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| Piper Halliwell | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born |
August 7th, 1973 |
| Died |
2027 Halliwell Manor |
| Alias |
Jenny Bennett |
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| Physical description | |
| Species | |
| Gender |
Female |
| Hair color |
Brown |
| Eye color |
Brown |
| Skin color |
White |
| Family information | |
| Children | |
| Siblings |
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| Parents | |
| Magical characteristics | |
| Basic powers | |
| Active powers | |
| Passive powers | |
| Affiliation | |
| Home |
Halliwell Manor (formerly) |
| Occupation | |
| Relationship |
Married to Leo Wyatt |
| Character information | |
| First appearance |
Something Wicca This Way Goes? |
| Last appearance | |
| Portrayed by |
Holly Marie Combs |
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Piper Halliwell was the second daughter of Patty Halliwell and Victor Bennett. She is the younger sister of Prue Halliwell and the older sister of Phoebe Halliwell and Paige Matthews. Piper is also the wife of Leo Wyatt and mother of their three children, Wyatt, Chris and Melinda.
Together with her sisters, Piper formed the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches in history. While originally the middle sister, Piper became the oldest upon her sister Prue's death and the discovery of her half-sister Paige. She was arguably the most powerful Charmed One and one of the most powerful witches ever.
Piper died in 2027 when she was fatally stabbed by a warlock while trying to save the life of her daughter and her boyfriend.
History[]
Early Life[]
Piper was born August 7, 1973 by Patty Halliwell and Victor Bennett. Her mother died when Piper was a child. Her father Victor initially remained part of the life of his daughters, but he left his family permanently after a demonic attack on Piper's fifth birthday, so Piper and her sisters were raised by their grandmother, and as they quarreled a lot, Penny erased all their magic-related memories, and blocked their powers. Piper was not as popular as her sisters in high school, and after graduation, she studied at home; this and her kind and thoughtful nature made her very close to her grandmother. Eventually, she graduated and became a bank accountant even though she wanted to be a chef.
Charmed Life[]
When Phoebe returned from New York she cast a spell that unlocked their powers. Initially Piper didn't believe she was a witch, but soon she had to surrender to the evidence, and she was confused and scared. Some time later she decided to open a nightclub seeing it as a safer investment than a restaurant, despite her dream of having one. In the end, thanks to the financial help of her sisters, she opened the P3 which for years would have been the source of income for the family.
Some time later the sisters were assigned Leo Wyatt as Whitelighter, and soon he and Piper fell in love. Their relationship was very tormented, because the Whitelighters are forbidden to have relations with their offices. This brought the two to various breaks, until the Elders gave them the consent to marry, seeing that their relationship did not prevent them from working together effectively.
Piper pregnant with her first child.
During their third year as witches, Prue was killed by the demon Shax, and her loss had a devastating effect on Piper. Things got even worse when, immediately after the death of Prue, Piper and Phoebe discovered the existence of their half-sister Paige. Piper had difficulty accepting her in the family, and this combined with anger over Prue's death turned her into a Fury. In the end, however, she returned to normal thanks to Paige's help.
Piper suffered another shock when Phoebe became the Queen of the Underworld, to stand beside her husband Cole who had become the Source. Piper prepared to eliminate her preferring to see her dead rather than evil, but in the end Paige was able to convince her that Phoebe could still be saved.Realizing that killing Cole could bring Phoebe back, Piper, Paige and Leo went to their attic and faced Cole. Just as Cole was about to kill her sisters, Phoebe joined them and eliminated Cole despite loving him.
After many unsuccessful attempts, Piper became pregnant, but her was a very difficult pregnancy: in addition to the normal problems of a pregnant woman, Piper had to manage the growing powers of the baby. Initially Piper stopped fighting during pregnancy; she then used the child's powers that made her invincible, but an illness forced her to retire again. Eventually to the surprise of the whole family, Piper gave birth to a boy.
Shortly thereafter Piper and Leo had to separate again, when the second became an Elder. Despite this, Piper allowed him to continue seeing Wyatt, and while they were prisoners in limbo the two conceived their second son Chris, of whom an adult version had come from the future, pretending to be Piper's new Whitelighter, to prevent Wyatt from becoming evil.
The second birth was very difficult and the adult version of Chris was killed by Gideon. Leo killed the latter but taking advantage of his mood, the Avatars deceived him and made him one of them. Initially Piper was horrified, but she and her sisters eventually let themselves be cheated, and helped the Avatars to create Utopia, a world free from the battle between good and evil, in which, however, free will had disappeared. Thanks to the sacrifice of Leo Piper and her sisters, they came to life and forced the Avatars to return everything to normal and Leo came back to life, also returning to being an elder.
The other elders then decreed that Leo had to decide once and for all between them and his family, so they erased his memory and subjected him to a test, the outcome of which would determine his destiny. Piper meanwhile ended up in a coma because of a demon attack, and found herself stuck in the Cosmic Void, where she unexpectedly runs into Cole who helps her out. Waking up from a coma Piper called Leo, who regained his memory, and renounced being an elder to rejoin his wife and children.
Some time later the sisters had to face Zankou a powerful and extremely intelligent demon, who managed to weaken their bond, absorb the powers of Piper and Phoebe, and steal the Book of Shadows. To defeat him, the sisters were forced to make him absorb the Nexus, and to banish him with a spell by eliminating Zankou in the process. After these events, the sisters decided to give up the magic and live the normal life that Piper had always wanted, and they would use the magic to give themselves and Leo another aspect, pretending their death.
Some time later the sisters met a young witch named Billie Jenkins, and decided to have her transferred to their home and trained. Over time Billie got very close to the sisters who eventually decided to take back their old identities.
Some time later Billie managed to find her sister Christy who had been kidnapped by the Triad as a child, and held captive in the Underworld ever since. Billie, as well as Piper and her sisters did everything possible to try to re-educate her, but unfortunately, Christy had been led to believe that the Charmed Ones were evil and that it was her duty to eliminate them, and after the death of their parents, she also managed to persuade her sister of it.
Christy and Billie decided to summon The Hollow and absorb Wyatt's powers, but Nomed a demon who wanted to overthrow the Triad to make room for a new generation of demons informed, the Halliwells of their plan. Eventually, both sets of sisters summoned a part of The Hollow and the ensuing battle destroyed the manor and cost Christy, Phoebe and Paige lifes.
Both Piper and Billie traveled back in time to prevent these events from happening but eventually Billie discovered Christy's true nature, and returned to the Halliwells side, and when Christy came to attack Billie the latter was forced to defend herself, killing Christy .
The Closing Chapter[]
Six months after the Ultimate Battle, Piper still had nightmares about what happened and had grown to resent Billie for what she had done. She was shocked to find Billie at her door during brunch and angrily confronted her. Meanwhile Billie, who had come to warn them about Christy's return, was overwhelmed by Piper's anger and hatred and ran off in tears. However, Leo later convinced his wife to hear Billie out.
Piper got another unpleasant surprise when Odin appeared, asking the Charmed Ones to reclaim Magic School. Piper refused to listen to him, though she was later convinced to help by Paige and Noah, a young Elder and a friend of Leo. When Phoebe returned with Billie, Piper was willing to listen to her and realized her anger was clouding her judgment about Billie.
Piper and her sisters managed to defeat the demons in Magic School while Billie confronted Christy. However, Christy possessed Billie and attacked the Charmed Ones, though Billie was eventually able to take back control and vanquished her sister once more by stripping her powers. Billie then revealed the Book of Shadows had showed her the potion. Piper decided to let Billie back into her life and forgive her.
That night, she went up to the attic and summoned her sister Prue for the first time since she died, confirming her beliefs that Prue had assisted Billie earlier.
Chosen[]
A manifestation of Piper appeared before Billie during her Vision Quest.
When the wizard Ambrose released a deadly virus for all magical beings except wizards, Piper and her sisters took refuge in the Magic School, and Piper took care of the children and Phoebe who was about to have her second daughter.
At an undetermined time, Piper and her sisters had an argument with Billie. This time they didn't fix things and stopped talking to each other.
The Once and Future Evil[]
In 2018, the future versions of Melinda and Prue appeared to warn the sisters Wyatt would turn evil. She was heartbroken and felt she had failed her son. Melinda then talked to her and revealed what exactly happened in the future and Piper found out she would die when trying to stop the Elders and Wyatt from fighting. She then decided she needed to find a way to prevent her son from turning evil.
Piper summoned the Angel of Destiny, who revealed that Wyatt was too powerful and that his power would always corrupt him. She then revealed the way to prevent this from happening. Piper then collected Excalibur with the future version of Chris and went to save her son. Once arrived in the Underworld, Piper stabbed her son with the sword to drain his power. She then used to vanquish his future self, which also destroyed the sword, while Paige healed the teenage Wyatt.
The Angel of Destiny later revealed that Piper had restored a flaw in the Grand Design before she sent the future cousins home. The Elder Sandra later appeared and offered Wyatt a part of his powers back, so he would be the same as his cousins and siblings. Meanwhile, the sisters decided to keep Wyatt's evil future a secret from the rest of the cousins.
Death[]
In 2027, Melinda introduced Ryan to her family as her boyfriend. However, Piper already knew Ryan since he was an employee at Les Trois, and she was happy and supportive about their relationship. During the dinner, Melinda was attacked by a warlock named Anders, who later kidnapped Ryan to make a deal with her for her powers. After finding his location through the love connection between Melinda and Ryan, Piper, Chris and Melinda went to face the warlock.
However, after freeing Ryan, Piper was fatally stabbed in her back by Anders, who was then vanquished by her children. Chris quickly orbed her home to be healed by Wyatt, only to discover that it was too late. Piper was then buried by her mourning family and her restaurant was placed in the care of Melinda and Ryan.
Legacy[]
When Barbas unveiled Wyatt's secret, Chris told him he could no longer trust him, and he summoned Piper for comfort. Some time after, Piper appeared in a troubling dream of Phoebe concerning her time as Queen of the Underworld and losing her unborn son.
When Wyatt started dating Dylan he was tense not knowing how to tell Leo, so Piper decided to inform her husband. After telling the other relatives, Wyatt decided to do the same with his father and went to visit him. There he also found the spirit of Piper, who told him that he had told Leo everything, and that both approved. When Wyatt left, Piper asked Leo if he could really accept that their son loved another man, he told her he would find a way. Satisfied, she returned to the afterlife.
The Wedding[]
Piper appeared before Melinda the morning before her wedding, telling her that she was always there in spirit. When Melinda noted that something was wrong, Piper told her to trust her family. At this point, Melinda informed her mom that she was planning to take a binding potion after the wedding so she would stop being a witch. Piper gave Melinda her blessing before leaving.
After Prue was tragically killed by the Morrigan in battle, she woke up in he ghostly plane and was greeted by Piper. She explained that she had been sent to make the transition easier for Prue and to offer her a choice. She explained that Prue could either join her in the afterlife or accept Chandra's offer to become a Cupid, though it meant she would never be allowed to see her family again. Feeling that she could still do good in the world, Prue accepted the ring and Piper returned to the afterlife without her, telling her that she would be missed greatly.
Powers and Abilities[]
Piper 'freezing' bullets.
Piper 'blowing up' a wall.
Basic Powers
- Spell Casting: The ability to cast spells and perform rituals.
- Potion Making: The ability to brew magical potions.
- Scrying: The ability to locate beings or objects with a crystal and a map.
Active Powers
- Molecular Immobilization: The ability to slow down molecules to the point where the object or being in question stops moving, making it seem as if time is frozen. Piper had great control over her power and could 'freeze' with extreme precision, such as only freezing innocents or freezing certain body parts.
- Molecular Combustion: The ability to speed up molecules to the point where they combust, thus causing the object or being in question to explode. With some experience, Piper mastered her power and could vanquish powerful demons, deviate attacks and use controlled explosions to create fire.
Passive Powers
- High Resistance: The ability to be highly resistant to physical and magical harm.
Notes and Trivia[]
- Both she and Igraine were the mothers of the destined wielder of Excalibur.
- Piper was supposed to appear in the third story arc of the Chosen series, but ultimately that story arc was eliminated to focus more on the Legacy series.
- Piper is the first Warren witch to be killed by a warlock.
- It was originally believed that Piper was also the first member of the Warren line to have had a son. Actually the first is Phoebe, as Julian was born a day before Wyatt.
- Piper is however the only member of the Warren line to have generated more male than female offspring.
- Piper appeared before Melinda on her wedding day similar to how Patty appeared before her on her own.
- Piper is currently the only Charmed One who does not have a child who has undergone a permanent magical transformation.
- Piper is one of three Warren witches to have had a love story with her Whitelighter. The other two of her are her niece Prue and her mother Patty. All three died a violent death at the hands of an evil being.
- Her daughter Melinda resembles Piper in many ways: they have the same powers, a similar appearance, and both have longed for a normal life. Plus, if you don't count the marriage that Prue was forced to contract with warlock Zile, they were also the first members of their respective generations to marry.
- It is mentioned in a few Legacy stories that Piper was the one who gave her children nieces en nephews lessons in potion making.
- Although Christy was wrong in calling the Charmed Ones evil, some of the criticisms she leveled against them were not without foundation: in some cases, Piper and her sisters actually displayed selfish behavior and even abused magic, things that in some cases have led to the deaths of innocents.
- Piper's past life was P. Baxter, so technically Piper was her own great-grandmother.
Appearances[]
- Charmed
- The Closing Chapter
- Chosen Chapter 8: The Trial of Billie Jenkins (Vision quest only)
- The Once and Future Evil
- Four Witches and a Funeral
- Legacy 103: The Source of All Fear
- Legacy 104: Halliwell Family Values (Dreams and memories only)
- Legacy 111: Penny Dreadful
- Legacy 120: A Perfect Day