Charlie is one of the members of the Young Tribulation Force. Charlie replaced Ryan Daley as a YTF member and Phoenix's owner after Ryan was killed in the Wrath Of The Lamb earthquake. Charlie's older sister was also killed in the earthquake. Charlie helped Vicki Byrne carry Ryan's body. Charlie didn't officially become a believer and join the Young Tribulation Force until book 21.
Biography
After the Rapture
Charlie first appeared when Vicki was trying to infiltrate a furniture store that managed to survive the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake in order to find Ryan Daley. The furniture store was converted into a makeshift hospital in the aftermath of the earthquake and had Global Community guards that allowed only the injured and those with a clearance card to enter. Vicki pretended to be injured and had Darrion and Shelly carry her there. Vicki saw a clipboard that that Ryan's name on it that indicated he was in room "T-1".
As Vicki was in a narrow corridor, Charlie grabbed her arm and said that she was under arrest. After Vicki looked at Charlie and realized that he was not a cop, he said that he scared her by making her think that she was the police and he knew that Vicki was not supposed to be in the area. When Vicki noticed that he loved to scare people, Charlie giggled and said that he liked to make people jump and enjoyed scaring her sister that way. Charlie added that his sister can no longer jump because the earthquake had killed her. Charlie said that his sister had worked in the furniture store and oddly asked Vicki if she wanted to see the wrecked televisions showcased at the store.
Personality
In the Dramatic Audio Series, before the global cooling brought on by the Fourth Trumpet Judgment, Janie McCanyon expressed displeasure with working with "that moron Charlie".
Charlie can be insightful sometimes. In the Dramatic Audio, he said after a Bible study with the Young Tribulation Force in Avery, Wisconsin that he wondered if they would be able to learn the identity of the author of Hebrews after the Glorious Appearing. This alludes to the fact that the Epistle of Hebrews has no stated author, but authorship is traditionally ascribed to the Apostle Paul but critical scholars infer that it is a different author due to the stylistic differences between Hebrews and the works attributed to Paul.
In the Dramatic Audio. after the Glorious Appearing after the resurrection and return of the raptured believers to Earth, after Conrad Graham said that it was hard "not to be alright today" but that he wished his brother Taylor to be there with him, Charlie lamented that his sister would not be around to enjoy the Millennial Kingdom because she did not believe either. He then met Ryan Daley, saying that he took care of Phoenix after Ryan died from the Earthquake.
Appearances
- 13. The Showdown (first appearance)
- 14. Judgment Day
- 16. Fire from Heaven
- 17. Terror in the Stadium
- 18. Darkening Skies
- 19. Attack of Apollyon
- 20. A Dangerous Plan
- 21. Secrets of New Babylon (becomes a believer)
- 22. Escape from New Babylon
- 23. Horsemen of Terror
- 24. Uplink from the Underground
- 25. Death at the Gala
- 26. The Beast Arises (voice)
- 27. Wildfire!
- 28. The Mark of the Beast
- 29. Breakout!
- 30. Murder in the Holy Place
- 34. Bounty Hunters
- 36. Ominous Choices
- 37. Heat Wave
- 38. The Perils of Love
- 39. The Road to War
- 40. Triumphant Return
- Glorious Appearing (voice)
Mentions
Trivia
- In the dramatic audio presentation, he is played by Mark Seven or Mark McClenathan.
- Charlie's voice actor, Mark Seven, shares the same first name as Mark Eisman, another YTF member.
- Charlie's first appearance was in book 13.
- Charlie's last name was never revealed.
- Charlie is the only member of the Young Tribulation Force whose last name was not revealed.
- Charlie was the only Young Tribulation Force member at the schoolhouse that was not a believer at the time to not be stung by the locusts in the fifth trumpet judgment.
- Even though Charlie did not know Ryan Daley prior to the latter's death, Charlie seemed to really respect Ryan.
- Charlie was the only male non-original Young Tribulation Force member that saw Ryan that lived to see the Glorious Appearing.
- Charlie seems to have some disability, but it remains unclear what it is.
- Charlie is one of two Young Tribulation Force members who lost a family member in the earthquake that wasn't a believer. The other was Shelly Malloy.
- Charlie is one of five Young Tribulation Force members to appear in the adult Left Behind series, the other four being Lionel Washington, Sam Goldberg, Conrad Graham, and Darrion Stahley.
- Charlie is one of two Young Tribulation Force members to have a sibling that did not become a believer, the other one being Conrad Graham.
- Charlie had an obsession with the Seal of God, to the point where he kept asking YTF members about how to get it on his forehead, much to their annoyance. He was similar to Ernie in the adult series, but Ernie used his knowledge of the Seal of God for selfish purposes.