Name: Avon Charles aka Funky Charles
Age: Forever 21
Sex: Male
Profession: Disco/Kung-Fu performer for hire.
Appearance: Charles sticks out in a crowd like a sore thumb. He stands at 6'0" but looks much taller thanks to his platform shoes and oversized afro. He has black skin, black hair, brown eyes and a thick moustache. He usually wears a red leisure suit with a tacky zebra-pattern shirt, the top two buttons of which are always undone. Charles also has a gold chain with the kanji character for macho around his neck, several cheap rings and a pair of recently acquired shades. There is a comb constantly stuck in his afro.
Charles carries himself proudly, unashamed of his cheesy looks. He doesn't walk so much as he shuffles - sliding his feet along the floor and bobbing his head as though he's in a constant groove.
Personality: Hotheaded and hotblooded, Funky Charles is easy to get fired up. He's very passionate, especially in regards to his interests like martial arts and music. He's also the determined sort who works hard and rarely backs down from a challenge. Though strong-willed, Charles lacks wisdom and often makes rash decisions that he regrets.
You wouldn't guess it from his appearance, but Charles is very serious. Almost comically so. He treats any matter great or trivial with the genuine austerity, usually to the amusement of others. He considers himself an honourable person and would refuse to do something he feels is morally wrong.
Charles' appreciation for music extends beyond disco, to most varieties of funk or dance music. The only genre that he truly despises is rap. He has a strong knowledge on body movements, rhythm and language due to studying both funk and martial arts. He often likes peppering his sentences with gratuitous Japanese words.
Motif/Quirk: If disco is dead, then he's a necromancer.
Age: Forever 21
Sex: Male
Profession: Disco/Kung-Fu performer for hire.
Appearance: Charles sticks out in a crowd like a sore thumb. He stands at 6'0" but looks much taller thanks to his platform shoes and oversized afro. He has black skin, black hair, brown eyes and a thick moustache. He usually wears a red leisure suit with a tacky zebra-pattern shirt, the top two buttons of which are always undone. Charles also has a gold chain with the kanji character for macho around his neck, several cheap rings and a pair of recently acquired shades. There is a comb constantly stuck in his afro.
Charles carries himself proudly, unashamed of his cheesy looks. He doesn't walk so much as he shuffles - sliding his feet along the floor and bobbing his head as though he's in a constant groove.
Personality: Hotheaded and hotblooded, Funky Charles is easy to get fired up. He's very passionate, especially in regards to his interests like martial arts and music. He's also the determined sort who works hard and rarely backs down from a challenge. Though strong-willed, Charles lacks wisdom and often makes rash decisions that he regrets.
You wouldn't guess it from his appearance, but Charles is very serious. Almost comically so. He treats any matter great or trivial with the genuine austerity, usually to the amusement of others. He considers himself an honourable person and would refuse to do something he feels is morally wrong.
Charles' appreciation for music extends beyond disco, to most varieties of funk or dance music. The only genre that he truly despises is rap. He has a strong knowledge on body movements, rhythm and language due to studying both funk and martial arts. He often likes peppering his sentences with gratuitous Japanese words.
Funky Charles' story begins in the humble American village of Los Angeles. As a boy, Charles grew up an ideal and peaceful life. His father, Maurice Charles, was an old-school Disco dancer respected throughout the community. Although the art of Disco had been dying in recent years, Charles Sr. continued to grace local clubs and bars with his presence. He was looked up to in awe by both the people of LA and his son.
But that all changed when the rappers attacked. Hip-hop, a dark art and derivative form of funk, had been spreading across America for decades. By the mid-90's it dominated the music scene from coast to coast. One day a group of rappers called the Wang Warriors came to a club Charles Sr. was performing at; one of the last spiritual strongholds of disco left in California. The group's leader, JZA, challenged him to a duel for rights to play at the club. Charles Sr. accepted.
Thus began a musical battle still referred to by the people of LA as "the funkiest jam-off of the late-90's". Charles Sr. managed to win the singing portion of their duel by the skin of teeth, but it was during the dancing portion that tragedy struck. JZA unleashed a hidden technique known as breakdancing and struck Charles Sr. in the leg with a reverse helicopter kick, shattering his funkybone and preventing him from ever dancing again.
The Wang Warriors took over the club and purged disco from the westcoast. Charles Sr. was so ashamed of his defeat that he exiled himself and his family to Japan. He was actually planning on exiling himself to Alaska, but accidentally got on the wrong plane and ended up in Osaka. His family ended up having such a wonderful time though that they decided to stay.
Avon Charles was traumatized by the event. For years he had nightmares about his father's duel with JZA; how easily the rapper ended to his disco career with a single kick. The young Charles became consumed by revenge. He vowed to one day return to America, defeat JZA and bring honour back to his family name.
Over the years, Charles had a rather ordinary childhood. He learned Japanese and attending school in Osaka as was expected of him. He often attempt to start fights with the local school-yard delinquents, as practice for his future duel with JZA, but could never actually land one. Whenever he busted out a boombox and started boogying, the delinquents just assumed he was joking and would walk off laughing at him. Charles started asking his father for Disco lessons, who was happy to oblige until he found out his son's motivation. Charles Sr. then refused to teach his son Disco in fear of history repeating itself.
Charles realized he wasn't going to get any closer to avenging his family at this rate. After graduating from school, he decided to boogie across Japan in search of enlightenment. He needed to find something, anything that could help realize his true potential. It was in Tokyo that he discovered this thing. While passing the city's infamous Kamurocho district, he witnessed two shirtless yakuzas with flaming tattoos performing spinning kicks and bone-breaking throws on each other. While an ordinary sight for the locals, Charles was in awe by the amazing feats of power.
After the battle, he approached the victorious yakuza and inquired about his fighting technique. Charles was told to visit the Ramasama Dojo if he too wanted to learn martial arts. He did so, and approached the dojo's master known only as "The Most Fired-Up Guy with the Strongest and Most Unbreakable Back". Charles begged the master to let him study martial arts in his dojo, telling his father's tragic downfall and his desire for revenge. The Most Fired-Up Guy with the Strongest and Most Unbreakable Back was entertained by both Charles' story and his determination, and so allowed him to train as his pupil.
Charles trained tirelessly for years at the Ramasama Dojo. His sensei taught him many techniques, such as Jujutsu and Karate. Soon Charles began integrating these martial arts with Disco dancing, creating a new school of musical combat that he dubbed Kung-Funky. He later dubbed himself Funky Charles and set off to practice his newfound technique. He went around Tokyo making a name for himself in karaoke clubs - challenging local J-pop artists and musically-inclined yakuzas to heated dance-offs. Although he lost many of these battles, each defeat fuelled Charles' motivation for revenge and allowed him to refine his Kung-Funky.
It was on his 21st birthday that something truly bizarre happened. A magnificent, fellow America man known as Tyrone suddenly appeared in Kamurocho before Charles. He was awed by the godlike swag of Tyrone and bowed before the man, who told him of Boss City and the swagosphere. Charles believed it to be no coincidence that he was being invited back to America's westcoast. Without a second thought, Charles obeyed Tyrone's letter and took the fastest plane back to his homeland. Charles hopes not only to prove himself in the upcoming Ultra Spectacular Mega Showdown Battle Royale Extravaganza, but to encounter JZA once more and fulfil his vendetta.
But that all changed when the rappers attacked. Hip-hop, a dark art and derivative form of funk, had been spreading across America for decades. By the mid-90's it dominated the music scene from coast to coast. One day a group of rappers called the Wang Warriors came to a club Charles Sr. was performing at; one of the last spiritual strongholds of disco left in California. The group's leader, JZA, challenged him to a duel for rights to play at the club. Charles Sr. accepted.
Thus began a musical battle still referred to by the people of LA as "the funkiest jam-off of the late-90's". Charles Sr. managed to win the singing portion of their duel by the skin of teeth, but it was during the dancing portion that tragedy struck. JZA unleashed a hidden technique known as breakdancing and struck Charles Sr. in the leg with a reverse helicopter kick, shattering his funkybone and preventing him from ever dancing again.
The Wang Warriors took over the club and purged disco from the westcoast. Charles Sr. was so ashamed of his defeat that he exiled himself and his family to Japan. He was actually planning on exiling himself to Alaska, but accidentally got on the wrong plane and ended up in Osaka. His family ended up having such a wonderful time though that they decided to stay.
Avon Charles was traumatized by the event. For years he had nightmares about his father's duel with JZA; how easily the rapper ended to his disco career with a single kick. The young Charles became consumed by revenge. He vowed to one day return to America, defeat JZA and bring honour back to his family name.
Over the years, Charles had a rather ordinary childhood. He learned Japanese and attending school in Osaka as was expected of him. He often attempt to start fights with the local school-yard delinquents, as practice for his future duel with JZA, but could never actually land one. Whenever he busted out a boombox and started boogying, the delinquents just assumed he was joking and would walk off laughing at him. Charles started asking his father for Disco lessons, who was happy to oblige until he found out his son's motivation. Charles Sr. then refused to teach his son Disco in fear of history repeating itself.
Charles realized he wasn't going to get any closer to avenging his family at this rate. After graduating from school, he decided to boogie across Japan in search of enlightenment. He needed to find something, anything that could help realize his true potential. It was in Tokyo that he discovered this thing. While passing the city's infamous Kamurocho district, he witnessed two shirtless yakuzas with flaming tattoos performing spinning kicks and bone-breaking throws on each other. While an ordinary sight for the locals, Charles was in awe by the amazing feats of power.
After the battle, he approached the victorious yakuza and inquired about his fighting technique. Charles was told to visit the Ramasama Dojo if he too wanted to learn martial arts. He did so, and approached the dojo's master known only as "The Most Fired-Up Guy with the Strongest and Most Unbreakable Back". Charles begged the master to let him study martial arts in his dojo, telling his father's tragic downfall and his desire for revenge. The Most Fired-Up Guy with the Strongest and Most Unbreakable Back was entertained by both Charles' story and his determination, and so allowed him to train as his pupil.
Charles trained tirelessly for years at the Ramasama Dojo. His sensei taught him many techniques, such as Jujutsu and Karate. Soon Charles began integrating these martial arts with Disco dancing, creating a new school of musical combat that he dubbed Kung-Funky. He later dubbed himself Funky Charles and set off to practice his newfound technique. He went around Tokyo making a name for himself in karaoke clubs - challenging local J-pop artists and musically-inclined yakuzas to heated dance-offs. Although he lost many of these battles, each defeat fuelled Charles' motivation for revenge and allowed him to refine his Kung-Funky.
It was on his 21st birthday that something truly bizarre happened. A magnificent, fellow America man known as Tyrone suddenly appeared in Kamurocho before Charles. He was awed by the godlike swag of Tyrone and bowed before the man, who told him of Boss City and the swagosphere. Charles believed it to be no coincidence that he was being invited back to America's westcoast. Without a second thought, Charles obeyed Tyrone's letter and took the fastest plane back to his homeland. Charles hopes not only to prove himself in the upcoming Ultra Spectacular Mega Showdown Battle Royale Extravaganza, but to encounter JZA once more and fulfil his vendetta.
Motif/Quirk: If disco is dead, then he's a necromancer.
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