Katie Jensen

"I just wanted to say, that no matter what happens, it's been an honor working with you, sir."

- Jensen to Simmons in Oh Captains, My Captains

Lieutenant Katie Jensen is a New Republic rebel soldier of Simmons' red team squad.

Role in Plot
Jensen is first seen in Oh Captains, My Captains infiltrating a mining facility during a training exercise with her squad, led by Simmons. After he, Grif, and Caboose scatter from a group of "Feds", Jensen attempts to help them but accidentally runs into a fellow Republic soldier with a warthog. Later on she along with the other New Republic soldiers listen to Grif on how the Blood Gulch Crew defeated the Meta. Jensen and her female team mate then ask Simmons if it's true, to which he admits it is, earning him more of their admiration. Soon afterwards, Jensen is recruited to be apart of Simmons, Grif, Tucker, and Caboose's rescue team, along with Bitters, Smith, and Palomo. As Jensen makes an introduciton, she chokes on her own spit due to her heavy lisp.

Personality
Jensen is shown to be quite reverent of Simmons and respects him quite a bit. She also gives off an air of nerdiness that, when put together with her respect for her C.O., makes her represent something of a female equivalent to Simmons. Along with this, Jensen seems to have some romantic feelings for Simmons, as she acts very compassionate to him and is in awe after learning how he and Grif defeated the Meta.

Trivia

 * Jensen is shown to have a heavy lisp when she speaks.
 * Ironically, Jensen and her teammate show romantic interest in Simmons, who's extremely nervous around girls.
 * Jensen states she enjoys biology and mechanical engineering in Teaming with Problems.