Electra background and role

Electra background and role

Personality;

The Engine of the Future, Electra represents the excitement and danger of the unknown.  Electra

brings star presence with his entourage of Components.

While generally portrayed by a male actor, there have been numerous occasions where the role has been played by a female understudy, and the subtext to "AC/DC" suggest that Electra is both bisexual and gender fluid, in short, an neutral character who chooses not to follow rules.  This is in direct contrast to his main rival Greaseball, who is as masculine and testosterone-fuelled as possible.

Role;

Entering as a surprise contestant, Electra shows up just as Control is about to close entries. His approach drains the power to the train yard, causing a black-out and loss of movement to the other characters. Out of the gloom, a laser shoots out, and one by one Electra's components emerge. They build the anticipation calling for "Electra, Electra!" Finally he appears, shockingly outrageous yet magnetically attractive ("AC/DC") “I am electric, the future is me”. During his song he glances around and decides Pearl is suitably shiny to be his race partner, and literally draws her to him, despite Rusty’s protests. Indeed Rusty is the only character strong enough to resist Electra's attraction. However Electra doesn't always get his way; during Pumping Iron he temporarily loses half his components to Greaseball's rock'n'roll appeal. Greaseball and Electra are the main rivals for the title of Champion - none of the other characters consider Rusty a viable competitor. When Pearl doesn't immediately respond positively to Electra's message sent through Purse, he finds her in person and easily persuades her to race with him, not Rusty. In the Original production, Electra raced with Pearl in Heat 2 and beat Rusty and Belle. However when the races were re-formatted to a more condensed format, Electra races head to head with Greaseball, and they draw in a dead heat, leaving their feud to be decided in the final race. During The Rap, Electra finally loses control of Pearl. He decides second best would be Dinah, and dispatches Purse to fetch her. However Dinah is never a satisfactory partner, too easily distracted by the sight of her ex, Greaseball, and she complains far too much. So when she disconnects him, he turns to Caboose, despite him revealing his traitorous nature to Electra. Caboose's insane manoeuvrings in the final race end up being Electra's downfall, causing a crash that allows Rusty to take the lead, and the title.