Persephone (Pea4.IPS)

Persephone is a code entity created by JMcCormick on March 29, 2023. This is a giant version of Princess Peach who was originally AI art but later got a lore and arts.

Appearance
Persephone looks like a tall, slender girl of large size, with long red hair. She is wearing a long white dress, over which is also a red jacket, while on her head is a crown that is broken in several pieces. There is no nose on her face, her mouth is wide and nothing is visible in it, while her eyes are large, with large black pupils in the whites. She also has long claws instead of fingers on her hands.

Biography
In late 2000, a freelance programmer, Hitoshi Takahashi, discovered a floppy disk containing a modified copy of Super Mario Bros in his dead friend's belongings, and decided to take it with him to check it out. During his lifetime, his friend was once one of the employees of Nintendo, but while working on a new project, he made several mistakes in the game code, which is why he was fired. He felt remorse for this, so he decided to create his own version of the game, where he could correct his mistakes. He had almost finished work on the project, but shortly before that, he died as a result of a car accident. His friend Hitoshi knew about the copy of the game, and therefore, after the death of a friend, he decided to finish this work for him to pay tribute.

The code for the game and the final result were very different from the project that eventually went to market - the locations and design were more thoughtful and unique. Of course, the game code was underdeveloped, so some of the levels were unplayable, and some were completely bugged. Hitoshi spent six months rewriting the code, and when almost everything was ready, something changed. One mistake created a stream of information data, after which it began to absorb the entire code of the game, and eventually leaked somewhere into the network, leaving the programmer in bewilderment and shock.

It looks like the two programmers somehow managed to create sentient code that took on the consciousness and mind of the most written character in this copy of the game, Princess Peach. Since then, this creature has been able to travel to other game universes, trying to find a place in the world and friends. And she gave herself the name Persephone.

Personality
Persephone is an extremely kind, sympathetic and positive girl who wants to be open and friendly to everyone. If someone is sad, she will want to cheer them up and comfort them. She also loves when someone compliments her or pat her head / hugs.

Nevertheless, even such a cute girl has a dark side - in Aranea form she is insane and cruel, although she goes into such a state only in the most extreme case, when she is very angry (mostly if Bowser character is next to her).

Relationships
Persephone is a code that lives thanks to certain settings that have been incorporated into it since its inception. This allows her to treat all characters differently:

- She adores and loves Mario characters, but this love is more like love for kittens, as she just likes to hug them and finds them cute (regardless of appearance or even occupation, such as killing)

- she is friends with Toad, Daisy and other Peach characters, can become a good conversationalist for them

-Neutral to all Luigi characters

-Despise Wario and Waluigi characters, but can still tolerate their presence

-and hates Bowser characters, she is even capable of killing them

For other non-Mario characters (who come from other universes, including humans) she is neutral-friendly, so you can pet or hug her, she will be pleased with this.

Abilities

 * Teleportation - Persephone is a code that can travel to other exe worlds without problems.


 * Insensitivity to pain - due to the fact that Persephone is not formally a physiological entity, she completely lacks pain receptors, which allows her not to feel pain.


 * The second form - Aranea form is a unique ability that appears if she feels angry (usually associated with the appearance of Bowser for example). In this state, her body becomes more like a spider, and she also begins to absorb part of the world code in order to kill the enemy at any cost.

Weaknesses

 * Persephone is by no means immortal, it is quite possible to kill her, although it is extremely problematic to do this.


 * When moving to another world, she can accidentally catch a virus that can weaken her for a while. This can last from several minutes to 2 days. In some ways, this condition is similar to a sore throat - she coughs and does not look in the best shape.

Trivia
* Persephone was originally just AI art that consisted of JMcCormick's art components, so she's still technically considered to be his character.

* Persephone does not need food, water, sleep and other needs, because she is a code. Although she can imitate eating food for pleasure.

* She has many friends with whom she spends time.

* The dimensions of Persephone are related to the fact that during her creation she absorbed the entire code of her world, thus increasing in size.

* Even though she treats Toads as just friends, she has some romantic relationship with AnotherCastle, as she sees more in him than in all the other characters (literally, since AC in real form is several metas above her)

* The only Mario that Persephone hates is the Carnivore Cap, since this monster has nothing left of the former Mario, except for the appearance.

* Her crown was damaged from battles with the Bowsers, who either resisted it or fought purposefully.

* Due to the fact that the classic Mario from the world of Persephone was destroyed along with the code, she made an oath to herself that she would protect other Mario characters, even regardless of their deeds.

* She loves hugging very much, or when her head is patted.

* At the time of her creation, Persephone remained forever at the age of 20, since being a code she cannot grow.

* Her Aranea form came about as a result of building anger towards Bowser for a long time, so when she sees even one Bowser character, she immediately loses her temper.

* Despite her size, she treats those around her with the utmost caution.