Dante Thunderstone

Dante Thunderstone is the main protagonist of The Cult Project and it's stage adaptation. He is the co-founder and leader of The School of Enlightening. He is given the title of "The Brains".

History
Dante knew from a young age that he was going to be famous, and thus interviewed himself with the help of his best friend Chib Flibmun, who he met in an unspecified public bathroom. As a teenager, Dante took part in acting (having the lead role of Macbeth in a school production). His father died around this time, which inspired him to enact on his plans of "world domination".

He created the School of Enlightening alongside Chib as an adult, and whilst Chib believed in doing it for the right cause, Dante did it purely for monetary gain and to satisify his ego.

The Cult Project
Dante is interviewed in The Cult Project as a creator of The School of Enlightening. Over the course of the film, he realises that maybe the cult wasn't made up by Chib, but actually real, as more and more people show up randomly relating to parts of the created lore. He begins to get more and more worked up about the fact he has yet to "ascend", a term he originally believed him and Chib made up, and thus decides to become a proper believer of the cult, and ascend, mostly to please his ego and competitive side.

The Cult Project (Play)
In the stage adaptation of The Cult Project, Dante's name is changed to Dante Firestone.

Trivia

 * Despite being the protagonist of the film, he is very much an anti-hero.