It isn't easy coming from a long line of heroes.

That's the case for young Anthony Bluth, grandson of Chanticleer Bluth and great-grandson of animator Don Bluth. Everyone in his family was expecting him to be this great hero like his father William or his grandfather Chanticleer. But unlike his brother Jonathan, he didn't inherit the family "gift" of being able to raise the sun every morning through his crowing. This left Anthony jealous of his slightly older brother, and growing up, his family was a bit disappointed in him, expecting more. However, Anthony still had an amazing singing voice, and he wasn't going to let it go to waste. It would be through music that he sought to regain his family's favor. He didn't get the best grades in school, but he was an avid theater kid, landing major roles in school musicals. He also formed a rock band with his friends and became the lead singer, and lined up some local gigs during his last two years of high school.

Anthony had no real aspirations of going to college due to his average grades. While his brother went to Vanderbilt to major in economics, Anthony took his band on the road. His band sold over 500,000 copies of their first album, and is now a hot act in the hair metal world. Anthony even took up a stage name, Ben Prescott, the spiritual "grandson" of his grandfather Chanticleer's alter ego, Aaron Elvis Prescott, aka "The King".

Anthony is a musical prodigy, having learned to play guitar, bass, drums, and the synthesizer. In addition to being the frontman, he is the primary songwriter for the group, though he gets input from his friends. He not only gets his style from bands like Van Halen and Def Leppard, but also from Duran Duran and Prince.

This is a depiction of Anthony as Ben Prescott when his story takes place in 1988, when he is 22 years old. His band has been on the road for about four years now, and is climbing up the charts.