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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:04:14 GMT -5
Sara Pezzini
NYPD homicide detective who followed her late father’s footsteps onto the force. Through her investigations into a criminal she meets Kenneth Irons and his bodyguard Ian Nottingham and discovers she’s the Witchblade’s chosen one quite by accident, losing her partner Michael Yee in the process. Good friends with her colleague/partner Jake McCarthy and close to her boss Joe Siry, the only family we know of is her sister Julie who’s a model, they don’t appear to be close. She has no known romantic interests, though she finds Nottingham pretty sexy and Jake would like to be closer to her. By the end of the first arc she and the Witchblade are a team. In the second arc we learn of the death of Sara's father, Vincent 'Frank' Pezzini, who she thought was shot whilst on duty. During the Microwave Murderer case Siry tells Sara that her father was a victim of the Microwave Murderer too. However at the end of the arc she's told by the murderer that she didn't kill her father. In issue #15 Sara is suspended from duty over the events at Boucher's and is given a job by Level 42 which turns out to be a trap, which she has to be saved from by Ian Nottingham In issue #19 Sara has lost the Witchblade to Nottingham and when it is offered to her again she refuses it and it stays with Nottingham. In the next arc, #20 - 25, we meet Sara's aunt Ruth, her Father's sister, who knows more about the past than she'll tell Sara. We also learn that Sara has no idea where her mother is. At prestigious clothing manufacturer's Sara sees a photo of her Father with Gavin Taylor and Kenneth Irons, which only puts more questions in her mind about her Father and his death. At the end of this arc Sara reclaims the Witchblade from Nottingham, minus its red gem which falls into the hands of Irons. In #26 Sara gets a new partner while Jake is in hospital, Eric Sketh, and during #26 – 35 she learns that Siry killed her father and the red gem is returned to the Witchblade by Irons, however he’s tampered with it. Also during this arc we learn from Julie that a 13 year old Sara was abducted for three days by her female therapist, who was never caught (In the Destiny's Child mini it is revealed that Sara was taken to two men, one was Nottingham so it's fairly safe to assume the other was Irons).
Following the events of the second Witchblade/Darkness crossover Sara gains complete control of the Witchblade.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:05:09 GMT -5
Jake McCarthy
California born and bred Jake is a colleague of Sara’s and he’d like to be much more. He’s worried when she’s kidnapped and is behaving strangely. It’s he who works out Selzer isn’t all he should be and gets him to take him to Irons’ place when Sara’s in trouble. He also puts in most of the work on the Microwave Murderer case. In the finale to the second arc Jake has his arm broken by Bruce Wilder who he thought was a friend. In the aftermath of the events at Dannette's house Jake is suspended and returns home to San Diego much to his parents' and old flame Cynthia's delight. However, when he learns of the Yakuza attack on his station he returns to New York quickly, adopting a more serious look on doing so. The events of #20 - 25 are hard on Jake, he falls out with Sara and Siry over the events of #19 and then his ex - fiancée Cynthia is found murdered in New York and it clearly has something to do with The Church of Holy Prosperity. Whilst following up a lead he has a run in with Nottingham and is badly hurt as a result (again!). Jake starts the next arc in hospital but is healed by the Witchblade. On his return to the duty he’s moved to the Research Department where he works to bring down Gavin Taylor. He later discovers that Taylor did murder Cynthia and arrests him eventually. Jake is still close to Julie. In #36 after a night out together Julie and Jake end up in bed with each other.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:05:26 GMT -5
Michael Yee
Sara’s partner who dies at the hands of Nottingham in #1, much to her distress. When Sara has possession of the Witchblade she tries to bring him back to life and it briefly works, however it is very brief and he is dead.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:05:48 GMT -5
Lieutenant Joe Siry
Sara’s boss and a close friend of her father. Almost like a father to Sara he is worried by her strange and reckless behaviour. Married to Dalia. In the second arc we see Siry struggling with guilt and pain over the death of his best friend Frank Pezzini, and wrestling with his conscience over whether or not to tell Sara the truth about her father's death. We also see that Bruce Wilder has a hold over him that is very powerful but not explained yet. In #17 we see Siry reluctantly agreeing to be a part of the group of cops known as the White Bulls who are planning revenge on the Yakuza, it is obvious Siry's had a dodgy past seeing the way he can be manipulated. In #19 he makes up for his weakness in #14 by killing Bruce. In #26 – 35 we find out that Siry goes way back with Irons, and that Irons still has power over him, it was Irons who made Siry kill Sara’s father. Siry finally confesses his guilt to Sara and resigns.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:06:12 GMT -5
Kenneth Irons
Extremely wealthy business man and criminal. Obsessed with the Witchblade, it is he who indirectly causes Sara to come into contact with the gauntlet. He tries to use the power of the Witchblade for himself through Ian Nottingham. Nottingham rebels against him and Sara eventually battles him and throws him from his penthouse window, killing him. No known family except a dead wife, Danni. In flashback during the second arc we witness Irons' discovery of the Witchblade in Athens and his experimentation with it, including forcing his young wife Danni to wear the gauntlet. We later learn the couple have a son, Bruce Wilder (#14). Although presumed dead at the end of the first arc Irons reappears in #20 - 25 and welcomes Ian back to his fold. In #26 – 35 Irons takes control of the First Church of Holy Prosperity from Gavin Taylor, forces Siry into doing his dirty work concerning Sara and tampers with the Witchblade red gem before returning it to Sara in an attempt to control the gauntlet. He also strains his relationship with Ian by making him kill Setsuke and has a new gold hand!
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:06:55 GMT -5
Ian Nottingham
Irons’ bodyguard and right hand man, he carries out assassinations and also acts as a conduit for the power of the Witchblade. In the Destiny's Child mini we learn that Nottingham was an orphan and that he has a brother, and that age 8 he was adopted by the Nottinghams. His new father was a criminal and trained Ian to be his personal assassin. Ian fell in love with a target, a Japanese girl called Nomi. He stayed in Japan 5 years and was going to marry Nomi until he found her in bed with another man. On his return to England his father sent him to murder Irons, a mission he thought Ian would never survive. Ian did survive but didn't kill Irons, however he was offered a job with Irons which he accepted. Eventually he realises that Irons is merely using him as a tool and he rebels, fighting Irons. Irons throws him from his penthouse and he's assumed dead. In #17 Ian reappears saving Sara's life in South America and then returns to New York. He has obvious ties with Yakuza boss Takata and is used by Lord Sonatine to acquire the power of the Darkness from Jackie Estacado. He takes on both the Darkness and Witchblade powers for a time (Family Ties arc) but in #19 Jackie takes back the Darkness, Sara refuses the Witchblade so it remains with Ian. In #20 - 25 we learn that Ian has ties to the Yakuza, that they looked after him during a low point in his life. He is still working as an assassin but is having great trouble controlling the Witchblade, which constantly tries to take him over. He returns to the service of Kenneth Irons but loses the Witchblade in a battle with Sara, although he does salvage the blade's red gem which he gives to Irons. Badly hurt by the events of #25 Ian is cared for by a Japanese girl Setsuke who’s in love with him. Irons orders Ian to kill Setsuke after she makes an attempt on Gavin Taylor’s life, which Ian does but it causes tension between master and servant.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:07:26 GMT -5
Julie Pezzini
Sara’s younger sister who works as a model but also has some knowledge of lock picking!! She doesn’t get on that well with her sister and in leading Lisa astray she further strains their relationship. Julie reappears in #20 and tries to help the investigation into Cynthia's murder by getting close to Taylor, which puts her in great danger. She also spends time with Jake after Cynthia's murder, looking after him at Sara's request. In #26 – 35 Julie and Jake are still spending time together, and she reveals her plan to move out to L.A. for work. We also find out that she knew Siry had murdered their father. In #36 after a night out together Julie and Jake end up in bed with each other. #nosmileys
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:08:45 GMT -5
Lisa Buzanis
Daughter of one of Sara’s friends (Maria Buzanis) who was murdered by a man named Gallo, Sara’s looking out for this 16 year old. Lisa has modelled before and decides to go back into it with the Boucher model agency and ends up being drawn into a world she’s not quite sure she wants to be in, aided by Julie Pezzini. Lisa is placed in grave danger by her association with Boucher, almost dying at the hands of the Microwave Murderer. She's saved by Siry and is sorry for the way she behaved, and wants to leave the world of modeling behind. Later we find that she's living with Sara's lowlife informant Drexler, but she is at school. In #39 Lisa and Drexler are still together and Drexler helps Sara finally bring down Gallo.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:09:05 GMT -5
Madame Dannette Boucher
Owns and runs the Boucher model agency and takes Julie and Lisa under her wing. A spiky personality and intimidating in appearance. We learn more about her in the second arc, the most important revelations being that she was Irons' wife, Danni, and that it is she who is the Microwave Murderer, able to kill using part of the Witchblade embedded in her by Irons. We also learn that she is Bruce Wilder's mother, and therefore that Bruce is Irons' son.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:09:31 GMT -5
Microwave Murderer
Responsible for the deaths of several young women in New York, burning them on the inside but leaving them unchanged on the outside. By the end of the second arc it is revealed that the murderer is Dannette Boucher using a piece of the Witchblade to kill.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:09:44 GMT -5
Selzer
Internal affairs officer at Sara’s station and general creep. He’s Irons’ spy in the department and dies at the hands of his boss.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:10:06 GMT -5
Bruce Wilder
Son of Ken Irons and Dannette Boucher, Bruce works mainly as an information giver and general fixer upper, it is he who keeps Takata informed about the Witchblade and organizes for Sara to come to their headquarters (#13), and informs him about the White Bulls plans for revenge after the destruction of the station (#17). He also leads Jake on posing as a reporter and arranges for Nottingham to work for Sonatine (#18 - 19). At the end of #19 he's shot by Siry, Siry doing what he couldn't do in #14. He also twists the situation in the Family Ties arc to his advantage, causing chaos.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:10:22 GMT -5
Takata
Takata seems to be the Yakuza's boss in New York and it is he who tries to take the Witchblade from Sara in #13 and who hires Tora No Shi to carry out attacks against their enemies (#15). He clearly has a connection with Nottingham (#18) and frequently employed the services of Bruce Wilder.
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:10:44 GMT -5
Jackie Estacado
Mafia hit man Jackie gets a shock on his 21st Birthday when he learns he's the wielder of an ancient power called the Darkness. We first meet him in #10 and then see him again in #17 - 19. Sara is investigating him for the murder of a mobster but the two join together to prevent disaster after the acts of Sonatine and Wilder causes both their powers to inhabit the same body, that of Ian Nottingham. Jackie reclaims his weapon (#19). In his normal line of work Jackie works for the Francetti family. Appears again in #26 – 35 when he’s hired to kill the daughter of another mob boss who promises Sara and the Witchblade in return for the murder. In #36 Jackie is giving evidence against Francettis and is under Sara's protection when he's taken by a group known as the Clan Necrobi. The pair escape from this group and destroy them (Darkness #28).
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Post by Sara Pezzini on Apr 19, 2005 15:11:00 GMT -5
Eric Sketh
Introduced in #26 as Sara’s fill in partner while Jake is in hospital, he’s from L.A. and works well with Sara. Later in the #26 – 35 arc we learn that Eric killed in a man in L.A. and did 6 months for it. In #35 he reveals to Sara that he has his own Witchblade – like weapon. In #38 Eric warns a concerned Jake to keep away from Sara, and then attacks him with his weapon, Jake responds by shooting Eric in the head.
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