Karolina Dean



Most peolple don't recognize Karolina Dean as anything but a regular late teen.

In the Avengers Database there is a report about her, telling about her exterrestrial origin and that she played a part in destroying her parents criminal organisation. Also it is noted, that she was placed in 'stable environment' on request of Captain America (Steve Rogers), before she and the others become the Runaways again.

Crime-related people know her parents were mebers of the Pride, which had had widespread networks through all layers of executive and judicative powers. Also they had no other sentence for intruders in their affairs than death. It is not impossible to draw the connection between Karolina Dean and her parents.

The Media might recognize her as one of those kids, that had a brief media-appearance when the Pride got destroyed. Captain America did claim those are in stable environments now.

To S.H.I.E.L.D her existance is known and it is noted in some files and she is linked to the group of Runaways. Threat level low, unregistred and unafiliated with governement. Shield also has the record on the Pride and knows that she is a the daughter of two of their members.

Background
Born in Hollywood as the only daughter of the actors Frank and Leslie Dean, Karolina had a quite normal childhood until the age of 16, oblivious about the fact that her parents were alien refugees that had fled their Majesdanian home world. Unknown to her they also were part of a criminal organization of 6 families called the Pride. When the children of the leading families - all of them single children - found a hidden passage in the house, she stayed with the youngest one (Molly Hayes) while the rest of her friends - Alex Wilder, Gertrude Yorkes, Chase Stein and Nico Minoru - went to explore it. As she was not witness of the murder their parents performed, and denied it when she was told about it, she still did investigate about it, finding out that her armband was suppressing her Majesdanian heritage.

After she did play a part in rescuing Molly from the Pride and Alex got framed for their parents murder she eventually accepted as the last of them that their parents were villains and took up the name Lucy in the Sky after the song of the Beatles. The Runaways decided to oppose their parents and try to stop their evil deeds they had learned from the Prides manifest, while they hid in a cave. Here, her blood proved itself fatal for a vampire that had tried to infiltrate their group, as it stored solar energy.

Eventually Karolina and her friends faced the Pride when they were about to sacrifice the murdered girl's soul to their masters, the Gibborim, in their secret lair under the ocean. During this battle Alex betrayed the Runaways as he had known about their Parents doings at least one year earlier, but both the traitor and all the Runaways parents got burned to ashes by their Overlords when Molly freed the soul they were about to sacrifice.

As she resurfaced with the rest of the Kids, it was Captain America who sent them to foster homes. Three month later, Karolina arranged a reunion at the James Dean Memorial, where they had gathered when running away the first time. They went to rescue Gertrude's pet dinosaur from the West Coast Avengers Compounds, she decided to go runaway with them once again.

Trying to keep the villains at bay that tried to fill the power vacuum left by the pride, Karolina and the others fought several small time gangs and they did pick up the Son of Ultron, Victor Mancha in a try to keep him from becoming Victorious in the future. When Excelsior tried to stop them from dealing with Victor, Karolina first met up with Julie Power, Lightspeed, exchanging some compliments right during the fighting before the Runaways made their escape.

Some time later, as Karolina and Nico did spot a shooting star, Karolina did confess that she was into girls and had a crush on her, but got rebuffed. Only seconds later Xavin's ship - which was the shooting star they had seen before - landed right in front of them. Xavin, disguised as a young black man, claimed he was betrothed to her and was about to take her home, but she rebuffed him as she was oblivious about the deal her parents had made with the Skrull.

As Xavin tried to explain her the situation in tiny bits, Karolina did fight with him, soon to be joined be her fellow Runaways before they managed to do an escape. During the pursuit that followed Xavin and the teams agreed on a meeting to discuss the whole matter. After explaining to her that the Earth, her home world Majesdane as well as the Skrull home world Tarnax VII were likely going to be annihilated in a war that already was going on 15 years, Xavin asked for Karolina's hand to end the war once and for all. However she did deny his first request as she admitted to him and the rest of the Runaways, that she couldn't live with the lie to have married a man while she was lesbian, even if it would save all their planets.

Xavin did use his Skrull ability to shift shape into the form of a black female beauty, not repeating his request to marry Karolina, but asking her instead to take a trip to her home world at least. Hesitant Karolina agreed, as she was both taken by Xavins new form and she saw that she had to do it, so she could save people. As she departed, she left her bracelet with Nico.

During her stay at the Majesdane home world, she learned how to control her powers better and eventually fell in love with Xavin. She agreed to marry him (he was the groom for the Skrulls). However, during the wedding ceremony, roughly eighteen month after she had gone Runaway the for the first time, a Skrull insulted one of the bridesmaids dresses, resulting in a fight and not too much later the destruction of Majesdane with antimatter missiles. Xavin and Karolina did manage to escape however, but the shuttle crashed on arrival on earth and was beyond repair, both rejoining the Runaways. Shortly after they had a clash with an out-of-time Geoffrey Wielder - Alex father - in which Gertrude was killed, and not too much time later their hideout under a Museum got compromised and they were once again on the run.

Personality
Over all, Karolina is a late teen with all the usual problems that brings along, mixed with the additional problems of being a homosexual, an exterrestrial alien and having super villain parents.

At times she feels insecure and struggles with herself when alone, especially she had a very hard time when she admitted to herself that she was an alien, lesbian and her parents were evil. Also the loss of a lost one can drop her into depression

On the other hand she is sociable and when she is with her peers she does her best to cover up her insecurities for the better of the group. Being without her friends can become a strain to her, and she is easily granting someone the place of a friend in her heart.

When dealing with others she generally shows a tender and gentle approach, but should the need arise, she can work quickly and direct with a very focused anger and dedication, but those actions are likely to become a reason for self doubts for her.