Katjaa (DoTWD)

**Post-Apocalypse**

* Medic for the Motel Survivors

―— Katjaa to Travis[src]

> **Katjaa**, also known as **Kat**, is a survivor of the outbreak in JunoBox's Dawn of The Walking Dead and a deuteragonist of Season One. She is originally from Belgium, but she lives in Fort Lauderdale. She is the wife of Kenny and mother of Kenny Jr. Katjaa is a kind and nurturing woman who isn't afraid to say what is on her mind.
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## Overview

Headstrong and resilient, Katjaa is a pillar of strength and voice of reason for Kenny when matters arise. Katjaa would put her child, Duck and her husband, Kenny in front of her before anything or anyone.

Katjaa is portrayed as a kind and caring lady who, due to her experience as a mother, allows Clementine to bond well with her the moment they meet. In sharp contrast to her husband, Katjaa is a pacifist who rarely, if at all, displays aggression or violence. Even when Larry threatens to throw her son out onto the streets to the walkers, Katjaa does not seem to respond to the man with harsh words.

Unlike Kenny who is worried religiously about the safety of his family, Katjaa seems to be more calm, collected, hopeful, and optimistic about the situation. She believes that the zombie apocalypse is only a temporary matter, and expresses hope that things will be taken care of sooner or later.

## Pre-Apocalypse

Before the outbreak, Katjaa worked as a veterinarian and lived with her husband, Kenny, and her son, Duck, in Fort Lauderdale. Katjaa emigrated with her family from Belgium to America when she was young. After graduating, she started working in a vet's office, and received her license a few years later. During the beginning of her training, she regularly practiced on domesticated animals. When she started her veterinarian office, she met Kenny when he brought in a sick octopus that needed medical help. She then merrily told an anecdote once of how the Wildlife Rescue Center would regularly bring in injured alligators to be treated before their release back into the wild. She was traveling with her husband and son from Memphis, Tennessee after visiting her sister when the outbreak started. She was at a gas station when she first encountered a walker.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season One

Katjaa is first seen on Hershel's Farm with the rest of her family. She spends time talking with Clementine and gets to know her. Like her husband, she believes the outbreak will be dealt with soon, but is scarred by the horrific things she witnessed driving through Atlanta. When her son, Duck, and Shawn Greene are attacked by walkers she is seen running towards them. Later, along with her family and the rest of the survivors, she ends up in Lee's family's store, the Everett Pharmacy Drugstore.
When the drugstore is attacked by walkers, Katjaa and Duck hide in the office. While in there, a walker almost reaches them but Glenn and Carley save them. The seven flee into drugstore but Lilly opposes their presence out of mistrust and her father Larry wrongly believes Duck's bitten and tries to have him thrown out. As Lee and Kenny get between between them Katjaa and Travis frantically clean up Duck to prove he's not bitten but becomes highly distressed with Larry's intentions. Ultimately Larry collapses from heart problems defusing the situation. Eventually, the group escapes and sets up a base at an abandoned motel, where Katjaa is safe with her family.

"Starved For Help"
Katjaa tries to save David Parker after he is brought back to the motel, badly wounded. However, she fails and Mr. Parker dies. He comes back as a walker and attacks her, but she is saved by Lee. Later, Katjaa is at the St. John's Dairy Farm helping and watching their pregnant cow.

## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Katjaa has killed:

* N/A

## Relationships

Allies
* Motel Survivors
	+ Kenny - Husband
	+ Duck - Son
	+ Lee Everett - Friend
	+ Clementine - Friend
	+ Rachel Paul - Friend
	+ Carley
	+ Doug
	+ Travis
	+ Mark
	+ Ben Paul
	+ Glenn
* Franklin † - Pet and Mercy Victim

Enemies
* Motel Survivors
	+ Larry - Reluctant Ally
* Greene Farm
	+ Hershel Greene † - Former Ally
	+ Shawn Greene † - Caused Victim

## Gallery

The Gallery for this Character is a work in progress.

## Appearances

### Dawn of The Walking Dead

#### Season One

* "A New Day"
* "Starved For Help"

## Trivia

* Katjaa is generally depicted as a neutral or forgiving character, not even towards Larry for that matter, when he ordered Duck to be thrown out of the drugstore, only referring to the man as "him" when she pleaded for him to stop upsetting the boy.