| “ | I'm always hot, pencil dick. | ” |
— Kaitlyn retaliating at Jacob
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Kaitlyn Ka is one of the nine main protagonists and a playable character in The Quarry. She is one of the nine counselors at Hackett's Quarry summer camp. She was voiced and motion captured by Brenda Song.
Appearance[]
Main Outfit[]
Kaitlyn is a young Asian-American woman with fair skin, brown eyes, covered with dark eyeshadow, and dark brown voluminous hair styled into a side part, slicked to the right. Her only exposed left ear is adorned with a gold bee earring.
Kaitlyn has an unusual outfit, including a cropped yellow Hackett's Quarry hoodie with white drawstrings, a long-sleeved shirt rolled up to her elbows, and gym leggings. The latter two are black, which makes them appear to be one piece of clothing. Finally, the suit is completed with contrasting white sneakers.
80s Outfit[]
Compared to the other counselors' costumes, Kaitlyn's 80s costume looks simple. She wears bowling clothes, including a white and red polo shirt, tucked into a pair of floral jeans with a brown belt and black white sneakers. The bee earring has been replaced by a simple yellow earring. Kaitlyn also wears a white barrette and multiple black loop bracelets on her right wrist.
50s Outfit[]
Kaitlyn's 50s outfit is remotely similar to her 80s outfit. It consists of a translucent white shirt with rolled up sleeves and a wide collar, tucked into high-waisted plaid greenish-yellow pants with a thick beige belt and black shoes.
Appearance Evolution[]
During the confrontation with Bobby at the lodge, Kaitlyn can be doused in blood by the hunter. Additionally, she gets stained with Nick's blood after his transformation. In the scrapyard, Kaitlyn can be bitten in the leg by Silas, though the wound will heal by the end of the story.
Personality[]
| “ | Kaitlyn embraces the idea of living out loud; always going toward the fun and never afraid to stir the pot a little. Her amiable nature and ingenuity means she can adapt to any social environment, often allowing her to slip into the de facto role of 'leader,' though she sometimes struggles to express her own needs in stressful situations. | ” |
— The Quarry website
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Kaitlyn is described in-game as Quick-Witted. Headstrong. Cunning.
The official website describes Kaitlyn as the wild card of the group and also kind of mischievous. She lives loud and can fit into any social environment. She always seems to lean towards being the leader of her friend group, but sometimes struggles to express her own needs and worries in certain stressful situations.
The Quarry[]
Possible Deaths[]
| Chapter | Cause of Death | Caused By | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Throat ripped out, eaten | Silas (Werewolf) | Kaitlyn fails to hide or shoot. |
| Neck mauled | While hiding in the car Kaitlyn fails to shoot. | ||
| Throat ripped out, eaten | Kaitlyn fails to adjust the container. | ||
| Crushed by a container | Herself | Kaitlyn did NOT get infected; Kaitlyn fails to release the rod in time, causing the container to fall on her. (if she got bitten prior to that and still cursed, she will live) | |
| 10 | Broken Spine, mauled and eaten | Caleb (Werewolf) | Kaitlyn not infected AND is alone; Kaitlyn does not run and fails to shoot or misses Caleb. |
| Fatal fall from wooden beam | Herself | Kaitlyn is not infected, chooses to cross the wooden beam, fails QTEs to dodge Caleb and grab the beam. | |
| Broken Spine, mauled | Caleb (Werewolf) | While running from Caleb, Kaitlyn chooses the window path and fails to fall down correctly. | |
| Broken Spine, mauled and guts eaten | Kaitlyn chooses to hide in the bedroom and fails to Don’t Breathe. | ||
| Frozen to death | Herself (indirectly) | Kaitlyn not infected; Kaitlyn hides in the fridge and closes the door behind. | |
| Broken Spine, mauled and guts eaten | Caleb (Werewolf) | Kaitlyn chooses to go into the kitchen, chooses to either run or fail to Don’t Breathe. | |
| Strangled to death and spine broken | Kaitlyn hesitates to do anything at the freezer door and gets slaughtered by Caleb | ||
| Slaughtered | Kaitlyn is NOT infected. Kaitlyn fails to close the freezer door in time after luring Caleb with a toy. She gets dragged inside and murdered | ||
| Mauled and eaten | Kaitlyn not infected; Kaitlyn fails to shoot or misses Caleb. |
Possible Infections[]
| Chapter | Type | Caused By | Conditions | Transformation | Cure |
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| 9 | Leg Bite | Silas(Werewolf) | Dylan fails to move the car quickly over the top of the werewolf, resulting in Kaitlyn getting bitten in her leg. | Cannot transform into a werewolf | Laura shoots Silas |
| Kaitlyn is alone and hiding in the car. Kaitlyn fails to hold her breath so Silas bites her leg. |
Relationships[]
Ryan[]
As early as Chapter 1, it is established through dialogue with Jacob that Kaitlyn has a thing for Ryan, citing a catty line in which she sarcastically comments on Ryan's “sexy, brooding, loner” personality doing "nothing for her, at all". She then reveals that she and the campers of Cabin 7 ranked Ryan the hottest counselor on the first day of camp, followed closely in rank by Kaitlyn herself and Dylan.
Kaitlyn appears wholly unfazed by Jacob's prodding over her apparent feelings for Ryan, though when asked why she didn't "seize the moment" between them, she laments the said "moment" never happening in the first place.
After nightfall, during a game of Truth or Dare, if Ryan chooses Dare, he is dared by Emma to kiss either Kaitlyn or Dylan, to which he humorously responds that he guesses kissing both is out of the question. Much later on, when Laura and Ryan are traversing the abandoned quarry beneath the Hackett property, picking Laura's patient response results in her asking Ryan about his friends, and depending on who he chose to kiss during Truth or Dare, Ryan either reveals that he knows Kaitlyn "has the hots" for him, or states that he is closer to Dylan. However, it appears that Ryan is ultimately unsure of how he feels himself.
Regardless of this, Kaitlyn and Ryan often act as co-leaders of the group, working well together to formulate decisive plans of action time and again, as well as protecting and guiding their respective groups when necessary. Kaitlyn is often the voice of reason, a levelhead amidst the chaos—both someone Ryan can rely on to get the rest of their friends to safety in his absence and someone whose judgement he turns to in the heat of the moment. They also seem to be the only other person each other trusts with a gun.
Dylan[]
From the first moment they are seen truly interacting, it is apparent that Dylan and Kaitlyn have an easy comradery, though to what degree is determinant, as they take turns coaxing conversation out of Ryan and jeering each other along the way.
Though they share feelings for the same man, Kaitlyn is especially supportive of Dylan's crush on Ryan, being an ear to anything from Dylan's concern for Ryan's well-being and his curiosity about their development that took place during Truth or Dare, to sometimes even his insecurity over his missing hand or Ryan's sudden interest in Laura—all of which Kaitlyn humors and gives good-natured feedback.
When she notices Dylan's hand is gone, Kaitlyn is beside herself with concern and the person most reactive to his condition, immediately taking stake of his disoriented appearance and assessing that he's in a state of shock. Once in the pool house, she investigates the wound further, deciding that it doesn't seem to be infected before relinquishing the last available painkillers to Dylan.
During the later chapters, there are many opportunities for Kaitlyn to protect Dylan from onslaught after onslaught of the werewolf variety. However, if Kaitlyn slips up, Dylan doesn't hesitate to put himself between his friend and the impending danger, which leads to both counselors saving each other's lives a number of times in a number of ways. One such way is when an infected Emma attacks the group outside of the lodge. Regardless of whether or not Dylan has been infected, he will all but sacrifice his well-being to shield Kaitlyn from an attack with nothing but his body.
If succumbing to his infection in the Scrapyard, Dylan let's loose incessant, blood-curdling screams for Kaitlyn to get away from him, to leave him, which she struggles to do in an uncharacteristic show of hesitation and frantic refusal to leave her friend behind.
It is also worth noting that through further examination of the book found in Chris's office desk that Kaitlyn worked as an Activities Manager over the summer while Dylan was tasked with scheduling activities when he wasn't doing the PA announcements. With this, it can be inferred that they often had to work alongside each other to complete their camp-related duties on the clock.
Killed Victims[]
| Chapter | Victim | Mechanism of Kill | Condition(s): |
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| 8 | Emma (Werewolf) | Shot with a silver bullet | Emma was infected in Chapter 4; Abigail is alive; Kaitlyn does not run; Kaitlyn shoots Emma the first two times OR shoots the first time but misses the second but shoots the third and Dylan is not infected; Kaitlyn chooses a silver shot instead of a regular shot. |
| Dylan (Indirect) | Throat Mauled | Same condition; Dylan is not infected; Abigail is dead; Kaitlyn does not shoot Emma at the van . | |
| Spine and Throat Mauled | Same condition; Kaitlyn does not shoot Emma on top of the van; Kaitlyn does not shoot Emma as she drags Dylan away. | ||
| Abigail (Indirect) | Throat ripped out | Same condition; Kaitlyn runs OR fails to shoot Emma in time. | |
| 10 | Herself (Accidental) | Fatal fall from wooden beam | Kaitlyn is not infected; Kaitlyn chooses to cross the wooden beam; Kaitlyn fails the QTEs to dodge Caleb and grab the beam. |
| Frozen to death | Same condition; Kaitlyn hides in the freezer; Abigail did not take the forgotten toy in Chapter 1 OR Kaitlyn does not use it | ||
| Caleb (Werewolf) | Abigail took the forgotten toy in Chapter 1; Kaitlyn uses the forgotten toy and locks Caleb in the kitchen freezer without failing the QTE OR fails the QTE but Dylan isn't there; Laura kills Silas. | ||
| Shot with a silver bullet | Abigail and/or Emma found the silver bullets in the basement; Kaitlyn investigates the noise they're making; Kaitlyn shoots Caleb |
Trivia[]
- Kaitlyn is the second most playable protagonist, tied with Jacob.
- Kaitlyn wanted to be a street performer when she was younger.
- Kaitlyn reveals she and Jacob attended high school together. While freshmen, they harbored no romantic feelings for each other, although they were friends to the extent that they agreed to practice kissing on each other. She claims Jacob's kissing was awful.
- Kaitlyn has the most gun knowledge out of the protagonists.
- If Abigail died, a scene in a lodge will include Kaitlyn talking to Dylan about how the lodge remind her of Ski lodge and ask him if he ever fantazied about being trapped in the remote ski resort in snowstorm with a cable car broken and got each other for warmth, which is references to Until Dawn.
- Then she's talk about "when the food run out, you only got each other" which is also a nod to Wendigo from Until Dawn, since anyone can turn into a Wendigo by eating human flesh.
- Kaitlyn shows she is knowledgeable about first aid, as she helped the camp's nurse in absence of Laura.
- Kaitlyn has the most possible deaths out of every playable character with 13.
- If Kaitlyn is the sole survivor at the end of the Quarry, you'll get the “Final Girl” Achievement.
- At the end of chapter two, Kaitlyn awkwardly asks Dylan and Ryan if they'd like to play Parchisi. This could be a reference to Ghostbusters when Louis Tully (Rick Moranis) asks his party guests the same question.
- She is one of only three camp counselors who, if infected, never transforms into a werewolf. She can only be infected by Silas near the end of chapter 9, with the full moon being almost over.
- The other two counselors being Abigail and Ryan.
- Out of the three, she is the only one whose status by the end of the game can be Infected, rather than just Alive or Deceased.
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