Kitty

Kitty is an all-black Palico who is often mistaken for a female due to the costume he is forced to wear by his partner, a female Hunter named Nyxara. Nyxara specializes in sleep effects and wears a similarly cute outfit. She partnered with Kitty at a young age, believing he was a girl, and gave him both a cute name and costume. Nyxara is often very sleepy herself and is a rather ineffectual hunter because of it. She is also lazy, unlike Kitty, who constantly wants to go out and fight, but Nyxara is always too tired or unmotivated, so they remain at base, helping treat injured or exhausted hunters returning from harsh battles. Despite Kitty hating his situation, he is loyal and would not trade his hunter for anything. He often appears grumpy and is easily angered or annoyed by everything, which has left him with few friends, and most people, aside from his hunter, tend to avoid him. However, he helps around the base by improving hunters’ blades and enjoys sitting at the canteen, listening to their tales of great battles with various monsters while his own hunter sleeps her life away.