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Karen Farris was a female Human Starfleet Academy cadet in the 24th century.

Farris became part of the elite group Red Squad in 2373. As part of the group, she was assigned to the USS Valiant on a training mission prior to the outbreak of the Dominion War. When the war began, the Valiant was trapped behind enemy lines and severely damaged in a Cardassian attack that killed all of the officers. Farris was given a field promotion to commander and a position as first officer by acting captain Tim Watters. She was fiercely loyal to Watters.

Eight months later, the Valiant attempted to destroy a massive Jem'Hadar battleship. Farris manually guided two modified quantum torpedoes that were designed to destroy the primary support braces of the antimatter storage system of the battleship. Farris was successful in hitting the target, but the weapons were ineffective. She was killed along with 33 other members of the crew when the battleship destroyed the Valiant. (DS9: "Valiant")

Karen Farris was played by Courtney Peldon.

According to the short story "Dorian's Diary" contained in Strange New Worlds III, she was the great-great-granddaughter of Nilz Baris.

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