Catherine and Katherine

Catherine and Katherine McBride are a pair of characters in the 2011 video game Catherine. They are romantic rivals for protagonist Vincent Brooks; Katherine is Vincent's longtime childhood friend and fiancée, controlling, and desiring him to grow up, Catherine is a succubus demon and daughter of the Mesopotamian god Nergal who is less stable and threatens violence to herself or Vincent if he cheats. In the video game, Vincent ends up cheating with Catherine, and spends the game trying to figure out what to do while dealing with life-or-death nightmares. The characters were created by Katsura Hashino and designed by Shigenori Soejima.

Catherine and Katherine McBride have been the subject of analysis by multiple critics, including over which of the two is the superior choice as well as their role in dictating Vincent's actions.