Charon

**Charon** (カロン) is a moon type Celestial and a major character appearing in Solar Emissary.

## Appearance

Charon has pale skin with dusky grey-blue eyes. His right eye is bandaged over with white tape, other illustrations revealing that there is not an eye underneath but rather a hole where the eye used to be. He has lavender colored short hair in a somewhat messy style, with a darker patch at the top, though usually this is concealed by a violet paperboy cap with a white insignia of a lavender crescent moon and a circle on it. He appears to be wearing a lavender waistcoat with white diamond buttons, a violet blazer and a short white scarf with pointed ends falling at the chest. He also wears dark grey-violet hued pants and shoes. His official portrait shows him sitting on a stone of some kind. He is also stated to often carry around a scythe.

Many illustrations show his bandaged eye bleeding in purple blood (red in older illustrations). It has been stated it frequently gets infected due to his reluctance to not have it be cleaned.

## Personality

Charon is stated to be a loner and a scorn, as well as being rude, violent, spiteful, unsociable and doesn't care much about anyone else. Easily infuriated or irritated. He is also stated to have a sour attitude and harbors a lot of spite. Pyo often seems to call him "garbage". He is often shown annoyed or with furrowed eyebrows.

Some illustrations seem to imply that he may be a masochist, due to his seeming lack of pain or pleasant expression in illustrations where he is visibly beaten up. There is further proof of this in an image of him with needles stuck through him, where he says *"This is actually rather enjoyable in an ironic way, thanks."*

## Background

Not much is known about Charon's background aside from three key points.

It has been stated that Charon used to work the same job as Nyx and Styx, as well as ferrying the remains to dwarf planet Sedna. It seems that on this job he lost his eye after being hit by a meteorite. His eye was subsequently patched up by a "certain person" (implied to be Pluto). Since then it seems that he refuses to get it formally fixed, healed or cleaned, leading it to get infected and bleed often.

During the events of Solar Emissary, Charon was apparently hired as a mercenary by Eris to be part of her squad.

It has also been stated that Charon has had a rocky past with his planet, Pluto. It is currently unclear the specifics as to what this means, but it is assumed they are currently on bad terms. He may have also contributed to Pluto's current state of depression.

## Relationships

Charon is shown to have relationships with other characters in illustrations and pictures so far.

### Eris

Eris supposedly hired Charon to be part of her squad. They are often shown together in illustrations. In most cases, Eris seems to enjoy annoying or teasing Charon, though some illustrations see them acting friendly towards each other. Due to a statement by Pyo regarding Charon's character, it's likely Charon doesn't care much about Eris outside of work, but it is unclear.

### Pluto

Pluto is Charon's planet. It is unclear currently what relationship these two have, but it is implied they may not currently be on good terms, but used to be close in the past. It is implied that Pluto was the one to bandage Charon's eye after an accident. Pluto's current state of depression has also affected Charon's reputation, possibly implying he may be the reason they are currently feeling so down.

### Jupiter

It is not fully clear what relationship Jupiter and Charon have yet. However, it is implied they may be on bad terms, likely mutual hate or disapproval of each other. They are often shown looking disapprovingly at each other. There is a drawing of what appears to be Jupiter's sword through Charon's chest (among other weapons), as well as a drawing showing Jupiter beat up and pinned down by Charon's foot.

### Dysnomia

Dysnomia is sometimes seen in illustrations with Charon, as apart of "Eris' squad", but their relationship is not clear. One image shows Charon impaled by a slice of watermelon next to Dysnomia, who is seen eating a slice of watermelon. Perhaps their relationship may be some kind of rivalry or indifference.

### Nyx

Nyx is a fellow moon of Pluto. They seem to be on bad terms as Nyx and Styx are shown to be angrily chasing him with their weapons. Not much else is known.

### Styx

Styx is a fellow moon of Pluto. They seem to be on bad terms as Styx and Nyx are shown to be angrily chasing him with their weapons. Not much else is known.

### Hel (TRAPPIST-1h)

Hel looks up distantly to Charon, from the stories they have heard about him. It is unknown if they know the full story, or just simplified versions, maybe even just rumors. It's unknown if Charon knows of Hel.

## Basis

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*Charon is a personification of the natural satellite Charon.*

**Charon**, also known as **(134340) Pluto I**, is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto. It was discovered in 1978 at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.

Charon is a very large moon in comparison to its parent body. Its gravitational influence is such that the barycenter of the Plutonian system lies outside Pluto. The *New Horizons* spacecraft is the only probe that has visited the Pluto system. It approached Charon to within 27,000 km (17,000 mi) in 2015.

Charon also appears to be based on Charon of Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, Charon is the ferryman of Hades (Pluto) who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead.

## Quotes

* *"I don't even like oranges."* - Charon, surrounded by oranges
* *"What's cocaine?"* - In response to being asked if Charon would sell Cocaine behind a Denny's at 3am

## Trivia

* Charon's birthday is stated to be **June 22nd**, the same date as the discovery of the moon Charon.
* Charon having grey-blue eyes may be a reference to the etymology of the word Charon, meaning "of keen gaze", referring either to fierce, flashing, or feverish eyes, or to eyes of a bluish-gray color. Though some illustrations show him having red eyes for unknown reasons.
* Charon being a freelancer/mercenary or frequently stated to not being able to afford things may be a reference to Charon of Greek mythology. In it, to be ferried by Charon you would have to pay a coin to him for passage (also known as Charon's obol), which was placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial.
* Charon using a scythe may also further connect him to the Greek mythological counterpart in their relevance to the underworld.
* Charon's hair is sometimes drawn with a darker patch at the top. This is likely reflective of the appearance of the moon he was based on. The north polar region is dominated by a very large dark area informally dubbed "Mordor" by the New Horizons team.
* Charon's "rocky past" with Pluto may also be a reference to the fact that the center of mass of the Pluto–Charon system lies outside either body. Because neither object truly orbits the other, and Charon has 12.2% the mass of Pluto, it has been argued that Charon should be considered to be classed as a dwarf planet in a binary system with Pluto, rather than being classed as Pluto's moon.
* Charon's hobby is "**sulking**".
* Charon's favorite food is **taro**, a vegetable root often used to give a purple color to snacks with its flavor.
* Charon apparently dislikes oranges.
* Charon has been shown bleeding in a range of different colors. While most of the time it appears his blood is of a purple or pinkish hue, it is sometimes shown to be either pure black or red. Purple seems to be used more frequently in recent pictures, likely indicating a change in design.

## Gallery

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## Official Profiles

* http://nebulamancers.web.fc2.com/character/charon.html
* https://www.uchinokomato.me/chara/show/115533