Young Blood (The Coasters)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
Young Blood (real name not revealed)
Song/Album
 "Young Blood"/ single
Act
The Coasters
Writer
Doc Pomus, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller
Release Date
 1957


ABILITIES

Powers
-Sight of her can break bones
"I took one look and I was fractured"
-Sight of her can cause decreased mobility
"I tried to walk but I was lame"
-Sight of her can decrease ability to communicate, or stop speaking
"I tried to talk but I just stuttered"
"I couldn't stop myself from shouting"
Skills
N/A
Attributes
Her charisma is instant and long-lasting.
The victim becomes an insomniac:
"I couldn't sleep a wink... I saw the rising of the Sun."
Vulnerabilities
Relies on her father for protection, despite her abilities
"Then things went bad/ I met her dad."
Formidability
Variable:
The physical damage she inflicts seems temporary; he is struck "lame," then "follows" her all the way to her home without losing her.
The emotional damage lasts longer. The victim is under her spell, unable to sleep all night: "All my night my heart was crying/ 'You're the one'/ I can't get you out of my mind."
Attractiveness
-Belligerent appearance
"She looked so rough"
-Charisma generates instant loyalty
"I had to follow her all the way home"
Source
N/A
Goals
seduction


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
N/A
Amulets
N/A
Objects
N/A
Clothing
 "A yellow ribbon in her hair"
Vehicles
N/A
Dwelling
 city or suburban house or apartment
Milieu
"on the corner"


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
Female
Age
"young"
Physique
attractive, evidently
Ethnicity
N/A
Origin
N/A
Ancestry
N/A
Profession
prostitution (speculative)
"I saw her standing on the corner"
Education
high school, if that 
SES
Low
"She looked so rough"... lives with family 
Relationships
Protected by her father
"You'd better leave my daughter alone" 
Pets
N/A


PERSONALITY

Morality
Low
Intro/extrovert
Extrovert
Intelligence
Moderate
Emotions
Aloof
Sanity
-Less than fully sane
"Such crazy stuff"
Enemies
Potentially, a "suitor" unafraid of her father


Narrative Function
Catalyst
Other Notes
We think of powers as being proactive, but Young Blood is like a Medusa or basilisk of myth-- she just "stands there" and simply because of who she is, she causes effects in others. Like Jessica Rabbit, she isn't bad, she's just "drawn that way" and can't help how others react to her. Although she is well aware of it, and can switch it on "full power" when she wants.
This character is also dangerous because she is so young, and so unaware of how truly devastating her powers can be. Either she becomes more in control of it as she matures, or her power begins to control her, and she gets addicted to hurting people and so becomes a true supervillain.
I saw a T-shirt once that said, "Let's face it: Crazy chicks are hot." Which means you can get burned just by being around them, or they can burn you on purpose.  


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