Karen (BTN)

Karen is a bachelorette in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature.

She is a down-to-earth girl, who lives with her parents Jeff and Sasha, at the Supermarket. She has a serious outlook on most things, and is very assertive (sometimes aggressive) in her relationships. Rick, who lives and works at the Poultry Farm, has been her closest friend since childhood and will be your rival for her affection.

Karen loves wine and being at the beach.

Heart Events
Black Heart Event

This event will be triggered the first time you visit the Supermarket in Year 1. This event is all about Duke's tab. He will ask you something. If you say that "You should pay" Karen will appear and stop Duke, demanding payment from him. She will then introduce herself and you will gain +5000 heart points with her.

Purple Heart Event

This event occurs the Goddess' waterfall area. She will ask you if you're having problems. Answer "Love life" and then Karen will have +5000 heart points.

Blue Heart Event

One day in Spring, Karen will visit the Farm to give the player a bag of Moondrop seeds. After the flowers grow, Karen will visit you again. She will compliment you on the flowers you grew and gain +5000 affection. This event will not occur after the 23rd day of Spring as the flowers will not have enough time to grow. In addition, Karen will not visit you on festival days.

Rival Events
Childhood Memories
 * Trigger: First time you visit the church area 11:50am on Spring 2, Year 1.

Rick and Karen discuss about memories then walk into the forest.

Rick the Cad
 * How to trigger: Visit Chicken Lil's at 3:10pm on Spring 2, Year 1.

Rick and Karen discuss why Popuri is always mad towards Rick, then they also talk about Kai. It ends up with Karen calling Rick a Cad and walking away.

Lillia's Ungrateful Children
 * Trigger: Visit Chicken Lil's at 11am on Spring 6, Year 2.

Karen goes to Chicken Lil's looking for Rick and talks to Lillia a bit, Lillia wishes Karen would be her daughter since she cares about her and says that if Karen married Rick she would automatically become her daughter; Karen then suggests Lillia head back inside.

Karen's parents fight
 * Trigger: Visit the Supermarket (Spring 6 at 4pm, Year 2)

Rick asks Karen what's wrong. Karen says her parents are fighting again, and she's outside not because of the fight; she doesn't want to watch them kiss and make up. Rick says his parents are the same, then invites her over to his place until her parents finished fighting. Karen agrees and they walk together.

Depressed Rick
 * Trigger: The protagonist must either be married to Popuri, or she must have left with Kai. Visit Chicken Lil's in Spring, Year 3.

Mayor Thomas and Gotz are talking about Rick being depressed. Karen tells Rick he needs to get over Popuri so that she will help him with the Poultry Farm. Karen and Rick will get married 7 days later after this event.