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  | caption = The Absurd Hero
 
  | caption = The Absurd Hero
  | realname = Penelope Williams
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  | realname = Penelope Trouble Williams
 
  | alias = The Great Charade
 
  | alias = The Great Charade
 
  | gender = Female
 
  | gender = Female
  | species = Metahuman
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  | species = Human
 
  | ethnicity = Caucasian
 
  | ethnicity = Caucasian
  | birthplace = Ottawa, Canada (?)
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  | birthplace = Unknown
 
  | operations = Millennium City
 
  | operations = Millennium City
  | relatives = Aloysius Abercrombie (Adoptive Father), Alicia Blackmun (Godmother)
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  | relatives = None
  | age = 18 (?)
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  | age = 19
 
  | height = 5' 4"
 
  | height = 5' 4"
 
  | weight = 110 lbs
 
  | weight = 110 lbs
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  | alignment = Chaotic Good
 
  | alignment = Chaotic Good
 
  | identity = Public
 
  | identity = Public
  | years_active = 2
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  | years_active = 4
 
  | citizenship = US citizen
 
  | citizenship = US citizen
 
  | occupation = Hero
 
  | occupation = Hero
  | education = Highschool Student
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  | education = Highschool Graduate
 
  | marital = Single
 
  | marital = Single
  | powers = ImaginAction
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  | powers = Absurdity
 
  | paraphernalia = None
 
  | paraphernalia = None
 
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  | speed = 4
 
  | speed = 4
 
  | reflexes = 7
 
  | reflexes = 7
  | resistance = 8
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  | resistance = 10
 
  | stamina = 3
 
  | stamina = 3
 
  | dexterity = 3
 
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  | bravery = 7
 
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Hey! That's, The ''GREAT'' Charade!
  
= Penelope Williams =
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''The girl. The myth. The legend. The absolute weirdo. The Absurd Hero.''
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= Penelope T. Williams =
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''The girl... The myth... The legend...
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...the absolute weirdo.
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The Absurd Hero, The Great Charade!''
  
 
==Who is she?==
 
==Who is she?==
  
 
Even in a world of superheroes and the supernatural, Penny is something of an anomaly.<br>
 
Even in a world of superheroes and the supernatural, Penny is something of an anomaly.<br>
She's just one of those mysteries that refuses to make any sense.
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She's just one of those mysteries that refuses to make any sense!
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Is she a clown?<br>
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Is she a mime?<br>
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''Both!?''<br>
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But why does she talk...?<br>
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''...And why won't she shut up already!?''
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===Origin===
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''EVERY'' superhero has an origin story, right? Some kind of tragic backstory of how they got their powers and embraced their destiny to become a hero?
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Well not Penny. She just kind of showed up out of nowhere one day.
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''...No, really!''
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There are no records of her prior to her appearance in 2018. She's claimed that her earliest memory was waking up after having fallen out of a tree. In one rare occurrence that Penny decided to cooperate with a police interrogation, a psionic hero was brought in to perform a mind reading. After being rickrolled by Rick Astley's ''"Never Gonna Give You Up"'', they were able to verify that she wasn't suffering from amnesia, but rather that she simply didn't have ''any'' memories from before 2018 ''at all''.
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Given her chaotic nature, getting her to cooperate for any further tests has been a challenge. She ages normally, estimated to be a 15 year old teenager when she first appeared, now a 20 year old young adult. A DNA test collected from a spitball she fired once was able to confirm that she is indeed just a regular Caucasian human girl with no active or latent mutant genes and no known relatives.
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==Superpowers==
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Penny's superpowers truly defy explanation.
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That is, because ''no one'' can identify how they work or why she even has them in the first place. Penny's superpowers could perhaps best be described as a limited form of reality warping, although what exactly those limits are no one can say. Its clear that her powers aren't based in any kind of science since she ''regularly defies the laws of physics,'' but she doesn't seem to follow any sort of rules of ''mysticism'' either. Its believed that her powers must be some sort of powerful innate magic, but anything beyond that is completely unknown.
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One theory proposes that Penny might somehow embody or personify a ''platonic concept'', some mystical aspect of ''chaos'' or ''absurdity'', a concept she seems to be particularly fond of. The theoretical nature of such a being would perhaps explain the exasperating vagueness of her abilities and her perplexing past. Her existence is, itself, an open-ended punchline to the absurdist joke that is the meaning of life.
  
===Her Origin===
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Whether there is any truth to any of this is impossible to say, but its after this theory that authorities have named and classified her powers as 'Absurdity', and its after her favorite absurdist philosopher, ''Albert Camus'', that she proudly calls herself, an ''Absurd Hero''.
  
Penny doesn't remember anything about her past, but she doesn't seem to let that bother her. As far as anyone tell, she first showed up on the streets of Ottawa city in Canada a few years ago. Her earliest memory is getting off of a bus that the bus driver couldn't recall if she'd gotten onto in the first place.
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The exact scope of Penny's reality warping abilities is uncertain, as even she doesn't seem to always be in total control of them, or even conscious of what she can and can't do until she tries or fails. The closest "guideline" she seems to follow would be what's called the ''"Rule of Funny."'' She is, first and foremost, a comedian and prankster at heart. Any heroic, criminal, or otherwise mundane acts are primarily for her own and other's entertainment, and she rarely wastes an opportunity to try and get a laugh. Its unclear whether she is truly bound by this rule, or whether she simply chooses to abide by it on principle, whether consciously or subconsciously.
As far as she can remember she's always dressed like a mime. Or is she a clown? Maybe both?
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She enjoyed exploring the city and goofing around with random people, playing charades, or doing magic tricks. Everyone assumed she was just another street performer. They didn't even question why she couldn't talk. It was just part of the act. They even gave her tips. They didn't even know her real name. At first they just called her the ''"charades girl"'', than eventually just ''"Charade"''. It even took a while for anyone to realize that her tricks were more than just tricks.
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Charade was in the middle of performing a card trick for a local superhero named Weatherman when there was an explosion at a bank across town. He excused himself and flew off, but Charade decided to tag along. She helped thwart the would-be bankrobbers by distracting them with her goofy antics while Weatherman did all the actual work. And she had a blast doing it. It turns out that supervillains make the best marks for ridicule and practical jokes. Now she wasn't just a street performer, she was a hero, and she liked that. When Weatherman asked about her superpower, she just shrugged.
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Eventually rumors and speculations began to spread and questions were being raised. Word made its way to the Trismegistus Council, and one of its members, Aloysius Abercrombie, took notice. The 168 year old scholar only looked like he was in his 40's due to the magical energy he channeled that kept him from aging normally, and he has quite a nose for detecting magic. He suspected her powers might be mystical in origin and he was curious enough to find out.
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===Getting Adopted===
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===Abilities===
  
Aloysius took a stay in Ottawa for some time to do his research. The more he tried to learn about her, the more questions were raised. His intentions were purely academic at first, but he found himself taking a liking to her. She had no home, no family, no past, no one to look after her, and that was no life for a teenage girl. Perhaps against his better judgement, he took pity on her and decided to become her legal guardian. Charade wasn't too keen on the idea at first herself, but eventually she warmed up to it. Adopting her, however, wasn't going to be as simple as he had hoped.
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Because of the variable nature of her powers, listed below are some examples of feats she's proven to be capable of:
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As Aloysius soon found out, there were no records about her at all, not even a birth certificate. She didn't even have a real name yet, and being mute sure didn't help. The only name she knew was Charade. He tried suggesting countless names, but she rejected all of them. With a sigh of defeat, he sarcastically suggested throwing a dart at a phonebook. Surprisingly, she agreed, but she was going to make a whole game of it.
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She spent the whole day setting up an elaborate Rube-Goldberg machine of dominoes formed from books and other appropriated knickknacks. The finale was a slingshot strapped to a spinning globe that fired a dart which ricocheted around the room before striking one of several hundreds of old phonebook pages she had scattered and taped around the room. Aloysius retrieved the page and read it off for her.
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''"Penelope Williams."''
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She bobbled her head back and forth looking a bit unsure.<br>
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"''Penny''?" he cautiously suggested.
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She smiled and nodded eagerly.<br>
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He sighed in relief. It was settled.
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Choosing a birthday was much simpler. As best as he could tell, she was between 14 and 16 at the time, so they went with 2005. As for the day and month, Penny knew instantly. April First. It was an obvious choice. He completed the rest of the paperwork on his own, and just like that, it was done. She gathered the few things she had from the abandoned treehouse she'd been living in and moved back with him to his home in Vibora Bay.
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===A New Life===
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- Miming imaginary objects, actions, or sounds into reality<br>
Aloysius and Penny would develop an interesting relationship. It wasn't so much a father/daughter relationship as a grandfather and his granddaughter, or an uncle and her niece. They undoubtedly care for one another, but they show it in their own ways and give each other their space. Being her legal guardian didn't excuse him from her pranking habits however. In fact he's probably been on the receiving end more than anyone else. Similarly, Aloysius is one of the few people Penny respects and listens to, as well as the only one capable of holding her accountable with scorn and punishment when her jokes get too out of hand.
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- Spontaneously changing costumes<br>
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- Mimicking other superpowers<br>
His first order of business was teaching her to speak. After all, he didn't believe there was any medical reason she should be mute. Like before, he found it easiest to teach her by turning it into a game. He started by getting her to mimic animal noises to strengthen her vocal chords, and within just a few short weeks she was speaking English. She could even perfectly mimic the voices of others, but it took her a while longer before she found her own voice.
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- Defying physics, such as gravity<br>
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- Incredible acts of dexterity, acrobatics, and flexibility<br>
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- Walking through one door and exiting through a different door<br>
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- Juggling and other talents

Latest revision as of 02:22, 21 May 2023

Charade
Player: @ChampionsRPer
[[Image:Pennyshrug.png|300px|]]
The Absurd Hero
Biographical Data
Real Name: Penelope Trouble Williams
Known Aliases: The Great Charade
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Place of Birth: Unknown
Base of Operations: Millennium City
Relatives: None
Characteristics
Age: 19
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: 110 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Red
Complexion: Pale
Physical Build: Lithe
Physical Features: Freckles
Status
Fame:
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Local

Alignment:
LG LN LE
NG TN NE
CG CN CE
Identity: Public
Years Active: 4
Citizenship: US citizen
Occupation: Hero
Education: Highschool Graduate
Marital Status: Single
Known Powers and Abilities
Absurdity
Equipment and Paraphernalia
None
Physical Attributes
 
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   Durability
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   Armor
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   Speed
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   Reflexes
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   Resistance
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   Stamina
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   Dexterity
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   Agility
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   Combat
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   Regen
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Non-Physical Attributes
 
   Energy
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   Psionics
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   Telepathy
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   Willpower
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   Sorcery
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   Tech.
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   Intel.
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   Knowledge
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   Charisma
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   Bravery
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Hey! That's, The GREAT Charade!


Penelope T. Williams

The girl... The myth... The legend...

...the absolute weirdo.

The Absurd Hero, The Great Charade!

Who is she?

Even in a world of superheroes and the supernatural, Penny is something of an anomaly.
She's just one of those mysteries that refuses to make any sense!

Is she a clown?
Is she a mime?
Both!?
But why does she talk...?
...And why won't she shut up already!?

Origin

EVERY superhero has an origin story, right? Some kind of tragic backstory of how they got their powers and embraced their destiny to become a hero?

Well not Penny. She just kind of showed up out of nowhere one day.

...No, really!

There are no records of her prior to her appearance in 2018. She's claimed that her earliest memory was waking up after having fallen out of a tree. In one rare occurrence that Penny decided to cooperate with a police interrogation, a psionic hero was brought in to perform a mind reading. After being rickrolled by Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", they were able to verify that she wasn't suffering from amnesia, but rather that she simply didn't have any memories from before 2018 at all.

Given her chaotic nature, getting her to cooperate for any further tests has been a challenge. She ages normally, estimated to be a 15 year old teenager when she first appeared, now a 20 year old young adult. A DNA test collected from a spitball she fired once was able to confirm that she is indeed just a regular Caucasian human girl with no active or latent mutant genes and no known relatives.

Superpowers

Penny's superpowers truly defy explanation.

That is, because no one can identify how they work or why she even has them in the first place. Penny's superpowers could perhaps best be described as a limited form of reality warping, although what exactly those limits are no one can say. Its clear that her powers aren't based in any kind of science since she regularly defies the laws of physics, but she doesn't seem to follow any sort of rules of mysticism either. Its believed that her powers must be some sort of powerful innate magic, but anything beyond that is completely unknown.

One theory proposes that Penny might somehow embody or personify a platonic concept, some mystical aspect of chaos or absurdity, a concept she seems to be particularly fond of. The theoretical nature of such a being would perhaps explain the exasperating vagueness of her abilities and her perplexing past. Her existence is, itself, an open-ended punchline to the absurdist joke that is the meaning of life.

Whether there is any truth to any of this is impossible to say, but its after this theory that authorities have named and classified her powers as 'Absurdity', and its after her favorite absurdist philosopher, Albert Camus, that she proudly calls herself, an Absurd Hero.

The exact scope of Penny's reality warping abilities is uncertain, as even she doesn't seem to always be in total control of them, or even conscious of what she can and can't do until she tries or fails. The closest "guideline" she seems to follow would be what's called the "Rule of Funny." She is, first and foremost, a comedian and prankster at heart. Any heroic, criminal, or otherwise mundane acts are primarily for her own and other's entertainment, and she rarely wastes an opportunity to try and get a laugh. Its unclear whether she is truly bound by this rule, or whether she simply chooses to abide by it on principle, whether consciously or subconsciously.

Abilities

Because of the variable nature of her powers, listed below are some examples of feats she's proven to be capable of:

- Miming imaginary objects, actions, or sounds into reality
- Spontaneously changing costumes
- Mimicking other superpowers
- Defying physics, such as gravity
- Incredible acts of dexterity, acrobatics, and flexibility
- Walking through one door and exiting through a different door
- Juggling and other talents