Candice Wilmer
Candice Wilmer is a fictional character featured in the television show Heroes. She is portrayed by Missy Peregrym.
Episode Appearances
In "Company Man", Candice monitors a sedated Matt Parkman. Mr. Bennet asks if she has an ability, to which Thompson replies that she is being developed and will "clean up" the mess Mr. Bennet made. She gives Mr. Bennet an evil glare.
She's next seen watching behind a window with Matt Parkman as Thompson interrogates Mr. Bennet in the medical facility at Primatech. As Matt tells Thompson that Mr. Bennet isn't lying, Candice tells Thompson that he owes her five bucks.
Later, at the Bennets' hotel room, Candice knocks at the door. When Mr. Bennet answers, she explains that he has another assignment. He closes the door, and she stops it with her boot. She enters, has a brief conversation with Sandra Bennet about the paper company, and compliments her hair.
In Isaac Mendez's apartment, a detective questions Isaac about Simone Deveaux. Suddenly, Simone walks in, and the detective leaves, assuming everything is alright. Candice shows her true form. Following this, she sadistically teases Isaac, becoming Simone again, complete with gunshot wounds.
In the Bennets' hotel room, Mr. Bennet talks to Sandra secretly about Claire Bennet and that they must pretend they know nothing. The phone rings and Sandra answers. Thompson emerges and Candice once again shows her true form and facetiously says, "Sorry."
In ".07%", while being held in a cell at Primatech Paper Co., Mr. Bennet gets a visit from an unexpected person — Claire. Dressed in her cheerleading uniform, she runs into his arms and says that she tried to do what he told her but that The Company still managed to get her. Bennet, knowing that Claire isn't acting normal and wouldn't be dressed the way she is, pushes her away. Claire is revealed to be only an illusion and Candice's true form appears. Thompson arrives and tells her to leave.
Jessica Sanders, still posing as Niki, prepares to take Micah Sanders to Mr. Linderman, when Linderman arrives at their home. He asks Micah if he would like to "save the world". Jessica smiles and stays behind while Linderman takes Micah. Once they leave, the illusion of Jessica transforms back into Candice. When the real Jessica arrives, Candice leaves, but not before slyly complimenting Jessica on her "cute car".
Candice does not appear in the episode "Five Years Gone", but is presumed to have be killed by Sylar, since the serial killer is shown using her powers of disguise.
Powers
Candice has the ability to disguise herself as another person with a nearly flawless illusion. Her ability can apparently fool all five senses. When she was impersonating Claire Bennet, Mr. Bennet talked to, held, and kissed her without penetrating the disguise.
Candice does not necessarily have to have met an individual she is impersonating. She was able to impersonate Simone Deveaux, although they apparently never met before Simone's death, and Candice had not seen Simone's dead body until after she appeared in her form. How she was able to accomplish this feat is unknown.
Candice can also create illusions in her vicinity, as she did to hide Simone's corpse from the police.
- In the episode ".07%", the special effect used to show Candice's power has changed. Previously, it was shown as a "shimmery" effect that impacted much of the area around her. Now, it is shown as a "morph" effect that affects only her.
- In the episode commentary for "Parasite", Allan Arkush and Christopher Zatta discuss Candice's power. Zatta says he believed it was important that Candice's ability be a mental one — that is, to appear like other characters rather than to physically become other characters — to be more in keeping with the other powers in the show.
Trivia
- On "The List," Candice's name is misspelled as "Candace."
