Difference between revisions of "David Charleston"

David was a child living with his widowed father when Calamity occurred. All he and father had to worry about were your typical financial problems, and thenwhen Calamity happenedappeared. When David was eight years old, he witnessed his father, [[Blain Charleston]], bebeing killedmurdered by the High Epic [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]] on the [[Day of Annexation]]. After a short time living homeless and alone in the city of Newcago, David was taken in by athe Factory, where he, along with many other children, worked in exchange for food and board. During this time David became obsessed with researching Epics and finding their weaknesses, particularly that of Steelheart.

David manages to track down the Reckoners, a rebel group fighting against the Epics, and finds [[Megan Tarash]], a member of the Reckoners, in Newcago. David encountered Megan while the Reckoner was planning a hit on the High Epic, [[Fortuity]]. When another Epic named [[Curveball]] appeared, David assumed that the plan was going awry and he intervened, ruining the entire plan. After Megan and David take down the two EpicEpics, Megan takes the eager newcomer to her team. AfterDavid he helped, Davideventually convinces them to let him join. He tells them that he had seen Steelheart bleed, and convinces them to target Steelheart next.

The Reckoners learn that Epics, including Mitosis, were being sent to Newcago by a High Epic known as [[Regalia]] in Babilar, formerly New York City; so David, [[Jonathan Phaedrus |Prof]], and [[Tia]] travel to Babilar to take on Regalia; but David's primary reason for going to the city is to find Megan after hearing that she killed a Reckoner based in Babilar known as Sam. Throughout the book, David struggles with finding a new purpose and changing his perspective on Epics after meetinmeeting Prof, Megan ,and even [[Dawnslight]], an Epic responsible for the nourishment of the people residing in Babilar.

With Prof turned, David must lead the Reckoners on a desperate chase to recall their mentor, destroy Calamity, and save the world. David comes to the conclusion that not all Epics are evil and adopts a philosophy similar to the Faithful. The book begins with David, now the leader of the Reckoners, leading them through a mission to steal equipment from Knighthawk to fight Prof. There, David reveals that he intends not to kill his former leader, but free him from the corruption and use him to fight Calamity. He eventually attempts to save Tia from Prof but this leads to Prof accidentally killing her. In his final face off with Prof, he and Megan find out that Prof's weakness is failure and manages to defeat him. Obliteration teleports David to Calamity's glass base in space. David later finds out that he's himself is actually an [[Epic]] with Steelheart's powers but he subconsciously blocked his ability to use them. He uses his powers to save Prof, Megan,, and himself from crashing to Earth after defeating Calamity. After Calamity's possible death, [[Epic]]s no longer go dark and David shows his acceptance of the powers gifted to him.

* Super Strength: That ability David is still developing, but it's there.