Pennywise (Books)

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==Summary==
Before the beginning of existence, there was an endlessly vast void known as the Macroverse/Todash Darkness. There, by the hand of The Other, two entities were born; Maturin and The Deadlights. Maturin was a benevolent cosmic force of creation that came in the form of a gigantic turtle, and the Deadlights are a series of hairy endless orange lights, a malevolent force of destruction that only desires to feed and would later on go beyond the Macroverse. At some point in this timeless history, Maturin would go onto puke up the universe before withdrawing into his shell, and the Deadlights would take advantage of this, searching this puny egg for food. There, it would find humanity, flushed with appetizing exotic terrors and voluptuous fears, a perfect source for food. The Deadlights would manifest itself into reality, arriving on Earth and creating a devastating meteor-like impact, hibernating through the ice age. Eventually, humanity would come to build the town of Derry over the crash site, and every twenty-seven years IT will come out of hibernation to feed upon Derry's residence (Mainly children), usually taking on the form of their worst fears in order to get the most tasty fear out of them. This sinister creature will adopt the persona of Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Also known as Robert Gray), to lure in unsuspecting children more efficiently.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Manifestation in Derry | The Deadlights
Name: Unknown true name (IT's true identity is never given to us across any of Stephen King's work. The closest being the Deadlights), Pennywise the Dancing Clown (The most common form for IT to take, specifically to lure in children), Robert "Bob" Gray (A fake "real name" it gave itself), IT (Usually referred to as this by the Losers Club), The Eater of Worlds (Self-proclaimed), among many others via shapeshifting.
Origin: IT
Gender: Varies via shapeshifting | Hermaphrodite (Is both male and female; After looking into the Deadlights, the last thought Audra had before going catatonic was "OH DEAR JESUS IT IS FEMALE".IT:Chapter 21 The avatar that most closely resembles the Deadlights is represented as a giant spider with an egg-sac.IT:Chapter 23 Maturin refers to the Deadlights as his brother.IT:Chapter 22 Is likely a Demon Elemental, which are both male and female simultaneouslyDark Tower VI: Song of Susannah)
Age: At least billions of years (Has been on before Derry's construction, before there were any men on Earth, and before time itselfIT:Chapter 15) | Immeasurable (Predates all of existence,IT:Chapter 21 including time and space)
Classification: Shapeshifting Eldritch Horror, Glamour ("Glamour" is the Gaelic name for Pennywise. It also has numerous other names across a variety of cultures and races; Manitou by the Plains Indians. Tallus/Taelus by the Himalayans. Le loup-garou by the French, etcIT:Chapter 13) | Malicious Cosmic Force, Living Lights, likely a Demon Elemental
Powers and Abilities:
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*All previous abilities from before, minus type 9 Immortality.
*Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 2)
*Large Size (Type 11 - The Deadlights are essentially a living realm that exists beyond the rest of the Dark Tower cosmology, with the exceptions of Maturin and Gan; Is described as a darkness beyond everything,IT:Chapter 15 all lands, even the Macroverse/Todash Darkness,IT:Chapter 21 the edge to absolutely everything.IT:Chapter 22 The Macroverse is a directionless voidIT:Chapter 22 beyond all physical worlds,Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three far beyond the Dark Tower. The Dark Tower encompasses and holds the proper alignment for all of time, space, size, and dimensionality.Dark Tower: The GunslingerDark Tower II: The Drawing of the ThreeDark Tower III: The Waste LandsThe Gunslinger Born Is described as a nightmare spider beyond all of time and space.IT:Chapter 21 Is described as "an endless crawling hairy thing which was made of light and nothing else"IT:Chapter 21)
*Greater Acausality (Type 4 - Exists beyond time and space.IT:Chapter 21 Exists far beyond the Dark Tower, which encompasses and holds the proper alignment for all of time, space, size, and dimensionalityDark Tower: The GunslingerDark Tower II: The Drawing of the ThreeDark Tower III: The Waste LandsThe Gunslinger Born)
*Greater Mind Manipulation and Madness Manipulation (Type 3 - Looking into the Deadlights can drive the viewer insane,IT:Chapter 21 destroying their mind, causing all thought to cease. Looking into the Deadlights can even kill the viewer by shock, causing blood to discharge from their brain.IT:Chapter 21 Can pull minds into the Deadlights, absorbing them.IT:Chapter 21 In the book Insomnia, looking into the Deadlights is said to be capable of delivering a fate worse than death. If anything, death would be the best outcome for the viewerInsomnia)
*Incorporeality (The Deadlights are actual lights.IT:Chapter 21 Described as unshaped, formless,IT:Chapter 22 and non-geometricalIT:Chapter 22)
*Absorption (Can absorb minds into its massIT:Chapter 21)
*Immortality (Type 5 - Those in the void where the Deadlights reside are described as alive yet not alive.IT:Chapter 21 The Deadlights are described as a mockery to life itself.IT:Chapter 21 Exists far beyond the Dark Tower, which encompasses the concept of life itselfDark Tower: The Gunslinger)
*Regeneration (High-Godly)
*Transduality (Type 2 - Exists beyond everything, in the outlands beyond all lands,IT:Chapter 21 far transcending the Dark Tower and its contents. The Dark Tower is an archetypal structureSheemie's Tale that encompasses all concepts like life, space, time, size, dimensionality,Dark Tower: The GunslingerDark Tower II: The Drawing of the ThreeDark Tower III: The Waste LandsThe Gunslinger Born etc)
*Possession (The Deadlights are capable of entering our reality by possessing a host, as established in LaterLater)
*Soul Manipulation (The Deadlights, through their possession, are capable of destroying soulsLater)
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Attack Potency: Varies from Wall level (Tore George's arm off with ease.IT:Chapter 1 Splintered Adrian's ribs by squeezing him.IT:Chapter 2 Punched Victor's head off, and later peeled half of Belch's face off down to the bone.IT:Chapter 19 Tore the heads off of Dawn Roy and Adam Terrault. Tore open Jeffrey Holly. Tore both of John Feury's legs off. Dismembered Jerry Bellwood.IT:Chapter 9 Ripped apart a group of nine lumberjacks, including their heads, arms, and feet.IT:Chapter 3 Transformations like his Paul Bunyan statue form should be this level from size alone, but in this form IT was easily able to chop a bench in two.IT:Chapter 11 Ripped Eddie's arm off.IT:Chapter 22 Can shapeshift into aIT:Chapter 11 shark) to Large Mountain level+ (IT arriving on Earth caused a cataclysmic impact that "turned a big hill into a doughnut".IT:Chapter 15 IT's death in its spider form, the form that most closely resembles IT's true form, caused a massive earthquake that destroyed downtown Derry,IT:Chapter 23 which has been calculated to be worth 2.6 Gigatons. Said earthquake was far superior to the 1960 Valdivia Earthquake) | Outerverse level (IT's true form is the Deadlights, a darkness that exists beyond the end of the Macroverse, the outlands beyond all lands.IT:Chapter 21 ,Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three including the Dark Tower. The Macroverse is described as a place that lacks direction.IT:Chapter 22 The Deadlights themselves are described as a nightmare spider beyond time and space.IT:Chapter 21 The Deadlights are also described as unshaped, formless,IT:Chapter 22 and non-geometricalIT:Chapter 22). A number of IT's abilities can bypass conventional durability.
Speed: Varies from Subsonic (Can move as fast as an express-train.IT:Chapter 18 Was able to keep up with Bill on his bike with ease.IT:Chapter 8 Regularly attacks people before they can react) to at least Massively FTL+ (Traveled from "outside of everything" to EarthIT:Chapter 15 [19,486c to 47,092c]. Can outpace the members of the Losers Club, who can react to and perceive things while being flung fromIT:Chapter 22 Earth, to outside the universe, and into the Deadlights within momentsIT:Chapter 22 [241,945,812,833,4236c to 145,167,487,700,054,140c]. Bill and Richie can also perceive things while going so fast, that Maturin completely disappeared from sight within a single eyeblinkIT:Chapter 22 [19,566,052,690,007,302,000c]), likely Immeasurable (Pennywise originates from a void beyond everything, including the Macroverse.IT:Chapter 21 This means that Pennywise would of had to travel from this void and across the Macroverse, Prim, and Dark Tower in order to reach Earth. Same with the Losers Club feat, but reversed. For the Maturin feat, Maturin is a cosmic turtle that holds all of existence,Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah the Dark Tower,Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah either on his backEnd-World Almanac or within his mindDark Tower III: The Waste Lands) | Immeasurable. Omnipresent inside the Deadlights.
Lifting Strength: Class 25 (Usually rips people apart, both adults and children, with ease. This includes the head,IT:Chapter 1 arms, legs,IT:Chapter 9 and feetIT:Chapter 3) | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Varies from Wall level to Large Mountain level+ | Outerverse level
Durability: Varies from Wall level to Large Mountain level+ (Survived its crash-landing on EarthIT:Chapter 15) | Outerverse level. Immortality and Regeneration makes Pennywise far harder to kill.
Stamina: Superhuman (In between its period of hibernation, Pennywise is active for about an entire year. During that time, it is non-stop terrorizing its victims through various means, hunting them down and devouring them. Can continue operating and living after being shot in the head, with a considerable portion of its head missingIT:Chapter 8) | Irrelevant
Range: Varies from Standard Melee Range to Several Meters physically via shapeshifting; Tens of Kilometers with powers (Pennywise's powers extend all throughout all of Derry, an influence so absolute that it was like Pennywise was one with Derry. Existing everywhere in Derry, filling in all its hollow places.IT:Chapter 10IT:Chapter 19 Can cause disasters like earthquakesIT:Chapter 23 and storms that stretch all across DerryIT:Chapter 21) | Outerversal (Is capable of reaching those inside of creation from the void it resides, dragging the minds of others into the DeadlightsIT:Chapter 21)
Intelligence: At least Gifted (Pennywise has been around for at least billions of years without end, and has spent a considerable portion of this time terrorizing the residence of Derry in-between its periods of hibernation. Thanks to this, Pennywise excels in mind games and trickery, using its vast abilities to establish as much fear as possible within its victims/meals, regularly utilizing vulnerabilities like fears, traumatic experiences, deceased loved ones, memories, and more to its benefit. Alongside this, Pennywise is meticulously manipulating all of Derry, Maine so it can easily get away with its kills, not only receiving little to no intervention from local authorities, but from the rest of the world, making so the wider public news doesn't pick up on Pennywise's heinous actions. Pennywise is also a talented schemer that is adept in manipulation, such as using the form of a clown to lure in kids like George, and convinced Henry Bowers to hunt down the Losers Club. Pennywise is ultimately a cosmic entity that predates existence)
Weaknesses:
*Arrogance.
** Pennywise heavily underestimates humanity, believing them to be weak, and finds the idea of them being able to resist it utterly ridiculous.
** This leads Pennywise to toy with his prey, thinking they are unable to retaliate, and can be baffled if they do somehow manage to effectively fight back.
** As a result of the Losers Club defeating it when they were children, Pennywise entered a mild depressive state, questioning its own capabilities, and even making it feel afraid.
** This also can lead it to do illogical things, such as purposefully leaving ways for its victims to escape.
*Belief.
** Repeatedly, it has been shown that strong enough courage is extremely effective against Pennywise. With strong enough belief, one can make Pennywise physically weaker, and vulnerable to things that it otherwise wouldn't have been.
** The Losers Club have exploited this weakness several times against Pennywise, using things like silver ball bearings and Eddie's aspirator to combat IT. The most extreme example of this is when Richie was able to harm Pennywise with sneezing power, while doing an Irish cop voice, by simply believing that it can hurt IT.IT:Chapter 8
*** However, this could be a result of external help. Time and time again, it is mentioned that each member of the Losers Club was being benefited by some mysterious force. This even goes to the point that this force was helping Mike throw tiles harder against IT's bird form.IT:Chapter 6 This could possibly be Maturin, who is explicitly stronger than IT.IT:Chapter 22 Or even Gan himself.
*Ritual of Chüd.
** An ancient ritual that is essentially a battle of willpower and belief against both the avatar, and the true form of IT.
** Firstly, a group of at least six people is needed to initiate the ritual in the first place. Ideally, you would want seven people, as seven has a special talismanic quality to it.
*** These six to seven people must also have child-like imaginations. This can be easily found in actual children, but adults will have a far harder time to pull this off. The Losers Club were able to compensate for having jobs that allow them to be creative in their adulthoods.
*** It is also possible for the ritual to be performed by a lesser amount of people, or even one person, it will just be much harder, and that individual would need a thorough understanding on how the ritual works.
** Secondly, one to two of those seven people must then wrap their tongues around each other. Both opposing sides must bite down on their tongues, and try to get each other to laugh despite the pain. However, another way for one side to win, is for the other side to bail out.
*** Pennywise can potentially cheat through this thanks to its shapeshifting capabilities. But the collective belief of the castor and their companions can lock IT into a single form.
** Once that is done, both sides will become able to telepathically communicate with each other, their minds linked. The castor will also be able to read the mind of IT, which can cause good amounts of pain within IT. Then the ritual will actually begin.
** Once the minds are linked, the castor's mind will be separated from their physical body, and will be sent across an unimaginable distance towards the Deadlights, IT's mind.
** In this state, the castor can inflict pain onto IT's true form with their childish belief. As in, them believing in things like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy can deal real damage to the Deadlights. Bill and Richie were able to get IT to bail out of the ritual, and win, through this way.
*** However, in this state, the castor is also vulnerable. Not only are they vulnerable to the Deadlights, but IT can potentially cause the mind of the castor to fly off away, forever separated from their body.
** If the castors succeed in completing the Ritual of Chüd, they will be able to kill off Pennywise, negating his Immortality and Regeneration.
*** If the castors fail, Pennywise will remain, and will devour their Ka (Mind, soul, destiny, and life-force).
*** Once all is done, the castors also need to actually kill Pennywise the Clown in order to finish him off.
*** The Losers Club were only able to kill Pennywise this way through the assistance of Gan ("The Other").IT:Chapter 22 Gan being the entity that made the entire verse, and is so far beyond the likes of Pennywise where they are no more than thoughts in his mind.IT:Chapter 22
*** This is all just to kill the avatar, not the Deadlights themselves. This also doesn't prevent Pennywise from coming back,The TommyknockersDreamcatcher nor separate reality from the Deadlights' influence.Insomnia
*Natural Laws.
** All living things must abide by the laws of the shape they inhabit. Despite Pennywise's shapeshifting ability, this applies to it.IT:Chapter 21
** Essentially, what this means is that if it takes a shape, he must abide by the limitations of that shape. If Pennywise were to turn into a fish, he would have to stay in water. This also applies to fictional creatures like vampires and werewolves.
** This also subjects Pennywise to pain, and death. Until its encounter with the Losers Club, pain was a foreign concept to it.IT:Chapter 21
*Hibernation.
** Pennywise has a hibernation cycle that lasts for 27 years. During this time, Pennywise is vulnerable.
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