Candice

Candice Willmer
Portrayed By	Missy Peregrym
Gender	Female
Age	25
Aliases	Mallory
Current Location	New York City, NY, USA
Occupation	Company Agent
Known Relatives	Mother and Father (estranged)
Significant Other	None
Known Abilities	Illusions
First Appearance	Company Man

Candice cruel, manipulative, and absolutely unapologetic. Her loyalty to the Company is is only matched by her loyalty to her best friend, Elle Bishop. Though those loyalties are coming into direct conflict these days.

History

Betty had never been one for social conventions. As a child, she read comic books instead of playing with Barbie dolls. At first, her parents were just pleased she was reading and encouraged her, assuming it was a phase she would grow out of. But it became apparent that she had no intention of giving up her hobby. Aside from her comic books, Betty's second great love was food. She was a growing girl, and her parents had no qualms about making sure their daughter had enough to eat. The only problem was that her choices became less and less healthy, and what was merely passed off as baby fat could no longer be ignored for what it really was – Betty was overweight. She continued to prove herself a rebel as she left girlhood behind, growing into a brooding goth with multiple facial piercings. The atmosphere in her home was stifling. Too little, too late, Betty's parents decided it was time to rein in their daughter, which only resulted in a tense home life that the girl wanted to be rid of as soon as possible.

In high school, by now an obese teenager, Betty discovered that she could cause people to see whatever she wanted them to see. Only she could see the truth. Everyone around her was fake. Their hair, their clothes, their smiles, personalities – all of it just an act they put on. Betty could do them one better. She could show everybody exactly what she saw. Now a vengeful girl, the illusionist made sure that those who thought they were above everyone saw where they really stood. Her bitterness cost her her closest friend. With nothing left keeping her in her hometown, Betty staged her most grand illusion yet – she made it appear as though the gym was on fire during a pep rally. People believed they were actually burning alive. Leaving their nightmares behind, Betty made her transformation from pimply social outcast to fair skinned beauty. Candice Willmer was born.

It wasn't very long before Candice became a blip on The Company radar. She was taken in by The Company and placed with the Linderman Group while she continued to develop her ability. She successfully ferreted out Noah Bennett as a traitor to The Company by impersonating his wife Sandra, and subsequently, their daughter Claire. She proved herself to be a valuable asset to the Linderman Group and was instrumental in ensuring the election of Nathan Petrelli. By using her powers to disguise herself as Niki Sanders, Candice was able to kidnap Niki and D.L. Hawkins' son Micah and deliver him to Mister Linderman without incident. Micah's technopathic abilities were used to rig the vote so that Petrelli would win by a landslide. Further proving her propensity for cruelty, she took on the guise of Niki’s alter ego Jessica, knowing the woman’s struggle with her other half. After the death of Linderman, Candice would return to focus full-time exclusively on the Company's interests.

Timeline

• March 10, 2007 - The Foe You Know: Candice helps to thwart the attempts of Hiro Nakamura and his band of, well, heroes to free Peter Petrelli from the facility at Kirby Plaza. While her part of the mission was a success, Peter still managed to escape, knocking out Elle Bishop and taking her with him. Candice was Not Amused.
• April 10, 2007 - Outbreak, Quarantine: While on an investigative mission of sorts, Candice finds herself trapped in Mount Sinai Hospital during a suspected outbreak of a strain of Hantavirus. She keeps a wary eye on Peter Petrelli, and doctors up both his and her blood tests, so as to ensure neither of the anomalistic abilities are accidentally discovered.
• April 16, 2007 - Cutting Loose: A cheerful (and slightly psychopathic) reunion with Elle Bishop. The two get together and discuss the possibility of partying sometime under Daddy Bishop's radar. Candice recognises Jane Forrest and while Elle torments a waitress with her abilities, she works her own illusory magic on Jane's paper.
• April 19, 2007 - Pumpkin to Carriage: In her guise as Mallory, Candice meets up with Elle to discover that a woman named Pamela Hall has roughed up her best friend. Torn between loyalty to the Company and loyalty to Elle, she ultimately agrees to cause Hall to have an accident.
• April 21, 2007 - Fears and Freak Outs: Elle confesses to Candice that she's considering leaving the Company. Though she doesn't tell her friend this, Candice resolves to never let that happen. Elle will forgive her someday… right?
• April 22, 2007 - Deception Over Coffee: Disguised as Mallory, Candice strikes up a friendship with Drake Maxwell.
• April 23, 2007 - What Price, Friendship?, None the Wiser: In an attempt to banish all thoughts of Elle leaving the Company, and thus keep her from becoming a liability to be locked away in a plastic cell, Candice poses as Claudine and has her best friend's memories of her time with Peter Petrelli erased. She now owes the Haitian a favour. This can only come back to haunt her. When Elle comes to, Candice smiles sweetly and distracts the woman with promises of… checking up on a few detainees.
• April 24, 2007 - ???: A meeting with Elle causes Candice to feel an emotion she doesn't like to ever feel. Masking the destruction her friend causes as a way of venting her frustration with having lost her memories - again - causes her to drop her illusions. All of them.
• May 5, 2007 - Friends in High Places: After it seems her attempts to separate Elle from her new-found friends and that meddlesome boyfriend of hers have all failed, Candice decides to try a new route and approaches Sydney Ransom about paying a visit to Peter. She offers as much immunity from the Company as she can provide as well as promising to attempt to retrieve copies of three files. Whether she actually plans to make good on the second half of her agreement remains to be seen. Regardless, she likes Sydney already.
• May 8, 2007 - Drinking, Dancing, and Deception: Another attempt to convince her friend to break up with Peter Petrelli is made. Elle isn't having it.
• May 9, 2007 - Introductions and Intimidations: Candice introduces herself to Natalie Foster and immediately latches on to the crueler potential of her abilities.

Quotes

• "So brave. That won't last." -to Jane, The Foe You Know
• "You want me to shoot her, sweetie? I can shoot her in the mouth, if it'll make you smile." -to Elle, Pumpkin to Carriage
• "Peter Petrelli is a boy. You should be ready for men any time now." - to Elle, Drinking, Dancing, and Deception

Trivia

• Although cut from the same cloth, Candice and Elle Bishop are positively inseparable.