Kite Man

Kite Man
With his kite

Real name

Charles Brown

Aliases

Kite Man
Chuck
Sports (by Harley Quinn)
Kitey (by Harley Quinn)
Beast Mode

Affiliation

Harley's Crew (formerly)

Residence

Kite Man's Apartment

Occupation

Criminal
Caterer (in "L.O.D.R.S.V.P.")
Co-owner of Noonan's Bar

Relationships

Familial

Darryl Brown
(father)

Wendy Brown
(mother)

Romantic

Golden Glider
(girlfriend)

Poison Ivy
(ex-fiancée)

Other

Bill
(former roommate and friend)

Condiment King †
(nemesis)
Harley Quinn
(friend and former love rival)
Clayface
(friend)
King Shark
(friend)
Frank the Plant
(friend)
Sean Noonan
(friend)
Bane
(best friend/employee)
Malice Vundabar
(friend/employee)
Queen of Fables
(friend)
Moe and Joe Dubelz
(friends)
Darkseid
(customer)
Baby Doll
(enemy)
Helen Villigan
(business rival)

Backstage

❝ Hell yeah! ❞

— Kite Man's catchphrase

Kite Man is a recurring character on the T.V. series, Harley Quinn and the titular main protagonist on its spin-off series, Kite Man: Hell Yeah!. He is a supervillain who specializes in kites and is the ex-fiancé of Poison Ivy and the current boyfriend of Golden Glider.

Appearance[]

Kite Man is an average Caucasian man with a mostly green outfit. His primary outfit comprises bronze boots, matching gloves, light green pants, a matching shirt, and a brown belt. He has a large, yellow, kite-shaped button on his chest, which goes around his shoulders to his back and releases a kite out of its holder mechanism when pressed. He has a helmet-like piece of headwear in which he never takes off, consisting of a green cowl with a yellow and orange visor covering his eyes for flight, small jutting-out circles on the sides where his ears would fit into, and a yellow kite crest on his forehead similar the one he has on his chest.

Biography[]

Season 1[]

"A High Bar"[]

Kite Man first appeared when Harley and Ivy crashed Joshua Cobblepot's bar mitzvah. He attempted to flirt with Ivy there, but she found him annoying. Later, he steals one of Ivy's potions and uses it on some kids to make them fall for her, not knowing that the side effects would also cause them to turn into trees and die. He then offered to fly her back to her apartment to get the antidote. However, while at the apartment, Ivy discovered Kite Man in her room preparing to have sex. Still, he had misinterpreted the situation, and she demanded he put his clothes back on.

Ashamed, Kite Man flew Ivy back to the Gotham Mint, apologizing for his behavior. He clumsily attempted to compliment her but eventually decided to be quiet and let Ivy enjoy the view over Gotham City Park, which she begrudgingly admitted that she enjoyed, much to his satisfaction. Kite Man then arrives at the Gotham Mint, where a conflict develops between Harley and the Legion of Doom members present, forcing him to join the fight on Ivy and Harley's side reluctantly. He tried to take a weaker opponent, but ended up fighting Bane, who easily overpowered him. Eventually, Bane released him, resolving the fight and allowing him to head home.

"So You Need a Crew?"[]

Kite Man briefly entered Noonan's Bar looking for henchmen to assist him on a heist and easily convinced the entire bar to accompany him after Harley repeatedly failed. Harley later complained about this to Poison Ivy, who was only interested in whether Kite Man mentioned her name or not.

"Finding Mr. Right"[]

Kite Man watched Ivy and Harley fight Batman on the Tawny Young show from Noonan's Bar.

"The Line"[]

Ivy met Kite Man at his apartment for a date; having been secretly going out with him for some time now, Kite Man gave her a bouquet of roses. Although she liked it, she still insisted on wearing a secretive outfit to protect her anonymity and preferred going to movies where she was even less likely to be seen. However, Kite Man wanted to go out to eat the next time so he could "see and be seen". He indulged Ivy this time, but when next the opportunity presented itself, Kite Man made a reservation at a high-end restaurant, only for the restaurant to not respect his reservation and place him in a 40-minute wait that he insisted on staying for despite Ivy's desire to see another movie instead.

His girlfriend — "I'm Ivy. I'm...I'm his girlfriend."

Other, more famous supervillains continued to cut in front of Kite Man in line, so he suggested that Ivy drop her name to get them a table. When Ivy didn't want to, he presumed that she was being modest and went to do so for her, but she nearly panicked and made him stop. Confused, Kite Man finally realized that she was ashamed to be seen with him, so he had an effeminate, public breakdown, revealed her name anyway, and left in anger. Ivy later went to his apartment to apologize, where Kite Man was surprisingly understanding, saying that he genuinely cares about what she thinks (and also that he cares about, quote, "dat ass"). Despite his usual crude attitude, Ivy did admit that she "like like(s)" him in return, and finally called herself his girlfriend for the first time when she met his roommate Bill, filling Kite Man with pride.

"L.O.D.R.S.V.P."[]

Kite Man defends Ivy — Kite Man tries to defend Ivy

Kite Man is seen to have taken a job as a caterer for the Legion of Doom to cover the expenses he incurs being Ivy's girlfriend and taking her out to places, which he admitted to be well worth it. On the job, he offered Bane a tray of food when he dropped a piece on the ground to stop him from getting angry. Then, during Aquaman's attack at the party, Kite Man tries to fight him and defend Ivy. Unfortunately, he flew directly below a hole in the glass ceiling above, caught in a crosswind that blasted him into the night sky above.

"Devil's Snare"[]

While building a new kite, Ivy called Kite Man for help, as she was stuck in the giant's kingdom from Jack and the Beanstalk after Queen of Fables sent her into the sky. Overjoyed to be able to help, Kite Man flew to her aid and tossed a hot sauce packet in the giant's eye, resulting in cheers from Harley's crew as he arrived. Although the giant did fall over in pain and toss her crew out into open space, in his element, Kite Man could easily catch them all, either in his arms, on the back of his kite, or by extending a ladder behind himself for people to grab onto.

Despite the weight of seven people and a wheelchair weighing him down, his self-designed kite was so well made that it only accelerated their descent rather than ripping them out of the sky outright. He controlled their fall enough that Clayface could launch himself to the ground and reform into a ramp, allowing for a rough but survivable landing for most of Harley's crew. With most of the weight gone, Kite Man regained full control of his flight and brought himself and Ivy gently to the ground, where they began passionately kissing on the spot.

Later, Kite Man accompanied Ivy hand in hand while she went to distract the plant monsters guarding the Joker's tower, although he got winded by the time they reached the hose they were after. Ivy then prepared to drink its contaminated water to enlarge herself, but Kite Man took this opportunity to drop to one knee and propose to her, although he didn't have a ring then. Ivy put it off in favor of dealing with the imminent apocalypse, but Kite Man was still happy because it was not a "no". After she became a giantess and fought off the trees, the Joker shot her through the chest with a harpoon from his tower, mortally wounding her. Alarmed, Kite Man rushed to her side and arrived just as she died in Harley's arms, so he began sobbing at her death.

"The Final Joke"[]

Kite Man mourning — Kite Man says goodbye to Ivy

Kite Man mournfully attended Ivy's funeral, kissing her hand and telling her goodbye, although he lied to himself about her being his fiancée. Afterward, he couldn't bring himself to leave, so he set up camp behind Ivy's gravestone and took care of Frank the Plant for her. Harley visited the grave and found him there, and he told her about the Joker's plans to execute her crew. He gave her privacy when she wanted to say a few words over Ivy's grave and remained there after she left. He was likely still there when Ivy resurrected and emerged from her grave, and he managed to survive the earthquake that wiped out most of Gotham City.

Season 2[]

"Riddler U"[]

Kite Man flew Harley and Ivy over towards Riddler University on his kite so they could blend in as college students and figure out how Riddler has power and clean water. He made a joke about how he doesn't want Ivy to get jealous for helping two very attractive co-eds, with Harley finding it annoying while Ivy thought it was cute.

"Catwoman"[]

Kite Man flew Ivy and Harley to Chéz Féline, sending Ivy off with a snack for later. Afterward, he lied about not wanting to enter the museum so Ivy would go ahead. Then, he went in with Harley, hoping to find a diamond wedding ring to propose to Ivy. He eventually impressed Harley with his love for Ivy, convincing her to help him get the ring in earnest. He does get it with her help, although he ends up swarmed by hornets, struck by arrowheads, and bitten by unnaturally large spiders.

Kite Man rejected again — **Kite Man**, injured from the traps while trying to get an engagement ring, once again fails to get Ivy to accept his proposal

Finally, through the gauntlet, Kite Man was ready to propose with an actual ring this time, only to discover that Catwoman stole it before he could do so. He panicked, claiming he could get the ring back, and clumsily tried to express his love for Ivy as she became increasingly agitated (since they were about to be crushed to death in a trap). He realized that he was messing up and tried again, eventually yelling to get her attention; at this point, she snapped and told him that it wasn't the right time and probably wouldn't ever be right, crushing him emotionally.

Depressed, he returned to his apartment and drank away his sorrows until Ivy arrived. She came in and apologized, but Kite Man was very understanding and happy to give her time to consider. He even wondered if he was ready, saying he couldn't ask her a fourth time, but she was confident and had him ask - this time finally saying yes to his proposal.

"Thawing Hearts"[]

Kite Man was panicking because he didn't know if he'd be able to secure his favorite venue, the Old Gotham Corn Factory, for their wedding. When Kite Man arrived, he was confronted by his nemesis, the Condiment King, who was vying for the same venue as him. Ivy reiterated that they could get married wherever, but he refused to yield, prompting the Condiment King to blast him with mustard to make him appear unkempt. Kite Man became dejected as a result, but Ivy supported him, and they went before the manager together - until Ivy had to leave to save Harley from Mister Freeze. He was left on the line until Ivy called him, asking him to find an ingredient from her garden and giving him an excuse to leave.

He goes to Ivy's garden and has trouble finding the right ingredient, accidentally sniffing a paralytic flower before finding it. He then flew to Mister Freeze's domain with the ingredient and became paralyzed at the last moment, crashing into the mansion to present the ingredient to Ivy. Afterward, Ivy helped him back to the Gotham Mall and apologized for leaving and losing him at the venue. He accepted the apology easily until the Condiment King called him to gloat, frustrating him and Ivy.

"Inner (Para) Demons"[]

Kite Man is concerned that Ivy didn't make the reservation at Senor Mexico's [sic] like he asked her to and ranted briefly before picking up on Ivy's unease. He immediately changed tact and became concerned for her, but she assured him that she was fine and that she'd do what she could to wow his parents, Wendy and Darryl Brown. At the restaurant, Kite Man tried to get a table to no avail until his parents (who already had a table) waved him over and chastised him for not getting a reservation. In response, Ivy tossed a couple out of their favorite booth with her powers, lightening their mood and rescuing Kite Man.

Ivy got along swimmingly with his parents, prompting Kite Man to say his "Hell yeah" catchphrase, only for his parents to chastise him for swearing and order him to get a new catchphrase, which he meekly accepted. Ivy, however, was not willing to accept it and launched into a blistering tirade when his mother insulted him, calling his parents "ghouls" and claiming that she's lucky to have Kite Man, not the other way around. Enraged, Kite Man's parents left after Kite Man, not exactly displeased with the situation, followed the tirade up with his catchphrase (although he still wondered if they'd come to the wedding). Ivy immediately attacks him with a volley of kisses until she notices a massive Boom Tube in the sky, which Kite Man immediately identified as being directly over the Gotham Mall, near Harley.

Kite Man flew them both to the Boom Tube, the area around which had already devolved into Hellish pandemonium and dropped Ivy off. Eventually, he returns to Ivy just before Harley can express her love for Ivy, talking about how much he loves Ivy himself (with Ivy reciprocating). He then kisses her in full view of Harley, completely oblivious to the pain in Harley's eyes. Capricious, he then leaves to get a picture of a Parademon humping a taco truck.

"Bachelorette"[]

Kite Man had his bachelor party with King Shark, Clayface, and Frank the Plant out on a boat in the open sea. He specifically did not want any strippers or other temptations, preferring a few beers and a puzzle. Eventually, a talking lobster named Samson scuttled onboard and accosted King Shark. Although Kite Man wondered if King Shark owed the lobster money and offered his support, the lobster managed to browbeat King Shark into leaving the boat for the sea floor.

Near the end of Kite Man's bachelor party, he was eager to see Ivy again, the love of his life. King Shark then arrived, marrying his betrothed, Tabitha. It was shocking to Kite Man that King Shark could get married to someone he'd never met without getting rejected repeatedly as he had been by Poison Ivy. King Shark responded that he and Tabitha arranged to have secret relationships because he wanted to have a true soulmate, which Kite Man readily agreed to, saying that it's exactly what he had with Ivy. However, Frank and Clayface looked at him slightly skeptically. He later went to pick Poison Ivy up after returning from her bachelorette party.

"A Fight Worth Fighting For"[]

❝ Fon-damn it! ❞

— Kite Man

Kite Man prepared his wedding with Poison Ivy, but became concerned over her rush, worrying about her. With the Parademons destroying everything, he asked if she didn't want to postpone for better conditions, but she vehemently said she wanted to move on with her life and that she loved him, which Kite Man appreciated. However, at the dress fitting, he protested that Harley should be the one to help pick her dress, as it's a tradition that the groom does not see his wife's dress until the wedding day. She reassures him that he's the best person for the job, so he begins his critique, but two Parademons burst into the fitting room and ruin Ivy's 13,000 dress. After Ivy kills the beasts, she has Kite Man hold her hair, saying, "Yeah, sure, honey".

"Lovers' Quarrel"[]

Seeing Ivy attempt to kill Harley, Kite Man swooped down and dexterously pulled Harley away from danger. He explained that Doctor Psycho had taken control of her mind and that they had to do something because the wedding is tomorrow. He brought Harley to his apartment, where he cautioned Harley not to get close to Doctor Psycho lest he command her mind as well.

Harley Quinn
Zombie eye, zombie eye!
Kite Man
Wait, wait! My kite senses are fluttering.
— After Sy Borgman's mechanical eye blinks

Kite Man stopped Harley from destroying Sy Borgman's eye (which she was examining) when he noticed that the eye was blinking in Morse Code. At Harley's questioning, Kite Man explained that kiters all over knew Morse Code and that he did indeed have sex with Ivy. He then translated the code as "plug me in", at which point several RCA connectors sprouted from the eye. After plugging them into a TV, Sy Borgman came onscreen and explained how he could resist Doctor Psycho's mind control, so Kite Man asked how they could similarly protect themselves. While the construction of an anti-mind-control device is simple, the components are not at hand, so while they pondered, they noticed the Justice League flying by to kill Ivy, prompting Kite Man to wonder who on earth thought to release the Justice League from the book they were trapped in.

Sy Borgman set Kite Man to create anti-mind-control devices the long way, without the quick components, but Kite Man had trouble with the process, which annoyed Harley Quinn, saying that the "person I love is gonna die" unless he went faster. Suspicious, he wondered what she meant by that, and although she brushed it off, she still seemed suspicious. With no option, Harley took one of his kites to save Ivy. Kite Man warned her that she needed the training to do so, but she could effortlessly fly with perfection on the first try. Kite Man continued working on the device until it was completed. When he activated it, Sy Borgman was brought into the wider internet so that he could assume control of household appliances to more rapidly build the anti-mind-control device.

Poor Chuck — Charles Brown is rewarded for his faith

After completing the device, Kite Man flew in search of Ivy until he found her carrying Harley, so he whistled to get Harley's attention before flying out of sight. When she arrived, Kite Man flew down while everyone was distracted, put one device in Harley's ear, and gave the second one to her to put in Ivy's ear if his plan failed. He planned to kiss Ivy and bring her back with the power of love, so he came before her and professed his love for her and then kissed her - to no effect, so Ivy knocked him unconscious. When he wakes, Doctor Psycho shows him Ivy's infidelity with Harley, shredding Kite Man's heart.

"Something Borrowed, Something Green"[]

❝ You deserve everything. ❞

— Ivy to Chuck

Ivy managed to convince Kite Man to hear her out, with Kite Man simply wanting to know why she did what she did. She had little in the way of an answer, so he bluntly told her not to marry him if her heart wasn't in it. Even so, she insisted that she did want to marry him and apologized for hurting him. She had him land in the Old Gotham Corn Factory, and although he thought it was meant to be an insult, she explained that she managed to get the venue after facing down Condiment King, which overwhelmed Kite Man.

He eventually did agree to the wedding, where he was shocked and distressed to find Harley herself in attendance as a bridesmaid. At the actual wedding ceremony, he spoke of his perseverance to be with Ivy despite her frequent rejections, his desire to be with her, and the future he envisions for them both, finishing with "You are the wind beneath my kite". In response, Ivy bluntly said she had not considered the future Kite Man envisioned, alarming him, but he smoothed his expression when she began her vows.

At that moment, a commotion happened between Harley and Jennifer, even as Harley attacked one of the nearby caterers. Alarmed, the priest rushed to the I Do's, with Kite Man using the catchphrase "Hell Yeah" for assent. The priest, really Commissioner Gordon in disguise, then pronounced them under arrest as cops and media flooded the venue. Fraying at the seams, Kite Man finally broke down and was forced to catch Ivy when she was knocked out by a gas blast from the bouquet she held. He held his wife and screamed his lamentations as he went down, succumbing to the gas himself.

Kite Man
Hell…no.
Harley & Ivy
What?
Kite Man
I should have known the third time I proposed. Every step in our relationship I've had to do over, and over, and OVER. And I'm not. After all this-
[Kite Man gestures vaguely at World War I happening all around them]
Kite Man
-I'm not redoing my wedding.
Ivy
Don't you… Don't you wanna marry me?
Kite Man
Of course I do! But you don't! I saw your face during the vows and I knew your heart wasn't in it. I may be simple, but I am not a fool.
— Kite Man breaks up with Poison Ivy

Harley dragged Kite Man and Ivy out of the venue, undoing their handcuffs and even offering to marry them both herself. Kite Man, however, seeing the absolute destruction of his dreams around him, finally stood up for himself and said no. He laid out the truth, that he wasn't the person for her, even quoting her words back to her that he deserved the best. At last, he opened his kite and flew up and away, into his element, into the airs above, leaving Harley and Ivy bound to the chaotic, Hellish earth below.

Season 3[]

"The 83rd Annual Villy Awards"[]

Following the break up, Kite Man eventually met and began dating Golden Glider a supervillain with a similar interest of gliding through the air like him although with her specialized skates, that Kite Man refers to as kites for her feet. Despite not dating for that long, they grew close fast and revealed their real identities to each other. Kite Man also stopped using onions in his chili, despite loving them, as Golden Glider hated onions. He got nominated for Best D-Lister at the "Technical Villy Awards," which he lost against Codpiece, but it did get him invited to the Annual Villy Awards. However, he was put in an awkward spot while waiting for Golden Glider and seated at the same table as Harley and Ivy, who were nominated for "Best Couple" at the awards. After some awkward chatting, both Harley and Ivy soon left the table, leaving Kite Man alone with Bane.

Harley and Kite Man — Kite Man and Harley mend fences

Later, Golden Glider finally arrives at the table, and when Kite Man rises to greet her, he accidentally falls, but Golden Glider uses her powers to glide through the air and catch him. After a short greeting, he excused himself to go to the bathroom, where he was surprised to find Harley on the floor with a beaten-up android and her dress ripped up. He sat down next to her, and they shared a moment, mending fences after everything that had happened. He told her that he was thankful for having dated Ivy even though it didn't work out, as she had inspired him to become a better villain, and he would never have gotten nominated as Best D-Lister without her. He noted that things seemed to be working out for the both of them before going to throw up in one of the stalls.

"The Horse and the Sparrow"[]

Kite Man attended the premiere of James Gunn's A Hard Wayne's Gonna Fall at the Monarch Theatre and was seen enthusiastically clapping over the credits.

"Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special"[]

Kite Man was seen spending Valentine's Day with Golden Glider, souring the skies together and making a golden heart-shape in the sky.

Season 4[]

"The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time"[]

He was briefly seen as one of the frozen people kept as trophies by the middle-aged Robin when Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy traveled 25 years in the future when the world had turned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. After Ivy told them future daughter, who had stabbed them in the back, to "fuck off", Robin quipped that "sass like that wins you a spot in the trophy case next to Kite Man".

Personality[]

Kite Man is quite perverted and unashamedly so, occasionally making "69" jokes and talking about "dat ass" while talking to Poison Ivy, and taking any opportunity to compliment her "bangin'" body. When they first met, he even went straight to her bedroom and disrobed in anticipation of having sex, although he sincerely apologized for misreading the situation. He is also unusually confident, referring to his kites as a "superpower" and not hesitating to shoot "out of his league" by pursuing Poison Ivy. Insults and belittlements of his skill wash right off him, and he continues with a rarely broken cheerful and confident attitude about everything.

Despite his obsession with sex, immaturity, and other such faults, he keeps his attention and praises focused solely on Ivy. Although he does indeed shrug off insults and worse from other people, he genuinely cares what Ivy thinks, particularly what she thinks of him. Her initial insults to him are some of the few that genuinely bother him, and his dogged determination to shower Ivy with compliments does make her feel beautiful and loved, appreciating his clumsy compliment about her smile and his gift of roses with a proper planter to keep them alive. As Ivy puts it, against "all reason and logic," she genuinely liked him in return until later events saw their relationship end.

Kite Man takes pride and joy in validation, such as when Ivy publicly admits to being his girlfriend, when she doesn't reject his marriage proposal, and when Harley's crew appreciates him for saving them from Queen of Fables' mythological giant. He takes pride in his work, constantly building new kites, and although he often fails, he repeatedly attempts to come to Ivy's defense on the ground. On the flip side, he becomes deeply hurt when he learns that Ivy is ashamed to be seen with him, although he is understanding and forgiving when Ivy sincerely apologizes. When Ivy died, he was so devastated that he stayed by her grave for days. Quintessentially, Kite Man is a shameless, immature, honest man who tries to stand up for those he loves.

Despite learning that Ivy cheated on him with Harley and later called off their wedding, Kite-Man holds no hatred for them. When they met again sometime after the wedding, Kite-Man had moved on and had a new girlfriend who was friendly with Ivy and Harley and even encouraged Harley to feel proud of her relationship with Ivy, saying that both have been fortunate that she opened up to them. This proves that Kite-Man is a good-natured and supportive man who wishes the best to people and keeps an optimistic attitude despite all the setbacks he's been through.

Abilities[]

Telekinesis (temporarily): He gains telekinesis as Beast Mode. He primarily uses this to give people wedges, make them hit themselves, make them trip on their shoelaces, and even steal lunch money. He flips his middle finger out when he does this. After reverting back to Kite Man, he loses this power.

Weaknesses[]

Insecurity: He faces several insecurities about himself. One of his primary insecurities is not having power. This stems from being a powerless child born from parents with powers. In some cases, he wishes to have a power of any kind. In "Mother/Daughter Day, Hell Yeah!", Rebecca Chen makes Kite Man insecure once again for not having power, which makes him go out to get power by any means, and he eventually runs into Helen Villigan, who gives him power and turns him into Beast Mode. After his experience as Beast Mode, he overcame his "no power" insecurity and realized he no longer wanted any power.
Chilopodophobia: He is scared of centipedes.

Equipment[]

Kite: His signature piece of equipment. He uses this to fly in the sky. In addition, it can be used to push his opponents off of his back.
Cataclysmic Deionizer (temporarily): Given to him by Sean Noonan. It is a small gun shaped like a lip balm. He wielded this for a short amount of time.

Media Appearances[]

Season 1

Season 2

The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour

"Journey to Love" (cameo; on TV screen)
"Journey to Love Part 5 (cameo; vision)

Season 3

"Harlivy" (cameo in recap; flashback to "A High Bar")
"The 83rd Annual Villy Awards"
"The Horse and the Sparrow" (cameo)

Specials

"Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special" (cameo)

Season 4

"The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time" (cameo)

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Kite Man appears in a speaking role in every episode of the series.

He is also the main character of his show.

Trivia[]

In "Mother/Daughter Day, Hell Yeah!," Golden Glider says that he lacks pubic hair.
In "Mother/Daughter Day, Hell Yeah!," he gets aspiration from getting a kite for Christmas, thus gaining a kite-based villain persona in adulthood.
In "Impossible Schemes, Hell Yeah!," according to Helen Villigan based on many simulations, he is the only one who can read the Anti-Life Equation without destroying the universe. Despite being able to read it without destroying the universe, he is vulnerable to being "taken over" by the equation as he reads.