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Let's look at the big cats! Lions, tigers, panthers, jaguars, leopards, and cheetahs! And, I guess, any cat-like aliens too?
"Tiger" icon by Saeful Muslim from Noun Project (CCBY3.0)
The Apprentice (2006)
> x lion head (@ By the cottage)
It`s a lion head attached to the door. Its mouth is open showing huge fangs.
> x lion statue (@ Inside the shack)
It`s a statue of a large and dark brown lion. Its eyes move around, following your every action.
Arborea (2022)
> x lions (@ The Vast Plains of the Serengeti)
You're glad they're distant!
> x lions (@ Savannah)
You know what lions look like. Perhaps the best way to think about them is that they're big cats, and you're a slow, clumsy mouse.
> x lions (@ Serengeti Simulation Room)
You reckon they might be English, though you're not sure why. They look just like the ones devouring the antelope earlier, though perhaps a little tamer, then again perhaps not.
Ariadne in Aeaea (2016)
> x lion brooch (@ Shepherd's hut)
> x figurines (@ Circe's chambers)
A black piece of stone. Obviously Circe is using them to signify some sort of kingdom or faction over her map. Each is shaped like a sitting lion. Now where have you seen that before?
The Ascent of the Gothic Tower (2014)
> x escutcheons (@ Top of the Stairs)
From left to right: a lion rampant regardant sinister; a decrescent; a chevron inverted.
Birmingham IV (2018)
> x lion statue (@ By the Lake)
Unremarkable, although it only seems to have one eye.
Captivity (2020)
> x lion (@ At the Bottom of the Tower Stairs)
It’s a carving of a roaring lion.
Conan Kill Everything (2005)
> x wildcat (@ Dungeon)
It is a muscular animal. Its eyes have a fiery glow.
Crocodracula: The Beginning (2020)
> x lion (@ Outside the Sheriff's Station)
Even this outline of a lion looks a lot scarier than Sheriff Dillard ever has.
Easter Egg Hunt 2020 (2020)
> x lions (@ In the Veldt)
The lions are so realistic you wonder if they are indeed mere projections.
Excelsior (2014)
> x lion (@ Apparatus (South))
The sculpture is attached to the south wall about fifteen feet above you. It is a lion with two heads, facing east and west. Water pours out of the west-facing head into a large basin, from which a number of channels feed into the apparatus. There is no corresponding basin beneath the east-facing head.
Gnu in the Zoo (2016)
> x Tex the lion (@ Lion Enclosure Entrance)
Tex is sleek, powerful, and if you read his expression correctly, really quite hungry.
Grayscale (2001)
> x lion (@ Stone Lion)
The lion stands as a symbol of strength and power looking very much like a king surveying his lands.[if has ruby] Inset into its base is a ruby. [else] There is a shallow hole in its base, now empty.
Hercules! (2021)
> x lion (@ Nemea.)
The Nemean lion is a wild and ferocious beast, capable of striking terror into the heart of the bravest warrior. And you're not even that.
The Impossible Bottle (2020)
> x lions (@ Blanket fort)
Actually, they're heavy wooden chairs with lion feet.
Ka (2010)
> x lioness (@ The Dodecahedron)
A lioness crafted of jointed plates of bronze, accented with precious stones. (The eyes are polished cat's-eye, of course.) You can hear gears purring inside its muscular chest.
The Lion in Winter (1999)
> x lions (@ The Ravine)
Looks like there’s about a dozen of them. Nothing a big strong lad like you can’t handle, right?
> x lions (@ Amongst the Lions)
There are four lionesses, a good half-dozen cubs, and a bloody huge male lion with an impressive mane. They’re starting to look hungry.
> x lion (@ The Ravine)
Very big and very very angry. Sharp teeth. Um, we really don’t have time for sightseeing here . . .
Lydia's Heart (2007)
> x jaguar (@ A Sumptuously Decorated Chamber)
The jaguar’s fangs are bared in a snarl.
The Mysterious Case of the Acrobat and His Peers (2009)
> x tiger (@ Black Tent)
A beautiful, mighty beast that seems remarkably content, although just as unfriendly to you as Marvin.
Oh Miranda! (2003)
> x jaguar (@ Drawing Room)
This is a definitely a jaguar. Not a kitten, or a parakeet. It probably eats kittens and parakeets. Yes. Perhaps it ate Miranda's itty-kitty. Perhaps the fiendish butler hasn't told Miranda you've arrived, and fed Miranda's kitten to this jaguar. This is a jaguar.
Old King Nebb (2020)
> x chameleopard (@ Night Pavilion; Cloud Pavilion)
A large cat with a pointed face and long legs. Its pelt is [if in Night Pavilion] black with white speckles. [else if in Cloud Pavilion] grey with reddish streaks.
Perdition's Flames (1993)
> x lion statue (@ Island)
It's in the eastern column. It is clad in some sort of armor covered with regular spikes.
So, You've Never Played a Text Adventure Before, Huh? (2014)
> x lion (@ Garden)
It was probably meant to look like it was sculpted from solid bronze, but it's just a flimsy painted shell of a cat.
Tookie's Song (2002)
> x Leon (@ Underground Forest Glen)
Leon's fur is dusky white and long, and peeks out of his silver jumpsuit around his paws and neck. His facial fur is somewhat more tidy, although the fact that his facial features are those of a cat is somewhat disturbing. Leon holds himself (no, not that way!) with an easy confidence, an air of authority and assurance.
> x Hank (@ Stair Landing)
Hank is leaning casually against the doorframe. A tight-fitting silver jumpsuit covers most of his body, although some tabby-colored fur can be seen coating his paws and face. His body posture seems quite self-assured, as if he knows he can deal with anything, but the look on his face is not so smart. [if he has soup, add:] Mug o' soup clutched in one paw, Hank gives you a grateful look.
> x Eddie (@ Aquarium)
Judging by what you can see of the cat, Eddie is a black American shorthair, with intelligent-looking eyes and tall, perky ears. His whiskers are black also, and they only partially cover the smile on his face. Eddie is not just a black cat, he's also an alien cat in a shiny silver jumpsuit, and he (apparently) likes math problems. He seems pleasant enough, though.
> x Gus (@ Space Bar)
Besides looking like a man-sized alien cat, Gus looks pretty easy-going. The parts of him that aren't covered by his shiny silver jumpsuit are covered instead by orange fur, or what people call orange when it comes to cats, which is really more yellow than orange. He stands a little bit taller than you do.
> x Fred (@ Bowling Alley)
Fred is a good bit taller than you are when he stands straight up. He's dressed in a shiny silver jumpsuit, although it doesn't fit quite right and looks a bit slobbish. He's got a beer in his left paw that appears to be grafted on--or maybe it just looks that way because he never sets it down. He looks like a good bowler, anyway.
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