Were-Cats
Called "Phantoms" in the CPM Manga translations, the enemy in the Geobreeders universe are the "bake-neko", lit. "changing cats" or "ghost cats". The origins of the were-cats are unknown. In volume 14 of the manga, it's revealed that Kuro-Neko had first surfaced as a "ghost spy" during the Cold War, possibly as early as the 1960s. He's clearly present when Viktor Belenko defects to Japan with a MiG in 1976. Kuro-Neko's intentions are never explicitly given, but it's implied that he wants to create a position of power to force humans to allow were-cats to live unhindered. His right-hand assistant is Vashuka, but eventually the rest of his group defects to the anti-KN faction because his methods are too slow and difficult to fathom, or killed outright. The number of were-cats in Ayagane City seems to escalate quickly at the end of the 1990s, with most of them joining the anti-KN faction. As for what were-cats are, one option is shown through Maya, who had been a discarded stray near death. Her desire to keep living resulted in her turning into a were-cat. Later, Yuma says it's better to think of Peter Pan, where the audience applauds to keep Tinkerbell alive. What is known is that were-cats are data, with the ability to control electronics, learn new software skills (like transmitting over cell phones) and flow through concrete. Their physical forms are that of cats, and their humanoid forms are just empty shells created by flowing data. They can be affected by software viruses (only once per virus though), and can be killed if their data is disrupted enough or if another were-cat slices their jugular. Were-cats generally refer to themselves by number, but can take on nicknames given to them by humans.
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