Karen Kohiruimaki

, known as in Gun Gale Online, is the main character of the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online light novel series. Due to having a complex about her tall stature in the real world, Karen began playing Gun Gale Online, where she obtained a very short avatar. She became known as the in the game as a result of her using only pink equipment, as well as her prowess in player versus player battles. LLENN participated in the first Squad Jam as the leader of a two-member team named «LM» after being persuaded by her in-game friend Pitohui to take part in the tournament. Due to the request of Asougi Goushi (M), her former partner for the first Squad Jam, Karen invited Shinohara Miyu (Fukaziroh), her gamer friend from her hometown, to form a team, named «LF», for the second Squad Jam. LLENN later participated in the third Squad Jam as part of a four-member team named LPFM, consisting of her, Pitohui, Fukaziroh, and M. She then entered the fourth Squad Jam in a six-member team also called LPFM, including: herself, M, Pitohui, Fukaziroh, Clarence and Shirley to try to prevent an engagement to Fire (Nishiyama Da-Fire).

Background
As Karen is fairly tall for a Japanese woman, she was frequently teased for her height and thus developed a complex about it. Karen stopped interacting with most people, aside from her family and close friends, and became an introvert secluding herself to reading and music.

Karen is a serious and persistent woman. She spent days converting from one game to another until she found one where she got an avatar that suited her tastes.

Karen is the youngest child of a family of five children. Karen's parents hailed from Aomori, but moved to Hokkaido where they started a successful business. After finishing secondary education, Karen tried her luck by taking examinations at a prestigious university for girls in Tokyo and, unexpectedly, was accepted to the university. Karen thus borrowed a room from one of her elder sisters and began her solitary life in Tokyo, hoping that something would change. However, her wish did not come true.

One day, while visiting her parents, Karen came across an article about virtual games. Although the author of the article had a strong opinion against such games, the mention of the games allowing the player to experience an alternative self caught Karen's curiosity. Thus, Karen contacted one of her close friends from her home town who was playing a game.

Appearance
In the real world, Karen is a 183 centimetres-tall woman with long black hair. Due to her lack of interest in fashion, Karen usually wears rough and simple clothes.

In Gun Gale Online, Karen has a very short, less than 150 centimetres tall, and slender avatar with a slightly rounded face, big pupils and somewhat dark-tawny hair in a boyish short cut. She wears a combat uniform that consists of combat trousers that resemble cargo pants and a long-sleeved combat shirt. She also has long and narrow pouches equipped on both sides of her thighs, wears high-laced short boots and a knit cap. Her entire attire and even her gun, a P90, are dyed in a dusky pink tinged with brown to tone down the brightness.

Equipment

 * P90 (P-chan): LLENN's signature pink submachine-gun. The first was destroyed in SJ1, the second was destroyed in SJ2. She currently owns P-chan The Third which she used in SJ3 and SJ4.
 * Knife (Kni-chan): LLENN's secondary weapon. The first was lent to her by M. She liked the knife so bought her own for SJ2.
 * Unnamed Optical Gun: Sold in order to replace P90.
 * Unnamed Submachine Gun: Bought with LLENN's Optical Gun
 * Unnamed Handgun: Used in SJ4.

Skills
Due to her small size, LLENN has a high agility stat, allowing her to run faster than most other players in GGO.

Trivia

 * LLENN is a support character in Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition
 * LLENN is a support character in Dengeki Bunko: Crossing Void.
 * LLENN is voiced by Tomori Kusunoki in the anime adaptation of ''Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online.
 * She shares a voice actor with: Misha Necron (The Misfit of Demon King Academy).

External Links / References

 * Sword Art Online Wiki - Karen Koiruimaki