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| Coop | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born |
Centuries ago |
| Physical description | |
| Species | |
| Gender |
Male |
| Hair color |
Black |
| Eye color |
Brown |
| Skin color |
Olive |
| Family information | |
| Children | |
| Magical characteristics | |
| Magic items |
Cupid Ring (formerly) |
| Affiliation | |
| Home |
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| Occupation |
Bringing destined lovers together (formerly) |
| Relationship |
Married to Phoebe Halliwell |
| Loyalty |
Good |
| Character information | |
| First appearance |
Engaged and Confused |
| Last appearance | |
| Portrayed by |
Victor Webster |
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- "I don’t want to keep dividing my time between the Cupids and my family. Seeing Claudio made me realize that I’m no longer the best man for the job. I made my share of mistakes, so I think it’s time for a new Cupid to take over."
- —Coop to Chandra.
Coop was a Cupid, an angelic being that brings destined lovers together. One of his charges was Phoebe Halliwell, whom he fell in love with. While they originally believed that their love was forbidden, it was eventually revealed that Coop had been sent to Phoebe to so they could fall in love. Coop and Phoebe eventually got married and had three daughters, Prue, Penny and Payton Halliwell, the first Cupid-Witch hybrids in existence.
After an encounter with his old mentor Claudio, Coop decided to give up his Cupid Ring and become mortal, so he could grow old with his wife.
History[]
Early Life[]
Coop has been a Cupid for an unknown period of time, having been chosen by a Cupid Ring as intended owner. At the beginning of his career he had another Cupid Claudio as mentor who became a close friend of his.
Unfortunately in the 14th century, Claudio fell in love with one of his offices, a young Italian woman named Siena and manipulated her lover Lorenzo to renounce her. Coop and Chandra sensed what had happened, and sensed Claudio's motives. The latter was ready to give up his ring and become a mortal, to conquer Sienna, but Chandra decided instead to take away his emotions.
Unfortunately Coop could not stay to watch his friend suffer and tried to stop Chandra; this corrupted the process and Claudio was turned into a Demon of Hate. Claudio tried to use his new powers to kill Chandra, and Coop managed to stop him but not stop him from running away.
Meeting Phoebe[]
Coop first met Phoebe in 2006 posing as a new neighbor. Phoebe didn't trust him and suspected he was a Demon, but Coop explained to her that he was a Cupid who had been commissioned by the Elders to return her faith in love, since she had already lost it. Phoebe offended her initially, and felt she didn't need his help but Coop knew she was just afraid to love again and eventually convinced her to accept her assistance, reminding her of her desire to have children. Coop made her remember her past loves: so that she remembered all the happiness that love brings. In time the two fell in love with each other, but Coop continued to propose to Phoebe other men whom she refused all, because she was falling in love with him.
Coop acted like this because the Cupids are forbidden to attend their accusations, and in the end he and Phoebe decided to hide their feelings to avoid all the difficulties they had to overcome Piper and Leo. Besides that Phoebe didn't want to hurt herself by putting herself in yet another unfortunate relationship, which hurt the man.Soon after, Phoebe and Paige were both killed in an explosion, and Coop gave Piper his ring so that she could go back in time and save them.
Having Children and Getting Married[]
Finally Coop asked Phoebe to marry him and she accepted, and to their great happiness they discovered that their love was not forbidden; the Elders in fact for the two of them would have made an exception. After he got married Coop told Chandra that he would no longer live in the Temple; the latter was disappointed but accepted his decision.When Billie came to warn the sisters of Christy's return, Piper chased her away. When he learned that Phoebe had run after her, he was happy because he had felt her pain.
Upon learning that Phoebe had regained her empathy and used it to help the young Jenkins went to check on herself, as using it that way could be tough. While they were kissing, Phoebe had an astral premonition, which revealed to her that soon the two of them would have a daughter, news that filled them both with joy, even though Coop had to leave to look after a charge.
A week later the two announced Phoebe's pregnancy to the family.
Chosen[]
When the Brotherhood trapped San Francisco in a dome, Coop was out of town, separated from his wife and daughter, and took refuge with Leo and Paige at the Magic School.
A manifestation of Coop appeared before Billie during her vision quest.
Later Life[]
In "Four Witches and a Funeral", Coop used the true love connection between Melinda and Ryan to sense his location after he was kidnapped.
In "Legacy", Coop supported Phoebe in her decision to promote her latest book on a nation-wide tour and decided to go with her. When the Spirit of Rage Darius infected the family with Rage, Coop and Leo realized something was wrong and tried to stop the fighting. He later mediated between Phoebe and their daughters to help them accept Phoebe's decision and helped Phoebe accept that her daughters were old enough to take of themselves. Coop and Phoebe later left for New York to start the tour.
After Phoebe discovered the son she had with Cole had survived, Coop kept supporting and loving her unconditionally.However much as he tried to support his wife, he was struggling to accept it. When Phoebe's tour took them to Miami, two of their daughters Prue and Penny visited them.
Shortly thereafter Julian also forced to ask Phoebe for help after being hunted down for days, from the Wraith sent to him by his grandmother. The boy fainted from the strain immediately after his arrival and Phobe asked her husband to take him to their hotel, and although hesitant he consented.
When Julian woke up Coop, he tried to make him understand that Phoebe felt guilty about everything that had happened to him, and admitted that it was not easy for him to deal with the demon-witch , but that he struggled because he was important for Phoebe.
Julian told him about the Wraith and tried to leave thinking he was not safe, but fainted again and Coop put him to bed. Shortly thereafter Phoebe was attacked by the Wratih, but Coop saved her and took her to the hotel.
Shortly thereafter he admitted to his wife that he was not sure he could accept Julian, either because it was the memory of the darker chapter in Phoebe's life, or because he was not sure he was trustworthy.
Julian wanted to leave, and when they arrived soon after Prue and Penny were anything but happy to see their half-brother. To calm her children Phoebe used her empathy, but the effort made her collapse on the floor, and Coop helped her. However, Julian, Prue and Penny left. Coop took care of his wife, and told her that if it was important to her he would try to accept Julian. The latter seemed to begin to tie up with Penny and returned to the hotel with her.
When it was decided to face Elizabeth, Phobe did not want Coop to come with them and he waited in the hotel tormented by worry. Shortly thereafter, he was joined by Noah. Coop, spoke to him and told him that he considered him a good man.
Shortly after the Whitelighter had left, Julian and Coop's family returned. Julian returned home shortly thereafter, and Coop assured his wife that he had done well not to try to restrain him, and that he would return if and when he was ready to do so.
Some time later Penny decided to leave college and reopen the P3. Coop and Phoebe could not go to the opening, and they sent their daughter a necklace, with a note saying that they were proud of her and with which they reminded her that the P3 was a symbol of the bond between Penny and her family .
Becoming Mortal[]
While they were in New York for Phoebe's last interview, Phoebe received an offer to conduct a talk show there. Coop thought it was a great opportunity for his wife, but said that the decision was up to her alone and that he would support whatever choice she made. As Phoebe hugged him, she had a premonition in which Claudio was killing him.
Coop saw that his wife was frightened, and sensed that she had had a premonition. Upon learning of Claudio's return and the fact that Prue was involved, Coop rushed to warn his daughter, although his wife did not accompany him due to Julian's sudden arrival. Upon reaching his daughter, Coop told her that he already knew who they were dealing with, but that he would explain it to her elsewhere because it concerned secrets about Cupids that not everyone could know, and after Noah told her that he would look after the innocent that she had. as soon saved, Prue agreed to go with him to the Temple of Love.
After telling her the story of the Cupids and Claudio, Coop introduced her to Chandra and Connor, and after a quick recap of the situation Chandra revealed that due to her confrontation with Prue, Claudio would be able to sense the magic of the Cupids and locate them. Although he wasn't sure he could fight his old friend Coop, he was determined to face his mistakes.
Coop and his daughter went to look for Connor being the one most in danger given his inexperience. Thanks to the fact that Prue had perceived Claudio's feelings they found him again, but Coop wanted to try to reason and this turned out to be a bad idea. Claudio became infuriated upon seeing Prue with Coop and realizing that his ex-friend was allowed to marry and have children while he was denied, and he raged even more on Connor by ignoring Coop's pleas.
Father and daughter managed to save the other cupid, but Claudio easily knocked them out and stole Coop's ring and kidnapped him determined to kill all the cupids in front of him and eliminate him last for the sheer fun of him suffer as much as possible.
Claudio then captured another Cupid Cecelia, and killed her when she refused to give him the location of the other Cupids. Luckily Prue was able to reach them using the Connor ring, and using the power of the artifact she was able to temporarily expel Claudio's hatred even if the change was only temporary. Claudio apologized for his actions and agreed to be banished back into the crystal to pay for his crimes. Coop continued to feel responsible for what had happened and seeing Claudio made him understand that he was no longer fit to be a cupid, so after talking to Phoebe about it he decided to give up his ring and become a mortal so that he could grow old with his wife and not have to see his daughters die.
Losing Prue[]
Sometime later Coop and Phoebe returned to town to attend Melinda and Ryan's wedding, and when the talk came up Coop persuaded his wife to tell their daughters about Debra's offer. Though the girls hated the idea of their parents moving to New York, they spurred Phoebe to pursue her dream. Coop suggested that Peyton move in with them, but she wasn't sure she wanted to.
Shortly thereafter Morrigan used her powers to seduce Coop and his brothers-in-law, turning them into her slaves and when Grace broke into the church, and was then challenged to a duel by Laura, the man prevented his wife from coming to her rescue as Paige did. Eventually Phoebe knocked him out and Noah took him to the manor to keep him safe.
In the fight with Morrigan, Prue lost her life, but the demonic enchantress also died, killed by Julian and Wyatt and with her death, Coop regained free will and in the following days tried to give strength to his wife.
Powers and Abilities[]
Former Cupid Powers[]
Active Powers
- Beaming: The ability to teleport through a pink light originating from the heart.
- Empathy: The ability to sense the emotions of other beings. Coop used his empathy to unblock Phoebe's heart, allowing her to trust in love again.
- Sensing: The ability to determine the location and status of other beings by concentrating on them.
Passive Powers
- Immortality: The ability to possess a possibly infinite lifespan and an arrested aging process.
Cupid Ring
- Temporal Stasis: The ability to stop or slow the flow of time. Cupids can slow down time in a limited area.
- Suggestion: The ability to plant feelings, thoughts and ideas into the mind of another
- Time Travel: The ability to travel through time. Cupids can visit the past loves of their charges.
- Hologram Projection: The ability to project light-based images in various shapes and sizes based on imagination or memories.
- Body Insertion: The ability to physically transfer a person into another body.
Notes and Trivia[]
- In "Sins of the Father", Coop is revealed to have been alive since at least the early 14th century, making him the oldest member of the Halliwell family by centuries.
Appearances[]
- Charmed, season 8
- The Closing Chapter
- Chosen Chapter 8: The Trial of Billie Jenkins (vision quest only)
- The Once and Future Evil (Cameo)
- Four Witches and a Funeral
- Legacy 101: Endings and Beginnings
- Legacy 104: Halliwell Family Values
- Legacy 107: Soul Searching
- Legacy 118: Sins of the Father
- Legacy 120: A Perfect Day