Karen Tehama[1] is a Safety Patroller and the force's forensic expert. Karen normally appears as a background character in most episodes of Fillmore! and she can be bribed to give lessons on forensics. She is voiced by Lauren Tom.[2][3]
Appearance[]
Karen is an light-skinned Japanese-American teenage girl with black eyes. Her hair is styled in pigtails, are naturally black and dyed with pink streaks, but held by pink hairbows. She wears a pink short-sleeved shirt with a white cat design, orange sash, blue jeans with red cuffs, white socks and black sneakers.
History[]
Karen is mostly a background character so never a lot is known about her history other than the fact that she has a sharp interest in forensic science and she is Japanese-American. Karen has appeared in most episode and can generally depict the nature of a scene by the aftermath and the components of various crimes with her trusty powder, magnifying glass and microscope.
In one episode it is revealed that she can be bribed with a certain candy bar for lessons. Ingrid did this in A Wurm in Our Midst to get Tehama to teach her basic fingerprint detection with powder and brushes.
Episode Appearance[]
- "To Mar a Stall"
- "Test of the Tested"
- "A Wurm in Our Midst"
- "Red Robins Don't Fly"
- "Nappers Never Sleep"
- "Ingrid Third, Public Enemy #1"
- "Next Stop, Armageddon"
- "Masterstroke of Malevolence"
- "Two Wheels, Full Throttle, No Brakes"
- "Of Slain Kings on Checkered Fields"
- "A Forgotten Yesterday"
- "The Shreds Fell Like Snowflakes"
- "Foes Don't Forgive"
- "The Unseen Reflection"
- "Code Name: Electric Haircut"
- "Play On, Maestro! Play On!"
Skills[]
- Forensics - Karen's interest and central skill, allows her to search crime scenes for fingerprints and other clues left by the perpetrator.
- Profiling - Karen has shown skills in gathering data quickly such as minutes from club meetings and gathering specific past case files.
