Tara Carpenter

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## General Information

### Age

* 18 turning 19 (Fifth Film)
* 20 (Sixth Film)
* 21 (Pre Seventh Film)

### Personality

* Protective
* Final Girl

### Occupation

* Unknown Job with Valentina Carpenter, Athena Hicks, Luna Prescott-Madden, Liv McKenzie, and Vince Schneider (2021)
* Woodsboro High School Student, Class of 2022 (Graduated)
* Blackmore University Student

### Goal

* Retrieve inhaler from Amber's House (*failed*, stolen by Richie Kirsch, lured into a trap)
* Survive both Legacy "Requel" killing sprees (*Succeeded*)

## Relationships

### Relatives

* Easton Madden (Adoptive Father)
* Mr. Carpenter (Estranged Father)
* Christina Carpenter (Mother; disowned by Tara)
* Sidney Prescott (Adoptive Maternal Aunt)
* Lucy Prescott (Adoptive Mother)
* Samantha Carpenter (Maternal Older Sister)
* Maureen Prescott-Madden (Adoptive Older Sister)
* Valentina Carpenter (Older Sister)
* Ethan Landry (Adoptive Brother-In-Law)
* Selena Garcia (Adoptive Younger Sister)
* Luna Prescott-Madden (Adoptive Younger Sister)
* Jordan Prescott-Madden (Adoptive Younger Brother)
* Dylan Prescott-Madden (Adoptive Younger Sister)
* Aiden Lopez (Adoptive Nephew)
* Samson Prescott-Madden (Adoptive Nephew)
* Blake Prescott-Madden (Adoptive Niece)

### Allies

* The Fantastics (Best Friends)
* Sidney Prescott
* Lucy Prescott
* Vanessa Levine
* Gale Weathers
* Anika Kayoko †
* Kirby Reed
* Danny Brackett
* Marcus Lopez
* Layla Brackett
* Rebekah Jones
* Rosita Espinosa
* Harvey Jones
* Selena Garcia
* Riley Marra †

### Enemies

* Amber Freeman †
* Richie Kirsch †
* Madison Roberts †
* Wayne Bailey †
* Carson Freeman †
* Quinn Bailey †
* Amelia Johnson †
* Danielle Hale †

**Tara Carpenter** is one of the deuteragonist of *Scream V* and the one of four protagonists (along with Sam, Maureen, and Luna) in the sequel film (2023).. While home alone, the "elevated horror" fan becomes the first target of the 2021 Woodsboro Legacy Killings. Despite this, she survives, an inverse to the tradition of the previous four film openings.

Her survival is intentional, however. She is lured as live bait for her estranged, elder sister Sam Carpenter. Sam returns and reveals she is actually her *half*-sister (maternally), as Sam is original Ghostface, Billy's daughter (making her the killer’s step-daughter). The revelation caused Tara's biological father to abandon them both (when Tara was around 8). The estranged sisters put the past behind them to survive the 25th anniversary killings, where Tara's Woodsboro High friendship group are suspects.

Tara's life is also saved by original legacy survivor, Dewey Riley, who sacrifices his life to save her. Her Asthma condition and required inhaler become a key element to the film's climax. Her best friend, Amber Freeman, Sam's boyfriend, and Luna's cousin worked together to plan the honorary requel murders. Based on the date of birth shown on her hospital wristband, her age in the fifth film is 18 turning 19. She most likely repeated one grade of high school, and her sister Sam, who allegedly abandoned her on her 18th birthday, actually left Woodsboro closer to 19 than 18.

She is portrayed by Jenna Ortega.