Peregrine (Wild Cards)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peregrine
If this infobox is not supposed to have an image, please add "|noimage=yes".
Publication information
Publisher	George R. R. Martin
First appearance	Wild Cards (1987)
Created by	Gail Gerstner-Miller
In story information
Team affiliations	John Fortune (son), Fortunato
Notable aliases	formerly known as the Flying Cheerleader
Abilities	Flying, telekinesis

Peregrine is a fictional character from the Wild Cards series of books.

[edit] Character background

Peregrine has brown and white feathered wings, and looks to weigh about 140 lb, but due to her hollow bones, only weighs 80 lb. Her wings grant her the ability to fly, although her actual flight power is a form of telekinesis. She is a world famous ace, having her own talk show ("Peregrine's Perch"), cosmetic line, designer clothing label, etc. Peregrine is also turned on by excitement and danger, often joining in on dangerous situations and events, such as the raid on the Astronomer's lair and recapturing the Great Ape. She wears a set of titanium talons on each hand for such encounters. She also was a Playboy centerfold.

In 1986 Peregrine had a one night stand with the ace Fortunato. Though on birth control, Fortunato's sexually based powers circumvented such precautions and she became pregnant. There were concerns that as the child of two Wild Cards, her baby would either die in childbirth or emerge a horribly deformed joker. After an encounter in Egypt with an ace that "blessed" pregnant women, Peregrine gave birth to a healthy son whom she named John Fortune. Intensely protective of her son she employed various ace bodyguards, most notably Popinjay and Mr. Nobody. In 2003 John Fortune "turned" his Wild Card and briefly became an Ace.