Since you guys have been so supportive and have been requesting more policewomen I decided to give you this peak 🔥

Athena Carter:

🎂 Age and Timeline

• Age: In 1989, Athena is roughly 22 years old.

• Timeline: She is depicted as an undergraduate/pre-law student at the University of Southern California (USC) in 1989. The timeline follows her into 1991 when she joins the police academy.

• 🧬 Ethnicity and Background

• Ethnicity: African-American

• Origins: Though she goes to college and builds her life in Los Angeles, California, she originally grew up in Florida.

👤 Personality and Quirks

• Ambitious and Independent: Young Athena is brilliant, focused, and deeply independent. She has a clear plan for her life (law school) and carries herself with an unmistakable confidence but changed her mind when she was convinced to join the LAPD.

• Headstrong and Bold: Even as a young woman, she doesn't back down easily. When challenged, she can be impetuous and fiercely protective of her own autonomy.

🕊️ Beliefs and Core Motivations

• Justice vs. Law: Initially, Athena believes she can best serve society by becoming a lawyer. However, her beliefs shift toward immediate, hands-on community protection after meeting an LAPD recruiter.

• Rooted in Childhood Trauma: Her underlying drive to protect people stems from a childhood event when she was 9 years old in Florida. A neighborhood girl named Tanya Kingston disappeared, and seeing the absolute devastation of the family left a permanent mark on Athena, instilling a subconscious vow to find the lost and fix the broken.

👨‍👩‍👧 Family and Relationships

• Parents (Silas and Beatrice Carter): Athena was an only child and very close to her parents. However, there is a distinct, underlying tension between young Athena and her mother, Beatrice (Beverly Todd). Beatrice deeply disapproves of Athena abandoning a prestigious law career to join the dangerous, male-dominated world of the LAPD.