Charles

## Others

Charles is a 16 years old teenage boy and the son of the President of the United States. He is the secretary of the student council and introduced in Prince Series 01: Social Etiquette: The Princes' Alliance.

## Biography

### Early Life

Charles grew up with a great sense of justice. One day, when he was 6, he saw two students fighting. He defused the situation but got himself hurt. He went outside to disinfect the wound but was stopped by one of the students who were involved in the fight, Xi Shao Long. He pretended to give Charles a handkerchief, but at the last second Shao pulled back and stomped on said fabric. Shao was infuriated that Charles snitched on him as he had recieved severe punishments.

Charles told Shao to deal with it as its his actions that ended up causing him to be punished. Hearing Charles's words enraged Shao and he pulled Charles by his collar and threatened him. While this was going on, two students were reminiscing about the scuffle that the raven haired boy got into. Shao got distracted and Charles took advantage of the situation and whined in pain while holding his nose. Shao was confused as to why he did that but in no time the two students from before had already witnessed what they assumed to be an assault on Charles. Its unclear what happened next, but the students most likely reported Shao.

Having a bad status already, Shao had to drop out of school. Though not said clearly, this was thought to be Charles's plan from the beginning. Its theorized that since he saw Shao not take responsibility for his actions and shifted blame unto someone else he had to eliminate Shao. This flows nicely with his justice mentality.

During all this, Charles was good friends with Prince Albert and Prince Ciel. He had gotten particularly close to Ciel's sister Carla. When they were young, Charles and Carla spent a lot of time playing together. They had close friendship. According to Ciel, she used to follow Charles around. Carla, wanting to impress Charles dressed up in a cute dress and went up to his friends at a playground. She also put on thick makeup, which didn't suit a young child. Carla went to the park and saw Charles standing around with two other children.

Unfortunately, the two started to make fun of how she look and teased Charles at the possibility that Carla liked him. Carla got very defensive about her looks as the two boys kept on laughing at her. Charles, wanting to protect her, said that she looked weird in a gown and to never wear these clothes again. This caused Carla to be scared of wearing feminine clothes and communicating with people in general.

## Appearance

Charles' appearance is not consistent in earlier volumes. Initially, he is not as tall as Leon and is considered the same as Albert's height.

In the latest volumes, his height had drastically changed. He became one of the tallest among the princes and his shoulders are broader than before to fit American beauty standards. He has bright blue eyes and blonde hair. His hair is spiky while being slicked back very fashionably. He has a bright smile that tends to warm hearts and a much more sinister look where his eyes are more thinner and his smile is more akin to a smirk rather than a grin. He wears the Momos uniform neatly without any added accessories.

Outside the school, he can be seen constantly wearing comfortable outfits like hoodies and shirts.

## Personality

Charles is friendly, polite, and a lot more down-to-earth than most of the Princes. He is very kind, supportive, and forgiving to others. Charles is optimistic and cheerful though some of it was just a ploy for his persona while also mostly being part of his actual self. Though he is forgiving, his mercy is something he is very selective about. It seems that if they are aligned with the end goal of peace he would pardon them depending on their actions while if they aren't, he's willing to rain his wrath on them.

He puts up an act of naivety to not arouse suspicions. Charles is a firm believer in world peace and is a pacifist. He believes peace is an absolute good, and any deed done for peace is righteous, even hurting others. He feels no guilt for it as it was in the name of world peace. This can be seen through his actions towards Shao Long.

Charles is shown to be highly intelligent, both emotionally and logistically. He's never seen flustered, being level-headed in high adrenaline situations. He is highly respected by others and most note his leadership skills. Despite this, Charles is very humble and constantly plays down his achievements. He also always acts like he doesn't care about anything that happens, because of this his friends think he is pretty stupid. But he is very good at tricking people that think he's weak and calls for his secret agent.

## Etymology

The name Charles is derived from the Old English word “Ceorl,” meaning “free man.”

## Trivia

Charles is one of the few characters with an official character profile as seen below. Here are some of his stats

* Charles is 16
* Charles' sign is Libra
* Charles was born on 2nd of October
* Charles is the secretary of Student council

Charles's birthday, 2nd October, is The International Day of Non-Violence

* He also shares his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence

He is a childhood friend of Ciel, Albert and Leon.

* Additionally, he was childhood friends with Ciel for 6 years.

He is not fond of the cold, especially cold water and because of this, he often showers in hot water most of the time

He took part in a Global Treasure Hunt and was not only first in place (with Leon at second), he was also able to find the treasure so easily that he had set a record that no one could beat

## References

1. ↑  Charles' nationality in official Character Stats, see Trivia
2. ↑  Charles' age in official Character Stats, see Trivia
3. ↑  Charles' birthday in official Character Stats, see Trivia
4. ↑  Charles' sign in official Character Stats, see Trivia
5. ↑ In Prince at Work
6. ↑ Prince Series 23: Exemplars of Style: Personal Grooming
7. ↑ Prince Series 21: Protectors of Nature: Environmental Care
8. ↑ Prince Series 18: Seekers of Secrets: Signs and Symbols