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Caleb Lightpaw[1] is a male kitten and the main protagonist of the upcoming animated series True Tail.
Official bio[]
- "Caleb, a young squire, may be small but he is not going to let his size stop him from swinging his sword on the front lines."[2]
Biography[]
True Tail: One Halloween Night[]
On one Halloween night somewhere in a forest, Caleb Lightpaw, Melody Briar, Viktor Silvertod, and Doh-Li Ling are on a mission to find an arched door-like portal. While searching, Viktor decides to scare Caleb and Melody. When asked for a reason, Viktor explained that he was essentially just trying to prepare them for what heroes face: the unexpected. The fox elaborates further whilst Doh-Li yells in order to get his attention. It works, and the two begin to scream at each other while something glowing in the distance grabs the attention of Caleb and Melody.
Caleb interrupts the intense stare-off between the fox and the kirin, notifying them that the portal they've been searching for is only a short distance away. Viktor and Doh-Li discontinue their arguing as they follow Caleb and Melody through the portal. The portal leads the group to a ruined castle with a fiery theme. As Caleb leads the group, he jokes about the "cool" temperature of the obviously fuming atmosphere of the ruins.
Suddenly, the stone under Caleb's feet crumbles. The cat screams, and just before he falls, Melody grabs his tail, followed by the others, as they help him back onto the platform. Looking around, they realize that the whole bridge to get across has crumbled into the lava. To make matters worse, they discover that the exit - another portal - is on the other side.
Doh-Li immediately pulls out a spell book, exclaiming anxiously that their Masters wouldn't leave them stranded like this without some sort of resource. Meanwhile, Viktor leans over to Caleb, whispering that if Doh-Li couldn't figure it out, it would be up to them. Taking offense, Doh-Li confronts the fox and they begin to bicker again while music starts to play. Realizing that it was coming from Melody and her instrument, they turn to tell her to stop playing the music, but to their surprise, Melody is floating midair, her music magically surrounding her.
Melody continues to play her instrument, making the music form a slide-like bridge for them. Doh-Li looks over the edge at it nervously as she comments her hesitance. Viktor innocently walks behind her, and pushes her onto the magic platform before following. Caleb jumps next, exclaiming to Melody that he will see her on the other side.
They successfully land on the other side with an unfazed Viktor showing off his perfect landing. Doh-Li glares back at him as she weakly holds onto a nearby crystal for support, looking rather sick. She stands up and begins to say something when Viktor runs past her towards the portal, claiming that he had found it. Doh-Li immediately shuts down, sitting in a lotus-like position, and says no. Viktor is shocked, and Caleb and Melody share a look.
As Doh-Li continues to block him out, Viktor desperately tries to persuade her to get up so that they can win. Eventually, the fox pleads that it pains him to see a lovely damsel in distress. Doh-Li gives him a death-glare to which Viktor's eyes widen. Then, Viktor runs from an enraged Doh-Li, claiming that it was a compliment while Caleb and Melody sigh at the two. Doh-Li then catches up to Viktor, choking him as she yells "Who's the damsel now, Viktor!?"
Suddenly, without warning, a roar booms throughout the ruins, and the shocked group turns their attention to its source. In front of them is a giant threatening monster engulfed in flames.
Development[]
General[]
The True Tail crew said they wanted a character that a wide variety of personalities can associate with so they made him a character that doesn't necessarily have extreme personality traits. In addition, the reason Caleb has a missing bit in his ear and a dark patch over his eye is that they wanted to set his design apart from other kittens within the show.
Caleb also underwent the least amount of changes out of all the original characters when True Tail was changed to have a more school-centered theme.
Voice[]
According to his audition packet, Caleb is supposed to be 13-14 years old, and have a mid-puberic male voice with an American accent. In order to audition, voice actors had to send in recordings of themselves speaking these sample lines:
- "So if I pull this lever..."
- "Hey Brutus! This tree has really cool pinecones!"
- "Come on Caleb. You've trained for this!"
- "I shouldn't have done that!"[3]
Voice actor Juan Luis Bonilla was originally selected to voice Caleb, but he was later dropped for unknown reasons. Lucien Dodge is now the official voice actor for Caleb.[4]
Physical appearance[]
Caleb is a kitten with grey, pearl bush colored fur. On top of his head, there are two small tufts of fur. His nose and the inside of his ears are pink while the underside of his back paws both have a light pink pad. He has a line between his nose and mouth which is known as a philtrum, and he appears to have fangs. He has a missing bit in his left ear and a spot of darker colored fur over his left eye. On each side of his face there are two whiskers that protrude from each cheek.
Caleb wears brown pants and a green, long-sleeved shirt with yellow accents. He also has a bandage wrapped around his tail.
Personality and traits[]
Caleb is innocent and naive, as well as being curious and open-minded.
Trivia[]
- In the original version of True Tail, Caleb was an orphan and the squire of Brutus Ironclaw.[5]
Gallery[]
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