Bad Cat (2016) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Princess dies accidentally when Shero and Blackie sneak into her apartment to seduce her. Their chaotic intrusion panics Princess, leading to her death. This tragedy triggers the cartoonist's vendetta against Shero, as he was the owner who found her dead and blamed the cats for breaking into his home.

Foreshadowing: The seeds of this tragedy are planted when Blackie first tells Shero about the attractive Siamese cat living nearby.

• princess death
• cartoonist
• apartment
• seduction

The cartoonist is a brainless cadaver that gets revived multiple times by electrical shocks. He first returns when an ambulance defibrillator restarts his heart, then again when his corpse touches power lines, and finally after being pulled from the sea. Each revival fuels his relentless pursuit of revenge against Shero.

Foreshadowing: His first revival sets the pattern for his unstoppable, zombie-like nature throughout the film.

• cartoonist revival
• zombie
• defibrillator
• electricity

The cartoonist blames Shero for Princess's death since Shero and Blackie broke into his apartment while he was away, causing the chaotic situation that led to Princess dying. This loss drives him to obsessively hunt down Shero for revenge throughout the entire night.

Foreshadowing: After finding Princess dead, the cartoonist's rage immediately turns toward the intruders.

• cartoonist revenge
• princess
• vendetta

Taco is a kitten who claims to be Shero's illegitimate son. He first appears after Princess's death, trailing behind Shero and offering to help. Despite Shero initially dismissing him and pushing him aside multiple times, Taco proves loyal by taking a bullet meant for Shero during the bank robbery sequence.

Foreshadowing: Taco's introduction as Shero's son plants the seeds for his later sacrifice.

• taco
• sherro's son
• illegitimate
• kitten

Shero throws the money into a crowded street because he believes Taco has died after taking a bullet protecting him. Overwhelmed by grief for his supposed son, Shero abandons the stolen cash and flees with Taco's body, choosing grief over wealth.

Foreshadowing: Taco's sacrifice happens moments before Shero scatters the money.

• bank robbery
• money
• taco
• sacrifice

After repeatedly failing to obtain liquor through their usual theft methods, Riza proposes robbing a bank as a way to settle all their debts at once. The idea escalates the stakes from petty theft to a major heist, reflecting the group's growing desperation.

Foreshadowing: Their failed liquor runs throughout the night build toward this desperate solution.

• bank robbery
• rifki
• riza
• debts

Tank finds Shero and Taco after the chaos and brings them home. With Tank's help, they revive Taco from his wound. Later, Rifki and Riza return with a pack of money that clears all their debts, allowing them to afford the long-awaited barbecue.

Foreshadowing: This revival happens off-screen after Shero abandons the money in the street.

• taco revival
• tank
• wounds
• debts cleared

After Shero rescues Misscat from harassment by two dogs, she initially rebuffs his romantic advances, asking him to meet her on the rooftop that night instead. This creates tension in their romance subplot until the final confrontation brings them together.

Foreshadowing: The rooftop meeting becomes a recurring location for their developing relationship.

• misscat
• romance
• rooftop
• rejection

In the climactic showdown, Shero and Tank fight the cartoonist in a confrontation where Misscat has been taken hostage. They cause a gas explosion that destroys the cartoonist once and for all, ending his endless cycle of resurrections.

Foreshadowing: The cartoonist's repeated revivals build toward this permanent destruction.

• final battle
• gas explosion
• cartoonist death
• climax

Hazel, Tank's landlady, has been threatening eviction for months of unpaid rent. She reinforces the entrance with barbed wire specifically to keep Shero out, even after the main conflicts are resolved. This creates ongoing tension between Shero and the human world.

Foreshadowing: Hazel's threat of eviction appears early when Shero is first driven from the building.

• hazel
• landlady
• eviction
• barbed wire

The barbecue serves as the ongoing goal that drives much of the night's chaos. Shero repeatedly sends his crew to steal liquor specifically for a barbecue, and despite all the violence and disruption, the group ultimately holds the barbecue at the end using the remaining stolen money, representing their ultimate victory.

Foreshadowing: The liquor run at the very beginning is explicitly for tonight's barbecue.

• barbecue
• liquor
• goal
• celebration

Blackie accompanies Shero to Princess's apartment and is killed during the confrontation with the cartoonist. He dies in the melee inside the apartment, making him the first major character death in the film.

Foreshadowing: Blackie's death marks a grim turning point in the story.

• blackie death
• cartoonist fight
• killed