Karna is a character from the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. He is the son of Kunti, a queen of the Pandava kingdom, and the sun god Surya. Karna was born with a divine armor and earrings, but was abandoned by his mother at birth and raised by a low-caste family. Despite his skills and bravery, he was rejected by the Kuru kingdom due to his low-caste status. He eventually joined forces with the Kauravas, the enemies of the Pandavas, and fought against them in the Kurukshetra war. Despite being a formidable warrior, Karna was killed by Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers, in the war. Karna is often depicted as a tragic hero in Indian mythology, due to his noble character and tragic fate.