What animal is Pennywise?

Giant Spider: the true physical form of IT on Earth.
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What is Pennywise's true form?

He took the form of a clown most frequently, Mr. Bob Gray or Pennywise, but his true form is an ancient eldritch entity from another universe who landed in the town that would become Derry by way of an asteroid and first awoke in 1715.
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Is Pennywise is a spider?

As in the 1990 ABC miniseries, which starred Tim Curry as the terrifying clown, Pennywise takes the form of a giant spider for the final battle. (According to King's book, Pennywise actually is a spider—sort of.
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What is Pennywise's biggest fear?

Stephen King's IT introduced readers to a one-of-a-kind creature that can take any form, the most common one being Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and as menacing as it is, this creature has one big enemy it's truly scared of: Maturin, the turtle.
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What is the IT creature?

IT is a shape-shifting creature known as a Glamour who is billions of years old. Although It lived on planet Earth for many years, IT originated in a void/dimension outside the regions of space known as the Macroverse.
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Why can't adults see Pennywise?

The adults being oblivious to what happened to the children is part of IT's influence on the town's residents, as it could make them blind to what was happening if it desired to, as that made it easier for the creature to feed on children.
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What was Pennywise last words?

Finally, Pennywise is beaten into submission. He scurries away, utters the word "fear," and partially disintegrates before falling into the void.
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What is inside Pennywise mouth?

The creature's real body is composed of the "deadlights," or glowing orbs that overwhelm the mind of anyone who sees them. The deadlights made a cameo in 2017's It when Beverly looked into Pennywise's open mouth and saw three small, white lights rotating deep inside Pennywise's throat.
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What made Pennywise evil?

THE ORIGINS OF IT

IT is an ancient evil being that is perhaps billions of years old, as old as the universe itself. IT comes from the void that contains our entire universe called the Macroverse (this is also referred to as the Todash Darkness in Stephen King's Dark Tower novels).
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Can Pennywise shape shift?

Pennywise, also known simply as "It," is the quintessential shapeshifter, changing into whatever his prey fears the most.
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What does Pennywise like to eat?

It feasts on the flesh of humans simply because our fears are easy to manifest and they make us taste better. According to It, when humans got scared, "all the chemicals of fear flooded the body and salted the meat".
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What did Pennywise shapeshift into?

IT creates chaos by hiding different monstrosities inside the fortune cookies, such as a spider with a baby's head, an eye, a one-winged bat, and an unborn bird covered in blood.
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Is Pennywise a girl or a boy?

Throughout Stephen King's It, Pennywise is referred to as a male, but author Stephen King pulled a fast one on readers in the book's ending by revealing the creature's true form was a pregnant spider, implying that it is, in fact, biologically female.
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Why does Pennywise have a red balloon?

While it possesses no harmful qualities of its own, it's still pretty unnerving to see a red balloon appear out of nowhere. According the the Wiki set up to explain It and his powers, the red balloon is an illusion — one of many — that can be created to lure It's victims to their deaths.
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How old is Pennywise?

The concept of clowns has been traced back to the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, but the modern circus clown developed in the 19th century, so by the time King's novel is set (the first part of it), Pennywise was around 200 years old.
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What happens to Pennywise when he dies?

After his death, Pennywise begins disintegrating and his underground lair collapses as well, forcing the Losers to escape – but they're forced to leave behind Eddie, who was mortally wounded by It earlier in the battle and died.
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Will it 3 come?

Director Andy Muschietti has hinted at the possibility that he has more stories to tell, and that he is open to the possibility of directing the third film in the IT franchise. In a recent interview with io9, Muschietti talked about a potential third film, given the success of both the movies.
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Why does Pennywise say float?

The simplest and most obvious interpretation is that all the talk of floating is a reference to the fact that Pennywise (aka the titular "It") murders his victims and drags them down to the town's sewer system where he dwells, which is full of water. And what do dead bodies do in water? That's right — they float.
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Can a 10 year old watch it Chapter 1?

Great film, but not for kids under 13

It's very gory and contains adult language.
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What is the weakness of Pennywise?

It's weaknesses are courage and heart. For the sake of spoilers, I won't go too much into the Ritual of Chüd, but suffice it to say that if you want to defeat It, you've got to have the two traits listed above.
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Who is Pennywise scared of?

In Stephen King's IT, readers are introduced to a one-of-a-kind creature that can take any form, the most popular of which is Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and as terrifying as it is, this creature has one major foe: Maturin, the turtle.
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Is Crimson King Pennywise?

The theory details that Pennywise - or, more technically, IT - is actually the Crimson King. According to the theory, they are not merely relatives or of the same species, they are one and the same character, with Pennywise being a physical manifestation of the Crimson King.
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Does Pennywise have a daughter?

Kersh is Pennywise's daughter. She says, "My father ... His name was Robert Gray, better known as Bob Gray, better known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown." This is also the name It uses to introduce itself to Georgie, Bill's brother, in the novel.
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