Mr. Moonlight (The Beatles)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
 Mr. Moonlight
Song/Album
 "Mr. Moonlight"/ Beatles for Sale
Act
 The Beatles
Writer
 Roy Lee Johnson (orig. rel. by Piano Red, 1962)
Release Date
 1964 (Beatles cover)


ABILITIES

Powers
-Create objects, even life, from light he generates (converts energy to matter)
"from your beam, you made my dream"
-Can see somone's dreams, even if they are awake
-Teleport (or otherwise relocate) others to any location on Earth
"from the world, you sent my girl"
Skills
 Flight
"from above, you send us love"
Attributes
 Sometimes responds to requests
"Here I am on my knees/ Beggin' you"
"I pray and pray more each day"
Vulnerabilities
-Seems to only be active at night
"You came to me/ One summer night"
"The night you don't come..."
-The beings (including people) he creates become the possessions of those who requested them-- but they still love Mr. Moonlight
"Now she is mine."
"Because WE love you" [emphasis mine; "we" must mean the song's speaker AND the person created/teleported]
Formidability
 High-- controls others' lives at will
Attractiveness
 High charisma
"I think you're fine"
"We love you"
Source
 Moonlight (speculation, based on name)


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
 N/A
Amulets
 N/A
Objects
 His "beam," which he generates
Clothing
 none mentioned
Vehicles
 N/A
Dwelling
 The sky (speculation)
Milieu
 Outdoors
seems to prefer "summer" weather, or at least is more proactive then


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
 Male
Age
 Old as the Moon, possibly; at least as old as human consciousness
Physique
 None given, possibly made of, or able to appear as, a moonbeam
Ethnicity
 N/A
Origin
 N/A 
Ancestry
 N/A
Profession
 N/A
Education
 N/A
SES
 N/A
Relationships
 N/A
Pets
 N/A


PERSONALITY

Morality
 Amoral; grants requests-- including for creation or relocation of living beings-- without regard for those beings' consideration or freedom
Intro/extrovert
 Varies. May be moved to action due to situations observed;
Also responds to some requests, if ardent enough
Intelligence
High (can create life) 
Emotions
 sends, receives, and creates love
Sanity
 Outwardly sane and charismatic
Enemies
 Possibly those who are created/moved, then owned, without consent


Narrative Function
 Trickster; catalyst
Other Notes
Can also turn beam into other things requested, such as vehicles, money, dwellings, animals-- anything that can be dreamed.


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