Great Rumpuscat
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The Great Rumpuscat is a character in T. S. Eliot's book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The Great Rumpuscat is the protagonist of the poem "Of The Awefull Battle Of The Pekes And The Pollicles Together With Some Account Of The Participation Of the Pugs and the Poms, And The Intervention Of The Great Rumpuscat." The poem describes a contentious encounter between a Peke and a Pollicle dog which eventually leads to the participation of other dogs and a great deal of barking, heard throughout the park. The Great Rumpuscat nonchalantly intervenes and scatters the dogs merely by his threatening appearance and a single great leap. The Great Rumpuscat is described as having blazing eyes, great jaws, and a fierce and hairy presence. It appears, as his costume in the film version suggests, that he is considered a type of superhero in the Jellicle society.
Of the dogs in the poem, the Pollicle is a fictional creation, whereas the Pekes, Poms, and Pugs all correspond to actual breeds.
