Pepper Potts |
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Portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow |
Statistics |
Full Name |
Virginia "Pepper" Potts |
Age |
37 |
Height |
5'4" |
Build |
Slender |
Eyes |
Blue |
Hair |
Srawberry Blonde |
Factions |
N/A |
Occupation |
Senior Executive Administrative Assistant |
Alignment |
Civilian |
Claim to Fame
Pepper has been Tony Stark's personal assistant for several years now, having survived the job for far longer than any of her predecessors.
Reputation
Pepper is a VERY well known public figure due to her close affiliation with Tony Stark, having had a few articles written about her in major financial and celebrity publications. She is alternately seen as a brilliant professional or as a gold-digging harpy, depending on the publication, the phase of the moon, and who knows what all other factors.
Biography
Virginia Potts is a native of New Haven, CT, the daughter of modestly well-to-do parents. From early on, she proved to have a surprising aptitude for mathematics, as well as a keen organizational sense. She was saddled with the nickname 'Peppermint Patty' in the eighth grade when an unfortunate haircut paired with her copious freckles were immortalized in the school yearbook. She made the best of it, though, and over the span of her high school years managed to shorten the nickname to Pepper.
After graduating from high school, Virginia went on to attend a community college in New Haven, earning an Associates degree in Accounting. At this point, she realized that student financial aid would quickly drown her in debt, so she relocated to New York City and took an entry level accounting position in Stark Enterprises. It wasn't anywhere close to a prestigious job, but it paid the bills and allowed her to start taking night classes at NYU.
Pepper spent a couple of years working diligently in the Stark Corporate accounting department and then was assigned to process expense reports for the top level executives — a real opportunity considering her planned career path. It was not long after she started these new duties that Pepper happened across an expense report that had a small, easy to miss error. If she'd not caught it, the company would have been out money in the quadruple digits. She took it personally to the CFO, who insisted on calling in the author of the erroneous expense report. It was none other than Tony Stark himself, who rewarded her honesty and sharp catch of the accounting error by promoting her to be his personal assistant.
Since then, Pepper has been Tony's personal assistant, accompanying him on his rise to CEO of his father's corporation and taking on the added duties and responsibilities that go along with it. Sure, she could have turned down the job at any time and gone back to Accounting, but why? The hours are atrocious, the amount of work she has on any given day is backbreaking, and sometimes Tony can be a complete and utter dog. But she wouldn't have it any other way.
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Character Details
Pepper is, simply put, the driving force that keeps Tony (and therefore Stark Industries) running smoothly. This stems as much from her knowledge and skills as it does from the confidence to speak up when she's correct and not let anyone intimidate her into backing down. Having had the support of her parents in pursuing her chosen career is a huge reason for her quiet and rock-solid confidence.
At her most basic core, Pepper is organized and analytical. As long as she can control her environment, she'll remain on an even keel. Strip away her control, and she'd fall to pieces. Probably why the whole Iron Man stint has been so difficult for her to mentally and emotionally reconcile (not that she'd ever mention it, or possibly isn't even consciously aware of it). Tony going off somewhere and doing something she has no hope of controlling SCARES her. This isn't because her carefully crafted and assembled existence would collapse like a house of cards (which is always a possibility where Tony's concerned), but more because of her emotional investment in her job and her boss. She's reached the point where she'd honestly become distraught if anything happened to Tony. And she'd very likely be unable to articulate why.
Business Acumen |
Having been originally hired into the Stark Corporate Headquarters accounting department, Pepper is quite handy at number crunching, both by hand and with all of those nifty modern software packages. In fact, that's how she went from a nameless and faceless accounts payable drone to Tony's personal assistant: she was processing one of his expense reports and caught a seemingly simple error in his numbers which would have cost the corporation a very large sum had it gone through unnoticed. However, upon becoming Tony Stark's defacto right hand woman, Pepper took on many responsibilities that were technically not hers, leaving the number crunching behind to take up many, many more hats. Simply put, Pepper runs most of the day to day aspects of Stark Industries that should normally be Tony's job. And she's VERY good at it — so much so that she's highly respected amongst the biggest names in business and politics, and might even give someone like Donald Trump a run for their money. And, of course, the better she becomes at doing Tony's job for him, the more of his job he lets her take over. The duties she's taken on in Tony's stead include contacting and discussing business matters with the various heads of the Stark Industries subsidiaries around the world and facing off against the sharks that populate Capitol Hill. Additionally, Pepper also very frequently has to run interference with the media. Even more so now that Tony's done the whole "I am Iron Man" thing. She SO deserves a raise. A big one. |
Multitasking |
Going hand in hand with having to wrangle Tony at the same time as deal with corporate reports, schedule meetings, discuss current Stark Industries events with news reporters, arrange to have the kitchen in Stark Tower regularly stocked, compose emails to various individuals within Stark Industries, and try to eat a bite of lunch, Pepper has long since learned the fine art of multitasking. At any given moment it's typical to find her doing at least two or three things simultaneously, and her idea of a vacation is doing little or nothing at all. |
Contacts |
Pepper's job has put her into direct contact with many of the most influential business people around the world. She can literally pick up the phone and get a direct line to the CEO of just about any Fortune 500 company you could name, and several big wigs in the military too, now that I think about it. Do you want tickets to the next NY Mets game? She could probably get box seats with one phone call, though that would be callin in a favor for personal gain. Sorry, better luck next time. |
Iron Man |
If there's one thing that Pepper can count on besides death, taxes, paparazzi, or Tony's erratic behavior, it's that if anything bad WERE to somehow happen to her Iron Man would move mountains to make sure she's safe. And for good reason. If she were gone, Tony would have to start behaving like a responsible adult. What a scary thought! |
Stark Resources |
Above and beyond Tony's finances, Pepper has access to and control of just about every aspect of Stark Industries. The amount of power she wields over the conglomerate is honestly frightening if she ever chose to set the entire multinational corporation to work on a single goal. Again, it's a good thing that she'd never actually do anything like that without an extremely good reason. |
Tony Stark's Money |
Above and beyond Tony's finances, Pepper has access to and control of just about every aspect of Stark Industries. The amount of power she wields over the congolmerate is honestly frightening if she ever chose to set the entire multinational corporation to work on a single goal. Again, it's a good thing that she'd never actually do anything like that without an extremely good reason. |
Public Personality |
Speaking of publicity, Pepper is not invisible to the media herself, not by any stretch. She's nearly as common to the public eye as her boss, though for entirely different reasons. Thank goodness for different reasons. She would NEVER live a scandal down. |
Wrangling Tony Stark |
While there are almost countless perks to being Tony's personal assistant, there are almost as many problems, annoyances, trials, hardships, and challenges in her job. The man is a billionaire playboy with his own super hero suit for pete's sake. It's a publicity nightmare, a legal minefield of biblical proportions, and just plain a LOT to keep up with every day. |
Scrupulous |
Part of what makes Pepper so good at her job is also sometimes a serious limitation and liability. She has got scruples for miles, and not only can't tolerate dishonesty and shady dealings in the businesses around her, it frequently bleeds into her personal life. Heaven forbid she catches you lying to her face, or worse, doing something untoward like cooking the books or cheating friends/employees/family out of hard-earned rewards. And no, there is ZERO grey area in her mind when it comes to that kind of thing. |
Workaholic |
If her list of duties and responsibilities wasn't enough of a clue, we'll say it plainly here: Pepper is a workaholic. She easily puts in 12 to 16 hours every day (most weekends, too), and would very likely not know what to do with herself if she suddenly had several hours of free time every day. Better to keep busy with contingency plans than to get blindsided by yet another of Tony's potential publicity fiasco stunts, right? |
Relationships
Image |
Name |
Relationship |
Notes |
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Tony Stark |
Boss |
Genius. Billionaire. Playboy. Philanthropist. Iron Man. Can't remember his own social security number without Pepper. |
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Natalie Rushman |
Coworker |
Natalie from Legal. Honestly, only noteworthy because she so completely brushed off one of Tony's 'friendly' greetings. |
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Dana Hunt |
Friend |
Originally a photographer on retainer for Stark Industries. Got to talking with her and she's good people, even if her extended family on her father's side is … different. |
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Evelyn Wolstenholm |
Acquaintance |
Synthetic human but nice enough. Haven't seen her in a while, though. Considering contacting the CIA to see if she's all right. |
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Aspect |
Acquaintance |
Computer hacker. Used some very unkosher methods to point out a Hydra agent. Still not at all sure he can be trusted. Having JARVIS track his movements. |
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Logs
Eight Nine Ten
March 25, 2015: Nine attacks, Eight and Chairman Meow defend… a group of heroes show up.
(log: 20150325-eightnineten | tags: aspect contingency_c eight pepper_potts zatanna | posted: 26 Mar 2015 20:14)
Basement and Vices
March 23, 2015: The conduit to Rains basement flares again and the assortment of people who arrive… is interesting
(log: 20150323-basementandvices | tags: aspect constantine pepper_potts rain supergirl zatanna | posted: 26 Mar 2015 20:27)
Power Supplies and Leylines
March 19, 2015: Simmons visits Stark Industries and gets the low down from Jim Reha.
(log: 20150319-powersupplysleylines | tags: corvinus crickt pepper_potts simmons | posted: 20 Mar 2015 07:35)
Hot Springs
March 18, 2015: Zee and Pepper join Partisan in the hot springs for some R&R
(log: 20150318-hotsprings | tags: partisan pepper_potts zatanna | posted: 19 Mar 2015 11:34)
Clothing Partisan
March 17, 2015: Partisan texts some photo's to Pepper who immediately goes to the rescue
(log: 20150317-clothingpartisan | tags: aspect lunair partisan pepper_potts zatanna | posted: 19 Mar 2015 12:05)
Hydra In The Park
March 13, 2015: Eugene contacts Zee with information…. Zee's teleport goes wrong and she brings in more people.
(log: 20150313-hydrainthepark | tags: contingency_c lunair pepper_potts wolf_cub zatanna | posted: 14 Mar 2015 11:00)
Flame Throwing M-Town
March 11, 2015: Wolf Cub, Partisan and Pepper Potts end up dealing with flame throwing fanatics in M-Town.
(log: 20150311-flamethrowingmtown | tags: partisan pepper_potts wolf_cub | posted: 12 Mar 2015 11:13)
No 'Friends' of Mine
March 05 2015: A Purifier mob rolls into M-Town to bust and burn the place. A group of X-Men, Mutants and Concerned Citizens stop them.
(log: 20150305-no-friends-of-mine | tags: iceman longshot marvel-girl mystique partisan pepper_potts shift | posted: 06 Mar 2015 11:05)
Joint Venture Followup
March 3, 2015: Nicholas goes to talk to Pepper about their joint venture.
(log: 20150305-jointventurefollowup | tags: pepper_potts wolf_cub | posted: 12 Mar 2015 10:50)
State of the Union
March 03 2015: Nicholas goes to visit Pepper to discuss their joint venture and where she sees things.
(log: 20150303-state-of-the-union | tags: pepper_potts wolf_cub | posted: 04 Mar 2015 11:58)
Helping Jim Unwind
March 2, 2015: Pepper decides Jim needs some 'down time' and invites some friends to help
(log: 20150302-helpingjimunwind | tags: corvinus nyc oracle pepper_potts rowan | posted: 03 Mar 2015 11:19)
Show of Force
February 25 2015: Pepper, Zatanna and Misfit drop in on Jericho… leading demons in a fight?
(log: 20150225-show-of-force | tags: aspect coyote pepper_potts zatanna | posted: 03 Mar 2015 07:03)
At The Borders Of The Neverwhere
24 February 2015: Zee, Pepper and Jesana meet Fenris on the borders of the Neverwhere
(log: 20150224-atthebordersofnerverwhere | tags: coyote fenris pepper_potts zatanna | posted: 25 Feb 2015 09:59)
Party in a Cave
February 22 2015: Partisan cleans out a cache full of obsolete weapons for nostalgia reasons.
(log: 20150222-party-in-a-cave | tags: aspect partisan pepper_potts | posted: 03 Mar 2015 07:11)
All the King's Horses...?
February 22, 2015: Pepper, Dana, and Jim try to put together a complex puzzle…
(log: 20150222-all-the-king-s-horses | tags: corvinus nyc pepper_potts rune | posted: 27 Feb 2015 13:46)
Party Supplies
February 21 2015: Jericho Partisan and Pepper break out one of Partisans old caches for nostalgia's sake.
(log: 20150221-party-supplies | tags: aspect partisan pepper_potts | posted: 23 Feb 2015 00:06)
Desecrated Armor
February 19 2015: Jericho calls a small meeting to relate some rather troublesome developments
(log: 20150219-desecrated-armor | tags: aspect cyborg pepper_potts rain zatanna | posted: 22 Feb 2015 01:52)
Four Doctors and a Bird
February 17 2015: Pepper rounds up a bunch of helpful, well meaning people and sics them on Jim.
(log: 20150217-four-doctors-and-a-bird | tags: corvinus misfit pepper_potts rain seraph spearhead wolf_cub zatanna | posted: 22 Feb 2015 07:41)
Joint Venture
February 16 2015: Nicholas and Lydia go to Stark Tower to propose a joint venture
(log: 20150216-joint-venture | tags: falcon hardwire pepper_potts taskmaster wolf_cub | posted: 17 Feb 2015 10:04)
Through a Glass, Darkly
December 24 2014 (Backdated Scene): On Christmas Eve Jericho and Illyana fell into a stepping disk twisted by a magical vortex. They ended up… somwhere else.
(log: 20141230-through-a-glass-darkly | tags: aspect lux magik pepper_potts | posted: 01 Jan 2015 10:39)
Book Shopping and Moontree Manor
December 28, 2014: Pepper and Dana go shopping and end up in Rains Basement with Zee, Fenris and Lucky
(log: 20141228-bookshopping | tags: fenris lucky pepper_potts rain rune zatanna | posted: 29 Dec 2014 20:22)
Hawk, Wolf and Lady of Iron
December 23 2014: Fenris seeks out Shayera Hol to ask about the Corvinus. Pepper also shows up.
(log: 20141223-hawk-wolf-and-lady-of-iron | tags: fenris hawkgirl pepper_potts | posted: 25 Dec 2014 01:22)
Bumbles Bounce
December 14 2014: Pepper Potts and Dana Hunt are suddenly caught in a blizzard
(log: 20141214-bumbles-bounce | tags: aquaman fenris pepper_potts rune | posted: 25 Dec 2014 00:45)
Of Corvinus and Systems
December 13, 2014: Babs finally gets to review the Corvinus' systems and there are some interesting results….
(log: 20141213-ofcorvinusandsystems | tags: corvinus fenris gotham oracle pepper_potts | posted: 22 Dec 2014 11:46)
The Punishment? Cookies! (Disturbing Image Warning)
December 10, 2014: Jim Reha, aka 'Corvinus', updates Pepper. Summary judgement is rendered.
(log: 20141210-the-punishment-cookies | tags: corvinus jarvis nyc pepper_potts | posted: 16 Dec 2014 18:51)
Corporate Coincidences
December 05 2014: Bobby and Pepper are having a business meeting. Nyx joins
(log: 20141205-corporate-coincidences | tags: iceman nyx pepper_potts | posted: 11 Dec 2014 03:07)
Too Ordinary
December 01 2014: Jericho drops by Stark Tower to see what came of the data Pepper agreed to look at for him.
(log: 20141201-too-ordinary | tags: aspect k'nert pepper_potts | posted: 11 Dec 2014 00:18)
Stark Thanksgiving
November 29 2014 Pepper organizes Thanksgiving dinner
(log: 20141129-stark-thanksgiving | tags: crickt fenris lucky pepper_potts rune | posted: 24 Dec 2014 23:22)
How to Ruin Tony Stark's Day in One Sentence
November 25, 2014: Pepper tries to avoid it, she really does, but she still manages to ruin Tony's day with the news that she's 'taken custody' of Howard Stark from the SHIELD authorities.
(log: 20141125-how-to-ruin-a-day-in-one-sentence | tags: dummy-npc iron_man jarvis-npc pepper_potts | posted: 01 Dec 2014 05:08)
Gifts and Favors
November 23 2014: Jericho needs some financials analyzed… K'nert overhears and takes him somewhere that can happen.
(log: 20141123-gifts-and-favors | tags: aspect k'nert pepper_potts | posted: 25 Nov 2014 11:39)
Pity Party Stark Style
November 12, 2014: Pepper finds Tony after he returns to Stark Tower from his 'meeting' with LMD Howard Stark.
(log: 20141112-pity-party-stark-style | tags: iron_man jarvis lucky pepper_potts | posted: 13 Nov 2014 08:48)
Finding LMDStark
November 10, 2014: Several SHIELD people and several Stark people converge on an old warehouse to investigate some strange readings. They find something completely different.
(log: 20141110-finding-lmdstark | tags: captain_america falcon hawkeye hawkeye_ii howard_stark jarvis lucky partisan pepper_potts shield simmons superman wolverine | posted: 11 Nov 2014 08:20)
All Up To Get Lucky
Nov 09, 2014: How do you get someone out of a Cuban prison? It takes a village — or two robots and a CEO.
(log: 20141109-up-to-get-lucky | tags: crickt lucky metal pepper_potts | posted: 12 Nov 2014 08:25)
Chain Cutters Union's New CFO
October 29, 2014: Partisan asks Pepper to meet with her, then asks her to help with the financial accounting of her and Jericho Trent's little grass roots organization known as Chain Cutters Union. Pepper accepts despite her already heavy workload with Stark Industries.
(log: 20141029-chain-cutters-union-new-cfo | tags: partisan pepper_potts | posted: 01 Dec 2014 04:53)
Pepper Owns Property
October 27, 2014: After rescuing Tony from his workshop, Pepper talks with her boss about the possibility of setting up a workshop for the inventor outside of Stark Tower. Pepper reveals to him the defunct coal mine that Partisan insisted on selling to her several months before.
(log: 20141027-pepper-owns-property | tags: iron_man jarvis-npc pepper_potts | posted: 01 Dec 2014 04:38)
Tour of the Tower
October 24, 2014: One Friday each month, Stark Tower hosts tours for the public. This Friday's tour is a little different.
(log: 20141024-tour-of-the-tower | tags: iron_man jarvis-npc lucky oracle pepper_potts rowan | posted: 01 Dec 2014 04:23)
I Think I'm A Clone Now
October 20th, 2014: A lunchtime meeting in New York and there are more Peppers and Jasons than you can poke a stick at.
(log: 20141020-i-think-im-a-clone-now | tags: corvinus fenris lucky nyc oracle pepper_potts | posted: 21 Oct 2014 06:34)
Babs Peppers The Pot
October 16, 2014: Fenris organises for Babs to meet Pepper Pots on neutral grounds to discuss how they can work together to help Jim Reha
(log: 20141016-babs-peppers-the-pot | tags: fenris lucky oracle pepper_potts | posted: 17 Oct 2014 10:08)
Something Wicked
October 13 2014: Fenris checks in on Pepper and Rune
(log: 20141013-something-wicked | tags: fenris pepper_potts rune | posted: 01 Nov 2014 02:35)
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