Meowl 🐱🦉
Hybrid
Also known as: Melonpi, Cat-Owl
Meowl is a cat-owl hybrid created by Chinese Weibo user zhumaokele in 2013, featuring a cat named Melonpi merged with an owl using Photoshop. As one of the oldest internet memes predating the Italian Brainrot trend, Meowl became one of the three OG brainrots in Steal a Brainrot, alongside Strawberry Elephant and Skibidi Toilet.
Origin Story
Meowl was first created by Weibo user zhumaokele on April 28, 2013, featuring a Chinese cat named Melonpi merged with an owl. In May 2013, Buzzfeed published an article about Meowls, which was then posted to Reddit, leading to the creation of subreddits r/OwlsWithCatHeads and r/Meowls the next day. The image also appeared on Encyclopedia Dramatica in September 2013, likely sourced from 4chan. This pre-dates the Italian Brainrot trend, making Meowl a 'proto-brainrot' character.
Cultural Impact
Meowl sparked the creation of subreddits r/OwlsWithCatHeads and r/Meowls in 2013, establishing a dedicated community for cat-owl hybrid images. The meme spread from Weibo to Buzzfeed to Reddit to 4chan, demonstrating early cross-platform meme culture. In the Roblox community, Meowl is often considered more desirable than Strawberry Elephant despite being slightly less rare.
Abilities
- •High income generation ($450M/s) in Steal a Brainrot
- •Triggers special events without needing rituals (OG privilege)
- •Second rarest Red Carpet spawn
Weaknesses
- •Extremely high theft target in public servers
Battle Info
Strength Level
Legendary
Fighting Style
Aerial hybrid tactics
