Godwhacker (Steely Dan)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
 Godwhacker
Song/Album
 "Godwhacker"/ Everything Must Go
Act
 Steely Dan
Writer
 Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
Release Date
 2003


ABILITIES

Powers
 Track a being through multiple dimensions/ planes of existence
"We track your Almighty ass through seven Heavenly worlds"
 Hear the faintest of sounds
"Be very very quiet"
Walk on beams of light
"Cross bridges of light"
Heightened sense of smell
"We sniff you, Big Tiger, in the forests of the night."
Skills
 Ice climbing
"Climb up the glacier"
Attributes
 Tireless endurance
"Better run, run, run"
Vulnerabilities
 Not many, if he can kill a god
Formidability
 High, but ignores mortals
Attractiveness
 N/A
Source
 N/A
Goals
 Kill deities, for hire or revenge


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
 Bladed weapons
"rip and chop and slice"
Amulets
 N/A
Objects
 N/A
Clothing
 N/A
Vehicles
 N/A
Dwelling
 N/A
Milieu
 All planes of existence


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
 Male (speculative)
Age
 likely immortal
Physique
 N/A
Ethnicity
 N/A
Origin
 possibly from a heavenly realm himself
Ancestry
 N/A
Profession
 hitman
Education
 N/A
SES
 N/A
Relationships
 Works with "Slinky Redfoot and our trusty angel girls"
(speculation: Redfoot is a Native American hired for his tracking skills)
Pets
 N/A


PERSONALITY

Morality
 sees self as moral
"For crimes beyond imagining/ It's time to pay the price."
Intro/extrovert
 Introvert, if anything like others of his trade 
Intelligence
 extremely high
Emotions
 hyperfocused
Sanity
 sane
Enemies
 God
Narrative Function
 Protagonist
Other Notes
 Godwhacker has killed various deities on a for-hire basis, but now God Himself has taken someone Godwhacker loves, and, well-- this time, it's personal. He gathers his gear and crew, then sets off on a single-minded mission: to "whack" God in revenge for this, and many other "crimes."



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