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{{short description|Character from Marvel Comics}}
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|caption='''Karolina Dean'''.<br/ > Art by [[Chris Bachalo]]
|image=File:Karolina Dean (Majesdanian form) (2017 Design).webp
|caption=Karolina Dean.<br />Textless cover of ''Runaways'' vol. 5 #3<br />(November 2017).<br />Art by Kris Anka.
|character_name=Karolina Dean
|character_name=Karolina Dean
|real_name=Karolina Dean
|real_name=Karolina Dean
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut=''Runaways'', volume 1, #1 (July, 2003)
|debut=''Runaways'' #1<br />(July 2003)
|creators=[[Brian K. Vaughan]]<br> [[Adrian Alphona]]
|creators=[[Brian K. Vaughan]] (writer)<br />[[Adrian Alphona]] (artist)
|species = [[List of alien races in Marvel Comics#M|Majesdanian]]
|species = [[List of alien races in Marvel Comics#M|Majesdanian]]
|homeworld = Earth
|homeworld = Earth
|alliances = [[Runaways (comics)|Runaways]]
|alliances = [[Runaways (comics)|Runaways]]
|aliases=Lucy in the Sky
|aliases=Princess Justice<br />Lucy in the Sky
|powers=
|powers=Manipulates solar light energy to generate [[laser]]s, concussive blasts, and forcefields<br> Flight
*Solar energy manipulation granting:
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**Light energy blasts
'''Karolina Dean''' ({{IPAc-en|k|æ|ˈ|r|oʊ|l|iː|n|ə}} {{respell|kair|ROH|lee-nə}}), also briefly known as '''Lucy in the Sky''',<ref name="runv1#6">{{Comic book reference | Writer = [[Brian K. Vaughan]] | Penciller = [[Adrian Alphona]] | Inker = Craig Yeung | Story = Pride & Joy | Title = Runaways | Volume = 1 | Issue = 6 | Date = September 2003 | Publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] }}</ref> or '''L.S.D.'''<ref>Issue 11 page 19 panel 5 [[Chase Stein]] aka '''Talkback''' says "L.S.D. you take tall dark and ugly"
**Bioluminescence
(referring to [[Cloak (comics)]]</ref> is a [[fictional character]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] award-winning series, ''[[Runaways (comics)|Runaways]]''. She was created by author [[Brian K. Vaughan]] & artist Adrian Alphona, and debuted in ''Runaways'' #1 ([[2003 in comics|April 2003]]) with most of the other main characters. Like every member of the original Runaways, she is the daughter of evil super-powered criminals; while searching through her parents' home, Karolina inadvertently discovers that her parents were [[List of alien races in Marvel Comics#M|Majesdanian]] invaders. Majesdanians are an [[Fictional extraterrestrials|alien]] race that absorbs solar energy and reradiates it in the form of the colors of the rainbow. She is often called "Kar" or "K" for short, and is known for her free spirit and kind nature. She is a vegan and peace keeper, and once mentioned as being a protester.
**Heat resistance
**Force fields
*Flight
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'''Karolina Dean''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|ær|ə|ˈ|l|iː|n|ə}} {{respell|karr|ə|LEE|nə}}) is a [[superhero]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by writer [[Brian K. Vaughan]] and artist [[Adrian Alphona]], Karolina Dean first appeared in ''Runaways'' #1 (July 2003).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=February 6, 2017 |title=Marvel's Runaways: Get To Know the Teen Team Before Their TV Debut |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-runaways-tv-hulu-whos-who/ |access-date=July 1, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> Dean belongs to the extraterrestrial species known as Majesdanians,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erao |first=Matthew |date=November 1, 2017 |title=Runaways Fans Won't Be 'Disappointed' In Karolina's Powers |url=https://screenrant.com/runaways-tv-show-karolina-powers/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> and possesses solar-based energy powers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Casey |first=Dan |date=August 24, 2016 |title=Everything You Need to Know About Marvel’s RUNAWAYS — Nerdist |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-marvels-runaways/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Nerdist]]}}</ref> She is a member of the [[Runaways (comics)|Runaways]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Megan Nicole |date=November 18, 2020 |title=A-Force: 10 Heroines That Should Join The Marvel Team |url=https://www.cbr.com/a-force-heroines-marvel-team/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> a group that seeks to stop the [[Pride (comics)|Pride]], a team of supervillains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Melrose |first=Kevin |date=May 30, 2017 |title=Runaways: Karolina & Molly Get Ready to Run in Marvel Teasers |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-runaways-karolina-molly-teasers/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> She has also been known under the codenames '''Lucy in the Sky''' and '''Princess Justice''' at various points in her history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mello |first=Nicole |date=May 18, 2021 |title=10 Classic Marvel Characters You Didn't Realize Debuted In The 2000s |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-classic-characters-debuted-2000s/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>
Karolina is the group's only lesbian character. She is the only extraterrestrial in the group, except for a period of time when her [[Skrull]] fiancee, [[Xavin]], becomes part of the team.<ref name="comicvine">[http://www.comicvine.com/karolina-dean/29-1943/ Karolina Dean]</ref> ''Runaways'' creator Brian K. Vaughan played a significant role in the character's subsequent development as well as artist/writer Adrian Alphona, both of whom spent most of the first volume of the series hinting that Karolina was romantically attracted to fellow member [[Nico Minoru]].

Karolina Dean appears in the [[Hulu]] / [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] television series ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'', portrayed by [[Virginia Gardner]].

==Development==

=== Concept and creation ===
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In Brian K. Vaughan's original pitch for the series, Karolina Dean was originally called Leslie. This name would eventually be given to [[Leslie Dean|the character's mother]]. Her parents were originally real estate agents, rather than famous actors.<ref name="hardcover">{{cite book |last=K. Vaughan |first=Brian |url=https://archive.org/details/runawaysvol10000vaug/page/448 |title=Runaways, Vol. 1 HC |author2=Adrian Alphona |date=2005-08-10 |publisher=Marvel |others=Takeshi Miyazawa |isbn=0-7851-1876-4 |volume=1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/runawaysvol10000vaug/page/448 448] |access-date=2008-11-04}}</ref> Dean's Majesdanian form has been colored in two distinct styles. Brian Reber, the first colorist of ''Runaways'', colored Dean with many different colors of the [[visible spectrum]] from panel to panel. [[Christina Strain]], the second colorist for ''Runaways'', colors Dean in lighter tones, using primarily blue, yellow, and pink with a glitter-like effect.

=== Publication history ===
Karolina Dean debuted in ''Runaways'' #1 (July 2003), created by [[Brian K. Vaughan]] and [[Adrian Alphona]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kogod |first=Theo |date=June 19, 2021 |title=10 Great Marvel Comics That Feature Well Written LGBTQ+ Characters |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-feature-well-written-lgbtq-characters/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> She appeared in the 2010 ''Avengers Academy'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mey |first=Rude |date=March 31, 2015 |title=Drawn to Comics Classics: Runaways Makes Us All Feel Like Angsty (Superpowered) Teens Again |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/drawn-to-comics-classics-runaways-makes-us-all-feel-like-angsty-superpowered-teens-again-283570/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=[[Autostraddle]] |language=en-US}}</ref> on the cover of the first issue of the 2015 ''A-Force'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=February 6, 2015 |title=Marvel Announces All-Female Avengers Comic from Ms. Marvel Writer |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/06/marvel-announces-all-female-avengers-comic-from-ms-marvel-writer |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref> in the 2017 ''Runaways'' series,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staley |first=Brandon |date=September 3, 2018 |title=Two Marvel Heroes Finally Become a Couple After 13 Years |url=https://www.cbr.com/runaways-nico-minoru-karolina-dean-dating/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> the 2021 ''Marvel's Voices: Pride'' one-shot,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Noah |date=April 23, 2021 |title=Marvel's Voices: Pride - Olivier Coipel's Cover Spotlights Queer Superheroes |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-voices-pride-coipel-variant-cover-lgbt/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> and the 2022 ''Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belt |first=Robyn |date=June 23, 2023 |title=Karolina Dean’s Space Mission to Restore Her Power Begins in an All-New ‘Runaways’ Story |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/marvels-voices-runaways-arc-creator-interview-terry-blas-bruno-oliveira |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref>


==Fictional character biography==
==Fictional character biography==
===The Pride===
===The Pride===
Karolina is the daughter of renowned [[Hollywood]] actors Frank and Leslie Dean and is the only older Runaway who didn't witness [[Pride (comics)|their parents]] murder an innocent girl as a sacrifice. Karolina denies the entire situation primarily, but finally believes the group soon after discovering she is an alien.<ref name="Vol1#1">''Runaways'': Volume 1, #1</ref> The kids decide to go for a massive ransack, and leave home; before leaving for good, they decide to put their parents to justice by collecting certain evidence from their homes. When arriving at the Dean mansion, they find Karolina's parent's last will and testament; Karolina is given a piece of paper with the circular "[[no symbol]]" covering [[Caduceus|the Caduceus]]. Alex convinces her to remove her [[medic alert bracelet]] because it is emblazoned with the symbol. Karolina angrily concedes, thinking that she only wears the bracelet because she's allergic to penicillin, and her skin immediately glows with a fluid, rainbow-like light.<ref name="Vol1#3">''Runaways'': Volume 1, #3</ref> Remembering something they heard from the Pride's sacrifice, the group assumes Karolina is an alien and the bracelet is an anchor to hide her powers; Leslie Dean later confirms these theories for Karolina.<ref name="Vol1#6">''Runaways'': Volume 1, #6</ref> After escaping their parents, Karolina takes the name Lucy in the Sky, a reference to [[Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds|the song of the same name]].<ref name="Vol1#6"/>
Daughter of renowned Hollywood stars,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |date=November 9, 2017 |title=Marvel Releases More Runaways Teasers |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-runaways-teaser/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Karolina Dean is the only older Runaway who did not see her parents kill an innocent girl as a sacrifice. Dean initially denied everything, but after learning she is an alien, she soon came to believe the accusations.<ref name="Vol1#1">''Runaways'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> The Runaways make the decision to leave home, before leaving for good, but not before gathering evidence against their parents from their homes in order to prosecute them. When arriving at the Dean mansion, they discover the final will and testament of Dean's parents; Dean is handed a piece of paper that has the circle "no symbol" covering the Caduceus on it. Because Dean's [[medic alert bracelet]] bears the insignia, [[Alex Wilder]] persuades her to take it off. Dean gives in angrily, thinking that her penicillin allergy is the main reason she wears the bracelet. Immediately, her skin glows with a fluid, rainbow-like light.<ref name="Vol1#3">''Runaways'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> The team believes Dean is an alien and that the bracelet is an anchor to conceal her abilities. Dean later adopts the moniker '''Lucy in the Sky''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Caitlin |date=February 9, 2017 |title=Where to Begin Reading Marvel's 'Runaways' Comics |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/27626-runaways-marvel-how-to-start-reading |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]] |language=en}}</ref> a reference to the song "[[Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds]],"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nolan |first=Liam |date=November 20, 2017 |title=Who's Who On Marvel's Runaways |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-runaways-tv-character-guide/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> after the group escapes their parents.<ref name="Vol1#6">''Runaways'' #6. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Personality===
Early in the series, Karolina constantly struggled with her alien heritage, feeling that she is a "freak" amongst the group, the only one who needs to actively hide her true form.<ref name="Vol1#3"/> Another insecurity was of her speculated homosexuality. Her insecurities even prompt Karolina to offer her life to the vampire, Topher, as Karolina expresses little desire to live.<ref name="Vol1#12">''Runaways'': Volume 1, #12</ref> After her first near-death experience at the hands of [[Alex Wilder]], Karolina overcomes her [[death drive|death wish]] and helps the Runaways escape the rampaging [[Gibborim (comics)|Gibborim]] as the Pride fight their former benefactors.<ref name="Vol1#18">''Runaways'': Volume 1, #17</ref> After the Pride's defeat, Karolina is sent to live with foster parents, but she organizes a secret reunion for the Runaways, after which they run away again, this time to the Pride's old lair beneath the [[La Brea Tar Pits]].<ref name="Vol1#18"/> Karolina is portrayed as having a wide, free spirit, notably when she discovers she can fly. But she is also shown as being quite sensitive, often crying at her pain and misfortune, as well as the pain and misfortune of others.


===As a fugitive===
===As a fugitive===
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In early issues of ''Runaways'', volume 2, Karolina Dean, under [[Nico Minoru]]'s command, becomes more comfortable with her extraterrestrial identity,<ref name="Vol2#1">''Runaways'' vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> and hints at being a lesbian. She compliments [[Julie Power]] Power during a battle with [[Loners (comics)|Excelsior]] over the custody of [[Victor Mancha]],<ref>''Runaways'' vol. 2 #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> and later agrees to date her after a joint mission with [[Avengers Academy]],<ref>''Avengers Academy'' #28. Marvel Comics.</ref> eventually becoming romantically involved.<ref>''Avengers Academy'' #39. Marvel Comics.</ref> Dean comes out to Minoru with an attempted kiss, which Minoru rejects.<ref name="Vol2#7">''Runaways'' vol. 2 #7. Marvel Comics.</ref> Her insecurities resurface when her [[Skrull]] fiancée, [[Xavin]], arrives on Earth. Dean's parents arranged their marriage to foster peace between their homeworlds.<ref name="Vol2#8">''Runaways'' vol. 2 #8. Marvel Comics.</ref> Dean leaves with Xavin, much to Minoru's distress.<ref name="Vol2#8" />
[[Image:Karolina's lives.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Karolina's twisted dream.]]
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In the early issues of ''Runaways'', volume 2, Karolina fights under the command of de facto leader Nico. Karolina expresses more comfort with being an extraterrestrial<ref name="Vol2#1">''Runaways'': Volume 2, #1</ref> and makes strong hints at being a lesbian, especially as she stops to compliment [[Julie Power]] on her beauty during a battle with [[Loners|Excelsior]] over the custody of [[Victor Mancha]]<ref>''Runaways'' vol. 2 #3</ref> and later even agrees to go on a date with her following a joint [[Avengers Academy]]/Runaways mission<ref>Avengers Academy #28</ref> (and would eventually become romantically involved<ref>Avengers Academy #39</ref>). Soon after Victor joins the team, Karolina "comes out" to Nico with an attempted kiss, which Nico rejects outright.<ref name="Vol2#7">''Runaways'': Volume 2, #7</ref> Karolina's "outcast" insecurities resurface when her [[Skrull]] fiancee [[Xavin]] comes to Earth in search for her. Unbeknownst to her, Karolina's parents arranged Xavin's and Karolina's marriage as part of a peaceweaving effort between the Skrull and [[List of alien races in Marvel Comics#M|Majesdanian]] (her species) homeworlds.<ref name="Vol2#8">''Runaways'': Volume 2, #8</ref> Karolina leaves with Xavin, much to Nico's distress.<ref name="Vol2#8"/>


While on her home planet Majesdane, Karolina learns to control the shift between her Majesdanian and humanoid forms and how to further control her solar powers.<ref name="Vol2#16">''Runaways'': Volume 2, #16</ref> However, the wedding does not go as planned and the couple flees towards Earth as their homeworlds reignite the old war. They crash land near the Hostel and return in time to assist in the rescue of [[Molly Hayes]].<ref name="Vol2#17">''Runaways'': Volume 2, #17</ref> Karolina has a dream of her parents tearing her apart. Karolina remains with the team and Xavin becomes accepted as a member after [[Gertrude Yorkes]]' death, and they both join the Runaways in defeating the [[Gibborim (comics)|Gibborim]] for good.<ref name="Vol2#7"/> When the Runaways are accidentally displaced in 1907, Karolina meets [[Klara Prast]], and convinces everyone to accept her on the team.<ref name="Vol2#30">''Runaways'': Volume 2, #30</ref>
On her home planet Majesdane, Karolina Dean learns to control her Majesdanian and humanoid forms and how to further control her solar powers.<ref name="Vol2#16">''Runaways'' vol. 2 #16. Marvel Comics.</ref> However, her wedding is disrupted, and she and Xavin flee to Earth as their homeworlds reignite their war. They crash land near the Hostel and help rescue [[Molly Hayes]].<ref name="Vol2#17">''Runaways'' vol. 2 #17. Marvel Comics.</ref> Dean dreams of her parents tearing her apart. She remains with the team, and Xavin is accepted after [[Gertrude Yorkes]]' death. They join the Runaways in defeating the [[Gibborim (comics)|Gibborim]].<ref name="Vol2#7" /> When the Runaways are accidentally displaced in 1907, Dean meets [[Klara Prast]] and convinces the team to accept her.<ref name="Vol2#30">''Runaways'' vol. 2 #30. Marvel Comics.</ref>


===Deportation===
===Deportation and other activities===
In ''S.W.O.R.D.'' #2, Karolina is one of the aliens kidnapped by [[Henry Gyrich]] in his "aliens go home" policy.<ref name="S.W.O.R.D. #2">''S.W.O.R.D.'' #2</ref> He uses pheromones to target Karolina's Majesdanian physiology and leads her away from the Runaways and kidnaps her without difficulty.<ref name="S.W.O.R.D. #2"/> She was eventually freed along with the other aliens. She assists in saving the Earth from a fleet of murder-happy aliens. [[Abigail Brand]], now the sole head of S.W.O.R.D., returns all the aliens to Earth, reassuring them they will have their freedom and they are each owed one favor.<ref>S.W.O.R.D. Volume 1: No Time To Breathe (120 pages, July 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4076-X) (2010)</ref>
In ''S.W.O.R.D.'' #2, Karolina Dean is kidnapped by [[Henry Peter Gyrich|Henry Gyrich]] in his "aliens go home" policy, using pheromones targeting her Majesdanian physiology. He leads her away from the Runaways and kidnaps her without difficulty.<ref name="S.W.O.R.D. #2">''S.W.O.R.D.'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> She is eventually freed and helps save Earth from hostile aliens. [[Abigail Brand]], now head of [[S.W.O.R.D.]], returns all the aliens to Earth, granting each of them freedom and a favor.<ref>''S.W.O.R.D.'' volume 1: No Time To Breathe (120 pages, July 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-4076-X}}) (2010)</ref>


In ''[[Avengers Arena]]'', Dean and Hayes seek [[Hank Pym]]'s help when Minoru and [[Chase Stein]] go missing, dismissing Hayes' concerns that they were taken.<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #13. Marvel Comics.</ref> Instead, Dean believed they ran off to be together. Dean later visits Minoru and Stein in the [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] detention center after [[Hazmat (comics)|Hazmat]] allegedly kills Arcade.<ref>''Avengers Undercover'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref> Dean entered a relationship with [[Julie Power]].
===Recent activities===
When Nico and Chase [[Avengers Arena|go missing]], Karolina and Molly go to Hank Pym for help.<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #13 </ref>


===Reunion===
Karolina later appears in the pages of ''[[Avengers Undercover]]'' where she and Molly visit Nico and Chase in the S.H.I.E.L.D. detention center after [[Hazmat (comics)|Hazmat]] killed Arcade.<ref>''Avengers Undercover'' #4</ref>
After the Runaways disbanded, Karolina Dean moved on to a happy college life, overcoming her past anxieties with therapy. She declined an invitation to reunite, feeling she had grown and changed. She reasoned they were never a real team like the Avengers and had no mission beyond survival. Minoru agreed but felt guilty.<ref name="vol5#3">{{Cite comic |Date=Nov. 8, 2017 |Title=Runaways |Story=Finding Your Way Home |Issue=#3 |Volume=5 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Rainbow Rowell]] |Penciller=[[Kris Anka]] |Colorist=[[Matt Wilson (comics artist)|Matt Wilson]]}}</ref> Dean visited Minoru's apartment to reconsider, but rejected Minoru's kiss, attributing it to stress and her own relationship.<ref name="vol5#5">{{Cite comic |Date=Jan. 10, 2018 |Title=Runaways |Story=Finding Your Way Home |Issue=#5 |Volume=5 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Rainbow Rowell]] |Penciller=[[Kris Anka]] |Colorist=[[Matt Wilson (comics artist)|Matt Wilson]]}}</ref> The Runaways eventually reunited to rescue Yorkes and Hayes from Hayes' grandmother. Dean avoided harm but intervened when Minoru was attacked. They returned home, battered but finding solace as a makeshift family.<ref name="vol5#6">{{Cite comic |Date=Feb. 7, 2018 |Title=Runaways |Story=Finding Your Way Home |Issue=#6 |Volume=5 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Rainbow Rowell]] |Penciller=[[Kris Anka]] |Colorist=[[Matt Wilson (comics artist)|Matt Wilson]]}}</ref>


The Runaways resettled in their old hideout, the Hostel. Karolina Dean fit back in seamlessly but struggled to balance her classes and relationship with Julie Power.<ref name="vol5#7">{{Cite comic |Date=March 21, 2018 |Title=Runaways |Story=Best Friends Forever |Issue=#7 |Volume=5 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Rainbow Rowell]] |Penciller=[[Kris Anka]] |Colorist=[[Matt Wilson (comics artist)|Matt Wilson]]}}</ref> When [[Doctor Doom]] attacked during Power's visit, their differing views on the Runaways' methods caused tension.<ref name="vol5#8">{{Cite comic |Date=April 4, 2018 |Title=Runaways |Story=Best Friends Forever |Issue=#8 |Volume=5 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Rainbow Rowell]] |Penciller=[[Kris Anka]] |Colorist=[[Matt Wilson (comics artist)|Matt Wilson]]}}</ref> Power was frustrated by Dean's reluctance to open up about her past. To drown her sorrows in sugar over Dean ignoring her once again, Power accidentally ate an enchanted cupcake, turning her into a thirteen-year-old.<ref name="vol5#9">{{Cite comic |Date=May 9, 2018 |Title=Runaways |Story=Best Friends Forever |Issue=#9 |Volume=5 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Rainbow Rowell]] |Penciller=[[Kris Anka]] |Colorist=[[Matt Wilson (comics artist)|Matt Wilson]]}}</ref> The Runaways reversed the spell, but Power broke up with Dean, feeling secondary to the team.<ref name="vol5#10">{{Cite comic |Date=June 20, 2018 |Title=Runaways |Story=Best Friends Forever |Issue=#10 |Volume=5 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Rainbow Rowell]] |Penciller=[[Kris Anka]] |Colorist=[[Matt Wilson (comics artist)|Matt Wilson]]}}</ref> Dean admitted to neglecting Power, making the breakup inevitable.<ref name="vol5#11">{{Cite comic |Date=July 18, 2018 |Title=Runaways |Story=Best Friends Forever: Am I the Same Girl You Used to Know |Issue=#11 |Volume=5 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Rainbow Rowell]] |Penciller=[[Kris Anka]] |Colorist=[[Matt Wilson (comics artist)|Matt Wilson]]}}</ref> Later, at a charity ball, Minoru confessed her feelings to Dean. Despite initial hesitation,<ref name="vol5#12">{{Cite comic |Date=Aug. 29 2018 |Title=Runaways |Story=Best Friends Forever: Time After Time |Issue=#12 |Volume=5 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |Writer=[[Rainbow Rowell]] |Penciller=[[Kris Anka]] |Colorist=[[Matt Wilson (comics artist)|Matt Wilson]]}}</ref> Minoru and Dean kissed, beginning a relationship.<ref name="KissScript">{{cite web |last=Rowell |first=Rainbow |date=10 September 2018 |title=Rainbow Rowell's script for the Nico/Karolina kiss |url=https://twitter.com/rainbowrowell/status/1039231428821766144 |access-date=25 September 2018 |publisher=[[Twitter.com]]}}</ref>
==Relationships with other Runaways==
[[Image:Karolina.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Karolina in her true Majesdanian form.<ref name="Vol2#16"/> Art by [[Adrian Alphona]]]]
Karolina gets along well with the other Runaways, and the only time she had ever got into an argument with them was after Nico questions her about Xavin's gender.<ref name="Vol2#23">''Runaways'': Volume 2, #23</ref> She has an older-sister type relationship with Molly, but a caring relationship with both Chase and Victor, whom she had both comforted after they lost loved ones.<ref>Chase had lost Gert, and Victor had lost Lillie</ref> It was subtly hinted throughout ''Runaways'' volume 1 that Karolina had a crush on Nico, but Karolina did not make her feelings explicitly known until volume 2, #7 when she attempted to kiss Nico. When Nico refused, Karolina was distressed, having just gotten over the isolation of being the team's sole alien and now was outed as the team's only [[lesbian]].<ref name="Vol2#7"/> Merely an hour later, Karolina was taken away by Xavin to be wed, and left her medic alert bracelet with Nico as a token of remembrance. When Karolina returned to Earth, she accidentally confessed to Xavin (whom she thought to be Nico at the time) that she was still in love with Nico, saying that she cares for Nico "more than she will ever know." Karolina remains staunch in her devotion to Xavin, and thus her feelings for and attraction to Nico occasionally put a strain on their friendship.<ref name="Vol2#30"/>


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== Powers and abilities ==
Karolina met Xavin after suffering rejection from Nico, her crush for many months.<ref name="Vol2#7"/> She initially rejected Xavin when he told her that Karolina was promised to be his bride, but after hearing that the marriage would be part of a peace treaty between her world and Xavin's, Karolina felt more inclined to accept the proposal.<ref name="Vol2#8"/> She accepted fully when Xavin expressed no concern of changing physical appearance from male to female to please her. Xavin once took the form of Nico in order to please Karolina, but Karolina rejected her as Nico and reassured Xavin that she loves her as she is. Later on, during an argument, Xavin subconsciously reverted to female human form, which both surprised and pleased Karolina, who had earlier expressed some lingering doubts about Xavin's true gender.<ref name="Vol2#30"/>
Karolina Dean's powers are derived from her Majesdanian physiology,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graceling-Moore |first=Rose |date=November 21, 2017 |title=Marvel's Runaways: Character & Powers Guide |url=https://screenrant.com/marvels-runaways-characters-powers/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> possessing solar manipulation abilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puc |first=Samantha |date=June 10, 2022 |title=Most iconic LGBTQIA+ comics romances |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/iconic-lgbtqia-comics-romances/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Newsarama]] |language=en}}</ref> In her natural Majesdanian form, she is luminous, iridescent, and visually fluid, often depicted with waves of rainbow-like light emanating from her body,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackman |first=Josh |date=October 27, 2017 |title=Meet Marvel's new lesbian superhero |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2017/10/27/meet-the-new-lesbian-superhero-coming-to-tv-in-marvels-runaways/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[PinkNews]] |language=en-US}}</ref> which Stein described as "a burning painting."<ref name="Vol1#3" /> Despite this, her body structure remains humanoid.


Dean can fire concussive blasts, shoot laser beams, and create force fields.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantor |first=Jonathan H. |date=July 5, 2018 |title=Goddlers: 20 Children Too Powerful For Their Own Good |url=https://www.cbr.com/superhero-children-too-powerful/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> She can absorb and re-radiate solar energy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dominick |first=Nora |date=December 11, 2017 |title=27 Badass Female Superheroes To Love If You're Obsessed With Wonder Woman |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/badass-female-superheroes-youll-love-if-youre-obsessed-with |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[BuzzFeed]] |language=en}}</ref> Den also has the ability to fly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Adam |date=August 18, 2016 |title=The Runaways: What We Know From The Comics |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1547209/the-runaways-what-we-know-from-the-comics |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[CinemaBlend]] |language=en}}</ref> During an encounter with the vampire Topher, it is revealed that her blood contains solar energy properties, causing Topher to combust after drinking it. Her mom was shown to be able to control and shape her energy blasts after they left her body, and Dean seems to be starting to be able to do the same thing, able to make forcefields and harmlessly pick people up with her energy.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Moore |first=Terry |title=Runaways vol 3 issue 9 |publisher=Marvel}}</ref>
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==Powers and abilities==
Like all Majesdanians, Karolina's natural form is luminous, iridescent, and visually fluid, often depicted with waves of rainbow-like light floating off her body, (Chase described her as "a burning painting") though body structure is essentially humanoid.<ref name="Vol1#3"/> Originally, Karolina required a custom made [[medic alert bracelet]] constructed of an unspecified alien metal to revert to humanoid form. However, after spending many months on Majesdane, Karolina learned to control the change and can make it at will.<ref name="Vol2#16"/> In her Majesdanian form, Karolina is able to manipulate solar energy absorbed by her body to generate large concussive blasts, fine [[laser]]-like beams and force fields capable of stopping cave-ins, gunfire and explosions. Like her parents, Karolina learned the ability to bind people, binding a New Pride in a colorful sphere. Karolina's Majesdanian form also grants her the ability to fly. During an encounter with the [[vampire]] Topher, it is revealed that Karolina's blood also harbors [[solar energy]]-based properties, because drinking her blood caused Topher to combust.


Initially, Dean required a custom-made [[medic alert bracelet]] of alien metal to revert to her humanoid form. However, after spending many months on Majesdane, she learned to control the change and can now transform at will.<ref name="Vol2#16" />
The drawback to Karolina's powers are that they have a finite charge. If she is in her Majesdanian form too long or exerts her powers too much, her glow will start to fade and revert her to human form until she uses the sun's rays to recharge. The only time she entirely lost her powers was when the Runaways battled the Gibborim to prevent Chase from sacrificing himself.<ref name="Vol2#23"/> Leslie Dean stated early in the series that Majesdanians' abilities do not affect one another.<ref name="Vol1#18"/>


== Reception ==
==Conceptual changes==
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In Brian K. Vaughan's original pitch for the series, Karolina Dean was originally called Leslie. This name would eventually be given to [[Leslie Dean|the character's mother]]. Her parents were originally real estate agents, as opposed to famous actors.<ref name="hardcover">{{cite book|last=K. Vaughan|first=Brian|author2=Adrian Alphona|others=Takeshi Miyazawa|title=Runaways, Vol. 1 HC|publisher=Marvel|date=2005-08-10|series=Runaways|volume=1|pages=448|isbn=0-7851-1876-4 |url=http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=2378|accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref> It was Molly's parents that were meant to be famous, but were redesigned as doctors instead.<ref name="hardcover"/>


=== Comic books ===
Karolina's Majesdanian form has been colored in two distinct styles. Brian Reber, the first colorist of ''Runaways'', colored Karolina with many different colors of the [[visible spectrum]] from panel to panel. [[Christina Strain]], the second colorist for ''Runaways'', colors Karolina in lighter tones, using primarily blue, yellow, and pink with a glitter-like effect.<ref>Pages</ref>
Peyton Hinckle of ''[[ComicsVerse]]'' referred to Karolina Dean as a "fan favorite," writing, "Her popularity has grown even more, making her one of the most well-known lesbian characters in the comics industry. Readers and viewers alike adore Karolina Dean for her free-spiritedness and diverse background. But I think there’s more to Karolina’s character than just what’s on the surface. Yes, she’s a rare gem in a sea of heterosexual heroes, but she’s also one of the best role models Marvel has (which might not be saying much but you get the point). Like so many real-life queer teens, Karolina struggled to understand her true self: as a superpowered alien and as a lesbian. She also was able to overcome those struggles and find self-acceptance. As readers, viewers, and fans, we can take our own challenges and use Karolina’s model to become the people we want to be."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinckle |first=Peyton |date=June 17, 2018 |title=Why Karolina Dean is the Lesbian, Rainbow Goddess We All Need in Our Lives |url=https://comicsverse.com/karolina-dean-lesbian-rainbow-goddess/ |website=[[ComicsVerse]]}}</ref> Deirdre Kaye of ''[[Scary Mommy]]'' called Karolina Dean a "role model" and a "truly heroic" female character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaye |first=Deirdre |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic |url=https://www.scarymommy.com/marvel-female-characters |access-date=October 16, 2022 |website=[[Scary Mommy]] |language=en}}</ref> Vanessa Friedman of ''[[Autostraddle]]'' described Karolina Dean as one of their "favorite kickass fictional heroines," stating Dean and Xavin form one of the "best queer couples" in recent comics, saying, "These two are able to not only overcome their supervillian legacies, but also the racism and homophobia that they face for being an interracial lesbian couple,"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vanessa |first=Friedman |date=May 23, 2013 |title=Let's Talk About Fictional Kickass Heroines: Katniss, Xena, Buffy and More |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/lets-talk-about-fictional-kickass-heroines-katniss-ash-buffy-and-more-175709/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Autostraddle]] |language=en-US}}</ref> while Mey Rude, also writing for ''Autostraddle'', hoped to see Dean starring in her own movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mey |first=Rude |date=August 5, 2014 |title=11 Female Superheroes I Wish Marvel Would Make Movies About |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/11-female-superheroes-i-wish-marvel-would-make-movies-about-248339/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Autostraddle]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Joshua Yehl of ''[[IGN]]'' said, "Kar wouldn’t be the first gay person to develop feelings for a straight friend, and that’s what makes writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona’s depiction of her so authentic. The reader watches her struggle with her feelings, spiral downward into self-destruction, and rise back up by expressing herself only to hit a new low afterward. Coming out is not an easy one-time event, but a long, emotional process that doesn’t always turn out as planned. While Kar did not get the reaction she wanted from Nico, she made the same awkward coming out mistakes that countless others have, making this alien girl feel all the more human."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yehl |first=Joshua |date=May 24, 2012 |title=The State of Gay Characters in Comics |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/23/the-state-of-gay-characters-in-comics |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref> Keertana Sastry of ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'' expressed interest in seeing a movie featuring Karolina Dean, calling her "freaking cool."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sastry |first=Keertana |date=September 27, 2015 |title=14 Female Superheroes Who Don't Get Enough Credit In Hollywood Despite Being Seriously Cool |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/113325-14-female-superheroes-who-dont-get-enough-credit-in-hollywood-despite-being-seriously-cool |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Marvel Cinematic Universe ===
Adam Symchuk of ''[[MovieWeb]]'' described Karolina Dean as one of the most "beloved" characters in ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Symchuk |first=Adam |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Best Virginia Gardner Performances, Ranked |url=https://movieweb.com/best-virginia-gardner-performances-ranked/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[MovieWeb]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Comic Book Resources]] called Karolina Dean a "fan-favorite."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=C. B. R. |date=October 8, 2018 |title=Ranking The 30 Most Powerful Female Superheroes On Screen |url=https://www.cbr.com/most-powerful-female-superheroes/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> Karolina Dean became the first lesbian superhero to appear in Marvel's television universe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blum |first=Steven |date=February 7, 2018 |title=Virginia Gardner is the Laser Beam-Shooting Lesbian Superhero We Need |url=https://www.out.com/television/2018/2/07/virginia-gardner-laser-beam-shooting-lesbian-superhero-we-need |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Out Magazine]] |language=en}}</ref> Marvel noted how fans of the show nicknamed the relationship between Karolina Dean and Nico Minoru as "Deanoru."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinh |first=Christine |date=December 4, 2019 |title='Marvel's Runaways' Showrunners On What's To Come in Third Season |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/marvels-runaways-showrunners-season-three-insight |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref> Melody McCune of ''[[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]]'' praised the couple, writing, "Best of all, their love triumphs over adversity. They’re just two cute, superpowered girlfriends doing hero stuff."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCune |first=Melody |date=June 20, 2024 |title=10 of Our Favorite LGBTQIA+ Couples in Sci-Fi and Fantasy |url=https://www.sideshow.com/blog/lgbtqia-couples-sci-fi-fantasy |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Sideshow Collectibles]] |language=en}}</ref> Their kiss in the first season of ''Runaways'' marked Marvel's first on-screen, same-sex, superhero kiss.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Emac |first=Raffy |date=November 29, 2018 |title=The Trailer for 'Marvel's Runaways' Season 2 Has Us Soooo Hyped! |url=https://www.pride.com/geek/2018/11/29/trailer-marvels-runaways-season-2-has-us-soooo-hyped |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Pride.com]] |language=en}}</ref>


==Other versions==
==Other versions==


===House of M===
===House of M===
Karolina Dean, is mentioned as being a "go-to" girl for the [[Wolfpack (Marvel Comics)|Wolfpack]].<ref>''House of M: Avengers'' #4</ref> However, this is a ploy to capture the Wolfpack. It is mentioned, however, that the Pride rule Southern California.
An alternate version Karolina Dean is mentioned as being a "go-to" girl for the [[Wolfpack (Marvel Comics)|Wolfpack]].<ref>''House of M: Avengers'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref> However, this is a ploy to capture the Wolfpack. It is mentioned, nonetheless, that the Pride rule Southern California.


===Marvel Zombies Halloween===
===Marvel Zombies Halloween===
A zombie Karolina Dean is attacking Kitty Pryde and her son Peter in ''Marvel Zombies Halloween''. She is stopped by Mephisto.
An alternate version Karolina Dean appears in ''Marvel Zombies''. She first appears eating Old Lace with the rest of the zombified Runaways. She again appears in ''Marvel Zombies Halloween'', where she and several other zombies attempt to eat Kitty Pryde and her son, but are all killed by [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephisto]].


==In other media==
==In other media==
===Television===
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Karolina Dean appears as a playable character in [[Playdom]]'s video game [[Marvel: Avengers Alliance]].
Karolina Dean appears in ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'', portrayed by [[Virginia Gardner]].<ref name="CastAnnounce">{{cite web |last=Strom |first=Marc |date=February 2, 2017 |title='Marvel's Runaways' Finds Its Cast |url=https://news.marvel.com/tv/59021/marvels-runaways-finds-cast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161852/https://news.marvel.com/tv/59021/marvels-runaways-finds-cast/ |archive-date=2017-02-03 |access-date=February 2, 2017 |website=[[Marvel.com]] |publisher=}}</ref> This version is a half-human, half-Gibborim girl.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruce |first=Amanda |date=January 29, 2023 |title=Every Alien Species In The MCU, Ranked From Least To Most Powerful |url=https://screenrant.com/every-alien-species-mcu-ranked-weakest-strongest/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> She descends from a family of exiled royal magistrates whose fear of removing her power dampening bracelet stems from her mother's religious background and work with the cult-like Church of Gibborim, which made Dean a target of ridicule at school.<ref>{{cite episode|title=[[Reunion (Runaways)|Reunion]]|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Morgen, Brett (director); Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=November 21, 2017|season=1|number=1}}</ref> Over the course of the first season, Dean slowly learns more about her true form and powers and expresses feelings toward Nico Minoru,<ref>{{cite episode|title=Doomsday|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Webb, Jeremy (director); Jiehae Park & Kendall Rogers (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=January 2, 2018|season=1|number=9}}</ref> whom she soon enters a relationship with.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Hostile|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Jobst, Marc (director); Quinton Peeples (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=January 9, 2018|season=1|number=10}}</ref> In the second season, Karolina Dean learns of her heritage and embraces her dual identity further.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Earth Angel|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Stephen Surjik (director); Warren Hsu Leonard (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=December 21, 2018|season=2|number=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=Split Up|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Webb, Jeremy (director); Quinton Peeples (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=December 21, 2018|season=2|number=13}}</ref>

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* Karolina Dean appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Avengers Alliance]]''.
* Karolina Dean appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Usher |first=Will |date=April 12, 2018 |title=LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Adds The Runaways Via DLC |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/2401731/lego-marvel-super-heroes-2-adds-the-runaways-via-dlc |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[CinemaBlend]] |language=en}}</ref> as part of the ''Marvel’s Runaways Character and Level Pack'' DLC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Asif |date=April 10, 2018 |title=LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 'Runaways' Character and Level DLC Pack Announced |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/104246/lego-marvel-super-heroes-2-runaways-character-and-level-dlc-pack-announced |access-date=July 1, 2024 |website=[[Shacknews]]}}</ref>
* Karolina Dean appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Avengers Academy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Musgrave |first=Shaun |date=December 3, 2018 |title=Best iPhone Game Updates: ‘Super Cat Tales 2’, ‘Rules of Survival’, ‘Hearthstone’, ‘Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp’, and More – TouchArcade |url=https://toucharcade.com/2018/12/03/best-iphone-game-updates-super-cat-tales-2-rules-of-survival-hearthstone-animal-crossing-pocket-camp-and-more/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[TouchArcade]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Karolina Dean appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2021 |title=MARVEL Games Celebrates Pride Month |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvel-games-celebrates-pride-month |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref>

===Merchandise===

* In 2018, [[HeroClix]] released a Karolina Dean received a figure,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |date=October 8, 2018 |title=Runaways Return in Marvel Secret Wars - Battleworld Fast Forces HeroClix Preview |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-heroclix-secret-wars-battleworld-runaways-fast-forces/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> as part of their [[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]] - [[Battleworld|Battleword]] line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |date=October 8, 2018 |title=Marvel Secret Wars - Battleworld HeroClix Unboxing |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-heroclix-secret-wars-battleworld-unboxing/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2018, [[Funko]] released a Karolina Dean [[Funko Pop]] figure inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) incarnation of the character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fallon |first=Sean |date=August 22, 2018 |title='Marvel's Runaways' Funko Pop Figures Have Arrived |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvels-runaways-funko-pop-figures/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
[[LGBT themes in comics]]
*[[LGBT themes in comics]]


==References==
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Karolina Dean
Karolina Dean.
Textless cover of Runaways vol. 5 #3
(November 2017).
Art by Kris Anka.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceRunaways #1
(July 2003)
Created byBrian K. Vaughan (writer)
Adrian Alphona (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoKarolina Dean
SpeciesMajesdanian
Place of originEarth
Team affiliationsRunaways
Notable aliasesPrincess Justice
Lucy in the Sky
Abilities
  • Solar energy manipulation granting:
    • Light energy blasts
    • Bioluminescence
    • Heat resistance
    • Force fields
  • Flight

Karolina Dean (/ˌkærəˈliːnə/ karr-ə-LEE-nə) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona, Karolina Dean first appeared in Runaways #1 (July 2003).[1] Dean belongs to the extraterrestrial species known as Majesdanians,[2] and possesses solar-based energy powers.[3] She is a member of the Runaways,[4] a group that seeks to stop the Pride, a team of supervillains.[5] She has also been known under the codenames Lucy in the Sky and Princess Justice at various points in her history.[6]

Karolina Dean appears in the Hulu / Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Runaways, portrayed by Virginia Gardner.

Development

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Concept and creation

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In Brian K. Vaughan's original pitch for the series, Karolina Dean was originally called Leslie. This name would eventually be given to the character's mother. Her parents were originally real estate agents, rather than famous actors.[7] Dean's Majesdanian form has been colored in two distinct styles. Brian Reber, the first colorist of Runaways, colored Dean with many different colors of the visible spectrum from panel to panel. Christina Strain, the second colorist for Runaways, colors Dean in lighter tones, using primarily blue, yellow, and pink with a glitter-like effect.

Publication history

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Karolina Dean debuted in Runaways #1 (July 2003), created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona.[8] She appeared in the 2010 Avengers Academy series,[9] on the cover of the first issue of the 2015 A-Force series,[10] in the 2017 Runaways series,[11] the 2021 Marvel's Voices: Pride one-shot,[12] and the 2022 Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic series.[13]

Fictional character biography

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The Pride

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Daughter of renowned Hollywood stars,[14] Karolina Dean is the only older Runaway who did not see her parents kill an innocent girl as a sacrifice. Dean initially denied everything, but after learning she is an alien, she soon came to believe the accusations.[15] The Runaways make the decision to leave home, before leaving for good, but not before gathering evidence against their parents from their homes in order to prosecute them. When arriving at the Dean mansion, they discover the final will and testament of Dean's parents; Dean is handed a piece of paper that has the circle "no symbol" covering the Caduceus on it. Because Dean's medic alert bracelet bears the insignia, Alex Wilder persuades her to take it off. Dean gives in angrily, thinking that her penicillin allergy is the main reason she wears the bracelet. Immediately, her skin glows with a fluid, rainbow-like light.[16] The team believes Dean is an alien and that the bracelet is an anchor to conceal her abilities. Dean later adopts the moniker Lucy in the Sky,[17] a reference to the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,"[18] after the group escapes their parents.[19]

As a fugitive

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In early issues of Runaways, volume 2, Karolina Dean, under Nico Minoru's command, becomes more comfortable with her extraterrestrial identity,[20] and hints at being a lesbian. She compliments Julie Power Power during a battle with Excelsior over the custody of Victor Mancha,[21] and later agrees to date her after a joint mission with Avengers Academy,[22] eventually becoming romantically involved.[23] Dean comes out to Minoru with an attempted kiss, which Minoru rejects.[24] Her insecurities resurface when her Skrull fiancée, Xavin, arrives on Earth. Dean's parents arranged their marriage to foster peace between their homeworlds.[25] Dean leaves with Xavin, much to Minoru's distress.[25]

On her home planet Majesdane, Karolina Dean learns to control her Majesdanian and humanoid forms and how to further control her solar powers.[26] However, her wedding is disrupted, and she and Xavin flee to Earth as their homeworlds reignite their war. They crash land near the Hostel and help rescue Molly Hayes.[27] Dean dreams of her parents tearing her apart. She remains with the team, and Xavin is accepted after Gertrude Yorkes' death. They join the Runaways in defeating the Gibborim.[24] When the Runaways are accidentally displaced in 1907, Dean meets Klara Prast and convinces the team to accept her.[28]

Deportation and other activities

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In S.W.O.R.D. #2, Karolina Dean is kidnapped by Henry Gyrich in his "aliens go home" policy, using pheromones targeting her Majesdanian physiology. He leads her away from the Runaways and kidnaps her without difficulty.[29] She is eventually freed and helps save Earth from hostile aliens. Abigail Brand, now head of S.W.O.R.D., returns all the aliens to Earth, granting each of them freedom and a favor.[30]

In Avengers Arena, Dean and Hayes seek Hank Pym's help when Minoru and Chase Stein go missing, dismissing Hayes' concerns that they were taken.[31] Instead, Dean believed they ran off to be together. Dean later visits Minoru and Stein in the S.H.I.E.L.D. detention center after Hazmat allegedly kills Arcade.[32] Dean entered a relationship with Julie Power.

Reunion

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After the Runaways disbanded, Karolina Dean moved on to a happy college life, overcoming her past anxieties with therapy. She declined an invitation to reunite, feeling she had grown and changed. She reasoned they were never a real team like the Avengers and had no mission beyond survival. Minoru agreed but felt guilty.[33] Dean visited Minoru's apartment to reconsider, but rejected Minoru's kiss, attributing it to stress and her own relationship.[34] The Runaways eventually reunited to rescue Yorkes and Hayes from Hayes' grandmother. Dean avoided harm but intervened when Minoru was attacked. They returned home, battered but finding solace as a makeshift family.[35]

The Runaways resettled in their old hideout, the Hostel. Karolina Dean fit back in seamlessly but struggled to balance her classes and relationship with Julie Power.[36] When Doctor Doom attacked during Power's visit, their differing views on the Runaways' methods caused tension.[37] Power was frustrated by Dean's reluctance to open up about her past. To drown her sorrows in sugar over Dean ignoring her once again, Power accidentally ate an enchanted cupcake, turning her into a thirteen-year-old.[38] The Runaways reversed the spell, but Power broke up with Dean, feeling secondary to the team.[39] Dean admitted to neglecting Power, making the breakup inevitable.[40] Later, at a charity ball, Minoru confessed her feelings to Dean. Despite initial hesitation,[41] Minoru and Dean kissed, beginning a relationship.[42]

Powers and abilities

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Karolina Dean's powers are derived from her Majesdanian physiology,[43] possessing solar manipulation abilities.[44] In her natural Majesdanian form, she is luminous, iridescent, and visually fluid, often depicted with waves of rainbow-like light emanating from her body,[45] which Stein described as "a burning painting."[16] Despite this, her body structure remains humanoid.

Dean can fire concussive blasts, shoot laser beams, and create force fields.[46] She can absorb and re-radiate solar energy.[47] Den also has the ability to fly.[48] During an encounter with the vampire Topher, it is revealed that her blood contains solar energy properties, causing Topher to combust after drinking it. Her mom was shown to be able to control and shape her energy blasts after they left her body, and Dean seems to be starting to be able to do the same thing, able to make forcefields and harmlessly pick people up with her energy.[49]

Initially, Dean required a custom-made medic alert bracelet of alien metal to revert to her humanoid form. However, after spending many months on Majesdane, she learned to control the change and can now transform at will.[26]

Reception

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Comic books

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Peyton Hinckle of ComicsVerse referred to Karolina Dean as a "fan favorite," writing, "Her popularity has grown even more, making her one of the most well-known lesbian characters in the comics industry. Readers and viewers alike adore Karolina Dean for her free-spiritedness and diverse background. But I think there’s more to Karolina’s character than just what’s on the surface. Yes, she’s a rare gem in a sea of heterosexual heroes, but she’s also one of the best role models Marvel has (which might not be saying much but you get the point). Like so many real-life queer teens, Karolina struggled to understand her true self: as a superpowered alien and as a lesbian. She also was able to overcome those struggles and find self-acceptance. As readers, viewers, and fans, we can take our own challenges and use Karolina’s model to become the people we want to be."[50] Deirdre Kaye of Scary Mommy called Karolina Dean a "role model" and a "truly heroic" female character.[51] Vanessa Friedman of Autostraddle described Karolina Dean as one of their "favorite kickass fictional heroines," stating Dean and Xavin form one of the "best queer couples" in recent comics, saying, "These two are able to not only overcome their supervillian legacies, but also the racism and homophobia that they face for being an interracial lesbian couple,"[52] while Mey Rude, also writing for Autostraddle, hoped to see Dean starring in her own movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[53] Joshua Yehl of IGN said, "Kar wouldn’t be the first gay person to develop feelings for a straight friend, and that’s what makes writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona’s depiction of her so authentic. The reader watches her struggle with her feelings, spiral downward into self-destruction, and rise back up by expressing herself only to hit a new low afterward. Coming out is not an easy one-time event, but a long, emotional process that doesn’t always turn out as planned. While Kar did not get the reaction she wanted from Nico, she made the same awkward coming out mistakes that countless others have, making this alien girl feel all the more human."[54] Keertana Sastry of Bustle expressed interest in seeing a movie featuring Karolina Dean, calling her "freaking cool."[55]

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Adam Symchuk of MovieWeb described Karolina Dean as one of the most "beloved" characters in Runaways.[56] Comic Book Resources called Karolina Dean a "fan-favorite."[57] Karolina Dean became the first lesbian superhero to appear in Marvel's television universe.[58] Marvel noted how fans of the show nicknamed the relationship between Karolina Dean and Nico Minoru as "Deanoru."[59] Melody McCune of Sideshow praised the couple, writing, "Best of all, their love triumphs over adversity. They’re just two cute, superpowered girlfriends doing hero stuff."[60] Their kiss in the first season of Runaways marked Marvel's first on-screen, same-sex, superhero kiss.[61]

Other versions

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House of M

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An alternate version Karolina Dean is mentioned as being a "go-to" girl for the Wolfpack.[62] However, this is a ploy to capture the Wolfpack. It is mentioned, nonetheless, that the Pride rule Southern California.

Marvel Zombies Halloween

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An alternate version Karolina Dean appears in Marvel Zombies. She first appears eating Old Lace with the rest of the zombified Runaways. She again appears in Marvel Zombies Halloween, where she and several other zombies attempt to eat Kitty Pryde and her son, but are all killed by Mephisto.

In other media

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Television

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Karolina Dean appears in Runaways, portrayed by Virginia Gardner.[63] This version is a half-human, half-Gibborim girl.[64] She descends from a family of exiled royal magistrates whose fear of removing her power dampening bracelet stems from her mother's religious background and work with the cult-like Church of Gibborim, which made Dean a target of ridicule at school.[65] Over the course of the first season, Dean slowly learns more about her true form and powers and expresses feelings toward Nico Minoru,[66] whom she soon enters a relationship with.[67] In the second season, Karolina Dean learns of her heritage and embraces her dual identity further.[68][69]

Video games

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Merchandise

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See also

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References

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