Post by Charles Brown on Aug 15, 2016 23:44:23 GMT -5
BASICS
Full Name •
Charles Brown
Nicknames •
Chuck, Charlie
Alias •
Kite-Man
Gender •
Male
Age •
40
Face Claim •
Nicolas Cage
Height & Weight •
5'11", 155 lbs.
Sexual Orientation •
Heterosexual
Member Group • DC
Universe • DC Comics
Organization •
n/a
Charles Brown
Nicknames •
Chuck, Charlie
Alias •
Kite-Man
Gender •
Male
Age •
40
Face Claim •
Nicolas Cage
Height & Weight •
5'11", 155 lbs.
Sexual Orientation •
Heterosexual
Member Group • DC
Universe • DC Comics
Organization •
n/a
ABILITIES
Weapons •
Kites of varying sizes. purposes and designs. In the past, this has included a jet-powered hang glider that allowed for quick escapes, a mammoth kite used to shuttle criminals out of Gotham's prison, a "flash bulb" kite and a trap-net kite. He also owns a few nonlethal ranged weapons, including a BB gun, beanbag rounds with a normal gun and a grappling hook.
Skill Set •
Gilder/Kite piloting: As quite the kite aficionado, Kite-Man is an excellent pilot of gliding devices of any sort. Owing to hours upon hours of focus on his obsession, Kite-Man is quite capable in their use.
Aeronautical design: Similarly, Kite-Man's love of all things that glide has made him very talented at designing and building all sorts of kites and gliding devices for his nefarious plots. Note that his capability with aeronautics is limited to kites and gliders at this time and do not extend to anything heavier.
Marksmanship adept: When he's not busy building, designing or flying kites, Kite-Man can at times be found practicing his marksmanship. You can't commit crimes solely with kites, no matter how awesome they might be. All of the ranged weapons he uses are nonlethal options, since blood might mess up his kite.
Hand to hand (intermediate skill): For reasons similar to the above, Kite-Man has practiced hand to hand fighting in order to defend himself more effectively against meddling vigilantes. No more having his own kites do him in!
Abilities & Powers •
Resourcefulness: In his original universe, Kite-Man worked hard to amass the financial resources necessary to build his array of kites. Even in a new universe, he's willing to do whatever it takes to recoup his losses and amass new financial assets. Be it legitimate work or crime sprees with his extant kites, the end justifies the means.
Kites: Kite-Man insists on using wondrous kites as his main form of transportation and weaponry. They rest in his super secret hangar (read: a floor of an abandoned factory at the moment), ready to be utilized in his next plot as needed.
Weaknesses •
Unpowered human: Kite-Man has absolutely no superhuman powers, putting him at a great disadvantage when battling super humans, mutants or even more muscular vigilante types who try to put an end to his kite-related plots.
Gravity: Despite his excellent piloting skills, occasionally his devices work against him. If he is unable to focus on piloting them, gravity will inevitably take over and cause his kite to crash into a tree or similar obstacle.
Overconfidence: Kite-Man has a nasty tendency to become so wrapped up in the virtues of kites and gliders that he never stops to think if his plans will actually work. Obviously his brilliance will inevitably end up overcoming all the other things which he lacks (size, powers, etc.)! In his own mind, Kite-Man is untouchable; in reality his confidence is most often completely unfounded.
Childish: Kite-Man is not above getting into arguments over his abilities, to the point that he refuses to be one-upped in conversation. Often he puts his foot in his mouth trying to prove himself to others.
Kites of varying sizes. purposes and designs. In the past, this has included a jet-powered hang glider that allowed for quick escapes, a mammoth kite used to shuttle criminals out of Gotham's prison, a "flash bulb" kite and a trap-net kite. He also owns a few nonlethal ranged weapons, including a BB gun, beanbag rounds with a normal gun and a grappling hook.
Skill Set •
Gilder/Kite piloting: As quite the kite aficionado, Kite-Man is an excellent pilot of gliding devices of any sort. Owing to hours upon hours of focus on his obsession, Kite-Man is quite capable in their use.
Aeronautical design: Similarly, Kite-Man's love of all things that glide has made him very talented at designing and building all sorts of kites and gliding devices for his nefarious plots. Note that his capability with aeronautics is limited to kites and gliders at this time and do not extend to anything heavier.
Marksmanship adept: When he's not busy building, designing or flying kites, Kite-Man can at times be found practicing his marksmanship. You can't commit crimes solely with kites, no matter how awesome they might be. All of the ranged weapons he uses are nonlethal options, since blood might mess up his kite.
Hand to hand (intermediate skill): For reasons similar to the above, Kite-Man has practiced hand to hand fighting in order to defend himself more effectively against meddling vigilantes. No more having his own kites do him in!
Abilities & Powers •
Resourcefulness: In his original universe, Kite-Man worked hard to amass the financial resources necessary to build his array of kites. Even in a new universe, he's willing to do whatever it takes to recoup his losses and amass new financial assets. Be it legitimate work or crime sprees with his extant kites, the end justifies the means.
Kites: Kite-Man insists on using wondrous kites as his main form of transportation and weaponry. They rest in his super secret hangar (read: a floor of an abandoned factory at the moment), ready to be utilized in his next plot as needed.
Weaknesses •
Unpowered human: Kite-Man has absolutely no superhuman powers, putting him at a great disadvantage when battling super humans, mutants or even more muscular vigilante types who try to put an end to his kite-related plots.
Gravity: Despite his excellent piloting skills, occasionally his devices work against him. If he is unable to focus on piloting them, gravity will inevitably take over and cause his kite to crash into a tree or similar obstacle.
Overconfidence: Kite-Man has a nasty tendency to become so wrapped up in the virtues of kites and gliders that he never stops to think if his plans will actually work. Obviously his brilliance will inevitably end up overcoming all the other things which he lacks (size, powers, etc.)! In his own mind, Kite-Man is untouchable; in reality his confidence is most often completely unfounded.
Childish: Kite-Man is not above getting into arguments over his abilities, to the point that he refuses to be one-upped in conversation. Often he puts his foot in his mouth trying to prove himself to others.
PERSONALITY
Likes •
Kite
Flying
Gliders
Designing new and bizarre contraptions
A certain American football team infamous for losing 4 championship games in a row.
Pitching in with others' criminal plans
Dislikes •
Super heroes
Well trained police officers
Boats
Having kites used against him
Insults (over his uselessness)
Multiple opponents
Trees
Dreams •
To assemble the greatest collection of kites, gilders and other manual "flying" devices ever built by human hands and use these to commit still more petty crimes. Some day he would love to become rich enough to simply look after the building of kites, but until then he must prove their superiority as a mode of transportation. At some point he would love to try his hand at the legitimate theater as well - he thinks he might really have the chops to impress the world there. Nothing too formal though.
Fears •
Though in more lucid moments Kite-Man is afraid that his entire life has been wasted pursuing his obsession with kites and seeking revenge for childhood accidents, those are not regularly occurring fears. Instead he is afraid of being locked away forever, where he cannot continue to build and operate kites.
Overall Personality •
One very good word to describe Charles Brown is obsessive. He tends to find something which he can enjoy and focuses on it with the same intensity as the sun at high noon. Once something interests the man he fixates on learning everything he can about it, every little in and out which defines the topic no matter how obscure, outdated or avant garde. To truly understand an interest he believes that a man must become the topic's master, versed far more well than anyone else in the world. He is not one to forget slights easily and such a slight inspired his obsession toward kites which has come to define Kite-Man.
He also is a very overconfident person and refuses to see any value in any counter arguments to his opinions whatsoever. No matter how often reality smacks him in the face he will go on believing with all his heart that his interpretation is the correct and proper way to go. This extends to his performance in villainy as he conveniently forgets past failures, confident that the sheer amazing nature of kites and his own intellect will overcome any obstacles. In his own mind Kite-Man is the greatest criminal mastermind in the history of Gotham City, and has even created a theme song for himself which he regularly hums and/or sings while on his escapades. As healthy as his self-image is, he ends up causing his own downfall more often than not. Not that he will ever admit that this is the case; he's more likely to blame his failure on his enemies than to become introspective.
Kite
Flying
Gliders
Designing new and bizarre contraptions
A certain American football team infamous for losing 4 championship games in a row.
Pitching in with others' criminal plans
Dislikes •
Super heroes
Well trained police officers
Boats
Having kites used against him
Insults (over his uselessness)
Multiple opponents
Trees
Dreams •
To assemble the greatest collection of kites, gilders and other manual "flying" devices ever built by human hands and use these to commit still more petty crimes. Some day he would love to become rich enough to simply look after the building of kites, but until then he must prove their superiority as a mode of transportation. At some point he would love to try his hand at the legitimate theater as well - he thinks he might really have the chops to impress the world there. Nothing too formal though.
Fears •
Though in more lucid moments Kite-Man is afraid that his entire life has been wasted pursuing his obsession with kites and seeking revenge for childhood accidents, those are not regularly occurring fears. Instead he is afraid of being locked away forever, where he cannot continue to build and operate kites.
Overall Personality •
One very good word to describe Charles Brown is obsessive. He tends to find something which he can enjoy and focuses on it with the same intensity as the sun at high noon. Once something interests the man he fixates on learning everything he can about it, every little in and out which defines the topic no matter how obscure, outdated or avant garde. To truly understand an interest he believes that a man must become the topic's master, versed far more well than anyone else in the world. He is not one to forget slights easily and such a slight inspired his obsession toward kites which has come to define Kite-Man.
He also is a very overconfident person and refuses to see any value in any counter arguments to his opinions whatsoever. No matter how often reality smacks him in the face he will go on believing with all his heart that his interpretation is the correct and proper way to go. This extends to his performance in villainy as he conveniently forgets past failures, confident that the sheer amazing nature of kites and his own intellect will overcome any obstacles. In his own mind Kite-Man is the greatest criminal mastermind in the history of Gotham City, and has even created a theme song for himself which he regularly hums and/or sings while on his escapades. As healthy as his self-image is, he ends up causing his own downfall more often than not. Not that he will ever admit that this is the case; he's more likely to blame his failure on his enemies than to become introspective.
HISTORY
Family •
Sally Brown: Younger sister, decidedly not involved in a life of crime. May in fact hate kites.
Overall History •
The history of Kite-Man is a strange and overly underwhelming one. From a young age Charles Brown was picked on by children in his neighborhood, owing to his small stature and an geeky interest in kites. One neighboring girl hurt the young boy's feelings worse than the others, tormenting him by regularly claiming that she would help him practice kicking field goals at the park. At the time Charles wanted to become a football player, having not totally devoted his life to kites yet. Invariably the girl would pull the ball out from under him just as he was about to kick it; Charlie ended up on his back with all those other kids laughing at him. But one day.. one day he'd show them!
Owing to a disinterest in having them make fun of him even further, Charles Brown attempted to emulate the purported experiments of another childhood hero, Benjamin Franklin. However he wore metal braces to keep him grounded and stood near water.. things didn't end well. Yet it wasn't the fault of the kite - it was that nuisance next door's fault for distracting him from the experiment! Yes, that was it. From that moment on he dedicated his free time to mastering all knowledge of kites and gliders, convinced they were a superior form of transportation. A person could even use them to get away with anything they wanted by his naiive analysis. Simply hop in a glider and ride the air currents to safety! What could anyone do to stop him?
Thus dedicated he pursued a degree in aeronautics to make his dream of assembling amazing kites a reality; he eventually began committing crimes using them to prove their virtue in the modern world. Unfortunately he chose to do this in Gotham City, so he often ran afoul of heroes, always failing to overcome them. Often his own kites would be used against him as he attempted to escape or fight. Yet he would not be deterred! He continued to attempt to prove his opinions were correct, going so far as to help criminals escape using a rather big one once. Eventually he moved to Zandia, a land populated entirely by super villains, became an athlete, and then failed to defend it alongside other villains.
After escape he pursued a life in the underworld, which netted him a very low-level position in organized crime. During one of his experiments with a new kite, Kite-Man ended up with odd weather redirecting his device around a corner he didn't intend to go around. Lightning struck nearby, disorienting him.. and when he regained his bearings, he realized the city didn't look quite right. What on earth? He would later discover he was in a world different than his own.. one that needed the superiority of kites proven to it! Thus inspired, he has continued down his ill-advised path of villainy.
Thus far his nefarious plots have included looking for work, a tiny bit of petty crime here and there and scouting out derelict industrial buildings. Recently he found an old factory which had an entire floor that was perfect for storing kites! He's set up the couple of kites he currently has (the one he arrived in the new universe with and one he's jury-rigged from spare parts and junk) there, secure with a chain and padlock. Someday he dreams of having an actual warehouse for an armada of kites. A man can dream, can't he?
Sally Brown: Younger sister, decidedly not involved in a life of crime. May in fact hate kites.
Overall History •
The history of Kite-Man is a strange and overly underwhelming one. From a young age Charles Brown was picked on by children in his neighborhood, owing to his small stature and an geeky interest in kites. One neighboring girl hurt the young boy's feelings worse than the others, tormenting him by regularly claiming that she would help him practice kicking field goals at the park. At the time Charles wanted to become a football player, having not totally devoted his life to kites yet. Invariably the girl would pull the ball out from under him just as he was about to kick it; Charlie ended up on his back with all those other kids laughing at him. But one day.. one day he'd show them!
Owing to a disinterest in having them make fun of him even further, Charles Brown attempted to emulate the purported experiments of another childhood hero, Benjamin Franklin. However he wore metal braces to keep him grounded and stood near water.. things didn't end well. Yet it wasn't the fault of the kite - it was that nuisance next door's fault for distracting him from the experiment! Yes, that was it. From that moment on he dedicated his free time to mastering all knowledge of kites and gliders, convinced they were a superior form of transportation. A person could even use them to get away with anything they wanted by his naiive analysis. Simply hop in a glider and ride the air currents to safety! What could anyone do to stop him?
Thus dedicated he pursued a degree in aeronautics to make his dream of assembling amazing kites a reality; he eventually began committing crimes using them to prove their virtue in the modern world. Unfortunately he chose to do this in Gotham City, so he often ran afoul of heroes, always failing to overcome them. Often his own kites would be used against him as he attempted to escape or fight. Yet he would not be deterred! He continued to attempt to prove his opinions were correct, going so far as to help criminals escape using a rather big one once. Eventually he moved to Zandia, a land populated entirely by super villains, became an athlete, and then failed to defend it alongside other villains.
After escape he pursued a life in the underworld, which netted him a very low-level position in organized crime. During one of his experiments with a new kite, Kite-Man ended up with odd weather redirecting his device around a corner he didn't intend to go around. Lightning struck nearby, disorienting him.. and when he regained his bearings, he realized the city didn't look quite right. What on earth? He would later discover he was in a world different than his own.. one that needed the superiority of kites proven to it! Thus inspired, he has continued down his ill-advised path of villainy.
Thus far his nefarious plots have included looking for work, a tiny bit of petty crime here and there and scouting out derelict industrial buildings. Recently he found an old factory which had an entire floor that was perfect for storing kites! He's set up the couple of kites he currently has (the one he arrived in the new universe with and one he's jury-rigged from spare parts and junk) there, secure with a chain and padlock. Someday he dreams of having an actual warehouse for an armada of kites. A man can dream, can't he?
Charles Brown
KITE-MAN | 40 | DC UNIVERSE
KITE-MAN | 40 | DC UNIVERSE