Elijah Price
Elijah Price is a male film character who features in Unbreakable.
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Biography
Elijah Price was a male human born in the modern age to Mrs. Price. He was born with a rare genetic disorder which was osteogenesis imperfecta type 1 that left his bones extremely brittle where merely being born was enough to break baby Elijah's limbs, as the attending physician quickly discovered. Young Elijah was relentlessly mocked throughout his childhood by the other children in the neighborhood, who often called him Mr. Glass for his frailty; for good measure, constant visits to the hospital ensured that he remained isolated throughout his childhood, forcing him to seek solace in his one major hobby - reading comic books. However, as deleted scenes reveal, he continued his attempts to try and fit in, often with disastrous consequences: at a visit to a fairground, he attempted to ride one of the rougher rides - only to end up breaking several bones after his improvised safety padding slipped out of the ride. Eventually, the bullying and potential for further injury became too much for Elijah who decided to never leave his home again. To help her son, his mother came upon a solution to keep him active which was being a large collection of comics as a present for him. She would regularly put one of them on a park bench outside the hose which would force Elijah to venture out to get it before it was taken by someone passing by the area. As a result, he came to experience a boost in his confidence and was encouraged to go outside. Despite that, he never had much of a social life and instead spent much of his time alone.
Whilst growing up, he came to think about the existence of superhuman beings. He came to draw upon his extensive knowledge of comic books and believed that superheroes had once been a part of the world's history. Elijah thought that people with real 'superpowers' had existed where they were regarded in history as mythical heroes. Since then, they came to be exaggerated far beyond reality by the modern entertainment industry. He even theorized that, if he represented the frailest a human being could be, perhaps there might be someone in the world who stood at the opposite end of the scale - someone who couldn't be injured like most humans. This was to form a lifelong obsession, beginning simply with him studying the newspapers for stories of people who'd survived catastrophic disasters without being harmed; however, this gradually grew to dangerous extremes. As an adult, Elijah's devotion to comic books gradually inspired him to start his own comic book art gallery, Limited Edition; though regarded as a perfectly respectable business by the general public, it was also to become Elijah's workshop - his office becoming a planning center for continued attempts to locate his superhuman antithesis. Here, he would make bombs, plan future acts of sabotage, and chart the patterns of survival in catastrophes throughout the world - some of them planned by him, some entirely accidental.
He caused a plane crash, a burning hotel and a train crash to find someone who is unlike him.
He met David Dunn; whom he had an unhealthy obsession with.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was secretly also known as Mr. Glass.
Elijah boasted about his love for comic books and wanted attention for being different and picked on.
According to him, the scariest thing for one to face in the world was not knowing their place in it. He had said not knowing the reason why a person was placed in the world was an awful feeling. In his case, he had questioned himself on many occasions as he wanted to prove he was not a mistake. He would later find his place by comparing himself to a villain in a comic book.
Powers and abilities
Elijah Price was born with Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta which was a rare genetic disorder that left his bones extremely brittle.
Though possessing a weak body, Elijah was shown to be a highly intelligent person and had a keen intellect. His genius allowed him to perform deduction, tactics, strategies, manipulation, and overall information retention in order to achieve his goals. In addition, he was shown to possess a level of charisma despite his status as a social outcast and recluse. This allowed him to gain the trust of others and manipulate them to help him in his objectives. Since childhood, he came to gain a vast amount of knowledge and inventions.
Notes
- Eljiah Price was created by M. Night Shyamalan with him being portrayed by actor Samuel L. Jackson.
Appearances
- Unbreakable: (2000)
- Glass: (2019)
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