Maneater (Hall & Oates) [Warning: Violent, gory imagery]

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
 Maneater
Song/Album
 "Maneater"/H2O 
Act
 Hall & Oates
Writer
 Sara Allen, Daryl Hall, and John Oates
Release Date
 1981


ABILITIES

Powers
-Is aware of all people around, even in a crowded space (heightened senses?)
"She's sitting with you, but her eyes are on the door."
-Is part cat, possibly jaguar
"A she-cat tamed by the purr of a jaguar"
"The beast is in her heart"
-Telekenetic
"Mind over matter"
Skills
-Is lethal
"She'd deadly, man"
-Knows how to destroy fortunes and reputations
"She can really rip your world apart"
Attributes
-Is a cannibal, feeding on men
"Watch out boy. she'll chew you up"
"She's a maneater."
-Is generally unruly and dismissive of authority/rules
"The woman is wild"
Vulnerabilities
Wealth attracts, and so controls, her
"tamed by the purr of a Jaguar" (the car)
"Money's the matter"
"So many have paid to see... what'd you think, you'd get it for free?"
Formidability
 High, but focused on one individual at a time
Attractiveness
 Extremely high.
Source
 Is somehow part cat, and not just housecat but lion, tiger, etc.
Goals
 Money


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
 Possibly standard knives, etc. May just use teeth, nails.
Amulets
 N/A
Objects
 N/A
Clothing
 N/A
Vehicles
 A Jaguar?
Dwelling
 N/A
Milieu
"She'll only come out at night"
-A particular night spot
"I've seen her here before."


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
 female
Age
 N/A
Physique
 "lean and hungry" (cf Cassius, described in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar)
Ethnicity
 N/A
Origin
 N/A
Ancestry
 N/A
Profession
 -Exotic dancer, specializing in private... performances
"So many have paid to see"
-Hired assassin (see notes)
Education
 N/A
SES
 High, but is secretive
Relationships
 Just with clients/victims
Pets
 a jaguar?


PERSONALITY

Morality
 amoral
Intro/extrovert
 extrovert
Intelligence
 above average
Emotions
 enjoys seducing, killing, eating her victims
Sanity
 insane
Enemies
 none. Is likely hired by her own victims.


Narrative Function
 Antagonist
Other Notes
Maneater sleeps during the day. When she doesn't have clients, she trawls for them at nigh clubs, posh bars, etc. or works as a high-paid "dancer" and "escort" specializing in private sessions.
Once in a while, a high-ranking executive or official wants to kill himself for whatever reason. Likely in reaction to a (pending) scandal. Rather than take pills or buy a gun or jump from a roof, he hires Maneater. Her way of killing is preferable, they find...
She comes to his residence. First, she dances for her victim, possibly more. Then she kills him, while he is in the throes of ecstacy. Then, rather than hide the body, she eats some of him (he is probably disrobed by this point) and takes a "doggy bag" home for her pet jaguar. She takes a shower, grabs the suitcase of money he's left her for her services, then leaves.
When the police arrive, they have a very odd crime scene on their hands, with no sign of forced entry or exit, and precious little in the way of clues to work with. But no, he did not kill himself in response to whatever scandal was about to break, they are forced to conclude, although that might be connected to his murder. Naturally, the bizarre crime distracts from the original scandal and ensures he is considered a victim.
Meanwhile, in her mind, she got paid to do what she loves, anyway.

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