This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''
Heroes
Heroes or Héroes may refer to:
* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
ensemble cast
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Structure
In contrast to ...
of twelve main characters. During the first season, the NBC ''Heroes'' cast page listed ten characters among the cast;
Leonard Roberts
Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sean Taylor in ''Drumline'' and for playing Forrest Gates in the fourth season of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and D. L. Hawkins in a recurring role ...
Santiago Cabrera
Santiago Cabrera (; born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean-British actor who has worked mainly in the UK and United States. Cabrera is best known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the television series ''Heroes'', Lancelot in the BBC drama s ...
,
Tawny Cypress
Tawny Cypress is an American actress. She has appeared in various television and stage plays. She starred as art dealer Simone Deveaux on the TV series ''Heroes (U.S. TV series), Heroes''. She previously held roles on several TV series, includin ...
, and
Leonard Roberts
Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sean Taylor in ''Drumline'' and for playing Forrest Gates in the fourth season of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and D. L. Hawkins in a recurring role ...
left the main cast.
Zachary Quinto
Zachary John Quinto (; born June 2, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles as Sylar, the primary antagonist from the science fiction drama series ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'' (2006–2010); Spock in th ...
and
James Kyson Lee
James Kyson (born December 13, 1975) is a South Korean-born American actor best known for his television work. Best known for his role as Ando Masahashi on the NBC television series ''Heroes'', his guest appearances on television series include ...
, who were recurring characters in the first season, were added to the main cast, and were joined by new cast members
David Anders
David Anders Holt (born March 11, 1981), known professionally as David Anders, is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Julian Sark on ''Alias'', as Adam Monroe on ''Heroes'', as John Gilbert in the TV series '' ...
,
Kristen Bell
Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress. Beginning her acting career by starring in stage productions while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, she made her Broadway stage debut as Becky That ...
,
Dana Davis
Dana Davis (born October 4, 1978) is an American actress, voice actress, and novelist known for playing Monica Dawson on the NBC series ''Heroes'' (2007), Chastity Church on the ABC Family television series ''10 Things I Hate About You'' (2009–1 ...
and
Dania Ramirez
Dania Ramirez (born November 8, 1979) is a Dominican actress. Her credits include the roles of Maya Herrera in ''Heroes (U.S. TV series), Heroes'', Alex in ''Entourage (U.S. TV series), Entourage'', and Blanca during the last season of ''The Sop ...
. Anders was originally meant to be a recurring character, but was promoted to a series regular prior to the start of the season. He is credited as a guest star for the first four episodes of season two.
For the third season,
Cristine Rose
Cristine Sue Rose (born January 31, 1951), sometimes credited as Christine Rose, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Petrelli on the hit NBC science fiction drama ''Heroes''.
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, recurring in the first two seasons, was promoted to series regular. David Anders, Kristen Bell, and
Noah Gray-Cabey
Noah Gray-Cabey (born November 16, 1995) is an American actor and pianist. He is known for his roles in the television series ''My Wife and Kids'' and ''Heroes''. He has appeared on the television shows ''Ripley's Believe It or Not'', '' 48 Hours ...
were taken off the main cast and become special guest stars. Additionally, Dana Davis was no longer part of the main cast, with scenes involving her in the third season being cut.
For the fourth season, a new character Samuel Sullivan (portrayed by
Robert Knepper
Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor best known for his role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox drama series '' Prison Break'' (2005–2009, 2017), Samuel Sullivan in the final season of the NBC series ''Heroes'' (2 ...
) was added as a series regular. Originally cast as a recurring part, the part had been changed to a starring role. Dania Remirez left the main cast as well.
Character profiles
Other characters with special abilities
Introduced in Season One
Charlie Andrews
Charlene "Charlie" Andrews, portrayed by
Jayma Mays
Jamia Suzette "Jayma" Mays is an American actress. She is known for playing Emma Pillsbury in the Fox musical series ''Glee'' (2009–2015) and for her starring roles in the films ''Red Eye'' (2005), '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop'' (2009) and ''The S ...
(with
K Callan
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playing an elderly Charlie in one episode), is a waitress at the Burnt Toast Diner in
Midland, Texas
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At the 2020 census, Midland's population was 132,524. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas metropolitan ...
, where
Hiro Nakamura
is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama ''Heroes'' who possesses the ability of space-time manipulation. This means that Hiro is able to alter the flow of time, teleport and time travel. In the show, he is played by Japanese actor Ma ...
and
Ando Masahashi
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stop to eat on their road trip to
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
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* '' ...
Sylar
Sylar (Gabriel Gray) is a fictional character and a primary antagonist of the NBC superhero drama series ''Heroes''. Portrayed by Zachary Quinto, he is a super-powered serial killer who targets other Superhumans in order to steal their powers. H ...
murders her in the diner's storeroom, removing her brain in the same manner as his other victims. Charlie and Hiro's relationship is the subject of the novel '' Heroes: Saving Charlie''. During ''Six Months Ago'', after accidentally traveling back in time six months while trying to save her life, Hiro steadily falls in love with her and she with him and she teaches him English. However, Charlie has a blood clot in her brain that will eventually turn into an aneurysm and kill her making her death inevitable no matter what Hiro does. He is unwillingly returned to his own time, depressed over his inability to save Charlie which affects his powers for the rest of the season. In season 4, after learning that he is dying, Hiro becomes determined once more to save Charlie, referring to her as his true love and seeing his failure to save her as his biggest mistake. In ''Once Upon a Time In Texas'', Hiro returns to the day of Charlie's murder to attempt to save her despite
Samuel Sullivan
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warning against him messing with time as that day and time is a confluence of important events. Hiro is able to stop Sylar and send his past self back six months to ensure their relationship. However, after the two are reunited, Charlie's blood clot starts to develop into an aneurysm and she comes close to dying. Desperate, Hiro enlists Sylar's help to save her in exchange for information on his personal future. Sylar removes Charlie's blood clot through her left eye, saving her life, but Charlie is horrified by what Hiro tells Sylar of his future and that he'd save her instead of all those other people Sylar killed. Charlie storms out, but eventually returns to Hiro. She is then kidnapped by Arnold on the orders of Samuel Sullivan and displaced in time to force Hiro to cooperate. In "Brave New World", Hiro is finally reunited with Charlie, now an old woman who is dying of old age. She reveals the location and date she was transported to, but refuses Hiro's offer to go back in time and retrieve her as she has lived a wonderful life. Accepting this, Hiro says a final goodbye to Charlie and teleports away with Ando to stop Samuel.
Charles Deveaux
Charles Deveaux, portrayed by
Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942) is an American actor. Roundtree is noted as being "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film '' Shaft'', and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2 ...
, is the
wealth
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y father of
Simone Deveaux
Simone Deveaux is a fictional character in the TV series ''Heroes''. She is portrayed by Tawny Cypress.
Character's background
Genesis
When Simone Deveaux is introduced in the premiere episode, she is an art dealer living in New York City who ...
, and one of the founding members of the Company. He owns the Deveaux Society, which opened with the goal to "fund causes that bettered the world", and the Deveaux Building, the rooftop of which is a frequently visited location in the series. At the beginning of the series, he is under
Peter Petrelli
Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama series Heroes. He is a hospice nurse-turned-paramedic in his mid-20s with the power to absorb and mimic the powers of other people with special ab ...
's care due to his failing health, and he has recently lapsed into a coma. Charles believes that Peter is "like a son" to him, and that Peter's love and compassion can change the world, as opposed to his former partners' methods. In " Nothing to Hide", Charles and Peter telepathically share a dream in which they fly. After he awakens, he tells Simone about the dream and dies soon after. In "
How To Stop An Exploding Man
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", Peter has a dream where he witnesses Charles discussing the explosion with his mother, seemingly shortly after Peter became his nurse. Charles then addresses Peter directly, telling Peter he can save the world because he can love. He then calls to Peter's past self who takes him away, telling the past Peter to call him Charles rather than Mr. Deveaux. In "1961", a younger Charles appears at Coyote Sands with Bob Bishop and Daniel Linderman. The trio meet and befriend
Angela Petrelli
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and Charles is revealed to be telepathic. The group flees before the massacre at Coyote Sands and vow to form a Company to protect people like them from that ever happening again.
Hana Gitelman
Hana Gitelman ( he, חנה גיטלמן) is introduced in a four-part arc of the ''Heroes'' graphic novels. She made small, on-screen appearances in the
series
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People with the name
* Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daughter of George Series
* George Series (1920–1995), English physicist
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(played by
Stana Katic
Stana Katic (; born ) is a Canadian-American actress and producer. She played Kate Beckett on the ABC television romantic crime series ''Castle'' (2009–2016) and Agent Emily Byrne in the thriller series '' Absentia'' (2017–2020).
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Five Years Gone
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", but has primarily featured in supplemental material. Hana has the ability to act as a living electronic transmitter and receiver, capable of intercepting and interpreting virtually any form of electronic signal and transmitting coherent signals of any type through thought alone.
E-mail
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,
text message
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s, and
phone call
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First telephone call
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s are all simple for her to receive and reproduce if necessary.
Meredith Gordon
Meredith Gordon, portrayed by
Jessalyn Gilsig
Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig (born November 30, 1971) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lauren Davis in ''Boston Public'', Gina Russo in ''Nip/Tuck'', Terri Schuester in ''Glee'', and as Siggy Haraldson in ''Vikings''.
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, is the biological mother of
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet is a fictional character in the NBC psychological thriller superhero drama series ''Heroes''. She is portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of the series, "Genesis", on September 25, 2 ...
and the older sister of Flint Gordon. Like her younger brother, Meredith has
pyrokinetic
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abilities, which both enable her to create fire from her body and grant her immunity to the effects of it. Died in explosion by Sylar.
The Haitian
The Haitian, portrayed by
Jimmy Jean-Louis
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, has the ability to erase peoples' memories as well as suppress the abilities of others' around him within a certain radius/area of himself. Noah Bennett uses his powers to his advantage as the Haitian works for him. For instance, in Season 1, Noah directs the Haitian to remove everyone's memories that are aware of his daughter Claire's ability to spontaneously regenerate. In the alternate futures of Seasons 1 and 3, the Haitian works for the enemy, helping Future Claire kill Future Peter in "I Am Become Death" and blocking Hiro's abilities so he cannot flee in "
Five Years Gone
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" before being killed by Future Mohinder. The Haitian is killed in "Odessa" in self-defense by Noah Bennet.
Paulette Hawkins
Paulette Hawkins, portrayed by
Tina Lifford
Tina may refer to:
People
*Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina''
Places
*Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
*Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia
* Tina, Guadalcanal, Solomon ...
, is the mother of
D. L. Hawkins
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Niki __NOTOC__
Niki may refer to:
People
* Niki (given name)
* NIKI (singer), Indonesian singer and songwriter
* Niki DeMar, American singer
* Niki Etsuko (1928–1986), Japanese author of mystery fiction
Places
* Niki, Hokkaido, a town in Japan
* Ni ...
is tense, questioning her ability to raise Micah. In "
One Giant Leap
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", she defends D. L. in front of Niki. Paulette is convinced that D. L. was framed for killing his crew. She is not seen again until " The Kill Squad, Part 3" where it is revealed that she has the power to enhance other people's abilities and had become a thorn in the Company's side and was locked in one of the five levels.
Sanjog Iyer
Sanjog Iyer, portrayed by Javin Reid, is an Indian boy whom
Chandra Suresh
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had been observing prior to leaving for New York. Chandra's notes described Iyer as having a genetic marker allowing the boy to enter people's dreams, where he acts as a "
spirit guide
A spirit guide, in Western spiritualism, is an entity that remains as a discarnate spirit to act as a guide or protector to a living incarnation, incarnated human being.
Description
In traditional African belief systems, well before the spre ...
" of sorts. He appears in visions that
Mohinder Suresh
Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama ''Heroes'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras holding a PhD in parapsychology. He is attemp ...
experiences after returning to India with his father's ashes. After Mohinder finds Sanjog, he explains to Mohinder that he does not enter the dreams of others, but that they instead come to him. Sanjog subsequently appears in several ''Heroes'' graphic novels, showing visions of the past to various individuals. In an interview with Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite, they state that Sanjog's character was considered for the storyline involving Molly and her nightmare man, Maury Parkman. However, the idea was scrapped for reasons they did not reveal.
Daniel Linderman
Daniel Linderman, portrayed by
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is a British actor, producer, and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Alex DeLarge in ''A Clockwork Orange.'' He was born in the Horsforth suburb of Leeds and raised in ...
, has the ability to heal the injuries and illnesses of living organisms; this includes healing the "scars" created by mental manipulation, thereby allowing him to restore lost memories and remove implanted thoughts. He served in the
U.S. Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...
with
Arthur Petrelli
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, whom he ended up healing from the brink of death, in the
Vietnam War
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under the
code name
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"Austin". After the war, Daniel found himself living a nomadic, solitary existence. Though he occasionally drowned his sorrows in alcohol, nothing eased the pain of his war memories. Then he met Linda Tavara, whom he thought he could trust his secret with, but he ended up killing her in self-defense; Linda's list led him to reunite with Arthur. He eventually became a reputed
mobster
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, and founder of Linderman Corporation under the guidance of
Adam Monroe
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. He acts as one of the main villains of ''Genesis'' before being killed by D. L. Hawkins for threatening his family. In the "spirit walk" of ''Villains'', it is revealed that Arthur was the one who ordered Nathan's accident, not Linderman and that Linderman was disturbed by Arthur's treatment of his wife. Despite his evil ways, Linderman still possessed a shred of decency inside him and healed the damage done to Angela's mind so she'd know the truth about what Arthur was doing.
Eden McCain
Eden McCain, portrayed by
Nora Zehetner
Nora Angela Zehetner (born February 5, 1981) is an American film and television actress.
Early life
Zehetner was born in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Nancy Lynne (née Nelson) and John Carol Zehetner. She attended elementary school in Richar ...
, is a Company operative with the power of persuasion, to control others through verbal communication. Born "Sarah Ellis", her father left her to live with her stepmother at an early age, which caused her stepmother to blame her for her father's actions and to abuse her for it. She discovered her power after saying "I wish you'd just die!" to her stepmother, which caused her heart to instantly stop beating. She headed west, adopted her new name, and began living selfishly until being taken in by
Noah Bennet
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and
the Haitian
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, who persuaded her to work with them. On Noah's orders, she moved in near
Chandra Suresh
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and befriended him in order to remove Claire Bennet's name from the list of posthumans. She later attempts to kill Sylar during his imprisonment, but he's able to subjugate her. With no other choice Eden kills herself before Sylar could steal her powers.
Kaito Nakamura
Kaito Nakamura, portrayed by
George Takei
George Takei (; ja, ジョージ・タケイ; born Hosato Takei (武井 穂郷), April 20, 1937) is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the fictional starship USS ''Enterprise'' in the televi ...
and
Eijiro Ozaki
Eijiro Ozaki (尾崎英二郎) is a Japanese actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing Lieutenant Okubo in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Kaito Nakamura as a younger man in ''Heroes'' Season 2, Masao Kume in ''Little Boy'', and Adm ...
(in a flashback), is a stern and powerful businessman in Japan and the father of
Hiro Nakamura
is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama ''Heroes'' who possesses the ability of space-time manipulation. This means that Hiro is able to alter the flow of time, teleport and time travel. In the show, he is played by Japanese actor Ma ...
. He is the CEO of Yamagato Industries, and he is described as a man with "real power" by his underlings. He is initially very disappointed with Hiro, who does not show any sort of drive, though he eventually comes to respect his son as he develops into a hero. He is one of the founders of the Company. It is revealed in a deleted scene (in the season two DVD boxset) that he has the power of studying a situation and predicting its outcomes, though in the series he never uses this ability.Weiland, Jonah, (October 1, 2007) ,
Comic Book Resources
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. Retrieved on December 31, 2007.
Claude Rains
Claude Rains, portrayed by
Christopher Eccleston
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, is a former employee of the Company and agent alongside
Noah Bennet
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. His real name is unknown; his
pseudonym
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, first used while working for the Company, references the actor who starred in ''
The Invisible Man
''The Invisible Man'' is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in ''Pearson's Weekly'' in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man to whom the title refers is Griffin, a scientist who has devote ...
''. A posthuman, he has the ability to turn himself, any personal objects he touches, and other people
invisible
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Since objects can be seen by light in ...
. Claude's power is limited to the visible spectrum; it does not make him inaudible, nor does it mask his body heat or other such emissions, allowing him to be tracked through thermal imaging or similar methods. Claude guides
Peter Petrelli
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and teaches him how to use his power, however, several powers then begin to overwhelm him at once, until Claude knocks him unconscious. Peter rescues the unconscious Claude by using the power of flight absorbed from his brother Nathan. Later, Claude is so apprehensive of the threat posed by Bennet that he ends his partnership with Peter.
Ted Sprague
Theodore "Ted" Sprague, portrayed by
Matthew John Armstrong
Matthew John Armstrong (born August 28, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American actor. He is known for roles in ''Turks'' (1999), ''The Profile'' (2010) and ''Heroes'' (2006).
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, has the ability to generate and manipulate radiation, which he only discovers after being abducted by the Haitian. At first, he has very little control over his power and is extremely destructive, causing such harmful side-effects as radiation poisoning, which ends up killing his wife. When he gains better control over his ability, Ted realizes he is also able to produce an EMP when necessary. He was eventually brutally killed by Sylar and his corpse left behind after Sylar caused a car accident that killed his captors and left him hanging upside down by himself.
Brian Davis
Brian Davis, portrayed by David Berman, is an evolved human who has the ability to move things by the use of his mind. Sylar, who stole Davis's contact information from Chandra Suresh, called up Davis and gave him an alias, choosing "Sylar" from the brand name of a watch that he was working on, telling him he can fix his problem. When he revealed his telekinetic ability to
Sylar
Sylar (Gabriel Gray) is a fictional character and a primary antagonist of the NBC superhero drama series ''Heroes''. Portrayed by Zachary Quinto, he is a super-powered serial killer who targets other Superhumans in order to steal their powers. H ...
, Davis asked Sylar if he could remove it. Sylar, driven by his aggression and hunger for power killed him and stole his ability, making him the first of several victims.
Zane Taylor
Zane Taylor, portrayed by
Ethan Cohn
Ethan Cohn (born April 18, 1979) is an American actor.
Career
Cohn starred in the films '' Cry Wolf'', ''Rubber'', ''The Experiment,'' and ''Lady in the Water''.
He portrays Owen Kellogg in ''Atlas Shrugged'' (2011), the film adaptation of Ay ...
, is the first person to respond to Mohinder's calls when Mohinder resumes his father's research. Zane leaves a phone message on Mohinder's answering machine, inviting him to
Virginia Beach
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to talk; however, Sylar arrives first and impersonates Mohinder. After an anxious Zane displays his ability to liquefy objects, Sylar kills him. When Mohinder arrives later on, Sylar impersonates Zane and demonstrates Zane's power to liquefy the toaster instantly. According to the article reporting his death, Zane is a musician; he is even seen wearing a
Ramones
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T-shirt, which Sylar then wears while impersonating him.
Molly Walker
Molly Walker, portrayed by
Adair Tishler
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, possesses the ability to locate any person in the world using a pin and a map just by thinking of them. She first appears in Episode 2 when her parents are brutally murdered by Sylar when Molly was a young girl. She is then taken into custody by The Company, where it is revealed that she has the same medical condition that killed Mohinder's sister Shanti, which prevents her using her powers. Mohinder treats Molly with antibodies from his own blood, realizing this is the cure. Molly shows that she is healed by locating Matt Parkman on a map. Later, she explains how her power works, and when mentioned, she refers to Sylar as "the
boogeyman
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". She then locates Sylar, giving his location as Isaac's loft. Later, Matt, who went to find Sylar, calls Mohinder to warn him that Sylar may be on his way, though Molly, using her power, says "he's already here." The two escape the building with the help of Niki, D. L. and Micah. In Kirby Plaza, they all witness the bout between Sylar and Peter Petrelli. As paramedics take the wounded Matt away on a stretcher, Molly runs up and asks him not to die, that says that he is her hero.
Molly returns in Season 2, having been adopted by Parkman and Suresh; as a favor to Matt, she locates his father Maury, despite fearing him as the "Nightmare Man" who torments her, she then collapses in shock. Mohinder delivers her to the Company, thinking it would be better for her there. In the Season 2 finale, she is menaced by Sylar, but escapes unharmed; she makes a few brief appearances in Season 3, but eventually disappears from the series without explanation. In the graphic novels, she is shown as having been sent to live with Mohinder's mother in India, hopefully out of harm's way.
In ''Heroes Reborn'', Molly played by
Francesca Eastwood
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, reappears as a young woman who is being used by Erica Kravid to track "evos" after Claire's reveal of their existence. While she is eventually rescued by
Noah Bennet
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, Molly seems to be mentally unstable and refuses to tell Noah anything more than that Claire is dead and that she was part of a group that was doing anything to protect "them", later implied to be Claire's children Nathan (a.k.a. Tommy Clark) and Malina. She then committed suicide to shut down an evo tracking system. In the episode "June 13 — Part 1", she is encountered by Mohinder at the Odessa Peace Summit and he gives her a copy of his research on a coming disaster in case something happens to him. Molly survives the bombing and attempts to help Caspar Abraham locate Claire while Noah is distracted by chasing his own future self. Killed herself while her body was strapped.
Dale Smither
Dale Smither, portrayed by
Rusty Schwimmer
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, is an auto mechanic with the ability of enhanced hearing; she constantly listens to rap music in order to drown out all the sounds which she is exposed to. In " Unexpected", she is contacted by Mohinder and Sylar (posing as Zane Taylor), and is subsequently murdered by Sylar.
Candice Wilmer
Candice Wilmer, portrayed by
Missy Peregrym
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, is an agent of the Company who has the ability to create illusions. She appears in the first two volumes, Genesis and Generations. She can manipulate her own body and a large area around herself, effectively trapping someone if she wishes, and change any detail instantly. She is originally paired with Noah Bennet and is seen using her powers to taunt multiple characters. After Noah's betrayal of the Company is revealed at Candice's hands, she is seen operating on her own. She aides Mr. Linderman in the kidnapping of
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", and watches after Micah in "
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", Candice is confronted and knocked out by
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who, with D. L., came to New York for Micah. She is seen hinting at her true obese self in the episode "Landslide". In " Kindred" Candice had assumed the form of a beautiful red-head under the alias of Michelle and is revealed to be tending a wounded and powerless Sylar, who she maintains constantly trapped under her illusions. She reveals to him that she works for the Company and it was she who pulled him off of Kirby Plaza. She is soon afterwards nevertheless attacked and murdered by a frustrated Sylar, who attempts to absorb her illusion's power, but it does not work. After her death, her form reverts to its original self of the overweight woman.
Candice Wilmer's origins are later revealed in the "Betty" graphic novel where it is shown that Candice's true name is actually Betty, a rather plain-looking person in high school, usually dressing in black and hanging out with her friend Ren Metzger. They were bullied by classmates, including cheerleaders and football players. As she endured these emotions, Betty discovered she had the power to create horrific illusions. She first started by growing large pimples on the face of a rival girl gossiping about her in the bathroom. Her friends became horrified only to realize that it vanished. She then targeted Arthur Campbell, creating the illusion of a demon in the form of his father, which drove him to insanity. Immediately others planned to retaliate against the alternative crowd and some of the players beat up Ren. Ren became hospitalized and when Betty showed him her power of illusion, he went into shock and died. Betty retaliated against the entire school during a pep rally when she create the illusion of people melting and exploding into flames. On the road, Betty decided to change her appearance, from an obese "
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" kid to a tall thin lady with a fair complexion, taking on the name of "Candice".
Introduced in Season Two
Bob Bishop
Robert Bishop, portrayed by
Stephen Tobolowsky
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, has the ability of
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, allowing him to change the atomic properties of objects into materials such as gold. This can also be used as an offensive weapon; in one instance he turns a man's arm into gold, not only rendering it useless but also causing great pain. Known as Bob to his colleagues, he is one of the twelve members of the group established by
Adam Monroe
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thirty years prior to the events of Kirby Plaza. He directs much of the tracking and capture of targets of the Company and he is their financial source, using his ability to create unlimited amounts of gold and other "resources." Following the death of Linderman at the end of Volume One, he takes over as head of the Company. He is also
Elle
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's father, and though she was trained to work for the Company from birth, he constantly criticizes her actions. Bob is killed by Sylar at the beginning of Volume Three. It is revealed in "
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" that he met
Angela Petrelli
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,
Daniel Linderman
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, and
Charles Deveaux
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while a "prisoner" at Coyote Sands.
Alejandro Herrera
Alejandro Herrera, portrayed by
Shalim Ortiz
Shalim Ortiz (born February 26, 1979) is a Puerto Rican actor and singer.
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, is the twin brother of
Maya Herrera
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. Alejandro has the ability to absorb and neutralize his sister's poison emission; to do so, he must make physical contact with Maya and calm her down. He is very protective of her even after the initial manifestation of Maya's power kills their friends and his new wife in his native
Dominican Republic
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. When she runs away, he tracks her down and discovers his ability to stop the progression of the poison she emits. They flee the police through Mexico, trying to get to New York in the hope that Mohinder can cure her. Along the way they meet
Sylar
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, who joins them. Maya trusts Sylar, but Alejandro does not, and when Alejandro reveals his intention to force Maya to leave with him, Sylar kills him.
Maury Parkman
Maury Parkman, portrayed by
Alan Blumenfeld
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, is Matt Parkman's father, having abandoned Matt when he was thirteen. He is one of the twelve founders of the Company and, like his son, Maury is a
telepath
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; however, his powers are much more developed than Matt's. Instead of just reading surface thoughts, he can read people's memories and manipulate their perceptions of reality, allowing him to trap people in nightmares based on their deepest fears and insecurities.
Victoria Pratt
Victoria Pratt, portrayed by
Joanna Cassidy
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and
Jaime Ray Newman
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, was a founding member of the Company and biological engineer. In 1977, she met
Shanti Suresh
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and began to do research on the
Shanti virus
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. On Company orders, she experimented on the virus, and weaponized it, creating Strain 138, which is capable of killing 93% of the world's population, including both humans and posthumans. When Monroe attempted to steal the strain, Pratt insisted that the program on the virus be stopped, and the strain destroyed. Kaito Nakamura and the other founders did not agree and locked the virus away at Primatech Paper in Odessa, Texas. Pratt was not happy about the decision. She is killed by Monroe in her house.
West Rosen
West Rosen, portrayed by
Nicholas D'Agosto
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, has the ability to fly. He was abducted by Mr. Bennet and the Haitian for examination prior to the start of the series, though he tried to escape. He saw Mr. Bennet before being recaptured and having his memory wiped, though he still remembers Bennet's glasses. Years later, he and Claire become classmates at Costa Verde High School. They date in season 2 with West eventually learning the truth about his kidnapping. He and Noah Bennet later team up to save Claire, but West breaks up with her when she wants to reveal her powers. In "Let It Bleed" she tells Peter that she and West are now Facebook friends and she calls him so Peter can copy his power as a way of remembering Nathan.
Introduced in Season Three
Bridget Bailey
Bridget Bailey, introduced by the BBC in its mirror of Heroes 360 information and portrayed by
Tehmina Sunny
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, has the ability of psychometry. Her exchanges with Mohinder Suresh were later included on NBC.com as part of Heroes Evolutions. Her first message, entitled "I need some advice", began on July 11, 2007.
Luke Campbell
Luke Campbell, portrayed by
Dan Byrd
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, is a teenage boy with the ability to project
microwave
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beams from his hands. He embarked on a road trip with
Sylar
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in order to find Sylar's biological father. The effects of his power vary from object to object. He is able to melt a figurine, boil liquid from a distance without damaging the mug, and burn a person to death from the inside out.
Eric Doyle
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Elle
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and
Sylar
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, and returns to running "Doyle's Marionette Theater". He has obsessive romantic feelings for
Meredith Gordon
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, which are renewed after she goes to him fearing that Claire is going to attempt to capture him. Doyle is eventually recaptured after forcing Meredith,
Claire
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and
Sandra Bennet
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to play a variation of Russian roulette, not knowing about Claire's ability. In "
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", he is freed by
Noah Bennet
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along with two others and offered freedom for killing Sylar. He attempts to save Meredith, but Sylar breaks free of his control and incapacitates him. During "Redemption" he goes back to his old ways and forces Emma Coolidge to use her powers to draw thousands of innocent people to the Carnival to be murdered by Samuel. Following a prophetic dream by Peter, Sylar confronts Eric to save Emma, but falls under his control. However, Eric makes the mistake of partially releasing his control over Emma to taunt her about her deafness and she hits him with a sonic blast, breaking his control over Sylar. Sylar pins Eric, but ties him up in lights rather than kill him as he has now turned to the side of good with Peter's help.
The German
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The Butterfly Effect
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" along with a dozen other prisoners, and joins a group of them in robbing a bank. In "
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", he is killed by Knox after disagreeing with his plan.
Flint Gordon, Jr.
Flint Gordon Jr., portrayed by
Blake Shields
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, is
Meredith Gordon
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's younger brother, who also possesses the power of
pyrokinesis
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. He produces extremely hot blue flames as opposed to Meredith's orange flames. He is slow-witted, causing him to be more of a lackey than a leader, especially when around Meredith; nevertheless, he is gleefully violent, cruel, and sadistic, and openly revels in using his powers to hurt people. He and Meredith were separated as children after Meredith accidentally used her ability to burn down their abusive father's house.
Samson Gray
Samson Gray, portrayed by John Glover, is the biological father of
Sylar
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(Gabriel Gray). Like his son, he possesses the ability of intuitive aptitude, allowing him to steal the abilities of other super-powered humans. He is responsible for the death of Gabriel's mother back in 1980. Appearing in "
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', he is old and dying of terminal
cancer
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, hiding from Nathan's agents in an old trailer in the woods of
Jamie Hector
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, gains enhanced strength when others around him are frightened. He often uses the threat of becoming stronger to fuel the fears of others. His past was going to be featured in a dropped storyline in "
Villains
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" where he attempts to get out of gang life with the help of Matt Parkman, returning to his old ways after his power manifests; it was later released as the webseries ''Hard Knox''. He is initially a Level 5 prisoner who escapes after the conflict between Sylar and Elle. He joins with the others to hunt down Noah Bennet, though he eventually ends up working for Arthur Petrelli. He teams up with Peter and Flint to destroy the Formula, killing a Marine guarding Nathan and keeping him captive to buy Peter time. However, Nathan attacks him and during the fight, Tracy Strauss freezes Knox solid and shatters him, killing Knox.
James Martin
James Martin possesses the ability to
shapeshift
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into the form of anyone he touches. He is responsible for killing three of Danko's agents, who were hunting him. Using his ability, he makes his way into Danko's office to touch him in order to "borrow" his form.
Daphne Millbrook
Daphne Millbrook, portrayed by
Brea Grant
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, is a thief with the power of enhanced speed. She can move herself at speeds fast enough to just barely outrun a nuclear explosion, move fast enough to be at normal speed when Hiro Nakamura slows down time to the point where time appears to have stopped, and can extend her ability to those she is in contact with. She suffers from
cerebral palsy
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and relied on crutches and braces to walk before gaining her powers. She first becomes acquainted with
Hiro Nakamura
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, who refers to her as "nemesis", after she steals his half of a chemical formula that gives ordinary people super powers. She works for the Pinehearst Company under the direction of
Maury Parkman
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(who appears to her as Mr. Linderman), charged with recruiting members. Daphne eventually switches sides and helps rescue Hiro from the past. Afterwards, she and Hiro steal and destroy the Formula and she tries to make a life with Matt Parkman. During "Trust and Blood", Daphne is shot and apparently killed. She is revealed to be alive, though seriously wounded during "Cold Wars." She is rescued in "Cold Snap" and taken to the hospital where she is treated for her gunshot wound and an infection. She apparently recovers and takes off to Paris, but quickly realizes it's a dream where Matt is giving her a happy ending. Knowing she will die, she asks Matt to fly her to the Moon. He does so in the dream as she dies of her injuries in the real world.
Jesse Murphy
Jesse Murphy, portrayed by
Francis Capra
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, is a former prisoner of Level 5 with the ability to produce powerful sonic waves with his voice. According to executive producer
Greg Beeman
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, Jesse's power was originally "Earthquake-stomp", but was changed due to budget constraints. He is described by Knox as having no friends. He and Knox were captured by
Noah Bennet
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and the Haitian after the two used their powers in an attempt to take over a neighborhood.
Ishi Nakamura
Ishi Nakamura, portrayed by
Tamlyn Tomita
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, was the wife of Kaito Nakamura and mother to Kimiko and Hiro. She was shown as deceased when Hiro was eight years old when he went back in time with his father in an attempt to convince him to escape his death. It was revealed that she had an ability in an interview with Aron Coleite and Joe Pokaski, which is shown to be the ability to heal living organisms through kisses in "Our Father". She revives Hiro's sick bird and restores the future Hiro's lost memories.
Matt Parkman, Jr.
Matthew "Matty" Parkman, Jr. is the infant son of Matt Parkman and his ex-wife
Janice Parkman
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, and the grandson of
Maury Parkman
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. He has the ability to activate and deactivate objects, whether they are electronic, mechanical, or even human, earning him the nickname "Toddler Touch-And-Go" from Hiro. He is first mentioned in the episode "
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", his father working to capture other posthumans in exchange for the protection of him. Matt Parkman, Jr. later appears in the main timeline, living in
California
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with his mother. Matt Senior divorces his wife because they initially believe Matt Junior is the son of the man she cheated on him with, but it turns out they were wrong. He restores
Hiro Nakamura
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's powers when they meet and the truth of his parentage brings his parents back together.
Arthur Petrelli
Arthur Petrelli, portrayed by
Robert Forster
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, is the husband of
Angela Petrelli
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, the father of
Nathan Petrelli
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and
Peter Petrelli
Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama series Heroes. He is a hospice nurse-turned-paramedic in his mid-20s with the power to absorb and mimic the powers of other people with special ab ...
, and the biological grandfather of
Claire Bennet
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. Angela has stated that she and Arthur have gone through "great lengths" to protect Claire. He has the power to take the abilities of other evolved humans through physical contact. Once he takes an ability, he cannot return it. The powers he has taken are telepathy from an unknown source, though hinted at being
Charles Deveaux
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; the regenerative abilities of
Adam Monroe
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(which killed Adam, as he immediately aged 400+ years and crumbled into dust); Peter's empathic mimicry and the powers he'd absorbed as a result (including
the Haitian
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's mental manipulation);
Maya Herrera
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's poison emission; and Hiro Nakamura's time manipulation. Arthur's range of powers is such that he can overcome the Haitian's dampening powers after a short period, though not without significant effort. Hiro eventually learns through a "spirit walk" that Arthur was actually the one who'd ordered Nathan's accident, not Linderman, and that Arthur had repeatedly manipulated Angela's mind throughout their marriage, to get her to do what he wanted. After Linderman revealed the truth to her, Angela tried to kill Arthur by poisoning him, but he was saved by Nathan arriving home and calling 911. Arthur survived the poisoning attempt, but was completely paralyzed and could only communicate through telepathy, so he faked his own death. After stealing Adam Monroe's regenerative powers, Arthur was able to heal the damage the poison had done to his body, recovering completely. In "Our Father", Peter and the Haitian confront Arthur with the intention of killing him. Arthur offers to use the Formula to restore Peter's powers if his son comes with him, but Peter refuses. As the Haitian loses his grip on Arthur's powers, Peter fires a gun at Arthur who is only saved by the timely intervention of Sylar. However, Sylar only saved him to discover if Arthur is actually his father or not. Using his new lie detection abilities, Sylar is able to tell that Arthur in fact lied to him. Telling Peter "you're not a killer, Peter...but I am", Sylar telekinetically shoves Peter's bullet through Arthur's head, destroying the spot that controls regeneration and killing Arthur. The Formula's catalyst dies with him.
Daniel Pine
Daniel Pine, portrayed by Franc Ross, is a Vietnam veteran with the ability to transform parts of his body into metal. He is introduced in "
Villains
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", being captured by Agent Thompson and Meredith Gordon as the latter's first assignment in the Company. He is placed in Level 5, but escapes when Elle Bishop accidentally sets all the Level 5 prisoners free. From there, he returns to his old home, and ends up killing his ex-wife. He is then recaptured by Meredith and Noah Bennet.
Baron Samedi
Baron Samedi, portrayed by
Demetrius Grosse
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, is a powerful warlord in the jungles of
Haiti
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, and is the half-brother of
the Haitian
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. He possesses impenetrable skin, which grants him a degree of invulnerability from trauma such as fire, knives, and bullets. He shares a
name
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with a
loa
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.
Scott
Scott, portrayed by
Chad Faust
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, is a Marine recruited by the Pinehearst Company. Wanting to be more than human so that he can make up for his fellow Marines that died, he is the first person to try the newly perfected formula, which grants him the ability of enhanced strength. However, as he is about to stop Flint Gordon and Peter Petrelli from destroying the lab and the formula in "Dual", his neck is snapped by Knox.
Alice Shaw
Alice Shaw, played by
Laura Marano
Laura Marie Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role in the Disney Channel series '' Austin & Ally'' as Ally Dawson. Marano was one of the five original classmates in '' Are You Smarter than a ...
in flashbacks and by
Diana Scarwid
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in the present, is the estranged younger sister of
Angela Petrelli
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, the aunt of
Nathan Petrelli
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and
Peter Petrelli
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, and the great-aunt of
Claire Bennet
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. She has the ability of weather manipulation. Her powers are seemingly linked to her emotions as she is able to summon
gale
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bolts or
hailstones
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when angered. She first appears in the flashback in episode "
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
".
Usutu
Usutu, portrayed by
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
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, makes himself known to Matt after he is teleported to Africa by the future Peter Petrelli. He had painted an image of the earth exploding on a nearby rock. This image appears several times in the episodes "The Second Coming" and "The Butterfly Effect", painted on various objects in various places. He also seems to have an extensive knowledge of Matt's life, having painted the major events of Matt's story arc in Volume One when he was just a child. Like the precognition demonstrated by
Isaac Mendez
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(which is also why Hiro refers to him as "Mr. African Isaac"), this skill can be activated at will, though Usutu prefers to listen to music while he works. In a discussion with Parkman, Usutu reveals that he is aware of various changes in the timeline, specifically events that change his earlier predictions. As Hiro finishes his own spirit journey, Usutu is decapitated by
Arthur Petrelli
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, and later appears in a
vision
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in "
Dual
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** Dual (category theory), a formalization of mathematical duality
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".
Alex Woolsley
Alex Woolsley, portrayed by
Justin Baldoni
Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying Rafael Solano on The CW satirical romantic dramedy ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019) as well as directing the films ''Five Feet Ap ...
, is an employee at Sam's Comic Book Shop with the ability to breathe underwater. He first discovered his ability while on his high school's swim team. He is rescued by
Claire Bennet
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on orders of the mysterious Rebel, and secretly took up residence within the Bennet household. Eventually, Claire's mother finds out about his hiding in their house and she helps him change his identity to protect him. During his stay at the Bennet household, Claire and he develop a mutual romantic interest, culminating in a kiss while they hide from government agents underwater in a pool (thus also allowing Alex to transfer air to her thanks to his ability, removing the need for them to surface to breathe). In the graphic novel "
The Scenic Route
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", he is rescued again, this time by
Noah Bennet
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and Claire's ex-boyfriend
West Rosen
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, and both boys are advised to lie low.
Introduced in Season Four
Arnold
Arnold, portrayed by Jack Wallace, has the ability of space-time manipulation. Introduced in "
Orientation
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", he is shown as a member of the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival", and as any member, is considered family. He is asked by
Samuel Sullivan
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to send him 14 years back in time so he can meet the adult
Hiro Nakamura
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, which he is capable of doing despite his bad health. He is shown as an old and dying man, and it is implied that Samuel intends to replace him with Hiro. In "
Once Upon a Time in Texas
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Hiro Nakamura arrives three years in the past to s ...
", Arnold once again sends Samuel back in time to find Hiro; after Hiro saves
Charlie
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Characters
* "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise
* Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
* ...
from Sylar and her aneurysm, Samuel orders Arnold to take her to the carnival in present and then to hide her somewhere in time away from Hiro so he will stay with them. This final effort killed Arnold. In the graphic Novel "
Smoke and Mirrors
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", an altar is seen in honor of Arnold as the carnies discuss about Samuel forcing Arnold to use his ability without any concern about his health. Hiro eventually reunites with an old Charlie who tells him that Arnold took her to Milwaukee on January 26, 1944. Though Hiro offers to go back and retrieve her after Arnold leaves, Charlie refuses as she had a life there and Hiro respects her wishes.
Bowman Family
The Bowman Family consists of Chris Bowman, portrayed by Daryl Crittenden, with his wife Gail and daughter Jenny, who are workers at the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival" as part of the fire-breathing family. The three of them exhibit the ability to breathe fire; Chris and Gail exhibit orange flames, but little Jenny exhibits blue ones (''in main series she exhibits orange flames as well''). Although seen in background as member of the "family" since "
Orientation
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", they are shown mainly in iStories (''Faction Zero and Slow Burn''). In "
Strange Attractors
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" (''Slow Burn iStory chapter 5'') they are told by
Samuel Sullivan
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to show their ability to Tracy so she will feel comfortable at the carnival, but she felt the other way around so they stop. In the graphic novel "
Smoke and Mirrors
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",
Amanda
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watches as the Bowman family practices their fire-breathing act making her want to be a Bowman herself.
Emma Coolidge
Emma Coolidge, portrayed by
Deanne Bray
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, is a deaf woman working in the same hospital as
Peter
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. Dialogue indicates that she is trained as a physician, but prefers to work archiving patients' data instead of treating them. In the episode "
Ink
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", she discovers that she can perceive sound as a form of colored light; the louder the sound, the more intense and colorful the light. Her doctor (also her mother) suggests that this is a form of
synesthesia
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(mixed signals from the different senses). At the park, she sees the music a
cello
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player produces, and then starts playing it herself, producing beautiful music. She constantly uses headphones in public to avoid being asked anything, so people will not notice that she is deaf. In the episode " Hysterical Blindness", Emma discovers that she is able to convert sound into physical force after damaging her apartment walls while playing a cello once more; the cello was in a box with the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival" label on it. In "
Tabula Rasa
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", she is afraid of her power and seeks Peter to help her ultimately Hiro helps her understand that her ability is a gift, and once she knows what she can do, she can use it to do good things. As Peter and Emma learn that Hiro is dying, Emma makes him promise he will stay in bed, although he constantly tells Emma he feels alive when he uses his ability and he will
die with dignity
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like
Charlie
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Characters
* "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise
* Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
* ...
intended to do.
Damien
Damien, portrayed by Harry Perry, is a carnival worker at "Sullivan Bros. Carnival", introduced in "
Tabula Rasa
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", with the ability to restore, heal and distort other people's memories. By orders of
Samuel
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, he takes
Sylar
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to the center chamber of the ''Hall of Mirrors'' and touches his head using his ability on him. Then, he leaves Sylar alone while he sees his real memories reflecting in every mirror. In "
Thanksgiving
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", he is present during Thanksgiving dinner; after Edgar's escape, he surprises Hiro while talking to Samuel, disrupting his memories, but apparently in a way he did not expect (''which is also seen in the graphic novel "
The Trip, Part 1
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Lydia
Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...
.
Edgar
Edgar, portrayed by
Ray Park
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, has the ability of enhanced speed and works at the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival". Introduced in "
Orientation
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Positioning in physical space
* Map orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions
* Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building de ...
", he is sent by
Samuel Sullivan
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to kill
Emile Danko
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in order to retrieve a mysterious compass. At first he refuses, stating that he does not kill unless absolutely necessary. Samuel chokes him (with a tattoo hand controlled by his power), but releases him with a promise to not force Edgar again after he does this task. Edgar fails once, as Danko does not have the artifact with him and Tracy manages to freeze his knife and arm; he fails again when
Peter Petrelli
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mimics his ability. He goes after
Noah Bennet
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and finally takes the
compass
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to Samuel, leaving Noah badly wounded. After Lydia learns the truth of Joseph's murder with the help of
Hiro Nakamura
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, Edgar tries to expose Samuel who frames him as the murderer. Samuel tries to kill Edgar, but Hiro saves him and convinces Edgar to flee rather than kill Samuel to help stop him later. He's eventually captured by Noah who Lauren Gilmore gets to talk to Edgar rather than torture him. Edgar initially agrees to work with Noah to stop Samuel, but after Noah shows little care for the other carnies, Edgar takes the information he gave Noah and takes off. Edgar returns after Lydia's murder and rejoins the Carnival, but while he's seemingly accepted back, he remains aware of what Samuel is capable of and is disturbed by what Samuel is planning. In "Brave New World", he kidnaps Noah Bennet in
Central Park
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and tells him he wants to stop Samuel, but can't just kill him in front of everyone. Edgar figures Noah has a plan and he aids Noah, Claire and Eli in exposing Samuel's actions to the carnies. Afterwards, Edgar helps the carnies leave and is teleported away by Hiro to safety, rendering Samuel effectively powerless.
Eli
Eli, portrayed by
Todd Stashwick
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, is a thief and diamond-mine owner who is found by
Tracy Strauss
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(''following orders from
Samuel Sullivan
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'') in a cruise in the southwestern coast of Africa in the graphic novel " Prodigals, Part 1: Immersed". Tracy interrupts his way into a girl and accidentally reveals the money he has stolen from a tourist, and then Eli takes out a gun. When Tracy recognizes Eli, he gets angry and distrustful to hear she knows his real name, and creates many clones to surround Tracy. Unknowing what she meant about the carnival, "they" shoot Tracy, also unaware that her abilities will allow her to survive and fight back. The original Eli is already in a boat escaping, and Tracy knows she must follow him to the open sea. In " Prodigals, Part 2: Witch Hunt", Tracy is tracking down the root Eli at
Cape Town
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and in the process ends up killing many of his clones. After understanding how Eli and clones move around, Eli surprises her at his diamond mine where his clones work. Instead of killing her when having a chance, he decides to receive her and show her the place. In " Prodigals, Part 3: Parched", Tracy is seen fighting against a horde of clones while the root Eli stands quietly. After learning Samuel is the actual leader of the carnival, he agrees to return, as it was
Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
who exiled him but always was loyal to Samuel. Upon his return to the Carnival, he acts as Samuel's right-hand man with the power of cloning, but displays the weakness that if the original is knocked out or killed, the clones will all disappear. His clones lack a mind of their own as well, making Matt Parkman's telepathy useless on them. In "The Art of Deception" he murders Lydia to enable Samuel's plans. In "The Wall" and "Brave New World" Eli is sent to kill Matt Parkman,
Peter Petrelli
Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama series Heroes. He is a hospice nurse-turned-paramedic in his mid-20s with the power to absorb and mimic the powers of other people with special ab ...
and
Sylar
Sylar (Gabriel Gray) is a fictional character and a primary antagonist of the NBC superhero drama series ''Heroes''. Portrayed by Zachary Quinto, he is a super-powered serial killer who targets other Superhumans in order to steal their powers. H ...
to stop their interfering in Samuel's plans. Dialogue between Eli and Matt indicates that while Eli will go along with Samuel's terrible plans, he knows it is wrong. The Eli clones nearly kill Matt, but Peter and Sylar are able to overpower the clones sent after them and knock out the real Eli, saving Matt. Peter then reads Eli's mind to learn Samuel's plans and he and Sylar take off to stop them, leaving Eli with Matt who proceeds to use his powers to brainwash Eli against Samuel. Eli then returns to the Carnival and aids Edgar, Noah and Claire Bennet in exposing Samuel for what he really is, admitting to his murder of Lydia along the way. Eli's support of Claire's claims breaks the carnies faith in Samuel and causes them to leave him.
Ian Michaels
Ian Michaels, portrayed by Adam Lazarre-White, is a
homeless
Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are:
* living on the streets, also kn ...
man introduced in " Upon This Rock" who has the ability to control, manipulate, and accelerate plant growth. Originally, he was terrified by his ability and opted to hide in seclusion in
Central Park
Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West Side, Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the List of New York City parks, fifth-largest park in the city, covering . It is the most visited urban par ...
. He was soon found by
Samuel Sullivan
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and Emma Coolidge and shown the benefits of having an ability. He is now part of the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival".
Jeremy Greer
Jeremy Greer, portrayed by
Mark L. Young
Mark L. Young (born Markell V. Efimoff (Russian: Маркелл В. Ефимофф) January 1, 1991) is an American actor. He attended La Salle University in the United States.
Early life
Markell V. Efimoff (Russian: Маркелл В. Ефи ...
, is an evolved human introduced in "
Tabula Rasa
''Tabula rasa'' (; "blank slate") is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content, and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception. Epistemological proponents of ''tabula rasa'' disagree with the doctri ...
", a teenager with the ability to control the life force of living creatures, so he can either heal them or kill them.
Lydia
Lydia, "
The Painted Lady
''The Painted Lady'' is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives.
Plot
The story as told by ''The Moving Picture News'' reads:
Cast
See also
* Harry Carey film ...
", is portrayed by
Dawn Olivieri
Dawn Orienne Olivieri (born February 8, 1981) is an American actress. She played Lydia in ''Heroes'' and Monica Talbot in ''House of Lies''.
Career
Olivieri appeared in the Showtime series ''House of Lies'', starting in 2012, playing the compet ...
. Her ability is backfiring, making her susceptible to anyone else's desires, such as running away when her boyfriend wanted her to, and Carol's desire for Amanda to be hers, which led Lydia to abandon her baby with Carol. Lydia serves as the main
antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist.
Etymology
The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...
, but not
villain
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, of the Webseries: Slow Burn. While reluctantly trying to manipulate
Sylar
Sylar (Gabriel Gray) is a fictional character and a primary antagonist of the NBC superhero drama series ''Heroes''. Portrayed by Zachary Quinto, he is a super-powered serial killer who targets other Superhumans in order to steal their powers. H ...
, he copies her powers harmlessly. Growing more and more suspicious of Samuel's activities, Lydia offers to help
Hiro Nakamura
is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama ''Heroes'' who possesses the ability of space-time manipulation. This means that Hiro is able to alter the flow of time, teleport and time travel. In the show, he is played by Japanese actor Ma ...
find his lost love Charlie through her powers though she is unsuccessful. After learning of Samuel having Hiro return before he killed
Mohinder Suresh
Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama ''Heroes'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras holding a PhD in parapsychology. He is attemp ...
but not to save Joseph Sullivan, Lydia asks Hiro to take her back in time eight weeks so she can see what really happened to Joseph. Though Hiro is reluctant, he eventually takes them back though he indicates Lydia may have triggered this with her own powers. The two witness Samuel confront Joseph about the full extent of his powers and then murder him in a rage. Lydia's gasp of shock draws Samuel's attention, but she is able to help Hiro transport them back to their own time. There, she reveals the truth to Edgar, resulting in Samuel pinning the murder on him and trying to kill Edgar. Hiro saves Edgar to Lydia's relief and she agrees to keep the truth secret to protect Amanda. Samuel later has Eli murder her to pin the crime on
Noah Bennet
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and drive the Carnival into a frenzy after his destruction of a nearby town causes them to start to falter. Under Matt Parkman's brainwashing, Eli later admits to her murder and this, along with Edgar revealing what Lydia told him about Joseph's murder causes the carnies to abandon Samuel, allowing
Peter Petrelli
Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama series Heroes. He is a hospice nurse-turned-paramedic in his mid-20s with the power to absorb and mimic the powers of other people with special ab ...
to defeat him.
Joseph Sullivan
Joseph Sullivan, portrayed by
Andrew Connolly
Andrew Connolly (born 30 November 1965) is an Irish stage and screen actor and director.
Biography
Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1965 and was raised in the Finglas and Ringsend areas.
At sixteen years old he left school for a seven- ...
, was the leader of the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival", until his mysterious death. Seeing his burial in "
Orientation
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Positioning in physical space
* Map orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions
* Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building de ...
" and being mentioned so many times, mainly by his brother
Samuel
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...
,
Lydia
Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...
and
Edgar
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear").
Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, rev ...
, he is referred to as a kind and fair leader, with visions of family and peace far from Samuel's. As his rightful successor, Samuel tries to fill his void by adding new members to the family, although Lydia and Edgar say it was not Joseph's will (''
Acceptance
Acceptance in human psychology is a person's assent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition (often a negative or uncomfortable situation) without attempting to change it or protest it. The concept is close in meaning to ...
''). In the episode "
Ink
Ink is a gel, sol, or solution that contains at least one colorant, such as a dye or pigment, and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing or writing with a pen, brush, reed pen, or quill. Thi ...
", Samuel reveals he and Joseph once lived and served at a mansion while kids. In the episode " Hysterical Blindness", Samuel chooses
Sylar
Sylar (Gabriel Gray) is a fictional character and a primary antagonist of the NBC superhero drama series ''Heroes''. Portrayed by Zachary Quinto, he is a super-powered serial killer who targets other Superhumans in order to steal their powers. H ...
from a list of evolved humans as the one who will fill the void left by Joseph's death, although is unknown what ability Joseph held. In "
Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing is a combat sport exercise in which a person throws punches at the air as though there is an opponent. Practised primarily in boxing, it is used mainly to prepare the muscles before the person training engages in stronger physical ...
", Samuel states
Danko
Danko may refer to:
*Danko (surname)
*Danko (given name)
*Danko, Nigeria, part of Wasagu/Danko Local Government Area
*Danko Jones, a Canadian hard rock band
*Danko-Tanzou, a village in Burkina Faso
{{disambiguation ...
is the one who killed Joseph and that's why he kept a compass hidden, Joseph's. In " Brother's Keeper" Joseph meets with
Mohinder Suresh
Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama ''Heroes'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras holding a PhD in parapsychology. He is attemp ...
about his interest in Samuel eight weeks before the present of the episode. He asks Mohinder to forget the whole thing and to burn the film he has of Samuel's powers. However, unbeknownst to him, Samuel overhears part of the discussion and grows interested. In "
Thanksgiving
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", a suspicious Lydia has
Hiro Nakamura
is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama ''Heroes'' who possesses the ability of space-time manipulation. This means that Hiro is able to alter the flow of time, teleport and time travel. In the show, he is played by Japanese actor Ma ...
take her back in time eight weeks to witness Joseph's murder and discover the truth. The two witnesses Samuel and Joseph go into a field where Joseph reveals that Samuel's powers grow exponentially when surrounded by evos which is why he has limited the number of people in the Carnival. Knowing that Samuel is out of control, Joseph sent the compass to Danko so he could find them and arrest Samuel. Demanding to know more, Samuel propels a rock through Joseph's throat in a moment of rage, mortally wounding him. Joseph dies in his repentant brother's arms while Lydia's gasp nearly reveals herself and Hiro. Hiro manages to return them to the present in time to avoid the past Samuel, but the present day Samuel realizes what happened and pins the murder on Edgar who escapes with Hiro's help. During "Brave New World", Claire reveals the murder of Joseph to the carnies while trying to turn them against Samuel as an example of how out of control he's gotten. While Samuel denies the claim, Edgar backs Claire up and combined with Eli's confession to murdering Lydia on Samuel's orders, Joseph's murder causes the carnies to leave Samuel.
Rebecca Taylor
Rebecca "Becky" Taylor, portrayed by
Tessa Thompson
Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College. She appeared in productions of '' The Tempest ...
, possesses the power of
invisibility
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Since objects can be seen by light in ...
sorority
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Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student, but continues thereafter for life. Some accept gradua ...
on
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet is a fictional character in the NBC psychological thriller superhero drama series ''Heroes''. She is portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of the series, "Genesis", on September 25, 2 ...
's college campus. She is connected to the Sullivan Bros. Carnival by way of her "Uncle
Samuel
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...
". It is revealed that she is the one responsible for the death of Claire's first roommate, Annie, and for fueling Claire's suspicion of
Gretchen
Gretchen (, ; literal translation: "Little Grete" or "Little Greta") is a female given name of German origin that is mainly prevalent in the United States.
Its popularity increased because a major character in Goethe's ''Faust'' (1808) has th ...
. When Claire and Gretchen are exploring the slaughterhouse as part of the hazing process, an invisible Becky attempts to kill Gretchen twice, but is thwarted by Claire at both turns. Becky exhibits her power in front of all four girls being hazed and is forced to flee after Claire hits her. It's revealed in "
Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing is a combat sport exercise in which a person throws punches at the air as though there is an opponent. Practised primarily in boxing, it is used mainly to prepare the muscles before the person training engages in stronger physical ...
" that Becky has an unpleasant past with
Noah Bennet
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as he killed her father during a bag and tag mission for the Company; her fear towards Noah activating her invisibility.
Introduced in graphic novels
Bianca Karina
Bianca Karina is an agent of the Company who can adapt her lungs to enable her to breathe in any environment, including underwater. She is partnered with Devin Patterson and engaged to Gael Cruz. She is first seen in " Root and Branch, Part 1" when she and Patterson capture one of Julien Dumont's rogue clones. She is next seen in "
Berlin
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", where she, Gael, and Devin are sent to capture the German. After Gael is incapacitated and Devin is killed, Bianca uses her ability to knock him out. With the help of Paul Harding and Ahlrich Dekker, they get the German to headquarters. At the end of the Evs Dropper arc, she defends Donna Dunlap from Gael, locking him in a cell. After Donna and Eric Thompson, identify Connie Logan as Evs Dropper, she is leads those sent to fight her. Once the majority of agents are killed, Bianca shoots the root Julien Dumont and all clones are killed. In "
The Butterfly Effect
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" and " Dreams Until Death", she and Gael confront Sylar outside the Bennet house after he leaves having taken
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet is a fictional character in the NBC psychological thriller superhero drama series ''Heroes''. She is portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of the series, "Genesis", on September 25, 2 ...
's ability, and she is killed by Sylar after she and Gael attempt to capture him. However, Gael identifies himself as "special", so Bianca gets a quick death and her power is not taken.
Introduced in webisodes
Caleb
Caleb, portrayed by Dusty Sorg, is a worker at the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival" and loyal lackey of
Samuel Sullivan
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who seems to monitor the activities within the "family", as he is seen spying and informing Samuel in webisodes and iStories (and even to
Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
in '' Bloodlines, Part 1''). He is introduced in Slow Burn webisodes as he spies on
Edgar
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear").
Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, rev ...
and
Lydia
Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...
. Later, he befriends Lydia's daughter,
Amanda
Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much b ...
, once she gets to the carnival.
He has the ability to produce eight giant spider legs from his back that can be stretched. His eyes also shone green.
Echo DeMille
Echo DeMille, portrayed by Kiko Ellsworth, is a prisoner of Level 5 with the ability to manipulate sound. He was almost captured by the Constrictor and Howard, but used his power to escape. When the Constrictor later took his girlfriend hostage, Echo was forced to kill him. He took out another pair of agents making his escape. When trying to meet with his girlfriend, Echo used the
brown note
The brown note, also sometimes called the brown frequency or brown noise, is a hypothetical infrasonic frequency capable of causing fecal incontinence by creating acoustic resonance in the human bowel. The name is a metonym for the common color ...
to avoid two more Company agents. He arranged to meet her thirteen weeks later at his family's cabin only to be ambushed by Penny and Connie Logan, Elle Bishop, and several other paired agents. Using his ability, he incapacitated all but one - a posthuman with the ability to absorb sound. The agent captured him, and Echo was detained to Level 5, where Angela Petrelli implied a former connection to him.
He also appeared in the TV series at the episode "
Dual
Dual or Duals may refer to:
Paired/two things
* Dual (mathematics), a notion of paired concepts that mirror one another
** Dual (category theory), a formalization of mathematical duality
*** see more cases in :Duality theories
* Dual (grammatical ...
", wherein Sylar later puts the Company facility into lockdown, Noah releases Echo and the other recaptured prisoners, offering them freedom if they can kill Sylar. Echo is subsequently killed by Sylar, his throat slashed open.
Rachel Mills
Rachel Mills, portrayed by
Taylor Cole
Taylor Cole (born April 29, 1984) is an American actress and former fashion model.
Early life and modeling
Cole was born in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. Cole attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School, where she traveled with the Junior Ol ...
, is the daughter of Leona Mills and a father with the ability to teleport. Rachel, as time passes, goes on a journey of self-exploration and is gradually drawn into the secret world of people with special powers, all beginning with the trauma of her mother's apparent suicide, which she never recovered from and eventually drove her to join the
United States Marine Corps
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. After an experience in an unusual biological experimentation lab while serving as a USMC
Corporal
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in
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
, Rachel found her career at an end, and so was recruited by Pinehearst as part of their "super-soldier" program, agreeing to accept injections of Mohinder Suresh's experimental formula to fight a war against dangerous specials. During this she discovers she already has a power, having unknowingly developed her teleportation ability that she inherited from her father.
Amanda Strazzulla
Amanda Strazzulla, portrayed by
Sasha Pieterse
Sasha Pieterse-Sheaffer (; born February 17, 1996) is a South African-born American actress, singer and songwriter. She is known for her role as Alison DiLaurentis in the Freeform series ''Pretty Little Liars'' and its spin-off '' Pretty Little ...
, is the daughter of
Lydia
Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...
who abandoned her because she was too young to raise her. She lives in New England with Lydia's sister Carol Strazzulla, and months ago manifested spontaneous combustion, the ability to explode things with the power of her mind, which caused her aunt to fear her, and also lured
Noah Bennet
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and
Meredith Gordon
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while they worked together for the Company during the ''Villains' arc'' (''
Boom
Boom may refer to:
Objects
* Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
* Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation
* Boom (sailing), a sailboat part
* Boom (windsurfi ...
''). She is introduced in the main series in the episode "
Thanksgiving
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" as part of the carnival family during the Thanksgiving dinner.
Additional family of the main characters
This list includes every non-powered relative of the main characters.
Kate Bennet
Kate Bennet, portrayed by
Sherri Saum
Sherri Michelle Saum (born October 1, 1974) is an American actress. Saum is best known for her co-lead role as Lena Adams Foster in the Freeform drama series '' The Fosters'' (2013–2018) as well as a subsequent guest star role in its spinoff ...
, was
Noah
Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...
's first wife in 1985, seen in "
The Wall
''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imp ...
", introduced as she revealed to Noah she was pregnant. That night both were assaulted by a telekinetic man named Richard who ended up killing Kate. This event triggered Noah's psychotic depression, paranoia and having investigations about posthumans and finally put him in the Company's way.
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet is a fictional character in the NBC psychological thriller superhero drama series ''Heroes''. She is portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of the series, "Genesis", on September 25, 2 ...
's younger brother and the son of Noah and Sandra Bennet. Lyle finds out about his sister's healing powers by watching a videotape showing her quickly recovering from such otherwise deadly experiences as being hit by a car and falling nearly thirty feet. He confirms his realization by stapling Claire's hand and watching it heal, though Claire convinces him to keep the secret and to hand her the tape. After Claire tells her father that Lyle knows about her powers, Mr. Bennet has
the Haitian
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remove Lyle's memories about her healing abilities, but later he becomes aware of her powers again.
Sandra Bennet
Sandra Bennet, portrayed by
Ashley Crow
Ashley Diane Crow (born August 25, 1960) is an American actress. She is best known for her role of Sandra Bennet on the television show ''Heroes''.
Life and career
Crow was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She moved to Mountain Brook, Alabama at t ...
, is
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet is a fictional character in the NBC psychological thriller superhero drama series ''Heroes''. She is portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of the series, "Genesis", on September 25, 2 ...
's adoptive mother and the ex-wife of Noah Bennet. She has great affection for her pet pomeranian, Mr. Muggles. She is at first unaware of her husband's activities or her daughter's powers, and
the Haitian
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has wiped her memories several times on her husband's orders. However, after Claire meets Hank and Lisa, Sandra tells Claire that she and Mr. Bennet had tried unsuccessfully to find her biological parents when she was a baby because they thought she might have a rare chromosomal disorder.
Martin Gray
Martin Gray, portrayed by
Ned Schmidtke
Edwin Christian "Ned" Schmidtke Jr. (born June 19, 1942) is an American film and television actor. He played Greg Barnard on the U.S. TV show '' Another World''.
Partial filmography
*'' The Crazies'' (1973) - Sgt. Tragesser
*'' Another World'' ...
, is Sylar's adoptive father and biological uncle. He abandoned Sylar and his mother, Virginia, when Sylar was very young. In the third volume, Sylar learns that Martin is not his biological father, prompting him to track Martin down in "
A Clear and Present Danger
"A Clear and Present Danger" is the 14th episode and mid-season premiere of the third season of the NBC superhero drama series ''Heroes'' and 48th episode overall. It aired on February 2, 2009. The episode is the beginning of Volume 4: "Fugitive ...
". Martin reveals that his brother, Samson Gray, is his real father, and that he adopted Sylar to appease Virginia and their marital problems. Samson sold Sylar to Martin for an undisclosed amount of money.
Virginia Gray
Virginia Gray, portrayed by
Ellen Greene
Ellen Greene is an American actress and singer. She has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many ...
, is Sylar's mother. When Sylar visits Virginia, she constantly pushes Sylar to "be special," even saying that he could become President if he wanted to. Sylar reveals his powers, accidentally injuring her, and confesses his guilt since he thinks he will be the exploding man and kill many people. Both instances only alienate the two, and Virginia demands that Sylar leave her house and give back her son Gabriel. She brandishes a pair of scissors at Sylar, but is accidentally stabbed in the heart when they struggle for the scissors.
Kimiko Nakamura
Kimiko Nakamura, portrayed by
Saemi Nakamura
Saemi Nakamura is a Japanese American actress best known for playing Kimiko Nakamura in the NBC science fiction television drama series ''Heroes''. She also appeared in a minor part in the 1995 film ''Jury Duty'' and ''The Truman Show
''The ...
, is the daughter of Kaito and older sister of Hiro. She is very intelligent and motivated, and wishes to advance in her father's company, Yamagato Industries. She accompanies her father to New York to retrieve Hiro. She gets along with her brother, in comparison to his and their father's strained relationship, as evidenced by the way Kimiko's pleas and reasoning get much further than Kaito's authoritative tactics (up to and including
kidnapping
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). Hiro convinced his father that Yamagato has a successor in Kimiko. It is unknown if Kimiko has any abilities.
Janice Parkman
Janice Parkman, portrayed by
Lisa Lackey
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, is the ex-wife of telepathy, telepathic police officer Matt Parkman. Their marriage has been troubled for some time. Janice blames their problems on his jealousy of her prospering career while his has been stalling, but she had been cheating with his ex-partner. After awakening his powers, Matt then tries to fulfill her every need by reading her thoughts to improve their marriage. Matt discovers that she had had an affair and punches his ex-partner. Two weeks later, after Matt tells Janice of his ability to read minds. When Matt gets a six-month suspension for his rogue actions at work, he reads in her mind that she is pregnant, and he starts working as a bodyguard. Four months later Matt and Janice are divorced, and Matt later reveals to
Nathan Petrelli
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that the child his wife bore is not his, but rather the man's with whom his wife cheated. It is later revealed that the child, named Matt Parkman, Jr, was in fact his. In the episode 'Cold Snap', the infant displayed the ability to control energy (turning on a TV and activating several electronic toys), which also allowed him to jump-start/reactivate an evolved human's ability (by touching Hiro, baby Matt immediately restored Hiro's lost ability to "stop time" and eventually his teleporting and time-travel abilities). Following this revelation, Matt reunites with Janice and they apparently get remarried and are now raising their son together.
Heidi Petrelli
Heidi Petrelli, portrayed by Rena Sofer, is
Nathan Petrelli
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's wife and is involved with his strategies for his bid for congressional office. She uses a wheelchair for mobility after being paralyzed in a car crash in the episode "Six Months Ago" caused by Linderman's accomplices under the orders of Arthur Petrelli while Nathan was driving. Nathan, while trying to control the car, suddenly found himself flying for the first time. She is able to walk in the episode "
Landslide
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" after being healed by Mr. Linderman.
Simon & Monty Petrelli
Simon and Monty Petrelli, portrayed by Justin Evans and Jackson Wurth, are the juvenile sons of Nathan Petrelli, Nathan and Heidi Petrelli, seen participating in the Petrelli campaign during the 2006 election. Following the presumed death of their uncle,
Peter
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* Peter (given name)
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, Nathan's depression and heavy drinking caused Heidi to leave Nathan, taking their sons with her. As of the second-season episode "Kindred", they live and attend a private school in Washington, D.C.
Chandra Suresh
Chandra Suresh, portrayed by Erick Avari, was born in Chennai and is Mohinder Suresh, Mohinder's late father, as well as the author of ''Activating Evolution'', a book which appears to explain the reason so many people with powers are suddenly appearing. He found a means of tracking and locating potential powered people. He was also connected with
Sylar
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, whom he referred to as "Index case (medicine), Patient Zero". On a taped telephone conversation from shortly before Chandra's death, however, he said he wanted nothing to do with Sylar, and insisted the man stop calling him. Before his death, Chandra kept a male Chinese Water Dragon, lizard named Mohinder.
Shanti Suresh
Shanti Suresh is #Chandra Suresh, Chandra Suresh's daughter, also born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. In the episode "Seven Minutes to Midnight",
Mohinder Suresh
Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama ''Heroes'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras holding a PhD in parapsychology. He is attemp ...
's mother tells him that she had died at the age of five, two years after he was born. But in the later episode, "The Hard Part", he states that he never got to see her because she died before he was born. His blood actually possessed the antibodies she needed to survive, but he was born just a few months too late. Chandra Suresh said she had a genetic abnormality. Her death, along with several other factors, prompted Chandra Suresh to begin his investigations into people with special powers.
Damon Dawson
Damon Dawson, portrayed by Carlon Jeffery, is Monica Dawson, Monica's younger brother. When Micah Sanders, Micah comes to live with the Dawsons, Damon initially bullies him. But when Micah uses his Technopathy, power to tune in pay-per-view television, Damon starts to accept his cousin. He gets Micah's backpack stolen, which eventually leads to Niki Sanders' death.
Nana Dawson
"Nana" Dawson, portrayed by Nichelle Nichols, is
Micah Sanders
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' great-aunt and grandmother of Monica Dawson, Monica and Damon Dawson. She lives with her grandchildren in New Orleans after her daughter, Monica and Damon's mother, is killed during Hurricane Katrina.
Niki Sanders
Nicole Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Ali Larter in the television series '' Heroes''. Niki is the wife of D. L. Hawkins (Leonard Roberts) and mother of Micah Sanders (Noah Gray-Cabey). Niki, a sufferer of dissociative identity d ...
leaves Micah in Nana's care when she leaves to join the Company.
Additional Season One characters
This list includes every character not listed above, that appeared in three episodes or more of the first season.
Hank and Lisa
Hank and Lisa, portrayed by Colby French and Karri Turner, claim to be a former couple and
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet is a fictional character in the NBC psychological thriller superhero drama series ''Heroes''. She is portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of the series, "Genesis", on September 25, 2 ...
's biological parents in "Better Halves (Heroes episode), Better Halves". Mr. Bennet tells Claire that he has arranged through an adoption agency for Hank and his former girlfriend, Lisa, to meet Claire and answer her questions. Hank and Lisa tell Claire that they were high school sweethearts who split up before her birth. Hank wanted to keep Claire, while Lisa wanted to give her up for adoption. Hank tells Claire that he has a family history of heart disease and cancer, while Lisa tells her that she has diabetes, but neither tell Claire anything that explains how she got her healing powers.
It is revealed that Hank is actually a doctor working with Mr. Bennet, who later performs tests on
Sylar
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. Hank is killed by Sylar, who then escapes from containment at Primatech.
Audrey Hanson
Audrey Hanson, portrayed by Clea DuVall, is an FBI agent pursuing
Sylar
Sylar (Gabriel Gray) is a fictional character and a primary antagonist of the NBC superhero drama series ''Heroes''. Portrayed by Zachary Quinto, he is a super-powered serial killer who targets other Superhumans in order to steal their powers. H ...
. Three months after Sylar begins his murder spree, Audrey catches sight of him in Chicago, but he eludes her by escaping on a subway after giving his cap and trenchcoat to an elderly man, whom Audrey shoots, mistaking him for Sylar.
While investigating the murder of Molly Walker's family in Los Angeles three months later, Audrey initially gets to know Officer Matt Parkman. He reveals to her his ability to read people's minds and she asks him to help the FBI find Sylar. Later, Sylar unsuccessfully attempts to seize Molly from FBI custody. During his escape, Audrey is almost forced to shoot herself because of the man's telekinetic abilities but is saved when Parkman intervenes.
Audrey again requests the aid of Officer Parkman when she suspects that Sylar has killed again. She takes Parkman to the morgue, where they examine the body of a dead oncologist who was burned alive. Audrey is exposed to a dangerously high amount of radiation while investigating the house of Theodore Sprague, whom she believes to be Sylar. She and Parkman find Sprague in the hospital with his dying wife, but Parkman persuades him to surrender. However, Sprague escapes after being taken into custody by Homeland Security, and she again enlists Parkman's aid in hunting him down. Audrey begins to bond with Matt, to the extent of giving him advice on his relationship with his wife, and she looks to become attracted to him. Two weeks later, Audrey and Matt have the FBI raid Primatech Paper Company. However, they find nothing. Audrey's superior then threatens her position with the bureau. Disheartened, Audrey harshly tells Matt their partnership is over. Audrey re-appears in the penultimate episode for the season and arrests Sprague on a tip from Sylar (posing as Isaac Mendez). After Sprague is killed by Sylar, she is seen at the accident site. When a police officer remarks on how the top of someone's head falls off, she walks by and replies, "You don't want to know."
Aron Malsky
Aron Malsky, portrayed by Kevin Chamberlin, is a lawyer formerly under the employ of Mr. Linderman. He is first seen visiting D. L. Hawkins to retrieve the case of money stolen by Niki/Jessica. He later visits Niki in the psych ward to notify her of her release, due to someone else supposedly confessing to her crimes. Matt Parkman becomes his personal bodyguard for the day while he's in
California
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. Malsky then uses the two million dollars he retrieved from D. L. to buy diamonds for himself. He is finally murdered by Jessica who was sent by Mr. Linderman.
Brody Mitchum
Brody Mitchum, portrayed by Matt Lanter, is a classmate of
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet is a fictional character in the NBC psychological thriller superhero drama series ''Heroes''. She is portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of the series, "Genesis", on September 25, 2 ...
and quarterback on the football team at the fictional Union Wells High School. During a celebratory bonfire Brody and Claire wander off to the bleachers, where he attempts to rape her. He accidentally throws her onto a tree branch and considers her dead when a branch impales the back of her head. In "Collision (Heroes episode), Collision" he is shaken to see her alive again. After Claire discovers that Brody has raped at least one other girl, she convinces him to let her drive them both home in his car, but then, in an attempt to scare him, rams the car headfirst into a brick wall. She drags his unconscious body from the car when it catches fire and ultimately explodes. When he wakes up and sees Claire unharmed, he realizes that she is not a normal human being. After learning of the attempted rape of his daughter, an enraged Mr. Bennet has his associate,
the Haitian
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, wipe out all of Brody's memory. Brody, severely injured, is later seen in a wheelchair attending Homecoming.
Mira Shenoy
Mira Shenoy, portrayed by Kavi Ladnier, is a geneticist and love interest of
Mohinder Suresh
Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama ''Heroes'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras holding a PhD in parapsychology. He is attemp ...
, first seen in "Seven Minutes to Midnight (Heroes), Seven Minutes to Midnight", during the funeral of
Chandra Suresh
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in India. Mira offers Mohinder a job in her company so he could return to Madras and forget about his father's research, but he ultimately refuses and returns to New York. In " Brother's Keeper" is shown that Mohinder returned to Madras and lived together with Mira until he was drawn by Project Icarus and left following the compass. In the graphic novel "List of Heroes graphic novels#Season 4, Second Chances", Mira is abducted by someone interested in Mohinder's research. With the help of Molly Walker, Molly, Mohinder finds Mira and saves her, and they end up sharing a kiss.
Elisa Thayer
Elisa Thayer, portrayed by Stacy Haiduk, is an FBI agent investigating
Sylar
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-related murders who appears in several first-season episodes beginning with "Don't Look Back (Heroes), Don't Look Back." The character also appears in the unbroadcast version of the pilot episode.
Eric Thompson, Sr.
Eric Thompson, Sr. or commonly referred as Agent Thompson or simply Thompson, portrayed by Eric Roberts, is an associate of
Noah Bennet
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at Primatech, which is a cover for his position as Bennet's superior in The Company. The character is first mentioned in "List of Heroes graphic novels (Season One), Wireless, Part Two", and introduced in the graphic novel "List of Heroes graphic novels (Season One), How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part Two" tracking down Ted Sprague. He is also seen recruiting a young Haitian (''"List of Heroes graphic novels (Season One), It Takes A Village, Part 4"''), and in a failed attempt to recruit Daphne Millbrook (''"List of Heroes graphic novels#Season 3, The Caged Bird"''), prior to "Genesis (Heroes), Genesis".
In the episode "Company Man (Heroes), Company Man", he is mostly seen in flashbacks of Bennet's past dealings with The Company, but he also gets a brief cameo at the end of the episode where he is seen shooting Ted Sprague in the shoulder, causing him to lose control of his radioactive powers, and expressing interest in
Claire Bennet
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's complete recovery from her exposure to Ted's overload. Due to Bennet's betrayal of The Company, Thompson informs him that he is on death row and that he is just waiting for the order to kill him. His later appearances show him recruiting
Mohinder Suresh
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into the Company, and informing Mohinder of Molly Walker's condition. In the Primatech building, he dies when he is shot twice by Noah Bennet while attempting to kill Matt Parkman.
Thompson is portrayed as a man who plays by the rules and takes his orders very seriously. He gets his orders from Linderman. During a conversation with
Nathan Petrelli
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, Thompson reveals that he knows and approves of the plans to blow up New York. When Nathan implies that Linderman does not have the situation under control, Thompson reassures him that Linderman does.
In the Volume Three episode "
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", a flashback is shown revealing that Thompson had wanted to train #Meredith Gordon, Meredith and #Flint Gordon Jr., Flint Gordon Jr. to be agents for the Company. However, Meredith betrays the Company and tries to escape with her brother. After a heated battle on a train, he captures Meredith and asks her why she hates the Company. Meredith replies that the Company killed her daughter,
Claire
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*Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire
*Clair (surname)
Places
Canada
* Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska
* Clair Parish, New Brunswick
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. Upon hearing this, Thompson lets Meredith go, hinting that Claire is still alive.
In the episode "
The Wall
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", seen in flashbacks, Eric approaches Noah in 1987 to recruit him into the Company after seeing what he is capable of. He later informs Noah the will of the Company for him to get married, suggesting the waitress (#Sandra Bennet, Sandra).
In the graphic novel List of Heroes graphic novels#Season 4, From the Files of Primatech: 1988, Thompson is assigned a mission in East Berlin, East Germany, Germany during the Cold War along with #Claude Rains, Claude Rains, in which they must catch or terminate a KGB agent named Sylvia with the ability of mass manipulation. Sylvia ultimately turns into a giant defeating both agents, leaving Claude near death; meanwhile Thompson completes the real mission. Once Claude wakes up at the Company,
Angela Petrelli
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reveals the real target; Eric brought a tracking device (isotope pneumatic injection) from Germany which will allow them to track posthumans, starting with Claude.
* His full name is revealed in the graphic novel List of Heroes graphic novels#Season 4, From the Files of Primatech, Part 5: 1988 as ''Eric Thompson Sr.''
* It is revealed in the graphic novels that he has a son also named Eric Thompson, and referred to as "Thompson Jr.," who also works for The Company. He sees in Noah Bennet the face of treason as he killed his father. He also appears in ''Faction Zero'' iStory.
Tina
"Texas" Tina, portrayed by Deirdre Quinn, is the romance-novel-loving confidante of
Niki Sanders
Nicole Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Ali Larter in the television series '' Heroes''. Niki is the wife of D. L. Hawkins (Leonard Roberts) and mother of Micah Sanders (Noah Gray-Cabey). Niki, a sufferer of dissociative identity d ...
who frequently takes care of Niki's son, Micah Sanders, Micah, and attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings with Niki. When Niki confides in Tina about having blackouts and possibly an alternate personality, Tina tells her that her troubles stem from psychological damage as a result of her dealings with the mob. In " Nothing to Hide", Tina finally meets and flees from Niki's alternate personality, Jessica, after Micah is taken away by
D. L. Hawkins
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.
Jackie Wilcox
Jacqueline "Jackie" Wilcox, portrayed by Danielle Savre, is a cheerleader and high school classmate of
Claire Bennet
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. Although she claimed to be "BFF" (best friends forever) with Claire and once revealed plans to run for class president with "good deeds" as her platform, Jackie is an obnoxious rival and Foil (literature), dramatic foil for Claire. Jackie repeatedly taunts #Zach, Zach about his sexual orientation. She is also apparently jealous of Claire and #Brody Mitchum, Brody Mitchum, who described Jackie as a gossip. Jackie is eager to be the center of attention and takes credit for a fire rescue Claire performed in "Genesis (Heroes episode), Genesis." Sylar mistakes Jackie for Claire after having read of Jackie's faked heroism and kills her by telekinetically slicing open her skull. Jackie's last word to Claire is "run." She appears again in "
Once Upon a Time in Texas
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Plot
Hiro Nakamura arrives three years in the past to s ...
", as Hiro travels back in time before Sylar gets to
Charlie
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* "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise
* Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
* ...
; Jackie is seen along with Claire and other cheerleaders celebrating the outcome of the homecoming football match. Ultimately, Hiro teleports Sylar to Odessa so he will not harm Charlie, but it is hinted that Jackie and later victims will have the same fate they once had. She appears again in "Pass/Fail" in Hiro's mental trial as the main Sylar's victim Hiro could save besides Charlie.
Zach
Zach, portrayed by Thomas Dekker (actor), Thomas Dekker, is a high school classmate of
Claire Bennet
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and one of the first people to know of her powers. He videotapes Claire using her abilities. He tells Claire that he helped her win the Homecoming Queen election by campaigning for her amongst the "unpopular" crowd. He also gives her a book written by
Chandra Suresh
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, which he says details information on her power and others.
Though it was originally intended for Zach to be gay, Dekker's manager "didn't want him to be playing a gay character" for career reasons, and his storyline was later changed.
Additional Season Two characters
Caitlin
Caitlin, portrayed by Katie Carr, is Ricky's sister and a love interest of Peter Petrelli. Caitlin aids Peter in rediscovering his abilities, but after being transported to the future where the Shanti Virus has devastated the world, Caitlin gets separated from Peter to be deported back to Ireland. Peter tries to teleport back to the present with her, but accidentally leaves her behind. Her ultimate fate is unknown but when Peter destroys the Shanti Virus in the present, the future she was trapped in is erased, most likely erasing her from existence as well.
Kyle Dilman
Kyle Dilman, played by Brian Kimmet, was
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's manager at Copy Kingdom. Dilman returns as the main
antagonist
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Etymology
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of the Webseries: Nowhere Man, where he has been promoted to a corporate position at Copy Kingdom Headquarters.
Bryan Fuller
Detective Bryan Fuller, portrayed by Barry Shabaka Henley, is Matt Parkman's partner in the NYPD.
Debbie Marshall
Deborah "Debbie" Marshall, portrayed by Dianna Agron, is the head cheerleader/captain of the cheer squad at Costa Verde High School. The character was described as both a kind of "princess" and "cutthroat", serving as an antagonist to Claire; in "The Line (Heroes), The Line" Claire seeks to get revenge by terrifying Debbie, which ''Slant Magazine'' found "too macabre, especially because [Debbie] looks genuinely devastated." Initially, Agron auditioned for the nice cheerleader role, as she had previously been typecast as the "nice girl", but a producer in the casting told her: "No, that's not so interesting. I want you to read this [mean] character."
Ricky
Ricky, portrayed by Holt McCallany, is an Irish mobster, first appearing in the season premiere while searching for a shipping container with his partners Tuko and Will. After finding Peter, Ricky holds him captive until Peter defends Caitlin from an attack by rival mobsters. Ricky threatens to burn the box of Peter's personal possessions to force Peter to help them with another robbery and refuses to believe Peter when Peter tells him that Will is planning to betray him, having accidentally read the man's mind. Peter turns out to be right, but overpowers Will using his abilities and saves Ricky. In gratitude, Ricky gives Peter back his box and gives him a tattoo, telling him that Peter was now a part of his family. Upon finding Elle Bishop was searching for Peter, Ricky works to protect him, especially after finding out that Peter and Caitlin are now romantically involved. Elle murdered him for his protection of Peter, prompting Peter to stop running and start searching for the truth about his past.
The Swordsmith
The Swordsmith, portrayed by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is Yaeko's father and the creator of Takezo Kensei's sword. He first appeared in "The Line (Heroes), The Line". He made the guns for Whitebeard's army. He is rescued by his daughter Yaeko and
Hiro Nakamura
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who proceeded to destroy Whitebeard's guns and effectively defeat him.
Whitebeard
Whitebeard, portrayed by Kurando Mitsutake, was a warlord in 17th century Japan. He first appeared in "Four Months Later...". For most of season 2,
Hiro Nakamura
is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama ''Heroes'' who possesses the ability of space-time manipulation. This means that Hiro is able to alter the flow of time, teleport and time travel. In the show, he is played by Japanese actor Ma ...
, Takezo Kensei and Yaeko plot against him. Whitebeard forces Yaeko's father to build him an arsenal of guns and he has a massive army. After Kensei betrays him, Hiro sets out to defeat Whitebeard by destroying his arsenal of guns. Hiro succeeds and Kensei is apparently killed in the blast though it is later revealed he survived due to his regenerative powers. The destruction of his guns destroyed Whitebeard's camp and scattered his army, defeating him.
Will and Tuko
Will and Tuko, portrayed by Dominic Keating and Adetokumboh McCormack, Adetokumboh M'Cormack, are two associates of Ricky's. They reside in Cork (city), Cork, Ireland. They work with Ricky in some of his illegal ventures. Will betrays Ricky but is stopped by Peter. He later tells Elle Bishop what he knows about Peter.
Yaeko
Yaeko, portrayed by Eriko Tamura, is the swordsmith's daughter in the legend of Takezo Kensei. She lives in Feudal Japan, 1671. She acts as the love interest of both
Hiro Nakamura
is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama ''Heroes'' who possesses the ability of space-time manipulation. This means that Hiro is able to alter the flow of time, teleport and time travel. In the show, he is played by Japanese actor Ma ...
and Takeso Kensei, but Hiro has to leave her behind in the end and return to his own time.
Additional Season Three characters
Emile Danko
Emile Danko, portrayed by Željko Ivanek, also referred to as "The Hunter", is a senior agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security who served as the leader of a team of soldiers hunting and imprisoning people with abilities on behalf of his superior, Senator
Nathan Petrelli
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. He is one of the central antagonists during ''Volume 4: Fugitives''. He is later killed by the speedster Edgar.
Hesam
Hesam, portrayed by Assaf Cohen, is a paramedic in New York City, friend and co-worker of
Peter Petrelli
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, introduced in "
A Clear and Present Danger
"A Clear and Present Danger" is the 14th episode and mid-season premiere of the third season of the NBC superhero drama series ''Heroes'' and 48th episode overall. It aired on February 2, 2009. The episode is the beginning of Volume 4: "Fugitive ...
". He is of middle-eastern descent, and so he is at first concerned about Nathan Petrelli, Nathan's speech about minorities, not knowing that he was talking about posthumans instead. He acts as Peter's partner in ''Redemption'' and is angry about his running off all the time to save people and leaving Hesam behind. He tells Peter he is nothing but Peter's chauffeur, not knowing of Peter's powers.
Robert Malden
Robert Malden, portrayed by Bruce Boxleitner, is the governor of the state of New York (state), New York by the time
Nathan Petrelli
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was shot during a press conference in Odessa, Texas. He is introduced in "The Second Coming (Heroes), The Second Coming".
Dr. Jonas Zimmerman
Dr. Jonas Zimmerman, portrayed by Ronald Guttman, is a former employee of the Company. He helped create the formula that grants synthetic abilities. Under Company orders, he delivered
Niki Sanders
Nicole Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Ali Larter in the television series '' Heroes''. Niki is the wife of D. L. Hawkins (Leonard Roberts) and mother of Micah Sanders (Noah Gray-Cabey). Niki, a sufferer of dissociative identity d ...
and
Tracy Strauss
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, as well as their third sister Barbara, and gave them their abilities. After his tenure with the Company was over, however, many of his memories of employment there were erased. It is later revealed in the episode "
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
" that he was working with Chandra Suresh at Coyote Sands, conducting research on posthumans for the government, ''Project Icarus''.
Additional Season Four characters
Gretchen Berg
Gretchen Berg, portrayed by Madeline Zima, is a college student of Arlington University who befriends
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet is a fictional character in the NBC psychological thriller superhero drama series ''Heroes''. She is portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of the series, "Genesis", on September 25, 2 ...
in "
Orientation
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". She recognizes Claire as the survivor of the cheerleader massacre in Odessa, Texas ("Homecoming (Heroes), Homecoming"), and ultimately becomes friends with her, which makes Claire's roommate Annie jealous. She is revealed to be bisexual and she has a crush on Claire. They become roommates though they have some issues after Becky Taylor tries to kill her.
Lauren Gilmore
Lauren Gilmore, portrayed by Elisabeth Röhm, is a CIA agent who previously worked as
Noah Bennet
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's closest co-worker. She is introduced in "
Once Upon a Time in Texas
"Once Upon a Time in Texas" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the NBC superhero drama series '' Heroes'' and sixty-sixth episode overall. The episode aired on November 2, 2009.
Plot
Hiro Nakamura arrives three years in the past to s ...
" working with Noah at Primatech Paper as the events of Volume One "Genesis" unfold, more as a confidant outside of the home when Noah cannot tell his family about what his job really entails.
Vanessa Wheeler
Vanessa Wheeler, portrayed by Kate Vernon, is a cellist living in Los Angeles, LA and old flame of
Samuel Sullivan
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, who constantly draws her picture using his ability. Although mentioned before, she is first seen in the episode "Close to You (Heroes), Close to You", when
Noah Bennet
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and Matt Parkman track her down and telepathically convince her to talk about Samuel.
Webisode characters
Characters with special abilities who only appear in the webisodes.
Bartell
Bartell, portrayed by Luke Massy, was the leader of Knox's Los Angeles gang and the main
antagonist
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of the Webseries: Hard Knox.
In Part 1, Matt Parkman tries to convince Knox to leave the gang Bartell is running. They part ways, and later the gang are planning a job and selecting guns. When Knox mentions he wants to "sit this one out", Bartell does not comply. Bartell does a "confidence check" on each member (by holding a gun to their throats), except Knox, who begins sensing their fear, which allows the surprised Knox to effectively bend a steel crowbar into a pretzel. When no other gang member asks to skip out on the heist, Knox reluctantly agrees to participate.
In Part 3, Bartell confronts Knox about talking to a cop. Bartell begins punching him, and then threatens him with a gun. He then prepares to beat Knox up with a baseball bat, but Knox, empowered by the fear of the other gang members present, breaks the bat in half. Knox proceeds to throw Bartell around the room, before punching a hole through his chest; killing him. One of the gang members, in shock, tells him that he killed Bartell, with Knox answering that he is "the main man" now.
In Part 4, When Matt asks what happened to Bartell, Knox merely replies that he heard he "got eaten by a shark". This may imply that they threw Bartell's remains in the ocean.
The Constrictor
The Constrictor, portrayed by Mark Steger, served as the main
antagonist
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Etymology
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of The Webseries: Going Postal, and has the power of constriction. He is sent with Howard to capture Echo DeMille. After their first attempt fails, leaving Howard dying on the ground and bleeding from his ears, the Constrictor finishes Howard off and goes after Echo himself. However, he is killed by Echo after using his ability on Echo's girlfriend in an attempt to force him to surrender.
David Sullivan
David Sullivan, portrayed by Brian T. Skala, is a Sergeant in the
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recruited by Pinehearst as part of their super soldier program. The goal of the program is to inject the marines with an experimental serum to aid in the apprehension of people with special abilities by granting them abilities themselves. He is shown working at a Pinehearst facility alongside List of characters in Heroes#Rachel Mills, Pvt. Rachel Mills and Ryan Hanover. During the explosive disaster there, he is severely injured by falling debris. In an attempt to save him, Rachel injects him with a vial of the serum. The serum augments his strength and speed, makes his eyes glow red-orange, and also causes him to behave in a violent, animalistic fashion. After attacking and killing Ryan, he also turns on Rachel. However, she stabs him to death with a pair of scissors.
Edward
Edward, portrayed by Jose Yenque, is the father of Santiago and the husband of Iris, and is a former agent of the Company. He has the abilities of both accelerated probability - allowing him to slow time, determine which action to take, and do so at a superhuman speed - and electricity manipulation. With his family threatened, he was forced to work as an assassin for the Company, but eventually faked his death to leave that life. Upon learning that the Company is going after his family, he returns and attempts to kill the character listed in the credits as Serious Looking Woman (S.L.W.) by electrocution.
Elisa
Elisa, portrayed by Lina Esco, is a Company agent with the ability to turn her body into water. She is partnered with S.L.W., and the duo is assigned to capture Santiago and convince him to be an agent. However, Elisa develops feelings for him, and releases him so that he will not end up like her.
Iris
Iris, portrayed by Norma Maldonado, is the wife of Edward and mother of Santiago. She has the ability of pyrokinesis.
Leona Mills/Linda Niles
Leona Mills is the long-lost mother of List of characters in Heroes#Rachel Mills, Rachel Mills. Leona is a childhood friend of
Angela Petrelli
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(affectionately referring to her as "Angie"). Leona is also an evolved human with the ability to absorb life-force from both living and inanimate objects (such as the ground around her); with such a degree of control Leona can age herself to make herself look extremely old or relatively young at will.
Serious looking woman
A serious looking woman, portrayed by Andrea Thompson, served as the main
antagonist
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Etymology
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of The Webseries: Destiny.
Santiago
Santiago, portrayed by Roberto Urbina, is a posthuman living in Peru with the ability of accelerated probability, which allows him to slow down time, analyze which action to take, and then do so at a superhuman speed. He believed for years that his father was dead, but finds out the truth after being captured by S.L.W. and Elisa that his father was an assassin for the Company. He refuses to follow in his father's footsteps, and eventually escapes with Elisa, to whom he is mutually attracted.
Graphic novel characters
This list includes every character not listed above, that has appeared in a graphic novel, and has a superhuman ability.
Julien Dumont
Julien Dumont was an agent of the company who was able to duplicate himself, supposedly monitoring a bag and tag mission of several of his duplicates who had gone rogue in Antarctica, Australia and the Congo (though a holding room filled with more indicates that there were even more).
Donna Dunlap
Donna Dunlap was merely an everyday dental receptionist who happened to have telescopic, microscopic, and nocturnal vision.
Sabine Hazel
Sabine Hazel is a medical professional (specifically a biologist) in the employ of the Company who was selected by Bob Bishop to become an agent and partner of whom she believed was the real (or "Root") Julien Dumont. Initially only together to protect him, eventually, Sabine succumbed to her desires and became his lover. Secretly, Sabine had been contacted by the mysterious Evs Dropper, who claimed Dumont was an imposter. Sabine, however, did not believe the warning.
It is revealed in "List of Heroes graphic novels#Season 3, Rebellion, Part 5: Wanted", in a conversation between
Micah Sanders
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and Eric Thompson Jr. that her baby has already been born, and is considered to be as dangerous as his posthuman father, Julien Dumont, although is never revealed if he has any ability.
Sparrow Redhouse
Sparrow Redhouse was on Chandra's list, as well as the Gabriel Gray's list. In 2011, in the possible future in which the destruction of New York City in 2006 is not stopped, Future Hiro rescues Sparrow from police. When he scolds her for not obeying her curfew, Sparrow criticizes the government. The Heroes novels, graphic novels reveal that she was the prisoner who was sucked out of Flight 195 in "
A Clear and Present Danger
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", and survived by breaking her fall using her power of terrakinesis.
Linda Tavara
Linda Tavara, originally seen on Chandra Suresh's list of posthumans, had the ability to see and absorb the Aura (paranormal), auras of other people by touching them.
References
External links
List of Evolved Humans on ''Heroes'' On the Heroes Wiki site.
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