King Midas in Reverse (The Hollies)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
 King Midas in Reverse
Song/Album
 "King Midas in Reverse"/ (single)
Act
 The Hollies
Writer
 Graham Nash
Release Date
 1967


ABILITIES

Powers
 -Invisible
"If you could only see me"
-Turns whatever he touches into dust
"Everything he touches turns to dust in his hands"
Skills
 Can't really have any
Attributes
-Tends to ruin lives, even cause death
"I'll break you and destroy you."
-Insomnia
"He'd even like to sleep at night, but he can't."
Vulnerabilities
 His "power" is really a liability
Formidability
 High-- can kill with a touch
Attractiveness
 Low
Source
 N/A
Goals
 Remove his "curse"


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
 his hands
Amulets
 N/A
Objects
 N/A
Clothing
 Is invisible
Vehicles
 N/A
Dwelling
Possibly homeless
"If you could only... know exactly where I am"
Milieu
 The desert? 


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
 Male
Age
 N/A
Physique
 is invisible
Ethnicity
 N/A
Origin
 N/A
Ancestry
 N/A
Profession
 N/A
Education
 N/A
SES
 low
Relationships
 Avoids these
"I'm not the guy to run with"
"Even though I lose you, you'll be better off"
Pets
 N/A


PERSONALITY

Morality
 Is good but has no opportunity to prove it.
Intro/extrovert
 Introvert
Intelligence
 Average
Emotions
 Depression, low self-esteem
"You wouldn't want to be me/ I can assure you of that."
"It's plain to see it's hopeless"
Sanity
 Shaky
"I wish someone would... help me... before I lose my reason"
Enemies
 Is his own worst enemy, really


Narrative Function
 Protagonist
Other Notes
 What a poor, tortured soul this must be! Anyone he touches with his hands, in fact any thing at all, turns to dust. He can't even wear gloves-- they would turn to dust as well. Most likely, he can touch his own skin, at least.
He must eat like an animal, only touching the food with his mouth. 
The fact that he is invisible must baffle people all the more-- all they would see is a trail of objects turning into dust with no one there causing it.
Perhaps the only job he could get would be with the military, if he could convince them that he exists. He could go into battle, touching and powderizing enemy tanks. He could sneak invisibly into enemy airfields and powderize all their warplanes. In a raid on an enemy building, he could turn walls to dust-- no one could hide. He could get secret plans from a safe just by touching it and having someone else pick up the dusty papers.
But he needs to find a way to interact with humanity... and soon. If he goes insane, who knows how much damage he could do.


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