Miacis

Miacis is a character in Darkwing. She is a felid, formerly part of Patriofelis's prowl, who followed Carnassial to form a new prowl of carnivorous felids.

Appearance
Miacis is a felid, a prehistoric feline creature. Like other felids, her entire body is covered in fur. She has sharp teeth, long claws, and pointed ears.

Personality
Miacis is calm and a skilled hunter. Before leaving Patriofelis's prowl, she was revered as an accomplished scout in the search for saurian eggs. She is loyal to Carnassial and often acts as his second-in-command.

Darkwing
Miacis is one of twenty-five felids who approached Carnassial after he was exiled by Patriofelis. She explains to Carnassial that her and the others all crave meat as well, and have come to meet him in secret. She suggests returning to Patriofelis as a united group to negotiate before Carnassial vetoes the idea. After being presented with Carnassial's offer to leave the prowl and accept him as their new leader, Miacis voices her and the other felids' agreement.

Miacis quickly proves herself to be one of Carnassial's most adept hunters. After the prowl arrives on the island, they spot the chiropters' sequoia. Carnassial whispers his plans to Miacis and the felids begin their assault on the colony.

After the felids drive the chiropters from the sequoia, Carnassial sends Miacis to track the chiropters' movements around the island. Miacis moves near the coast of the island, watching the chiropters prepare for the descent towards the mainland. She returns to inform Carnassial of the colony's status. He is surprised at this and orders Miacis to gather the rest of the felids and stop the chiropters from escaping.

Carnassial and his prowl reach the chiropters, but their attempts to thwart their escape are unsuccessful. In frustration at his defeat, Carnassial demands to know where the sand bridge to the mainland went. Miacis explains that the bridge would not appear until several hours later at sunset. Carnassial angrily asks why she didn't tell him sooner that the chiropters were on the move, to which Miacis responds that she did not know they intended to leave for the mainland, reminding Carnassial that he only ordered her to follow them. In frustration, Carnassial lunges and bites Miacis's ear, leaving a bloody wound, before declaring that they will be able to survive without the chiropters.

Now Carnassial's most frequent hunting partner, Miacis accompanies him on a trek through the forest. The pair comes across a nest with multiple large, white eggs of indeterminate species inside. Miacis comments that they almost resemble saurian eggs. Carnassial is about to invite her to have a taste of the eggs' shells when she is suddenly seized by a large winged creature. Its hooked claws grab her by the back before it delivers the killing blow to her neck. The large bird drops Miacis onto a nearby branch and begins feating on her corpse.

Etymology
Miacis refers to a genus of extinct prehistoric carnivorous mammals that lived during the late Paleocene through to the Eocene, a stretch of time taking place approximately 65.5 million to 33.9 million years ago. Miacis is a diverse group including miacids, the ancestors of modern carniforms ("dog-like" animals) such as wolves, jackals, coyotes, and foxes.

Trivia

 * The extinct Miacis genus was the inspiration for the felids in Darkwing.