Pecos Bill

Summary[]

Pecos Bill is a fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. These narratives were invented as short stories in a book by Tex O'Reilly in the early 20th century and are an example of American "fakelore". Pecos Bill was a late addition to the larger-than-life characters, such as Paul Bunyan or John Henry. According to the "legend", Pecos Bill was born in Texas in the 1830s (or 1845 in some versions, the year of Texas's statehood). Pecos Bill's family decided to move out because his town was becoming "too crowded." Pecos Bill was traveling in a covered wagon as an infant when he fell out unnoticed by the rest of his family near the Pecos River (thus his nickname). He was taken in and raised by a pack of Coyotes. Years later he was found by his real brother, who managed to convince him he was not a Coyote. He grew up to become a cowboy. Bill used a rattlesnake named Shake as a lasso and another snake as a little whip. His horse, Widow-Maker (also called Lightning), was so named because he was Texas's first and most notorious serial killer, leaving a trail of dead bodies clear across Texas (this is another version of how the Rio Grande was made). Dynamite was said to be his favorite food. It is also said Bill sometimes rode a Cougar instead of a horse. On one of his adventures, Pecos Bill managed to lasso a twister. It was also said that he once wrestled the Bear Lake Monster for several days until Bill finally defeated it. Pecos Bill had a sweetheart named Slue-Foot Sue, who rode a giant catfish down the Rio Grande. He was fishing with the pack when he saw her. Shake, Widow-Maker, and Slue-Foot Sue are as idealized as Pecos Bill. After a courtship in which, among other things, Pecos Bill shoots all the stars from the sky except for one which becomes the Lone Star, Bill proposes to Sue. She insists on riding Widow-Maker before, during or after the wedding (depending on variations in the story). Widow-Maker, jealous of no longer having Bill's undivided attention, bounces Sue off; she lands on her bustle and begins bouncing higher and higher. Bill catches her, but then gets pulled with her. The town folks assumed both Bill and Sue were bounced away to another place or both ended up on the Moon where they stayed and were never seen again. There are many other versions of the tale where he saves her but she is traumatized, her saves her and his horse apologizes, or he saves her and they live happily ever after. In the story The Death of Pecos Bill, Pecos Bill is in a bar when a so-called city boy walks in with gator-skin shoes and a gator-skin suit, otherwise trying to present himself in the manner of an outlaw cowboy. Pecos Bill found it amusing and laughed himself to death outside.

Powers and Stats[]

Tier: At least 6-B Physically, 4-B with Pistols

Name: Pecos Bill, Roughest Toughest Critter, Western Superman

Origin: Tex O'Reilly's Short Stories

Gender: Male

Age: Late 20s

Classification: Human, Cowboy, Rancher, Legend

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Social Influencing (Has an intimidating presence, and can scare away Coyotes, Snakes, and other animals just by roaring. All Coyotes howl at the moon in mourning for Pecos losing his wife), Fourth Wall Awareness (Can look at and talk to the audience, lassoed people while the screen was doing a screen wipe transition, and later shot away the screen to transition it twice), Self-Sustenance (Type 1), Toon Force, Broadway Force, Skilled Hand To Hand Combatant, Weapon Mastery (Is considered one of the best marksman in Texas, and is so good with a rope that he use a living snake in its place), Limited Telekinesis (Can make his guns float into the air and fire on their own), Power Mimicry (Could match and surpass the abilities of the animals surrounding him with just a glance. Copying the pace of deer, the sliding of a snake, and the hopping of a rabbit), Horseback Mastery (Can ride nearly any type of animal like a horse), Non-Physical Interaction (Lassoed a giant cloud. Lassoed and then rode an F5 tornado, grabbed a lightning bolt, and can sit on clouds like they're easy chairs), Sound Manipulation (Can roar loud enough to send people flying, his roars can also manipulate his and his opponents sizes), Dimensional Storage (His Pistols have infinite ammo and can fire faster than a machine gun), BFR (Superior to Widowmaker, who was able to send Slue Foot Sue flying to the moon. Is able to travel to the moon and back with his Ropes/Shake), Limited Biological Manipulation (Created a species of cow with lopsided legs), Poison Manipulation (Carries a Rattlesnake named Shake with him at all times), Pseudo Flight (He can 'fly' by rapid-firing his guns at the ground), Explosion Manipulation (With Dynamite), Resistance to Extreme Heat (Regularly traverses the Texas deserts, Survived in heat so bad even the skeletons were begging for water), Cosmic Radiation (Both him and Sue can survive in space with no issues), Poison Manipulation (Can eat dynamite, and is immune to snake venom), and Electricity Manipulation (Completely unharmed by using a lightning bolt as a match)

Attack Potency: At Least Country Level Physically (Lassoed a cloud the size of California, which dumped enough water on him to create the Gulf of Mexico, and he was fine.), Solar System Level with Pistols (Shot all of the stars out of the sky to create The Lone Star of Texas, his bullets being able to shatter the stars into pieces.)

Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Effortlessly grabbed a lightning bolt and used it as a cigarette lighter, Travelled from Texas to California in just a few seconds.), Massively FTL+ with Pistols

Lifting Strength: Class P (Easily lassoed and dragged around a cloud the size of California.)

Striking Strength: Country Class (Beat The Bear Lake Monster in a wrestling match, dug The Rio Grande with just a large stake.), Solar System Class with Pistols

Durability: Country Level (Can hold his own against and overpower The Bear Lake Monster and his horse Widowmaker, who are both comparable to him in power. Survived the cloud he dragged to Texas dumping enough water on him to create The Gulf of Mexico with no injuries.)

Stamina: Superhuman (Survived for days without water, and then dug out The Rio Grande. Wrestled with The Bear Lake Monster for days still managed to come out on top.)

Range: Melee Range Normally, Interstellar with Ropes and Shake (can reach and lasso the moon in many versions), Universal with Pistols

Standard Equipment: Shake the Snake, Two Pistols, Various Ropes, and Spurs.

Optional Equipment: Widowmaker, a Cougar, Bear Lake Monster, and Dynamite.

Intelligence: Gifted (Is an infamously skilled Cowboy, Sharpshooter, Adventurer, and Crime Fighter. Has a larger ranch filled with dozens of cows, and even created his own breed of cow that has lopsided legs. Created the vast majority of Texas's landmarks, like The Gulf of Mexico, The Lone Star of Texas, The Rio Grande, The Painted Desert, and many others. Is best friends with all Coyotes, and they howl at The Moon to mourn Bill losing Slue-Foot Sue.)

Weaknesses: His guns hit much harder than he does physically. Bill is very emotional, often flying into fits of rage or giving into despair when things seem hopeless. this even lead to his demise in The Death Of Pecos Bill, having laughed himself to death after seeing a city slicker try to be a Cowboy...

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