Niki Sanders has a split personality-type power, an alter-ego called Jessica by the writers of the show, which activates during times of great stress.[2] Her transformation is instantaneous and almost unnoticeable. When she undergoes the drastic personality change, she gains a peculiar tattoo resembling an RNA helix, a symbol which has appeared often throughout the Heroes series. She also seems to gain increased strength, or at least an adrenaline-rush. For example, she apparently killed two thugs sent to her home by Mr. Linderman in "Genesis" (one of whom was ripped in half), easily beat up a much larger man in "Collision", and threw her husband, D.L, across their bedroom in "Better Halves". This other personality seems well aware she is sharing Niki's body, leaving notes, gifts, and instructions for Niki, and telling the thug not to "threaten our son". When Niki comes back to her senses, she cannot remember anything that has happened, as if she has blacked out; thus, she had trouble learning of this other personality. Still, Niki can see Jessica with the aid of a reflective surface and has begun communicating with her, and recently in episode 6, has seen her face to face without the use of a reflective surface. It is also the first time "Jessica" and Niki had a running dialogue together. Since no one else has seen Jessica and Niki at the same time, these reflections and conversations may be an illusion created by her mind as a way to rationalize talking to this "other" self.
Claire Bennet possesses a powerful healing factor which allows her to quickly recover from any injury. While she is able to take physical damage and recover swiftly, she also shows no visible sign of pain from burns or even compound fractures. She did, however, grimace when her hand was damaged during her retrieval of a class ring from an active garbage disposal. She has not yet reached a limitation in her powers. Along with the injuries stated above, she suffered an injury in the second episode where her neck was turned around 180 degrees. This would be fatal for most humans, even other instant self-healers or otherwise durable characters. Indeed, between her tolerance for pain and seemingly unlimited healing potential, Claire is somewhat similar to the X-Men character Wolverine. Panettiere herself even loosely compared Claire to that same character when explaining her powers during an interview. Apparently, Claire cannot heal herself if a foreign object is left in the injured area. The October 9 episode was billed by a TV Guide article as a extreme test of her powers. True to this claim, she was apparently killed, only to revive when the object which had killed her was removed. This is true of other characters with healing factors who can still heal incorrectly, incompletely or not at all if certain conditions are not met, just like normal humans. For example, in the first episode, the bones of Claire's ribs were sticking out at one point. After a comment from Zach brought this to her attention, Claire had to move them around a bit before they would heal properly.
The third episode also proved that her healing powers seem to restore her to health even from the destructive biological processes that happen to bodies immediately upon severe trauma or death (brain death, lividity of blood in the tissues and coagulation of same, et al). Despite suffering a fatal puncture wound in the base of her brain, and having been clinically dead for what was most likely hours, Claire returned to life fairly quickly. She also showed no apparent sign of the normally irreversible destructive processes that would undoubtedly have occurred in her body. Still, as stated before, there were limitations to this healing effect: because her upper torso had been spread open from the classic "V-Cut" made in the chest of autopsy subjects, she had to close the flaps of skin back into place manually before they could heal.
D.L Hawkins has the ability to phase through solid objects, much like Kitty Pride of X-Men. He first displays these powers in episode five's on-line graphic novel which details his escape. While being questioned by police, D.L. snaps when an arrogant officier makes a crude remark about Niki. D.L. unwittingly phases out of his handcuffs and nearly chokes the man. Later, after at least one failed attempt, D.L. manages to phase out of his jail cell.
By episode six, he seems to have become much more adept with his powers. He easily uses them to spy on others and enter Niki's home while under heavy guard. He can even use them combatitively, though not without certain dangers to his opponent. When Hawkins passes through something, its surface will warp slightly, like a liquid in slow-motion.
Isaac Mendez - When high on heroin, Isaac has "painted the future". A TV Guide article reveals that he will soon try to find out if his power works without using heroin. During the episode "Hiros", Peter Petrelli acquires Isaac's ability, being capable of "painting the future", but without the use of heroin.
Art work
Made for the show by comic book artist Tim Sale, Isaac's paintings are shown to be accurate predictions of future events. They are, in order of appearance:
Genesis
The depiction of a full solar eclipse which happens later in the first episode. Simone stops Issac from destroying this painting.
A hand holding a transparent container (possibly a glass) with a bubbling liquid inside. Isaac destroys this painting.
An unfinished painting of a girl appearing to be in a yellow jacket.
The depiction of a burning bus which is confirmed to be a suicide bombing in Israel.
The depiction of a fiery train wreck. Claire Bennet saves a man from this incident and the story is seen by Isaac on the news.
A portrait of a man jumping off a building and seemingly flying. This is the painting that encourages Peter Petrelli to do the same thing.
A large explosion and the resulting mushroom cloud in Midtown Manhattan. This painting is shown as being done on the concrete floor of Isaac's apartment.
Don't Look Back
In the 2nd episode, it is shown that the explosion depicted is to happen at 11:52 AM on November 8 in the story's original timeline.
In Hiro's "five weeks into the future time frame" Hiro discovers the comic book 9th Wonders!, which details the events of him and various other Heroes characters. The book is revealed to be authored and illustrated by Issac.
In Hiro's "five weeks into the future time frame", there are a great many paintings of a symbol resembling an RNA helix. This symbol appears in many places throughout the series.
One Giant Leap
A picture of a girl walking away from a boy in a school hall. A previous scene indicates these are Claire and her classmate Zach, respectively.
A couple kissing under a red umbrella. A previous scene implies that that the couple is Peter and Simone.
Collision
Himself in his art studio after waking up from a precognitive trance.
Claire on a set of bleachers as a shadowed figure approaches her.
Hiro and his friend Ando in a casino.
Hiros
Hiro and Ando standing before a dank cityscape, under a banner with part of the word 'Homecoming'.
A shadowy figure standing over the prostrate figure of Claire, whose head has been severed. (Finished by Peter Petrelli)
Peter standing before a dank cityscape.
Better Halves
Niki Sanders laying on the floor of her home's bedroom with an RNA-shaped tattoo on her back.
Hiro Nakamura discovers in the first episode he can actually affect the space/time continuum, stopping or slowing time with sheer power of will. The first noted occurrence is when Hiro apparently made a subway train late using this power. This is especially notable because a Japanese train being late at all is an extremely unlikely event. Later, he theorizes that he may soon be able to teleport by bending the space part of the continuum. Although this isn't seen, he does seem to teleport from the seating area of a Karaoke bar to a ladies' washroom on a dare (said in jest) by Ando. When he believes he needs to go to New York, he concentrates intensely, teleporting to Times Square, New York, five weeks into the future. Ultimately, he is also able to revert the process to exact place and moment he left when an explosion in the alternate future threatens his life.
Although being able to teleport and time travel great lengths at once, Hiro had no apparent control over how much time elapsed when he teleported. It is unknown at this point if Hiro is completely unable to control his time traveling (although he easily returned to the "present" with a thought), or if he simply did not know "when" he was going at the time he chose "where" he wished to go. In the third episode, he also froze time relative to himself. He could not hold time in this state for very long, but he since duplicated the feat repeatedly in a Las Vegas casino. Hiro seems to have a growing grasp of his abilities and how to use them at will, and the active use of his powers seems to help him improve his control.
Hiro constantly keeps his powers at check because he does not know any adverse effects that could result from them. He seems to stem his knowledge of his powers from popular beliefs such as meeting oneself in the past might result in a paradox. The Hiro from the future, however, seems to know that his powers can potentially disrupt the space-time continuum.
Although no source has been cited for Hiro's powers beyond Heroes' general theme of evolution, in a free web comic released by NBC, Hiro's grandfather is said to have died from cancer, which can be inferred to be directly related to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Believing that he has done "a great disservice" to him, Hiro makes an origami crane out of the cover leaf for Action Comics #1, the comic book which introduced Superman. His grandfather had given him the comic book as a gift.
Matt Parkman possesses telepathy, though it seems one sided and outside of his control. Often, he will begin to hear thoughts that are not his own, but be unable to cease receiving them. As he told Audrey Hanson, he cannot activate it at will, though he has been receiving more thoughts more often as of late. It is likely activated by the clear thoughts of others; thus, the time and amount depends on the "sender(s)" rather than himself. Still, he was able to pull the name "Claire" from the mind of Mr. Bennet, despite being blocked by his associate, which Mr. Bennet considered a sign that Matt's powers are growing. Currently, the biggest problem of the power is his inability to stop receiving at will, allowing for a whole room of thoughts to bombard him. He is unable to send messages to others or use his abilities over any significant range. In general, he only seems able to hear thoughts from those in his immediate vicinity
Nathan Petrelli possess the power of self-propelled flight, much like several classic superheroes. Although he has not used the power much in the series as of the fifth episode, he did use it to save a woman from a burning building in an official webcomic. Despite a rough landing afterward, the fact that he broke the sound barrier during takeoff in "Hiros" may be a sign that he is beginning to hone his ability, or that his power is increasing on its own.
Peter Petrelli - Much mystery surrounded Peter's powers before and after the first few episodes. While every main character was said outright to have a power in press releases, Peter was simply billed as "trying to convince his brother he can fly". Eventually, Peter did indeed display the ability to levitate, but only after his brother flew. The exact power he had and its nature were officially explained in an article from the October 9-14 TV Guide. Peter is actually a power mimic who absorbs the powers of others in his immediate proximity.
In "Hiros," he successfully mimics the precognition of Isaac Mendez in order to finish a painting. During this time, his irises and pupils went white, as Issac's do, but he did not use heroin, as Isaac does. This could be a sign that Peter's mimicry of others' powers might be more powerful, or at least more controllable, than the source's own abilities. He believes his crude levitation sketch was also made by mimicking Isaac's ability to draw the future. Though Peter's powers appear to be only temporary, as he is shown to be unable to fly when not in the presence of Nathan, the exact time limit he has is unknown. If his theory about the sketch is true, it would likely be about a days worth of power, but other situations seem to disprove this. He doesn't seem able to mimic powers at will, having acquired the above mentioned abilities suddenly and involuntarily. It is also unclear what effect, if any, his power has on those whose powers he mimics.
Micah Sanders is confirmed to have a power, though it is currently unrevealed. Tim Kring would only comment that it is different from those of both his parents. The show has already shown his advanced intellect and the fact he has built circuit boards from a very young age.
The Haitian, played by Jimmy Jean-Louis, was first seen in a bar by Officer Matt Parkman in "One Giant Leap". Matt was using his powers to eavesdrop on other bar patrons, but when Matt attempts to read the thoughts of the Haitian, he experiences total silence. Matt then falls unconscious as he tries to leave the bar. In the following episode, "Collision", the Haitian is shown to be working with Mr. Bennet as they hold Matt Parkman captive. Bennet says the Haitian is "special", just like Matt, and maintains that Matt will be unable to use his telepathy while in the Haitian's presence, although this is quickly proven false. Mr. Bennet then orders the Haitian to remove Matt's memories of his capture, after which Matt is returned to his normal life. Later, Mr. Bennet tells the Haitian to capture Nathan Petrelli from a Las Vegas hotel room, but Nathan quickly escapes. In "Hiros," Mr. Bennet orders the Haitian to "hollow out" Brody, after which Brody no longer recognizes Claire or even his own name. The Hatian wears a necklace with a strange symbol resembling a RNA molecule. While he is not called "The Haitian" in the series, this is how he is referred to by the writing team.
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