I don't like him because I was never aware that he was just the cat until a while (Keep in mind I first played when I was about 8)

I find him to be annoying. I can't take a Cat using his arms to hit a monster seriously. Tifa is a boxer/kicker, Cloud's the Sword man, Cid uses a spear, Vincent uses a gun, Barrett uses his armgun, Yuffie uses her little boomerang thing, and Aeris uses a rod (that's ok because she's mainly used for magic).