White

White is a rabbit and a ZSI special operative in We Can Fix Pawbert. He served as the sniper for Cat Shit One, a ZSI rabbit special operations team that conducted covert intelligence gathering in hostile territories. White is killed by an RPG during a mission in Vladifrostok in S05E01, his death occurring before the episode's opening sequence. His loss forces his partners Perkins and Botasky to flee without cover, ultimately contributing to their own deaths.

Background

White was Cat Shit One's designated sniper and overwatch specialist. While Perkins and Botasky operated on the ground, White provided cover from elevated positions---in the Vladifrostok mission, a maintenance catwalk two floors above his partners. He was described as having "a steady paw on a rifle" and never missing, keeping his teammates alive through a dozen operations over their fifteen-year partnership.

Like all Cat Shit One operatives, White's effectiveness came partly from being underestimated. A rabbit with a rifle was not what most hostiles expected, and that element of surprise served the team well until their final mission.

Series History

Season 5

S05E01 "Golden Age"

White does not appear on screen in S05E01---he is already dead when the episode opens. His death is described through Perkins' recollection as Perkins and Botasky flee through the Vladifrostok facility.

White had been covering their extraction from a maintenance catwalk two floors up, calling out hostile positions over comms. Then an RPG found him. One moment he was on comms; the next, there was static and smoke and "the hollow silence of a mammal who isn't there anymore."

Perkins and Botasky were forced to leave White's body behind. Botasky wanted to go back for him, pulling at Perkins' arm and insisting they couldn't abandon their teammate. Perkins had to grab Botasky's shoulders and deliver the brutal truth: "He's gone. He's gone. There's nothing we can do."

White's death left the remaining two operatives without overwatch during their escape. Without his rifle calling out positions and eliminating threats from above, Perkins and Botasky were forced into close-quarters combat against enemies who outnumbered and outsized them. Both would be dead within minutes.

Legacy

White is remembered by Perkins in his final moments. As Perkins lies dying beside Botasky, he thinks of White---"a voice on comms and a steady paw on a rifle. The sniper who kept them alive through a dozen operations, who never missed, who died in a maintenance catwalk half a world from home because he was covering their retreat."

White's death, along with Perkins' and Botasky's, leaves ZSI completely blind to the Vladifrostok threat. The intelligence they gathered never reaches Zootopia.

Key Relationships

Perkins and Botasky

White served alongside Perkins and Botasky as part of Cat Shit One, providing overwatch while they operated on the ground. The bond between the three operatives is evident in Botasky's desperate insistence on going back for White's body and in Perkins' memories during his final moments.

Trivia

• "Charlie Sierra One" is a reference to the manga/anime Cat Shit One (also known as Apocalypse Meow), which features rabbit soldiers conducting military operations. In the original manga, the main characters are named Perkins, Botasky, and White---the same names used for the ZSI team.
• White is the only member of Charlie Sierra One who does not appear on screen; his death occurs before the episode opens and is described only through recollection.
• His position on the maintenance catwalk---two floors above his partners---reflects the standard sniper doctrine of establishing elevated overwatch positions.
• He is one of the few ZSI operatives shown operating entirely outside Zootopia's borders.