Tate is a fandom term that represents the Tony/Kate
ship in the NCIS fandom. The two of them are special agents in the NCIS series. Their names are Anthony Dinozzo and Caitlin Todd. People used to
ship them real hard back in the time of 2006. Kate and Tony unfortunately never shared a kiss on-screen, but we all sure hope that they did off-screen. Their
relationship was always refered to as a sibling
relationship, although, it was actually more of a love/hate
relationship. Many hints were given that Tony liked Kate. Kate perhaps gave a few too, but Tony was head over heels for sure. They did presumably go on a date, in the episode "The Truth Is Out There" in season 1. Their
relationship grew into a bit more romantic kind in season 2. In one episode, behind other characters, they can be seen holding hands while standing under an umbrella. In "SWAK", Kate pretends to be sick for Tony, who is actually sick, so she could stay with him for the night. That episode has perhaps proven the ship slightly canon. The producers admitted they actually wanted them together, but Sasha Alexander wanted to leave after season 2, so they had to kill off Kate in season 2's finale "Twilight". In season 9 episode
14, "Life Before His Eyes", Gibbs imagines what could have been if he saw the sniper trying to take a shot at Kate, resulting in the two eventually falling in love, getting married, and having a girl named Kelly. This ship is very funny.
Tate shipper: I
LOVE TATE I CAN'
T BREATHE MY
OTP OMG
Person 1: Why shipping Tate? I can see Tony and Ziva together. Kate and Tony are more of a brother and sister.
Tate shipper: *Gently loads a Sig Sauer*
Person 1: Where did you get that
gun? What are you doing?
Tate shipper:*Pulls the trigger in cold blood. Misses*
Person 1: What are you doing?
Tate shipper:*sobs* Tate will never be canon!