Superbird (Neil Sedaka)

NAME/ORIGIN
Character name	Superbird and Superbird Jr.
Song/Album	"Superbird"/ Emergence
Act	Neil Sedaka
Writer	Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
Release Date	1971
ABILITIES
Powers	Flight "I used to flap my arms/ And fly around my bed"
Skills	N/A
Attributes	Orig. Superbird was easily discouraged.
Vulnerabilities	Being seen flying "No zoom, zoom, zoom/ When anyone's around"
Formidability	Mild
Attractiveness	Low. Lost self-confidence as a child
Source	Genetic-- passes flying ability to child
Goals	Have someone believe in him enough for him to fly
POSSESSIONS
Weapons	N/A
Amulets	N/A
Objects	N/A
Clothing	Pajamas
Vehicles	N/A
Dwelling	House
Milieu	Bedroom-- only place he ever flew
BIOGRAPHY
Gender	Male
Age	Adult-- Superbird Jr is a child
Physique	N/A
Ethnicity	N/A
Origin	US
Ancestry	N/A
Profession	N/A but likely something stodgy and below his capabilities/potential
Education	N/A may have had too low self-esteem to apply to college
SES	Moderate; higher as a child (had a "chandelier" in his bedroom!)
Relationships	Married, has children
Pets	N/A but probably not a bird
PERSONALITY
Morality	Moral to a fault/ by default. Never took enough chances to do anything bad
Intro/extrovert	Introvert
Intelligence	Average
Emotions	Racked with self-doubt: "I cried myself to sleep and never tried again"
Sanity	Sane, but likely has symptoms of depression and/or anxiety
Enemies	Doubters, skeptics, cynics
Narrative Function	Catalyst; the real heroes are likely his children, if he can convince them to keep flying into adolescence and adulthood
Other Notes	Not every superhero makes it. Some are made ashamed of their gifts and so never develop them... and then the powers atrophy. Superbird seems to have learned his lesson and will encourage his children to fly, where he was discouraged himself and never stood up to the nay-sayers.