I had thought I had seen long ago within the manga of Katea being rank 32, but I haven't been able to find it again since, maybe it might have been a different translation where I saw it, but I can't find any translation that has Katea as rank 32. All the translations I have been looking at say she's rank 30, but not rank 32.
So, I don't know if it's said in the manga, and I just can't find where, or if it was never said, or if it was only a single old translation which said Katea was rank 32.
Or, it is possible that within the anime they say Katea is rank 32, and I'm confusing this with the manga, but I haven't checked the anime to see on this, if it mentions she's rank 32 or whatever within the anime.
If you perchance know where in the *manga* (not the databook) that it says Katea is rank 32 (if it does say so), please let me know where!
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while it's possible that Katea was rank 30, died in the Witches Maw, and then we have Wendy as the rank 30 during the Pieta Battle, I find this very unlikely, that Katea was rank 30 and was then replaced by Wendy as the new rank 30.
rank 32 is conveniently avalable, but along with also available ranks 33, 34, and 38 for the 30's.
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Kate and Katea are two different Claymores
Katea was apart of Rank 9 Jean's team that went to Zakol Mtns in Luatrec (western land), who had Awakened in the Witches Maw chapters and was smash-killed by Dauf
Kate was apart of Rank 7 Eva's team in Alphonse (northern land) which found and was wiped out by Isley's 31 male AB army, which however, made the Organization aware of Isley, and responded with sending their 24 troublesome Claymores to delay Isley long enough for Alicia+Beth to complete their Soul Link Ability at 100% YR and Full Awakening of Alicia.