The Ultimate Vampire Resource and Directory

NAME:

Mohinder Suresh



LOCATION:

India



JOB:

Professor of genetics



FAMILY:

Father: Chandra, Sister: Shanti (deceased)



SUPERPOWER:

None

Mohinder is genetics professor at the University of Madras in India. He discovers that his father has been killed and starts to believe that he was murdered because of his theories on human evolution. He heads to New York and tries to work out what might have happened by searching through his father's research.



It becomes clear that people from all over the planet are developing astounding and unnatural abilities, and the knowledge of their whereabouts may well have got his father killed. Although Mohinder has no superpowers of his own, he plays a key role in the lives of the people who do.

NAME:

Claire Bennet



LOCATION:

Odessa, Texas



JOB:

Student



FAMILY:

Adoptive parents: Mr & Mrs Bennet. Biological parents: (to be revealed)



SUPERPOWER:

Spontaneous regeneration

Claire is a high school cheerleader from Texas. Her life changes drastically when she discovers that she has the ability to heal herself when she's injured. She confides in her school friend Zach but swears him to secrecy as she's worried people will think she's a freak.



Her new-found ability makes her curious to find out more about her biological parents, but her adoptive father Mr Bennet seems keen to keep her past hidden. It becomes clear that Claire has a key role to play when Peter is given the cryptic instruction, "Save the cheerleader, save the world."

NAME:

Peter Petrelli



LOCATION:

New York



JOB:

Former hospice nurse



FAMILY:

Brother: Nathan, Mother: Angela



SUPERPOWER:

He is an empath with the ability to absorb the powers of others.

Peter has grown up in the shadow of his brother, Nathan. So it's only too apt that while Nathan eagerly wades into the murky political waters of Congress, Peter, as a hospice nurse, decided to devote his life to caring for others. When we first meet him, he is looking after the dying father of Simone Deveaux. However, Peter is restless and believes he was destined for something bigger - namely, saving the world. He also believes he can fly.

NAME:

Nathan Petrelli



LOCATION:

New York



JOB:

Politician



FAMILY:

Brother: Peter, Mother: Angela



SUPERPOWER:

He can fly.

His brother Peter might have got all the compassion, but the ambition belongs entirely to Nathan Petrelli. At face value, Nathan is a loving husband and father, and a devoted politician. In reality, he hides and suppresses his own secret ability, not to mention a ruthlessness and willingness to get the job done - at any cost.

NAME:

Hiro Nakamura



LOCATION:

Tokyo, Japan



JOB:

Programmer



FAMILY:

Father: Kaito, Mother: Ishi, Older sister: Kimiko



SUPERPOWER:

Travel through time. Freeze time. Teleport to different locations.

Hiro has a tedious office job and like Peter Petrelli, he is convinced that he is destined for great things. When he manages to get a clock ticking backwards with the power of his mind he runs to tell his best friend Ando - who thinks he's mad.



Undeterred, Hiro decides to test his power again, this time on the Tokyo subway. Where should he go? A poster of New York provides the answer.

NAME:

Isaac Mendez



LOCATION:

New York



JOB:

Artist



SUPERPOWER:

Is able to paint future events before they happen

Isaac is an artist who lives in New York. He has the ability to paint the future during precognitive trances (primarily triggered by drugs). He also writes and draws the comic book '9th Wonders!' which similarly depicts future events. Initially Isaac is romantically involved with Simone Deveaux. She tries to encourage him to go into rehab but Isaac thinks he needs the drugs to help him paint. Simone finds his refusal to give up the drugs and his insistence that he can paint the future increasingly frustrating.

NAME:

Matt Parkman



LOCATION:

Los Angeles



JOB:

Police Officer



FAMILY:

Wife: Janice



SUPERPOWER:

He can hear other people's thoughts

Matt is a Los Angeles police officer with the ability to hear other people's thoughts. However he can't control his telepathy so often hears everyone's thoughts at once. He feels inadequate next to his ambitious wife Janice after her latest promotion and the couple have been going to marriage counselling. Matt flunked his detective exams three times and his colleagues don't really take him seriously.



When Matt makes an important discovery at a crime scene and he can't explain how he did it, he comes under suspicion. Telling people he can mind read doesn't seem like a sensible option at the time. But after proving his ability by reading an FBI agent's mind in the interrogation room, he is offered a position to assist in the investigation.

NAME:

Niki Sanders



LOCATION:

Las Vegas



JOB:

Internet Stripper



FAMILY:

Husband: D.L. Son: Micah. Sister: Jessica (deceased) Father: Hal



SUPERPOWER:

Niki has an alter ego who exhibits superhuman strength.

Niki lives in Las Vegas with her gifted son Micah. She is forced to make ends meet as an internet stripper, after her husband D.L was sent to prison for a crime he says he didn't commit. Loan sharks are after her and no one seems to be looking out for her. Or are they? When Niki gets in trouble, someone seems to step in. She becomes increasingly convinced that her reflection in the mirror has a mind of its own.



Niki's twin sister Jessica might be dead, but she's there every time Niki looks in the mirror. Moreover, whenever there's money to be made and lives to be taken, Jessica takes over completely - with a ferocity that borders on the superhuman.

NAME:

DL Hawkins



LOCATION:

Las Vegas



JOB:

Ex construction worker



FAMILY:

Wife: Niki, Son: Micah, Mother: Paulette



SUPERPOWER:

Has the ability to phase through solid objects.

Niki's troubled husband DL mysteriously escaped from prison. He was inside for stealing 2 million dollars something he insists he didn't do. At first, Niki is unsure whether to believe him. He is a tough man to lay hands on. This is as much to do with his shadowy dealings as it is to do with his own special abilities. But will being untouchable be enough to save him from the powerful enemies he's made, or from his own wife's dark side?

NAME:

Ando Masahashi



LOCATION:

Tokyo, Japan



JOB:

Programmer



SUPERPOWER:

None

Ando has no superpowers of his own, but he plays a key role as Hiro's best friend and side-kick. At first he is skeptical of Hiro's ability but his loyalty to him is unquestionable and he agrees to accompany his friend on his quest to save the world.

NAME:

Mr Bennet



LOCATION:

Odessa, Texas



JOB:

Works at Primatech Paper Company



FAMILY:

Daughter: Claire (adopted), Son: Lyle, Wife: Sandra



SUPERPOWER:

None

"Mr. Bennet" or "the Man in Horn-Rimmed Glasses" is Claire's father. At first glance he is a businessman, who works for the Primatech Paper Company. He clearly has some interest in investigating superhuman phenomena but it's not clear at the start which side he's really on.

NAME:

Sylar (Gabriel Gray)



LOCATION:

New York



JOB:

Former Watchmaker



FAMILY:

Mother: Virginia



SUPERPOWER:

He kills other super-powered people and absorbs their abilities

Sylar is a serial killer who hunts super-powered individuals in order to take their abilities. His real name is Gabriel Gray and he started out as an ordinary watchmaker. Initially he had a talent for knowing how things work simply by looking at them. Clever, but not the kind of superpower he dreamed of.



His mother always told him he was 'special' and he started to believe he was destined for greater things. When Chandra Suresh approached him and told him about his theories, Gabriel at last felt like his destiny was going to be fulfilled. But having run a number of tests, Chandra informed him that he found no evidence of any special abilities. Gabriel was furious and determined to prove him wrong.



He contacted another subject from Chandra's list, killed him and stole his telekinetic ability. He then went back to Chandra and demonstrated his new-found power. Chandra was impressed and continued with the tests. However, it became clear that the two fell out at some point resulting in the tragic consequences that followed.