Tama

Tama (タマ) is a giant cat robot mini-boss in Mega Man 3 that was originally created by Dr. Light for a cat exhibition. They only appear in Top Man's stage in Mega Man 3 and Mega Man II, and there are only two Tama's in both games blocking the path. Tama attacks by throwing two bouncing yarn-like balls (one in Mega Man II) from his mouth that Mega Man needs to avoid. If the yarn balls are gone (either by being destroyed or going off-screen), it launches three small robot fleas from his back, which jump in Mega Man's direction. If the fleas are gone, Tama releases yarn balls again, repeating the attack pattern. In Mega Man 3, it's not possible to proceed in Top Man's stage without destroying them, but in Mega Man II, Mega Man can pass through them (being damaged if doing so) and slide in the opening below the second Tama. Unfortunately in the Genesis remake Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Mega Man will die instantly if he touches Tama (like spikes).

Other media
In Captain N: The Game Master, Tabby is a grey robot cat with yellow eyes that gets scared off by one of the dogs.