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 or 14 years old) in Gravity Falls that lives with his parents who promote their popular breakfast cereal Sugarfrosted UFOats™. He secretly doubles as a superhero in Gravity Falls.

























 History

Early Life
Latke earned his nickname "Latke" due to an incident during his school’s potluck in the fifth grade involving 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 gave in and bribed the boy not to tell anyone by giving him a job at the shack.

Personality
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Daring, kind-hearted, restless, 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
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">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 square buckle, and coffee-brown shoes with white undersides. He is of average height for his age with a slight, lean, well-toned 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 an 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.
 * 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, it becomes a utility belt. To substitute for a lack of superpowers, Latke uses the belt to carry a variety of weapons.
 * Binoculars
 * Bolas: Thrown devices consisting of a rope weighted at each end, used to snare and restrain opponents.<p class="MsoNormal">
 * Kali sticks: Twin fighting sticks used as close combat weapons.<p class="MsoNormal">
 * Latkarangs: Special boomerangs that can explode or expel gas after making contact with a target.
 * Laser-beam wristwatch:
 * Lockpick: A small device to open locks. <p class="MsoNormal">
 * 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. <p class="MsoNormal">
 * Shurikens 
 * Smoke bombs: Small pellets that create clouds of grey smoke for hasty getaways. Acquired from Stan Pines.
 * Taser gun: A hand-held taser, that could be used both short range and long range.<p class="MsoNormal">

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

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

Luna Raine 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'.

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.

Mystery Shack employees

 * Latke K. and Dipper Pines are good friends and they both crave adventure. Dipper, like Latke, is clever, but he usually prefers carefully calculating mysteries rather than Latke's riskier hands-on approach.


 * Mabel Pines and Latke are good friends. He thinks she's a walking soapbox of sugar, spice, and everything nice.


 * While Latke occasionally butts heads with Stan, he knows that his boss is truly a <strike style="font-style:inherit;">twisted cantankerous cold-hearted ogre-faced numbskull sweet old man with a heart of <strike style="font-style:inherit;">bronze gold.


 * Soos started working at the shack around Latke's age, so he often gives Latke pointers on working in the Mystery Shack.


 * Wendy and Latke are close friends. They both enjoy fooling around and share a dislike for Grunkle Stan's cheap ploys and crusty attitude. However, Latke is usually a more competent worker who is more committed to keeping his job.

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