Candice Willmer
| Candice Willmer | |
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| Portrayed by | Missy Peregrym, Tawny Cypress (as Simone Deveaux), Ashley Crow (as Sandra Bennet), Hayden Panettiere (as Claire Bennet) Ali Larter (as Jessica Sanders), Kimleigh Smith (as Ms. Baker), Rachel Kimsey (as Michelle), Zachary Quinto (as Sylar) |
| First appearance | Company Man |
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| Known ability | Illusion |
| Formal name | Betty |
| Aliases | Mr. Campbell, Mallory, Ren, Simone Deveaux, Sandra Bennet, Claire Bennet, Jessica Sanders, Niki Sanders, Ms. Baker, Michelle, Sylar |
| Gender | |
| Date of death | March, 2007 |
| Home | Clayton, NY |
| Occupation | works for The Company |
Candice Willmer was an evolved human who worked for the Company and could cast illusions. Her given name is Betty; her original surname has not been revealed.
Character History
When Candice is in high school, she is known as Betty and is belittled by many for being obese and unpopular. Betty is very depressed about her life until she realizes she has the power to make people see what she wants them to see. She uses her ability to teach a bully a lesson and to exact revenge on those who picked on her friend and caused his death. She then decides to leave both the school and her hometown for good. Deciding that from now on people will see her as she wants to be seen, she changes her appearance and decides on a new name--Candice.
Season One
For an episode-by-episode summary, see Candice Willmer: Season One History.
After Matt Parkman and Ted Sprague are recaptured by the Company at the Bennet house, Candice monitors a sedated Matt Parkman at Primatech Paper Co. Candice becomes Mr. Bennet's new partner, and together they help Isaac to cover up his shooting of Simone, using Candice's power of illusion. Candice then helps Thompson to discover that Mr. Bennet is hiding things from the Company and that he is involved in Claire's disappearance.
Later, Candice impersonates Jessica Sanders to help Mr. Linderman kidnap Micah so he can alter the results of the congressional election in favor of Nathan Petrelli. After the election, Niki Sanders finds Candice in the Kirby Plaza building; Candice is still impersonating Jessica, but Niki's alternate personality reveals the deception, and Niki knocks Candice unconscious.
Kindred
Candice, who calls herself Michelle and appears as a beautiful redhead, lies next to Sylar on the beach and talks on the phone. As Sylar awakes, she tells him she rescued him from Kirby Plaza, that he has received stitches from his stab wounds and shouldn't move. He asks where the stitches are and Candice reveals that she can create illusions and that they are really in a two-room shack.
Candice serves Sylar breakfast, as his frustration mounts at being unable to use his power. She reminds him that he would not be alive if it weren't for her and mentions that once he heals, Sylar will be able to use his powers again. She tells him that in the meantime, she can give him anything he wants and take him wherever he wants to go-- Paris, London, or Tokyo-- and makes various illusions appear. She turns into an imitation of Sylar himself, and says that she can help him. As she leans in, Sylar breaks a coffee cup over her head, and says that he underestimated her, and that he will get his powers back, starting with hers.
After Sylar has killed Candice and presumably removed her brain to take her ability, Candice reverts back to her true form as Betty, an obese brunette. She is face down in a pool of blood.
Powers
Candice had the power of illusion. She was able to alter how people perceived reality around her. She could use this to "become" other people or even things and affect how others saw the world.
Memorable Quotes
"Look, I don't want to hurt you. I like you. But if you don't listen to what Mr. Linderman says, well, I'll show you things that'll seriously mess you up for life. So, you need to behave. Okay?"
- - Candice (to Micah) (The Hard Part)
"I have a cousin who eats like you. He's huge."
"So am I."
- - Micah, Candice (Landslide)
"You're just too young to see how much the world sucks, how people can be so mean to each other just because of the way they were born or... what they look like."
Notes
- Candice is on the list.
- The NBC episode description lists the character as "Candice Wilmer". Her name also appeared onscreen as "Candice" (The Hard Part). On the list, her name is spelled "Candace Willmer".
- In a possible future timeline, Candice was killed by Sylar, who used her ability to impersonate President Nathan Petrelli.
- Although Candice appears as an attractive Caucasian woman in her mid-twenties, some of her comments suggest that in her true form, she is overweight and far less attractive (Landslide). The "Betty" series of graphic novels has confirmed that implication, showing her to be an overweight teenage girl with severe acne (Betty, Part 4).
- When knocked unconscious while impersonating Jessica, Candice reverted to the form in which she is normally seen. There are hints in an interview that she may have maintained the illusion despite being knocked unconscious or that she was still barely conscious after being punched by Niki. After being killed by Sylar, her appearance was of an obese woman, though her face was not visible.
- When Candice is displayed lying in blood on the floor in Kindred, her head is not shown cut off and Sylar still cannot access any of his powers not gain hers. Thus, Candice may not really be dead, the person Sylar thinks he just killed may not be Candice, and/or the suppression of his powers may be unrelated to Candice.
See Also
- For other uses of Betty, see Betty (disambig).
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Candice Willmer for fan-created theories and other speculation.
Spoilers
For archived spoilers about Candice Willmer, please refer to the following link.
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