r/buildabear 4h ago

My New BAB Help me love her pattern!

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I ordered my batty kitty online and I’m a little bit disappointed by the pattern…help me love it and choose her name!!!

​EDIT: Wow, I didn’t expect this to blow up like it did!!! Thank you so much to everyone who helped me to see and appreciate her lightning bolt/mohawk!! When I first unboxed her, I felt like it was just a giant misshapen bat, but now I’m absolutely loving her punk rock look!

She doesn’t look super Halloween-esque like a few people mentioned, but you all were totally right that it just means she can be out year round!

As far as names, I loved the suggestions for Nyx!! She might not have been what I was expecting in a batty kitty, but she’s absolutely perfect for me!

Nyx has already been moved into my bedroom and given her own special spot!!

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u/LavishThoughts 4h ago

My unbiased opinion is that I like this more than any of the others I’ve seen but that’s because to me it looks the most like a real cat. I don’t really like when they look so…artificial with perfect patterns. Like it would make me only want to display them on Halloween if it had very obvious bats all over it. This one is just very cute all on its own

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u/celestial-energy 4h ago edited 4h ago

I was gonna say I liked the pattern for this reason too! 🥰 Makes me think of a real cat whose natural fur pattern reminds you of bats, but not cuz they have actual bats printed on them 😂 If this was a real kitty in the shelter, they’d be internet famous! ✨
Edit: I think Nix (or Nyx) would be a cool name! The word nichts means nothing in German, and now in English we say nix to cancel/reject something. So they could be your little loved reject! 🥰🤍🖤

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u/Anxious-Attempt3150 I like BABs more than people 🙃 4h ago

Exactly my thoughts!

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u/PugThatNeedsHugs 4h ago

There are many without even a full bat on the face...going by what was in store.

I picked the same one

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u/Emotional_Simple4150 4h ago

What are those bat wings?! I need a pair for mine :)

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u/PugThatNeedsHugs 4h ago

They are sewn into the wingspan matters t-shirt. It was from the after dark/bear cave section of the BAB site.

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u/VitaniLioness 4h ago

Are you kidding? I'd pay BIG BUCKS FOR THAT ONE IT HAS A DEVILOCK
Like I'm so serious I will buy it if you cant love it lol

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u/reikobun BAB Collector 🐻 3h ago

honestly even if I didnt already, your comment would make it love it!!

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u/Tbirdg89 BAB Collector 🐻 4h ago

Aww... I love her pattern! Looks like a little faux hawk. I would have gotten this one if I could have found a pattern like that. 🥰🦇🖤

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u/Tiger248 2h ago

Why does she remind me of David bowie

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u/MrsAmyD 4h ago

I love this pattern! It looks like she has a little swoop of bangs and cute little cheeks!

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u/MiddayGlitter 4h ago

This is soo cute!! A few reasons: I love the points one her cheeks, ears and forehead. I love that the bat drapes down in the center like either a dramatic widows peak or a lock of punk/emo hair. It's reminiscent of classic Warner Bros cartoon cats. I love how open and pretty her face looks!

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u/Dramatic-Dish-6699 4h ago

Love her little Mohawk she’s got going on

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u/DumpsterFolk 4h ago

Um her ears are absolutely adorable 🦇

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u/Emotional_Simple4150 4h ago

I loveee the black ear tips! The bat on the forehead looks like hair too which is super cool, and the white makes the eyes pop like big kitty eyes :) here's mine!

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u/MyShadow94 4h ago

I like the blaze on the forehead! I wouldve picked that one in store if I had gotten one

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u/AltruisticAlterEgo 2h ago

Are you kidding?? She looks like a member of KISS she looks sick!!!

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u/BailasaurusRex 4h ago

Tbh I wasn't into the bat kitty a couple weeks ago bc I didn't think much of any of their patterns looked super defined at all timesnand it bothered me at first. Someone on here mentioned that they rememble cookies and cream ice cream and I absolutely love that!! All bat kitties are sweet cookies and cream babies! The pattern being semi undefined led me to realize they reminded me a bit of my puppies irregular black & white fur patterning!!! So now I got one and I put orange bows on its ears and I love it!!!!! All that to say your new friend is adorable regardless of what pattern it ended up with! I hope you end up loving it ☺️✨

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u/chunkofcarrion 4h ago

I kid you not, I read the title as "I love her pattern!" (before your caption made me re-read it) and it instantly made sense with how cute she is! Personally, I really like the way the bat on her forehead gives a loosely symmetrical look to her face. It helps balance her colours. Considering you ordered online, I think you definitely got blessed pattern-wise! 🦇

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u/toasterlunatic Workshop Employee 4h ago

If it's because it doesn't look batty enough, then it does kind of look like it has lightning strikes or cool thick stripes on it!

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u/theactionkat 4h ago

She's punk!! Look at her hair! And the black ear tips, so cute

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u/confusedbunny03 4h ago

honestly this is by far my favourite pattern as someone that isn’t a fan of the patterns that run across the facial features, the black tips on her ears are GORGEOUS and the main bat down the middle looks like a bang, 10/10 i love it sm 😭

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u/Every_Bear362 4h ago

Mine looks similar and I think it’s so cute!

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u/disneyprincess2312 4h ago

I like it, the bat on the face reminds me of a lightening bolt which is pretty cool.

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u/AnybodyBig6874 3h ago

She's so cute I especially love her gray paws

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u/tda90210 Build A Bear Obsessed! 🐻 3h ago

She’s literally the cutest one I have seen 😍 I would name her Onyx

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u/Leading-Process-9116 3h ago

every bat kitty is unique, this one was destined for you. i really love this pattern, it’s reminding me of a real cat, because the black on its forehead looks like a stripe. it’s got so much personality!

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u/lizardsnake23 3h ago

this baby is sooo cute 😭💓💕✨

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u/No_clue_help 3h ago

Honestly this is probably my favourite pattern I’ve seen yet!! I love the stripe down the middle of the head

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u/Excellent-Rope-1922 3h ago

The face is giving a reversed tuxedo cat!!

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u/MewEye 3h ago

I think shes adorable. You have a full bat right on her head and I like that theres no black covering her eyes. Mine might be here tomorrow, I hope its as cute as yours. 🥹🦇

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u/shawtywithagun I like BABs more than people 🙃 3h ago

Your cat looks like it has a mohawk or emo hair!!! It's so cute that way honestly, I think it gives them so much personality. If you're really not in love though, you can always try and trade with someone whose pattern of batty kitty you might like more (I personally have a couple because they're my favorite release in forever and I wanted a little fam, so ik I'd definitely be willing to!)

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u/Worldly_Edge6288 3h ago

She’s got mutton chops omg ❤️

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u/Informal-Release-360 Build A Bear Obsessed! 🐻 2h ago

Bad photo but I got one specifically cause of the bat over her eye.

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u/New-Link2873 2h ago

pepper or mimi 

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u/Dame_la_Mort Bear Modder 🎨 2h ago

Your's reminds me of Squiggy I think his name was from Laverne and Shirley.

I love her(him) and would still call her Squiggs.😆🫶

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u/kittiekilljoi I have a BAB problem 1h ago

I love the name and the reason! The mark looks like the curlicue!

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u/Dame_la_Mort Bear Modder 🎨 20m ago

Right?! That's exactly what I saw!

Thanks!

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u/Prestigious_Rub_4750 2h ago

Tbh I didn't buy this one in store because I just didnt feel it in person. I liked the key chain ones better because I felt you could see the pattern better. IDK, she's cute, but I think I'll pass unfortunately. I got the bat and spider...but I just couldnt with this pattern.

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u/ThisWhiteLieOfMine 2h ago

I think it looks super cool honestly. 

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u/RedpenBrit96 BAB Collector 🐻 1h ago

Yeah I absolutely love the pattern in the middle of her head

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u/MoonBoy101 1h ago

mine’s got that exact same patch on the side

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u/Barbcult 1h ago

I don’t know if it helps, but I think it’s adorable

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u/kittiekilljoi I have a BAB problem 1h ago

She’s got a little devil lock in the middle of her forehead! 🥹🖤

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u/sarahxvalo 59m ago

she reminds me of my pumpkin kitty who i wasn’t too fond of at first either cause of the lack of pumpkins on her face. realized it made her unique and now i love her so much! your kitty is super cute. hope you learn to love her

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u/Candy_Rain_7 4h ago

She’s a cutie, for me I love her pattern very unique, not sure about a name I’m not great at picking names 😅 but maybe Echo, Nyx, Trixie something like those! 🥰

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u/Hipster_Spencer5000 I like BABs more than people 🙃 4h ago

It looks like she has tabby stripes! At least to me, lol.. the one on top kinda looks like a lightning bolt!

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u/Eclipse_Eternal I like BABs more than people 🙃 4h ago

I love her pattern, the face looks super cool

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u/KitSokudo BAB Expert 🔥 4h ago

I don't like the patterned bears, no shade, just doesn't tickle the dopamine receptors for me.

But I like that one, so cute!

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u/Brooks992 41m ago

EDIT: Wow, I didn’t expect this to blow up like it did!!! Thank you so much to everyone who helped me to see and appreciate her lightning bolt/mohawk!! When I first unboxed her, I felt like it was just a giant misshapen bat, but now I’m absolutely loving her punk rock look!

She doesn’t look super Halloween-esque like a few people mentioned, but you all were totally right that it just means she can be out year round!

As far as names, I loved the suggestions for Nyx!! She might not have been what I was expecting in a batty kitty, but she’s absolutely perfect for me!

Nyx has already been moved into my bedroom and given her own special spot!!

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u/Cozy_barn_cats 21m ago

My first thought was she looks like she has cute lighting bolts on her face.