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Sprite was Bill Watterson’ cat that inspired Hobbes’s appearance and personality.
In the The Complete Calvin and Hobbes’s first book, bill watterson quotes this:
Our cat Sprite Inspired much of Hobbes’ looks and personality. Sprite was a sweet cat with an unnerving tendency to come out of nowhere at high speed.