—Kate, in a conversation with Zeek
Kate is a playable character from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga. She is a knight of Wellt who is assigned to be the bodyguard of Princess Sasha.
Profile[]
Kate is introduced alongside Sasha when they are fleeing from Duke Codha's soldiers at the beginning of the game. Both of them join Runan's army after he comes to their aid. Early in the game, she makes a promise to never leave Sasha's side. In her first conversation with Zeek, she is suspicious of him until he reveals that he was enslaved by the Zoa Empire and became a Dark Knight to protect his family.
Despite Zeek's attempts to keep his distance from Kate, she insists on staying by his side. Over time, the two of them fall in love. Believing that Zeek is misunderstood by everyone else in Runan's army, she ignores Norton's warnings that he is most likely to be a traitor. When Zeek defects back to the Zoa Empire, Kate immediately assumes that he has been captured and asks Runan to rescue him.
Regardless of which army that Kate is sent with after the third route split, she eventually reunites with Zeek. If she is in Holmes' army, she frees Zeek after his capture at the hands of her allies. Before Zeek can reveal the truth about himself, Nefka appears and informs Kate about it. He also tells Kate that she has been tricked by Zeek and kidnaps her.
When Runan and Holmes invade the Gerxel Church's temple near the end of the game, Kate can be re-recruited by Sasha if both of them were sent with the same army after the third route split. If she is recruited back to Runan's army, she will be present in the final battle against Zeek.
In the ending, Kate refuses to accompany Sasha back to Wellt Castle and instead decides to visit her father's grave. She also tells Sasha that her father would not forgive her for her actions and claims that she lacks the qualifications to continue on as a knight.
Personality[]
Kate aspires to live as a fine knight because of a promise that she made to her father before his death. She is initially confident in her fighting skills and ability to protect Sasha from harm. Unlike the rest of Runan's army, she is convinced to believe Zeek's claims. She becomes very upset whenever others suspect that Zeek is a traitor, as shown in her conversation with Norton. After Zeek leaves the army, she is always in low spirits and behaves strangely.
When Kate rejoins Runan and Holmes towards the end of the game, she feels deeply ashamed of herself for trusting Zeek and believes that her allies would not forgive her. However, she is reassured that everyone else in the army still likes her.
In-Game[]
Recruitment[]
She appears as an NPC in Map 1. She will automatically join if Runan talks to Sasha. If she is kept alive, she will return in Map 3.
If she is kidnapped from Holmes's army (at the start of Map 32), she will appear in a cell in Map 38. If she is kidnapped from Runan's army (at the end of Map 36), she will appear in Map 39. She can be re-recruited by having Sasha speak to her in either scenario.
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | Group | ||||||||
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 Lady Knight |  Foot Soldier | ||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Agl | Lck | Def | Wlv | Mov |
| 2 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||
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 Re-Move (Lv 27) |  Sword Bow |  Estoc Bowgun Leather Shield | |||||||
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Agl | Lck | Wlv | Def | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55% | 25% | 10% | 35% | 25% | 25% | 40% | 18% | 0% |
Supports[]
Promotion[]
| Item Required | Promoted Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knight Proof
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 Arrow Knight
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| +2 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +1 | +3 |
Overall[]
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Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
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Kate is a rather unfortunate case in TearRing Saga. Her bases seem good enough, but her Movement is too low for her to see actual combat. She actually isn't available in Map 2 and is only permanently recruited come Map 3, but even then her problems become apparent rather quickly. The only reason to deploy Kate from Maps 3 onwards is purely out of favoritism. There are several infantry units that boast better movement than Kate, like Barts and Vega. Even with City Fighter, she is most likely going to fall being the majority of the maps. More problematic is that Raquel outclasses her in every way, with better base stats and movement. Even with Mercy, she can still kill undead enemies, making her the better Archer.
Kate's promotion doesn't seem too bad on paper, but much like other mounted classes in TearRing Saga, they are penalized hard indoors, where she goes back to being a 4 movement unit. Her growths are also low enough that she is likely going to struggle doing enough damage to enemies or doubling them.
Another thing worth noting is that Kate will betray the army in the 3rd route split, regardless of which party she is sent to. While some players choose to train her up to prevent her from dying to enemies, this actually isn't necessary. Since Sasha most likely has enough stats to survive a single enemy phase, she can simply be given a Shield for survivability.
Overall, Kate is a very underwhelming unit. Much like the other earlygame units, she might be decent in a couple of chapters but gets overshadowed as the game goes on.
Quotes[]
—Kate's death quote on Runan's route
—Kate's death quote on Holmes' route
Etymology[]
Kate is a feminine given name that originated as a diminutive of Katherine, which is derived from the Greek Αἰκατερίνα or Αἰκατερίνη, neither of which have a known meaning.
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