S Button

The S button is an interactive object from Fat Cat. It is a blue button with the letter S on it. Pressing this button with the owl will activate a shield for the cat, which protects it temporarily from nearby enemies as well as hazards. The amount of time the player can use the shield for is indicated at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. As soon as the blue bar is completely empty, the shield disappears.

Although the cat can use the shield to defend itself from enemies, it can also defeat them, too, if it stays over one for a long period of time. The player must be aware, however, of the time left that the cat can use the shield for, otherwise it may disappear when the cat is still positioned over an enemy. If another S button appears while the cat is currently using one, the S button will reset the shield bar so that the cat can use it for a longer amount of time.

A use for the S button is frequently stressed in level 10, where the owl must repeatedly drag the cat through many obstacles created in the level in order to speed up time. The player has to frequently press the S button to activate the shield, then drag the cat through the level in order to successfully make it to the finish line.