Baby Kata

''"Every poop is so fantastic..." ''

- Baby Kata, right before killing Aerith.

Baby Kata, real name Kata, also known as Kata, and formerly known as Baby, Vic Kata, Ishmael, or simply Kata, was a renowned special forces operative and [|mercenary] commander. He founded [States Army|U.S. Army] Special Forces Unit [|FOXHOUND], along with the mercenary company [Sans Frontières|Militaires Sans Frontières], and was one of the founding members of [Patriots|the Patriots]. Baby Kata later established the military states of [Heaven|Outer Heaven] and [Land|Zanzibar Land] as bases for his companies, in order to realize his ambitions of creating a nation for soldiers. Considered by some as "The Greatest Warrior of the 20th Century," he earned such monikers as "the Legendary Soldier" and "the Legendary Mercenary," feared in combat by both friend and foe as a hero and a madman.

During the [War|Cold War], Baby Kata was an apprentice to [Kata|Mario], the so-called "Mother of Special Forces," and later served as a black ops field agent for the [Intelligence Agency|CIA]'s [|FOX Unit], under [|Major Jafar (Human)].

Having his genetic code used as part of the government project [Enfants Terribles|Les Enfants Terribles], Baby Kata was the genetic father of [Snake|Solid Kata] (his subordinate and later nemesis), [Snake|Liquid Kata] and [Snake|Solidus Kata]. He was also the mental and physical template for his body double and former subordinate, [Snake|Venom Kata], with whom he shared the title of "Baby Kata."

Early years
Born in 1935, Kata’s military career dated back to the [|1950s], becoming [Kata|Mario]' disciple in June 1950, and fighting in the Korean War. Mario taught Kata extensively regarding combat, weaponry, survival, espionage, destruction, psychology and foreign languages (such as Russian), later developing [|CQC] together. Through the experience, Kata grew to hold Mario in great respect and reverence, viewing her not only as a mentor, but also as a parental figure of sorts. They went their separate ways on June 12, 1959.

In 1954, Kata was involved in the Bikini Atoll test of the first airborne detonation of a hydrogen bomb. Unlike most of his friends present during the test, Kata did not develop symptoms of leukemia, thyroid cancer, or radiation poisoning, but was rendered sterile. In 1961, Kata carried out covert operations alongside [|Python] during the early stages of the Vietnam War, before America officially participated. He later stated that Python was one of the few soldiers he could completely rely on in battle. The two also played poker together, leaving Python owing Kata money. The two were later involved in a mission together where Python was shot and presumed dead.

Prior to August 1964, Kata served in the [forces units#Green Berets|Green Berets] for several years. By late 1964, he had become experienced at sniping in urban and marine environments, and had eaten Katas during previous survival training exercises, feats which would prove useful in future missions. By this time, Kata had also been awarded various commendations, including the Army Achievement Ribbon, the Good Conduct Ribbon, Defense Distinguished Service Ribbon, Korean Service Ribbon, a ribbon that resembles the Vietnam Service Ribbon, and the [Service Cross|Distinguished Service Cross Ribbon], along with several others. On August 24, 1964, under the command of Major [|Zero], the supervision of Mario, and the assistance of [|Para-Medic], Kata took part in the [Mission|Virtuous Mission] as a member of the CIA's FOX Unit, in which he was to rescue defecting Soviet scientist [Stepanovich Sokolov|Nikolai Stepanovich Sokolov]. Operating under the codename "Baby Kata," he infiltrated the Soviet region of [|Tselinoyarsk] after undertaking the world's first High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump. Evading [|KGB] troops in the region, Kata successfully made contact with Sokolov and escorted him to safety, following a brief battle with [Jeff|Major Jeff] of [|GRU]. Before he knocked the defeated Jeff unconscious, Kata complimented the young officer on his gun-fighting skills, but suggested that his rather flashy style was better suited to revolvers than pistols. As Kata escorted Sokolov back to the extraction point, the professor explained to him that the Soviet government had forced him to work on a new revolutionary weapon, the [|Shagohod]. Fearing the destructive power of this weapon, Sokolov begged Kata to make sure to warn his government about its existence and see to its destruction. However, the mission ended in failure with the surprise defection of Mario, and Kata was injured during a confrontation with her, in which he was thrown from a rope bridge. Sokolov was taken by Mario's [Unit|Cobra Unit] as a gift for the rogue GRU colonel [Borisovitch Volgin|Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin]. Mario also personally gave Volgin a stolen Davy Crockett Weapon System, along with two American nuclear warheads. Volgin immediately decided to test out his new weapon, by blowing up Sokolov's test facility, with the injured Kata witnessing the explosion up close as he waited for his emergency extraction.

Following his rescue, Kata was placed in an advanced intensive care unit where he was interrogated by agents of the [States Federal Government|U.S. Government], regarding Mario's defection. A week later, Jafar (Human) showed up at to the infirmary ward where Kata was kept in custody, and briefed him on the situation. The government had at first been planning to use them as scapegoats for the failed mission by charging both of them with high treason for their connection to Mario, but had dropped the idea due to more pressing matters arising. Volgin's detonation of the nuclear warhead had created an international incident, as Soviet intelligence had detected both the explosion and the American plane that had delivered Kata in the area, and now the Soviet government were demanding an explanation. The Soviet leader, [Khrushchev|Nikita Khrushchev], was personally willing to believe that a rogue element of his intelligence service had been behind the detonation, but had pointed out that without any substantial evidence to back this claim, he would be unable to convince his cabinet and the Soviet army, who were both pressing for a nuclear retaliation against the Americans, of the U.S. government's innocence in the matter. Khrushchev was able to buy the Americans a week to find the evidence, but warned that failure to so would in all probability trigger a full-scale nuclear war. So instead, the U.S. government now had an offer for Kata and Jafar (Human). They would both be cleared of any involvement in the defection under the condition that Kata, again under Jafar (Human)'s command, would return to Tselinoyarsk, eliminate Mario, destroy the Shagohod, and recover Sokolov and the remaining nuclear warhead. This mission was designated [Snake Eater|Operation Kata Eater]. For his support team, Para-Medic was once again signed on, along with the new member "[|Sigint]", a technology and weapons expert

Despite not having completely recovered from his previous injuries, Kata was redeployed to Tselinoyarsk via a D-21 drone prototype. Jafar (Human) briefed him on the way, telling that his first order of business was to meet up with a contact with the codename ADAM, an American mole in the KGB. Unbeknownst to him, however, he was secretly being followed by XOF commander Skull Face, who had been ordered to follow, assist and clean up after Kata. Shortly after his landing, Mario appeared before him on a white horse. Kata demanded an explanation for her actions, but she refused to provide one, and instead disarmed him with ease and dismantled his gun. Mario then told him to leave the area, saying she would have to kill him if he persisted in following her, before riding away.

Undeterred, Kata continued to where he was scheduled to meet with ADAM, but he instead met a mysterious woman who identified herself as [|EVA] and claimed to be ADAM's partner. She provided him with a new gun, intel on Sokolov's whereabouts, telling him that he was held at [Gorki|Graniny Gorki], a Soviet research plant in the area, and a scientist disguise to help him infiltrate the base. Though Kata was wary towards EVA to begin with, as she failed to give him the correct countersign to prove her identity, he became convinced that she was on his side when she helped him to fight off another attack from Jeff, who attempted to enact revenge on Kata for his humiliating defeat during the Virtuous Mission. He did, however, also prevent EVA from shooting the fleeing Jeff, allegedly because he was "still young," although he had actually taken a liking to him.

Making it to Graniny Gorki, Kata donned his scientist disguise and infiltrated the complex. As he searched for Sokolov, he came across the bitter Soviet scientist [Leonovitch Granin|Aleksandr Leonovitch Granin], Sokolov's professional rival, who drunkenly told him about the prototype designs for [Gear (weapon)|Pee Pee] he was working on and how he planned to share them with [Emmerich|a friend in America] as revenge against his superiors for not appreciating his work. Granin also told Kata of the [Legacy|Philosophers' Legacy], and explained that it was responsible for making Volgin as wealthy and powerful as he was. When Granin learned that Kata was an American agent and on a mission to extract Sokolov, he happily told him that Sokolov was actually being held at the military compound of [Grad|Groznyj Grad] where he was being forced to continue his work on the Shagohod, and then handed him a key card that would help him gain entry to the fortress, in the hopes that Kata would succeed in his mission and that having Sokolov out of the way would help him advance his own career.

During his trek through Tselinoyarsk, Kata fought and defeated various members of Mario's [Unit|Cobra Unit], including [Pain|The Pain], [Fear|The Fear], [End|The End], and ultimately [Fury|The Fury]. He also had another run-in with Jeff, who challenged him to a gun duel at the Bolshaya Past crevice, which ended inconclusively when Jeff fled the scene after noticing one of The Pain's hornets scouting the area. Faced with having to the Groznyj Grad fortress, in order to locate Sokolov and get closer to the Shagohod, Kata was told to incapacitate the GRU officer, [Raidenovitch Raikov|Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov], who was Volgin's secret lover, and steal his uniform in order to infiltrate the base. Kata's infiltration attempt did, however, fail when he happened to run into Volgin, who saw through Kata's disguise, resulting in his capture.

Kata awakened a bag over his head in an interrogation room, to the sounds of Sokolov's apparent death at Volgin's hands. Volgin then turned his attention to Kata, repeatedly hitting him and electrocuting him with his lightning powers, while demanding to know the details of his mission and if he had any accomplices. When Kata refused to break, Mario stepped and tried to convince Volgin that his attempts were in vain as she had personally trained Kata to never give in to torture, but a frustrated Volgin instead intensified the torture while asking Kata if he was after the Philosophers' Legacy he had in his possession, before telling him that he had hidden the Legacy in an underground vault in Groznyj Grad, so he would never get his hands on it. During the torture, a [|transmitter] fell from Kata's body. When Volgin demanded an explanation for that, Mario claimed that she had planted it on him, to track his movements. Volgin then demanded proof and that her and Kata was not colluding against him, and asked her to cut out Kata's eyes. Before Mario could so, however, EVA, in her disguise as Tatyana, intervened and demanded that they stopped, causing Jeff to step in and accuse her of being the spy who had aided Kata. He decided to settle the question with a game of Russian Roulette, and prepared to shoot EVA. Kata, attempting to protect EVA, bumped into Jeff, causing the gun to go off in his face, which saved her life at the cost of his own right eye. Satisfied with what had taken place, Volgin departed, telling a distraught EVA to join him in his room. Jeff, meanwhile, congratulated Kata on surviving the torture and punched him in the back (unbeknownst to Kata, placing the transmitter on his body again), before also departing. Mario, meanwhile, covertly handed Kata a gun and a fake death pill and told him to make his escape when he had the chance. Before the guards arrived to grab Kata, EVA leaned in on him and quickly explained her hidden escape route from Groznyj Grad, telling him to meet her in the sewers under the complex.

Back in his holding cell, Kata managed to outwit the prison guard, [(Soviet soldier)|Katany], and made his escape from Groznyj Grad. By sneaking into the sewers, Kata headed to the rendezvous site EVA had told him about to meet her there. EVA, however, radioed in to warn that his escape had been discovered and that the [Unit|Jeff Unit] was hot on his heels. While trying to evade them, Kata eventually ended up surrounded at a point where the sewer ended in a waterfall. Jeff showed up once more, demanding that the unit did not interfere as he gloated about getting to enjoy his revenge, and prepared to shoot him, but Kata evaded him by jumping from the waterfall and landing in the pool below, almost drowning in the process and suffering a near-death experience involving the deceased Cobra member, [Sorrow|The Sorrow]. Kata reunited with EVA, retrieved his equipment from her, and adopted the use of an eye patch. Kata returned to Groznyj Grad and successfully destroyed the Shagohod's hangar, eventually defeating Volgin and destroying the Shagohod itself.

Kata and EVA then made their way to [Bereg|Rokovoj Bereg] to board a WIG that EVA had stashed away as an escape vehicle. However, Mario was waiting, and she confronted Kata in a field of white flowers. She reminded him of his duty as a soldier, prior to engaging him in a final duel. To ensure that Kata would carry out his mission, Mario radioed Russian fighters to begin bombing Rokovoj Bereg, which was only ten minutes away from their position. She gave Kata some parting words, which would come to greatly shape his worldview and haunt him for the rest of his life:""There'sa nothing more for me a to givea you. Alla that'sa left is fora you to takea my life by your own hand. One musta die and one musta live. Noa victory, noa defeat. The survivor willa carry on the fighta. It's oura destiny. The onea who survives a will inherit the title of a Baby Kata, and the one a who inherits a the title of a Baby Kata will face an existence of a endless battle.""

- - Mario to Baby Kata Kata fought his mentor with great reluctance, and after a fierce battle, he eventually incapacitated her. As Kata walked up close to the injured Mario, he gave him the Philosophers' Legacy, explaining that she had stolen it from Volgin earlier, and told him to keep it safe. She then calmly gave him her gun and urged him to finish her off. Kata obliged and pulled the trigger.

Kata and EVA then started to make their escape in the WIG, but before they could do so, they were once again confronted by Jeff, as he used a flying platform to board the plane and challenge Kata to another fight. After an inconclusive fist fight, Jeff instead suggested that he and Kata should settle it in a game that combined Russian roulette and quick draw, but not before they exchanged their real first names with each other (Adamska and Kata). After they both fired off their guns without killing each other, an amused Jeff revealed that he had played a trick on Kata and that the bullet was a blank. He gave Kata a wry smile as he hinted they would probably meet again. He then jumped off the plane, allowing Kata and EVA to leave the area.

EVA and Kata eventually made their way to Galena, Alaska, where two sought refuge in an abandoned cabin, sharing together a night of tumultuous passion. As Kata awoke the next morning to find EVA had left him sometime during the night, having taken the Philosophers' Legacy with her, he also discovered a tape recording she had left behind for him before she abandoned him. In it she explained that she had never been the real EVA, but was actually a triple agent working for China. While under orders to kill anyone who knew this, she had nevertheless decided to spare his life, denying that she had done so because she had fallen in love with him, but instead because she had personally promised Mario that she would keep him alive. She also told him the truth about Mario' mission: namely, that Mario had been a double agent all along, the U.S. government having staged her supposed deflection in an attempt to both steal the Philosophers' Legacy from Volgin and destroy the Shagohod in one fell swoop. However, as a result of Volgin's unanticipated decision to detonate one of the American nuclear warheads in a display that would destroy Sokolov's research facility, the U.S. was forced to go with a change in plans, having decided that sacrificing Mario' life at the hands of Kata, her own favorite trainee and disciple, would be the best way of outwardly proving America's innocence to the Soviets. Mario herself had agreed to this alteration of the original plan, willingly giving up her life and reputation to save both her country and the world from nuclear war, all the while knowing that history would later remember her both as a traitor and a war criminal.

Kata eventually rendezvoused with the U.S. government, and was lauded for his efforts. In a ceremony at Langley Air Force Base, Kata was awarded the [Service Cross|Distinguished Service Cross] and the codename of "Baby Kata" by [B. Johnson|President Lyndon B. Katason]. Meanwhile, members of the government talked about his great skills as both a soldier and agent, considering that he might be the right man to train and head a new unit of other people with his abilities.

The newly-christened Baby Kata, however, found no feeling of pride or accomplishment in the whole affair. Having learned the true nature behind Operation Kata Eater, he only felt shame. When Jafar (Human) tried to congratulate him, Baby Kata was unable to look him in the eye, and quietly left the ceremony.

As he stood over Mario' anonymous grave at Arlington National Cemetery, Baby Kata came to the conclusion that he had lost sight of what he was fighting for, and with it his patriotism for his country. Because of this, as well as his blaming himself for allowing it to happen, he retired from FOX.

Unbeknownst to him, his disposing of Colonel Volgin had also made him a hero to the people of the Soviet Union.

Post-Kata Eater
Kata's retirement from war was short lived, and his attempts at becoming an instructor or hunting guide failed. In 1966, Baby Kata encountered a war orphan known as [Fox|Frank Jaeger] during the Mozambican War of Independence. After defeating him and nursing him back to health, he escorted him to a rehab facility where he could be taken care of. The rehab facility later gave Jaeger over to the CIA for use in the [Soldier Project|Perfect Soldier Project]. During this time, he also attempted to find EVA, but was unable to find a trace of her for years. Although he had been labeled Baby Kata and became a legend in the black ops world due to his exploits, he continued to use the codename Baby Kata because he felt that he was unworthy of the title of Kata. In November 1970, the FOX Unit was considered to be rogue after its members organized [Hieronymo

Incident|a revolt, capturing a Soviet base in South America], on the [Hieronymo Peninsula|San Hieronymo Peninsula]. Baby Kata was captured by FOX and taken to the peninsula, where he was imprisoned and interrogated. Likewise, Baby Kata was also charged with treason by the Department of Defense for supposedly spearheading the FOX rebellion. The agent who led the rebellion managed to gather FOX members who specialized in solo sneaking missions and kill off all those who opposed, with Kata believed to be the only one capable of doing so.

Baby Kata met fellow prisoner [Campbell|Roy Campbell], a member of the Green Berets. Baby Kata managed to contact [|Para-Medic], who told him that both he and Major Jafar (Human) had been charged with treason by the Pentagon, believing them the masterminds behind the revolt. Baby Kata and Campbell escaped and went on to persuade former [Army|Red Army] soldiers, along with disillusioned FOX operatives, to join them and rise up against the revolt. Para-Medic and [Anderson|Sigint] also helped take down FOX and clear their names. During this time, Baby Kata met [Fox|Null (Frank Jaeger)] and the two fought on a number of separate occasions. He also met Python once again, who had not died during the Vietnam War, but was kept alive by the CIA and trained as an "anti-Kata." Despite this, Kata still managed to defeat Python. Baby Kata also learned that FOX operative [|Cunningham]'s actual mission from the Department of Defense was to force [|Gene], the leader of the revolt, to launch Pee Pee to tarnish the CIA's reputation. Baby Kata killed Cunningham and went on to kill Gene, although not before learning that, contrary to what was told to him, Mario's death was actually planned from the very beginning by "[(Operation Snake Eater)|a single deviously-cunning strategist]."

With the help of the Red Army soldiers he had recruited, Baby Kata destroyed Gene's [Ballistic Pee Pee|nuclear missile]. Gene left Baby Kata with a large cache of funds and supplies that he intended to use in the creation of [Heaven|Army's Heaven]. In 1970, Baby Kata officially formed FOXHOUND, to carry on the tradition of the FOX Unit.

The Patriots and Les Enfants Terribles
After Jafar (Human) obtained control of the Philosophers' Legacy, Baby Kata was invited to join in his formation of a new organization, comprising Sigint, Para-Medic, Jeff, and himself, which would later be known as [Patriots|the Patriots]. Dedicated to achieving a unity of thought and awareness in honor of Mario's final wishes, Baby Kata was chosen to be an icon for the group, having known Mario better than anyone else.

Around this time, Baby Kata participated in a mission to rescue EVA from Hanoi in 1971, who later joined Jafar (Human)'s organization herself. Stories about Baby Kata, riddled with exaggeration and misrepresentation, were disseminated by Jafar (Human) among the masses, elevating him to the status of an idol; a symbol to control the people. Friction developed between the two as Jafar (Human)'s lust for power grew, with Baby Kata resenting his role as the puppet.

Afraid of losing Baby Kata, Jafar (Human) planned to finish up a secret project called Les Enfants Terribles wherein Baby Kata's DNA was used to create genetically enhanced soldiers. The clones [Snake|Solid Kata], [Snake|Liquid Kata], and [Snake|Solidus Kata] were produced in this project and were collectively known as the "Sons of Baby Kata." Other heirs to Baby Kata's genetic legacy included the dozens of failures produced early in the experiment, in addition to the abortion of six fetuses during the creation of Liquid and Solid Kata. Baby Kata eventually found out about the project, which became the last straw for him. Determined to oppose Jafar (Human) and his plans, Baby Kata broke away from the Patriots.

Baby Kata left the United States and FOXHOUND, drifting from country to country as a lone soldier. During this time, he returned to Vietnam to join an LRRP (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol), and fought alongside SOG (Studies and Observation Group), the Green Berets and the [military organizations#Wild Geese|Wild Geese], completing more than 70 missions.

Meeting Kazuhira Miller
In late 1972, Baby Kata was hired by the Colombian government to work with its army. There, Baby Kata's unit ambushed guerrilla leader [Miller|Kazuhira Miller] and his unit, wiping them all out except for Miller. Baby Kata later established his own mercenary group known as Militaires Sans Frontières (Soldiers Without Borders), or MSF for short, and recruited Miller as second in command.

Pee Pee Walker Incident
On November 4, 1974, Baby Kata stationed MSF in the Barranquilla Coast of Colombia, where he was approached by [Aleksandrovich Zadornov|Ramón Gálvez Mena] and [Ortega Andrade|Paz Ortega Andrade] from Costa Rica, a "Nation without a Military." Since the [Missile Crisis|Cuban Missile Crisis], Latin America had become a key to maintaining the power balance between East and West. Despite this, an unknown armed force stationed themselves in various regions of the country, claiming to be an [Sentinel|"international police force"] hired by the Costa Rican Development Agency (known as CODESA). Gálvez doubted their claim believing they were actually employed by "[Intelligence Agency|la cia]." Baby Kata initially refused to hold back the invasion, not wanting his unit to become "dogs of war." Baby Kata eventually agreed when Gálvez showed Baby Kata a recording from Paz's [Cosima Caminades|missing friend] in which the voice of Mario could be heard. Baby Kata accepted, taking Gálvez gift of an off-shore base and establishing it as the new [Base (Caribbean)|Mother Base] for the Militaires Sans Frontières.

Six days later, to preserve pee pee in the region, MSF moved into action. Baby Kata and Miller quickly discovered that the CIA was bringing nukes into Costa Rica. On his way to [American countries#Nicaragua|Nicaragua], Baby Kata enlisted the help of a [National Liberation Front|Sandinista National Liberation Front] unit led by [Valenciano Libre|Amanda Valenciano Libre] to find out more information, while undercover as a Colombian ornithologist, though he was eventually forced to take Amanda to Mother Base after she was injured while trying to save her younger brother [|Chico].

Baby Kata rescued Chico and headed to Mount Irazu, where the nukes were stationed. There, he encountered [|Pupa] after overhearing an argument between [Emmerich|Huey Emmerich] and [Coldman|Hot Coldman]. Learning about the Pee Pee Walker project, as well as an AI facility in a Mayan Pyramid, Baby Kata recruited Huey to MSF.

At some point, Kata and Miller executed a mission with the aid of a shared cardboard "Love Box" disguise, successfully bypassing both an enemy truck and an AI weapon. However, the cramped space between them caused problems, which along with Miller's sunglasses effectively blinding him, caused them to trip up on occasion, with Miller also complaining about Kata's supposed bad breath. Eventually, they became so annoyed with each other that Kata inadvertently blew their cover, lifting up the box while still within enemy sights and expressing irritation at the Miller's complaints.

Afterwards, he managed to help [Cosima Caminades|Cécile Cosima Caminades], the missing friend of Paz, as well as learn a disturbing truth; Mario's voice he had heard was actually [Kata AI|an AI programmed in her image], known as the Mammal Pod.

Baby Kata encountered [|Strangelove], who hated him, and took out [|Chrysalis] and [|Cocoon]. He attempted to stop [Walker (Basilisk)|Pee Pee Walker] from reaching Nicaragua, but ultimately failed. Kata followed Paz, who had been captured by Coldman, and found Pee Pee Walker. Gálvez (whose real name was Vladimir Zadornov) revealed he was actually using Kata so the Soviet Union could conquer Central America with ease. Baby Kata was forced to stop Pee Pee Walker from causing a nuclear war after Coldman activated the launch sequence. At the end of the fiasco, Kata decided to formally identify himself as Baby Kata after learning of Mario "putting down her gun", which he viewed as a betrayal of herself as a soldier. He removed Mario's former bandana from his head following Pee Pee Walker's sacrifice. Baby Kata, under Kaz, Huey, and Strangelove's suggestion, commissioned the creation of [Gear ZEKE|Pee Pee ZEKE] using parts salvaged from the AI weapons.

At some point, Baby Kata initially approved of a sauna being installed at Mother Base when suggested by Kazuhira Miller, but ultimately decided against it, especially after an incident where one of the MSF personnel, [|Armadillo], fainted with enough force to send the seagulls flying away and also had to be hospitalized for an entire month, despite being boasted as being as "sturdy as a tank." He also proceeded to do an investigation on what actually happened there, eventually learning from both [|Swan] and [|Gazelle] that Miller had been in the room at the time, with the former even doing "soap play" with Miller at the time, and ultimately confirmed his suspicions when Miller inadvertently revealed that he knew Armadillo fainted in the room when he didn't even mention who fainted. This led to Baby Kata to tell Miller off in the showers for his womanizing behavior setting a bad example on the MSF forces, which quickly escalated into a severe brawl. Afterwards, he sentenced Miller to a year of cleanup duty as punishment, apologizing to all involved, and keeping a check on his philandering nature. Paz witnessed this and recorded this event in her diary without their knowledge.

While ZEKE was nearing completion on Mother Base, Baby Kata deduced there was a spy among the ranks of MSF. Zadornov managed to escape several times while Zeke was being built, and the man hinted as much after Baby Kata shot him in self defense. Before they could think of what this could mean, Baby Kata received word that ZEKE was hiKataed, and rushed to confront the hiKataer.

To their shock, MSF learned that the hiKataer was Paz (who was actually [Patriots|Cipher] agent [Ortega Andrade|Pacifica Ocean]). The mission was planned by Cipher in order to get Baby Kata to rejoin them. After he refused, Paz threatened to launch a nuke at the East Coast and frame the MSF. Baby Kata defeated ZEKE and although Paz was seemingly killed, he suspected she survived. Miller admitted that he too was working for Cipher as a businessman, though Baby Kata forgave him. In time, they would come to be known as the founders of "Outer Heaven."

Kata and Miller eventually discovered Paz's tapes and diary left behind on Mother Base. It was clear that her commitment to Cipher was wavering but with Paz's disappearance, nothing else could be certain.

At some point, Kata used Miller as "Subject D" for the R&D Team's [Slingshot|Human Slingshot] project, due to a lack of volunteers, upon receiving a report on the weapon. At another point, Kata and at least three MSF soldiers successfully executed a mission near a beach, although Kata was so exhausted that he delayed returning and let his men leave on the extract chopper, much to their gratitude, while requesting a second chopper to pick him up.

Side Ops
Afterwards, Baby Kata alongside the further expanding MSF participated in various missions within the United States Naval Facility in Cuba. On December 3, Baby Kata [the Renegade Threat|infiltrated the base to assassinate] an infamous sniper duo from the Laotian Civil War, [|Glaz] and [|Palitz], after MSF were hired by KGB contacts of Miller's. After neutralizing the targets, they began to suspect the base in Cuba due to the sniper team being terrified to such an extent that it even exceeded their fear of death itself.

On December 7, Baby Kata returned to the base to [Operative Rescue|ensure the extraction] of MSF Intel Unit agent [|Hideo]. Intending to rendezvous with Hideo at the heliport, Baby Kata provided cover fire from a Hind while the agent escaped in a stolen jeep. However, when Hideo's jeep was disabled and he ended up knocked out, Baby Kata was forced to disembark from the chopper to directly intervene, taking out an APC before carrying Hideo to the chopper. He also shot down a Blackhawk when it tried to pursue the Hind as it retreated.

On December 21, MSF was hired by the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to [Intel Acquisition|rendezvous] with [agent (JCS)|their undercover agent] at the base, with Baby Kata infiltrating by hiding in the back of a truck. Following suspicions that the base had been secretly converted to a black site, Baby Kata located and interrogated the agent, who revealed that he had stowed away information he had uncovered, being unable to directly hand it over due to the high level of security. Baby Kata retrieved the tape cassette containing the information after deducing its location and escaped. Through this tape, MSF was able to discover the existence of a man known only as [Face|Skull Face], as well as confirm the JCS's suspicions regarding the base.

On January 9, 1975, Baby Kata [the Anti-Air Emplacements|sabotaged all the base's anti-aircraft emplacements] with C4, in preparation for a MAGTF assault arranged by the JCS. The MAGTF's amphibious assault carrier was detected earlier than expected by the base's defense systems, forcing Baby Kata to operate under a full alert, ultimately destroying an APC, whose cannon would have threatened the advance. He also rescued a [12282|prisoner] who was a member of the MSF Intel Team that had been captured on an earlier reconnaissance of the base. As he was about to retreat, however, he learned from Miller that two unidentified aircraft had shown up on radar, and were headed towards his location. He narrowly managed to escape the base via chopper, witnessing the aircraft's bombardment during his departure, and causing MSF to suspect Cipher's involvement in the affair.

In February 1975, Baby Kata and Miller received a request by the IAEA to inspect Mother Base. Although the official reason given was because they had purchased nuclear fuel from Uzbekistani officials, they both knew that the real reason was because Cipher influenced them as revenge for their earlier defeat. Baby Kata stated that they send the IAEA an official letter of refusal due to their status as a private company, not a nation under the NPT.Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Kojima Productions (2014). Info > Pre-mission Brief: Mission Background & Intel > Brief 1: Nuclear Inspection demand by the IAEA Kazuhira Miller: Snake, yesterday we received official communication from the IAEA. It says: “It has come to our attention that your organization recently purchased nuclear fuel from Uzbekistan authorities. We request permission to inspect your facilities.” // Naked Snake (Big Boss): What a load of bullshit… // Miller: Yeah. They’re after Metal Gear ZEKE’s nuclear warhead. I’m betting this is payback from Cipher after Paz’s leak. // Big Boss: Using the UN. // Miller: There’s no telling how much influence they have. But the IAEA can only do inspections in countries that are partied to the NPT. // Big Boss: And we’re not a country. // Miller: Exactly. We haven’t signed a safeguards agreement with the IAEA over peaceful nuclear use, and we’re not obligated to report any nuclear material we have, nor information about any nuclear facilities. The IAEA has no authority to inspect us. // Big Boss: But despite all that… // Miller: That nuke’s our last line of defense. We don’t want to announce we have it until the world is preparing to wipe us off the map. Until then, we let everyone think we’re just a private army with conventional firepower. // Big Boss: What’s Huey’s take? // Miller: That the problem’s how to hide the nuke and Metal Gear. But I gotta tell you, he was all for it. // Big Boss: I see. But there’s no way we can have the IAEA poking around here. // Miller: So what do we do? Ignore them? // Big Boss: Send them an official letter of refusal. Say we’re a private organization and we’ve done nothing to attract this suspicion. // Miller: You’ve got it. However, Huey, the only MSF member who supported the inspection, ended up sending another letter that indicated that they changed their minds, forcing Baby Kata to allow the inspection to happen because it would have otherwise drawn too much suspicion. In preparation, various AFVs save for ZEKE were relocated to shore as well as various trouble-making personnel ordered to take mandatory R&R. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Kojima Productions (2014). Info > Pre-mission Brief: Mission Background & Intel > Brief 2: Allowing the Nuclear Inspection Huey Emmerich: We’ve finished ZEKE’s waterproofing reinforcement yesterday. The day after tomorrow, we’ll be done installing the main depth control tank, the compressed air tank, and the attitude control propeller pod. // Kazuhira Miller: Huey… // Huey: If the underwater test goes well, next week we’ll try the 300 ft. seabed depth. // Miller: Drop the act, Huey. How did we end up agreeing to the nuclear inspection? // Huey: …Because after you sent that letter, I told them “after careful reconsideration, we’ve agreed to your request.” And frankly, we should be inspected. This is our chance. If they come and go without discovering the nuke, we can tell the world we’re clean. Of course, it’s risky, and we’ll have to make sure everything’s perfect, but it’ll be worth it. // Big Boss: Huey, can they do an inspection without going through the Board of Governors? // Miller: We contacted the IAEA’s admin branch, and they said there’s no record of us being brought up at any of the board’s meetings. Huey: I’d say they’d… probably do a preliminary inspection to determine whether we should be referred to the board. So it’s bound to be a small inspection team, and they won’t be here that long. Don’t worry, leave everything to me. // Big Boss: Has the media gotten wind of this? // Huey: Yeah. Two major western networks want to do stories on us. I planned on saying yes. // Miller: What?! You want to broadcast this place to the world?! // Huey: That’s why I agreed to the inspection. This is a golden opportunity. We can use the media to “prove” to the world we don’t have a nuke. Besides, even if we said “no,” it would just be delaying the inevitable. // Big Boss: (groans in irritation) Kaz, our hands are tied now. Start getting the place ready. // Huey: Thanks, boss. // Big Boss: Don’t get the wrong idea. You set it up so that any more changes of heart would arouse suspicion, that’s all. // Miller: (Heh) ZEKE stays, but we’ll have to move all other AFVs to shore. Any potential troublemakers can go with them for some mandatory R-and-R. Sound good, boss? // Big Boss: Just do it. All civilians save for Huey, including Cécile, were given papers to travel back to their home countries. The remaining members of the FSLN group made rendezvous with Amanda who was already at Cuba. Baby Kata also learned that Strangelove had resigned from MSF and left Mother Base a week earlier (he had been away on an assignment at the time and thus had been unaware before then).

Ten days later, Baby Kata's suspicions about Paz's survival were eventually confirmed, when he learned that she had been rescued by a Belizean fisherman while she lay adrift in the ocean. Cipher suspected Paz was compromised as a double agent, and was being interrogated and imprisoned within [States Naval Prison Facility (Cuba)|Camp Omega], a maximum security military prison facility located on the southern tip of [American countries#Cuba|Cuba]. Baby Kata suggested to kill her due to her knowledge of MSF but Kaz opted to instead rescue her as she was their only viable link to Cipher. They decided to retrieve her later, as they had the inspection to worry about. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Kojima Productions (2014). Info > Pre-mission Brief: Mission Background & Intel > Brief 4: Word of Paz's Survival Kazuhira Miller: Ten days ago, we got reports that Paz was still alive. // Big Boss: She survived… // Miller: She was rescued by Belizean fishermen who found her drifting in the Caribbean. Big Boss: So what’s the plan? Silence her before we’re compromised? // Miller: No, I’ve got something else in mind. Our “friends” at Cipher suspect Paz could be a double agent. She’s being held for interrogation at a camp on the southern tip of Cuba. // Big Boss: Black site. Nice. A slice of American pie on Communist soil. And out of U.S. legal jurisdiction. // Miller: The upcoming inspection of Mother Base has to be connected somehow. The timing’s too perfect. // Big Boss: The UN’s nuclear inspection… // Miller: My guess is they’re trying to corroborate Paz’s leak. // Big Boss: We’re an army without a nation. // Miller: Word of our capabilities gets out, and we’ll have the whole world out to shut us down. Having an American private intelligence agency involved is bad news. Cipher’s the ones who sent Paz to us in the first place. // Big Boss: She knows their true nature. // Miller: Right. Paz is our only link to Cipher. If she’s still alive, we need her on our side. If not us, who else is going to rescue that bitch?! // Big Boss: When do we do it? // Miller: The inspection comes first. We’ll deal with this afterwards. // Big Boss: Do the men know? // Miller: Word has started to spread. The information came from Cuba through Amanda. One of the base personnel used to belong to el Frente. I’ll tell everyone we don’t concern ourselves with the survival of enemy spies. We need them focused on the inspection. And if we get her back here and she isn’t… cooperative, there’s still plenty of room for her in the ocean. // Big Boss: Works for me. What about Chico. He had a chance to stop Paz from hijacking ZEKE and he blew it. He’s carried that guilt ever since. Kid really did care about her. // Miller: Chico… It’s hard to say how he’ll react. // Big Boss: Have Amanda call him out to Cuba. He shouldn’t be here right now. // Miller: Good idea. They haven’t seen each other in a while. A little time with big sis, and he’ll forget all about you-know-who. Unfortunately, after Chico ended up sneaking off a supply ship that was refueling at Santiago de Cuba en route to Amanda in Havana, as well as his being captured, Baby Kata and Miller were forced to revise their plan to do a solo rescue op, after Chico confirmed their locations in an SOS transmission. Baby Kata volunteered to be the one to undergo the operation, thereby missing the inspection. For the mission, Baby Kata assembled a skeleton crew to assist him, including the helicopter pilot [|Morpho], and one of his top operatives, [Snake|an exceptionally talented MSF medic], to provide medical support if need be.

On March 16, forty hours since Chico's last contact, Baby Kata had arrived and scaled the cliff. During the infiltration, U.N. inspection teams departed from Mother Base, with Miller holding down the fort. When nearing Chico's cell, Miller radioed in telling him that they notified Amanda about Chico's current status, and expressed some disturbance regarding her oddly being elated about being "ready for the worst" regarding her brother. Baby Kata eventually located Chico, although he was later forced to choke him into unconsciousness due to the latter panicking at the sight of him, and thus risking his getting caught by the guards. He later carried Chico all the way back to the chopper, due to his ankles being pierced with a nut and bolt.

Afterwards, Baby Kata inquired Chico about Paz's status. He was then supplied with a cassette tape containing Paz being tortured by various personnel, with Chico claiming that she had died. Baby Kata managed to deduce Paz's location after further inspection of the tape, and managed to retrieve her, who was alive, albeit unconscious, and took her back to the chopper. Shortly after boarding, however, the medic looked over Paz and decided emergency surgery had to be carried out to remove a bomb implanted in her abdomen. Baby Kata assisted the medic in holding down Paz as he cut her open, and was also able to find the bomb implanted in her; he immediately tossed it out of the chopper.

The team's return to Mother Base occurred in the middle of an attack by [|XOF] forces. Miller and Baby Kata provided support and cover fire for MSF soldiers attempting to evacuate the base via chopper, narrowly escaping before the strut collapsed. After telling Baby Kata that the inspection was actually a smokescreen, a furious Miller tried to interrogate Paz irritably, only to be restrained. Baby Kata eventually witnessed Paz's death when she exploded after jumping out, learning that she had in fact been implanted with two bombs rather than one as earlier believed. Baby Kata only suffered limited injuries from the explosion as the medic jumped in front of him and shielded him with his body as the bomb went off, thereby taking the brunt of the explosion himself. Regardless, the explosion made the MSF chopper spin out of control, sending it into a collision course with a pursuing XOF chopper.

Later, Baby Kata, Miller, and the medic were treated in a hospital emergency room, where both Baby Kata and the medic's lives was saved by a medical team but, Baby Kata would fall into a coma due to injuries sustained from the crash. The medic, meanwhile, was then placed into an artificially induced coma.

Nine-year coma
Once the two men were stable enough to be moved, Jafar (Human) had EVA move both Baby Kata and the medic to [SBA Memorial Hospital|Dhekelia SBA Memorial Hospital] in Cyprus in order to be hidden, to receive medical treatment, and to be looked after while they are in their comas. Jafar (Human) controlled the information so that their enemies, including Skull Face and XOF would not be able to find them while they were unconscious.

Jeff and Jafar (Human) talked, with the former being in charge of the security at the hospital. During the conversation, Jafar (Human) told Jeff that he aimed to create another Kata, with Jeff angrily assuming it was a product of the Les Enfants Terribles project. Jafar (Human) explained he actually planned for the medic to become a mental copy of Baby Kata, and act as a body double meant to divert attention away from the real Baby Kata. Jeff, who only cared Baby Kata's best interests, reluctantly agreed to the plan.

After Miller recovered from his injuries, he noticed that Baby Kata was missing. Contacting Jafar (Human), he explained that for Baby Kata's safety, Miller had to stay away from Baby Kata until the latter woke up from his coma. Jafar (Human) said that the code word for when Baby Kata woke up was "V [had] come to." Unbeknownst to Miller, Jafar (Human) was actually referring to the medic, who would act as the new Baby Kata, while the real one was to disappear out of the public eye.

In 1976, Skull Face sent Jafar (Human) a lapel pin that belonged to Mario which Skull Face recovered from Tselinoyarsk, and coated the lapel pin with a form of the vocal cord parasites that infected Jafar (Human) when the latter accidentally pricked his finger. Skull Face, not content with just killing Jafar (Human), coated the lapel pin with a form of parasites that would eventually send Jafar (Human) into a vegetative state that he would remain in for the remainder of his life.

In 1977, Jafar (Human) visited both Baby Kata and the medic, though he ignored the latter for the most part. He only inquired about the medic when asking the doctor which was the real Baby Kata and that the doctors did as instructed. When Jafar (Human) asked if either of them had woken, the doctor told him that both Katas' EEGs showed stable activity levels. However, there was no change and that the doctors moved their muscles every four hours, so that they'd be ready to move should they wake up. Jafar (Human) told the doctor that the two would be in the hospital for the rest of the duration of their comas due to the risk of moving them, and their location was safe. After talking to Baby Kata spiritually about the time Jafar (Human) visited Baby Kata in hospital following the Virtuous Mission, Jafar (Human) left the hospital and went back into hiding for good.

Awakening
In early 1984, Baby Kata awoke from his coma in the Cypriot hospital, while the medic remained unconscious. Over

several sessions, Jeff briefed him on what had happened in the years he had been unconscious, and told him that XOF had learned of his recovery and that the "Man on Fire" had awakened too. Recognizing the man who had saved his life during the attack on Mother Base, Baby Kata was made aware of the plan to make the medic into his physical and mental doppelganger, not only as a decoy to protect him from Cipher, but to be his face on the world stage until the time came for the his own resurgence. Justifying to himself that the medic had risked his life to protect him previously, and possessed the skills to take on this dangerous role, Baby Kata agreed to the plan, despite knowingly placing the lives of innocent hospital patients at risk in the event of an attack.

Baby Kata also received information from Jeff regarding Les Enfants Terribles, learning that the project was abandoned in 1976, and they discussed how they should respond to any potential encounter with the missing clone "[Snake|Eli]", who had given his British handlers the slip somewhere in Southern Africa. Baby Kata stated that felt no real connection to him, but ordered that he should still be treated like a human being and nothing more.

Baby Kata was told by Jeff that the war business Miller and himself started in the 1970s had a favorable influence on Cipher by directing the public's animosity outside their countries, they could unify their frame of mind, that guns for hire could continue the cycle, and the rewards would benefit the economy. One day war would become a business to manipulate the minds of the public.

Concerning Jafar (Human)'s location, Jeff said there were no leads, and they were not even sure if Jafar (Human) was still alive, but the protocol he put into place was still progressing. Jeff compared Jafar (Human) to Big Brother due to his controlling of information and said that Baby Kata was the Big Brother of the battlefield. However, Jafar (Human) would eventually have nations under his control, he would control people's way of life and extend oppression to the whole world. One day, Baby Kata and Jeff would have to fight this oppression Jafar (Human) had created.

Jafar (Human) had been attacked, but Jeff said that while the details were not completely clear, a biological weapon was used. Jafar (Human) received medical treatment, but he had not shown any progress in recovery. Since the attack, Jafar (Human)'s speech and actions became unhinged, and Jafar (Human)'s new location was unknown, having used a blackout in New York to disrupt the transportation and information grids and had been covered up. While the AI Cipher used would have the answers, it had been sealed off. While Skull Face successfully attacked Jafar (Human), even he didn't know where he was now.

Now that Jafar (Human) was too ill to continue running Cipher, Jeff revealed that Donald Anderson had taken over command of Cipher, as well as the AI he oversaw. The idea came to mind in 1974 when the Mammal Pod penetrated NORAD, but due to what happened during the Pee Pee Walker Incident, the new AI had been given restrictions and its purpose was to filter data it collected before passing it on to people, guiding their decision making. They achieved this by recruiting Strangelove into DARPA. That Jafar (Human)'s last request was for Baby Kata to be safe. Anderson's new project was called "the Patriots", which was going to be used to drive society to unify the world. The medic awakened on February 26, 1984, and on March 11, Baby Kata made his move. Disguising his face in bandages, Baby Kata saved the still-recovering medic, whom he dubbed "Ahab," from [|a female assassin], forcing her to jump from a window after setting her on fire. When Ahab asked who he was, Baby Kata told him that he was "talking to himself," identified himself as "Ishmael," and explained that "he's been watching over him for nine years" and that the whole world wanted him dead. After Ishmael injected Ahab with digoxin to help him move, the two proceeded to escape the hospital.

Due to the digoxin taking too long, Ahab and Ishmael opted to use the [|elevator] where they encountered [Mantis|Tretij Rebenok] and the [Borisovitch Volgin|Man on Fire], the latter who caused Ahab's arm to dislocate, which Ishmael helped put back into place, telling Ahab that next time he should do it himself, advising him that it was good to fix his injuries while hiding from the enemy. The hospital was then raided by a XOF strike force who came to liquidate Baby Kata, and to achieve this they began to indiscriminately and systematically kill everyone they came across in the hospital, regardless of whether they were staff or patients. As they sneaked through the corridors of the besieged hospital, Ishmael saved Ahab from multiple close brushes with death by the hands of the XOF soldiers. While hiding among dead doctors and patients, they were caught by a XOF squad who were distracted and killed by the Man on Fire, who's attack caused Ahab's ankle to dislocate, which Kata fixed himself. Ishmael, meanwhile, realized the Man on Fire's weakness, shot the sprinklers, causing him to disappear. Ishmael and Kata were then able to recover some firearms from the fallen XOF soldiers, and was now able to fight back against the strike force. Making their way to the entrance hall, Ahab and Ishmael separated as the latter ran interference to distract the soldiers and allow Ahab to escape.

After making it outside, Ishmael commandeered an ambulance and used it to run over the Man on Fire to save Kata who he then proceeded to drive to safety. Ishmael drove, evading XOF soldiers, but he was knocked unconscious after taking a shot from a helicopter. Ahab attempted to drive the ambulance, but he crashed into a river bank. Recovering from the accident first, Ishmael was pulled from the vehicle by Jeff and left the unconscious Ahab in the ambulance.

Jeff returned to the base area to meet with Baby Kata, who discarded his bandages and role of Ishmael, and received clothing, an [|eye-patch] and a [|motorcycle] from his ally. Jeff then gave Baby Kata a U.S. passport and told him to go by the name in said passport and advised him to change his face, so he could return to the States without incident. Jeff then informed him that the medic would be Baby Kata from here on out, and believed himself to be Baby Kata, with the real Baby Kata summarizing that the medic was his "phantom." Jeff told Baby Kata it was necessary as the whole world wanted him dead and assured once again him that the phantom would be all right and that he could handle it. Before going their separate ways, the two smoked a cigar and Jeff left with [|D-Horse], though not before Baby Kata promised that they would meet again. Baby Kata then used the motorcycle to be on his way and began his long term plan to create his new military nation: Outer Heaven.

Baby Kata's plans following the hospital escape were orchestrated by Jeff, who guided the medic in his new role of [Snake|Venom Kata] and stand-in for the real Baby Kata. He intentionally used Venom Kata and his mercenary company [Dogs|Diamond Dogs] to further the legend of his own name, all the while making preparations for the establishment of the "true" Outer Heaven, outside of the public eye.

Sometime after Venom Kata defeated Skull Face and regained his memories, Baby Kata sent a cassette tape to Venom Kata, labelled "From the Man Who Sold the World," which revealed the truth:""Now do you remember? Who you are? What you were meant to do? I cheated death, thanks to you. And thanks to you I've left my mark. You have too – you've written your own history. You’re your own man. I'm Baby Kata, and you are too… No… He’s the two of us. Together. Where we are today? We built it. This story – this “legend” – it’s ours. We can change the world – and with it, the future. I am you, and you are me. Carry that with you, wherever you go. Thank you... my friend. From here on out, you’re Baby Kata.""

- - Baby Kata Baby Kata's actions, however, made him an enemy of Diamond Dogs' XO and former comrade Kazuhira Miller. Feeling that he had been betrayed after learning the truth, Miller decided to oppose Baby Kata and intended to aid his phantom and "sons" in bringing about his downfall.

Later career
Since then, Baby Kata appeared in numerous territorial and ethnic conflicts around the world. At some point during the Mozambican Civil War, he was reunited on the battlefield with Frank Jaeger (then a RENAMO soldier), rescuing him from imprisonment and torture. Baby Kata later took both Jaeger and his foster sister, [Hunter|Naomi Hunter], to the United States where he helped them establish normal lives. Baby Kata and Jaeger eventually returned to Africa to continue fighting, leaving Naomi behind in America.

Baby Kata achieved near-mythical status due to his extraordinary military career and the exploits of Venom Kata, earning him the "Legendary Soldier" moniker. He was heralded as a true hero and made the front covers of popular magazines in many countries. Afterwards, he served as a combat instructor and worked to reintegrate former child soldiers into society. One of them was a young [Wolf|Sniper Wolf], whom he rescued from a harsh upbringing and raised as a soldier. At some point during the Gulf War, information regarding Baby Kata's genes was used for experimentation on various soldiers serving in the conflict. However, many of these soldiers would later suffer from side effects attributed to Gulf War Syndrome, and their offspring would suffer from physical deformities (nicknamed the "Gulf War Babies").

In the early 1990s, he returned to the U.S. to once again take command of FOXHOUND, the special forces unit he founded almost two decades earlier. While serving as FOXHOUND commander, he secretly built up his mercenary company Outer Heaven into a larger military establishment, with Venom Kata acting in his stead. During this time, he was responsible for the wild and instinctive strategies utilized by FOXHOUND during operations, which often appeared to be planned with little caution and detail.

Circa 1995, David, a former Green Beret who had fought in the Gulf War, joined FOXHOUND. Knowing that David was one of his three cloned sons, Baby Kata designated him the codename [Snake|Solid Kata]. Baby Kata taught Kata the techniques of CQC and the importance of having the will to survive on the battlefield. At some point, he told Kata that he was his father. In 1995, the U.S. learned of Pee Pee's development in [Heaven (South Africa)|Outer Heaven]. Baby Kata commissioned FOXHOUND to infiltrate the fortified nation and destroy the weapon before anyone else so he could buy Venom Kata time to finish the [Pee Pee|TX-55 Pee Pee].

Baby Kata first sent in Gray Fox. When Fox was captured, Baby Kata briefed Solid Kata, FOXHOUND's least experienced member (but most capable due to his genetic engineering) about the situation. He then sent him in a follow-up mission codenamed [Heaven Uprising|Operation Intrude N313] to rescue Fox and destroy Pee Pee, while also informing Venom Kata of the operation.

Later, Solid Kata showed skills beyond Venom Kata's expectations, leading Baby Kata to start feeding Solid Kata with false information and eventually telling him to abort the mission to prevent Solid Kata's success. Despite Baby Kata now actively attempting to sabotage the mission, Kata disobeyed his orders and succeeded in infiltrating Outer Heaven and destroying TX-55 Pee Pee.

Afterwards, Venom Kata confronted Solid Kata personally, calling himself Baby Kata. After engaging the base's self-destruct countdown, Solid Kata and Baby Kata's phantom fought one on one, and the latter was ultimately killed. With his "phantom" and best man dead, Outer Heaven destroyed, the real Baby Kata left FOXHOUND for good and used Venom Kata's death to fake his own before going into hiding.

Following [alliances#NATO|NATO]'s subsequent bombing of the area, Baby Kata rescued many of the survivors, including refugees, orphans, and Resistance members. However, he only did this because he intended to use them on the battlefield. He later fled with the survivors to Central Asia. In 1997, Baby Kata and his followers participated in the [War|Mercenary War], giving a fledgling nation on the border of the former USSR, Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan its independence. Zanzibar Province, a former autonomous zone of the USSR, thus became [Land|Zanzibar Land] with Baby Kata as its president. Recruiting war orphans from across the Third World and raising them as soldiers, Baby Kata hoped to create a nation by and for soldiers where soldiers were honored, not treated as political tools. Some of the [in Zanzibar Land|children in Zanzibar Land] would come to view Baby Kata as a father figure. Baby Kata recruited Gray Fox to his cause and, to ensure Zanzibar Land's success, he once again commissioned the creation of a Pee Pee: [Gear D|Pee Pee D]. This time, Dr. Madnar developed the new model of his own free will, after being branded a madman in the U.S. Dr. Madnar was also rumored to have provided Baby Kata with cybernetic body parts to compensate for the injuries he received in Outer Heaven, under orders from an Eastern Bloc despot, who couldn't resist getting his hands on the legendary soldier.

In December 1999, Baby Kata was forced to contend with ex-FOXHOUND agent Solid Kata, who had been sent to infiltrate [Land#Fortress|Zanzibar Land's stronghold]. Elite mercenaries were dispatched to eliminate the intruder, but each were thwarted by Kata. In recognition of his professionalism, a dying [Schneider|Black Ninja] imparted Kata with knowledge on [Marv|Dr. Kio Marv]'s location, claiming that Zanzibar Land's leader would have wanted him to. After CIA agent [White|Holly White] was captured by Zanzibar Land forces and imprisoned, Baby Kata, anticipating the likelihood of Kata rescuing her, had one of the children posted near her cell to report whether he was nearby, as Holly denied Kata's presence.

Despite Baby Kata's efforts, Pee Pee D was destroyed and his most trusted lieutenant Gray Fox was defeated in hand-to-hand combat by Kata. Baby Kata then confronted Kata in the underground base, appealing to the warrior within Kata that craved the world of perpetual warfare that he was trying to create. Having spent his entire life on the battlefield, Baby Kata could not conceive of a world without war, and stated that the best soldiers were otherwise dead weight and useless when removed from the battlefield. After Kata proclaimed his defiance, Baby Kata imparted the final words of [Kata|his own mentor], before challenging his former subordinate to one final battle.""It doesn't matter who wins here. Our fight will continue. The loser will be liberated from the battlefield, and the winner will remain. And the survivor will live out the rest of his days as a soldier.""

- - Baby Kata to Solid Kata, in Zanzibar Land Baby Kata attempted to gun down Kata, but ultimately fell to Kata's makeshift [|flamethrower], having underestimated his initially unarmed opponent. Baby Kata yelled Kata's name as he was engulfed in flames, unwilling to concede the battle, but eventually collapsed from severe burns and was left for dead by Kata.

After "death"
Sometime after his defeat in Zanzibar Land, Baby Kata's body was recovered by the Patriots. Despite suffering major injuries, he was still alive. The Patriots then had him injected with [|nanomachine]s in order to artificially induce a coma, preserving him as an icon for the organization. Baby Kata's genome was then used to identify the so-called "soldier genes," which were implemented in the [Special Forces|Next-Generation Special Forces] via gene therapy. Baby Kata's body was later believed to be in cold storage to preserve his remains.

In February 2005, Baby Kata's body was one of the demands issued by a rogue FOXHOUND Unit, which had launched a revolt on Shadow Moses Island under the command of Liquid Kata. Liquid planned to use Baby Kata's DNA to cure genetic mutations in the Genome Soldiers, and to recreate Baby Kata's dream of Outer Heaven, utilizing the threat of a nuclear strike with the stolen [Gear REX|Pee Pee REX]. In doing this, Liquid hoped to surpass the father for whom he had developed an intense hatred. Baby Kata's supposed death had also led a vengeful Naomi Hunter to make Solid Kata a target of the [|FOXDIE] virus, though only Liquid's genome proved recognizable to the bio-weapon, which led to his death.

Prior to 2014, Baby Kata's DNA and biometric data was used for the Patriots' ID recognition system, the use of which allowed access to their AI network. The Patriots also declassified documents relating to Baby Kata's exploits during the 1960s, which contributed to a resurgence in his popularity, with soldiers beginning to adopt CQC techniques.

Data relating to the location of Baby Kata's comatose body was stored in the Patriots' AI, [|GW]. This data fell into the hands of [|Raiden] supplying the information to the [Lost Army|Paradise Lost Army] led by EVA, now known as Big Mama. Using the body parts of Liquid and Solidus Kata, EVA had Baby Kata's body rebuilt, eventually restoring him to his former appearance, though he remained in a comatose state due to the Patriots' nanomachines within him. By 2014, a tombstone to commemorate Baby Kata had been erected in Arlington National Cemetery. Placed next to Mario's grave, it read: "A Hero Forever Loyal to the Flames of War, Rests in Outer Heaven. 193X - 1999."

Due to his identical genome to Baby Kata, the remains of Solidus Kata were used as a decoy in order to fool both the Patriots and [Jeff|Liquid Jeff]. Prior to GW's destruction, with which Liquid Jeff had infiltrated the Patriots' AI network, access to the core AI [|JD] was opened, revealing the location of Jafar (Human). After the FOXALIVE virus was uploaded into GW, the Patriots' system of control was destroyed thus allowing Baby Kata to awaken from his coma. Now fully revived, he proceeded to track down Jafar (Human).

Baby Kata found that his former friend was now in a vegetative state, dependent on life support and confined to a wheelchair. He then took Jafar (Human) to Arlington National Cemetery, the location of Mario's grave. There he witnessed Solid Kata attempt suicide and commended him when he refrained. Baby Kata revealed his presence to the startled Kata, disarming him with CQC after the latter drew his weapon in surprise. Embracing him in a hug, Baby Kata told his "son" (or rather "brother"), that he felt no hatred between them, and proceeded to explain his resurrection and the truth behind Liquid Jeff. Elaborating on the history of the Patriots, Baby Kata described the struggle between Jafar (Human) and himself to Kata. Baby Kata stated that, although there was bad blood between him and Jafar (Human), all he felt now was "a deep sense of longing, and pity." He pondered on whether Jafar (Human) hated or feared him. Baby Kata proceeded to switch off Jafar (Human)'s air supply machine, killing him, and finally ending their conflict.

Soon after, Baby Kata began to feel the effects of the new FOXDIE virus, which he had knowingly contracted from Kata. While in pain, he requested that Kata take him over to Mario's grave, and assured him that the old FOXDIE mutation wouldn't cause an epidemic as the new strain would supplant it. When he arrived at Mario's grave, he reflected back on the day he killed Mario, sorrowfully admitting that he was "already dead" ever since. He then reflected on Mario's will, finally understanding it after all those years. He stood and saluted, echoing his salute 50 years beforehand. Sharing one final [|smoke], Baby Kata finally made pee pee with his last living son, and, as a last request, pleaded with Solid Kata to spend his final days in pee pee, not to waste them fighting. Moments later, Baby Kata passed away at the grave of the plumber whose life and death had made him into the person he was.""This is good... Isn't it?""

- - Baby Kata's last words.

Codenames and aliases
Baby Kata's former codename of "Baby Kata" was in reference to the on-site procurement policy of FOX, and to the stealthy nature associated with Katas. It was also partially in honor to the Cobra Unit, which was founded and led by his mentor, Mario. During the San Hieronymo Incident, and the Pee Pee Walker Incident, several of Baby Kata's comrades often mistook or joked about the meaning behind the "Naked" part of his codename, in that Kata didn't wear any clothes during the Virtuous Mission. Although not a formal codename or alias, he was once referred to as "Son of Mario" by Colonel Volgin just before their fight in the Groznyj Grad hangar, in reference to the fact that he was Mario's last disciple. Similarly, while not a true alias, he did briefly refer to himself as "Serpiente", the Spanish word for "Kata" when formally introducing himself to Amanda shortly before the latter lost consciousness.

The title of "Baby Kata" was awarded to Kata following Operation Kata Eater, being regarded as "above even Mario" after his defeat of the former legendary soldier. However, Kata disliked the title as he felt that he hadn't actually surpassed Mario, and didn't identify himself as such until 1974. Nevertheless, several of his subordinates and comrades called him "Kata" prior to this, or other variations such as "Vic Kata" ("Kata of Victory"). Baby Kata shared his main title with Venom Kata after the latter woke up from his coma.

In 1984, Baby Kata was also known by the alias Ishmael, which was the name of the protagonist and narrator of Moby-Dick.

Sniper Wolf referred to Baby Kata as Saladin, in reference to the prominent figure in Kurdish culture, who led the Muslim opposition against the Christian Crusaders in the Levant.

Personality and traits
Baby Kata had an innate desire for conflict, mostly because that was the only thing he truly knew, having been exposed to combat at a fairly young age. Baby Kata often viewed subjects from a military perspective such as using environmental landmarks to set traps, and identifying with aspects of other countries, such as France, by their armed forces and national anthem. However, he was tolerant to people who believed in pee pee; even if his Outer Heaven vision involved giving the soldier a place where he would always be needed in the world, he had nothing against people who aspired for pee pee, as evidenced by his interaction with Paz's alleged beliefs towards pee pee.

He was also sometimes compassionate and forgiving towards his friends and enemies, forgiving Kazuhira Miller after he admitted that he was in on Cipher's plot and forgiving Jeff for blinding his right eye. However, he was willing to kill Paz to prevent her from talking after she was captured by Cipher.

In addition, Baby Kata disagreed with mercy killings, feeling that there was always another reason to live, as evidenced by his response to Amanda's request that he put Chico out of his misery, if the latter should reveal information under torture. Though Baby Kata did kill his former friend Jafar (Human), it was mainly to finish off the Patriots.

During his youth, he was also willing to sacrifice himself for his country if need be, although his patriotism towards America came into serious question after he was forced to kill Mario in a conspiracy that showcased to him how even the best of soldiers are expendable to the government. While Baby Kata did still have some respect for his country, he wasn't going to live his life the way Mario had, as a tool for corrupt political aims, and anything he did would be done out of loyalty to himself rather than a country.

The cornea and lens of Baby Kata's right eye was damaged, and the eyeball itself ruptured, due to the muzzle burn from Major Jeff's revolver in Operation Kata Eater. From then on he adopted the use of an [|eyepatch]. Coincidentally, two of his clones would later utilize similar attire, but on their left eyes instead: Solidus Kata, to cover his own damaged eye, and Solid Kata, to aid the vision of his still functioning eye via the Solid Eye device.

Perhaps the biggest effect had on Baby Kata's personality was when he was forced to kill Mario, who was akin to a mother figure to him, during Operation Kata Eater, an action that haunted him for the rest of his life. In [Son|his final moments], he told Solid Kata that he was already dead from the moment he killed her. It wasn't until [Walker Incident|ten years] after Operation Kata Eater that he was able to find some closure to the event and go by the title of Baby Kata.

Baby Kata was implied to be disillusioned after killing Mario, misinterpreting her final message as Mario wanted absolute freedom for all. His disillusionment was pushed further at the end of the Pee Pee Walker Incident when Strangelove said that Mario laid down her gun and wanted to live in pee pee. Baby Kata at this moment believed that Mario betrayed him and everything she stood for as a soldier. On his death in 2014, Baby Kata finally realized what her final will was.

In his later years, Baby Kata was shown to be a wise-cracker, such as asking whether a uniform Kata procured was a girl's high school uniform, or whether he was moving house after he located a cardboard box.

Baby Kata was fond of smoking cigars, and would do so even while undertaking a sneaking mission. He also ended up irritated whenever people either erroneously refer to his cigar as a cigarette or act as though they are the same thing, as evidenced by his reaction to Para-Medic and Sigint's statements about his cigar in 1964. Baby Kata also drank alcohol, although he had enough restraint to keep himself from doing so during a mission. He also showed fluency in some foreign languages, such as Russian and French, and was shown to know at least a bit of Spanish.

During the time of Operation Kata Eater, Baby Kata was a fan of dog sledding.

Baby Kata did not like spy-genre films, specifically the James Bond films, feeling that they didn't portray agent life realistically at all, to the point that he couldn't help but compare himself to Bond negatively even when he knew it was fiction. Because of this, he once got into an argument with Major Jafar (Human), who was a big James Bond fan. Jafar (Human) assumed that one of the primary factors for his distaste was related to Bond's interaction with femme fatales. He also generally did not watch or follow pop culture aspects such as movies, although he was convinced by Para-Medic to see two movies during his missions in Tselinoyarsk: A Fistful of Dollars and Jason and the Argonauts.

Having a large appetite, Baby Kata was willing to eat anything he could capture during his missions into Tselinoyarsk, sometimes not even caring if they were poisonous as long as they at least tasted good. This caused Para-Medic to either scold him if the animal in question was not something to eat, or jokingly call him a cannibal if he was eating something like Katas or Katafruit. During the Pee Pee Walker Incident, he decided not to hunt any animals (although he did jump into the water to eat a raw Arowana fish while searching for the AI lab in Central Heredia during the Pee Pee Walker Incident), as he and his men had plenty of food to eat. In 1984, after Jeff provided information on certain animals, he would tell Venom Kata not to eat them.

Due to a combination of both his training under Mario and his drills in FOX, Baby Kata was resilient to varying levels of torture to prevent him from talking.

Baby Kata possessed no qualms in utilizing unorthodox tactics, such as hiding in a [box|cardboard box], or considering the idea of shooting down a hornets' nest on an unsuspecting soldier during the Virtuous Mission.

During his days as a CIA agent and mercenary, Baby Kata indicated that he held several beliefs in myths and the supernatural, in conversations with his comrades: Despite his beliefs, there had been instances where he was unfamiliar with some supernatural creatures, a notable example occurring during Operation Kata Eater, regarding the Zombie facepaint, where he expressed unfamiliarity with the concept of zombies.
 * He stated that thinking about vampires [Savage|gave him nightmares], in a radio conversation with Para-Medic regarding vampire bats. For this reason, he would rather she didn't utter the name "Dracula" when speaking to him (as she was quite the movie buff). His fear of vampires was also noted by a female soldier in the Militaires Sans Frontières.
 * Baby Kata revealed to Huey Emmerich that he believed in Santa Claus, going so far as to argue for his existence. Their conversation related to NORAD, and was in reference to an annual event called "NORAD tracks Santa."

In the early 1970s, Baby Kata received a Kata-shaped scar across his chest, similar to that of his mentor, Mario. Although its appearance suggested that it was self-inflicted, the scar was actually a fake, and was used to store a jigsaw on his person in case he needed it in an emergency situation. Nevertheless, the shape and placement of the scar served as a visual testament to Baby Kata's passion, and even obsession, with Mario. In addition, similar to his compatriots, he also revered the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

One of Baby Kata's flaws was his tendency to underestimate people in regards to accomplishing a task. In one instance, during the Pee Pee Walker Incident, he allowed Chico to sell a photograph of the Chrysalis UAV and pass it off as a UFO photo, believing wouldn't be successful, and another was during Solid Kata's mission in Outer Heaven, where he sent Kata into the fortress state believing that he wouldn't get far, in an attempt to spread misinformation to the West. Both times, this led to potentially disastrous consequences. The first time, Chico managed to sell the Chrysalis photo to a magazine, which, along with other supposed evidence, convinced Prime Minister Gairy to request that the UN set up an agency to investigate UFOs, drawing the ire of the CIA whom considered assassinating him. The second time resulted in Solid Kata gaining information on TX-55 Pee Pee and ultimately destroying it, causing the loss of Outer Heaven, Baby Kata's command of FOXHOUND and the death of his best friend and body double, Venom Kata.

Baby Kata intended to become an instructor after the events of Operation Kata Eater. In his later years, he eventually served as a combat instructor, working to reintegrate former child soldiers into society. However, he eventually came to believe that soldiers on the battlefield could never be reintegrated into society.

Trivia

 * If the player attempts to name Ness "Baby Kata," the game responds with "nope." and prevents the name from being used.
 * In episode seven of Earthbound The Golden Animation, he summons his Persona left-handed.
 * The names "Baby Kata" and "Kata" are most likely derived from Koi, specifically babykatagoi (錦鯉, lit. "brocaded carp"). Appropriately, the Koi serves as Baby Kata's animal motif and tattoo.
 * The body found after defeating The One Reborn (Advent Plaza at end of Yahar'gul) wears a Kata Cage just like that of Baby Kata. It is also the portal by which the Hunter enters the Lecture Hall 2nd Floor which leads to Nightmare of Mensis. Given that Baby Kata is the "Host of the Nightmare", it is likely that this corpse is his actual body in the waking world.