ESCAPE VELOCITY
A fearless space scavenger and his grumpy cat plunge headfirst into a forbidden junk field to score the perfect haul—until a flying fridge, a black hole, and their own bad luck send everything spinning out of control.
Imagine a grimy 1970s muscle car—floating in space. Inside, a rogue pilot with a joystick, an attitude, and a serious milk carton problem. His co-pilot? A sarcastic space cat with claws sharp enough to ruin the upholstery and opinions about everything. Around them: a swirling trash field of orbiting fridges, ancient satellites, and black hole warning signs. It’s ‘Mad Max’ meets ‘Looney Tunes’ in zero gravity.
ESCAPE VELOCITY.
Syzygy, a space-salvager with more guts than brains, patrols a junk-filled debris field in his beat-up ship The Cougar, searching for treasure among the trash. His only companion? CAT—an unimpressed, milk-obsessed feline with claws like grappling hooks.
When a promising wreck appears near the “No Entry” zone of a black hole, Syzygy dives headfirst into the danger, dragging CAT into a high-speed chase through orbital debris, malfunctioning gadgets, and cosmic chaos. Just as they lock onto the prize, a rogue fridge derails their victory, leading to spiraling disaster, an accidental spacewalk, and a desperate mid-air cat rescue.
In the end, they escape battered but alive—with nothing salvaged but their bond, a story, and maybe… just maybe… a floating pint of milk.
SYZYGY
Role: Protagonist, rogue salvager
Species: Humanoid (possibly enhanced), with feline features (cat ears)
Personality: Cool, sarcastic, reckless, clever, emotionally guarded but ultimately soft-hearted
Visual: Rock frontman in space — leather attire, cat ears, beat-up gloves, pilot goggles, cosmic tattoos maybe?
CAT
Role: Sidekick, comic foil, occasional plot catalyst
Species: Space cat (floating, grumpy, expressive)
Personality: Independent, loyal, easily annoyed, hungry
Visual: Regular earth-style cat but adapted for space (slightly larger eyes, floating like a jellyfish at times)
THE COUGAR
Role: Ship, character in its own right
Design: 1970s Mercury Cougar muscle car turned junkyard salvage ship
Features: Dash full of toggles, scratched-up leather seats, joystick controls, milk feeder for CAT, retractable claw arm
Personality: Old, beat-up but reliable — a bit like the Millennium Falcon’s greasy cousin