Difference between revisions of "Blain Charleston"

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

 

 

Blain Charleston had tan skin and calloused hands from working in the sun. His hair was thinning, but Blain laughed and claimed he did not care about his hair as other people did. He had a soft voice, but would not hesitate to do what was right, even if it meant putting his life on the line.{{book ref|Steelheart|prologue}} Blain would always see the best in everyone.{{book ref|Steelheart|25}}

 

 

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

;Eidetic Memory: Steelheart claimed 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 eidetic memory as well.

 

 

 

Some time after [[Calamity]] had come, Blain Charleston's 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.

They had a funeral for Blain's wife some time after this. David later remarked that this was the only time he heard his father raise his voice.{{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.

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.

 

 

In the alternate reality with Firefight, 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, he somehow killed David, although the specifics remain unknown.{{book ref|Calamity|32}}