Tiny armor, giant sword, zero fear. Add one photo of your cat or dog and it heaves a sword out of the mud on a stormy moor. Add a photo of you too and you kneel beside it as the big knight.
A tabby and a corgi in armor, on their own and with their owners kneeling beside them. Tap one to watch.
One photo goes in. A few minutes later, the finished video comes out, ready to post.
No costume, no editing and nothing to write. Just one good photo of your pet.
A sharp photo of one cat or dog with its face toward the camera, whole body if you have it.A sharp photo of one cat or dog with its face toward the camera, whole body if you have it.
One photo of you with your face clear, and you kneel beside your pet as the big knight. Skip it for a solo knight.One photo of you with your face clear, and you kneel beside your pet as the big knight. Skip it for a solo knight.
It’s ready in a few minutes with the storm sound and no watermark. Add a caption and post it to TikTok or Reels.It’s ready in a few minutes with the storm sound and no watermark. Add a caption and post it to TikTok or Reels.
The camera pushes in through the fog and rain on your tiny knight.
Both front paws on the hilt, it heaves the sword out of the mud.
The sword goes up toward the storm, cape whipping in the wind.
Wet whiskers, narrowed eyes, staring down whatever is coming.
Lightning cracks in the clouds behind it.
The clearer the photo, the more the knight looks like your pet, and the big knight like you.
One pet, face toward the camera, in good light.
Whole bodyFace, paws and coat in view
Too far awayIts face gets lost
On the moveWait until it’s still
Too darkTurn a light onOnly if you want to be in it. One face, looking at the camera.
Face the cameraSoft daylight, eyes on the lens
Any framing worksSelfie, half body or head to feet
SunglassesHidden eyes won’t look like you
Group photosCrop it to just youYour Knight Cat video comes out finished, so there’s nothing to edit before you post it.
The Knight Cat trend is a short pet video played completely straight: a cat or dog in battle-scuffed silver armor and a crimson cape stands on a foggy moor in the rain, heaves a sword taller than itself out of the mud, raises it toward the storm and stares into the camera as lightning cracks behind it.
It began as an art series of a tiny kitten in armor with a sword far too big for it. Then people made the same scene with their own cats and dogs, and the version with a giant human knight kneeling beside the tiny one took off too.
Everything in the frame is epic except the size of the knight. Put one line on top, like Monday, exams or rent day, and it becomes a reaction to whatever you’re facing. Without a caption, it’s a tribute to a pet who deserves one.
Every Knight Cat video is paid with credits: get them every month with a plan, or pay once with a pack that never expires. Adding yourself costs the same.
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$27.906 videos · $4.65 a video270 credits, paid once
270 credits, paid once. They never expire.
Straight answers on making, paying for and sharing your Knight Cat video.
Yes. Cats started the Knight Cat trend, but any dog works too, from chihuahuas to Great Danes. Your pet gets the same armor, cape and sword, sized to fit, and keeps its own face, coat and markings.
Yes. Add a photo of yourself after your pet’s, and you become the full-size knight kneeling beside it, one hand on its back. It costs the same as a video of your pet alone.
No. Your photo is optional. With one photo of your pet, it’s a solo knight alone on the moor; add yours only if you want to be in it.
A sharp daylight photo of one cat or dog with its face toward the camera, whole body if you have it. Keep other pets and people out of the frame, and skip the flash and heavy filters. For your own photo, one clear face looking at the camera is enough.
Usually it’s the photo: a blurry, dark or side-on shot, or a second animal in the frame, leaves too much to guess. Try again with a sharp daylight photo where your pet faces the camera and nothing else is in it.
Yes. Wind, rain, thunder and the scrape of the sword are already in your Knight Cat video, so it works as it is in a story or a group chat. On TikTok you can also add a trending sound on top.
Make the video of your pet, then add one line of text on top when you post, like “me walking into Monday” or “me vs. finals week”. The storm and the sword do the rest.
Not in one video. Each Knight Cat video has one pet as the knight, plus you if you like. For two pets, make a video for each and post them back to back.
Usually a few minutes. You can close the page: your Knight Cat video waits in My videos, and we email you when it’s ready.
One Knight Cat video uses 45 credits, with or without you in it. Pay once with a credit pack whose credits never expire, or pay less per video with a monthly plan. A video that fails costs nothing.
They’re used only to make your Knight Cat video and stay private to your account. Delete them any time from My videos.
Only with their permission, and never of anyone under 18, a celebrity or a public figure. Upload only photos you have the right to use.
No. NowStarring is an independent fan tool for the Knight Cat trend, not linked to the artist behind the original knight cat series. None of their artwork appears in your video: every one is made fresh from your own photos.
Add your photo at the top of this page, or two for a trend with two people, and press Make my video. Your Knight Cat video is ready in a few minutes. No app, no filming and no editing needed.
Yes. Download the MP4 with no watermark and post it on TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts, or send it in a group chat.
No. Every video here is paid for, so there’s no free trial and no watermark on what you download.
You don’t need one. A CapCut template drops your clip into someone else’s edit. Here the whole Knight Cat video is made from your photo, so whoever is in it is in every shot.
You don’t pay for a video that fails: what it used goes back to your balance automatically, and you can try again with another photo.
Still have a question? Email us and a real person will reply.
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