Karolina Dean
TV Series
Marvel's Runaways
Portrayed by
Virginia Gardner
Inspiration
Karolina Dean from Marvel Comics
Other names
Church Girl
Personality
Brave, selfless, heroic, lonely, kind, caring, smart, intelligent
Appearance
Human/Gibborim female, with blonde hair, blue eyes
Affiliations
Runaways Atlas Academy (formerly)
Church of Gibborim (formerly)
Goal
Defeat Pride (formerly)
Home
Los Angeles, California
Relatives
David Ellerh † (maternal grandfather)
Allies
Alex Wilder ,
Nico Minoru ,
Gert Yorkes ,
Molly Hernandez ,
Chase Stein (best friend),
Old Lace ,
Tyrone "Ty" Johnson/Cloak and
Tandy Bowen/Dagger ,
Amy Minoru †,
Vaughn Kaye , Destiny Gonzalez †, Limo Driver,
Livvie ,
Xavin ,
Tamar , Max,
Geoffrey Wilder ,
Tina Minoru ,
Robert Minoru †,
Stacey Yorkes , Dale Yorkes,
Janet Stein †, Victor Stein, Julie
(girlfriend from alternate future)
Enemies
Brandon, Lucas (attempted rapists),
Eiffel ,
Catherine Wilder †, Crips,
Darius Davis †, Church of Gibborim, Los Angeles Police Department, Anthony Wall/AWOL, Mitch, Vic, Jay, Destiny Gonzalez (Dark Dimension), Nico Minoru (Dark Dimension), Coven, Morgan le Fay, Quinton the Great †
Likes
Her powers, Nico Minoru
Dislikes
Her power (formerly), Nico in pain, her mother's darkness, losing her friends, Xavin calling her their betrothed, seeing Nico with Alex
Powers and abilities
Light Generation
Paraphernalia
Church of Gibborim Bracelet (formerly)
Quote
"I was afraid to embrace my powers, to be different. To be a freak. But, my true light, it comes from being both human and alien. I'm something new."
Source
Karolina Dean is a major character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as one of the titular protagonists of Hulu's Runaways . She is a Gibborim-Human hybrid who is the daughter of PRIDE members of Jonah and Leslie Dean and the girlfriend of Nico Minoru.
Karolina is portrayed by Virginia Gardner as a teenager and Valentina Gordon as a child.
