Thread:Love Robin/@comment-24859393-20170927224128/@comment-2175012-20170927230644

It is a coward in the book. When the Losers Club started to destroy the eggs, It treies to flee for its life rather than protect her unborn offspring. It also tries to make a deal with Bill and Richie towards the end, basically saying that it could grant them anything they wanted as long as they let it live.

That's half true with Pennywise in the 2017 film. It feeds on fear as it makes the meal more tasty towards It, much like putting salt on meat. However, he starts to fear the Losers Club when they somehow manage to overcome it, in the film by conquering their fear of him/it/her. It sends Henry Bowers to kill them because he's terrified of the idea that they could kill him. So, no. He is a cowardly, sadistic, cruel bastard who turns into a mouse when the kids he's been trying to fatten up start to unravel him.