Kate Green

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Kate Green
Biographical information
Date of birth	Unknown
Age	Unknown
Nationality	American
Status	Alive
Physical description
Gender	Female
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Blonde
Career and family information
Affiliations	AMS
Family	Unknown
Other information
First appearance	The House of the Dead 4 (2005)
Last appearance	House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (2018)

Let's show them they've picked the wrong brains to eat!

Kate

Kate Green (ケイト・グリーン, Keito Gurīn) is an agent of the now-defunct American government agency AMS. She is one of the main protagonists of The House of the Dead 4, The House of the Dead 4 Special, and House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn.

Since her recruitment, Kate has worked with the brothers James and Ryan Taylor to combat worldwide incidents involving biologically-engineered creatures. Her skills improved over time and her experiences taught her to never give up hope.

Biography

2003 events

Main article: The House of the Dead 4

Kate Green gathering supplies.

In 2003, Kate, a newcomer AMS agent, was assigned as James Taylor's partner. While gathering intelligence at the agency's European branch office, an earthquake trapped them inside. Discovering swarms of creatures on the security cameras, Kate and James armed themselves with machine guns and escaped to the sewers.

Battling the four-armed Justice and The Lovers, a pair of mutated tarantulas, the AMS agents discovered a eminent nuclear missile launch. They took a subway train to the surface, killing The Empress, a chainsaw-wielding assassin, along the way. Both were unsure of the outbreak's source, though James suspected that events of the "events" three years earlier hadn't yet ended.

After defeating the hulking Temperance on the creature-infested streets and discovering the city in ruins, deceased businessman Caleb Goldman began an hour-long countdown to the missile launch via a message on James' PDA. Racing to Goldman's headquarters, Kate and James defeated The Star, but James was wounded; Kate supported him as they reached Goldman's office, successfully stopping the missiles in time.

Claiming that he merely wanted to revert humans to their "natural state" with the missile launch, Goldman unleashed The World, an insect-like humanoid meant to be a successor to Emperor. The creature grew larger and powerful with each defeat. James set his PDA to self-destruct, and, telling Kate to not "give up hope", sacrificed himself to destroy The World in the resulting explosion. Kate, distraught and confused of what she should do, left Goldman's building alone.

Search to find source of incident

Main article: The House of the Dead 4 Special

Kate and G in The House of the Dead 4 Special.

Now alone and saddened by James' death, Kate teamed up with AMS agent G to fight the infestation back to its source. After killing a revived Justice, the pair discovered a secret laboratory.

Inside, Magician — the final creation of Dr. Curien in 1998, which Goldman resurrected two years later — awoke and battled them. After defeating him, G told Kate that the fight "is about to begin". The two left the building.

2006 Scarecrow Manor investigation

Main article: House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn

Kate (left) with Ryan Taylor in 2006.

After her prior missions, Kate was renowned for her courage and became one of the most popular agents of the AMS.

On December 6th, 2006, Kate was dispatched for an undercover investigation of "Code R" at Scarecrow Manor, with James' brother Ryan joining her. After the owner unleashed creatures upon reception guests, the agents battled through the manor. Among the creatures they defeated were The Chariot[sic], The High Priestess, and The Hanged Man[sic]. Ryan feared that he would die like James.

Kate and Ryan found evidence revealing that the owner, Thornheart, was affiliated with Goldman and Dr. Curien, and is devising a scheme named "Noah's Ark". The agents confronted Thornheart in a church, but he escaped as a massive creature, The Moon, emerged. Realizing that The Moon was impervious to gunfire, Ryan impaled it with a giant metal rod, causing the creature to be fatally zapped by lightning. Kate believed that this was James himself intervening from the dead.

Shortly after, Ryan told Kate that he is tired of people close to him being victimized. Kate reminded him of James' motto: "No sacrifices anymore. It's too late for regrets. Something like that."

Personality

Despite being a new member of the AMS, Kate is portrayed as capable of handling situations people would normally be afraid of. She is not afraid to speak her mind, as she is shown usually commenting on how dangerous her situation is or how disgusting the monsters she encounters are, yet she struggles to understand the circumstances she is in and what the word "hope" really means, indicating that she still has a lot to learn as an agent. It is implied that she is interested in fashion, in particular modelling, as she sometimes behaves and poses like a model. She also shown to be quite flirtatious, as she sometimes asks if the creatures "liked her that much" when grabbed.

James' death had a strong impact on her character; she becomes more independent and serious. She is still confused about what she's gotten herself into even after everything she's been through, but nonetheless, she displays a large amount of courage and optimism as the story progresses. She also shown to be a person that can cooperate easily, as she agrees to help G "fight back to the source" without hesitation.

In House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn, she is shown to have taken the mindsets of more veteran agents, in particular James. She's shown to be a lot more brave, risking her life helping innocent civilians to safety even when fighting The Chariot. She also shown to have a high level of endurance, as she continues to fight The Chariot even after grabbed and choked by the latter. In addition, due to her being an AMS elite, she is shown to have a decent amount of knowledge of the history of the unknown organization which Thornheart was involved with. She's still not afraid to speak her mind, although not as often as before, going so far as to call Ryan "crazy" for crashing the motorbike they're on and jumped off from it.

However, despite her experience, she has developed some sort of PTSD, which she is shown to have panicked and seemingly losing hope when fighting The Moon, mainly due to The Moon having the same metamorphosis ability as The World, the latter which kills her partner James. She is also seen panicked when Ryan recklessly attempts to do a desperate last-ditch attempt at killing The Moon, as she quickly came to Ryan's aid as soon as he fell.

Nevertheless, she has shown immense amount of bravery and courage throughout the incident, allowing her to help Ryan surviving the ordeal, despite the latter's fear that he would die like his brother.

Appearance

In The House of the Dead 4 and The House of the Dead 4 Special, Kate has long blonde hair with a shade of light brown color. She wears a red blazer, a black long sleeve sweater, a white-gold scarf, a black skirt, black long stockings, and black boots. In Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX, she wears the same outfit from The House of the Dead 4, but it now has a darker colored scarf and her lower part of the blazer, all the way to her boots has pitch black color (it is unknown why her lower part has fully black color instead of black color with noticeable details, such as shoes, skirt, etc.)

In House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn, Kate has her long blonde hair in a bun hairstyle with bangs swept to the left. She wears a red long sleeve dress with see-through floral pattern on her back, a butterfly-shaped pendant, and black high heels with strap. In a flashback cutscene, she wears a plain white long sleeve dress.

Quotes

The House of the Dead 4

Scripted dialogue

• (To James, after defeating Justice) "You're paying for my dry cleaning once we're out of here."
• (After defeating the Lovers) "Sorry, I really don't have time for you right now."
• (After defeating the Empress) "Don't forget to write!"
• (After defeating Temperance) "How do you like my low fat, all lead diet?"
• (After defeating the Star) "Looks like you're the one who failed the test!"

Throwing a grenade

• "[laughs] You're going to love this!"
• "Here's a present for you!"
• "Take this!"

Grenade missed

• "I won't miss next time."
• "I better aim next time."
• "Dah! What a waste..."
• "Maybe I should've trained more."

Grenade kill

• "Alright!"
• "These things really pack a punch!"
• "That did it!"
• "That felt good."

Grabbed by an enemy

• "Do you really like me that much?!"
• "Get your hands off me!"

Taking damage

• [Two lives remaining] "That... hurt!"
• [One life remaining] "I'm getting dizzy..."

Stage result rank

• [S Rank] "Perfect! I can take on anything!"
• [A Rank] "A score befitting James' partner."
• [B Rank] "Wow! I'm better than I thought!"
• [C Rank] "Hm. I thought I did better than that."
• [D Rank] "I think I need to go back to the practice range."
• [E Rank] "I'm not cut out for this work."

Partner's stage result rank

• [S Rank] "You're amazing, James!"
• [A Rank] "Looks like you're not a top agent for nothing!"
• [B Rank] "I guess you haven't quite lost your touch."
• [C Rank] "What's wrong? You not feeling well?"
• [D Rank] "You shouldn't be having this much trouble."
• [E Rank] "You gotta do better than that!"

Player ranking

• [Rank 1] "Perfect! I can take on anything!"
• [Rank 2] "I never dreamed I'd do this good!"
• [Rank 3] "Wow! I'm better than I thought!"
• [Rank 4] "A score befitting James' partner."
• [Rank 5] "Not bad, I guess. I'll do better next time."
• [Rank 6] "Hm. I thought I did better than that."
• [Rank 7] "I think I need to go back to the practice range."
• [Rank 8] "I'm not cut out for this work."

House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn

Scripted dialogue

• (After defeating Chariot) "I hate a clingy guy."
• (After defeating High Priestess) "I can't stand being here anymore!"
• (After defeating Hangedman) "How do you like the view from down there?"

Rescue start

• "Don't touch me!"
• "Stop pestering me!"

Rescue success

• "You saved me! What a terrible day..."
• "I knew it was you! I'm counting on you!"
• "That was close! Thank you!"

Rescue failure

• "Don't hold back your gunfire!"
• "What a coward!"
• "I thought I was a goner..."

Taking damage

• "I underestimated them."
• [One life remaining] "I'm getting dizzy..."

Route select

• "Good choice!"
• "We think alike."
• "Alright, after you!"

Partner's Chapter Result

• [S Rank] "Amazing! You're the perfect partner!"
• [A+ Rank] "You were the spitting image of James out there!"
• [A Rank] "You're really on fire today!"
• [B Rank] "I give that a passing grade."
• [B Rank] "You're just missing a little... oomph."
• [C+ Rank] "You're better than this!"
• [C Rank] "You're headed straight to the practice range."

Overall Rating

• [Rank 1] "At long last! This feels amazing!"
• [Rank 2] "I'm finally on top! [laughs] Yes!"
• [Rank 3] "I've finally earned James' respect!"
• [Rank 4] "I'm not letting these kids outdo me just yet!"
• [Rank 5] "I can feel myself improving!"
• [Rank 6] "My goals are set higher than this!"
• [Rank 7] "What a day... My body can't keep up anymore..."
• [Rank 8] "I'm off my game... Back to the practice range."

Development

Kate's concept art from House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn.

According to The House of the Dead series director Takashi Oda and producer Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Kate's appearance was inspired by Hollywood actresses. There were various proposals for her wardrobe in House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn, including wearing a fur coat or military-type clothing to "bring out [her] individuality". Ultimately, it was decided that Kate's dress identified her as being "involved in the case", while also realistically establishing her as a main character.

In the first House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn location test build, Kate's voice was younger and a line -- "We must leave at once!" -- was spoken despite her lips not moving. The final release cut this line and made her voice more monotone.

Trivia

• In both The House of the Dead 4 and The House of the Dead 4 Special, Kate always gets the position of 2P. This tradition is eventually repeated in House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn.
  • Though in 4 Special, Kate is briefly playable in 1P position (both 1P and 2P during multi-play) during the beginning of Chapter 1, before the player is introduced to G.
• Kate appears in Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX as a cameo in Chapter 3's "Detective Zobiko", alongside James Taylor and Gary Stewart, both in their The House of the Dead 2 outfits. In this game, she holds signs in a manner similar to a boxing-ring "Round Girl".
• It can be implied that she's not a good driver, as in The House of the Dead 4 Special, she spins out while driving. Later in the Chapter, she also blasts out the car headlights.
• Kate is acrophobic (afraid of heights) as stated in the path selection screen during the second Chapter in The House of the Dead 4.
• Excluding The House of the Dead 4 Special and the spin-off Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX, Kate Green is the first female protagonist to appear in more than one installment (she was introduced in The House of the Dead 4 and she returned as one of the main protagonists in House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn).

Gallery

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References

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Characters	Kate Green • G • Thornheart
Creatures	David • Stones • Laban • Kageo • Jimmy • Kevin • Mackey • Charles • Costello • Bain • Constantin • Ebitan • Roses
Bosses	Justice • Magician
Chapters	Chapter 1 • Chapter 2
Other pages	Lore (AMS • AMS PDA) The House of the Dead 4