The Kid (Purple Rain)

The Kid is main protagonist in both the 1984 musical-drama film, Purple Rain and it's 1990 sequel, the more spiritual-driven film, Graffiti Bridge.
He was portrayed by the late singer, song writer and musician, Prince.
==History==
===Performer at First Avenue===
He was born to a musical artist named Francis L and his wife in the city of Minneapolis. His father over the years was abusive towards both his wife and son. Like his father, he had a talent in music. Over the years he would find others, Wendy, Lisa, Doctor, Brown, and Bobby Z and form "The Revolution." He would develop a heated rivalry between his band and a more flashy band known as "The Time" with Morris Day as the lead singer.
Prince would later on meet a woman named Apollonia who wants to become a star by any means. He convinces her to jump in a lake telling her that in order to make it, she would have to “purify herself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.” She stripped until she was in her black underwear and much to The Kid's amusement, she jumps in and he informs her when she gets out that it wasn't Lake Minnetonka. He would drive away from the half-naked infuriated woman on his bike for a few minutes then returned. He told her as she was getting dressed that despite the fact she made a fool of herself he was impressed and probably would not have done it himself. He would agree to help her in her career before they drove off.
Eventually after The Kid sung a song called "The Beautiful Ones" that touched her heart so much that Apollonia cries, he takes her back to his place where they make love. The two became a couple. He would later on drop her off at her place and would return to his band where Lisa and Wendy were bugging him about their song they wrote which want him to sing. He told them that it wasn't going to happen and get over it.
Sometime later, his parents would have an argument and it lead to Francis hitting his wife and The Kid tackling him. The Kid would listen to them argue a bit more, albeit a bit lower in tones rather than screaming and shouting. He told his wife right in front of their son that he would die for her despite the fact he abuses her. Later on that night Apollonia arrives and gives The Kid this white guitar he so very much wanted. Then she told him that she would be working with Morris Day in his new group he put together. Hearing his girlfriend working with his rival put The Kid in such a rage, that like his father does to his mother, he smacks her hard across the face. The Kid tells her that he's sorry and that Morris was a con-man. Apollonia screamed out "You're jealous!!" before she left him.
He would have a meeting with his boss, the owner of the club, First Avenue and was informed that because of Morris' new group, Apollonia 6 would be performing in the club that he has three groups, which also includes The Revolution and The Time. One of them had to go. So now this rivalry would become a battle for his livelihood. However, The Kid has other problems. He would have another argument with his girlfriend and later on that night, Francis shot himself. After the police questions him and leaves, he gets in a fit of rage out of grief and trashes his house's basement. But then he found songs, many song written by his father. It calmed him. He would then play on the piano, the song, "Purple Rain" alone in his house.
After he cleaned up his place with his girlfriend's help and while his father was in the hospital fighting for his life after his self-inflicted gunshot wound, he would in the club perform Purple Rain, much to Lisa and Wendy's shock. The song was well received. The Kid left the stage after the song ended, he was still very upset about his father nearly killing himself. He was about to leave, then he heard applause by the club's audience. He went back and was cheered by his fans and peers. He would later on perform a few more songs. He presumably had his job at the club saved.
===Co-ownership of Glam Slam club===
Years later, after his father eventually died from self-inflicted bullet wounds, The Kid got a club known as The Glam Slam which he co-owned with his rival Morris Day after it's former owner, Billy died and left the club in both their names in his will. He also got a new band known as the New Power Generation (or NPG for short). Also during this time, The Kid broke up with Apollonia and is currently dating a singer and dancer, Jill. Over the years, Prince and Morris would butt heads over how it should be ran. At some point, Morris decided to try to get rid of the Kid so he could have sole ownership. He was also getting visions of a woman named Aura, though she was actually an angel looking over him. He would also write letters to his father as a way to cope with his problems.
One day, Jill broke up with The Kid due to his hang-ups, though The Kid did not seem to care. Moments later a ill-assembled bomb went off in the club, a bomb Morris had someone hire to put in place. However, the damage was minor. Shortly after, The Kid put on another performance in his club, which was a song called "New Power Generation," which was named after his new band. Morris showed up and they had an argument over how The club was ran. Morris' band would then outperform The New Power Generation in the club, which embarrassed The Kid and the New Power Generation. Then Morris had the club emptied and invited all the guests to Morris' other club, the Pandemonium.
Sometime later, The Kid put together another performance in the Glam Slam, which did not attract a lot of club-goers. Meanwhile, The Kid had been trying to speak to Aura, but she did not talk to him. Sometime later, members of the NPG spotted Aura with Morris Day and Jerome at the Pandemonium. The immediately ran to The Kid and told him. They then went to the Pandemonium to find Morris flirting with drunk Aura. Then after Morris took Aura to his home while The Kid followed them. Just as Morris and his friend, Jerome were about to take advantage of Aura's drunken status when they were going to have a threesome with her, The Kid blew out the candles and took Aura away to his place and laid her in his bed and allowed her to sleep while The Kid looked upon her. 
The next morning, The Kid and Aura talked and hung out together. He told her his doubts and fears about his life, the club, and his musical career and what people thought of him. She told him none of that matters. Then they made love. Shortly after, Morris was going out to not only take over Glam Slam, but also other clubs within the town. In the mist of it, Aura was hit by a jeep accidentally. Her mortal body succumbs to her wounds and she died. Grief-stricken, The Kid held a gun and nearly killed himself just like his father Frances L did years ago. A vision of Aura talked him down and told him to not give up, he then got rid of a gun and later on perform a ballad called "Still Would Stand All Time" in memorial to Aura with his ex-girlfriend Jill, his band, and his fans supporting The Kid. Morris would show up towards the end of the performance and shook The Kid's hand, seemingly ending their rivalry and hands The Kid full control of the Glam Slam. The Kid shortly after would write more music, getting ready for future performances with a renewed sense of worth.
==Gallery==
===Images===
File:The Kid & Apollonia.jpg|The Kid and Apollonia
The Kid & Aura.jpg|The Kid and Aura
==Behind the Scenes==
*The song The Kid would perform, "Purple Rain" would be the final song the musician who portrayed The Kid, Prince, performed at the final concert of his last tour on April 14, 2016, a week before his death. A song that The Kid performed in the film, Purple Rain. 
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