Karl Acker
Karl is a young boy featured in world X, most notably as one of the main creators of the children group X. He is a lively and a somewhat cheeky boy people generally tend to like, and as such his occasional mess-ups and trouble he causes are often forgiven. He is fiercely protective of his little brother, Thomas, and he also worries a lot about his hospitalized mother. Karl was taken from his home when he was young and has then been in two foster homes, the first home being the one where he was constantly abused. This abuse also caused him to become more protective of Thomas and create the tendency to take the brunt for others alone and without telling anyone. Karl is also friends with Rosemarie and Ilja and is associated with Vivian.
AppearanceKarl is a boy slightly shorter than an average, but he has not started his growth spurt yet. He is somewhat skinny but has already wide shoulders and generally a strong and boyish built (especially this shows when standing next to his friend Ilja, who is a year older than him but looks considerably more androgynous in appearance compared to Karl). He has brown, big and friendly looking eyes and a dark brown mole under his right eye. His hair is ambiguously light brown (sorrel brown) and his big, thick eyebrows are of darker colour than his hair. He has reddish cheeks and nose, and has freckles but only around his nose area. His skin is of more pink shade and slightly tanned as a result of working outside a lot. He often has dirt on his face, clothes, hands and/or feet.
He usually wears clothes slightly too large to him as a result of coming from a poor family. They also tend to be a little worn out due the fact they are often second hand. He is usually featured wearing a brown jacket slightly too big for him, a brown and simple scarf tied around his neck, brown-gray buttoned shirt and brown pants with dark brown patches on both knees. He often doesn't seem to be wearing socks and he has simple brown shoes. |
Name: Karl Acker
Age: 12 Gender: Male Height: 143cm Type: Human Weapon: Knife Birthday: | Zodiac: Alignment: Neutral good Music: |
Personality
Much like just any boy his age, Karl is energetic and always ready to cause some harmless mischief. He has an all-around positive attitude to things and he is lively and loud: people always know when Karl is around, and he is generally liked by people. People tend to find his boyish roguishness charming and his occasional mess-ups are often forgiven.
Although he is commonly perceived as a good boy, Karl has a very short temper and he can’t stand watching people younger and weaker than him being picked on. He is fast to resort to violence and will fiercely protect anyone he thinks needs his help. Karl doesn’t know how to pick his fights and he seems to have a delusion of some sort of invincibility - that, or he is disturbingly used to getting beaten up. Either way, his pain tolerance seems to be high.
Karl is the type who intentionally doesn’t want to harm people who have done nothing wrong, but sometimes, especially in a group, he gets very carried away and might end up causing real trouble to people. However, he has a very clear self conscience and he usually tries to fix the problems he and/or his groups have caused. Karl is cooperative and genuinely tries his best to be a good person, even if his young age and immaturity still tend to hold him back a lot.
Karl has a natural disposition of a leader, but he often prefers letting someone else be the group leader. However, due to the fact Karl often looks after others without even noticing it himself, he often ends up being the leader in spirit and someone people turn to when they need help. Although a little brash and loud at times, he is still very comforting and surprisingly gentle with people - something not everyone can see due to his bad temper and loud nature.
The boy is not much of a joker, and despite his overall cheery demeanour, Karl is not really the one to actually joke around. He is also sometimes a little slow to understand jokes and oftentimes takes things too seriously. As result he can also be a little naive and he doesn’t always think things twice. He also doesn’t talk much about himself, but makes it look very natural, and people rarely even realize they don’t know much about Karl at all.
Although he is commonly perceived as a good boy, Karl has a very short temper and he can’t stand watching people younger and weaker than him being picked on. He is fast to resort to violence and will fiercely protect anyone he thinks needs his help. Karl doesn’t know how to pick his fights and he seems to have a delusion of some sort of invincibility - that, or he is disturbingly used to getting beaten up. Either way, his pain tolerance seems to be high.
Karl is the type who intentionally doesn’t want to harm people who have done nothing wrong, but sometimes, especially in a group, he gets very carried away and might end up causing real trouble to people. However, he has a very clear self conscience and he usually tries to fix the problems he and/or his groups have caused. Karl is cooperative and genuinely tries his best to be a good person, even if his young age and immaturity still tend to hold him back a lot.
Karl has a natural disposition of a leader, but he often prefers letting someone else be the group leader. However, due to the fact Karl often looks after others without even noticing it himself, he often ends up being the leader in spirit and someone people turn to when they need help. Although a little brash and loud at times, he is still very comforting and surprisingly gentle with people - something not everyone can see due to his bad temper and loud nature.
The boy is not much of a joker, and despite his overall cheery demeanour, Karl is not really the one to actually joke around. He is also sometimes a little slow to understand jokes and oftentimes takes things too seriously. As result he can also be a little naive and he doesn’t always think things twice. He also doesn’t talk much about himself, but makes it look very natural, and people rarely even realize they don’t know much about Karl at all.
Past
Karl is the fourth child and oldest son born into a working class family. He has three older sisters and one little brother. He lived with his family until he was 8 years old, and was especially close to the oldest sister, who was considerably older than him (7 years) and especially protective of Karl.
Karl’s younger brother was born when Karl was 3 years old, and very fast he assumed the long-waited responsibility of a big brother. His mother used to work, but giving birth to Karl had weakened her so much she spent her time home ever since Karl was born. His father, in turn, had to start working for both him and his wife, resulting in him being rarely home. However, when he was, he tried his best to spend time with his children and his wife. Although they were poor, they managed. All the kids were able to go to school, although Karl and one of the sisters often skipped it in order to help their mother and watch after her (and their younger brother too).
The family’s life changed when the father fell ill, and only two months after that died. Karl’s mother, with already poor health, couldn’t handle her husband’s death and fell so badly ill she couldn’t take care of her children anymore. As a result, the siblings had to start working in order to support their mother. The oldest sister moved to a nearby city and started working as a teacher in order to support her mother. The second oldest was also forced to move to another city and started working in a bar as an entertainer. The third sister went to a factory where her small stature would help her to crawl into places adult workers couldn’t go to. Karl, being only 8 himself, and his brother who was even younger were sent into another city to a foster family.
Coming from a poor family and not having a very high education yet, the foster family didn’t treat Karl and his little brother as their equals. Instead they put both of them into hard work, cleaning the house and running errands - all the while Karl also had to attend school. Karl grew really protective of his brother and wouldn’t let him out of his sight whenever he was just present. When Karl turned 9, he started receiving physical punishment if he didn’t work hard enough. The oldest son of the family would sometimes beat him up just for the fun of it, especially when he noticed how Karl would get angry if anything bad was done to his brother. The son would constantly provoke Karl into a fight with him and beat the much younger and smaller boy one time after another. At least his younger brother was unharmed though which was more than enough for Karl.
When he was 10 years old, one of his teachers noticed his constant bruises and wounds and eventually made Karl admit they were a result of abuse from his foster home. As that teacher was Karl’s favourite and Karl, in turn, was his favourite student, he promised to help him out. A few months after this and Karl and his brother were moved to another city, this time for a new family who had lost their children in an accident only a year before. They were poor but very loving, and Karl finally had the chance to start living without worrying for his brother.
However, in order to support his mother, Karl took a job in a local factory where he does multiple jobs, including, but not limited to crawling in vents, running errands and carrying things. It is work way heavier for a boy his age but the pay is good.
Karl’s younger brother was born when Karl was 3 years old, and very fast he assumed the long-waited responsibility of a big brother. His mother used to work, but giving birth to Karl had weakened her so much she spent her time home ever since Karl was born. His father, in turn, had to start working for both him and his wife, resulting in him being rarely home. However, when he was, he tried his best to spend time with his children and his wife. Although they were poor, they managed. All the kids were able to go to school, although Karl and one of the sisters often skipped it in order to help their mother and watch after her (and their younger brother too).
The family’s life changed when the father fell ill, and only two months after that died. Karl’s mother, with already poor health, couldn’t handle her husband’s death and fell so badly ill she couldn’t take care of her children anymore. As a result, the siblings had to start working in order to support their mother. The oldest sister moved to a nearby city and started working as a teacher in order to support her mother. The second oldest was also forced to move to another city and started working in a bar as an entertainer. The third sister went to a factory where her small stature would help her to crawl into places adult workers couldn’t go to. Karl, being only 8 himself, and his brother who was even younger were sent into another city to a foster family.
Coming from a poor family and not having a very high education yet, the foster family didn’t treat Karl and his little brother as their equals. Instead they put both of them into hard work, cleaning the house and running errands - all the while Karl also had to attend school. Karl grew really protective of his brother and wouldn’t let him out of his sight whenever he was just present. When Karl turned 9, he started receiving physical punishment if he didn’t work hard enough. The oldest son of the family would sometimes beat him up just for the fun of it, especially when he noticed how Karl would get angry if anything bad was done to his brother. The son would constantly provoke Karl into a fight with him and beat the much younger and smaller boy one time after another. At least his younger brother was unharmed though which was more than enough for Karl.
When he was 10 years old, one of his teachers noticed his constant bruises and wounds and eventually made Karl admit they were a result of abuse from his foster home. As that teacher was Karl’s favourite and Karl, in turn, was his favourite student, he promised to help him out. A few months after this and Karl and his brother were moved to another city, this time for a new family who had lost their children in an accident only a year before. They were poor but very loving, and Karl finally had the chance to start living without worrying for his brother.
However, in order to support his mother, Karl took a job in a local factory where he does multiple jobs, including, but not limited to crawling in vents, running errands and carrying things. It is work way heavier for a boy his age but the pay is good.
Other
- Karl is left-handed but was forcibly taught to use his right hand by his first family. He uses right hand at school and at work but switches fast to left when he is on his own or with friends.
- He can play harmonica, which is also the only memento he managed to pick up from home. It used to belong to his father but it just reminds him of home in general
- As his mother now lives in the hospital home in the next town from Karl’s city, he sometimes visits his mother and brings her flowers. Although she doesn’t always recognize her son, Karl is happy to see her and he loves her all the same.
- His eldest sister used to write to him during the time he was in his first family, but all the letters were hidden and Karl never received them. However, the sister herself managed to figure out what was going on and they now write for each other regularly.
- Has perfect pitch. However, Karl isn’t particularly interested in music, can’t afford it and he much prefers using his pitch for other things such as telling different clockworks apart.
- He later learns how to handle a gun thanks to a certain suspicious nun