| Dark Kat | |
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| Statistics | |
| Eye Color: | Orange |
| Hair Color: | Unknown |
| First Appearance: | "The Wrath of Dark Kat" |
| Affiliations: | Independent, Katastrophe team (with Dr. Viper and The Metallikats) |
| Occupation(s): | Crime lord Mastermind Scientist Terrorist |
| Vehicle: | Varied |
| Weapon: | Claws |
| Alias: | None |
| Voice Actor: | Brock Peters |
Dark Kat is the main villain in Swat Kats. Some say he used to be a judge in order to get criminals on the streets instead of prison. He is a heartless, inhuman, manipulative, power-hungry, and dangerously brilliant crime lord, mastermind, and terrorist. His appearance is similar to a demon, making all the more menacing and intimidating. He was voiced by the late Brock Peters.
Dark Kat may have also been a tactician or a scientist, but one day he found something that warped his mind and body, and gave him control over the gargoyle-like creatures called Creeplings. He is feared by many other villains and the entire city.
Biography[]
Dark Kat is a wanted mastermind and his goal is to destroy Megakat City to create a new lawless town called "Dark Kat City". Being highly intelligent and calculating, Dark Kat often anticipated his foes' actions with great accuracy, and it was a recurring theme throughout the series that all of his hideouts were rigged with explosives. His attempt to bomb the Enforcer headquarters indirectly led to Chance and Jake's fallout with the Enforcers and the birth of the SWAT Kats.
Personality and Abilities[]
Imposing both physically and mentally, Dark Kat is a calculating schemer, a villain whose greatest strengths lie in his creativity and ability to come up with myriad plans. Even when he has to take the possibility of loss into account, he tries to rig conflicts in his favor by setting traps. While prideful, he is not above making alliances to further his ends, such as teaming up with other villains like Dr. Viper and the Metallikats. He is a ruthless and sadistic mastermind who would stop at nothing to make certain that his plans are successful, with no moral scruples. Dark Kat is also exceptionally crafty, as when Razor searched to cut the bomb's red wire, he cursed when he found that every wire in Dark Kat's explosive was colored red.
Minions[]
Creeplings[]
The Creeplings are small, pink Gremlin-like creatures and Dark Kat's principal henchmen. While not as strong as their master, and nowhere near as intelligent, they are unerringly loyal and obedient to Dark Kat, extremely vicious, and tend to overwhelm opponents with a sheer force of numbers.
Hard Drive[]
Originally a petty thief who robbed ATMs, when Hard Drive acquired a piece of equipment called the Surge Coat, he became capable of turning himself into electricity and manipulating electronic devices and became a mercenary criminal. While he originally planned to steal and sell military secrets, his plan went sour thanks to the SWAT Kats, and he was imprisoned inside a missile. After this failure, Dark Kat broke him out, and under the mastermind's instruction, he hijacked the Turbokat and caused destruction to ruin the SWAT Kats' reputation. After this plan was thwarted, Hard Drive and Dark Kat went their separate ways, and Hard Drive no longer operates under Dark Kat's command.
Trivia[]
- Due to his brilliant mind and the scientific skill he exhibits, he may have been based on Doctor Doom, arch-nemesis of The Fantastic Four. It has also been speculated that he was based off of the Kingpin, due to his status as a notorious crime lord, his inhuman strength and wielding a similar cane to that of Wilson Fisk.
- His Creeplings and his own origin are unknown. It's not clear if he's a demon or a mutated scientist, and the same goes for his Creeplings. They may either be Dark Kat's creations or lesser demons.
- In the episode Razor's Edge, Dark Kat didn't use the Creeplings to invade the Megakat Semiconductor; instead, he employs ninja-dressed inflitrators.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
Season 2[]
- Razor's Edge
- The Origin of Dr. Viper (cardboard cutout)