Catalina Thorne

**Catalina Thorne** is the main antagonist of *Crackdown 2*. She is a former Agency research assistant who leads a resistance movement called Cell.

## History

As a young med school student, Catalina Thorne was hired by the Agency to work as a research assistant. At first she seemed dilligent and devoted to her work, but was fired after it was revealed that she was stealing research materials.

Soon afterwards, Catalina Thorne sets up a medical centre at the P.C.N. Institute of Research to offer care to the poor and sick of North Unity Heights. After a violent attack on the research centre from mutated Freaks left over from the genetic experiments of Dr. Baltazar Czernenko, Thorne sends a message to the Agency urging them to respond. These attacks are ignored and soon blamed on wild animals.

Thorne decides to set up regular gatherings to peacefully rally and protest against the Agency's methods and soon forms a pressure group named Cell with the intent to divert the Agency's funding on weapons research and into researching a cure for the Freak virus. As the protest grew in size, however, the Agency used Thorne as a scapegoat by pinning her as the reason for the Freak outbreak. Agency operatives are later dispatched at these peaceful protests to incite violence and riots, thus causing public opinion on Cell to be less favourable.

## Audio Logs

### My New Journal

**Catalina Thorne:** "My name is Catalina Thorne. I run a medical centre here in North Unity Heights, Pacific City, catering for those too poor for proper medical care. I am 26 years old and have never kept a journal before. But I meet so many people with so many incredible stories that now seems a good time to start. So this is my first journal... I just hope I can stick with it."

### A Warning

**Catalina Thorne:** "Today I delivered this message to the Agency: *"I alert you to a serious threat to the citizens of North Unity Heights. I saw first-hand the recent animal attack at the old Research Centre and I know the creatures responsible are in fact genetically corrupted humans. This situation must be dealt with immediately. I trust the Agency will treat this matter with its usual expediency."*"

### Agency Inaction

**Catalina Thorne:** "After two months, the Agency have yet to take action in North Unity Heights. The med center is quieter than usual. People have either heeded my warnings and moved away or... I can't contemplate the alternative. I have organized a gathering to air my fears for this district. As much as I loathe public speaking, this is too important for my personal anxieties to get in the way."

### Cell Formation

**Catalina Thorne:** "Since the Agency confirmed the Freak virus outbreak, the attendance at my gatherings has soared. I have discovered I am far from alone in being critical of the Agency's handling of the situation. We have formed a pressure group called Cell. Our aim: to force the Agency to divert resources away from weapons research and instead find a treatment for the virus."

### Agency Contact

**Catalina Thorne:** "The moment he entered the hall I suspected he was Agency, sent to intimidate us. He sat at the back, impassive. Later, as I cleared the chairs, I was startled when someone said my name. There he was, eyes glazed with tears. He staggered forward and said *"I'm so sorry."* Since then this Agency man has risked everything to help our cause. We owe him a great debt."

### Protests

**Catalina Thorne:** "In six months Cell numbers have swelled beyond my expectations. Yet still the Agency refuse to acknowledge our demands for an antidote. We protest the sue of Peacekeepers, weapons and walls to combat the virus. This fight cannot be won by brute force. The Agency must face up to its responsibilities and find a cure. Cell's cries will grow larger and louder until they do."

### Antidote

**Catalina Thorne:** "There was no doubt in my mind of a connection between the creatures in North Unity Heights and the work of my former mentor, Dr. Baltazar Czernenko. I implored the Agency to study the wealth of his notes to research a cure - work I hoped would already be underway. But I was wrong. I now know the truth behind the Agency's reticence to discuss an antidote, and it defies belief."

### Scapegoat

**Catalina Thorne:** "The media is awash with stories revealing every dark secret from my past in salacious detail. I'd laugh if these lies weren't so damaging to our cause. Fortunately my loyal friends believe in me and, more importantly, our mission. They have secured me in a safe house with an armed guard. But I won't let this diminish my fervor. I will still lead Cell protests to expose the Agency's lies."

### Sunburst Revealed

**Catalina Thorne:** "The last three years have been hell. I have been victimized by Peacekeepers, vilified by the press... But if what I learned about this Sunburst Defense System is true, the Agency are more craven than I imagined. Through all of this I have struggled to suppress those in Cell intent on direct action. I believed our aims could be achieved through peaceful means. But now I see the Agency does not operate on that level. We need to rethink our strategy."

### Change of Tactics

**Catalina Thorne:** "For too long the Agency has held this city in a stranglehold. They ignore our demands to step down so they must be removed by force. But first we must dismantle Sunburst. And we are determined, armed, and prepared to die to end this arrogant, deceitful reign. Cell's days of protest are over. The time for direct action is now!"

### Final Entry

**Catalina Thorne:** "For years the Agency have hunted Catalina Thorne, leader of Cell. Yet here I am, just one final push from toppling the Agency from their tower fortress. They make empty threats of Agents returning. They send Peacekeepers on suicide missions to kill me. In their last desperate hours they must ask: *"How did it come to this?"* And then shiver when they realize: this hell is one of their own making."