Miyu (star fox)

Miyu is a tomboysh lynx from the cornerian army who, along with fay, appears as a member of the star fox team, exclusively in star fox 2. she is female lynx with blue eyes and eyelashes. miyu's specific species has never been confirmed, but the most common guesses among fans include lyny, caracal, witdcat, and maine coon. after the original cancellation of "star fox 2", many elements were carried over to later games. it is possible that kattmonroe, a lady cat ally of star fox, may have been based on miyu. miyu blows a kiss upon character confirmation, which matches katt's flirtatious attitude. in addition, katt's design in star fox zero includes a golden earring on her left ear, which is where miyu wore hers in "star fox 2" (however, this accessory is missing from miyu in her 2017 artwork, which may be an oversight by the artist). miyu's 2017 art work, in addition to the missing earring, also gives her a long tail. as lynxes do not actually have long tails this makes miyu look more like a wildcat in stead. according to her artwork, she is the third - shortest member of the six-team star fox, after slippy and peppy (not couting her ears). in early prerelease builds of star fox 2, the designation given to miyu was "mw - 001". the rest of the star fox crew were given similar designations, with the first two letters being their initials (i.e fox mccloud = fm-oo1). miyu, at some point in star fox 2's development, was given a surname beginning with the letter "w".[1] lf one assumes her surname does start with a w as stated above, miyu's last name could feasibly be witdcat, one of the species she resembles. lead programmer in a reddoit ama that, while he does not know miyu's official surname, he has always believed it to be swift.[2] miyu's name may be a pun on mew or "meow", the english onomatopoeia for the sound cats make. as her japanese name is miú, she may be named after the character of the same name from fist of the north star, considering shigeru miyamoto.