"Kate" redirects here. For other uses of "Kate", see Kate (disambiguation). Katherine Anne Austen, more commonly known as Kate, is one of the survivors from the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. Before the crash, Kate had spent many years fleeing the law after killing her abusive father. To achieve her goals, she would commit several other crimes and would turn to bank robbery, assault and seduction. On the Island, she became an integral member of the survivors' society, forming strong bonds and even