Mikey Zhang
Visionary Leader & Key Bearer
"Some things are impossible until they're not."
Quick Facts
- •Full Name:Michael "Mikey" Zhang
- •Special Skill:Pattern recognition and historical connections
- •Signature Item:Moon pendant and the Cosmic Key
- •Secret Fear:That his actions have endangered his friends
Appearance & Style
Mikey has dark hair that tends to fall into his eyes. Around his neck hangs an old moon pendant that has personal significance to him, which he often touches when thinking deeply.
His backpack is decorated with space-themed patches and badges that showcase his astronomical interests. His clothing tends toward comfortable practicality with the occasional NASA or constellation design.
When he holds the Cosmic Key, he stands a little straighter, combining childlike wonder with growing confidence as someone entrusted with an important mission.
Personality
Passionately Determined
Mikey never gives up on what he believes in, even when facing skepticism from others, including his friends.
Natural Leader
Without forcing the role, he draws others together and helps them unite their talents toward shared goals.
Enthusiastically Impulsive
His excitement sometimes leads him to act without fully considering consequences, as shown when exploring unstable caverns alone.
Deeply Responsible
Feels personal responsibility for his friends' safety and their inability to return home.
Background
Mikey's parents run the Centerville Planetarium and Space Museum, which is scheduled to close due to funding cuts. Their scientific careers are threatened by this closure, creating a strong motivation for Mikey to find something valuable enough to save both their home and the planetarium.
He spent countless nights in the planetarium after hours while his parents worked, developing his passion for space and imagination about alien civilizations. These solitary nights fostered his belief in the possibility of Observer legends.
Mikey has always been ridiculed for his "impossible" theories about extraterrestrial life and ancient civilizations. Finding the Cosmic Key was both validation of his beliefs and the beginning of a journey to prove himself right.
His discovery of the Cosmic Key in a box of "unclassified meteorite samples" from his parents' last research expedition has given him purpose, but also a heavy sense of responsibility for bringing his friends along on this potentially dangerous adventure.