Hiro Nakamura

Power - Chronokinesis. Hiro has the ability to manipulate the space-time continuum. This gives him the power to freeze time and to transport to any location instantly. Not only can he transport himself through physical space, but he cant transport himself through time. This ability seems limitless as he has traveled half-way across the world as well as through several centuries.

"Coolness" factor - 9/10. This is a rating of how "cool" it would be to actually possess this power. Hiro's ability to not only teleport himself instantly to any location and to stop time but to actually travel through time makes this power perhaps the coolest natural ability of any of the evolved humans. If used properly, this makes Hiro perhaps the most powerful evolved human second only to Peter.

"Kick Ass" factor - 9/10. This is a rating of if two evolved humans were to get into a fight, and their powers were used to the utmost of their potential, who would win. Hiro's power to actually stop time would trump almost any other evolved human's power. He could simply stop time, walk up to them, and cut their head off. He could do even one better and go back in time and make sure that particular person was never born.

Weaknesses and Limitations - Hiro's greatest weakness is his own self doubt. Although he has one of the most powerful abilities of any evolved human, he is limited in his use of it by his own mental blocks. Throughout Season 1, we saw Hiro struggle to learn to control his power. On a few occasions he refused to travel through time for fear of not knowing where he would actually end up.

Hiro only seems to be able to teleport objects and people if he is actually touching them.

Thus far, there seems to be only three known serious limitations to Hiro's power. Like other evolved humans, Hiro's power will not work against the Haitian. The other limitation we have seen for Hiro is that he is unable to freeze Peter in time. This is probably an effect of Peter also being able to control the space-time continuum. The third limitation is that it takes serious concentration on Hiro's part to use his powers and he was prevented from using them by Adam Monroe by giving him Opium.

Nearest Famous Superhero -You know, there really isn't one. The closest you are going to get is a very geeky and weak Silver Surfer. Silver Surfer has the ability to manipulate time and space thanks to his power cosmic. Hiro is nowhere near that level, but then again, I've never known Silver Surfer to be able to completely and utterly stop time either. There really aren't too many famous superheros who come anywhere near Hiro's power level simply because his power is too great. There are many who can transport instantly anywhere but very few who have the mastery of time that our Hiro does.


How I see this Character evolving -Hiro is the heart and soul of the Heroes series. I do not think it would be a stretch to say he is perhaps most people favorite character. He has a lovable attitude and a nerdy quality that fans of this genre can really appreciate. He is equipped with one of the more powerful abilities and thus has the potential for some great storytelling.

I have stated in other post that I believe the writer's will take Hiro down a darker path. I have mixed feelings on this one as I really do love how full of life and spirit Hiro is. We have seen glimpses of what Hiro can become both as "Dark" Hiro and what he did to Adam Monroe at the end of Season two. Up until that point, I would say Hiro was the Compass that guided Heroes. His actions were always noble and with the best intentions.

As far as Power's go, I don't see how they can increase Hiro's power much more than they have.
He has been show to have almost limitless control over space and time. If anything, they will need to restrict his power going forward, as to not let him go back in time and fix anything he wants to fix.

Character Analysis

First off, the move went great. I'm back in California and the new job is keeping me busy. It's a good thing that the writer's strike is going on, as I wouldn't have been able to keep up with any new Heroes happenings.

Since we are now faced with no new episodes, I thought I would do something a little bit different. I'm going to take a character and write about them. I will do one character a week for now, and may increase the frequency if I can find time in my busy schedule. If anybody has thoughts or suggestions on what you want to see, feel free to comment.

I will mostly be covering the heroes and my thoughts on them, their powers, and what the future may hold. I will focus at first on some of the bigger, more important characters, but will eventually make my way to some of the lesser ones. I hope to put the first one out very soon, and then follow it up every week.

Back Next Week

I'm in the middle of a big move across country, so there won't be any post until next week. As Heroes is over, might try something new anyway. Everyone have a good week, and see you all back next week!

Sylar - How does he keep getting away

Just a quick post, but I deep thinking, how does Sylar keep getting away?

In season one, he got away even after he was shot by Noah Bennet. The man was shot, yet was still able to get away from the Haitian who tried to run him down. This is the same Haitian who looked pretty athletic chasing down Peter a few weeks ago and someone who could use his powers to make sure Sylar couldn't use any of his to get away.

Then Sylar miraculously escapes Kirby Plaza after being run through with a sword by Hiro. In this case, I could accept the fact that he was probably dragged away by someone interested in saving him, so I'll give a pass here.

But just this past week, how did he manage to get away again? He was hit by a lightning bold delivered by Elle and was thrown through a glass door. I've known someone who has gone through a glass door. You don't just get up and run. Yet somehow Sylar not only is able to get up, but he is able to run away before Elle can get within distance to throw another bolt at him.

Maybe this is one of Sylar's hidden powers. Maybe he has the ability to make miraculous get aways.

Hiro's Revenge

When I saw what Hiro did to Adam, by trapping him in the coffin and burying him six-feet under, all I could say to myself was, "How medieval was that?" I didn't think Hiro had it in him.
This is a very interesting turning point for Hiro. Up until this point, Hiro was the happy-go-lucky-time-freezing geek we have grown to love. But something has now fundamentally changed with Hiro. The death of his father brought great sadness to him. The realization that it was Adam seemed to instill a deep sense of guilt that he did not stop him sooner.


This will probably be the start of this timelines "Dark Hiro". Remember what set off Hiro in that timeline, it was the death of Ando. As Peter said, "Your remember how he used to be. All full of hope and Optimism. It went away the day you died." I don't think Hiro will go that far down the road, he seems to have accepted the death of his father, but it still will lead to his being the more serious version of Hiro. I for one am excited about it. While I think the "geeky" Hiro is great, and I hope he always maintains some of that, I also am eager to see him develop his power and have the confidence and ability to control his powers.

What did you think of what Hiro did to Adam? Do you think its a sign of things to come?

Mohinder - Stupidest Genius In the World?

I for one really like the character of Mohinder. He always MEANS well but sometimes, he just doesn't act very smart. He demonstrates this yet again when he returns to his apartment after Sylar has informed he that he is there with Molly.

Why on earth does he go back to the apartment not only unarmed but with no help? He believes Sylar still has his abilities and is very dangerous. Why not come up with a plan to try and save her. Granted, a gun against Sylar might not be very effective, and Mohinder knows this, but there are other ways to handle this. How about calling Parkman? How about informing the company?


He only compounds the problem later in the lab. Sylar puts the gun down, and then allows Mohinder to draw blood. This puts Sylar in a very vulnerable position, but of course, Mohinder does nothing. Just one well timed push and grabbed for the gun, and the whole thing is over. The WORSE thing he could do would be to give Sylar any chance of regaining his ability. If you have to die and if Molly has to die, so be it. But Sylar with his abilities WILL kill anyone and everyone. You don't let there be any chance that this happens.

Now I fully realize that the writers need to take some liberties in order to make the story move along and part of your job as an audience is to not try and fault every little thing. I can even forgive the second part of my argument. Mohinder could be so scared for Molly's safety, that he doesn't take the chance of something going wrong. But walking into that apartment, completely unprepared is totally unforgivable. The Man is a genius when it comes to genetics. He can whip up cures in a day that do miraculous things. But he can't take a minute to come up with a plan to stop a man who he knows to be the most dangerous person on the planet?

So what are your thoughts on Mohinder? Love him, hate him, frustrated by him?

Why Nathan Being Dead is a Bad Idea

I hate people who nit-pick at a show to death, but this last episode has some real problems with it and I'm going to talk about those over the next few days. The writers, while perhaps having a compelling story overall, are just missing or ignoring crucial details and it's causing for rather frustrating developments.

The most frustrating is the shooting of Nathan. This is not because I want them to keep Nathan on the show. If they feel like killing him off to further the overall story, fine. But absolutely nothing good can come out of Nathan's death because it presents two very big problems for the show.

1. If Nathan is indeed dead, than Peter is an idiot. All he has to do is use his blood and viola, Nathan is healed.
2. If Peter does save Nathan, now we have a problem with storytelling. I mentioned it in my post about bringing back the dead. Allowing a plot element like this is going to mean that death is meaningless.

Neither scenario is good for the show, but one must be true. What are your thoughts on Nathan's Death? What do you think about the storytelling? Are you having problems with some of the details the writers seem to not be thinking about?

Update: One alternative is that the shot to the chest are not fatal, but that would be a problem too. Would the company really send an inept assassin, someone would couldn't place to shots to the chest that would kill somebody? That would be almost as lame as the other two.

Powerless

A little less of a recap than normal. I'm going to try and space out my blogging a little bit so that we have something to read each day. Overall, I was a little disappointed with this episode. Several things in the plot really bothered me, more on that during the rest of the week.

Sylar kidnaps Molly and Suresh. Why Sylar shows up to the apartment unarmed and unprepared is absolutely beyond me. He further acts like an idiot when he takes Sylar's blood. Sylar puts down the gun, and gives Mohinder access to his veins to draw blood. Gee, don't think Mohinder could have done something here. For someone as brilliant as Mohinder is in the lab, he sure acts dumb sometimes. As Mohinder diagnoses Sylar, Molly attempts to locate Alejandro. She fails of course, because he is dead.

The funniest scene in the season occurs as Nathan and Matt arrive at Odessa, Matt "riding' Nathan all the way from New York. Matt states. "Ok. We don't talk about that, ever again." Funniest line in Heroes ever.

Peter does indeed defeat Hiro, although Peter was a little more gullible and dumb than I would have believed. The one thing I liked about the battle was the fact that Hiro is now displaying a lot more control of his abilities than before, making pinpoint shifts in space. Peter too is displaying a lot more confidence in his abilities, which I think is a good thing. He is even able to resist the powers of Matt.

He and Adam successfully break into the vault containing the virus. They are met by Hiro, Matt, and Nathan. Peter becomes a lot more dark than I would like to see from his character as he looks prepared to kill Hiro. Peter is one of the good guys. If the writers plan on turning him bad, which is very possible, I think they are making a mistake. The beauty of Peter's character is that he is an Empath, he is able to feel and understand those around him. People like this are by their nature compassionate. This is why Peter entered the field of nursing. It makes perfect sense. To turn him bad now would just be for the sake of having an interesting plot twist, but would otherwise harm the character development overall.

In the end, Adam drops the vial containing the virus, just before he is teleported away by Hiro (more on this later). Then, just as predicted, Peter saves the world with a well placed bit of TK. Nathan calls a press conference where he is going to go public with his ability. Before he can, he is shot. (More on this later)

I was right on about Niki dying, it made the most sense to me even though I was sad to see her go. I was wrong about Elle dying. We see her character evolve a little bit. When we first met Elle, she was sadistic, glad to cause pain and feeling little remorse about murder. Her character turns a little bit showing a much softer side, and taking pride in the fact that she is able to help Mohinder. She is just a girl, a girl who loves her father and will do anything to gain his approval.

The story ends with a preview of Chapter three which will be titled "villans". All sorts of interesting things there if they dive deep into it. Sylar is seen injecting himself with the cure for the virus, and has now regained his much beloved TK ability. He is back, and perhaps more bloodthirsty than ever.

That's all for now. Will get into more detail about some of the events during this episode and the season over the next few post.

Quick thoughts before Final Episode

So what do you think is going to happen in the final episode. Here are things I think might happen.

1. They will "stop" the virus. But we will see a preview yet another, more serious threat on the horizon. It will turn out that the Shanti Virus will be stopped, much like Sylar was stopped, but that there really is another threat, like Peter being the real bomb.
   
2. Peter will team up with Hiro to stop Adam. I actually think Peter knows Adam is bad, even before he talks with Hiro
   
3. Elle will die, but she will die in order to save the world and maker her dad "trust her" again. This was hinted at when she and her Dad talked in the car.
   
4. Who is the second hero who will die? Don't have a real good guess here. Want to say it will be Niki, but would they really kill her off this early when I think there is so much they can do to develop this character. The only other person I can see is Maya, but I think they need her for what will be the next chapter of this story.

That's all I got for now. What do you think is going to happen?

See you after the final episode!