Ti Malice (Wild Cards)
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This character is named after the Vodou Loa
, Ti Malice
.
Ti Malice is a character from the Wild Cards
anthology series. He first appeared in the fourth book of the series, Aces Abroad
, in the short story "Beasts of Burden" by John J. Miller
.
The being known only as Ti Malice is a Haiti
an Joker (one who is deformed by the Wild Card virus) who acts as a parasite on other people. He is a fetus
-sized joker with shriveled, useless limbs, and a poorly-developed digestive system; he gets both nutrition and mobility by attaching himself to the neck of another person, connecting himself to their nervous system, and injecting an incredibly addictive substance which he refers to as "the kiss". While connected with his mounts Ti Malice is able to control them fully, in fact he becomes the bodies dominant personality, with the mounts personality existing in a hazy dream like state. When disconnected from Ti Malice the mounts feel great anxiety and their longing for his "kiss" is enough to keep them in line.
Ti Malice views his "mounts" as expendable toys for his own amusement, reveling in all forms of vicarious sensations, from pleasure to pain. He uses a beautiful mount called Ezili-Je-Rouge, who poses as a prostitute, to lure new victims into his presence. In this way he was able to acquire wealthy American Ace Hiram Worchester
as a mount; Worchester then shipped Ti Malice to New York City, where Malice was able to find even more depravity to enjoy. One of those he used in this way was the Ace Water Lily.
When Ti Malice took Blaise Andrieux
as a mount, the boy's grandfather Dr. Tachyon
hired Ace investigator Jay Ackroyd
to find him. Ackroyd, discovering the location of Ti Malice, teleported the joker into a scene from his worst nightmare, effectively ending his threat forever. Many years later the ace Billy Ray was traveling through a pocket dimension and encountered Ti Malice, killing him.
Loa
The Loa are the spirits of the voodoo religion practiced in Louisiana, Haiti, Benin, and other parts of the world. They are also referred to as Mystères and the Invisibles, in which are intermediaries between Bondye —the Creator, who is distant from the world—and humanity...
, Ti Malice
Ti Malice
In Vodou folklore, Ti Malice was a trickster-loa, archnemesis of Uncle Bouki or Tonton Bouqui. Ti-Malice was said to be exceptionally lazy unlike Uncle Bouki....
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Ti Malice is a character from the Wild Cards
Wild Cards
Wild Cards is a science fiction and superhero anthology series set in a shared universe. The series was created by a group of New Mexico science fiction authors, but it is mostly pulled together and edited by best-selling author George R. R. Martin with assistance by Melinda Snodgrass, also a...
anthology series. He first appeared in the fourth book of the series, Aces Abroad
Aces Abroad
Aces Abroad is the fourth volume in the Wild Cards shared universe fiction series, edited by George R. R. Martin. It was published in 1988 and dealt with a world tour, sponsored by the United Nations and the World Health Organization, featuring many of the main characters from the previous novels...
, in the short story "Beasts of Burden" by John J. Miller
John J. Miller (author)
John Joseph Miller is a science fiction author known for his work in the Wild Cards shared universe. He has published four novels, as well as a handful of short stories. He also wrote GURPS Wild Cards, a supplement for the GURPS role-playing system published in 1989...
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The being known only as Ti Malice is a Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an Joker (one who is deformed by the Wild Card virus) who acts as a parasite on other people. He is a fetus
Fetus
A fetus is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate after the embryonic stage and before birth.In humans, the fetal stage of prenatal development starts at the beginning of the 11th week in gestational age, which is the 9th week after fertilization.-Etymology and spelling variations:The...
-sized joker with shriveled, useless limbs, and a poorly-developed digestive system; he gets both nutrition and mobility by attaching himself to the neck of another person, connecting himself to their nervous system, and injecting an incredibly addictive substance which he refers to as "the kiss". While connected with his mounts Ti Malice is able to control them fully, in fact he becomes the bodies dominant personality, with the mounts personality existing in a hazy dream like state. When disconnected from Ti Malice the mounts feel great anxiety and their longing for his "kiss" is enough to keep them in line.
Ti Malice views his "mounts" as expendable toys for his own amusement, reveling in all forms of vicarious sensations, from pleasure to pain. He uses a beautiful mount called Ezili-Je-Rouge, who poses as a prostitute, to lure new victims into his presence. In this way he was able to acquire wealthy American Ace Hiram Worchester
Hiram Worchester
Hiram Worchester is a fictional character from the Wild Cards book series, who was created by George R. R. Martin. His first appearance was a brief cameo in "Wild Card Chic," a short in-story document in the first book of the series, Wild Cards. Hiram is an ace, one of the forunate few gifted with...
as a mount; Worchester then shipped Ti Malice to New York City, where Malice was able to find even more depravity to enjoy. One of those he used in this way was the Ace Water Lily.
When Ti Malice took Blaise Andrieux
Blaise Jeannot Andrieux
Blaise Andrieux is a character from the Wild Cards series of books. Blaise is Dr. Tachyon's grandson. Blaise's mother was Gisele Bacourt, who was Tachyon's illegitimate daughter. He was raised by a terrorist group who taught him to use his mind powers to kill...
as a mount, the boy's grandfather Dr. Tachyon
Dr. Tachyon
Dr. Tachyon is a character from the Wild Cards series of books. He was created for the books by Melinda M. Snodgrass. Tachyon is a geneticist from the planet Takis, whose people naturally developed various telepathic powers...
hired Ace investigator Jay Ackroyd
Popinjay (Wild Cards)
Jay "Popinjay" Ackroyd is a character from the Wild Cards series of books.-Powers:As an Ace , Jay can teleport people and things anywhere he can clearly visualize Jay "Popinjay" Ackroyd is a character from the Wild Cards series of books.-Powers:As an Ace (a Wild Card victim with powers, but...
to find him. Ackroyd, discovering the location of Ti Malice, teleported the joker into a scene from his worst nightmare, effectively ending his threat forever. Many years later the ace Billy Ray was traveling through a pocket dimension and encountered Ti Malice, killing him.