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Walk through Edgar Hemingway's life from poverty to becoming the Pancake Paladin, blessed with the power to create pancakes with a clap. Explore his battles with alcoholism, his philanthropic mission to fight world hunger, and how his fatal flaw hinders his powers.
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Will Corry & Sean Murphy International Man of Pancakes
Early Life • Born Edgar Hemingway • Born into poverty • Hungry all the time (one meal a day) • Parents fought • Dad alcoholic • Got a job at fifteen to bring in money for his family • Became alcoholic after father • Struggles with himself
How did he get his ability? • Working at IHOP during thunderstorm • Building struck by lightning • Electric current flows through oven, spatula, into him • Wakes up in ER, claps, PANCAKE appears between his hands
His Powers • Claps, makes pancake between hands • If too many pancakes, quality drops • If drunk, pancakes floppy and gross • Tries to use powers for good, but held back by alcoholism • Prevents making pancakes by wearing gloves • Leaves succesful business to fight world hunger
Fatal Flaw • Like his dad, he becomes an alcoholic • Struggles between alcoholism and his powers • Alcoholism interferes with his powers by making the pancakes tired, and reducing his capacity for making them