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Spoiler warning! This article contains plot details of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox. Do not read it if you have not played the game and intend to do so in the future. |
Krysha Pendleton (キリシャ・ペンドルトン), also known as White Cat (
Profile[]
Appearance[]
Krysha is a petite young woman with gray hair and gray eyes. She wears a white beret hat, a pharlap-colored patterned dress with wide sleeves, a crossbody round bag, white gloves, and black patterned leggings.
As White Cat, she grows slightly taller, gets cat ears and a tail. Her now white hair is tied in a ponytail with a red ribbon and is covering one of her cyan eyes. She wears a one-sleeve jacket, a bycocket with a small cat paw pin, a neckerchief, kitten heels with cat paws under each sole, and black thigh highs.
Personality[]
Krysha is shy, meek, and wary of strangers. Despite that, she has a strong sense of responsibility, even if it makes her seem callow and naive at times. Through her adventures with the Monstrums and the time she spent opening her own shop, she eventually builds up enough courage and confidence to stand up to her father.
Background[]
Being adopted by the Pendleton family as a child, she later followed her sister in joining the company. While her talent as a merchant is comparable to Carla herself, Krysha struggles with following the family motto, which is to ruthlessly defeat any competition with capital gains. This has resulted in her developing a complex towards her reputed sister and creating distance between the two.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox[]
Somebody has recently broken into the Pendleton company and stolen the sales that Krysha had personally earned. Adol offers to investigate in exchange for information on Balduq Prison.
The culprit is none other than Krysha herself as her Monstrum persona, the White Cat, a chivalrous thief who steals money and goods from the rich to give out to those in need living in the shantytown. She communicates with the city's residents and shows off around Balduq with her nimble and flashy performances. Utilizing her flexible, cat-like body, she specializes in speedy strike attacks.
Krysha cares for the people of the shantytown and wanted to help them, but her crooked method lead the residents into a crooked path, as her chivalrous acts were taken for granted. Instead, she opens a flower shop in the shantytown and decides to make the town a better place rather than passively handing out money.
Later in the game, it is revealed that she, along with all other Monstrums, are homunculi created by Zola to fight the Grimwald Nox with Aprilis. They were going to be raised and trained by Aprilis and Zola, but when Zola disappeared, Aprilis found the job too difficult to be done by herself. So she faked their identities and pretended they were war orphans to be adopted. When they became old enough to join the fight in the Grimwald Nox, she sought them out and activated their power by shooting them with an alchemy bullet, turning them into Monstrums.
Character Notes[]
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Krysha Pendleton
A Monstrum as nimble and lithe as a cat. She appears in town often, and is well known by its denizens. The younger daughter of Balduq's premier merchant. Introverted and shy, she lacks the confidence her father and sister have. Began her chivalrous thief activities as White Cat to make up her family's role in the current state of the shantytown.
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Note: Her second character note can be missable!
Gameplay[]
Weapons[]
| Name | Stats | Price | Sells | Materials | Acquire | ||
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Cat Scratch | STR +41 Evade +3% |
200 | N/A | Default weapon | ||
| A weaponized stirrup lined with small, sturdy claws. Lightweight and easy to wield. | |||||||
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Scale Glove | STR +53 Evade +2% |
900 | 225 |  Iron Ore x1 Aromatic Lumber x1 Razor Claw x4
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Purchase or upgrade from Cat Scratch+2 | |
| +1 | STR +61 Evade +3% |
– | 245 | Iron Ore x2 Aromatic Lumber x2
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| +2 | STR +69 Evade +4% |
– | 275 | Iron Ore x3 Aromatic Lumber x3
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| A glove that has been augmented with metallic scales fashioned into makeshift claws. | |||||||
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Iron Fist | STR +83 Evade +3% |
1400 | 350 | Iron Ore x4 Aromatic Lumber x4 Ultradense Bone x2
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Purchase or upgrade from Scale Glove+2 | |
| +1 | STR +92 Evade +4% |
– | 400 | Iron Ore x6 Aromatic Lumber x6
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| +2 | STR +101 Evade +5% |
– | 475 | Iron Ore x8 Aromatic Lumber x8
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| Claws of steel forged from a craftsman's expertise. | |||||||
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Edelfang | STR +117 Evade +4% |
2400 | 600 |  Crimson Spar x1 Spirit Lumber x1 Ultradense Bone x4
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Purchase or upgrade from Iron Fist+2 | |
| +1 | STR +127 Evade +5% |
– | 700 | Crimson Spar x2 Spirit Lumber x2
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| +2 | STR +137 Evade +6% |
– | 825 | Crimson Spar x3 Spirit Lumber x3
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| Claws made from high-quality alloys smelted together. | |||||||
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Black Tiger | STR +155 Evade +5% |
4400 | 1100 | Crimson Spar x4 Spirit Lumber x4 Drill Fang x2
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Purchase or upgrade from Edelfang+2 | |
| +1 | STR +166 Evade +7% |
– | 1275 | Crimson Spar x6 Spirit Lumber x6
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| +2 | STR +177 Evade +9% |
– | 1475 | Crimson Spar x8 Spirit Lumber x8
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| These black claws unleash strikes like those of a raging beast. | |||||||
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Devil's Hand | STR +197 Evade +6% |
7900 | 1975 |  Mystic Lazulite x1 Soul Lumber x1 Drill Fang x4
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Purchase or upgrade from Black Tiger+2 | |
| +1 | STR +209 Evade +8% |
– | 2225 | Mystic Lazulite x2 Soul Lumber x2
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| +2 | STR +221 Evade +10% |
– | 2625 | Mystic Lazulite x3 Soul Lumber x3
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| Sinister knuckles whose claws shred prey down to their very bones. | |||||||
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Elephantic Fist | STR +243 Evade +7% |
13400 | 3350 | Mystic Lazulite x4 Soul Lumber x4 Relic Bone x2
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Purchase or upgrade from Devil's Hand+2 | |
| +1 | STR +256 Evade +9% |
– | 3700 | Mystic Lazulite x6 Soul Lumber x6
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| +2 | STR +269 Evade +11% |
– | 4175 | Mystic Lazulite x8 Soul Lumber x8
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| Extravagant knuckles adorned with claws of ivory and precious metals. | |||||||
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Midgardian Claw | STR +293 Evade +8% |
21400 | 5350 |  Sol Spar x1 Sacred Branch x1 Relic Bone x4
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Purchase or upgrade from Elephantic Fist+2 | |
| +1 | STR +307 Evade +10% |
– | 5725 | Sol Spar x2 Sacred Branch x2
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| +2 | STR +321 Evade +12% |
– | 6475 | Sol Spar x3 Sacred Branch x3
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| Misshapen claws that banish their targets to total annihilation. | |||||||
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Lavandula | STR +347 Evade +9% |
5000 | 8100 | Sol Spar x4 Sacred Branch x4 Otherworldly Core x1
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Forge from Mythical Blueprints | |
| +1 | STR +362 Evade +12% |
– | 10600 | Sol Spar x6 Sacred Branch x6 Otherworldly Core x1
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| +2 | STR +377 Evade +15% |
– | 15600 | Sol Spar x8 Sacred Branch x8 Otherworldly Core x4
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| Legendary claws that carry in them a prayer for peace. They glisten with ethereal radiance. | |||||||
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Skills[]
| Icon | Skill Name | Cost | Impact | Stun | Break | Acquire |
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Cat Flip | Lv. 1: 20 SP | C++ | C | C++ | Default Skill |
| Lv. 2: 16 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 13 SP | ||||||
| Kick foes up with a slick and nimble somersault. | ||||||
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Claw Snatch | Lv. 1: 15 SP | C+ | C+ | C+ | Lv. 12 |
| Lv. 2: 12 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 10 SP | ||||||
| Scratch an enemy, forcing them to drop an item most of the time. | ||||||
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Heavenly Steps | Lv. 1: 40 SP | B++ | S | B+ | Lv. 18 |
| Lv. 2: 35 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 30 SP | ||||||
| Kick an enemy repeatedly as if racing up into the sky. | ||||||
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Cerberian Burst | Lv. 1: 68 SP | S | S | S | Lv. 27 |
| Lv. 2: 61 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 54 SP | ||||||
| Conclude a chaotic chain of attacks with a powerful right hook. | ||||||
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Felicity Tail | Lv. 1: 12 SP | C+ | S | C | Lv. 41 |
| Lv. 2: 10 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 8 SP | ||||||
| Lash enemies upwards with a sudden swing of the tail. | ||||||
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Stray Cat | Lv. 1: 45 SP | B+ | A+ | B | Lv. 47 |
| Lv. 2: 39 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 34 SP | ||||||
| Kick off into a spiraling headspin, dragging foes along for a whirl. | ||||||
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Wild Scratch | Lv. 1: 48 SP | B | B++ | S | Lv. 58 |
| Lv. 2: 42 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 36 SP | ||||||
| Immediately close the gap to an enemy, assailing them with a flurry of scratches. | ||||||
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Regulus Impact | Lv. 1: 78 SP | A | A+ | A | Lv. 68 |
| Lv. 2: 70 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 62 SP | ||||||
| Gather an entire body's strength into one fist, driving it down at maximum output. | ||||||
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Rapid Slide | Lv. 1: 18 SP | C+ | C | C+ | Swift Grimoire |
| Lv. 2: 14 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 12 SP | ||||||
| Kick-slide into the enemy's feet. Note: Grimoire received from Vallin after turning in 11 Graffiti. | ||||||
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Shooting Star | Lv. 1: 42 SP | B | B+ | A+ | Star Grimoire |
| Lv. 2: 37 SP | ||||||
| MAX: 32 SP | ||||||
| Launch like a shooting star into a full-force flying kick. Note: Grimoire found in Cloaca Maxima. | ||||||
| Extra Skill | Albion Strike | |||||
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Gift[]
White Cat using Heaven's Run to run up Balduq Cathedral.
Heaven's Run: A Gift that allows one to run up vertical inclines almost effortlessly. Using Heaven's Run while exploring can help find new paths in dungeons and fields alike. It leaves glowing, yellow cats paws on the surface it is used on.
Heaven's Run depletes 30% the Gift Meter for every second it is in use.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- In the games that have the party system and attack attributes, Krysha is the only first playable female character who does not have orange hair and the Pierce damage type. All other female characters who first join Adol's party; Karna, Laxia von Roswell, and Aisha, had these characteristics.
- She is the first to show that Monstrums transform back to their human selves if they lose consciousness.
- The cat tail and ears in her Monstrum form are real as they move based on her mood.