Cornelius Fillmore

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**Cornelius Fillmore** is the titular main protagonist from the *Fillmore!* series.

A former delinquent, Fillmore reformed after being caught by his future partner, Wayne Liggett, who recruited him by giving him a choice between detention and helping him out with a case. Choosing to help him out, he joined the force after the case was solved, and remains a member of the Safety Patrol. He's quite thorough in his cases, and his belief that "the end justifies the means" resulted in him breaking school property on more than one occasion.

In the XP4 fics, Cornelius debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries.

## **Appearance**

Fillmore has dark skin, is bald and has bushy black eyebrows. He usually wears a green t-shirt with blue jeans and trainers along with his orange Safety Patrol sash. His eyes however are always hidden behind bright, circle rimmed glasses or some other eye wear, such as a pair of shades or some eye gear that's similar to night vision goggles. He does however wear wigs and various disguises when going undercover.

## **Personality**

Fillmore is a hardworking, determined member of the safety patrol and shows this in each and every case. He is shown that he will stop at nothing to get the job done and can even break school rules (and property) to accomplish his ends. Fillmore has also shown to be rash and jump to quick conclusions on who the culprit could be. Although a tough officer, Fillmore has also shown to be a kind and caring person, willing to risk himself for the sake of his comrades.

## **XP4 Fanfics**

Cornelius is part of the Heroes Coalitions as a trainee. He also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

### **XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries**

In Chapter 21, Cornelius, alongside Marcus "The Kane" McGee, Erika Yaeger and Ingrid Third, are seen inside the lobby area of the Training Camp having a conversation about the bathroom from Vanguard Academy getting vandalized, Marcus then pointed out that Alden Cole is the suspect which they all agree on. Then Alden arrives prompting Cornelius and Ingrid to chase after him. And after throwing Alden into the detention cells, Cornelius and Ingrid arrives in the training area of the Training Camp and witnessed Marcus and Darren Cross' awesome spar.

In Chapter 26, Cornelius, alongside Ingrid Third, arrives in the halls of the Vanguard Academy and took away Alden Cole to the detention room.

In Chapter 29, Cornelius is present during Rhodey "Rhode Dogg" Dogglas' 'takeover' in Principal Danny Antonucci's office inside the Vanguard Academy and after everything is settled, Danny ordered him and Ingrid Third to take Rhodey to the detention room which they complied.

## **Abilities**

Throughout the series Fillmore has shown a large collection of skills and abilities, shown below are a few of the ones picked out by viewers:

* **Eating Habits** - Fillmore appears to have an endless stomach, as he holds the schools record for the most amount of Sloppy Joes eaten at one time. Throughout the series he has also hinted his eating capacity in various situations.

* **Forensics** - As part of the safety patrol, Fillmore is required to have basic forensic training to help him crack cases.

* **Mini Golf** - Fillmore is a formidable golf player, as he won the schools open at one point; however, he chose to keep this ability quiet after an incident revolving around his delinquency.

* **Tactician** - Fillmore has the ability to form strategic tactics to capture his foes, which is one of the reasons he is highly ranked in the Safety Patrol.

## **Trivia**

* His permanent record and past offenses are seen in the intro. They include: chalk boosting, locker rigging, a comic book poker ring, class cutting, milk counterfeiting (non dairy creamer) and... backtalkery.
* In Latin the meaning of the name "Cornelius" is from a Roman clan name which is derived from the Latin 'cornu' meaning horn. His last name comes from a Norman personal name, "Filimor", composed of the Germanic elements filu ‘very’ + mari, meri ‘famous’.
* He's the Cowboy Cop protagonist, whose skill at catching the villains is probably the only reason he isn't going to be paying off destruction of school property for the next million years from the carnage-strewn chase scenes that happen usually two, maybe three times an episode.