Dancing Queen (ABBA)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
 Dancing Queen
Song/Album
 "Dancing Queen"/Arrival
Act
 ABBA
Writer
 Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Sting Anderson 
Release Date
 1976


ABILITIES

Powers
-Can cause others to burst into flame
"Leave 'em burning"
Skills
-Excellent dancer, good enough to draw attention on any dance floor
"See that girl, watch that scene/ Diggin' the Dancing Queen."
"You can dance, you can jive"
-Stealth in escape from the crime scene, leaving little (if any) evidence
"Then you're gone."
-Seduction
"You're a teaser/ You turn them on... you can jive" (other meaning of word)
Attributes
-Opportunistic; her victims choose her
"Anybody could be that guy... Anyone will do."
"When you get the chance... "
-However, proactive in that she places herself where her victims might be
"Looking out for a place to go/ Where they play the right music."
Vulnerabilities
-Is enticed to act by rhythmic music
"With a little rock music/ Everything is fine... The music's high." 
"Feel the beat of the tambourine"
-Is predictable as to her attack's day and time
"Friday night... the night is young."
-Sensitivity to light
"The lights are low"
Formidability
High; may be serial killer
"Looking out for another"
Attractiveness
High
"Young and sweet."
Source
unknown. Possibly anger due to abuse by men (speculative)


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
none
Amulets
none, although likely wears some jewelry to clubs
Objects
none; unlikely she goes to clubs with her own tambourine
Clothing
likely dance-club appropriate 
Vehicles
likely has her own, since she makes quick escapes 
Dwelling
unknown
Milieu
dance clubs


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
Female
Age
"Only 17."
Physique
Dancer's build (speculative)
Ethnicity
unknown
Origin
unknown
Ancestry
unknown
Profession
likely unemployed (too young for job) or self-sufficient (trust fund?)
Education
unknown
SES
likely low, otherwise would be recognized by celebrity-aware clubgoers
Relationships
likely none
Pets
none


PERSONALITY

Morality
amoral. 
Intro/extrovert
highly extroverted
"You come to look for a king"
Intelligence
likely high, to get away with this for a while
Emotions
While seducing and killing, she is
"Having the time of [her] life"
"Getting into the swing"
Sanity
psychopathic
Enemies
men who hit on her aggressively (speculative) 


Narrative Function
Antagonist
Other Notes
After several incidents of men bursting into flames at nightclubs-- she seduces men, then punishes them for their responses-- very likely the police would get involved. She may be able to but once in every city. 
Eventually, the national, then international, authorities would join the case.


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