Name: Karl Connors

Play-By: Kellan Lutz

Age: 24

Occupation: Costumer

Birth Place: El Segundo, California

Sexuality: Like, he can objectively and aesthetically appreciate other dudes but they never really did anything for him, you know?

Physical Description: 6’1”, blue eyes, darker blonde hair typically kept short sometimes with a bit of a beard. He is not especially tanned but spends enough time outdoors that he isn’t pale. Karl stays fit and active, partly because he enjoys it and likes being healthy, partly to better pull off some cosplay options, partly because he likes the attention it can bring.  He has a number of small scars accumulated over life, along with a series of scars on his left thigh from a shark attack. Karl has an easy smile and typically has the opposite of ‘RBF’; a typically friendly expression that makes him easily approachable.



Personality: Karl is easygoing and friendly, enjoying spending time with people but able to appreciate solitude to recharge sometimes. Though he considers himself pretty ‘normal’ he enjoys getting to know a variety of people, sometimes drawn to the quirky or ‘unusual’. Life is too short to totally restrict yourself to the already-familiar. He works hard and loves his work, not having hit the point yet where it burns him out, still happy to be able to turn it into a career.

Back Ground:
From an early age Karl loved stories that took you to other places with larger than life characters. He grew tired of pre-made Halloween costumes quickly and as soon as he was able was helping his parents create custom costumes, eventually taking over himself and making more throughout the year, wearing them around the neighborhood playing with friends, and Karl’s closet became a frequent stop for friends before they would all go out and play ‘Star Force meets the Dragons’ and other games.

He naturally fell into drama in school and camps, but any roles he had were minor as he spent much more time working on costumes and props. When he found out about cosplayers it blew his little mind and soon he was pestering his parents to take him to various conventions where he could wear his outfits and meet and talk with others with similar passions.

His skills continued to develop, and after graduation after building up his business at night while working day jobs he managed to make the transition to supporting himself through his costuming, selling to other cosplayers, people wanting fancy Halloween costumes, drag performers and others, more recently having started to get work on some tv shows and movies. His social media (“Karl’s Marks”)features his own costumes, tutorials and convention reports, but his specific videos with the most hits are a series on basic sewing skills (what’s in a basic sewing kit, how to thread a needle, basic sewing machine operation, how to hem a pair of pants, etc.).

Likes: Cosplay/costumes, fashion, popular culture, shows, movies, videogames especially sci-fi/fantasy/things with interesting settings. He’s finding a greater appreciation for older things like Shakespeare, working back from influences and adaptations back to earlier sources, in addition to earlier exposure working on plays. He likes to swim and surf, meet interesting people, help people have fun, dance (just party/club dancing, no real formal training), noshing on righteous burritos.

Dislikes: War, oppression, abuse. Plus whatever is trying to bum him out at any given time.

Strengths: Costume/clothing design and creation. In good shape. Mellow. Pop culture and sci fi fandom knowledge. Speaks English, Spanish, some Japanese picked up from manga/anime, a bit of Klingon.

Weaknesses: Sometimes a bit naive, expects others to be as mellow as he is. Not as aggressive as he could be to get what he wants. Or sometimes figuring out what that is.

Fears: A job with a desk just doing emails and meetings. His favorite stuff getting canceled before they resolve major arcs.

Fun Facts: Bitten by a shark. Did not bite it back.

The Perfect Person for You: I guess whoever has, like, mutual perfection with me.