Original Penelope Eckhart

*For the Penelope Eckhart of the events of the story, see: Penelope Eckhart.*

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## Penelope Eckhart

* Manhwa (Teenager)
* Manhwa (Child)

### Name

Penelope Eckhart
페넬로페 에카르트

### Aliases

The Rabid Dog of Eckhart
The Duke's Fake Daughter
The Chimpanzee with a Crossbow

## Biological Information

### Age

12 (When Adopted)
17 (Hard Mode)
 18 (Normal Mode)

## Professional Information

### Affiliation

Eorka Empire
Eckhart Dukedom

### Role

Playable Character
Villainess (Normal Mode)
Heroine (Hard Mode)

## Debut

### Novel

Chapter 1 (mentioned)

Her widowed mother was a poor traveling merchant, and when Penelope lost her to sickness at the age of 12, her resemblance to his long-lost daughter caught the eye of Duke Eckhart, and he adopted her.
However, as time passed and she grew up, neither the pink hair of the dead Duchess Eckhart nor the blue eyes symbolic of the house of Eckhart could be seen in her.
Now, she is the ‘duke's fake daughter’, who receives attention from no one, including the duke himself, and goes around doing wicked things anywhere and anytime. What are the circumstances behind the person who became the world's greatest villainess?

**Penelope Eckhart** was the original villainess of the otome game *Daughter of The Duke - Love Project* in Normal Mode and the heroine in Hard Mode.

She was the adopted daughter of the duke Eckhart, her role being to replace the Duke's original daughter, Ivonne. She had a bad relationship with her family and was relentlessly abused by the servants which caused her to have a bad personality that earned her a bad reputation. She died in all of the original routes of the game in Normal Mode.

## Appearance

Penelope was described as a young, beautiful girl in her late teens, 17 at the beginning of the series before her coming-of-age ball. She had magenta hair reaching down to her hips in soft waves, and the tips on her bangs seem to be a much paler pink. Her eyes were turquoise, being a blue gradient on top with green on the bottom.

As a duke's daughter, she wore luxurious dresses and other high-quality clothing, most with a dark color palette. In the novel, most of her clothes were red, green, and black. In the manhwa, most of her clothes were purple. Many nobles criticized her style for being too extravagant.

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According to Siyeon's father, both Penelope and Siyeon have small hairs under the ear, dimples, and moles on the side of the hand and the neck.
According to the novel author, Penelope has a cold, expressionless, and cat-like face. Her wavy hair is dark pink like the azalea flower colour, closer to red rather than pink, and reached down to the level of her waists. Her green emerald eyes were almond-shaped. She wore gorgeous clothes befitting a noblewoman.

## Personality

Penelope was often described as volatile and miserable by multiple characters prior to the novel's start. She craved validation and affection due to the abuse and neglect she faced from childhood. In retaliation to the mistreatment, and desperation for attention, she lashed out at others. Some of these lashes were violent, pushing her to become more agitated and isolated from others around her.

As an adopted child of lowly origins, Penelope's brothers and servants made sure to remind her they didn't see her as a member of the Eckhart family but just as Ivonne's replacement. Her inability to maneuver high society and process formal language put her at a disadvantage in terms of articulating her thoughts and feelings. These have caused a variety of misunderstood truths and lies throughout the years. Penelope has accepted blame for many of these to keep up the status-quo, despite the truth being otherwise.

Her methods of coping with trauma were considered extreme by those around her. When she was young, Penelope prayed out loud in the manor's attic for Ivonne to never return. This was due to her fear of being kicked out of the house if Ivonne came back.

She's also been described to be vain, overvaluing expensive jewelry and dresses. This would be re-contextualized as another coping mechanism to hide her loneliness. After the necklace incident, Penelope began spending lots of money on jewelry as she didn't have the luxury prior to being adopted. She favoured expensive and form-fitting dresses, which accentuated her natural figure. Though the preference would leave the Eckhart household dissatisfied, as the dresses were considered too mature for her.

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According to Duke Eckhart, when Penelope's anger would reach its limits: her eyes would look like they were lifeless, and she would completely stay quiet.
## History

### Childhood

     Not a lot of information about Penelope's childhood is known. She was born as a commoner without a last name. Her mother was a poor merchant who died of an unspecified illness when Penelope was twelve years old. Shortly afterwards, Duke Eckhart adopted her. However, the people of the duchy took an instant dislike to her.
Penelope would hide from the maids who abused her. She used to love going to the attic as it's a cozy and solitary place. Unfortunately, she couldn't use the attic as a hiding spot anymore after Reynold accused her of theft , causing her father to ban her from all doors on the third floor.

This event deeply affected her and was the starting point of all of her bad behaviour that will end up defining her since after being accused of theft, she started spending a lot of money and stopped calling the duke "Father."

At the last hunting tournament, Penelope was invited to a tea party by Lady Kellen. Lady Kellen bribed Penelope's two bodyguards and put insects in her tea. All the noble ladies mocked her. Penelope then tried to shoot at Lady Kellen. Afterwards, her reputation became worst, and as an apology, her father had to give them a diamond mine to Lady Kellen's family.

### Hard Mode

In Hard Mode, Penelope is the heroine instead of Ivonne. The story takes place a certain amount of time before Penelope's coming-of-age. Unlike in Normal Mode, where all the love interests start with an affection score of 30%, they start at 0%. The only exception is Reynold, who begins at -10%, which makes increasing his affection score even harder in Hard Mode. The affection score can drop, and if it drops below zero, it automatically leads to a Bad Ending and Penelope's death.

### Normal Mode

Normal Mode starts on Penelope's coming-of-age ceremony when she becomes an adult. In this mode, Penelope is nothing else than a typical villainess.

Here we can see that the brothers' hatred for her grew, probably because of Ivonne's return and Penelope's reaction to her. In Normal Mode, they are more willing to call Penelope a "fake lady" or a "lowly thing," Reynold constantly comparing her lowly origins with Ivonne's noble ones.

Little is known about Penelope's fate in Normal Mode. Though, it's implied her fate to be a bad one in all routes, as Siyeon believes that her only chance to survive is to get a Good Ending before Penelope's coming-of-age ceremony and the start of Normal Mode.

## Relationships

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*Main article: Original Penelope Eckhart/Relationships*

* Duke Eckhart - Adoptive Father
* Duchess Eckhart † - Adoptive Mother
* Derrick Eckhart - Adoptive Brother, and Former Killer
* Reynold Eckhart - Adoptive Brother, and Former Killer
* Ivonne Eckhart - Adoptive Sister

Allies* Penelope Eckhart
* Eckles - Former Bodyguard
	+ Pennel
	+ Emily - Former Personal Maid, and Former Bully
	+ Lady Donna - Former Bully
	+ Mark Albert
* Imperial Palace
	+ Callisto Regulus - Former Killer
* White Rabbit Guild
	+ Winter Verdandi - Former Killer
* Nobility
	+ Gloria Kellen - Former Rival
	+ Countess Dorothea

## Etymology

* The name **Penelope** is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “weaver.”
* Penelope's surname **Eckhart** is a Germanic name meaning “edge, brave, strong through the sword.”

## Gallery

*Main article: Original Penelope Eckhart/Gallery*
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://twitter.com/gyeoeul2/status/1135831901015379968
2. ↑ *Villains Are Destined to Die* Calendar 2023
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Manhwa: Season 1, Chapter 4
4. ↑ Manhwa: Season 1, Prologue
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Manhwa: Season 1, Chapter 8

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