Christy Jenkins
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Christy Jenkins is a fictional character from the television series Charmed
. The character was primarily portrayed by Marnette Patterson
in eight episodes in 2006, with the character as a whole appearing in ten episodes of the eighth season.
for 8 episodes of the show's eighth season (2005–2006). As a child she is portrayed by actresses Allie Orsatti in the episode "Kill Billie Vol. 1" (age 7) and Stephanie Patton in the episode "12 Angry Zen" (age 11). The audience first learns of the character Christy in the episode "Kill Billie Vol. 1", and discover that she was kidnapped from her home as a child by Scabber Demons at the age of seven. These demons hold her captive within The Underworld for fifteen years and intend to use her as the key to the "ultimate power" under the orders of The Triad, a trio of powerful upper-level demons who had originally sent the demon mercenary Belthazor/Cole Turner
(Julian McMahon
) undercover to defeat The Charmed Ones in season three (2000–2001). During the episode "12 Angry Zen", Christy's younger sister Billie Jenkins
(Kaley Cuoco
) uses her newly acquired power of projection
to time-travel and visit an eleven year old Christy. This allows Billie to discover that Christy is still alive and being held captive in The Underworld. By the end of the episode, Billie successfully locates her missing sister.
Once Christy is reunited with her sister Billie, she subsequently moves into Halliwell Manor
with Piper Halliwell
(Holly Marie Combs
). Billie, Piper and the remaining two Charmed Ones, Phoebe Halliwell
(Alyssa Milano
) and Paige Matthews
(Rose McGowan
), attempt to teach Christy how to fit into contemporary society and learn to control her firestarting powers
. Later in the show, it is revealed that Christy is working alongside The Triad, and her "rescue" was planned in order to place her in the position to access the "ultimate power", which is revealed to be Billie and her newfound power of projection. During her mission to turn Billie against the Halliwell sisters, Christy falters in her loyalties to The Triad when she reconnects with her mortal parents Carl (David Starzyk
) and Helen Jenkins (Barbara Niven). In an attempt to secure Christy's allegiance to their cause, The Triad have Christy's parents murdered by the Noxon demons (a duo of demons incapable of being vanquished
) in the episode "Generation Hex". After obtaining revenge for the death of her parents by vanquishing the immortal Noxon demon by having Billie amplify her firestarting power with the power of projection, Christy proceeds to fulfill The Traid's plan by convincing Billie that Piper, Phoebe, and Paige have become corrupt by their power and no longer use their abilities for the greater good but for their own selfish desires. She informs Billie that it is their destiny to stop the Charmed Ones from becoming a great force of evil. Once Billie is on her side, the Jenkins sisters convince the entire magical community that the Charmed Ones have abandoned their duties as their protectors in the episode "Gone with the Witches".
In the penultimate episode, "Kill Billie Vol. 2", it is revealed that the demon Dumain (Anthony Cistaro
), who posed as the childhood "imaginary friend" of Billie, persuaded The Triad to kidnap Christy years ago in order to train her as a weapon against the threat of The Charmed Ones. Dumain proposed that a major battle between the Jenkins sisters and Charmed Ones would kill both sets of sisters and allow the Triad to rule The Underworld unopposed. The Triad agreed to the plan and promised to make Dumain one of them should the plan succeed. Dumain convinces the Jenkins sisters to invoke the Hollow
and absorb the powers of Wyatt Halliwell
in order to obtain the power to kill the Charmed Ones. Simultaneously, the Charmed Ones use the same plan to use the Hollow to absorb the powers of an upper-level demon in order to kill the Jenkins sisters. When the sisters engage in battle, the onslaught of power causes the Manor to explode killing Christy as well as Phoebe and Paige and leaving only Billie and Piper as the survivors. In the series finale, "Forever Charmed" Christy is warned against confronting the Charmed Ones when her sister projects back into time just after the Hollow is invoked by both sets of sisters. Billie has learned that The Triad and Dumain are working together to use them to take out the Charmed Ones. Christy remains undeterred by this revelation and is determined to carry out their destiny, with or without Billie. With the help of Dumain, Christy steals Coop the Cupid's magical ring to time travel to the past and warn The Triad to convince past Christy and Billie to invoke the Hollow before the Charmed Ones. This plan is thwarted when Billie helps the Charmed Ones travel back in time to vanquish The Triad and the past and present versions of Dumain leaving Christy without any allies. Christy is enraged and, despite Billie's attempts to sway her to good, she launches a fireball at her sister which Billie deflects with telekinesis. Christy is hit by her own fireball and is vaporized.
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
. The character was primarily portrayed by Marnette Patterson
Marnette Patterson
Marnette Patterson is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her role as Christy Jenkins on Charmed.-Career:Patterson portrayed Nicole Farrell on the NBC series Something So Right....
in eight episodes in 2006, with the character as a whole appearing in ten episodes of the eighth season.
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Christy is the eldest of the Jenkins sisters and is portrayed by Marnette PattersonMarnette Patterson
Marnette Patterson is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her role as Christy Jenkins on Charmed.-Career:Patterson portrayed Nicole Farrell on the NBC series Something So Right....
for 8 episodes of the show's eighth season (2005–2006). As a child she is portrayed by actresses Allie Orsatti in the episode "Kill Billie Vol. 1" (age 7) and Stephanie Patton in the episode "12 Angry Zen" (age 11). The audience first learns of the character Christy in the episode "Kill Billie Vol. 1", and discover that she was kidnapped from her home as a child by Scabber Demons at the age of seven. These demons hold her captive within The Underworld for fifteen years and intend to use her as the key to the "ultimate power" under the orders of The Triad, a trio of powerful upper-level demons who had originally sent the demon mercenary Belthazor/Cole Turner
Cole Turner
Cole Turner is a fictional character on the WB television series Charmed, portrayed by series regular Julian McMahon between seasons three and five. McMahon returned for a guest appearance in the show's seventh season, for its 150th episode. Charmed is a series which focuses on three good witches,...
(Julian McMahon
Julian McMahon
Julian Dana William McMahon is an Australian actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his portrayals of Cole Turner in The WB hit series Charmed, womanizing plastic surgeon Christian Troy on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning TV show Nip/Tuck, and Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four and...
) undercover to defeat The Charmed Ones in season three (2000–2001). During the episode "12 Angry Zen", Christy's younger sister Billie Jenkins
Billie Jenkins
Billie Jenkins is a fictional character on The WB television series Charmed. She was played by actress Kaley Cuoco, and appeared in every episode of the series' eighth and final season....
(Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Christine Cuoco is an American film and television actress. She first came to attention for her role as Bridget Hennessy on the Emmy Award-winning sitcom 8 Simple Rules. She later starred as Billie Jenkins on the final season of the supernatural drama series Charmed...
) uses her newly acquired power of projection
Reality warping
Reality warping is a superpower in superhero fiction. It is the ability to reshape matter and energy, create or alter life forms, turn a person's thoughts or desires into reality, simulate any and all other powers and abilities, bend time and space, and possibly even rewrite the laws of physics.All...
to time-travel and visit an eleven year old Christy. This allows Billie to discover that Christy is still alive and being held captive in The Underworld. By the end of the episode, Billie successfully locates her missing sister.
Once Christy is reunited with her sister Billie, she subsequently moves into Halliwell Manor
Halliwell Manor
Halliwell Manor is a fictional house, an important setting for the WB television series Charmed. Members of the Halliwell family have owned the Manor property for four generations...
with Piper Halliwell
Piper Halliwell
Piper Halliwell is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. One of the featured leads, Piper is introduced in the series as a witch and, more specifically, a Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time. The character was portrayed by Holly Marie Combs throughout the...
(Holly Marie Combs
Holly Marie Combs
Holly Marie Combs is an American film and television actress and producer whose roles have included a portrayal in Charmed as Piper Halliwell and another in Picket Fences, where she received a Young Artist Award for her role, as Kimberly Brock...
). Billie, Piper and the remaining two Charmed Ones, Phoebe Halliwell
Phoebe Halliwell
Phoebe Halliwell is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. One of the featured leads, Phoebe is introduced in the series as a witch and, more specifically, a Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time. The character was portrayed by Lori Rom in the unaired pilot,...
(Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Jayne Milano is an American actress and former singer, known for her childhood role as Samantha Micelli in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and an eight-year stint as Phoebe Halliwell on the series Charmed. She was also a series regular on the original Melrose Place portraying the role of...
) and Paige Matthews
Paige Matthews
Paige Matthews is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. One of the featured leads, Paige is introduced at the start of season four as the fourth Halliwell sister and youngest Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time. The character was portrayed by Rose McGowan...
(Rose McGowan
Rose McGowan
Rose Arianna McGowan is an actress and singer. She is known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB Television Network supernatural drama series Charmed. She played Ann-Margret alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis Presley in the CBS mini-series Elvis...
), attempt to teach Christy how to fit into contemporary society and learn to control her firestarting powers
Pyrokinesis
Pyrokinesis, derived from the Greek words and , was the name coined by horror novelist Stephen King for the ability to create or to control fire with the mind that he gave to the protagonist Charlie McGee in Firestarter...
. Later in the show, it is revealed that Christy is working alongside The Triad, and her "rescue" was planned in order to place her in the position to access the "ultimate power", which is revealed to be Billie and her newfound power of projection. During her mission to turn Billie against the Halliwell sisters, Christy falters in her loyalties to The Triad when she reconnects with her mortal parents Carl (David Starzyk
David Starzyk
-Career:Starzyk has guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including Home Improvement, Felicity, Pacific Blue, NYPD Blue, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, Charmed, The Practice, Boston Legal, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Veronica Mars, Victorious and among other series...
) and Helen Jenkins (Barbara Niven). In an attempt to secure Christy's allegiance to their cause, The Triad have Christy's parents murdered by the Noxon demons (a duo of demons incapable of being vanquished
Immortal
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) in the episode "Generation Hex". After obtaining revenge for the death of her parents by vanquishing the immortal Noxon demon by having Billie amplify her firestarting power with the power of projection, Christy proceeds to fulfill The Traid's plan by convincing Billie that Piper, Phoebe, and Paige have become corrupt by their power and no longer use their abilities for the greater good but for their own selfish desires. She informs Billie that it is their destiny to stop the Charmed Ones from becoming a great force of evil. Once Billie is on her side, the Jenkins sisters convince the entire magical community that the Charmed Ones have abandoned their duties as their protectors in the episode "Gone with the Witches".
In the penultimate episode, "Kill Billie Vol. 2", it is revealed that the demon Dumain (Anthony Cistaro
Anthony Cistaro
Anthony Cistaro , is an American actor. At an early age he moved to San Francisco, California, where his father worked as a teacher and counselor, while his mother worked in the home, caring for the family. In later years she worked as a program assistant in academic departments. Anthony attended St...
), who posed as the childhood "imaginary friend" of Billie, persuaded The Triad to kidnap Christy years ago in order to train her as a weapon against the threat of The Charmed Ones. Dumain proposed that a major battle between the Jenkins sisters and Charmed Ones would kill both sets of sisters and allow the Triad to rule The Underworld unopposed. The Triad agreed to the plan and promised to make Dumain one of them should the plan succeed. Dumain convinces the Jenkins sisters to invoke the Hollow
Hollow (Charmed)
The Hollow is a fictional entity created by Brad Kern for the American television series, Charmed. It first appears in the fourth season of the supernatural drama and is used again in the last two episodes of the series in its eighth season...
and absorb the powers of Wyatt Halliwell
Wyatt Halliwell
Wyatt Matthew Halliwell is a fictional character on the WB television series Charmed. Charmed is a series which focuses on three good witches, the prophesied "Charmed Ones", sisters who battle the forces of evil. In present day scenes, infant Wyatt is portrayed by twins Jason and Kristopher...
in order to obtain the power to kill the Charmed Ones. Simultaneously, the Charmed Ones use the same plan to use the Hollow to absorb the powers of an upper-level demon in order to kill the Jenkins sisters. When the sisters engage in battle, the onslaught of power causes the Manor to explode killing Christy as well as Phoebe and Paige and leaving only Billie and Piper as the survivors. In the series finale, "Forever Charmed" Christy is warned against confronting the Charmed Ones when her sister projects back into time just after the Hollow is invoked by both sets of sisters. Billie has learned that The Triad and Dumain are working together to use them to take out the Charmed Ones. Christy remains undeterred by this revelation and is determined to carry out their destiny, with or without Billie. With the help of Dumain, Christy steals Coop the Cupid's magical ring to time travel to the past and warn The Triad to convince past Christy and Billie to invoke the Hollow before the Charmed Ones. This plan is thwarted when Billie helps the Charmed Ones travel back in time to vanquish The Triad and the past and present versions of Dumain leaving Christy without any allies. Christy is enraged and, despite Billie's attempts to sway her to good, she launches a fireball at her sister which Billie deflects with telekinesis. Christy is hit by her own fireball and is vaporized.
Magical powers
In Charmed it is revealed that magical witches can develop and master a variety of magical skills and powers which include; scrying, spell casting, and brewing potent potions. As a magical witch Christy can utilize scrying, a divination art form that allows one to locate a missing object or person. Christy can also cast spells, often written in iambic pentameter or as a rhyming couplet, to influence others or the world around her. She can also brew potions, most often used to vanquish foes or to achieve other magical feats similar to the effects of a spell. As a witch Christy has also developed a number of magical powers which include Telepathy and Firestarting.Telepathy
In the season eight episode, "The Last Temptation of Christy", we learn that Christy has a telepathic power that allows her to hear thoughts and project her own. Like The Source she can use it to communicate mentally between dimensions, as seen in various episodes of her season eight appearance. In the episode, "Engaged and Confused" the audience learns that Christy has used her telepathy to maintain constant contact with her demon masters, The Triad. Other instances of using her telepathy across dimensions include sensing incoming demonic attacks in the episode "Generation Hex", as well as eavesdropping on The Charmed Ones thoughts from Magic School in the episode "The Torn Identity". Through these displays of power, Christy's telepathy is one of the most advanced forms of telepathy shown on the show.Firestarting
As a firestarter witch Christy can mentally cause objects and beings to burst into flame. She is shown to have enough control to reduce a demon to ash while not harming the surrounding area, and burn a rope tying her hands behind her back while blind folded, and not burn herself. She was also able to free herself from a crystal cage by focusing her fire power, killing a nearby demon and throwing a former Triad member a considerable distance in the resulting blast. In later episodes of the season, she displayed the ability to generate fireballs by focusing her power midair and on one occasion to propel them without the aid of her telekinetic sister Billie as seen in the series finale, "Forever Charmed".See also
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