Charles Ronalds (Earth-616)

Charon
Name	Charles "Charlie" Ronalds
Current Alias	Charon
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Pawn of Cloot
Relatives	Harry Ronalds (father, deceased), Robin Ronalds (mother, deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′ (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lbs (86.18 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Red
Hair	No Hair At All
Unusual Features	Scorched grey skin, black and red eyes, green gaseous aura while operating magic
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Demonically-altered human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Magician, would-be mutant exterminator
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Peter David, Terry Shoemaker
First	X-Factor Annual #8 (March, 1993)
First	X-Factor Annual #8 (March, 1993)
Death	X-Factor Annual #8 (March, 1993)
Death	X-Factor Annual #8 (March, 1993)

History

Leaving a screening of the 1966 Batman movie, Charlie Ronalds' parents were slain by a mutant thief.

He grew up with great anger and hatred for people, and specifically for mutants, in an adoptive family, as none of his relatives wanted to take care of him, since his mother had been an escort or prostitute and his father her manager.

He assisted at the bus crash and powers manifestation of his fellow schoolmate Guido Carosella. In anger against mutants, he tried to kill Guido, who was momentarily incapacitated by his powers, but Guido accidentally repelled him, wounding him. This incident turned Charlie crazy and more hateful against mutants.

Using his fosters parents' money, Charlie traveled and studied magic.

Discovering that Guido had joined X-Factor, he invocated the demon Cloot, who gave him access to his realms and the souls therein. He was then transformed into Charon, as a deal for carrying souls to Cloot's realm.

He attacked X-Factor in their headquarters, resurrecting the Chalkers family: Vic (Professor Vic Chalker), Rick (Number One Fan), and Dick (Carnivore), X-Factor's "most hated foes," or "greatest and deadliest enemies", although X-Factor had no idea who they were, having never battled them before their deaths.

Facing Guido, Charon intended to kill him, but was stopped by Cloot, who revealed the truth about his parents and why his relatives stayed away from them: his mother being a "high-price hussy" and his father her "manager," who were currently residing in Cloot's realm. He then absorbed Charon into his dimension and left.

Attributes

Powers

Magic: Charon had the abilities to wield dark magic, and to invoke demons, granted by Cloot.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

A stick with a knife and a demonic-stick with a live demon at the top.

Transportation

Demonic-ship

Notes

His story mimicked that of Bruce Wayne/Batman, with the exception that the family was leaving a screening of the 1966 Batman movie, with Adam West and Burt Ward as its main actors, and not an opera (although this detail was later retconned into a screening of The Mark of Zorro). Also, the criminal being a mutant, Charlie developed a hatred for mutants, not for criminals.

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Charles Ronalds (Earth-616)
• 4 image(s) of Charles Ronalds (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Charles Ronalds (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Charon at the Marvel Appendix