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|spartantag= B320 | |spartantag= B320 | ||
|homeworld=[[New Harmony]] | |homeworld=[[New Harmony]] | ||
|birth= January 30, [[2530]] | |birth= January 30, [[2530]] | ||
|death= | |death= August 23, [[2552]] | ||
|gender= Female | |gender= Female | ||
|height={{Convert|205.7|cm| | |height={{Convert|205.7|cm|ftin}} | ||
|hair= Brown | |hair= Brown | ||
|eyes= Green | |eyes= Green | ||
|cyber= Right arm | |cyber= Right arm robotic prosthetic | ||
|affiliation= [[UNSC | |affiliation= *[[UNSC Army]] | ||
*[[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]] | |||
|rank=[[Lieutenant Commander]] | |rank=[[Lieutenant Commander]] | ||
|specialty=Intelligence | |specialty= Intelligence | ||
|battles= [[Fall of Reach]] | |battles= [[Fall of Reach]] | ||
|class= Beta Company<ref group="note">Beta Company initiated in 2537, Alpha Company in 2531, and Gamma Company around mid 2540s. She is too young to be a member of Alpha Company and too old for Gamma.</ref> | *[[Battle of the unidentified human colony]] | ||
|class= [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Beta Company]]<ref group="note">Beta Company initiated in 2537, Alpha Company in 2531, and Gamma Company around mid 2540s. She is too young to be a member of Alpha Company and too old for Gamma.</ref> | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[Lieutenant Commander]] '''Catherine-B320''',<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page - Kat's profile'']</ref> commonly known as '''Kat''', | {{Quote|In recognition of this, her unparalleled brilliance, we honor her as the true genius of Noble.|The [[Monument to Noble Team]].}} | ||
[[Lieutenant Commander]] '''Catherine-B320''',<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page - Kat's profile'']</ref> commonly known as '''Kat''', was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III commando]] of the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]], attached to [[Special Warfare Group Three]].<ref>[[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|'''Halo: Reach''': Video Games Awards Trailer]]</ref> She fought with [[Noble Team]] as '''Noble Two''' during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Childhood and early career=== | |||
Born on [[Monastir]], [[New Harmony]] in [[2530]], she was conscripted as part of [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]]. She was taken out of Beta Company by [[Kurt-051]] and [[Franklin Mendez]] after [[Operation: CARTWHEEL]], not long before [[Operation: TORPEDO]] commenced.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page - Personnel'']</ref> She was later assigned to Noble Team when it was formed. | Born on [[Monastir]], [[New Harmony]] in [[2530]], she was conscripted as part of [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]]. She was taken out of Beta Company by [[Kurt-051]] and [[Franklin Mendez]] after [[Operation: CARTWHEEL]], not long before [[Operation: TORPEDO]] commenced.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page - Personnel'']</ref> She was later assigned to Noble Team when it was formed. | ||
She, along with Carter-A259, is one of the only two survivors from the original Noble Team, and they share a close bond as a result. She is Noble Team's second-in-command, and described as being fiercely loyal to Carter- and the team. | She, along with Carter-A259, is one of the only two survivors from the original Noble Team, and they share a close bond as a result. She is Noble Team's second-in-command, and described as being fiercely loyal to Carter- and the team. | ||
===Later career=== | |||
On April 22nd, 2552, Kat put together an [[Battle of the Unidentified Human Colony|operation]] to destroy a [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] maintaining position above a city.<ref name="bnet"/> The operation was successful, but at the cost of [[Thom-293]]. The operation also cost Kat her right arm, which has been replaced by a [[Artificial Limb|robotic prosthetic]].<ref>[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''February 2010 issue'']</ref> Kat clearly has no problem working with the arm, which she moves just as naturally as her real one, even continuing to hold her [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|M6G pistol]] in her dominant right hand. | |||
Both [[Carter-A259]] and Kat took responsibility over the death of Thom, unable to admit that the death of the SPARTAN was his own fault. Thom was replaced on Noble Team by [[SPARTAN-B312]] a few months later, just prior to the [[Fall of Reach]]. | |||
===Fall of Reach=== | |||
{{Main|Fall of Reach}} | |||
The SPARTANs of Noble Team participate in an operation to investigate a communications blackout at the Visegrad Relay, a mission that led to the first confrontation with Covenant forces on the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> In the operation, Kat recovered a data module containing [[Laszlo Sorvad]]'s "latchkey discovery" from the Relay's console and uncovered an unfortunate discovery; the Covenant has successfully deployed their forces on Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> The discovery led the team to [[Sword Base]], currently under siege by Covenant forces and their [[Covenant corvette|corvette]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Kat and Noble Six engaged the Covenant forces on foot and repelled them off the site and the [[Airview Base|airbase]]. | |||
Intelligence gathered from Noble Six and Jun-A266's reconnaissance mission lead to a large-scale UNSC assault on a Covenant-occupied site.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Kat and Noble Six engaged Covenant forces on the groundside while other members of Noble Team provided aerial support. Noble Six assisted Kat in reconnaissance of the Covenant-occupied site, destroying [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|multiple aerial defenses]] and unveiling a large Covenant installation code-named [[Spire One]]. | |||
The destruction of the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} by a [[Covenant supercarrier]], ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', after the [[Battle of Viery]] prompted Carter and Kat to reassess the situation. Recognizing the presence of the supercarrier as a large threat, Kat suggested to Noble Team to reconfigure a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace engine]] into a makeshift slipspace bomb, which would destroy the supercarrier immediately.<ref name="Lnos"/> Carter, along with Kat, [[Jorge-052]] and [[SPARTAN-B312]], helped UNSC ground forces repel Covenant invaders from a UNSC base, which housed the [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]]. Noble Team was separated from this point, with Jorge and Noble Six participating in [[Operation: UPPERCUT]] while the rest focused on groundside operations.<ref name="Lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> | |||
At some point during the Fall of Reach, Kat and the remaining members of Noble Team assisted the UNSC in repelling the Covenant from civilian population centres. They reunited with Noble Six in New Alexandria and helped in the neutralization of Covenant jammers and the evacuation of ONI personnel.<ref name="alex"/> Soon, Noble Team was hailed by its supervisor, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]], and was ordered to destroy Sword Base. The team was forced to enter a radiation bunker to shield them from the Covenant's glassing of New Alexandria. As Noble Team exited the elevator and ran towards the bunker, a [[Sangheili Field Marshall]] in a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] overhead shot Kat in the head with a [[Type-31 Rifle|needle rifle]], killing her instantly. <ref name="alex">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> | |||
==Traits and personality== | ==Traits and personality== | ||
Catherine is described as an inspired tactician and an exemplary combatant, but also a brilliant cryptanalyst and a hacker; allegedly, there has not been a system yet that she has been unable to crack. According to [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]], she has a habit of occasionally investigating classified | |||
{{Quote|This one seems to like me. Someone kill it.|Catherine-B320}}<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]'''''</ref> | |||
Catherine is described as an inspired tactician and an exemplary combatant, but also a brilliant cryptanalyst and a hacker; allegedly, there has not been a system yet that she has been unable to crack. According to [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]], she has a habit of occasionally investigating classified Intel more than her superiors would like her to. Her ability to acquire and digest information has been described as "supernatural"; more than once, she has been able to read a situation, working with information many would find overly limited.<ref name="bnet"/> | |||
Much like Carter, Kat blames herself for [[Thom-293]]'s death while it was apparent that neither was responsible; according to Colonel Urban Holland, Thom died because he pursued a group of enemies by himself rather than waiting for backup.<ref name="bnet"/> | Much like Carter, Kat blames herself for [[Thom-293]]'s death while it was apparent that neither was responsible; according to Colonel Urban Holland, Thom died because he pursued a group of enemies by himself rather than waiting for backup.<ref name="bnet"/> | ||
Kat's death can be attributed due to a fatal lack of situational awareness. Like the loss of her right arm in a [[Battle of the Unidentified Human Colony|previous operation]], Kat underestimated the gravity of her situation and failed to initiate her armor's shielding system.<ref name="awareness">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page - Kat's profile''] (''"Unfortunately even having MAGICAL INTEL can’t protect you against a fatal lapse of situational awareness."'')</ref> However, another explanation could be that excess radiation from the nearby Covenant glassing shorted out her shields, as she may have been exposed to the radiation longer than the other members of Noble Team. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Kat's voice | *Kat was voiced by [[Alona Tal]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Credits''</ref> | ||
*Kat's voice is available for use in ''Halo: Reach''<nowiki />'s [[Firefight]] mode. She, [[Cortana]], [[Auntie Dot]], and female [[Noble Six]] are the only available female voices.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDBy-Dn1_J0&feature=channel '''Halo: Reach''': ''"Rocketfight"'' gameplay video]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAHyOWATbVM&feature=channel '''Halo: Reach''': ''"Dropshield"'' gameplay video]</ref> | |||
*Kat shares her homeworld with [[Jun-A266]]. | *Kat shares her homeworld with [[Jun-A266]]. | ||
*Kat wears [[Mark V]] armor with an [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant|AA helmet]] with an | *Kat wears [[Mark V]] armor with an [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant|AA helmet]] with an attachment that appears to be the FC-I, albeit without the UA visor-like Attachment, and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FJ/PARA variant]] shoulders. Some chest pieces have variants with robotic arms. Said pieces have an R in brackets i.e. "COLLAR/BREACHER [R]" | ||
*As shown in an early production note, Kat was originally intended to have been born in 2529, and was supposed to have been conscripted as a part of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]]. In this version, she and Carter were the last remaining members of a Spartan-III team known as "Blue Team" (not be be confused with the [[Blue Team|SPARTAN-II unit]]). This is also apparent by the similar coloration of their armors in early concept art.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aOb6Nn8egA '''YouTube''': ''PAX 2010: Bungie Halo: Reach Panel (Part 2)'']</ref> | *As shown in an early production note, Kat was originally intended to have been born in 2529, and was supposed to have been conscripted as a part of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]]. In this version, she and Carter were the last remaining members of a Spartan-III team known as "Blue Team" (not be be confused with the [[Blue Team|SPARTAN-II unit]]). This is also apparent by the similar coloration of their armors in early concept art.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aOb6Nn8egA '''YouTube''': ''PAX 2010: Bungie Halo: Reach Panel (Part 2)'']</ref> | ||
*The armor of all six members of Noble Team are available for purchase on the Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace. Kat's is available for male Avatars as well as females, but lacks her cybernetic arm. | |||
*Kat's helmet is available as an Avatar Award and is obtained by earning an [[Avenger Medal]] in [[Matchmaking]]. | |||
*Kat's prosthetic arm becomes available after the purchase of Collar/Breacher armor (which is available at Lt.Colonel rank) for 75000 cR, as well as the Assault/Sapper chest (available at Commander) and the HP/Parafoil Chest (Available at Colonel). | |||
*According to the ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'' developer commentary, Kat was originally supposed to laugh when the player killed [[Moa]], due to her reactions towards alien species. It was cut due to the real-life animal cruelty. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:HRKat - Firefight.png|Kat's Firefight profile image. | File:HRKat - Firefight.png|Kat's Firefight profile image. | ||
File:Kat320.jpg|Kat from [[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|A Spartan Will Rise]] [[ViDoc]]. | File:Kat320.jpg|Kat from [[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|A Spartan Will Rise]] [[ViDoc]]. | ||
File:DeliverHope - KatFallen.png|Kat staring at [[Thom-293]] through her cracked visor in ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer. | File:DeliverHope - KatFallen.png|Kat staring at [[Thom-293]] through her cracked visor in the ''[[Deliver Hope]]'' trailer. | ||
File:HaloReach - KatFallen01.png|Kat gets shot through the head by a round from a [[Needle Rifle]] while her shields are down. | |||
File:HaloReach - KatDeath.png| | |||
File:HaloReach - Fallen.png|Carter carries Kat's body while the others wait for evacuation. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references group="note"/> | <references group="note"/> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Quotes Link}} | |||
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