Post by potts on Nov 17, 2010 21:53:28 GMT 2
-Playby name( actor/actress name); Gwyneth Paltrow
-Real Name; Virginia 'Pepper' Potts
-Code Name: Rescue
-Faction: Human...affiliated with a superhero...
-Canon or Original; Canon( Marvel heroes)
-Age: 30 years old
-Date of Birth: June 18
-Height: 5'10",
-Weight: 140 pounds
-Physical Description:
Pepper is slender and small-boned with graceful shoulders and arms, a thin waist, and strong hips. She has a flat stomach and long legs that neatly support her weight both in heels and in flats. A swimmer, she is well-toned but not the strongest of people, (she kicks more than punches). She has a thin, small nose, a wide mouth with a variety of expressions, and expressive eyes. There is a light splash of freckles on her face. She has a direct, polite gaze and – as Tony Stark is well aware – petite, delicate hands.
-Personality:
Pepper maintains an outside cool exterior, but inside she is a fireball. She is always ready with a smooth comeback and will fence words willingly with anyone who tries. She is very good at the ‘absorb and deflect’ method that Stark pretty much drilled in to her. She is devilishly smart and efficient, handling most situations with a cool, calm, and professional manner. To the public eye she is intelligent and friendly if not always the most approachable person. She treats everyone with respect – even those she dislikes – and how much she speaks to a person within seconds of meeting them tells how much she likes and/or trusts them.
When it comes to Tony Stark, Pepper is often just a little off-kilter. She handles his appointments and speaks to him well enough, but the moment their conversation turns outside of friendly banter, she begins to lose her words and stutter a little. This comes, of course, from being infatuated with him, something she tries hard (and often fails) to ignore.
In a sentence: Pepper is a driven, determined, loyal, and smart young woman – who sometimes falls prey to her own emotions.
-Powers: None
-Weaknesses: Pepper can’t lie to save her life. She also is infatuated with Tony Stark, which can flare up and impair her judgment if he is hurt. Also, her infatuation makes her a little awkward in possibly-romantic situations, (such as a dance or changing out a miniature arc reactor...)
-Skills: Pepper also knows some basic defense skills, but otherwise she only has a taser and pepper spray to defend herself. Against someone with powers she's got little chance.
-Equipment/Weaponry:
None...though she does permanently have a small day planner/notebook and pen on her. Oh, and a phone with headset that she normally keeps on in tense situations.
- Relatives:
Harold "Happy" Hogan (husband, deceased), unidentified foster son & daughter, Clay Hogan (brother-in-law), unidentified grandfather-in-law
-History:
[blending canon and my own opinion since I can't find anything on her younger life]
Virginia Potts was the product of two fast-paced executives in Los Angeles. Her father worked on stocks in New York and was not around very much. Her mother worked as a magazine editor, (think Miranda Priestley from The Devil Wears Prada except not quite so self-centered and tough). Virginia had, relatively, a quiet childhood, showing no special aptitudes or talents while some of her classmates around her developed mutant powers. She did love to write, and would often pen short stories when she was supposed to be paying attention in class. She also had a habit of categorizing and organizing messes and, as she got older, began to live her life by an hourly schedule. Her mother did her best to break her of that, thinking Virginia was becoming too 'cold'. Virginia acceded to her mother's demands, but didn't quite lose her organizational skills. In high school she was good at math and writing, an odd combination. History fascinated her. In science she was fairly famous for a lab experiment that had fiery results - she was not permitted back into the lab at all for the rest of her sophomore year.
Virginia graduated from college with a double BA in Accounting and Business Administration - she had her father's love of math as well. She went to work as an entry-level secretary for Stark Industries and did her job efficiently and quickly until, one famous day, she discovered a mathematical error in the budget sheet she was reviewing. Braving her very unemployment and ignoring the chain of command (after she was ignored by her supervisor), she marched into Stark's office and demanded he listen to her and review the page. She was absolutely certain there was an error and would not leave until it was reviewed and accepted or rejected by Stark himself. She even went so far as to threaten Stark's guards with pepper spray if they tried to remove her (A/N: that, sadly, was not my idea, I read it in the movie novelization and loved it so much I had to add it).
When Stark discovered she was right, he was impressed with her gall and determination - as well as her horrible ability to lie (because she of course didn't have pepper spray) and her attention to detail. Calling her 'Pepper', he made her his personal assistant. Virginia has attempted to get him to stop calling her 'Pepper' but he seemingly refuses. She has worked for him for a number of years now and they have established a close friendship underneath their professional exteriors. Of course, Pepper's got a little more than friendship under there, but she strives to hide it. She doesn't know if it's reciprocated either.
