Catherine/Characters

A page for all the characters who appear in Atlus' Catherine.

Vincent Brooks
 Voice Actors: Koichi Yamadera (JP), Troy Baker (EN) 

The protagonist of our story; a fairly unambitious man whose life gets turned around very quickly after his girlfriend Katherine McBride states she wants to get married, and he is seduced by the mysterious Catherine. Before long, he's having nightmares where he has to climb towards a cathedral alongside countless other people turned into sheep in order to escape.


 * Afro Asskicker: His fellow nightmare sheep seem to see him as such, anyway... apparently, his hair resembles a 'fro on his sheep self.
 * Badass Normal
 * Bad Liar: To an almost absurd degree.
 * Butt Monkey
 * The Cameo: Appears in Persona 3: Portable as "Man Drinking Alone", where he talks about getting weird nightmares and how a strange girl who suddenly appeared has suddenly thrown his life for a loop.
 * Chick Magnet: According to Orlando, he used to be very popular with girls when he was younger. Not so much the case now, though he did catch the attention of Catherine..
 * Cluster F-Bomb: When he confronts about the nightmares, he's so pissed off that this is the result.
 * Commitment Versus Freedom: Making the choice forms the crux of his Character Development.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: In real life, he's pretty meek and spineless all around. In the dream world, he's a lot more determined, and openly defiant to his tormentors. His ability to quickly devise climbing techniques shows he can be especially clever too.
 * Determinator: Just try and tell this guy that he's not going to get through the night's 'mare.
 * Upon getting a Game Over, using one of your retries prompts him to say "Now's not the time to be dead!"
 * Earn Your Happy Ending
 * The Everyman: He starts out as an ordinary guy with fairly mundane problems. Then he starts having deadly nightmares.
 * Goofy Print Underwear: A lovely pair of boxers with pink spots that Vincent brings with him to every Nightmare. Apparently, Vincent's closet is full of them. Also, if you bought the "Love is Over" edition, you score a real-life pair of your very own.
 * Jaw Drop: At least twice per day.
 * Large Ham: Especially in the English version, where it's clear that Troy Baker had a lot of fun going overboard with his yells.
 * Nice Guy
 * Power Is Sexy: It's implied that this is the reasons why.
 * Say My Name: "C/KATHERRIINNNNEEE!!!" (even at the Title Screen!)
 * Shadow Archetype:.
 * Take a Third Option:.
 * Team Dad/Warrior Therapist: Towards the other sheep. As the nights go on, they all really start looking up to him. Often he'll teach them any techniques he's learned thus far.
 * This Loser Is You
 * Took a Level in Badass: Towards the end.
 * Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: The hijinks involving Katherine and Catherine are utterly hilarious.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: In the Nightmare Stages, where all he's wearing is his boxers.
 * Your Cheating Heart: It's what kicks off the plot.
 * Team Dad/Warrior Therapist: Towards the other sheep. As the nights go on, they all really start looking up to him. Often he'll teach them any techniques he's learned thus far.
 * This Loser Is You
 * Took a Level in Badass: Towards the end.
 * Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: The hijinks involving Katherine and Catherine are utterly hilarious.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: In the Nightmare Stages, where all he's wearing is his boxers.
 * Your Cheating Heart: It's what kicks off the plot.

Catherine
 Voice Actors: Miyuki Sawashiro (JP), Laura Bailey (EN) 

The titular seductress; Catherine seduces Vincent at the Stray Sheep bar and it's after meeting her that his nightmares begin. She is quite the Clingy Jealous Girl and is implied to be more than a little crazy. .


 * Betty and Veronica: The Veronica to Katherine's Betty.
 * Blondes Are Morally Ambiguous
 * Character Title: The only one in the localized version. In the Japanese version, she shares this trope with Katherine.
 * Clingy Jealous Girl: She does not take no for an answer, and if anyone tries to say otherwise, she tends to get... violent.
 * Femme Fatale
 * Giant Waist Ribbon: She wears a large red sash around her waist tied in a bow.
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl: A particularly dark version.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Enforced and Justified Trope..
 * Naked Apron:.
 * Only One Name
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red Oni to Katherine's Blue. Even has a bit red on her outfit while Katherine has a bit blue.
 * Woman in White: To Katherine's Woman in Black. Enforced by the game logo.
 * Yandere
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl: A particularly dark version.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Enforced and Justified Trope..
 * Naked Apron:.
 * Only One Name
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red Oni to Katherine's Blue. Even has a bit red on her outfit while Katherine has a bit blue.
 * Woman in White: To Katherine's Woman in Black. Enforced by the game logo.
 * Yandere
 * Woman in White: To Katherine's Woman in Black. Enforced by the game logo.
 * Yandere

Katherine McBride
 Voice Actors: Kotono Mitsuishi (JP), Michelle Ruff (EN) 

Vincent's girlfriend. They met at a high school reunion and struck up a relationship. She's described as being a career woman, but she also wants to get married. The pressure over whether or not to do so is partially what sets Vincent's story into motion. .


 * Betty and Veronica: The Betty to Catherine's Veronica.
 * Character Title: With Catherine in the Japanese version, where their names are spelled the same way.
 * Financial Abuse: Says she'll be taking control of Vincent's finances after discovering her pregnancy, claiming that it's because he needs to be more responsible.
 * Hair Color Dissonance: Is that... blonde? Light brown? Vaguely pinkish?
 * Hidden Depths:.
 * Meaningful Name
 * Meganekko
 * Rapunzel Hair: Quite ironic considering Rapunzel's tale is mentioned in the game, although it may be unintentional.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue Oni to Catherine's Red. Even has a bit of blue on her outfit while Catherine has a bit of red.
 * May become one depending on the ending.
 * Woman in Black: To Catherine's Woman in White. Enforced by the game logo.
 * May become one depending on the ending.
 * Woman in Black: To Catherine's Woman in White. Enforced by the game logo.
 * Woman in Black: To Catherine's Woman in White. Enforced by the game logo.

Orlando Haddick
 Voice Actors: Hiroaki Hirata (JP), Liam O'Brien (EN) 

Orlando is one of Vincent's oldest friends and another frequenter of the Stray Sheep bar. He tends to lean towards freedom in everything he does and isn't particularly keen on the idea of marriage.

"Vincent: "Does all this feel like a dream to you?" Orlando: "Who dreams of taking a shit with another guy?""
 * All Men Are Perverts: His immediate reaction to Vincent's ramblings about whether or not he should call the affair with Catherine off and apologize to Katherine can basically be summed up as, "Great - Hook me up with her instead."
 * When Vincent starts telling him about the pics that Catherine is sending him, he demands that he save those pics so he can see them later.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Deadpan Snarker:
 * While talking to Vincent in the cubicles:


 * Drink Order: Beer.
 * Nice Hat: Wears a trilby.

Jonathan "Jonny" Ariga
 Voice Actors: Takehito Koyasu (JP), Travis Willingham (EN) 

Jonny is another bachelor friend of Vincent's who frequents the bar. A used car salesman who works for his father's company and plans to continue the family business. He tends to lean towards the "order" side of things and has a yearning to find his own soulmate some day.


 * Big Brother Mentor: To Toby.
 * Drink Order: Sake.
 * Fan Nickname: An In-Universe example. Toby frequently calls him "Chief".
 * Foil: Given his similar appearance, his leaning towards order and, he's basically what Vincent could become if he actually made up his mind for once.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Mostly towards Toby. He tends to be calm, level-headed and clad in duller clothing to represent his leaning towards stability as opposed to Toby's bright young enthusiasm.
 * Smoking Is Cool
 * The Stoic: The least talkative of Vincent's friends.
 * Token Minority: With a last name like Ariga, this makes him the only Asian in Vincent's group, let alone the entire game.
 * The Stoic: The least talkative of Vincent's friends.
 * Token Minority: With a last name like Ariga, this makes him the only Asian in Vincent's group, let alone the entire game.

Tobias "Toby" Nebbins
 Voice Actors: Kisho Taniyama (JP), Yuri Lowenthal (EN) 

One of Jonny's workmates, Toby is the youngest member of the group and another regular at the bar. He looks up to his coworker and has a similar desire to find "the one" and get married. He's also quite the cake eater and has a huge crush on Erica.


 * All Men Are Perverts
 * Butt Monkey: He's always picked on by his buddies, usually for being the youngest, for being a virgin, or for his shyness towards Erica..
 * Chivalrous Pervert: He's quite clearly a good guy at heart although he's definitely one of the more perverted of them, proudly announcing his preference for older women and asking "What's so wrong with having some adult fun with someone older?"
 * Drink Order: Beer.
 * Heroes Want Redheads: He has quite the crush on Erica.
 * Intergenerational Friendship: He's the youngest of the group by almost a decade.
 * Likes Older Women: Rather unashamedly too.
 * Naive Newcomer
 * Nice Hat
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: He's a loud, active, bright-colour wearing Foil to Johnny's stoicism.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: He's a loud, active, bright-colour wearing Foil to Johnny's stoicism.

Erica Anderson/
 Voice Actors: Junko Minagawa (JP), Erin Fitzgerald (EN) 

A waitress at the Stray Sheep bar and a childhood friend of Vincent's. She is bright, cheerful and a little bit of a gossiper. She seems well aware of Tobias' crush on her and it's hinted that she reciprocates it on some level, as. .


 * The Chick: A moral centre for the team who tries to stop them getting depressed? Check. Mediates arguments and ensures that nobody falls out? Check. Encourages everyone to keep moving forward? Cheque, please!
 * Cool Big Sis: Though unquestionably cool, she subverts the 'Big' part of the trope by being the same age as Vincent.
 * Fan Service with a Smile: Her waitress outfit shows off quite a bit of leg and the camera occasionally angles itself so you can see down her top.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Foreshadowing: The gang drops quite a few hints that.
 * Hello, Nurse!: For Toby.
 * Significant Double Casting: Subverted in both the Japanese and English dub in regards to Trisha. The only thing they share is a rather similar appearance.
 * The Tease: Especially so far as Toby is concerned.
 * The Tease: Especially so far as Toby is concerned.

Boss/
 Voice Actors: Norio Wakamoto (JP), Kirk Thornton (EN) 

The Boss is the barkeeper of the Stray Sheep bar, who always wears sunglasses indoors. Very little is known about him, although there are plenty of weird rumours surrounding him. .


 * Cool Old Guy
 * Cool Shades:.
 * Sunglasses at Night: He wears them while sleeping, even after his secret is revealed.
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": The Japanese language track calls him Master, the traditional way of addressing the barkeep in Japan as he's the master of the bar you're in. The English dub changed it to Boss, but the meaning behind it is the same. So at the end of the day, he's still being called Barkeep, confusing ain't it?
 * Dirty Old Man: Erica complains that he's not going to stop hitting on her.
 * Dub Name Change: From "Master" in the Japanese version to "Boss".
 * Done as you traditionally call the Barkeep in Japan "Master" out of respect, and calling him "Boss" is just a translation of how respectfully you're suppose to address them in Japan.
 * : ...albeit one who can't even scrape together.
 * Service Sector Stereotypes: A plot-significant barkeeper? Yep.
 * Shrouded in Myth: Mostly played for laughs. There are quite a few wacky rumours about the Boss.
 * Done as you traditionally call the Barkeep in Japan "Master" out of respect, and calling him "Boss" is just a translation of how respectfully you're suppose to address them in Japan.
 * : ...albeit one who can't even scrape together.
 * Service Sector Stereotypes: A plot-significant barkeeper? Yep.
 * Shrouded in Myth: Mostly played for laughs. There are quite a few wacky rumours about the Boss.
 * : ...albeit one who can't even scrape together.
 * Service Sector Stereotypes: A plot-significant barkeeper? Yep.
 * Shrouded in Myth: Mostly played for laughs. There are quite a few wacky rumours about the Boss.
 * : ...albeit one who can't even scrape together.
 * Service Sector Stereotypes: A plot-significant barkeeper? Yep.
 * Shrouded in Myth: Mostly played for laughs. There are quite a few wacky rumours about the Boss.
 * Shrouded in Myth: Mostly played for laughs. There are quite a few wacky rumours about the Boss.

Justin Bailey
One of the regulars at the Stray Sheep. He's a reporter, and is studying the mysterious deaths of young men in their sleep. During the Nightmare stages, he appears as the Sheep with Glasses, teaching climbing techniques that Vincent may find useful.


 * But You Were There and You and You: Eventually, he recognizes Vincent from the bar during the Nightmare.
 * Catch Phrase: "It's the truth."
 * My Greatest Failure:.
 * Shout-Out: To the Classic Cheat Code of Metroid.

Todd Bozeman
A businessman that frequents the Stray Sheep. He appears in the Nightmare as the Sheep with Regent Hair.


 * Abusive Parents: His father constantly insulted, belittled, or neglected him, and even attacked him with an axe at one point, leaving scars on Todd's body.
 * All Men Are Perverts: Todd takes this attitude in stride, thinking it makes him a successful man, like his father.
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive: Surviving the Nightmare helps him get better though.
 * Foil: Todd is basically a more successful, less committed Vincent.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite not getting along with Morgan, he stopped the latter's suicide attempt.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy: He's desperate to become successful like his father. Unfortunately, that means being a womanizing, manipulative jerk.
 * Woman Scorned: He thinks the "witch" is one of his ex-girlfriends, who he dumped to avoid getting caught in a baby trap.
 * Your Cheating Heart: Ironically enough, his wife is having an affair with Archie.

Archie Wallace
Todd's employee, often seen with him at the Stray Sheep. In the Nightmare stages, he's the Long-Haired Sheep.


 * Abusive Parents:.
 * Death Seeker: Due to a combination of guilt and burnout over his lifestyle. He sees himself as a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing, and he feels like he's constantly on the run thanks to his background.
 * Freudian Excuse: See above.
 * Gold Digger: A male version. Archie seduces rich women, then makes off with as much money as he can.
 * I Wished You Were Dead: His reaction if Todd dies in the Nightmare.
 * Your Cheating Heart: He's sleeping with Todd's wife out of spite.

Daniel Kirsch
One of Vincent's old classmates, and the heir to a huge corporation. He's seen as the Sheep with Sunglasses in Nightmares.


 * Arranged Marriage: His parents force one onto him, to get him to break up with his poor girlfriend.
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive: Averted.
 * Creepy Doll: Daniel's Nightmare monster is one of these, modeled after himself. It doesn't even chase after him.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Daniel envies Vincent's carefree life. It's a small case; bonus for actually having Green Eyes, too.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: He's been dating Anna, but his parents won't accept someone of her financial status for a daughter-in-law. If he survives the Nightmare, they end up eloping.
 * Unknown Rival: He claims to have spent life since graduating from high school trying to be more successful than Vincent. Vincent, for his part, barely even remembers him.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy: His adoptive parents have very high standards which Daniel feels he can never live up to.
 * The White Prince: Pretty much everything in his life has been mapped out for him, so he tends to just go with what he's told.

Morgan Cortez
A widowed police officer who can be found at the Stray Sheep. Also known as the Sheep with Police Hat.


 * But You Were There and You and You: Eventually, he recognizes Vincent from the bar during the Nightmare.
 * Driven to Suicide: Shortly after his wife was murdered. Todd stopped him.
 * I Wished You Were Dead: The last time he saw his wife, they were having an argument, which culminated in Morgan telling her to get out. He Never Got to Say Goodbye.
 * Libation for the Dead: If he survives the Nightmare, Morgan swears off alcohol, instead promising to pour his last drink on Sophie's grave once he's caught her murderer.
 * Sweet Tooth: According to Lindsey and Martha, he likes vanilla ice cream with maple syrup.
 * That One Case: His wife's murder. Doubles as My Greatest Failure.

Anna Rosmont
Daniel's girlfriend, who occasionally accompanies him to the Stray Sheep.


 * Samaritan Relationship Starter: Anna was devastated by the suicide of her friend, but Daniel comforted her and got her life back on track. Shortly afterwards, they started dating.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: Daniel's family doesn't approve of her economic status.

Lindsay and Martha Uspenski
A pair of old women who seem to know about the Nightmare world.


 * Creepy Twins: They speak their more ominous lines in unison, and it's implied that they're not entirely human.
 * Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?: They don't mind sharing beer and pizza with Vincent while sorting out your Karma Meter.
 * Intergenerational Friendship: With Morgan. In fact, they both have a crush on him, too.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Maybe. They talk as if they've been around for several of the previous nightmare cycles, which happen in intervals of 100 years.
 * Single-Minded Twins
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: We never really find out what their deal is.

Trisha, the Midnight Venus/
The hostess of the Golden Playhouse, the Framing Device for our story. She provides opening and ending narration to the events of the story.


 * Absolute Cleavage: The collar of her jacket goes way down past her breasts.
 * Everything's Better with Sparkles: Her afro is always glittering with golden sparkles.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Funny Afro: A gigantic red one that is almost bigger than her body.
 * She lets it down if you complete the Axis Mundi Babel stage.
 * Ms. Exposition: She tells you who Vincent is and gives you hints through text messages about what to do throughout the game.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Not in the main game, but after you complete Axis Mundi.
 * Significant Double Casting: Same deal as Toby in regards to Erica in both dubs..
 * Ms. Fanservice: Not in the main game, but after you complete Axis Mundi.
 * Significant Double Casting: Same deal as Toby in regards to Erica in both dubs..
 * Significant Double Casting: Same deal as Toby in regards to Erica in both dubs..
 * Significant Double Casting: Same deal as Toby in regards to Erica in both dubs..

Paul
A former classmate of Vincent's, and one of the first men claimed by the curse.


 * Death by Sex: Paul's acquaintances knew him as a real ladies' man, which is more than likely how he got tangled up with Catherine.
 * Posthumous Character: Dead by the time the game starts, killed by the Nightmare.

Steve
A man who accuses Vincent of stealing Catherine from him. .


 * But You Were There and You and You: He and Vincent both recognize each other (by voice) towards the end of the Nightmare.
 * Chekhov's Gun: After sleeping with Vincent, Catherine runs off to see the dentist. Steve's profession? Dentist.
 * Chekhov's Gunman:.
 * Evil Phone: Only at first, as he threatened to kill Vincent. Never follows through with it, however.
 * Sanity Slippage: First, Catherine leaves him, and Steve becomes desperate to win her back through the Nightmares. Then he finds out that.
 * Your Cheating Heart: He had an affair with, and later left his wife for, Catherine.
 * Sanity Slippage: First, Catherine leaves him, and Steve becomes desperate to win her back through the Nightmares. Then he finds out that.
 * Your Cheating Heart: He had an affair with, and later left his wife for, Catherine.

Mysterious Voice/
A strange voice that frequently tests Vincent's beliefs in the nightmares and asks him questions from the window of a confession booth before each level.


 * Creepy Child: It is implied that he is young. Though how young is unknown.
 * Significant Double Casting: . He (quite obviously) shares a voice actor with Toby in the English version,.
 * Significant Double Casting: . He (quite obviously) shares a voice actor with Toby in the English version,.

Nergal
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 * Badass Beard
 * Big No: In.
 * Bumbling Dad: He comes off as fairly ridiculous, allowing a human wearing nothing but underwear and a random sword topple his control of the netherworld, pathetically asking his daughter to play video games with him instead of dating Vincent, and other silly things.
 * The Chew Toy: He really only exists to be laughed at.
 * The Devil Is a Loser: Big time. His attempts to talk Catherine out of seeing Vincent end with him getting a Groin Attack from her, and in the True Cheater ending, after getting overthrown, he's used as a throne. He's easily the least dangerous supernatural entity in the game.
 * Fantastic Racism: Implied towards.
 * Giant Space Flea From Nowhere: A non-boss example. He appears very late into the story and is only really used for a couple of cheap laughs.
 * Groin Attack: Is the victim of one courtesy of, who does it to stop his whining.
 * Large and In Charge: He's physically the largest character in the game.
 * Large Ham: It's Jamieson Price. What did you expect?
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: It's probably unintentional, but his broad face and gigantic beard are somewhat reminiscent of Brian Blessed.
 * Parental Marriage Veto: He's not too fond of the idea of . Not that any attention is paid to his opinion...