The anonymous social media account UCF Kitty — a comical cartoon cat in a blue shirt and pants with a high-pitched, feminine AI-generated voice — first emerged on Instagram Aug. 9 with the following message: “If you’re seeing this, that means you’re early. I’m gonna be super f**king famous in a few weeks.”
In two months, the account gained more than 10,000 followers, popularized among the UCF community for poking fun at the university, criticizing campus budget management and addressing serious campus-based issues. The day after the “meowing contest” outside Memory Mall, a post to the account revealed the highly speculated identity of UCF Kitty.
Enter Liam Ryan: a UCF alumnus who graduated in spring 2025, majoring in film. He’s a content creator primarily on YouTube and TikTok, and the man behind the feline sensation…