Jennie Bowman

Jennie Bowman
Portrayed by	Kaleigh Ryan
First appearance	Faction Zero
In-story stats
Known ability	Fire breathing
Nickname	Jennie Fire Mouth
Gender
Age	8
Occupation	Works at a carnival
Parents	Chris Bowman (father), Gail Bowman (mother)

Jennie Bowman is the daughter of Gail and Chris Bowman and is an evolved human who can breathe fire. She lives and works at the Sullivan Bros. Carnival with her family.

Character History

Strange Attractors

Jennie preforms in an act at the carnival with her parents, Chris and Gail.

Heroes Evolutions

Faction Zero

In chapter 3 of Faction Zero, Rachel comes to the hideout of a faction of evolved humans. In the kitchen, she meets John, along with a skinny guy, a large guy, and the girl's mother. Rachel fights the evolved humans, but soon cools down. As they explain their situation to Rachel, the young girl appears and hugs her mother, begging Rachel not to hurt her. She then hiccups and emits a small puff of smoke.

In chapter 4 of Faction Zero, Jennie runs around a rest stop while her mom and dad talk on a bench. She practices her ability, and then leaves with her family.

In chapter 5 of Faction Zero, she sits outside a trailer at a carnival with her family.

In chapter 6 of Faction Zero, Jennie plays in the dirt, while her mom and dad talk about Rachel Mills.

Slow Burn

In chapter 1 of Slow Burn Jennie asks her mother and father if she can have a hot dog at Big Jim's Franks & Fries but her mother tells her that the diner is shut down.

A few months after arriving at the carnival, Jennie is called popular by her mother, and is out of her bed earlier than her mother and father.

In chapter 2 of Slow Burn Jennie writes about how much she loves her new life. She comments on how she and her friend Aiden are the most popular because they already have their abilities. Jennie then overhears her parents arguing over whether or not they can trust the carnival. Gail believes that they can but Chris doesn't think that Jennie is safe. Jennie runs from the unfamiliar sound of her parents' fighting and goes to see her friends. She tells them about her parents fighting and they console her with the knowledge that most of their parents fight as well.

As Jennie walks home, she spots Lydia, alone. She notes that she looks like she has been crying. Jennie asks her what's wrong and then gives her some advice about making sure the people you care about know that you love them. Jennie tells Lydia how much she loves the carnival and Lydia smiles before telling her to go and spend time with Gail.

Jennie goes behind the hall of mirrors and decides to practice her power. She concentrates and breathes out a jet of fire. She is happy she was successful and a voice tells her that she is impressive. Jennie warns the girl, Deeana, that she shouldn't be sneaking around. Deena tells her not to worry and suggests that they be best friends. She gives Jennie a phone and then rushes off. The Watcher tells Jennie that she is not supposed to have a phone but reassures her that he won't tell anyone. He gives her a message to give to her parents and she rushes home. Much to her shock, the message creates more problems at home for Gail and Chris as they discover that The Watcher knows their secret.

In chapter 3 of Slow Burn, Chris and Gail decide that they must find The Watcher in order to ensure Jennie's safety.

In chapter 4 of Slow Burn, Jennie returns home and tells her parents that she has had a rather normal and boring day. Samuel then steps into the carnival and Jennie asks how she can help him. Samuel kneels down to talk to her and announces that she, and the rest of her family, are needed for a very special mission to recruit a girl named Tracy.

In chapter 5 of Slow Burn, Jennie, Chris and Gail are told by Samuel to help lure Tracy Strauss into the carnival. Jennie performs her fire breathing routine with the family and smiles shyly at Tracy as she walks by. Later, she watches as The Watcher gives her parents some new assignments. Jennie decides to go with her mother to find Gabriel and learn his secret. Jennie spots him by the ferris wheel and Gail approaches him. Jennie seems afraid of Gabriel, as does Gail, but neither of them are sure why. Later, Jennie joins her family in performing their final routine for the night.

Evolved Human Abilities

Jennie has the ability to breathe fire. When she demonstrates this ability, she seems to not be very experienced at controlling it or creating large flames. Once she let out a puff of smoke when hiccuping (Chapter 3 of Faction Zero), and another time she concentrated very hard to create "a little tongue of fire" while coughing (Chapter 4 of Faction Zero). In Slow Burn, Jennie seems to have much more control over her ability, being able to breathe fire after she concentrates.

See Also

• For other uses of Jennie, see Jennie (disambig).