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Assignment Tracker Profile: Claude Rains - C024
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Primatech Assignment Tracker - Claude Rains
Can you hack your way into Claude Rains’ Company file, C024?
But do we know the password for his file? The password was revealed in today’s graphic novel: CRnop07in
Claude Rains’ Assignment Tracker Profile has been updated. As usual, our Assignment Tracker page has been updated. Click “Continue reading” for more.
Unique Ability: Invisibility
Detail: Is able to extend his ability to objects and people outside of himself by making physical contact with them while he is invisible. His ability allows him to see what would otherwise be invisible to the average person.
Control Index: 90%
Commentary for “Sum Quod Sum, Part 2″
Let me start out by saying that I tried to like this week’s graphic novel. I kept telling myself, that it would get back to the “feel” of last week’s. To that end, I will start with the positives:
1) I positively loved Jason Badower’s artwork (and not just because he added me as a friend on facebook and actually exchanged friendly emails with me). Elle gets sexier every time he draws her and I am almost certain she isn’t eating because she seems to have lost all of her baby fat. Further, Jason really captures the effect Elle’s power has when she is not in control. The GN and the show both were able to mimic each other. Sometimes show effects don’t translate well to GN’s.
2) I enjoyed the continued saga of Elle having no control of her powers. Other than the guy who could melt pots, she is really the first “Hero” who is completely out of control.
3) The comic gives us a very direct insight into the reason for Elle’s lack of control which, if nothing else, is very plausible. Her father had always controlled her life and now that he is gone, she has no controls and that scares her. I believe that could lead to no control over her powers especially when surprised, scared, etc. (Can’t wait until she meets Knox and he gets stronger with her fear but then she sends another desperation blast). I also get the idea that not only is she afraid of being alone but she is worried that someone might be coming after her.
4) I am absolutely happy (especially since Tarot won’t be in mourning….for now) that they found a way for Elle to look elsewhere for help without killing Claude.
Commentary for Chapter 108 – Sum Quod Sum, Part 1
The literal translation of Sum Quod Sum according to InterTran.com is “to be and to be”. It could also translate to “to be and exist” or more likely Popeye’s favorite “I am what I am.” Interestingly enough the title for next week’s TV episode is Eris Quod Sum which is translated “I will be what I am” and is about Syler. Regardless of the translation, my experience is that whenever someone uses Latin phrases, there is going to be a self discovery coming somewhere in the story.
The first thing we discover is that Elle is in London and having trouble controlling her powers. The easy explanation is that she shot her wad when she knocked Syler out. It could also be because she has no confidence in herself, lost her dad, lost her job, lost her life. Either way, she is shocking everything she sees.
Our favorite speedster must be exhausted because she is everywhere these days. Now Daphne shows up in London to find Elle. Now, I know that Pinehearst has a lot of powered agents. I even know that there are many people with duplicate powers. Therefore, I have to assume that they have a tracker at their disposal because there is no possible way they can know where everyone is without one. So they send Daphne to London to recruit Elle. This confirms my belief that Pinehearst will take anyone, even mentally ill, high risk, incompetent teenage girls who can’t control their powers.
Elle calls Noah, “HRG”. Disrespectful and odd especially knowing that at one time, she must have spent a lot of time with Noah and likely called him “Noah” or Mr. Bennett. Logic dictates that, if HRG is unavailable, and she doesn’t want to take a side with the company, that she seek out someone who is independent, yet could help her with controlling her powers. Unlike everyone else to date who has sought someone named Suresh, Elle seeks to find a needle in a haystack, Tarot’s favorite, Claude.
She finds him with no problem, mainly because he is paranoid. He actually reminds me of the angry ghost who teaches Patrick Swayze how to move objects without intending to do so. Claude has a similar effect on Elle as she seems to control her powers a little more in trying to get him to listen to her.
I have come to cherish Jason Badower’s work. He captures the characters emotion and looks. He really nails Claude in this one. He manages to capture the London landmarks well. I am also a big fan of thought boxes. Dialogue in comics tends to seem forced but writers seem to have a much better time expressing thoughts. It also gives much more insight into the character. Elle’s thoughts let us feel the angst she is experiencing at finding out she is alone in the world and yet has no sense of individual identity. She is seeking help from Claude but not just to control her powers but to help her be an individual. That is why she chose Claude. To teach her how to be alone. To function without relying on Daddy or the Company. To be what she is. Tune in next week for what will likely be the conclusion of Elle’s self discovery as she learns to stand alone.
Chapter 108 [1 of 2]: “Sum Quod Sum”
New graphic novel is up.
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Elle Bishop was fired from The Company after her father’s untimely death at the hands of Sylar…
On the sixth page of the graphic novel (fifth JPG file), there is a new assignment tracker password.
You can also read Jason Badower’s post on this chapter at his blog.
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“Sum Quod Sum” is Latin for “I am what I am.”
Chapter 46 [4 of 4]: Golden Handshake: Severance Pay
New graphic novel is up.
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The search for Fusor took a deadly new turn. Both Haram and Claude realize their assumptions about the killer have led them down the wrong path. But now Fusor has turned the tables and directed her lethal powers onto Haram…
