Kate Alen (Anime)

This article is about the Anime Universe Kate Alen. For the Main Universe character with the same name, see Kate Alen.

## Kate Alen

### Occupation

F-Zero Opening Ceremony Singer
Songstress
F-Zero pilot

## Appearances

### Appears in

F-Zero Farukon Densetsu (Anime)
F-Zero GP Legend (GBA game)
 F-Zero Climax

### Debut

F-Zero Farukon Densetsu (Anime) Lap 6 - Songstress Kate Alen

Kate Alen is the pilot of the Super Piranha, and is a famous singer chosen to perform for the opening ceremonies for the F-Zero Grand Prix.

As a songstress who had lost her passion, she had a desire to be free of being manipulated by the world. She and Mr. EAD shared a mutual fondness, originally after it had been one-sided from his end.

## Appearance

Kate Alen is an adult black woman with black hair and brown eyes. She is usually featured in either one of two outfits: One of which is her songstress attire that consists of a long green dress, matching color headband, elbow length gloves, and heels. The other is her pilot/race attire, which consists of an orange and magenta color scheme, and silver bracelets.

## Personality

Kate was once described (by her manager, Gordon) as a naïve girl who was passionate about singing, until people used her. This caused her to lose trust and become wary of those around her, such as the Elite Mobile Task Force in Lap 06. This worsened when she found out that they only agreed to 'protect' her if they could lure out Zoda in the process.

However, she is not entirely cold, as she cried over Mr. EAD after he was destroyed while protecting her from Zoda. By the end of Lap 06, her passion for singing had been reignited as well as her happiness. It is implied that she also developed romantic mutual feelings for Mr. EAD.

In Lap 21, she has a bit of a diva personality, as she wants to win the title of Miss Galaxy, despite already being a galaxy wide famous singer. She brushes off Lisa Brilliant's remarks, and also refers to Super Arrow as Mrs. Arrow's useless husband. She also provokes Lisa during the Ladies Race, prompting the space pirate to call for her Excellent Queen and fire at Kate's Super Piranha on the track.

## History

### **F-Zero Farukon Densetsu (Anime)**

#### **Pre-2201**

Kate Alen was a famous singer, and had done performances for the F-Zero opening ceremonies. But along the course of her career, she lost her enthusiasm due to being manipulated by others.

#### **2201**

At some point, Kate had been threatened by Zoda in the year 2201 in Lap 6. Though Elite Mobile Task Force leader Jody Summer had encountered Kate at the start of the episode, it was revealed that the Task Force was then called in by Gordon, Kate's manager, to protect her. Despite Kate's objections, she had to go undergo restrictions on her freedom and had to stay within the confines of her home for the most part. Already wary of the Task Force's true intentions, her suspicions were confirmed as she dismantled Mr. EAD, who had become smitten with Kate, and analyzed his data cube.

Kate then told the Task Force she no longer wished to be protected, now knowing what they truly were using her for. As she went for a drive alone, she was encountered by Zoda, but EAD arrived to save her and even took a knife to the back which made him collapse. As Zoda came back around in his machine to attack Kate, EAD rose again and even took the Death Anchor head on with his bare hands. Putting much force and energy into the action, he threw the Death Anchor aside.

Zoda made his escape, but EAD had overexerted his energy and ended up destroying himself. Kate tearfully realized just what EAD had done for her, as Jody Summer and Ryu Suzaku arrived. Kate's passion for singing returned after this course of events, and Mr. EAD had been fully rebuilt.

At some point in the same year, Kate was a participant of the 2201 Ladies Race, rivaled by Mrs. Arrow.

#### **2202**

In the year 2202, Kate would later appear in Port Town for a dinner performance on a cruise ship in Lap 15. However, there is a scene in the episode in which Tanaka daydreams about her, and even has a poster of her in a Galaxy Police uniform, stating "I want to make her Chief again."

After the Elite Mobile Task Force (and indirectly, John Tanaka) had thwarted Dark Million's plans to transport their goods to the cruise ship, Kate met with the Task Force and greeted them. However, she didn't seem to recognize Tanaka, who had been desperate to see her.

Kate was also later seen at the Ladies Race in Lap 21, more focused on a battle with Lisa Brilliant and trying to avoid the blasts from Lisa's battleship, the Excellent Queen. Although, Kate had been a participant in a previous Ladies Race in the year 2201, and had been kidnapped briefly by Dark Million shortly before the 2202 F-Zero Ladies Race began. She, along with Lisa, Mrs. Arrow, and Super Arrow, was rescued by Samurai Goroh and his bandit crew, who had actually come to rescue Lisa.

## F-Zero GP Legend (GBA game)

Kate is a playable character with her machine, the Super Piranha. She is not featured in the story mode.

## F-Zero Climax

Ｆ－ＺＥＲＯオープニングイベントで歌って以来、そのレースのとりこになり、自己資金で自分もレースに参戦。
彼女のマシンは性能もさることながら、そのカーオーディオシステムのスゴさも有名だ。
 **Kate Alen (English Translation):** An extremely popular idol singer. Since singing at an F-Zero opening ceremony, she's been captivated by the race, using her own wealth in order to compete. Not only does her machine have exceptional performance, but its custom-made audio system is also famous. John Tanaka is known to be a big fan of her.

**Note:** The part about her machine and its audio system are borrowed from F-Zero GX.

## Gallery

Lap 6.Kate, seen in Lap 06.Lap 6.Lap 6.Lap 6.Kate's home.Kate giving a kiss to Mr. EAD moments before dismantling him.Lap 6.Kate calling off her own protection.Kate with Mr. EAD, as Zoda's Death Anchor approaches.Kate crying over Mr. EAD after his sacrifice.Ryu Suzaku and Mr. EAD watching Kate's performance.Lap 6.Kate giving her performance at the end of Lap 06, singing Mr. EAD's favorite song.Lap 6.The poster from Lap 15, as John Tanaka says "I want to make her Chief again."The 2201 Ladies Race, with tension between Mrs. Arrow and Kate Alen.Gordon and Kate after the latter's performance during Lap 21.Kate in the cell during Lap 21, after witnessing Super Arrow's failed attempt to break the other girls free.Kate, Lisa Brilliant, and Mrs. Arrow arguing, as the latter holds her husband in the cell.The women fighting while Super Arrow is on the ground, just after Samurai Goroh arrived to free them.Lisa and Kate's tension.Kate taking the lead over Lisa, moments before getting blasted off the track by the latter's Excellent Queen in Lap 21.Anime eyecatch.GP Legend sprite.Climax sprite.A reference sheet of Kate Alen from the Falcon Densetsu DVD.
## Trivia

* (Anime Universe) John Tanaka is notably infatuated with Kate and even claimed he "wants to make her Chief again" which may imply Kate was a former Galaxy Police officer. There's even a poster with her in the uniform. Either that, or it had been a mere fantasy by Tanaka, as Kate didn't seem to know or even recognize him in the same episode where this occurred.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 [1]F-Zero Farukon Densetsu (Anime) Lap 6 - Songstress Kate Alen (Subbed)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 [2]F-Zero Farukon Densetsu (Anime) Lap 21 - Battle Of The Women!! (Subbed)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 [3]F-Zero Farukon Densetsu (Anime) Lap 15 - Sniper Pico (Subbed)
4. ↑ F-Zero Climax Pilot Profiles