Howdy people, mornin', can I help ya?
Luan Magal Benza[1]
Luan Magal Benza is a young man who lives with his parents in the Zucchini Farm, located in the interior of Minas Gerais. He had his first appearance in the 1st episode of Signals from the Other Side welcoming The Five when they arrived at the Zucchini Farm,[2] receiving them and letting Lírio Tellini to drive his tractor.[3]
Appearance[]
Luan is a 15-year-old boy, 5.68 feet tall, with brown hair and eyes. He wears a beige tank top, a blue jeans shorts, a pair of black slippers and a straw hat wrapped around his neck.
Personality[]
Luan is a lively and excited boy, has a strident tone of voice and a curious look, he is always willing to help everyone around him.
Biography[]
Past[]
Luan was born in July 15, 1982, son of Adágio Magal Benza and Alberta Magal Benza, living with them and his twin brother Donisvaldo Magal Benza in the Zucchini Farm, at Varminho.
Signals from the Other Side[]
In 1997, at 15, Luan is seen welcoming the team The Five driving his tractor and informing about the disappearances to the new visitors.
He later spent the day maintaining the farm with the machinery. And in the evening he returned to his residence for dinner with his mother. Showing partially concerned about his father, Adágio, who had not arrived for dinner with his family, which is not a common behavior of the man.
During the early hours of that same day, "Adágio" returns and invites Luan to watch TV. With this, the kid is hypnotized and does not move for anything, just permanent looking at the screen with several blinking symbols, which emanates a green glow.
After becoming aware, Luan comes across the body of "Adágio". The boy is very shaken, losing the smile that he always had on his face. Luan has a momentary desire to end the beings who took his father’s life. Soon after, during the siege of the men in suits to the residence where he lives with his family, Luan hid with his mother and twin brother Don.
At dawn, like all his family, Luan seems to have no memories. Because of this, he does not remember his father, Adágio. After coffee, Luan and his mother argue with their neighbors and the police, after Chico and Lírio break up the fight, the boy moves to his tractor and spends the day growing the corn.
Trivia[]
- Luan is strongly inspired by the character Chuck Billy of the national comic book series Monica's Gang.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Signals from the Other Side - Episode 1 (watch on YouTube at 2h07m13s)
- ↑ His first appearance in Signals from the Other Side - Episode 1 (watch on YouTube at 2h06m56s)
- ↑ Lírio driving the tractor in Signals from the Other Side - Episode 1 (watch on YouTube at 2h14m26s)