Taken Character: Cordelia Chase | Part-Demon | Seer | Alignment: Angel Investigations | 24 years old
FC: Charisma Carpenter
Cordelia Chase had everything in her teen years. She was the queen bee of Sunnydale High and came from a well-to-do family. However, her father's tax evasion came to light and those plans were squandered. Unable to afford college, Cordelia moved to LA to pursue an acting career. It was in LA that she ran into Angel again. Her acting career was failing to take off and so Cordelia accepted a job as his office manager, taking care of administrative business while he helped people with supernatural problems or enemies. It wasn't until their co-worker and friend Doyle died that Cordelia inherited his visions - a link to the Powers That Be. Unbeknownst to everyone, Cordelia's transformation also set in motion a major chain of events: Having been convinced by all she had seen and heard, Cordelia accepted the call to the higher plane, ascending into the sky surrounded by twinkling lights, eventually leaving this dimension. Cordelia found she hated being a higher being and wanted nothing more than to go back to earth. She was incredibly bored and unable to do anything or change anything. When she was sent back though, Cordelia was changed. Her memories were wiped clean and her powers lay dormant. When they returned to her via a spell, the true Cordelia was lost, held captive by the powerful demon entity Jasmine who had taken control of Cordelia's mind. Jasmine used Cordelia's body to have sex with Angel's son, Connor, allowing the child born to become Jasmine in human form. While under control of Jasmine, Cordelia was forced to do horrible things. She committed murder and took Angel's soul, ensuring he would turn into Angelus and more would be killed. The only way to remove Jasmine would mean Cordelia would go into a permanent vegetative state, or die. Absent of any other choice, Cordelia performed the ritual with the help of Connor and fell into a coma. Cordelia eventually died, but not before being granted one last day with Angel in metaphysical form to tell him how much she believed in him and all the good he could accomplish, to set him on the right path. Upon her death and goodbye to Angel, Cordelia returned to the higher plane. She wasn't as bored as she had been previously, but found it difficult to watch her friends and loved ones suffer such peril. After the Senior Partners gave Lilah Morgan and Lindsey McDonald new life, using their hold over the two lawyers to help organize and manipulate the vampires, the Powers that Be decided it was time to even the playing field. They gave Cordelia new life, sending her back to help Angel and his team. They theorized that without her spirit and visions to guide him, it was likely that Angel and his team would fail and New York would fall victim to supernatural supremacy.
Character Traits: Intelligent, Brave, Honest, Sarcastic, Blunt, Sassy
Powers & Abilities:
Precognitive powers granted by the Powers That Be allow her to experience vague, painful visions of people in trouble and sometimes scents.
Photographic reflexes derived from her cheerleader training.
Skilled in swordplay and other methods of combat.
Other Important Information:
Works at Angel Investigations
Canon Connections: Angel, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, Connor, Faith Lehane, Xander Harris, Harmony Kendall, Lilah Morgan. Charles Gunn, Fred Burkle
Other Connections: Sidney Branch
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