User blog:Izunna Nwogbo/My OC: Latke

"Hi, the name's Latke. Welcome to Gravity Falls. And by this point, you might be wondering why I'm named after a fried potato dessert. Well, pull up a chair and I'll explain as much as I can..."

- Latke's opening monologue "Latke" K. is a young boy (13 years old) in Gravity Falls that lives with his parents who promote their popular breakfast cereal Sugarfrosted UFOats™. He secretly doubles as the superhero, Lucky: "Boy Scout".



 History

Early Life
Latke earned his nickname "Latke" due to an incident during his school’s potluck in the fifth grade that involved potato pancakes. The details of the matter are his darkest secret and he doesn't like to talk about it.

Growing up in Gravity Falls
Latke gave his parents, Ace and Lolo, the idea of putting prizes at the bottom of their cereal boxes so they put him in charge of that job. Latke uses this opportunity as an excuse to go searching for strange and wondrous curios in the forest. Latke sometimes quotes the cereal's slogan - "A meteorite in every bite". Mystery Shack employment Latke first came to the Mystery Shack as a detective to get some answers out of Mr. Mystery since he was one of the only few residents in town that knew of Stan's con-artist exploits. Fearing that he might get busted, Stan tried to deny all of Latke's suspicions but soon gave in and bribed the boy not to tell anyone by giving him a job at the shack.

Personality
Daring, kind-hearted, active, overly-curious, and selfless; Latke aspires to be a superhero in his hometown. Latke often breaks the fourth wall. He can also be clumsy and miss the point at times. In spite of this, Latke is perceptive and no slouch in the brains department when it comes to exhibiting resourcefulness in sticky situations. Along with his big heart, witty and wry sense of humor, and arsenal of supernatural mind-boggling curios he finds day-to-day in the forest; Latke is never down for the count against the unknown mysteries that Gravity Falls has in store.

Appearance
Latke is a good-looking young man with shaggy black hair, brown eyes, and light skin. He wears a dark cerulean t-shirt with the Dusk-2-Dawn logo on it, yellow shorts with orange wave designs on the cuffs, a shiny silver belt with a dark-silver 'L' engraved in the circular buckle, and coffee-brown shoes with white undersides. He is of average height for his age with a slight build.

Hangout
The Gravity Falls water tower is really Latke's hangout and secret storage for his superhero equipment. Though the tower looks normal on the outside, there is a hidden door that leads to the inside which looks like a big futuristic rec room/observatory. Not only does it contain beanbag chairs, a refrigerator, and a flat-screen TV; but there is also a large computer with a triangular monitor and trapezoidal keyboard along with a built-in surveillance system of the town so Latke can keep track of things he's discovered in Gravity Falls.

The entire roof of the water tower is able to open up like a hatch, in response to Latke's ejecting-chair function.

Powers
Latke possesses no superhuman or supernatural powers, but instead relies on his determination, personal strengths, acrobatic prowess, and detective skills to make himself a capable fighter.

Abilites

 * Speed: Latke is able to run at above average speed for a human his age.
 * Endurance: Latke's endurance is at the peak of a young man of his age and size. He can be thrown through walls and come out with nothing but scratches and no apparent pain.
 * Reflexes: Latke is excellent at ducking, dogding and blocking on short notice.
 * Agility/Acrobatics: Latke is very agile and can easily perform flips and other aerial maneuvers.
 * Strength: Latke has average strength for his age, but can take his strength further if he puts his heart and soul into it.
 * Marksmanship: Having good hand-eye coordination, Latke barely misses a target.

Superhero equipment
When Latke presses the "L" engraved in his belt buckle, his belt becomes a utility belt (growing pockets). To substitute for a lack of superpowers, Latke uses the belt to carry a variety of weapons and tools.
 * Binoculars.
 * Bolas: Thrown devices consisting of a rope weighted at each end, used to snare and restrain opponents.
 * Bo-staff/Naginata: A battlestaff with a concealed retractable blade in one end.
 * Kali sticks: Twin fighting sticks used as close combat weapons.
 * Luckarangs: Special boomerang-like shuriken that can explode, emit electric shocks or release foul-smelling gas. They can also be used as daggers.
 * The Lat-Top: A small trapezoidal laptop Latke can carry around. It has all the same information as the Supercomputer. It is portable and quick to use.
 * Laser-beam wristwatch: Latke's wristwatch can fire purple lasers for cutting and frying.
 * Lockpick: A small device to open locks.
 * Gas pellets: Tiny marble-like devices that expel green smoke that can render people unconcious.
 * Grappling gun: A hand-held device that fires a grappling hook across far distances.
 * Scanner: Latke's wristwatch can scan DNA, footprints, etc. and provide information.
 * Shuriken.
 * Smoke bombs: Small pellets that create clouds of grey smoke for hasty getaways. Acquired from Stan Pines.
 * Stealth-tech: Latke's belt has as function that makes the wearer's body and clothing blend in with their surroundings.
 * Taser bolas 
 * Yoyo

Willow Cooper
Willow is a close friend of Latke's. They have had each other's backs through thick and thin.

Luna Ellos
Latke and Luna are best friends who have been through a lot together. They both like adventures and are highly aware of the weirdness in their town. Latke thinks Luna's lycanthrope/witch background is 'neat'.

Maddie Jameson
Maddie is Latke's friend and co-worker in the Mystery Shack. They have a love-hate relationship, usually comprised of bickering and volleying taunts at one another, much like a brother and sister. Despite this, Latke cares for her as if she were his family.

Finnow
When Finn and Latke first met they got off on the wrong foot due to Finn suspecting Latke of liking Maddie, who was Finn's object of affection at the time. However, the two soon became good friends.

Sage Faerell
Sage is Latke's new friend in Gravity Falls. The two bonded quickly.

Mr. & Mrs. K.
Latke's parents, Lolo and Ace K. Lolo is very protective of her son.

Latke's Siblings
Latke has younger 10-year-old twin siblings, Waverly (girl) and Abe (boy). Abe is innocently insensitive and Waverly likes being cute on purpose to get her way. While occasional disputes arise, Latke truly does love his brother and sister and is quite protective of them.

Supervillains
Ratman (Piper J. Adams): A flirtatious 16-year-old drifter with a bad-boy rep. He injects rodents with a special mutagen that puts them under his fife's control. In addition, his already mutated DNA gives him superhuman-regeneration and a sonic scream. Piper owns a pet ferret named Winter.

Trivia

 * Latke has a big sweet tooth.
 * Latke tends to (more or less) incessantly break the fourth wall.
 * Latke sometimes misses the point.
 * Stan often gets Latke's name wrong; calling him by other dessert variants (e.g. waffle). 
 * Similarly to Stan, Latke likes to use smoke bombs.

Quotes
"The monster was now looking at me. I thought I saw a flicker of hunger in it's eyes. I could only pray that my name hadn't given it the wrong impression."

- Latke narrating

"Why do vending machine monsters feel the need to eat people's money? I mean, they're already full of food. What's the point?"

- Latke

"I'm allergic to bees! And unlike them, you're not gonna enjoy the stuff that comes out of my  hives."

- Latke

"At first glance I don't look like much. Look again."

- Latke

"We'd love to hear more of your interesting story, but Disney only gave us a 22-minute running time"

- Latke breaking the fourth wall