For the honor of ! #catra #Catraday #Shera I've compiled every moment showcasing her good hearted nature before she gets into her redemption arc, into one masterpost

Season 1
1:Staying loyal to her bestfriend by refusing to spill Adora's whereabouts to SW, while knowing punishment would follow

2: Breaking out of a net by sheer strength and the drive to protect Adora because she just got taken away right before her eyes.

Season 1
3: Keeps Adora's identity a secret to prevent the Horde from chasing after her.
4: Comes close to defecting from the Horde herself, (until she gets that one piece of recognition she never got before in her life)

Season 1

5: Still persistent and stubbornly refuses to sell Adora out to SW. Despite being threathened by her abuser.

(She shows sympathy towards
SW when she winces in pain)

Season 1
"pathetic you're still trying to
protect her"

6: With the implication of several months passing.Catra still tries to keep She-Ra's identity a secret from the Horde.

Season 1

7:Even presenting herself as an enemy before Adora in Princess Prom she barely lands any hits she's literally fighting with her hands in her pocket.

Season 1

8: Returns the Sword of protection to Adora and let's Glimmer and her escape. Anyone can argue she did this to get back after SW. But she ultimately chose to help Adora, while knowing it was risky.

Season 1

9: Catches Adora's fall, and affectionately brushes her against her tail. Showing that Catra still holds love for her ex-best bestfriend now enemy

10: Adora knows that Catra isn't a bad person.

Season 1

11: Tried to interrogate Entrapta once by playing "bad cop" but desperately failed in doing so
12: Is happy to see her teammates happy

Season 2

"Kyle take out Entrapta"

13: Always seems to be bluffing rather than inflicting actual harm.
14: The city's forces have all FLED ,Dryll with it's zero population count is for the Horde's taking.

Season 2

"You have to Promise to stay away from Hordak's sanctum"

15: Catra after having experienced herself what Hordak is capable off forbids Entrapta from trespassing into his lab

Season 2
"Where is Entrapta?!"

16: She actively tries to protect her by tasking Scorpia with her supervision.
17: When she does trespass.Catra immediately takes it upon herself and tries to reason with Hordak.

Season 2

18: Happy to see her teammates happy. And also somewhat grateful she'd have to avoid Hordak's wrath.
19:being compassionate by Sharing her blanket(from her cadet days) with Scorpia,allowing her into her personal space. Which is huge for abuse survivors

Season 2
"She is my prisoner"

20: Despite being abused by SW Catra tries to convince Hordak that she is useful. To prevent her from being exciled.
21:Holding some sympathy towards her abuser.

Season 2

22:Catra regularly visits SW
In a way to both get answers and extract useful information from her so she can stay
"take pity on an old woman"
23:And Catra does,she goes out of her way to deliver SW's badge only to be deceived.

"get out of here or I'll take you
down with me"

24: Catra pushes Scorpia away on purpose in the most Catra style, because she's afraid to rope Scorpia into her mess.
25: She's however shown to be despondent or even regretful after Scorpia leaves.

Season 3

Outside of the Fright-zone

26: Catra's true self starts to emerge when she's mere days away from toxic environments.She's kinder towards Scorpia,more open and soft.

Season 3

"They're with me"

27: Catra doesn't hesitate a moment to stand in between the lacky's she's just met and Tung lashor.Really goes to show that Catra's a protector at heart.

Season 3

28: After defeating Tung Lashor She gifts Scorpia his jacket.

29: While Catra's new goons toast to her in celebration She also makes sure to include Scorpia into the http://toasts.Giving  her just as much as praising.

Season 3
"This is not because I like you"

30: In the Portal reality which is based off of everyone's desired life Catra celebrates Adora's promotion with a ration cake
31: In this reality she isn't in charge, She's simply content with Adora at her side.

Season 3

32: Catra's also very attentive towards Adora.trying to reassure her, showing concern for her wellbeing.

Season 4

33:Catra is being tormented by guilt induced Nightmares,from opening
The portal and betraying Entrapta her conscience showing that she feels great remorse for her actions.

Season 4

34: When she entrusts Scorpia with the mission on finding the recordings Scorpia hands Catra a damaged random hard-drive instead.
35: While she could've blamed Scorpia.Catra remains silent and takes the heat.

Season 4

36: After Kyle accidentally kicks down the drawings Scorpia made of the super pal trio. Catra lashes out at him,showing that she still deeply cherishes these drawings.

Season 4
The mask comes off
Everything becomes more unbearable for her each passing day They're gaining ground they're "winning" they're on top and yet it leaves Catra feeling miserable.Because it's never what she truly wanted.Her heart's never been in it.