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Paul Channing is a major character in the Enemy series, first appearing in The Fear. He was the older brother of Olivia Channing, and was separated from her during the Battle of Lambeth Bridge. When he finds out that Olivia has been killed by The Collector, Paul turned on the kids at the Museum and, at David King's suggestion, released the sickos they kept locked in the Tesco lorry as revenge. Unknown to the others, Paul was bitten by one of the captive sickos, and his mind had started to go from contracting the disease.

Appearance

Paul was a very tall and thin boy with messy black hair, making his extremely pale and sickly face stand out. His skin is so pale that his eyes and teeth look yellow in comparison, and you can see the veins underneath. He has cracked, dry lips and a tongue that is very pink. His eyes are tired and red from crying so much, and are “cold like a dinosaur’s.” He has shaky hands with dirty fingernails that are chewed all the way down to the skin. He’s described as looking like an insect, spider, or Slenderman.

Paul wore a greasy turtleneck, a denim jacket, and jeans, all black. He uses his turtleneck to cover a horrific bite wound on his neck, oozing pus and blood, and surrounded by ragged and lumpy skin. In The End, his wound fills with gray jelly.

Personality

Before he was bitten, Paul was a quiet boy who liked to read.

History

Before the disaster, Paul lived with his parents and his younger sister Olivia. When Paul was younger, his mother walked out on the family.[1]

Paul was presumably a good kid, often defending his disabled cousin from bullies and even punching someone for saying "spaz".[2] At some point in time, Paul's "much older" cousin gave Paul a set of stories on tape, which Olivia would listen to them through the walls.[3] Shortly before the disaster, Olivia's father began dating a single mother and married her, bringing Paul and Olivia a step-sister named Kira.[4]

After the disaster began, Paul and Olivia's parents died and he was left to look after Olivia.[2] During the Battle of Lambeth Bridge, Olivia and Paul were separated.[5] Paul eventually made it to the Natural History Museum, and became part of the group there. Before the events of The Fear, Paul was bitten by Simon Foul, one of the sickos that the Museum kids kept locked in the Tesco lorry for experimentation. Paul tried to keep the bite covered with his turtleneck, but his mind slowly began to deteriorate from the disease.[6]

Abilities

Unique Abilities

  • Shared Telepathy: After contracting the disease, Paul gained the ability to communicate telepathically with other sickos.

Weaknesses

  • The Disease: Due to having the disease, Paul grew more and more sickly until his eventual death.

Equipment

To be added.

Sightings

The Enemy
1. The Enemy: Absent 5. The Sacrifice: Absent
2. The Dead: Absent 6. The Fallen: Appears
3. The Fear: Debut 7. The Hunted: Absent
4. Geeks vs. Zombies: Appears 8. The End: Death

Trivia

  • Paul is the third known character to have been bitten by a sicko and live.

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Notes and References

  1. As revealed in Chapter 20 of The Fear, Olivia's favorite book was Cathy Cassidy's Dizzy. Due to the premise of Dizzy, it can be inferred that Mrs. Channing walked out on her family.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Fear, Chapter 4 (Charlie Higson; 15 September 2011)
  3. The Fear, Chapter 20 (Charlie Higson; 15 September 2011)
  4. The Fear, Chapter 19 (Charlie Higson; 15 September 2011)
  5. The Fear, Chapter 2 (Charlie Higson; 15 September 2011)
  6. The Fear, Chapter 73 (Charlie Higson; 15 September 2011)
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