Editing Blain Charleston

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|children=[[David Charleston]]

|died=Killed by [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]]{{book ref|steelheart|prologue}}

|religion=The [[Faithful]]

|earth=Reckoners

|introduced=[[Steelheart]]

'''Blain Charleston''' is [[David Charleston]]'s father.{{book ref|Calamity|50}} [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]] kills him after Blain accidentally shoots and wounds him.{{book ref|Steelheart|Prologue}} He is one of the [[Faithful]].

In the alternate reality with Firefight, Blain has the powers of Steelheart but is a hero to the people, fighting against other evil [[Epic]]s.

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|Your father believed the best about people. You could call that foolish, but I'd never call it a fault.

|[[Prof]] to [[David]]{{book ref|steelheart|25}}

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Blain Charleston has tan skin and calloused hands from working in the sun. His hair is thinning, but Blain is not bothered by this fact and claims that he does not care about his hair as other people do. He has a soft voice, but will not hesitate to do what was right, even if it means putting his life on the line.{{book ref|Steelheart|prologue}} Blain will always see the best in everyone.{{book ref|Steelheart|25}}

Blain Charleston is very good with a gun, and shoots Deathpoint in the forehead from a distance.{{book ref|Steelheart|prologue}}

In the alternate reality with Firefight, Blain Charleston receives the same power portfolio as Steelheart, and Calamity confirms that they were the exact same powers.{{book ref|Calamity|51}}

;Super Strength: Blain is inhumanly broad and tall, and is much stronger than any other mortal.

;Energy Beams: Blain can project energy beams from his hands that can vaporize most materials.

;Eidetic Memory: Steelheart claims to remember everything perfectly, but this is not broadly established and may be boasting. If this is in fact aspect of the power portfolio, then Blain has an eidetic memory as well.

== History ==

As a young man, Blain was a member of the National Guard. Some time after [[Calamity]] had come, his wife and home were destroyed by an unnamed [[Epic]]. He survived with his son, [[David Charleston|David]]. Still, Blain was very adamant that "good" Epics would come to save them.{{book ref|steelheart|prologue}}

Two years after Calamity had come, Blain attempted to withdraw a large sum of money from [[First Union Bank (Newcago)|First Union Bank]]. He brought with him all he had as collateral, but the mortgage man claimed that it was not enough. Blain protested that the previous person he had talked with had said it would be enough, but this mortgage would not agree. During this time, [[Deathpoint]] entered the bank, and began killing people. Blain attempted to sneak towards one of the fallen guard's guns, in an attempt to kill Deathpoint. Deathpoint saw Blain before he could shoot the gun, but Blain was saved by [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]]. However, when Steelheart claimed that he was the emperor of the Chicago, and that anyone who did not serve him would die, Blain spoke up and said that Steelheart was better than the other Epics were, and that he was there to save them.{{book ref|Steelheart|prologue}}

Goverment soldiers burst in and attempted to shoot Steelheart, but the bullets did no damage. Deathpoint hid behind Steelheart, and raised his hand to grab Steelheart's neck. Blain shot Deathpoint in the forehead, but accidentally grazed Steelheart's check. His bullet pierced through Steelheart's skin because Blain did not fear Steelheart. In rage, Steelheart crushed Blain against the stone pillar behind him and shot him with his own gun. David rushed to Blain, and Blain's last word was to tell David to go.{{book ref|Steelheart|prologue}}

Because Blain was already dead when Steelheart turned the city into steel during the [[Great Transfersion]], Blain's body was turned into steel. When the Reckoners found the buried First Union Bank, David discovered Blain's steel corpse.{{book ref|steelheart|25}}

In [[Firefight]]'s alternate reality, Blain Charleston had actually become Steelheart. He had the same power portfolio, but he fought evil instead of ruling Newcago. He wore the same outfit that Steelheart had worn in the "real" world, but included the Faithful's symbol on the front.{{book ref|Calamity|50}} Sometime after [[Invocation]] arrived, David was killed; Blain blamed himself,{{book ref|Calamity|32}} although Deathpoint was actually the one who killed David during the alternate reality's First Union Bank scene.{{wob ref|7898}}

After Calamity was gone, Blain was able to restart a relationship with David, thanks to [[Megan Tarash|Megan's]] powers.{{book ref|calamity|epilogue}}

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