I knwo the comics, but I'm also playing one hell of an AU
"Charlie thought the same in our world. He's dead now. Absolute power as it goes. Corrupts absolutely. Things are rough in my world," he shurgs lightly, not a story he'll flinch from, but not one he'll elaborate on without being asked.
The change of topic is a welcome one, and he didn't hesitate to jump on the question, "His name's Victor, I think you know him. No?"