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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Grumpy Celt" data-source="post: 3534179" data-attributes="member: 1019">That I interesting – that Candice might be a “he.” That said, I wonder how close the illusion powers will hold up to close scrutiny. I mean, if someone who is familiar with the real Silver Surfer No. 1 looked at the one Candice provided Mica, could they tell the difference?It probably depends on the actual nature of the power. It is a psionic “You Will Believe This” type of thing, or an external illusion? If it is an external illusion, then it is less likely to hold up to close scrutiny.That was my interpretation of it – that he needed to sacrifice Ando, which was also sacrificing his innocence and his heart, so as to become a better killer and warrior in the future.I am somewhat ambivalent about the possibility of an immortal character… who runs around, fighting battles with a katana against other powered individuals. My own interpretation of the reflection was he was simply reminiscing about his own youth, running around with Pre-Evil Linderman and Pre-Dead Patrelli.However, if the alleged immortality is less like that of the Highlander and more like that of Doro in the novel Wild Seed (the most tragic and interesting possibility) or Dana in the novel Kindred (which would be keeping with Hiro’s own powers actually) it could work for the story and not be hooky.</blockquote>