Smokey Joe

== Profile ==
The ghost of an old-school gangster and ruiner of lives from the 20s, 
Joe’s difference from most programs in the CQ verse is that he exists in
 reverse of most other things, existing as a supernatural entity first 
and then, upon worming his way into the Digital World, manifesting as a 
program on “our” internet, rooting himself with what seems like a simple
 tool for spoofing online storefronts in a way that slowly takes up more
 and more computer space.
== Abilities ==
He, of course, invokes most of his powers in “our” realm, where they 
resemble a cartoonishly nightmarish; chaotic haunting, but he can also 
evoke such abilities in the Digital Realm with a sinister element of 
hypnosis, using his musical stylings to puppeteer all but the 
strongest-willed of programs.
== Characterization ==
He’s a sleazy manipulator who doesn’t know as much about computers as he
 does the dark and supernatural, and while he’s not sure how far he 
wants to take this, when asked what he’s gonna do in the end, his answer
 is “Gonna do the best I can.”
== Additional Info. ==
He is named after the song The Ghost Of Smokey Joe by Cab Calloway, and based broadly on the character of "Smokey Joe," a recurring figure in Calloway's songs.
His movement looks like a rubberhose cartoon of Cab Calloway's dance movements, given he is essentially a broad homage to Calloway's Fleischer Cartoons appearances in shorts such as Minnie The Moocher and Snow White.
== Author Commentary ==
Both a story-wise experiment in pushing the "limits" of the CQ-Verse's peculiar metaphysics, but also an homage to my own love of old-school Fleischer, I'm pretty proud of this one! 
== Major Appearances (If Any) ==
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== License ==
This character is free to use as you see fit under a CC-BY 4.0 license so long as I; Thomas F. Johnson, am credited as their creator! 
== Blatant Shilling ==
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