Rock & Roll Souljer (Donovan)

NAME/ORIGIN
Character name	Rock & Roll Souljer
Song/Album	"Rock & Roll Souljer"/ single
Act	Donovan
Writer	Donovan
Release Date	1975
ABILITIES
Powers	-Seduction through music... "With his soft and soothing song, you could just be his gal" -...even recordings of his music can do the same "You just turn his records on when you need a good pal" -Cause confusion through sensory overload "Just a casual glance from his eyes sends your senses reeling" -Cause insanity with his words or even motions "With his lazy, crazy talk, can make you act so goony." "With his boogy-woogy walk, he can make you loony." -Force you to copy his actions "You're entwined around his magic word, do what he do." -Alleviate auto-immune disease "fight my allergy" -Cure depression "kill my misery" "won't you help me when I'm down" -Transmit musical ability "Shoot me with your magic sound... shoot me full of rock and roll."
Skills	Helps people experience their emotions, instead of suppressing them  "With his rock and rolling song, you can feel the feeling"
Attributes	desire to help sad people
Vulnerabilities	deafness? possibly, happiness.
Formidability	High, but focused narrowly "You're inclined to believe what he say when he sayin' he love you."
Attractiveness	-High, to some "There's a certain romance about a long-haired guitar man"
Source	music
Goals	to alleviate sadness (but at what cost?)
POSSESSIONS
Weapons	N/A
Amulets	"feel the touch of his wand"
Objects	Guitar
Clothing	N/A
Vehicles	N/A
Dwelling	N/A
Milieu	N/A
BIOGRAPHY
Gender	Male
Age	N/A
Physique	-has "long hair"
Ethnicity	N/A
Origin	N/A
Ancestry	N/A
Profession	music therapist?
Education	N/A
SES	N/A
Relationships	fans/ patients
Pets	N/A
PERSONALITY
Morality	moral, has good intentions
Intro/extrovert	extrovert
Intelligence	above average, but not genius
Emotions	caring
Sanity	sane
Enemies	pharmaceutical companies, licensed therapists
Narrative Function	protagonist. Can also be minor character the protagonist encounters
Other Notes	The Rock & Roll Souljer appears to want to do good. He wants to use his music to fight depression (and even rid people of allergies?). However, he seems to merely replace the depression with a dependence... on himself. Instead of seeing him as a therapist, girls see him as a potential boyfriend and boys see him as a best friend. Also a problem is that his powers are too... powerful. He only wants people to relax-- experience their emotions, acknowledge their impulses-- but he can drive them literally insane instead. They follow him and imitate him. He becomes a sort of guru or cult leader, without intending to. While it is true that some people on mental medication should not be on it (or so much of it) and he does have a point about that... it's ALSO true that some people DO need to be on medication, and denying that fact can cause a lot of harm. So the mental-health establishment and he are at odds; even if they counsel a measured approach, he says they are in it for their own gain. Music therapy helps millions of people. But it should be seen as one tool in a large toolbox, not as the only answer to the exclusion of all else... and the fallout of Rock & Roll Souljer's inability to grasp that nuance proves why.