Pennywise — power rating and matchups

These entries record encounters, feats and other events from the character's stories. Read each outcome with its version, sources and condition tags. Arena verdicts use the selected versions and matchup rules; a story result does not determine an arena result. This panel is for reference and does not feed the engine. The record is still being expanded.

Win

v George DenbroughIt (novel) ch. 1, storm-drain encounter, 1957

Baited approach ends in a torn-off arm and death.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — After the Flood

Win

v Adrian MellonIt (novel) ch. 2, canal, 1984

Clown attacks the already injured Adrian; crushing / bite evidence is reported.

Opponent already weakened

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — After the Festival

Win

v Edward CorcoranIt (novel) ch. 6, park / canal, 1958

A familiar disguise becomes a monster; neck wounds and decapitation follow.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — One of the Missing

No decisive result

v Mike HanlonIt (novel) ch. 6, Ironworks

A tile strikes the bird’s eye; further resistance precedes escape.

2 logged exchanges

It (novel) ch. 6, IronworksBird seizes Mike’s arm and pulls upward. plot summary checked LitCharts — One of the Missing
It (novel) ch. 6, IronworksA tile strikes the bird’s eye; further resistance precedes escape. plot summary checked LitCharts — One of the Missing

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — One of the Missing

No decisive result

v Eddie KaspbrakIt (novel) ch. 7, remembered Neibolt encounter

Leper gains during the pursuit; Eddie nevertheless escapes.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Dam in the Barrens

No decisive result

v Bill Denbrough and Richie TozierIt (novel) ch. 8, cellar

Bill fires his father’s Walther and shoots the creature in the skull; it still climbs out of the window, threatening. Richie puffs sneezing powder at it; it sneezes greenish-black clots and looks hurt. The boys escape.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Georgie’s Room and the House on Nei…

Feat / note

Beverly’s bathroom — manifestation observedIt (novel) ch. 9, blood cleanup

Children see and clean blood that Al does not perceive.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Cleaning Up

No decisive result

v Stanley UrisIt (novel) ch. 9, Stan’s account

Threatening corpses / water are followed by Stan naming birds and escaping.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Cleaning Up

Feat / note

Restaurant — intimidation, no finishIt (novel) ch. 10, fortune cookies

Personalized disturbing contents are perceived by the group but not the waitress.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Reunion

No decisive result

v Beverly MarshIt (novel) ch. 11, former apartment

A reassuring encounter changes appearance and scale, then becomes threatening; Beverly flees.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Walking Tours

No decisive result

v Richie TozierIt (novel) ch. 11, adult walking tour with childhood recollections

Axe attacks miss; laughter accompanies cessation of the Bunyan threat.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Walking Tours

Feat / note

Richie — selective voice perceptionIt (novel) ch. 11, clown presentation

Richie and toddler react to a voice the father does not hear.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Walking Tours

Feat / note

Henry — remote contactIt (novel) ch. 12, Juniper Hills

Henry hears personally familiar voices directing his attention.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Three Uninvited Guests

Feat / note

Album — threatening imageIt (novel) ch. 14, Will Hanlon’s album

Image moves and bulges; Stan closes the album.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Album

Win

v Patrick HockstetterIt (novel) ch. 17, junkyard refrigerator

Parasites drain and disable Patrick; a larger manifestation drags him away and feeds.

Prepared

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Death of Patrick Hockstetter

No decisive result

v Beverly MarshIt (novel) ch. 17, junkyard aftermath

Beverly sees her projectile curve and miss.

2 logged exchanges

It (novel) ch. 17, junkyard aftermathA remaining leech bites Beverly and causes bleeding. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Death of Patrick Hockstetter
It (novel) ch. 17, junkyard aftermathBeverly sees her projectile curve and miss. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Death of Patrick Hockstetter

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Death of Patrick Hockstetter

Loss

v The Losers' ClubIt (novel) ch. 18, bathroom – ch. 18, empty slingshot bluff

An implied further shot helps force retreat through the drain.

3 logged exchanges

It (novel) ch. 18, bathroomWerewolf claws / throws Ben, leaving a wound. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Bullseye Course Hero: It, Part 4, Chapter 18 summary
It (novel) ch. 18, second slugSilver slug wounds the manifestation near an eye. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Bullseye
It (novel) ch. 18, empty slingshot bluffAn implied further shot helps force retreat through the drain. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Bullseye

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Bullseye

Feat / note

Human influence — AlIt (novel) ch. 19, Beverly’s recollection

Beverly experiences her father’s assault / pursuit as influenced by It.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — In the Watches of the Night

Feat / note

Henry — childhood directionIt (novel) ch. 19, 1958 account

Instructions and a delivered knife facilitate Henry’s violence.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — In the Watches of the Night

Feat / note

Henry — adult logisticsIt (novel) ch. 19, 1985 car / hotel directions

Familiar apparition / vehicle and room information assist Henry’s approach to the hotel.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — In the Watches of the Night

Win

v Victor Criss and Belch HugginsIt (novel) ch. 19, Henry’s sewer recollection

Henry reports Victor’s decapitation and the attack that killed Belch.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — In the Watches of the Night LitCharts — Under the City

Feat / note

Henry / Mike — proxy attemptIt (novel) ch. 19, library, 1985

Henry severely wounds Mike; apparitions and voices accompany the attack.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — In the Watches of the Night

Feat / note

Henry / Eddie — proxy defeatedIt (novel) ch. 19, hotel, 1985

Eddie kills Henry in their fight.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — In the Watches of the Night

Feat / note

Tom — dream and directionsIt (novel) ch. 20, hotel

A Henry-linked dream and a message direct Tom.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Circle Closes SuperSummary — Part 5

Feat / note

Audra — dream and media threatIt (novel) ch. 20, hotel

A Beverly-linked dream and threatening presentation precede flight from the room.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Circle Closes SuperSummary — Part 5

Feat / note

Tom / Audra — proxy captureIt (novel) ch. 20, parking area

Tom captures Audra after her flight.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Circle Closes SuperSummary — Part 5

Feat / note

Tom — death on seeing ItIt (novel) ch. 21, account of arrival in lair

Tom dies of shock on seeing the entity.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Under the City SuperSummary — Part 5

Win

v Audra PhillipsIt (novel) ch. 21, lair

Audra becomes unresponsive; her mind is associated with the deadlights.

2 logged exchanges

It (novel) ch. 21, lairAudra becomes unresponsive; her mind is associated with the deadlights. plot summary checked LitCharts — Under the City SuperSummary — Part 5
It (novel) ch. 21, lairAudra’s body is wrapped / suspended in silk. plot summary checked LitCharts — Under the City

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Under the City SuperSummary — Part 5

Loss

v The Losers' ClubIt (novel) ch. 21, 1958 tunnels – ch. 21, same encounter

Combined resistance, including the aspirator and physical attacks, repels the eye.

2 logged exchanges

It (novel) ch. 21, 1958 tunnelsTentacles catch and injure group members. plot summary checked LitCharts — Under the City SuperSummary — Part 5
It (novel) ch. 21, same encounterCombined resistance, including the aspirator and physical attacks, repels the eye. plot summary checked LitCharts — Under the City SuperSummary — Part 5

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Under the City SuperSummary — Part 5

Loss

v The Losers' ClubIt (novel) ch. 21, 1958 tunnels

Mike cuts a talon; Stan rejects the bird manifestation; group proceeds.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Under the City SuperSummary — Part 5

Feat / note

Hospital — failed proxy attemptIt (novel) ch. 21, 1985 hospital

An injection attempt fails when Mike resists, with the group’s psychic support.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked SuperSummary — Part 5

Loss

v Bill Denbrough and the LosersIt (novel) ch. 22, childhood confrontation

Bill opposes the psychic pull and wins release / retreat.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Ritual of Chüd SuperSummary — Part 5

Loss

v Bill, Richie, Eddie and the LosersIt (novel) ch. 22, adult confrontation – ch. 23, final chamber

Bargaining fails; Bill attacks the heart and the spider collapses.

6 logged exchanges

It (novel) ch. 22, adult confrontationBill is endangered in the psychic struggle while his body remains accessible. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Ritual of Chüd SuperSummary — Part 5
It (novel) ch. 22, during adult contestA stinger attack on Bill’s body is attempted. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Ritual of Chüd
It (novel) ch. 22, adult contestRichie joins the psychic struggle and helps retrieve Bill. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Ritual of Chüd SuperSummary — Part 5
It (novel) ch. 22, aspirator interventionEddie sprays the aspirator into its eye / face, and again inside It after it bites him; the spider is badly hurt. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Ritual of Chüd SuperSummary — Part 5
It (novel) ch. 22, response to EddieMandibles tear off Eddie’s remaining usable arm; he dies. plot summary checked LitCharts — The Ritual of Chüd
It (novel) ch. 23, final chamberBargaining fails; Bill attacks the heart and the spider collapses. plot summary checked LitCharts — Out SuperSummary — Part 5

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Out SuperSummary — Part 5

Feat / note

Derry collapse — aftermathIt (novel) ch. 22–23, aboveground timeline

Storm damage, infrastructure failure and downtown collapse coincide with the confrontation.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Out LitCharts — The Ritual of Chüd

Feat / note

Audra — persistent impairmentIt (novel) ch. 23, escape

Audra remains unresponsive after It’s defeat.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Out

Feat / note

Audra — later recoveryEpilogue, Silver ride

Audra later recovers during Bill’s bicycle ride.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Epilogue

Feat / note

Black Spot — historical predationDerry: The Second Interlude

A bird carries a person amid a fire started by humans.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Derry: The Second Interlude

Feat / note

Heroux — historical presenceDerry: The Fourth Interlude

Clown observed around human violence.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Derry: The Fourth Interlude

Feat / note

Rose bushes — evidence observedIt (novel) ch. 18, approach to Neibolt; prior leper contact recalled

Blackened plants are associated with the earlier leper contact.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — The Bullseye

No decisive result

v Ben HanscomIt (novel) ch. 4, frozen canal, January 1958

Ben’s feet feel fixed to the ground before he flees; the mummy advances but doesn’t catch him.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts: Ben Hanscom Takes a Fall

No decisive result

v Ben HanscomIt (novel) ch. 11, Derry library, 1985

A clown, then Dracula, confronts Ben; he resists; a balloon message claims Barbara Starrett’s death.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Walking Tours

No decisive result

v Eddie KaspbrakIt (novel) ch. 11, 1985 walking tour

Belch turns into the leper, and Greta Bowie’s corpse appears; Eddie escapes.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Walking Tours

No decisive result

v KoontzIt (novel) ch. 12, Juniper Hill escape

Donlin sees It as his dead mother. Koontz sees a clown beside Henry, which turns into a Doberman that grabs him.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Three Uninvited Guests

Feat / note

Bradley Gang — witness onlyDerry: The Third Interlude, October 1929

A figure that casts no shadow watches as the townsmen kill the gang.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts: Derry, the Third Interlude

Feat / note

Memory loss — aftermathEpilogue; supported by novel’s broad chronology

Memories fade even after the final defeat.

Narration, not a demonstration

Evidence checked: plot summary checked LitCharts — Epilogue StephenKing.com — IT

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