Starman (David Bowie)

NAME/ORIGIN
Character name	Unknown (is a starman, one of many... not a character named "Starman")
Song/Album	"Starman"/ [single], then ...Ziggy Stardust...
Act	David Bowie
Writer	David Bowie
Release Date	1972
ABILITIES
Powers	-Cause panic attacks and mental breakdowns "He'd blow our minds" -Emits frequencies that disrupt typical human broadcasts "A slow voice on a wave of phase haze/ That weren't no [radio] DJ" "Switch on the TV; we may pick him up on Channel 2" -Emits light "Look out the window, I can see his light."
Skills	Unknown
Attributes	Is compassionate; withholds his presence to spare our sanity But also feels we could use some insanity: "Let the children lose it."
Vulnerabilities	Unknown
Formidability	High. Could cause worldwide panic
Attractiveness	As an unknown, draws curiosity. Once known, could be considered a threat
Source	Alien
Goals	"Let all the children boogie"
POSSESSIONS
Weapons	Frequencies of broadcast and light. Mere knowledge of the starman is dangerous "Don't tell your Papa, or he'll get us locked up"
Amulets	N/A
Objects	N/A
Clothing	N/A
Vehicles	N/A, possibly a spacecraft, but may be able to exist in space without one
Dwelling	Right now is "waiting in the sky"
Milieu	Earth's orbit.
BIOGRAPHY
Gender	Male
Age	Unknown
Physique	Unknown, but recognizable as a "man"
Ethnicity	Alien
Origin	Unknown
Ancestry	Unknown
Profession	Space pilot, explorer, ambassador...?
Education	Knows about himself and us, while we know nothing of him
SES	N/A
Relationships	While he hasn't purposely revealed himself, some humans recognize his existence. They are few and not believed.
Pets	N/A
PERSONALITY
Morality	Moral
Intro/extrovert	Extrovert by nature, introvert by choice
Intelligence	Potentially extremely high, but we have no measure for alien IQ
Emotions	Frustration with human limitation, both mental and emotional
Sanity	Sane. He knows "it's all worthwhile"
Enemies	Unknown
Narrative Function	Catalyst
Other Notes	Some people have started to believe that the disruptions in their radio and TV broadcasts, as well as mysterious lights outdoors, are evidence that an alien-- a "starman," for lack of a better term-- is hovering over Earth. He wants to contact us, but his survey of our broadcasts has led him to believe that humans, as a species, are not ready for alien communication yet. Too many would not even believe he exists, or see him as a threat before knowing anything, try to use his existence for political or financial gain, etc. Revealing himself was his purpose, but now he has begun to hesitate, to doubt the wisdom of such a revelation. The humans who realize the starman exists are in a Catch-22. They know he exists, and want to say so. If they do so without showing him, they will not be believed, and perhaps thought insane. But if they do reveal him, they agree that humanity may be thrown into chaos. Well, worse chaos. So they can't acknowledge him without revealing him; they can't reveal him without everyone "losing their minds." In the meantime, they hope to at least share his message-- life, the world, humanity, "It's all worth it." The starman is also in a Catch-22: His message would heal the broken world; his speaking the message (even his showing up, before saying anything) would destroy the already fragile world altogether. So he's just in limbo, "waiting in the sky" until he figures out what to do. Maybe start by contacting those who have already discovered him?