Difference between revisions of "David Charleston"

When David was eight years old his father was killed by [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]] on the [[Day of Annexation]]. After a short time homeless and alone he is taken in by a Factory, where he, along with many other children, works in exchange for food and board. He is obsessed with researching Epics and finding their weaknesses, and with the Reckoners, the one group who continues to fight the Epics when even governments have stopped. He manages to track down the Reckoners when they plan a hit in Newcago and convinces them to let him join them. He tells them that he had seen Steelheart bleed, and convinces them to target Steelheart next. They successfully execute a plan which results in the destruction of Steelheart's government and the eventual death of Steelheart himself.{{book ref|Steelheart}} In ''Firefight'', he, [[Jonathan Phaedrus |Prof]], and [[Tia]] travel to Babilar to take on [[Regalia]].