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Cat Ninja: Heart of a Hero (Vol.6) is the Sixth book in the Cat Ninja Series and the 6th Season in the online series. It's release date is October 15, 2024.
Contents
- 1 Official Description
- 2 Synopsis
- 2.1 Back Cover Synopsis
- 4 Characters
- 5 Trivia
- 5.1 Spoilers and Cameos
- 5.2 More Hidden Easter Eggs
- 5.3 Cameos
- 5.4 Errors/Mistakes
- 6 Cat Ninja: Heart of a Hero Preview Pages
- 7.1 "About The Authors" Page
- 7.2 Promotional media
- 8 Series Icons (Online)
- 9 Release Banners
- 10 Online Book Covers
- 11 Websites
- 11.2 Other:
Official Description
Calling all Cat Ninja fans: Your favorite feline ninja is back in another action-packed collection of stories from Epic Originals!
Synopsis
It’s nonstop crime time in Metro City, and the hero the city needs is...Octopunch? Even an eight-armed avenger can’t keep the streets safe by himself, though, so Cat Ninja’s spending all his time catching crooks—and no time curled up with his family. When he realizes that Leon needs him more than Metro City does, it might be time to hang up the nunchucks. But with a brand-new baddie kidnapping every pest and pet in town, can our hero really afford to cat nap?
This book includes a two-part bonus tale featuring Cat Ninja and friends against a vengeful villain with a fishy agenda.
Back Cover Synopsis
When a crime wave washes over Metro City, Octopunch gets all the glory while an overworked and underappreciated Cat Ninja spends every second catching crooks-and no time hanging with Leon. Is putting down his nunchucks for good the only way to fight for his family? And with a brand-new baddie kidnapping every pest and pet in town, can our hero really afford to take a cat nap?
Plot & Chapters
Source is online (EPIC!) only
Chapter 1: The Rise of Octopunch - Almost everyone in Metro City is happily celebrating their favorite local superhero: Octopunch! But why isn't Cat Ninja in the spotlight, and what exactly is going on down at the docks?
Chapter 2: Gloves of Justice - Metro City sleeps as Cat Ninja and Octopunch confront the world's most criminal crustacean! Will this be enough for our hero to regain his place as the people's champion?
Chapter 3: The Howliday Inn -Cat Ninja and Master Hamster have settled into a pet spa for some rest and relaxation while their humans are away. This should be a nice break from crime-fighting... but something's rotten at the Howliday Inn.
Chapter 4: The Purrfect Pet- Our heroes' dream vacation has turned into a nightmare! Can Cat Ninja foil the groomer's nefarious notions?
Chapter 5: Caturday- All Cat Ninja wants is to spend a relaxing weekend with Leon, but duty calls and Metro City can't protect itself.
Chapter 6: Cat Ninja…No More?- As an endless array of villains threatens Metro City, Cat Ninja must choose between his family and his role as a hero. Will he keep being Cat Ninja forever... or can he just be ordinary Claude?
Chapter 7: The Smell of Danger- Metro City's greatest crimefighter has retired! Claude (formerly known as Cat Ninja) lives a life of luxury, but the Wurst is yet to come.
Chapter 8: Pheromania!- All the heroes (and villains) of Metro City might not be enough to stop Wurst's plans! Will our faithful feline hear the call of duty?
Chapter 9: A Turn for the Wurst- Cat Ninja stands alone against... Metro City Animal Control?! Will our hero prevail, or will this become the Wurst of all possible worlds?
Chapter 10: For the Love of Claude! (FINAL)- Cat Ninja is under Wurst's control! Can anything defeat the Pheromone Phazer, or is this the end for Metro City's animal independence?
Characters
- Cat Ninja (Main)
- Master Hamster (Main)
- Fred Wurst (Main Antagonist)
- Leon Kwon (Main)
- Marcie Kwon (Minor Character)
- Octopunch (Minor Character)
- Susan Kwon (Minor Character)
- Jon Kwon (Minor Character)
- Le Chat (Supporting/Minor Character)
- King Crab (Minor Antagonist)
- Truck Monster (Pictured and Mentioned)
- Hoot (Mentioned)
- Mecha-Mecano, the Mecha Man (Minor Antagonist)
- Combat Wombat (Minor Antagonist)
- Electric Eel (Pictured)
- Rhino Blasty (Pictured)
- Multibunny (Pictured)
- Tomato Twins! (Pictured)
- Lex Legume (Pictured)
- Bat Ninja (Pictured)
- Raccoon Bros (Minor Characters)
- The Pound Staff (Supporting)
- Unnamed News-Reporter (Supporting)
- Zocky (Pictured)
- The Goldfather's former minions/guards (Minor characters)
- The Metro City Police (Supporting)
- Unnamed Howliday Inn pets (Supporting)
- Unnamed Metro City Residents (Supporting)
- Reginald Barkley (Supporting)
- Howliday Inn worker/Groomer (Supporting)
- Mr. Purrtypants (Supporting)
- Fury Roach (Supporting)
- Danny (Supporting)
- Metro City's Mayor (Supporting)
- Fury Roach (Supporting)
Trivia
- It was announced on October 9, 2023 online.
- The schedule of posting the chapter online is a pattern: Release one book on one week, then the publishers rest in another week, and so it repeats.
- Matthew Cody was replaced by Steven Scott as the Main Writer of the Cat Ninja Series.
- At chapter 2: Von Malice's name and a label saying "EVIDENCE" can be seen on the Pound's storage boxes. These boxes also contains Malice's illegalized weapons.
- Steven Scott Confirms that Dr. Von Malice is not coming in this season, but there is possibilities she might return in other future seasons.
- The chapter: "Cat Ninja...No More?" was originally named "A Hero's Place."
- This is the only Cat Ninja Series to have the longest Chapters (10 in total), all the other books has 5 or 4 Chapters/Parts each.
- The chapter "The Purrfect Pet" is an allusion cover of the previous chapter "Howliday Inn"
- The book's title, "Heart Of A Hero," is a reference to a 1916 movie called "The Heart of a Hero."
- This Cat Ninja series so far has the most amount of chapters in total.
Spoilers and Cameos
- SPOILER ALERT: The news lady have shown flashbacks of Octopunch's crime fighting from previous books on the Cat Ninja franchise, such as Octopunch foiling Le Chat's jewel heist on CAT NINJA SPECIALS: This is Master Hamster, and battling Truck Monster in Cat Ninja: Welcome to the 'Burbs.
- Master Hamster was the one who anonymously named the docks Docktopunch on an online contest. (Ch.2)
- Mecha Mecano has a returning role in the series, Fred Wurst and Mecha Mecano both try to brainwash animals as their plan.
- Fred Wurst is another new character in the series, along with the Tomato Twins!
- More Hidden Easter Eggs: Fred and Bell from Animal Rescue Friends appear as a cameo in Chapter 10: For the Love of Claude!
More Hidden Easter Eggs
Fred and Bell from Animal Rescue Friends appear as a cameo
Cameos
- FILM CAMEO: On the panel scene where Susan starts a movie called "Zocky", the CD drawer shows cameos and puns on famous movies. Few examples are "Paws (Jaws)", "A Few Good Meows (A Few Good Men)", "Air Spud (Air Bud)", "The Ironing Giant (The Iron Giant)", "The Dark Knight (The Dark Knight Trilogy)", and "Zocky (Rocky)" in this universe.
- COMIC CAMEO: DC & Marvel superheroes "Superman", "Spiderman", and "Batman" are seen as comic books hidden in the blanket fort during Chapter 7
Errors/Mistakes
- Cat Ninja's chest switch colors from gray colored fur into his black cloth. (Ch.3, Pg. 12)
- Cat Ninja's nunchucks can switch colors from red to black in the previous panels. (Ch.4, Pg. 4)
- A black vertical line (part of a sketch) is visible on Claude's mouth. (Ch.5, Pg. 7)
Cat Ninja: Heart of a Hero Preview Pages
Illustrations & Rare Bonus Content
"About The Authors" Page
Promotional media
Series Icons (Online)
DISCLAIMER: This came all from Epic! online. Some of these illustrations never appeared in the hardcopy.
Cat Ninja: The Heart Of A Hero Illustration in the series online
Sneak Peek on the series icon (Square)
Series icon online (Original)
Sneak Peek on the series icon (Vertical)
Basic vertical series icon
Series icon online (New release, Vertical)
Release Banners
Online Book Covers
Websites
AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1524888788?tag=simonsayscom
Reviews & Blogs
STEPHANIE COOKE: https://stephaniecooke.ca/projects/cat-ninja-book-6/
Other:
Simon & Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cat-Ninja/Marcie-Colleen/Cat-Ninja/9781524888787
Andrews McMeel Publishing: https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/cat-ninja-marcie-colleen/
