Cate Randa

Cate Randa's History

Cate Randa is a character created by Legendary Pictures who made her first appearance within the 2023 MonsterVerse series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, where she serves as its main protagonist.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Pre-2014

Cate was born to Hiroshi Randa and his wife Caroline. They lived a quiet life together and he built her a playground in their backyard when she was five. They spoke Japanese to one another and called it their secret language. However, Hiroshi's mysterious work kept him away from the family often.[1] At some point in her adult life, Cate became a science teacher and started a romantic relationship with her colleague Dani. Unbeknownst to Dani, however, Cate was also having a secret affair with another woman named Evin.

2014

Cate was teaching when Godzilla attacked San Francisco on what would become known as G-Day. She had to choose between going underground with her girlfriend Dani and other faculty, or on a school bus to escort other students to safety. Cate chose to board the bus, ending her relationship with Dani.[2] They were in the heart of the destruction as Godzilla destroyed Golden Gate Bridge, took out helicopters, and shattered the ground. Cate narrowly escaped the school bus through the emergency exit. She helped several students escape before the bus fell into the hole created by Godzilla. The fall killed the remaining students and bus driver, while still on the bridge he noticed a group of soldiers, and tried to ask for their help but no one answered him, and he even noticed the Monarch logo. In the aftermath of G-Day, FEMA and other rescue organizations arrived in San Francisco. Cate and her mother Caroline were relocated to a camp. Five days after G-Day, Cate's father, Hiroshi, found her by a tent. He refused to go back to the tent with Cate and instead, gave her two bus passes to Reno for her and her mother. He had things to take care of and had to leave.