Magic Man (Heart)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
 Magic Man
Song/Album
 "Magic Man"/Dreamboat Annie
Act
 Heart
Writer
 Ann and Nancy Wilson
Release Date
 1975 (Canada)


ABILITIES

Powers
-Paralyze, or make victim feel paralyzed, with a glance
"Never seen eyes so blue/ Could not run away"
-Create a sense of deja vu/familiarity
"It seemed we'd seen each other in a dream"
-Mind reading
"It seemed like he knew me"
-X-ray vision
"He looked right through me."
-Time/space manipulation, space travel
"We played inside the months of Moon"
-Spell casting
"Let this spell last forever"
"I cast my spell of love on you."
"He's got the magic hands"
-Immortality/ can confer it on others (at least make victim lose sense of time)
"Let this spell last forever."
-Speed up biological processes
"A woman from a child"
Skills
-Seduction
"You don't have to love me yet"
-Harmonizing
"We sang in tune"
Attributes
 Predatory in nature
Vulnerabilities
 Outside influences on vicitims
Formidability
 High, but limited in scope to one victim at a time
Attractiveness
 High. Is "pretty."
Source
 "He's got magic hands"
Goals
 Seduction


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
 N/A
Amulets
 N/A
Objects
 N/A
Clothing
 N/A
Vehicles
 N/A
Dwelling
 Some dwelling he calls "home."
Milieu
 a "cold, late night," "Winter night"


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
 Male
Age
 N/A
Physique
 is "pretty" with "eyes so blue."
Ethnicity
 N/A
Origin
 N/A
Ancestry
 N/A
Profession
-Drug dealer
"Let's get high awhile"
Education
 N/A
SES
 N/A
Relationships
 may have several victims at once, each kept unaware of the others due to his mental manipulations
Pets
 N/A


PERSONALITY

Morality
 Immoral
Intro/extrovert
 Extrovert
Intelligence
 High, given his many powers
Emotions
 Lechery
Sanity
 Sane, aware of his actions
Enemies
 Concerned parents
"Mama said she's worried: 'Come on home, girl,"


Narrative Function
 Antagonist
Other Notes
Magic Man is every parent's nightmare-- a good-looking man with a proclivity for girls below the age of consent. Between his drugs, his many mental powers*, his control over space and time-- or at least the perception of such-- a young woman is completely helpless. Moreover, he alluringly makes them feel adult while their parents want them to remain the children they are.
*Magic Man's magical eyes and hands make a young woman feel like she can't leave, like they know each other (so it's not talking to a stranger), make her lose her sense of time ("winter nights... summer passed to fall")... what chance does she have? She will either have to break the spell or be rescued... but won't whoever comes to save her fall sway to Magic Man's powers themselves?


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