grotto Beasts trading card game. Meowdy is so cute that every one of their cards is a shiny foil at heart, even if it doesn't look like it. Meowdy has a registered conceal-carry pistol. Unfortunately, due to Meowdy's big clumsy paws, they aren't too good at shooting it. For this reason, Meowdy tries to stay away from others during much of the first half of the TV series, leading the rest of the characters to think that Meowdy doesn't like them. Fortunately, this situation takes a turn for the better. During the second half of the show, Meowdy is forced to protect someone by shooting a giant amoeba during the giant amoeba episode. Realizing they aimed perfectly, Meowdy realizes they can trust themself to keep others safe, and eventually Meowdy opens up and makes a bunch of friends.

Meowdy is one of the few Grotto Beasts that can talk. In the TV series, Meowdy has a little gremlin voice normally, but when they get serious, it becomes a baritone southern accent instead. Meowdy is very soft and many have sought to give Meowdy headpats.

In the live-action movie, Meowdy is played by a real cat, leading to several hospitalizations after the chaotic recording of the first gun fight scene. Surprisingly, the cat actor actually got better at shooting, and the later fight scenes weren't a problem.