Joke Starter (I Started a Joke; The Bee Gees)

NAME/ORIGIN
Character name	Joke Starter
Song/Album	"I Started a Joke"/ Idea
Act	The Bee Gees
Writer	Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Release Date	1968
ABILITIES
Powers	-Reverse emotional projection, on a massive scale: "I started a joke, which started the whole world crying" "I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing" -Long-distance vision "I looked at the skies" -Ability to generate a will to live, in others, by martyring himself -"I finally died, which started the whole world living"
Skills	N/A
Attributes	N/A
Vulnerabilities	-Lack of situational and emotional awareness: "Oh, if I'd only see that the joke was on me" -Severe lack of balance "I fell out of bed" -Very bad at joke telling and pranking
Formidability	High, but lacks control over powers
Attractiveness	High in charisma and impact, low in likeability
Source	N/A
POSSESSIONS
Weapons	N/A
Amulets	N/A
Objects	a "bed"
Clothing	N/A
Vehicles	N/A
Dwelling	a house/apartment, with a bedroom. Could also be hotel or even hospital
Milieu	A city, someplace where the actions of one could impact the world
BIOGRAPHY
Gender	Male, but not necessarily
Age	Old, well past normal lifespan "I finally died"
Physique	N/A
Ethnicity	N/A
Origin	N/A
Ancestry	N/A
Profession	Failed comedian
Education	N/A
SES	Low
Relationships	None. Makes everyone cry when in happy; everyone is happy to see him sad
Pets	N/A
PERSONALITY
Morality	Moral. Is genuinely troubled at the problems he has caused: "Running my hands over my eyes"
Intro/extrovert	Extrovert. Tells jokes in public, has global impact
Intelligence	Too low to be able to predict the consequences of his actions...
Emotions	...or could have a low "EQ" and is just massively socially inept.
Sanity	Was sane, but was very troubled by the impact of his joke-- couldn't sleep: "I fell out of bed... for things that I'd said."
Enemies	The population of Earth
Narrative Function	Catalyst. His "joke" sets or more story arcs in motion.
Other Notes	In an era with global communications interconnectivity (already true as early as the age of radio or even telegraph), it is easy to see how one person's "joke"-- say, the rumor of the death of a beloved celebrity-- could upset the entire population, to the point at which they would be glad to see the promulgator of the rumor suffer and even die.