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[[Image:Kate.jpg|thumb|left|Original look.]]
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|image=[[File:Kate2.jpg|200px]]<br>Kate, as she appears in ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''
|image=[[Image:Kate2.jpg|200px]]<br>'''Kate''', as she appears in ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''.
|first_appearance= ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]]) ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|first_appearance= ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]]) ([[List of Mario games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2005|2005]])
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'''Kate''' (Japanese: ケイト ''Keito'') is a character in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' as well as the [[Nintendo 64]] version of the game as one of the four transferable characters. The others are [[Alex]], [[Nina]], and [[Harry (Mario Tennis)|Harry]]. She also made an appearance in ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' as a coach.
'''Kate''' is a character in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' as well as the [[Nintendo 64]] version of the game as one of the four transferable characters. The others are [[Alex]], [[Nina (Mario Tennis series)|Nina]], and [[Harry (Mario Tennis series)|Harry]]. She also made an appearance in ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' as a coach.


She wears a tank top, mini-skirt, bracelet, headband, and tennis shoes all colored pink, similar to [[Princess Peach]]'s sports attire. In ''Mario Tennis'', her hair and eyes are also pink. Her appearance in the [[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Nintendo 64 version]] changed slightly. Kate's hair was given a brown shade, her eyes were changed to be blue, and her clothes were given a blue and white coloring to match the other ''Transfer Pack'' characters. In ''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'', she looks similar to what she looked like in ''Mario Tennis''; though her tank top, mini-skirt, shoes, bracelet, and headband were changed back to pink, but she now has blond hair. She and [[Harry (Mario Tennis)|Harry]] have a friendly rivalry of sorts (emphasis on the friendly), however she actually acts flirtatious towards Harry when describing how he was at wall practice back in the day. At one point in the game, she gives a teasing Harry a push with her rear end, taking advantage of everyone tightly lined up behind them, causing him to lose his balance and knock down everyone behind them.
She wears lipstick, a tank top, mini-skirt, bracelet, headband, and tennis shoes all colored pink, similar to [[Princess Peach]]'s sports attire, along with blue eyeshadow. In ''Mario Tennis'' for the Game Boy Color, her hair and eyes are also pink, though her appearance in the [[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Nintendo 64 version]] is changed slightly, giving her blond hair and blue eyes if transferred into the first Transfer Pak slot, or brown hair, blue eyes, a white tank top, and a blue skirt if transferred into the second Transfer Pak slot. In ''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'', Kate now has blond hair and her eyes were changed to be blue, though the rest of her attire is similar to her appearance in the Game Boy Color version of ''Mario Tennis''.  


Kate is the only one of the "Big Four" coaches (Alex, Harry, Nina, and Kate) who the player can play against at one point, although the "matches" against her are net play lessons.
==History==
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===''Mario Tennis''===
{{Human}}
[[File:KateMT64.png|thumb|150px|left|Kate's appearance in the Nintendo 64 ''Mario Tennis'' when transferred into the second Transfer Pak slot]]
{{MTGBC}}
In ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'', if Nina is chosen as the protagonist, Kate is assigned as her roommate and doubles partner. She is an unranked senior in singles, and wants to develop a strong single-handed stroke method of play. Despite being unranked, she shows no envy when Nina becomes a ranked senior, promising to root for her in singles no matter what.
{{MT64}}
 
Kate can be transferred with the [[Transfer Pak]] to the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' though not in its [[Virtual Console]] ports. Kate's clothing is changed to a blue toned outfit in the Nintendo 64 game, though the alternate palette for a player 2 Kate retains the same colors as her Game Boy Color appearance.
 
===''Mario Tennis: Power Tour''===
In ''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'', Kate has become one of the tennis coaches at the [[Royal Tennis Academy]], specializing in teaching new students, like [[Clay]] and [[Ace]], about playing the net effectively. She and Harry have a friendly rivalry of sorts, however she actually acts flirtatious towards Harry when describing how he was at wall practice back in the day. At one point in the ''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'', she gives Harry a teasing push with her rear end, taking advantage of everyone tightly lined up behind them, causing him to lose his balance and knock down everyone behind them. Kate is the only one of the "Big Four" coaches (Alex, Harry, Nina, and Kate) who the player can play against at one point in ''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'', although the "matches" against her are net play lessons.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Kate.jpg|Kate in ''Mario Tennis'' (Game Boy Color)
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ケイト
|JapR=Keito
|JapM=Kate
|Ita=Clara
|ItaM=Clair
}}
{{Humans}}
{{MT GBC}}
{{MT N64}}
{{MTPT}}
{{MTPT}}
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[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Unlockables]]
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Latest revision as of 21:58, August 23, 2024

Kate
Kate
Kate, as she appears in Mario Tennis: Power Tour
Species Human
First appearance Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color) (2000)
Latest appearance Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005)

Kate is a character in the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis as well as the Nintendo 64 version of the game as one of the four transferable characters. The others are Alex, Nina, and Harry. She also made an appearance in Mario Tennis: Power Tour as a coach.

She wears lipstick, a tank top, mini-skirt, bracelet, headband, and tennis shoes all colored pink, similar to Princess Peach's sports attire, along with blue eyeshadow. In Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color, her hair and eyes are also pink, though her appearance in the Nintendo 64 version is changed slightly, giving her blond hair and blue eyes if transferred into the first Transfer Pak slot, or brown hair, blue eyes, a white tank top, and a blue skirt if transferred into the second Transfer Pak slot. In Mario Tennis: Power Tour, Kate now has blond hair and her eyes were changed to be blue, though the rest of her attire is similar to her appearance in the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis.

History[edit]

Mario Tennis[edit]

Kate in Mario Tennis
Kate's appearance in the Nintendo 64 Mario Tennis when transferred into the second Transfer Pak slot

In Mario Tennis, if Nina is chosen as the protagonist, Kate is assigned as her roommate and doubles partner. She is an unranked senior in singles, and wants to develop a strong single-handed stroke method of play. Despite being unranked, she shows no envy when Nina becomes a ranked senior, promising to root for her in singles no matter what.

Kate can be transferred with the Transfer Pak to the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Tennis though not in its Virtual Console ports. Kate's clothing is changed to a blue toned outfit in the Nintendo 64 game, though the alternate palette for a player 2 Kate retains the same colors as her Game Boy Color appearance.

Mario Tennis: Power Tour[edit]

In Mario Tennis: Power Tour, Kate has become one of the tennis coaches at the Royal Tennis Academy, specializing in teaching new students, like Clay and Ace, about playing the net effectively. She and Harry have a friendly rivalry of sorts, however she actually acts flirtatious towards Harry when describing how he was at wall practice back in the day. At one point in the Mario Tennis: Power Tour, she gives Harry a teasing push with her rear end, taking advantage of everyone tightly lined up behind them, causing him to lose his balance and knock down everyone behind them. Kate is the only one of the "Big Four" coaches (Alex, Harry, Nina, and Kate) who the player can play against at one point in Mario Tennis: Power Tour, although the "matches" against her are net play lessons.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ケイト[?]
Keito
Kate
Italian Clara[?] Clair