The Urban Spaceman (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
 The Urban Spaceman
Song/Album
 "I'm The Urban Spaceman"/ The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse
Act
 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Writer
 Neil Innes
Release Date
 1968


ABILITIES

Powers
-Supersonic speed
"I've got speed... I'm a supersonic guy"
-Flight
"I can fly"
-Impervious to pain
"I don't feel pain"
-Omnipresent, or at least speed makes him appear so
"I'm all about"
-Nearly invulnerable
"If you knock me down, I'll just get up again"
Skills
Lovemaking
"As a lover, second to none"
Attributes
-Self-sufficiency
"I've got everything I need"
-Ascetic (except for sex, it seems)
"I don't need pleasure"
-Hygienic/healthy
"I'm... clean/ Know what I mean?"
Vulnerabilities
Self-doubt
"I don't exist"
Lack of feeling pain could mask debilitating injury/illness
"I don't feel pain"
Nearly invulnerable is not the same as invincible/immortal; he can be killed
Formidability
Moderate; lacks super-strength, mental powers, magic, etc.
Mostly, can fly fast (approx 800 mph) and is pain-resistant 
Attractiveness
High
"My natural exuberance spills out all over the place"
Source
Something that happened during space travel (speculative)


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
N/A 
Amulets
N/A
Objects
N/A
Clothing
N/A
Vehicles
N/A (well, a rocket, when at work)
Dwelling
house or apartment (speculative)
Milieu
The city, somewhere "urban"


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
Male
Age
N/A; astronauts have been approved ages 26-46; average is 34
Physique
N/A, although astronauts are in excellent health while working.
Ethnicity
N/A ["urban" had no such implications when the song came out]
Origin
Earth
Ancestry
N/A
Profession
Astronaut or "spaceman"
Education
Must have been high, to qualify for space travel
SES
Average/ sufficient income
"I'm making out."
Relationships
Has "friends" but seems unattached romantically; "I'm making out" can also mean "has serial romantic encounters," which relates to lovemaking skills. 
Pets
N/A


PERSONALITY

Morality
High
"I never let my friends down"
Of his romantic escapades, says: "It's a lot of fun"
Intro/extrovert
-Extrovert, in the extreme
"My natural exuberance spills out all over the place"
-Highly socially adept
"I've never made a boob" [gaffe]
Intelligence
Above average
"I'm intelligent"
Emotions
Positive, from contentment to "exuberance"
"I wake up every morning with a smile upon my face"
Sanity
Questionable.
-Doubts his own existence
"I don't exist"
-Makes odd statements
"I'm a glossy magazine, an advert(isement) in the tube [on television]."
-Also, why brag about lovemaking skills and say "It's a lot of fun," but also dismiss a need for pleasure?
-Why does he call himself an "urban spaceman"? Does he still feel like he's in space while he's on Earth? Does his flight ability make him feel like he's in zero gravity? Or does he feel detached, like he's an alien observer even though he's from Earth?
Enemies
N/A
Narrative Function
Protagonist 
Other Notes
His assertion that he doesn't exist could make for interesting plots, in which his existence is believed by some but not others.
Also, an in-denial sex addict could introduce many plot twists, especially if some people doubt his very existence.  


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