Talk:Gold mimicry

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Source/Explanation
"Gold mimicry" describes what this ability does.

Carnival Bob

She's the carnival's equivalent of Bob (the money making part). And to ensure that the cash flow is constant, all they need is a bearded lady who can make hair grow faster. --mc_hammark 13:51, 3 November 2009 (EST)

• Ha ha, there is indeed an unconfirmed hair manipulation ability =))) AltesUTC CH

Useless power?

Aside from the possible economic problems this ability would cause, it's only ever useful if she has hair to cut off.--Gibbeynator 19:04, 3 November 2009 (EST)

• Not necessarily, she could be able to do the things that Danny Pine could, but instead of becoming regular metal or steel, she becomes gold. Intuitive Empath - Talk - Contributions 19:08, 3 November 2009 (EST)
• I'll also add that gold is an excellent conductor of electricity... which may come in handy for her in certain situations.--MiamiVolts (talk) 00:30, 4 November 2009 (EST)
  • Wouldn't it be hard for her to cut her hair if her body took on the properties of gold?--Gibbeynator 20:06, 3 November 2009 (EST)
    • Gibbeynator, that's not necessarily so. It depends on the concentration in her body. That said, also remember this is fiction, so some suspension of disbelief is required.--MiamiVolts (talk) 00:30, 4 November 2009 (EST)
      • Actually, with her hair as gold, it would probably be really easy to cut - gold is really soft, and if it were stretched out as thin as a hair, it would be really easy to break. Poggin 09:40, 14 February 2010 (EST)
• Guys, it ain't useless - in fact, imagine how you can sell yourself at an auction as a gold statue, run away when nobody is looking and divide money :))) A perfect fraud! AltesUTC CH

"Able to transform her skin"

We don't know if she transforms or if she has naturally gold skin. It could be passive like Impenetrable skin. --Riddler 20:08, 3 November 2009 (EST)

• Disregard my first post, I missed the last panel of that page, but still some of the information on this page is kind of speculative. It says the top half of her body is pure gold, but how do we know it's actually pure gold and not just a shiny gold color?--Riddler 00:00, 4 November 2009 (EST)
  • Cause she's cutting her aurified hair with a knife and storing it in a shoebox instead of throwing it away, I gather it's the real deal and she plans for the Carnival to sell it. Also, Amanda is the only witness, so I think we need to go with what Amanda said ("She's gold. She's mother freakin' made of gold?!").--MiamiVolts (talk) 00:20, 4 November 2009 (EST)
    • I would say that if she has turned the top of her body into solid gold, she must have turned the rest into gold as well - imagine the weight of all that gold just on top of soft flesh - splat... Poggin 09:42, 14 February 2010 (EST)

Merge with Metal Mimicry?

Gold is simple a type of metal, and it was never stated the Danny Pine only had one type of metal he could transform into. Otherwise his ability should be called iron mimcry. In terms of metal, iron and gold are just different types, like how flint and meredith had red and blue fire. So what do you guys think, should we consider merging them?--Piemanmoo 13:19, 1 December 2009 (EST)

• Until proved they are the same ability, we shouldn't assume they're the same. Intuitive Empath - Talk - Contributions 14:10, 1 December 2009 (EST)
• Why would Danny choose be homeless if he could potentially sell his transmuted hair for thousands of dollars?--PJDEP 17:16, 7 December 2009 (EST)
  • User:Shadowulf1 10:08, 13 January 2010 (EST) This ability is Metal Mimicry just like the other guy, she just mimics a different metal...duh