Carlos Rodriguez

some fun!*— Don't Lose Your Head*

* Persephone, Despoina, Chrysothemis, Arion, Ploutos, Eubouleus, Philomelus, Iacchus (half-siblings)
* Annie Gardner (Half-sister)
* Poseidon, Zeus Hades (Parental Uncles)
* Hestia and Hera (Parental Aunts)
* Naomi and Caspian Portal (Neptune/Poseidon), Zamaya Reynoso (Zeus/Jupiter), Harper Samuel (Pluto), Helen and Evan Gonzales (Hades), Emily and Vincent (Hestia/Vesta), Ophelia, Aubrey and James (Hera/Juno): His cousins

### Best Friends Forever After

"Melody! She's the only one who listens to me"

### Friends

"I guess Isaac, Max and Leo are cool too"

## Other Information

### Powers

* Chlorokinesis/Agrokinesis/Botanokinesis, or Phytokinesis
* can control and manipulate wood, rock soil, roots, fruits, and flowers, even moss found in natural fields or habitats
* Atmokinesis
* Geokinesis
* Telumkinesis
* Toxikinesis
* can summon and control various nature spirits, such as karpoi, satyrs, and dryads
* can teleport using plants as a catalyst
* Can enter into a hide within plants, trees, crops, or garden implements

### Skills

* Gardening
* Drawing

### Interests & Hobbies

* Gardening
* Drawing

Carlos Rodriguez is a 2022-introduced and all-around character. He is the son of Demeter, goddess of the harvest and grian, from Greek Mythology, and currently attends Ever After High through the Mythology Program. In the destiny conflict, he is on the Royal Side, since he wants to make his mother proud

## Character

### **Personality**

Carlos is a funny person, he likes to have fun, going on adventures and he loves gardening. He can be stern when things get out of control but tends to let his cousins walk over him despite being the oldest out of six. He is also very kind and patient, yet passionate and willing to risk his life for the gods. Damian noted that Carlos reminds her of his Immortal mother for his sternness and fatherly ways. Carlos also has a creative side, often drawing things from video games and sharing them with his friends, normally Melody, who is the only one who listens to him when he talks. He does have a dark side though. When he's angry, he won't take it out physically, but he does get revenge, usually by plating poison Ivy in your bed.

He makes some of his friends laugh by using his powers. But if you don't annoy him, he can be a good friend. Carlos is said by Melody that while he is kind and loving, Carlos is also described as being unexpected and temperamental as the seasons. Carlos is always one for making jokes and makes his friends laugh, but he can be serious. Carlos is often noted as down to earth and often shows compassion to other students, including the rebels. He often seen as snarky and is known to make very... graphic threats to those he dislikes or who mess with him or his friends. Carlos is often noted to be outgoing and hyperactive, but this could be because of his ADHD. While Carlos often struggles with his own insecurities, but he learning to come out of his shell and become more confident

### **Appearance**

Carlos is said to have light skin (He is a light skinned Latino), light brown hair which has a skin-cut haircut. He often likes wearing a poppy flower headband, and he is noted to have green eyes. Other than the headband, he wears a grey champion shirt, black shorts, grey sneakers, and square glasses

### **Hobbies and Interests**

#### Gardening

Ever since he was a child, Carlos always seemed interested in flowers and plants. A part of this was because his mortal mother, Kayla owned a flower shop in Helena, Montana, where Carlos grew up. Even before finding out about his immortal mother, Carlos always felt connected to any kind of plants, and noticed they would grow when he was near. The young demigod always sported a true passion for those living beauties, and now, while in Ever After High, he is apart of the Gardening club.

#### Drawing/sketching

Something that always helped with Carlos' ADHD was drawing. Kayla discovered her son had a natural talent for art and signed him up for art lessons. Now at Ever After, he often draws characters from some video games he likes and often gives them away

## Myths

### **How does Carlos fit into it?**

As the son of the goddess of the harvest, grain, fertility, agriculture, weather, and climate, Carlos is destined to take up his mother's role as the Harvest god

### **Viewpoint on Destiny**

Carlos is pretty happy about being the next Demeter, so he sides with the Royals, but as some of his friends are either Rebels, Roybels or Neutral, he respects anyone's choice in the destiny conflict

## Powers/Abilities

### Demeter Kid Powers

* He has the ability of Chlorokinesis, also known as Agrokinesis, Botanokinesis, or Phytokinesis, the ability to mentally and/or physically summon, control and manipulate plants and vegetation. He can control and manipulate wood, rock soil, roots, fruits, and flowers, even moss found in natural fields or habitats. He can use this ability to have his enemies ensnared in plants, or even telepathically communicate with plant life and vegetation; an ability known as "green-speaking."
* As the son of the goddess of climate, weather, and seasons, the goddess that once cloaked the whole world in eternal winter, he has the ability of Atmokinesis, or weather control, allowing to manipulate the climate on large scales, creating scorching heat, blizzards and tornadoes.
* As the son of a goddess of the earth and fertile soil, he has a limited form of Geokinesis, the control, and manipulation of the earth, specifically related to soil and more effectively, fertile soil that can grow plants. This does not include metals, jewels, lava, or rocks (Which children of say, Gaia or Hades could manipulate with their respective versions of Geomancy). However, he is also powerful enough to create earthquakes, split the ground, and drown enemies as waves of earth.
* As the son of the goddess of farming and agriculture, he has a limited form of Telumkinesis, the ability to control weapons, specifically limited to gardening and farming equipment. This includes summoning, dispelling, alteration, telekinetic control, and rarely, curses and enchantments, as well as the ability to dispel them.
* He has a limited form of Toxikinesis, the ability to create and control poisons and toxins, he is specifically able to create and control the poison's that can be produced by plants or funguses. This as well makes them immune to the poisonous plants, spores and funguses.
* He can somewhat mimic the effects of Biokinesis, control of living matter, and Vitakinesis, control of the healing process, able to apply the effects of those powers specifically to plants, such as changing the form and shape of a plant, or healing a plant of wounds.
* He can imbue plants with magical attributes, such as a plant that heals those who eat its fruit or a tree that grows fire instead of leaves. This can allow him to somewhat mimic nearly any magical ability or demigod powers, so long as a plant could feasibly do such a thing when radically altered.
* As a son of one of the big three female Olympians (Demeter, Hestia, and Hera) the 'universal' demigod traits of children of Demeter are greatly enhanced. This includes superhuman speed, agility, strength, endurance, durability, and senses.
* He can summon and control various nature spirits, such as karpoi, satyrs, and dryads.
* He can teleport using plants as a catalyst, similar to the shadow travel of a child of Hades
* He can enter into a hide within plants, trees, crops, or garden implements, during which he can control said object and sense what is occurring around him
* He has plants mimicry, the ability to turn parts of, or his whole body into plant matter, able to manipulate and shape-shift this form with different plants and his physical attributes
* He can sense the location and presence (or lack thereof) of objects and places related to the domains his Mother rules over(Agriculture, the earth, fertile soil, harvest, and the sacred law, climate, weather, and the seasons, nourishment, bread, fruit, plants and nature), including and up to foresight/precognition and hindsight/post-cognition of what has happened or will happen to such objects
* He has the ability to shoot poisonous pine out from his hands which acts as a powerful paralytic for a short time.
* He can create weapons made from plants, flowers, and trees in order to aid him in combat. The larger the weapons, the more energy is drained. Flowers, plants, and trees, can also be reshaped to reinforce existing weapons and only one weapon may exist at a time.
* He has the ability to create a large protective dome of thick plants around him for a short time. Although they will die after a few moments.
* He has the innate ability to talk plants to life, either making them grow more quickly or bringing them back from a recent death.
* He can understand the overall well-being and conditions of plants, as well as fully interpret their emotions and communicate with them.
* He is always surrounded by an aura that normally causes plants to grow where he has walked. He can shut it off for a moderate time if he wishes.
* He is innately stronger during the Spring and Summer months due to the happiness of Demeter with the return of Persephone.
* He has the ability to create ropes of vines and telekinetically move them.
* He can create and control sap, the sticky substance, distract an opponent, bind their bodies in it and cloak himself in a coat of sap that grants extreme resistance to physical attacks due to most weapons simply sticking to the thick sap.
* He is able to make plants (i.e. grain, barley, corn, etc) grow so tall that it hampers the movements of those around him for a short time; the longer he maintains the growth, the more energy it drains
* His mother gave him the ability to create a Venus Flytrap, roughly two to three times the size of the user, which will attempt to swallow anything that comes near it. It will only appear for a short time before dissipating.
* His mother gave him the ability to animate a tree to the point that it can walk around and fight for the user. The animated tree will be quite strong and durable and unable to feel pain. It only lasts for a short time and more energy will be drained depending on the size of the tree. Only up to 3 trees can be animated at a time.
* Demeter gave Carlos a power where he can transform his body structure to match that of a plant’s for a short time. He will be a humanoid plant, the type of plant will be completely up to his choice. As long as it’s not poisonous or carnivorous. In this form, he is immune to pain and can quickly regenerate from any injury, his existing chlorokinetic abilties are stronger as well. Once the transformation ends, he will be extremely drained. Unable to move and could possibly faint.

Notes: All powers from the Demeter Cabin (4) and here

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, he possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that he uses to analyze the fighting style of his opponent.
* Superhuman strength: Being a son of one of The Big Six gods, Carlos is far stronger than the average mortal and most demigods
* Superhuman durability: Carlos is shown to be far more durable than a mortal and most demigods
* Superhuman agility: Being a demigod, Carlos is a lot more agile than a regular mortal
* Superhuman reflexes: Carlos has incredible reflexes, which is proven throughout his life
* Plant knowledge: As the son and heir to Demeter, Carlos has an expanded knowledge on plants and especially flowers.
* Blade Proficiency: Carlos is skilled in wielding his Sickle, his main weapon
* Spanish: Carlos, as a Latino, can speak Spanish

## Relationships

### **Family**

#### Demeter (Immortal Mother)

Carlos and Caroline were only able to find out who their mother was after almost fourteen years of lies from their mother. Since it's dangerous for gods to live with their mortal families, Demeter was never in Carlos' life, the last time he saw her was when he was four. By that time, his sister was born to Ceres, Demeter's roman counter part. When Carlos got to Ever After High, Demeter lovingly embraced her son, so it's safe to say that they are on good terms, though it is obvious that Carlos knows about Demeter's favouritism to Persephone and is a bit envious about that, but he loves his mom none the less

#### Kayla (Mortal Mother)

It was Kayla who raised her two demigod children with enough love and care for the both of them. Carlos often helped his mother in the shop and helped take care of a baby Caroline. Kayla made sure to teach her children about the beauty and wonder of nature, as it was their other mother who blessed them with the beauty of the outside world. Carlos often writes to his mother about his time at Ever After to keep in touch with his family

#### Caroline (Younger Roman sister)

Carlos' sister, Caroline Rodriguez, is born to Ceres. Carol is a roman demigod because when Ceres visited her mother the second time she was in her roman form. When Demeter came to Carlos' mother for the first time, she came in his Greek form, you know, Demeter. Carlos is, therefore, a Greek Demigod, while his sister is roman. It is shown that Carlos cares for is younger sister, often helping to take care of her when she was a baby. But like most siblings, the two argue and fight, but they love each other a lot

### **Friends**

#### Isaac Reynoso (Son of Zeus)

Isaac is one of Carlos' closest friends in their friend group. The two met on their first day at Ever After

#### Leo Guzman (Son of Ares)

Leo is one of Carlos' best friends Like the friendship between Leo, Max and Isaac, two are often seen laughing and making jokes with their other friends. Carlos is the kind of friend to bounce off of Leo's humor and make the situation funnier. The two met through Melody, who was looking to make new friends and start a friend group.

#### Max Palacios-Balcazar (Son of Aphrodite)

Max is another one of Carlos' closest friends. While Carlos is often seen as a push over, Max is one of the only people who can get Carlos to show his more chaotic and fun-loving side. Like Leo, Max met Carlos through Melody, another one of his good friends, since, like I said, she was trying to make new friends.

#### Melody Potvin (Daughter of Apollo)

The girl who made the group happen is sorta the "mom friend" of the five. Carlos (as well as the others) often go to her for emotional support and Melody knows she can count on them to help her out in a time of need. They met during a class of Alchemy when Melody was having trouble with the assignment and Carlos offered to help

### **Romance**

Carlos is not dating anyone, but he is a proud Bisexual

## Class Schedule

**1st Period:** Mythos Magic

**2nd Period:** History of Heros

**3rd Period:** Alchemy

**4th Period:** Mythematics

**5th Period:** Olympian Olympics

**6th Period:** Plantology

## Quotes

"Yellow roses mean friendship, now they bloom by her grave”-after planting yellow roses on Loretta's grave (Listen, Passerine was a good fic, okay? I just had to include a quote from it!)

"Pterodactyl screech activated"

"Life is like a flower, it starts as a seed, then it stays a flower for a bit before wilting. ’m sorry your sister’s flower wilted, I really am. I can’t image what pain you and your family are going through, especially your dad”-Carlos to Melody after Loretta’s funeral

"I’m glad you’re not a guinea pig”- Carlos to Caspian Portal, son of Poseidon after he was turned back from being a guinea pig

"Stop saying I look like Chicken Little! He's dumb and he's a coward! And I am *not* a coward!"

"Alabanza"

"I'm going to skin you and sell your organs"-threatening Isaac

## Outfits

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## Trivia

* Carlos is the oldest of his six other cousins who are Isaac, Evan, Caspian Emily, and Aubrey but he tends to let them push him around
* Carlos’ favorite flower is the yellow rose
* Carlos was born on June 20, 2003
* Carlos can sketch well, sometimes he draws with Melody, often making drawings for her as a way of showing his affection to her
* Carlos has a fear of cockroaches
* Carlos is nearsighted, causing him to wear glasses much like his little sister, however, he has gotten his glasses stolen multiple times, sometimes by his friends mostly Leo, Isaac and Max

## Notes

* Most characters will have links in the future