Karolina Dean was portrayed by Virginia Gardner in the Hulu television series Runaways.
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Karolina is the daughter of renowned Hollywood actors Frank and Leslie Dean and is the only older Runaway who didn't witness their parents murder an innocent girl as a sacrifice.
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Karolina Dean denies the entire situation primarily, but finally believes the group soon after discovering she is an alien.
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Karolina Dean 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.
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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.
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Early in the series, Karolina Dean 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.
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Karolina Dean is portrayed as having a wide, free spirit, notably when she discovers she can fly.
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Unbeknownst to her, Karolina Dean's parents arranged Xavin's and Karolina Dean's marriage as part of a peace-weaving effort between the Skrull and Majesdanian homeworlds.
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Karolina Dean 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 for good.
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Karolina Dean uses pheromones to target Karolina's Majesdanian physiology and leads her away from the Runaways and kidnaps her without difficulty.
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Karolina Dean dismissed Molly's concerns that somebody took their friends instead she believed they ran off to be together.
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Karolina Dean reasoned she had grown up and changed from their time as scared kids on the run.
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Karolina Dean felt it didn't make sense for them to get back together because they were never a team, like the Avengers, or had a mission, other than staying alive and not becoming their parents.
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Karolina Dean dropped by Nico's apartment to reconsider the reunion when Nico attempted to kiss Karolina Dean but is rejected due to having a girlfriend and dismissed it as Nico's habit of seeking comfort at times of stress.
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Karolina Dean avoided hurting Molly's grandmother and her genetically engineered creations; however, once Nico was struck by a telepathic attack, Karolina Dean blasted the house and put an end to it.
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Karolina Dean is fitting in like she never left like her friendship with Nico hasn't missed a beat, but she struggles to give equal attention to her classes and girlfriend.
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Karolina Dean gets along well with the other Runaways, and the only time she had ever got into an argument with them was after they questioned her about Xavin's gender.
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Karolina Dean 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.
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However, Karolina Dean rejected Nico out of faithfulness to Julie and dismissed it as Nico's habit of seeking comfort in times of stress.
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Karolina Dean was surprised and scared, which exacerbated her old feelings of rejection when Nico pulled away.
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Karolina Dean initially rejected Xavin; Xavin attempted to persuade her, explaining that the marriage would be part of a peace treaty.
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Karolina Dean still refused, stating that it would be a "lie" for her to marry a man.
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Karolina Dean flirted with and later began dating Julie Power, after a trip to Avengers Academy; this resulted in long-term relationship.
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Julie attempted to convince Karolina Dean to move to New York so they could be together full-time after the past year apart, though Karolina Dean was resistant to this.
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Karolina Dean's parents were originally real estate agents, rather than famous actors.
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Originally, Karolina Dean required a custom made medic alert bracelet constructed of an unspecified alien metal to revert to humanoid form.
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However, after spending many months on Majesdane, Karolina Dean learned to control the change and can make it at will.
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Leslie Karolina Dean stated early in the series that Majesdanians' abilities do not affect one another.
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Karolina Dean was able to overcome those struggles and find self-acceptance.
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Karolina Dean even went so far as to act suicidal by offering up her life to a vampire.
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Karolina Dean is mentioned as being a "go-to" girl for the Wolfpack.
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Zombie Karolina Dean is attacking Kitty Pryde and her son Peter in Marvel Zombies Halloween.
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