Candyman

Backstory
Tragically, the man known once Vic Vandals is no more, consumed by the Candyman. The effects the virus had on his body reduced Vic to a shivering mess within the first week after his contraction of the disease, surrounded by a bright, colorful world that he knew to be mere hallucinations. As sleep deprivation and hunger wracked his mind, however, it became more and more difficult to remind himself that it wasn't real, and within approximately two months, his body and mind were mere shells, candy-coatings that barely contained the Candyman.

Vic created the Candyman in a sort of dissociative fugue, an identity that could cope with the madness surrounding him and even thrive in a Wonderland that constantly assailed his senses. Whereas Vic was frightened and hesitant, the Candyman was confident and flexible. Vic ran from the terrors that the Candyman greeted like old friends, and the rapidly destabilizing world around Vic quickly became a paradise for Candyman.

Thus, it was only a matter of time before Vic was completely subverted, eaten from the inside out by the Candyman.

Powers
Destabilization: Surrounding Candyman is an invisible "bubble" with a radius of around 1 meter. Anyone in this bubble experiences intense hallucinations and delirium, with Candyman suffering the most intense effects. Anyone who sees Candyman face-to-face or hears his voice without any "buffer" sees or hears the illusion of a suave, if garish man. If the observer sees a photograph or hears a recording, however, he or she sees the real Candyman, sometimes called the "Cavity:" a zombie-like creature with a permanent smile plastered to its face.

Defunct Phsyiology: Due to the virus' partial success in infecting Victor, Candyman now has no biological need for sleep, food, or water. His body is almost literally dead, with only a few functions being carried out to any measurable capacity. As such, it is remarkably difficult to hurt Candyman, though it's incredibly easy to wound him, even to the point of incapacitation. Nevertheless, he presses on in the face of these injuries, insisting that he's fine or that his leg has only fallen asleep, even if it's clearly been dismembered.

Personality
Candyman is almost alwasy joyous and cheerful, considering he lives in a world of candy and sugar all the time. He frowns on violence, preferring instead to "talk it out" with anyone with whom he has issues, though this rarely works, as the rapid mental stability of anyone who remains in his presence for extended periods of time makes diplomacy all but impossible. Even so, he is more inclined to run from problems rather than fight.

At times, Candyman will try to catch a better look at something in the distance, a withered flower or a rotten tree, say. The closer he moves to the object, however, the less and less he sees reality. At times, this depresses Candyman, but then he remembers he never gets depressed and simply moves on.