Russel Hobbs

Name: Russel Hobbs Gender: Male Ethnicity: Black Birth Location: Brooklyn, NY Birth Date: June 3rd Interests: Taxidermy, percussion, music, hogs Appearance: Black, bald, white eyes, wider frame, 5’9, seen as having an “intimidating” appearance overall

Backstory: Russel was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 3, 1975. Known for his good manners and eloquent speech, he attended the Xavier School For Young Achievers but was expelled after attacking several students while possessed by a demon. He fell into a coma for the next four years, at the end of which, the demon was finally exorcised from his body by a priest named Father Merrin. Russel didn't believe any of it until he saw a picture of a "Russel wuz here!" graffiti written in blood on the school walls in his handwriting. After his old school refused to take him back, Russel attended Brooklyn High School, where he befriended many of the students that were gifted in hip-hop music. One rainy night outside a 7-Eleven Store, Russel's companions were killed in a drive-by shooting by a gang of "gang bangers" driving a black Humvee. They were all wearing red hooded tops. One of them was wearing a black hood who Russel identified as The Grim Reaper. After the shooting, the spirits of Russel's friends came to reside in his body, the most prominent being Russel's best friend Del the Ghost Rapper. The process of possession permanently turned Russel's eyes milky white. After the drive-by shooting incident, Russel was sent to the UK for his own safety to live with his uncle in Belsize Park. He got a job working behind the counter at Big Rick Black's Record Shack in London's Soho area. That's when he first encountered Murdoc Niccals. While asking Russel for an obscure 50s record, Murdoc slipped a bag over Russel's head and forced him out of the shop. Russel was taken back to Kong Studios and was impressed with the music that Murdoc was working on, so he chose to stay. From that moment on, Russel has worked along side his other band mates- Murdoc Niccals (bassist of Gorillaz), 2-D / Stuart Pot (lead singer of Gorillaz), and Noodle (main guitarist of Gorillaz)