Kate

*Art can elicit all sorts of reactions. Delight, inspiration, desire... but also doubt, fear and dread...**This article is about The Dark Pictures Anthology's fourth installment,* ***The Devil in Me***
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## Biographical Information

### Nickname(s)

Kate
 Miss "always be camera ready" (by Mark)
 Bitch Face (by Jamie)

### Occupation

Investigative journalist
TV host

## Relationships

### Other

Charlie (Boss)
Mark (Co-worker)
Erin (Co-worker)
Jamie (Co-worker)

## Game Information

### Installment

*Little Hope* (Cameo)
*The Devil in Me*

### Debut

Confrontation (*Little Hope*; Mentioned)
 Crew (*The Devil in Me*)

### Playable Chapters

**Theatrical Cut**
Island
Wall
Reunion (Determinant)
**Curator's Cut**
Dinner
Blackout
Mannequins
Surgery
Ultimatum
**Both Cuts**
Morellos
Director's Suite
Chase (Determinant)
Maze (Determinant)
Homestead (Determinant)
Lake (Determinant)

### Death

Director's Suite
Lake
Ultimatum
 The End

### Cause of Death

Crushed by glass wall
Neck snapped with anchor
Boat explosion
Insides dissolved with acid
Shot

## Technical Information

### Model

Jessie Buckley

**Katherine Wilder**, also known as **Kate**, is one of the five main protagonists and a playable character in *The Dark Pictures Anthology*'s fourth installment, *The Devil in Me*. She is an investigative journalist and the host of the documentary film show *Architects of Murder*. She was voiced and motion captured by Jessie Buckley, who also provided her likeness.

## Appearance

Kate is a woman with a light complexion and brown eyes. Her hair is red and medium long, with a small bun and a bang on the left side of her face.

According to Du'Met's medical details catalogue she stands at 5'4.5" (164cm) and weighs 119lbs (53Kg).

Kate wears a deep blue V-neck blouse with white buttons, ripped jeans with a belt and white sneakers. She wears silver jewelry, including a star-shaped earrings, a small necklace and two rings. She also paints her nails purple. Outside, Kate wears a denim jacket, gray sunglasses, and a dark green beanie. While filming the show and for the interview, Kate is dressed in a black tuxedo with a shirt, black in the show and white in the interview.

Upon arriving at the hotel, Kate takes off all of her outerwear. She can fall off the roof while escaping from Du'Met, causing her to get dirty, although the dirt will wash off in the rain and after jumping into water in the finale. In the latter case, Kate will get wet.

## Personality

Kate makes her debut as a strong character with an intimidating demeanor, which is evident in the way she acts around others. She is always confident and isn't afraid to speak her mind if she doesn't like something. At the same time, let it not seem at first glance, Kate is actually not conflictive and mostly takes a defensive position in arguments.

As the show's host, Kate is talented in acting, which, coupled with her observation skills as an investigative journalist, allows her to make her way to any information. Her on-screen charm has earned her fame and fan recognition, even getting invited onto a talk show at one point. Being the one who does the talking in front of the camera, Kate worries about how she looks and is always seen correcting her image before shooting.

It is later revealed that Kate uses her acting skills to hide her fears. Following the murder of her friend Shelby in college, she began to suffer from PTSD, forced to live for several years with the thought that she could have saved her friend from death. Her anxiety is so severe that Kate is forced to use an amethyst crystal to calm herself. A personal encounter with a serial killer reveals this vulnerable side of Kate, and although she successfully keeps her hardened composure at first, as the night progresses, she begins to lose control of her emotions.

Both Kate's fake character and popularity on the show have led to the fact that she does not get along with each of her colleagues (except for Erin), having various reasons for this: she shares a rivalry with Jamie, often fights with Charlie over the show and has a strained relationship with Mark, who is her ex-boyfriend. Despite this rather tense atmosphere, Kate works cohesively with her crewmates during filming and, as shown in the game, worries when they are in danger.

In the end, should Kate survive a night with what she feared most in the world, she will finally stand up to her past trauma and perhaps mend her relationship with her fellow crewmates.

## Biography

In college, Kate was supposed to meet up one night with her friend Shelby, but Kate slept in that day and didn't show up. Shelby waited regardless, but was murdered by a stalker. The experience led to Kate developing PTSD. The incident is reported in a newspaper dated April 5, 2012.

Later in life, Kate became a investigative journalist and joined the Lonnit Entertainment company. She became the TV host on their show called, "*The Architects of Murder*", and started a career on documenting serial killers. In one episode of their show, she was in San Francisco investigating the Zodiac Killer. After some time on the show, she started a relationship with their cameraman, Mark Nestor, but he decided to break up with her at some point.

On October 26, 2022, Kate was taken on a trip by Charlie to visit and document a replica of H.H. Holmes' "Murder Castle", in order to film their final episode for season one of "*The Architects of Murder*". She arrived on a remote island in Lake Michigan and was checked into the hotel. But when walls began to move and voices began wailing within in them, she realized she had stepped into a death trap. Her fate would then be decided by the player, in which she would successfully check out of the hotel, or become one of the killer's many victims.

## *Little Hope*

### Minor Story

Kate was mentioned on an Old Magazine, which mentions her investigation into the Zodiac Killer in San Francisco.

## *The Devil in Me*

### Main Story

#### Act 1

Kate introduces herself in a raw season 2 footage of Charlie's show, "*The Architects of Murder*". She informs the camera that she studied criminal psychology and isn't afraid to speak her mind, she says that being honest makes her come off as rude to others. In the show's season 1 finale, Kate describes H.H. Holmes' crimes and his current status, being deceased, she questions the camera if Holmes was truly possessed by the devil before the episode finally ends. Kate, along with the rest of the crew isn't satisfied with the show's finale, Jamie tries to comment but is interrupted by a phone call, which Charlie answers. He accepts an invitation to document a replica of H.H. Holmes' "Murder Castle" by a Mr. Du'Met, the crew pack and get ready to go to the agreed location. A limo arrives and Kate tries to put her belongings in the back trunk, but it is stolen by Jamie. They both have a brief back and forth before Kate ceases the argument. They get inside the limo and leave.

Jamie mentions how their trip is similar to their trip to Topeka, which was a disaster, Kate agrees with this and is skeptical about the whole thing. The crew all join in on the conversation but Charlie is quick to reassure them. Du'Met asks them to give up their phones as he values privacy, Charlie once again reassures them and Kate begrudgingly hands in her phone. They arrive at the shoreline of Lake Michigan where they all retrieve their things. Charlie and Mark decide to go to a lighthouse to film some shots, Kate gets worried but is reassured by the latter. The duo meet back with the crew and as the ferry arrives closer to them, Kate asks Charlie on how Du'Met knew about their show, but he himself doesn't know. The ferry arrives on shore, she meets and introduces herself to Du'Met. They get on the ferry and Kate puts on a smile as they arrive onto the island's shore. As soon as they arrive, Kate can joke with Charlie or get annoyed about their next hike to the hotel itself. Erin notices the dangerous security measures surrounding the island, Du'Met reassures her but Jamie further interrogates him to which he says it is for their safety.

Charlie begins to prepare for a shoot, Kate straightens her looks and is teased by Jamie. Kate starts the intro but is interrupted by Du'Met, he urges them to move forward, before moving on, she notices a groundskeeper on the island. Charlie convinces her to trespass in order to find out what Du'Met's hiding. She fakes an injury and Jamie is forced to join her investigation by Charlie. After the crew leaves and the two are left behind, they begin searching the hotel grounds, they find the groundskeeper doing his daily duties but nothing of suspicion towards Du'Met. The duo reunites with the others before getting scolded by Du'Met. They arrive on a bridge and Jamie antagonizes Mark about his fear of heights. Kate can antagonize him as well or help him get over the fear. The crew arrive at the hotel's entrance and Kate sees a girl by the window, she informs Jamie about what she saw but is only teased about her fame over it. The crew enter the hotel and check in.

After finding her designated room, Kate makes her way to Mark and decides to converse about her frustrations with Charlie. She is irritated by him due to his constant rewriting of her own ideas in their script, as she continues, she notices Mark's sad mood and confronts him. She brings up about his past job offer which Mark jokes or lies about. They avoid the question further as they talk about Kate's looks and how they want the shoot to look like. Mark can bring up the topic about their breakup which can lead to Kate frustratingly repeating the words that he said to her when it happened. Afterward, Kate and Mark agree that the balcony would have good lighting and head there. They talk about their past therapy session, Du'Met's behavior, and look at the hotel's tarnished design. Reaching the balcony, Kate and Mark get scared by a mannequin lookalike of Holmes, they hear that dinner is starting which annoys Kate. Kate and Mark then gossip about Charlie which Mark can agree to or defends which upsets Kate. Charlie overhears and can be calm or angry at them, the duo head to dinner.

## Possible Deaths

Possible Deaths
 Lake | Neck snapped with anchor
 Boat explosion
 Ultimatum | Insides dissolved with acid
 The End | Shot

## Relationships

### Charlie

Charlie is Kate's boss. Like most of the crew, Kate shares a choppy relationship with Charlie, often arguing over the show's direction and Charlie's failure to meet the standards of a leader. However, she does appear to show some kind of respect and care for how her boss thinks of her, as she can restrain herself from speaking out against him during the crew's supposed dinner with Du'Met.

### Erin

Erin is Kate's co-worker. The two seem to share a decent relationship, with Erin telling Jamie how Kate was nice to her. In the game, the pair never get into any fights or arguments with each other, making Erin the only one of the crew that Kate has no underlying issues with. If Erin is killed, Kate will be visibly distraught over it, but quickly moves on.

### Jamie

Jamie is Kate's co-worker. Since the start of the game, the two often argue and make distasteful remarks about each other. Despite their constant quarreling, the two quickly learn to set aside their petty bickering with the common goal of surviving Du'Met's hotel. As the game progresses, however, a friendship can develop between the two, an example of this being Jamie choosing to sacrifice herself for Kate or the latter telling Jamie that her death is not on her hands in the Glass Trap.

### Mark

*Main article: Kate and Mark*

Mark is Kate's ex-boyfriend and co-worker. In the game, the pair are together for a decent amount of time. Kate and Mark's relationship is shown to be strained but can be progressed in the many scenes the two share together. That being said, Kate finds Mark's lack of ambition to be upsetting and does not shy away from calling him out for his indecisiveness. Though their relationship as a couple hangs in the balance, they can still remain on good terms, as seen in the ending if they do not reconcile during the events of the night.

## Trivia

### Playability

* Kate, along with Mark, is the second most playable protagonist, having 14 playable chapters in total.
	+ Kate has 9 official playable chapters in Theatrical Cut, that being one in Island, Wall, Morellos, Director's Suite, Chase, Maze, Homestead, Reunion, and Lake.
	+ Kate has 11 official playable chapters in Curator's Cut, that being one in Dinner, Blackout, Mannequins, Surgery, Morellos, Director's Suite, Chase, Maze, Homestead, Lake, and Ultimatum.
* Kate appears in 29 chapters.
* Kate is the only playable protagonist in Morellos, Chase, Maze (Determinant) and Homestead (Determinant).
* Kate replaces Jamie in Homestead if the latter is dead.

### Pictures

*See also: Category:Pictures found by Kate*

* Kate is tied with Charlie for finding the second most pictures, with 4.
	+ Kate can find 3 white pictures and 1 black picture.
* Only Kate can find Dragged.
* Kate appears in 3 pictures: Uncanny, Dragged, and Crushed.
* Kate, along with Jamie and Erin, are the only protagonists who can't find the gold picture.

### Secrets

*See also: Category:Secrets found by Kate*

* Kate can find the second most secrets, with 19.
* Only Kate can find J. Morello Sherman Book, Body Snatching Article, and Mrs. Morello Animatronic.

### Facts

* According to the Crew Notebook, Kate has PTSD and anxiety.
* Kate has a Masters in Criminal Psychology.

### Deaths

* Kate is the fourth protagonist who can die, starting with Director's Suite.
* Kate is tied with Charlie for having the least deaths (with 5) and the second least chapters to die in (with 4).
* Kate is one of many characters in the anthology who can die off-screen.
* Kate is one of many characters in the anthology who can die from:
	+ Being crushed. In Kate's case, she can be crushed by a glass wall.
	+ A neck snap. In Kate's case, her neck can be snapped by an anchor.
	+ An explosion. In Kate's case, she can be blown up in an exploded speedboat.
	+ Being shot. In Kate's case, she can be shot by Du'Met.
	+ An acid. In Kate's case, her insides can get melted by hydrochloric acid.

### Other

* Kate is the face of *The Devil in Me*'s cover.
	+ As such, her model is never reused in the anthology.
* Kate is the first protagonist to make an indirect appearance in an installment before her official debut, being mentioned in the Old Magazine from *Little Hope*.
* Kate is one of many characters in the anthology who has confirmed relatives. In Kate's case, she has Veronica as her mother.
* Kate is one of many characters in the anthology who possesses romantic partners. In Kate's case, she has Mark as her boyfriend.

### Trophies

* Kate has 6 trophies associated with her:
	+ She shares with other protagonists the trophies "*Happy Ending*" and "*Unhappy Ending*".
	+ She shares with Jamie the trophy "*Shattering Expectations*".
	+ She shares with Mark the trophies "*Rekindled*" and "*Say Cheese!*".
	+ Her personal trophy is "*Award Worthy*".

## Quotes

* Spoken by Kate
* Spoken about Kate