Candice Wilmer is a fictional character featured in the television show Heroes. She was portrayed first by Missy Peregrym and once by Rachel Kimsey using the name Michelle. Spellings Candice and Candace are both used in the show, and NBC has made no official confirmation one way or the other. As revealed in the Heroes web comic Betty, her original name was Betty. Image File history File links Merge-arrow. ... This is an alphabetical list of minor characters with special abilities appearing in the television series Heroes as well as the Heroes graphic novels. ... Company Man is the seventeenth episode of the NBC drama series Heroes. ... List of Heroes episodes Kindred is the third episode of the second season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes, which aired on October 8, 2007. ... Missy Peregrym (born Melissa Peregrym on June 16, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and former fashion model. ... Rachel Kimsey is an American actress who plays college student Mackenzie Browning in soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Comic book fiction traditionally features characters with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as superpowers (also spelled super-powers). ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Heroes is an American science fiction serial drama television series created by Tim Kring. ... Missy Peregrym (born Melissa Peregrym on June 16, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and former fashion model. ... Rachel Kimsey is an American actress who plays college student Mackenzie Browning in soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... This is a list of issues of NBCs Heroes webcomic, which supplements the television drama of the same name. ...

She is first mentioned in "Homecoming", as her name is on the list of evolved humans. "The List", created by Chandra Suresh, stated her as currently living in Clayton, New York. Homecoming is the ninth episode of the NBC supernatural drama series Heroes. ... The term Clayton, New York could refer to either of two locations on St. ...

Biography

Background

Candice's origins are revealed in the four-part Heroes web comic Betty. Betty is an overweight, goth outcast at her local high school, along with her fellow pariah Ren. Betty first discovers her ability to create illusions when she uses it to create ugly boils on the face of a cheerleader who is insulting her. Subsequently, she confronts Crash, a star football player, tormenting him with a vision of his father as a Satan-like figure who is angry about him losing a game. The player is later mentioned as being catatonic due to the experience. This is a list of issues of NBCs Heroes webcomic, which supplements the television drama of the same name. ... This article is about the late 20th / early 21st century subculture. ... This is a page about catatonic state. ...

When Betty inadvertently leads others to believe that the situation is Ren's fault, Crash's teammates assault Ren. The event, and Ren's own fearful reaction, nearly kill him. Betty shows Ren her power by copying his appearance, causing him to go into shock and die. At a pep rally the next day, after witnessing the nonchalance with which people treat Ren's death, Betty shows the entire school body an apocalyptic vision of explosions and melting cheerleaders. She walks away, changing her appearance and adopting the name Candice. This article is about the medical condition. ...

Season One

In "Company Man", Candice monitors a sedated Matt Parkman. Mr. Bennet asks if she has an ability, to which Thompson replies that she is being developed and will "clean up" the mess Mr. Bennet made. Company Man is the seventeenth episode of the NBC drama series Heroes. ... Matthew Matt Parkman is a fictional character in the 2006 NBC drama Heroes, played by Greg Grunberg. ... Mr. ... This is a list of fictional characters in the television series Heroes and the Heroes graphic novels. ...

Later, at the Bennets' hotel room, Candice knocks at the door. When Mr. Bennet answers, she explains that he has another assignment. He closes the door, but she stops it with her boot. She enters, has a brief conversation with Sandra Bennet about the paper company, complimenting her hair before leaving. This is a list of fictional characters in the television series Heroes and the Heroes graphic novels. ...

In Isaac Mendez's apartment, a detective questions Isaac about Simone Deveaux's disappearance. Simone suddenly walks in, and the detective leaves, assuming everything is alright. Simone turns into Candice, showing her true form. Following this, she sadistically teases Isaac, becoming Simone again, this time with gunshot wounds. Isaac Mendez is a fictional character in the NBC drama Heroes, portrayed by Santiago Cabrera. ... Simone Deveaux is a fictional character in the TV series Heroes. ...

In the Bennets' hotel room, Mr. Bennet talks to Sandra secretly about Claire Bennet and that they must pretend they know nothing. The phone rings and Sandra answers. Thompson emerges and Candice once again shows her true form and facetiously says, "Sorry". Claire Bennet, portrayed by Hayden Panettiere, is a fictional character on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ...

In ".07%", while being held in a cell at Primatech Paper Co., Mr. Bennet gets a visit from an unexpected person — Claire. Dressed in her cheerleading uniform, she runs into his arms and says that she tried to do what he told her but that The Company still managed to get her. Bennet, knowing that Claire isn't acting normal and wouldn't be dressed the way she is, pushes her away. Claire is revealed to be only an illusion and Candice resumes her usual appearance. Thompson arrives and tells her to leave. List of Heroes episodes .07% is the nineteenth episode in the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ...

Candice impersonated Niki Sanders to take Micah to Mr. Linderman. Nicole Niki Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Ali Larter in the television series Heroes. ... Micah Sanders is a fictional character on the NBC television series Heroes, portrayed by Noah Gray-Cabey. ... Mr. ...

In "The Hard Part", the Sanders' discover that Linderman has abducted Micah. Meanwhile, in a skyrise building in NYC, Micah discovers that Candice is impersonating his mother and tries to escape. However, Candice changes the appearance of the corridors so that he cannot find a way out, bringing him straight back to the room each time. She tells him that she doesn't want to hurt him, but warns him that she could use her power to scar him for life. The Hard Part is the twenty-first episode in the NBC drama series Heroes. ...

In "Landslide", Candice takes Micah to a voting booth to have him help Nathan Petrelli win the election by controlling the voting computers. He asks by how much does she want Nathan to win, and she tells him, "By a landslide". Landslide is the twenty-second episode in the NBC drama series Heroes. ...

In "How to Stop an Exploding Man", Candice fights Niki in the form of Jessica. However, Niki uses her new superhuman strength to knock out Candice and escape with Micah. Curiously, upon falling unconscious, the Jessica illusion fades, but the Candice appearance remains. List of Heroes episodes How to Stop an Exploding Man is the twenty-third and final episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ...

Season Two

In "Kindred", Candice, now using the name "Michelle" and portrayed by Rachel Kimsey, has gone into hiding with Sylar after claiming to have saved him at Kirby Plaza. She promises to help him recover his powers, which for an unknown reason have disappeared, but he instead chooses to kill her. However, he finds himself unable to use her abilities after the murder, unlike with his other victims. Executive Producer Greg Beeman confirmed in his blog that Candice is in fact killed by Sylar. Although Missy Peregrym wanted to return to finish her scenes, she was unable to because of the production of Reaper, thus the decision to change the actor and kill the character off.^[1] The original plan involved Candice and Sylar in a multiple episode arc. List of Heroes episodes Kindred is the third episode of the second season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes, which aired on October 8, 2007. ... Rachel Kimsey is an American actress who plays college student Mackenzie Browning in soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Gabriel Gray, commonly known by his assumed name of Sylar, is a fictional character and main antagonist on the NBC drama Heroes. ... Reaper is an American supernatural television comedy-drama created by Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas, who also serve as executive producers alongside Mark Gordon, Deborah Spera and Tom Spezialy. ...

Alternate future

Candice does not appear in the episode "Five Years Gone", but she is mentioned when Future Hiro asks Mr. Bennet, currently working to hide people with "harmless" powers, where she is. It is also implied that Hiro brought Candice, along with a number of other characters, to Mr. Bennet for protection. Future Hiro wants Candice and her ability in order to stage a raid on President Nathan Petrelli's holding facility without the help of the then-unwilling Peter Petrelli. It is said that she was killed by Sylar. The serial killer (under the guise of Nathan Petrelli) says, "Lord knows I found enough power, met a lot of special people ... like this girl named Candice who allowed me to become President." Sylar, believed to have died in the explosion that decimated New York, actually survived, killed Nathan Petrelli at an unknown point, and impersonated him using Candice's powers. List of Heroes episodes Five Years Gone is the twentieth episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ... Gabriel Gray, commonly known by his assumed name of Sylar, is a fictional character and main antagonist on the NBC drama Heroes. ... Nathan Petrelli, portrayed by Adrian Pasdar, is a fictional character on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ... Nathan Petrelli, portrayed by Adrian Pasdar, is a fictional character on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ...

Powers and Abilities

Candice is changing back from her illusion of Claire Bennet

Candice has the ability to create nearly flawless illusions, usually used to disguise herself as another person. In addition to herself, Candice can also create large-scale illusions, hiding others with her power or creating a looping maze within a hotel room. While Micah speculates that her power involves bending light in "Landslide", her power is clearly more complex. When she was impersonating Sandra Bennet, Mr. Bennet talked to, held, and kissed her without penetrating the disguise. Sylar's use of this power in "Five Years Gone" demonstrates that the illusions can also fool electronic equipment like cameras, since he was able to disguise himself on national television. The visual effects used for Candice's powers vary depending on the illusion she creates. When used on herself, the effect is a small "shimmer" around herself and her immediate surroundings. Larger illusions create a larger warping effect. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...

Candice changing back from her illusion of Niki Sanders.

Candice has threatened, on more than one occasion, to bring forth illusions of such horrific intensity that they would drive her target insane. She comes close to doing this in the season finale, "How to Stop an Exploding Man", when she creates an illusion of Micah dead on the floor for Niki while portraying herself as Niki's alter-ego, Jessica. She also takes the form of Simone (complete with gunshot wounds) when first displaying her power in "Parasite", but does so to mock Isaac Mendez, not scare him. In the graphic novel "Betty, Part 2", Candice causes a bully named "Crash" to fall into a catatonic state after showing him a demonic figure of his father, and similarly creates a horrific illusion over her school later on. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 246 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 307 pixel, file size: 234 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Heroes character Candice Wilmers morph This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 246 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 307 pixel, file size: 234 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Heroes character Candice Wilmers morph This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it... Nicole Niki Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Ali Larter in the television series Heroes. ... List of Heroes episodes How to Stop an Exploding Man is the twenty-third and final episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ... List of Heroes episodes Parasite is the eighteenth episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ... Isaac Mendez is a fictional character in the NBC drama Heroes, portrayed by Santiago Cabrera. ...

In "Landslide" Candice implies that her normal appearance (the one portrayed by Missy Peregrym) is also an illusion when Micah says, "I have a cousin who eats like you… he's huge," to which she replies, "So am I." She also lectures him on how others judge by appearance. However, when Niki knocks her unconscious in "How to Stop an Exploding Man" while she is disguised as Jessica, Candice reverts back to her appearance as portrayed by Missy Peregrym. In "Kindred", she takes on a new form as "Michelle" until she is apparently killed by Sylar. Her dead body is that of an obese woman, confirming her earlier statement. Landslide is the twenty-second episode in the NBC drama series Heroes. ...

In the episode commentary for "Parasite", Allan Arkush and Christopher Zatta discuss Candice's power. Zatta says he believed it was important that Candice's ability be a mental one — that is, to appear like other characters rather than to physically become other characters — to be more in keeping with the other powers in the show. As such, Candice does not necessarily have to have met an individual she is impersonating. She was able to impersonate Simone Deveaux, although they apparently never met before Simone's death, and Candice had not seen Simone's dead body until after she appeared in her form. She also shows apparent knowledge of Niki's past and her alter ego, even though Candice and Niki are near-complete strangers; however, she could have easily gotten this information from Linderman. In addition, Candice doesn't need to be within visual range to create an illusion. For example, she was in the shower at the time when she trapped Micah in a looping illusion. List of Heroes episodes Parasite is the eighteenth episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. ... Allan Arkush is an American cult film and television director and frequent collaborator of Joe Dante. ...

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