NPCs · first: UC E6
La Gran Gata
La Gran Gata is a brindled cat with one green and one blue eye, "the bodega cat of all bodega cats" UC E6·00:51:45. She appears when Sofia rips a cocoon, saying "Sofia. Yo soy La Gran Gata de la tienda esquina" and "You have released me from my prison" UC E6·00:44:45 UC E6·00:45:09. She names Misty and Kingston by name UC E6·00:52:06 UC E6·01:00:30.
La Gran Gata is the spirit of the bodega cat, who gives Sofia a ring and accepts her pledge, and changes Sofia's eyes UC E6·01:49:02 UC E6·01:51:30. She says "You are not the first woman to turn to a cat when her marriage has fallen apart" UC E7·00:04:45. She names Jackson Wei of the Order of the Concrete Fist UC E7·01:09:09.
She tells Sofia "Mija. Let's go hunting together" UC E9·01:56:25. Later she says "I knew you could do it. I believe in you" UC E10·01:23:16. She refuses a favor: "I have given you all this magic, why don't you find out if there is a way to do it?" UC E10·01:43:41. Kingston calls her in the last battle: "Your fight is not yet over. Mija, you have much scratching me to do" UC E16·01:22:16. She gives Ricky extra movement, dispels a tornado, and leaves for her bodega UC E17·00:08:05 UC E17·01:13:39 UC E17·01:28:45.
By episode
UC E6: The War of Bugs and Rats
- La Gran Gata — a brindled cat with one green and one blue eye; "the bodega cat of all bodega cats" (Brennan, 00:51:45); appears when Sofia rips the cocoon: "Sofia. Yo soy La Gran Gata de la tienda esquina." — 00:44:45; "You have released me from my prison." — 00:45:09; gives Sofia +10 movement (00:46:31); becomes a "a whirling torrent of stars" (00:46:31) and bamboozles the insects (00:46:52); names Misty and Kingston by name (00:52:06, 01:00:30); gives Sofia the ring ("you saved my life") and tells Misty to leave the mirror on the counter and pay later ("We'll talk later." — 01:00:42; at the end the missing item is "something else", 01:49:59); accepts Sofia's pledge (01:49:02); changes Sofia's eyes (01:51:30); "I'm a very sleepy cat." — 01:52:17.
UC E7: We Need to Talk About Pete
- La Gran Gata — the bodega cat spirit (recap and in person): "Something's missing from the shelves of the bodega." — 00:00:41; "My chosen. You have returned here to the bodega." — 00:03:40; "I will come to you in my own time." — 00:04:01; "You are not the first woman to turn to a cat when her marriage has fallen apart." — 00:04:45; "for you have sworn yourself to my service" — 00:05:12. She disappears and the bodega's gold fades (00:05:41). Appears again in the drug store: her eyes wink over Jackson's shoulder (01:05:32); names him "Jackson Wei of the Order of the Concrete Fist" — 01:09:09; ghostly smiles on Staten Island (01:12:08).
UC E8: Subway Skirmish
- La Gran Gata — recap only: "This is my chosen." — 00:00:06 (recap), appearing on Pete's shoulder.
UC E9: Borough of Dreams
UC E10: Panic at the Art Show
UC E11: Home for the Holidays
UC E16: Times Squaremageddon
- La Gran Gata: arrives to Kingston's call: "Your fight is not yet over. Mija, you have much scratching me to do." — 01:22:16; later "Mija, you're doing fine. Let's get you some help." and swirls in sparkle around Ricky for an extra move — 01:54:37, 01:54:41, 01:54:53 (transcript line 01:21:45 has Lou say "the gate"; the name is taken from Brennan's lines)