# Katya The Witch > Katya the Witch is a 2020 original character created by artist NewTypeHero, blending witch design with anthropomorphic cat features including ears, tail, and claws. Katya the Witch is an original anthropomorphic character created by artist NewTypeHero, blending a human witch design with distinct cat features like ears, a tail, and claws. First posted to Twitter in March 2020, the character quickly built a dedicated fanbase through ongoing artwork, webcomics, and fan-created content, with her biggest viral moment being a Harry Potter-themed comic that pulled in nearly 30,000 likes in June 2022[3]. ## Origin On March 3, 2020, Twitter user @Newtype_Hero_ posted three drawings of an unnamed witch character with cat features. The post picked up over 650 likes[3]. That same day, the artist followed up with another image, noting "Wow, people really like her," which got roughly 390 likes[3]. Two days later, on March 5, NewTypeHero ran a Twitter poll to name the character. "Katya" won against "Katherine" and an open suggestion option[3]. The artist marked the occasion with a new drawing of Katya dancing with a skeleton, earning around 250 likes[3]. The character was co-developed with a collaborator known as dottelk, who is credited as co-writer on the ongoing webcomic series[1]. - **Platform:** Twitter (source character), WEBTOON (webcomic series) - **Creator:** NewTypeHero (artist/creator), dottelk (co-writer) - **Date:** 2020 ## Overview Katya the Witch is an original character (OC) designed by the artist known as NewTypeHero. She's drawn as a human witch with several feline traits, including pointed cat ears, a tail, and clawed hands[3]. The character lives in a town called Fallveil, where she works as a teacher while raising a mysterious "cloudy girl"[2]. NewTypeHero's ongoing comics and standalone artwork built a growing community of fans who produce their own art and animations based on the character. What makes Katya stand out from the ocean of OCs on Twitter is the consistent worldbuilding and the character's personality. She's sarcastic, endearing, and just cat-like enough to hit a sweet spot between fantasy character design and internet-friendly animal girl aesthetics[3]. ## How It Spread NewTypeHero kept drawing Katya consistently through 2020, building momentum one post at a time. On March 13, 2020, fan art started appearing when Twitter user @Toarsian posted a piece depicting Katya holding a copy of the game *Witch It*[3]. By July 5, the artist's own Katya posts were pulling around 580 likes and 80 retweets[3]. NewTypeHero expanded to Newgrounds on October 28, and a Halloween post on October 31 hit over 1,200 likes[3]. The character's popularity grew through 2021. A New Year's Day post captioned "Let it be the year of Katya" earned over 950 likes[3]. That year, NewTypeHero began producing comics featuring Katya, with a January 25 comic reaching 4,600 likes[3]. Fan art volume increased noticeably. On February 13, artist @Casroder posted fan art that pulled in over 2,100 likes, and an August 6 Newgrounds comic by NewTypeHero directly referenced the growing fan art community[3]. 2022 brought Katya's biggest viral moment. On June 3, a comic labeled "Non-canon witchpost" showed Katya lounging outside when a child mentions being forbidden from reading Harry Potter as a kid. Katya's response: "Good. LMAO." The post exploded to over 29,800 likes in three weeks[3]. A follow-up artwork on June 23 earned 6,500 likes in under a day[3]. The character eventually landed a dedicated webcomic series on WEBTOON titled *Katya The Witch*, rated for teens, where she navigates life in Fallveil[2]. Fan creators like Arkeus16 have produced animations based on the comic, posting them across YouTube, TikTok, and DeviantArt[1]. ## How to Use Katya the Witch isn't a meme template in the traditional exploitable sense. Instead, she functions as a fan art magnet and webcomic character. The typical ways people engage with Katya include: 1. **Fan art** — Draw Katya in your own style, often placing her in new scenarios or crossover situations with other characters. 2. **Comic edits** — Reference or riff on NewTypeHero's comic panels, especially the sarcastic or deadpan ones. 3. **Fan animations** — Animate scenes from the webcomic or create original shorts featuring the character, as Arkeus16 has done[1]. 4. **Reaction images** — Some of Katya's more expressive comic panels get used as reaction images on Twitter, particularly her unimpressed or sarcastic expressions. ## Fun Facts - The name "Katya" beat "Katherine" in a public Twitter poll on March 5, 2020. The third option was simply "Other (pls comment)"[3]. - NewTypeHero's single most viral post was a comic where Katya responds to a child being banned from Harry Potter with "Good. LMAO," hitting nearly 30,000 likes[3]. - The WEBTOON series is rated Teen and centers on Katya trying to get along with the residents of a town called Fallveil[2]. - The character's first fan art appeared just ten days after her debut, on March 13, 2020[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Katya the Witch? Katya the Witch is an original anthropomorphic character created by artist NewTypeHero, designed as a human witch with cat ears, a tail, and claws[3]. ### Where did Katya the Witch come from? She was first posted to Twitter on March 3, 2020, by @Newtype_Hero_, and was named via a Twitter poll two days later[3]. ### What does Katya the Witch mean? She's not a reaction meme with a specific "meaning" but rather an original character used in webcomics, fan art, and animations. Her appeal comes from her sarcastic personality and cat-witch hybrid design[2]. ### How do you use Katya the Witch? Most people engage by drawing fan art, creating animations, or sharing panels from her webcomic as reaction images on social media[1]. ### Is Katya the Witch still popular? Yes. The character has an active WEBTOON series and fan creators like Arkeus16 are still producing animations based on the comic[1][2]. ### Who created Katya the Witch? The artist NewTypeHero (@Newtype_Hero_ on Twitter) created the character, with dottelk credited as co-writer on the webcomic[1][3]. ### Where can I read the Katya the Witch webcomic? The full series is available on WEBTOON under the title *Katya The Witch*[2]. ### What is Katya the Witch's most viral moment? A June 2022 comic where Katya responds to a child's Harry Potter ban with "Good. LMAO" earned over 29,800 likes on Twitter in three weeks[3]. ## References 1. [A ride home [Katya the Witch animation] by Arkeus16 on DeviantArt]() 2. [Katya The Witch | WEBTOON]() 3. [Katya the Witch - Know Your Meme]() 4. 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