One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater (Sheb Wooley)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
 One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater
Song/Album
 "The Purple People Eater"/ (single)
Act
 Sheb Wooley 
Writer
 Shelby "Sheb" Wooley
Release Date
 1958


ABILITIES

Powers
-Flight, even through outer space
"Flying"
Skills
 "Playin' rock music through the horn in its head"
Attributes
 Friendly, talented, has a "gruff" voice
Agile: "he lit in a tree... he swung from the tree" 
Vulnerabilities
 lack of purple people to eat
Formidability
 Mild
Attractiveness
 High-- performs on television
Source
 Is an alien
Goals
 "to get a job in a rock and roll band"


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
 Horn
Amulets
N/A
Objects
N/A
Clothing
 N/A
Vehicles
 N/A can fly
Dwelling
 N/A but can perch in trees
Milieu
 Outer space, television 


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
 Male
Age
 unknown
Physique
 Has one horn, one eye, may be purple
Is "pigeon-toed. is short ("undergrowed")
Ethnicity
 Alien
Origin
 The planet Shebwooley (speculative)
Ancestry
 Alien
Profession
 potential rockstar
Education
 self-educated in rock music
SES
 potentially high
Relationships
 the narrator, a stranger he'd met upon arriving on Earth
his fans
Pets
 N/A


PERSONALITY

Morality
 good
Intro/extrovert
 extrovert
Intelligence
 high
Emotions
 desire to express himself, be liked
Sanity
 sane
Enemies
the critics, a fickle public
Narrative Function
 protagonist
Other Notes
 After decades of radio broadcasts emanating out into space, some reached the planet Shebwooley. There, a young alien heard the music and knew he had to make some himself.
Not possessed of any Earth instruments, he began to use his head-horn, which could already make sounds, to make rock music. When he felt he had achieved a level of proficiency, he flew to Earth to try his luck.
His unique look and sound quickly got him noticed, and his career is on its way. Without purple people to eat, he dines on purple birds, frogs, and insects, as well as the occasional violet and lilac salad, washed down with wine or grape soda. 



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