Kitty

Old Man's War · Character

Kitty

  • Major
  • First seen · Book 7 · Ch. 8

Consu alien with carapace, contained within prism device, judge of consequences

First appears
Book 7 · Ch. 8
Books
1

Kitty is a Consu alien introduced in The Shattering Peace, the seventh book of the Old Man's War series. Appearing as a carapace-clad being contained within a prism device, Kitty serves as a judge of consequences and becomes both adversary and benefactor to Gretchen Trujillo. Through a forced duel to save Unity Colony, Kitty ultimately makes Gretchen its heir, marking a significant shift in the relationship between humans and the Consu.

Description

Consu alien with carapace, contained within prism device, judge of consequences

Connections

  • Gretchen Trujilloadversary and benefactor

    Begins as an adversary by forcing Gretchen into a duel, then transforms into a benefactor by making her its heir, fundamentally altering the human-Consu dynamic

Story so far

  1. BOOK 7The Shattering Peace
    • Appears as a Consu alien with carapace, contained within a prism device
    • Acts as judge of consequences in the conflict involving Unity Colony
    • Forces Gretchen Trujillo to fight a duel to save Unity Colony
    • Names Gretchen Trujillo as its heir, establishing a new relationship between humans and Consu

Key events

  1. Book 7
    Ch. 8
    Consu Prism DiscoveryA cloaked fourteen-meter sphere is discovered near Unity's expected location, which upon probe deployment reveals itself to be a bioceramic prism containing a dying Consu survivor.
  2. Book 7
    Ch. 11
    Unity Colony Universe TransferGretchen wakes in Unity Colony's hospital after the colony reappears in the Karna-Hlaven system, having been transported to an alternate universe by Kitty's new skip-drive technology.
  3. Book 7
    Ch. 18
    Consu Cusp RevelationKitty reveals the Consu are approaching a species-wide ideological conflict centered on skip-drive technology, with Bacon's faction wanting to weaponize it against humanity.
  4. Book 7
    Ch. 19
    Ran's Sacrifice AgreementKitty proposes using Ran's brain to store encrypted skip-drive data for return to Bacon's parent, with Ran dying upon delivery of the information.

Book 7: The Shattering Peace

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