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| name = Claire Bennet
| name = Claire Bennet
| sortname = Bennet, Claire
| sortname = Bennet, Claire
| image = [[Image:Clairebennet.jpg]]
| image = Clairebennet.jpg
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| portrayer = [[Hayden Panettiere]]
| portrayer = [[Hayden Panettiere]]
| nick = Claire Bear, [[The Message|the Cheerleader]]
| nick = Claire Bear,<br> [[The Message|the Cheerleader]],<br> Little Miss Miracle Grow,<br> Robot,<br> [[Barbie]],<br> Dorothy,<br> Defensive Player of the Year,<br> Smiley,<br> Indestructible Girl,<br> Nancy Drew,<br> Blondie
| debut = [[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]]
| debut = [[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]]
| departure = <!-- Last appearance. (Do not use unless the character has been removed from the show.) -->
| departure = <!-- Last appearance. (Do not use unless the character has been removed from the show.) -->
| power(s) = [[Rapid cell regeneration]]
| power(s) = [[Rapid cell regeneration]] ([[ability loss|lost]])
| alias = Vivian Lewis
| alias = Vivian Lewis,<br> Claire Butler,<br>Bonnie Monaco,<br>Claire Petrelli,<br>[[Alice Shaw]]
| gender = Female
| gender = Female
| age = 15 or 16
| died = June 13, 2014
| age = <!--See notes section-->
| home = Odessa, TX
| born = late 1990 or early 1991
| born = <!--See notes section-->
| residence = [[Abbazia di San Giovanni]]
| occupation = High school student, cheerleader
| home = [[Spilimbergo, Italy]],<br />formerly [[New York City, NY]],<br>formerly [[Odessa, TX]],<br />formerly [[Costa Verde, CA]],<br>formerly [[Arlington, VA]]
| significant other = Formerly [[Brody Mitchum]]
| occupation = [[Evo]] rights activist,<br>former college student,<br> former [[Sam's Comics]] shopkeeper, <br> former cheerleader
| parent(s)/guardian(s) = Adoptive parents:<br>
| significant other = "[[Hammer]]", <br> formerly [[Gretchen Berg]], <br> formerly [[West Rosen]]
[[Sandra Bennet]],<br>[[Noah Bennet]]<br>Biological parents: <br>[[Meredith Gordon]],<br> [[Nathan Petrelli]]
| parent(s)/guardian(s) = '''Adoptive parents:'''<br />
| sibling(s) = Younger adoptive brother:<br>[[Lyle Bennet]]<br>Younger half brothers:<br>[[Simon Petrelli]],<br> [[Monty Petrelli]]
[[Sandra Bennet]],<br />[[Noah Bennet]]<br />'''Biological parents:''' <br />[[Meredith Gordon]] ([[Sylar's victims|deceased]]),<br /> [[Nathan Petrelli]] ([[Sylar's victims|deceased]])
| sibling(s) = '''Younger adoptive brother:'''<br />[[Lyle Bennet]]<br />'''Half brothers:'''<br />[[Simon Petrelli]],<br /> [[Monty Petrelli]]
| child(ren) = [[Tommy Clark]],<br>[[Malina]]
| grandparent(s) = '''Paternal grandparents:'''<br />[[Angela Petrelli]],<br />[[Arthur Petrelli]] ([[Sylar's victims|deceased]])<br />'''Maternal grandparents:'''<br />[[Flint Gordon, Sr.]] (deceased)<br /> '''Adoptive grandparents:'''<br />Unnamed grandfather,<br>Malina Bennet
| other relatives ='''Step-father:'''<br>[[Doug Douglas]]<br>'''Uncles:'''<br />[[Peter Petrelli]], <br />[[Flint Gordon, Jr.]] (deceased)<br>'''Great uncle:'''<br>Tim Petrelli<br>'''Great aunt:'''<br>[[Alice Shaw]]<br>'''Paternal great grandparents:''' Mrs. Petrelli,<br>[[Mr. Shaw]] (deceased),<br>[[Mrs. Shaw]] (deceased)
}}
}}
'''Claire Bennet''' was a college student and former cheerleader, adopted by [[Noah Bennet]] and [[Sandra Bennet|his wife]], and was the biological (and illegitimate) daughter of [[Nathan Petrelli]] and [[Meredith Gordon]] and niece of [[Peter Petrelli]] and [[Flint Gordon]]. After the defeat of [[Samuel]], she [[Revelation of evolved humans|revealed]] her secret on live television, exposing the existence of "evos" to the entire world. Four years after her reveal, she was killed in an apparent terrorist attack at the [[June 13th summit|Odessa Unity Summit]], an event meant to celebrate peace between humans and evos in her hometown, despite her ability. With the help of [[Quentin Frady]], her father Noah embarked on a mission to uncover the truth behind Claire's death and the people responsible for it. Noah eventually learns through [[space-time manipulation|time travel]] that Claire had died giving birth to twins [[Tommy Clark|Nathan]] and [[Malina]] after Nathan inadvertently [[ability absorption|stole her power]] who's destiny is to save the world from a coming [[H.E.L.E.|disaster]]. Unable to save Claire, Noah instead sets out to protect her children. She was an [[evolved human]] with the [[ability]] to [[Rapid cell regeneration|rapidly heal from any injury]].
'''Claire Bennet''' is a high school cheerleader from [[Odessa, TX]]. She lives with her adoptive family. Claire discovers she has [[Rapid cell regeneration|the ability to heal]] seemingly any wound, nearly instantaneously.


==About==
==About==
Claire lived a normal suburban lifestyle in [[Odessa, Texas]], until her [[ability]] manifested and her entire world was effectively turned upside down. Initially keeping it a secret, Claire's power was eventually exposed after her experiments with testing her ability's limits were discovered. Because Claire was actually being monitored for years by [[The Company]], she was forced to go into hiding with her family from Company agents seeking to make Claire the subject of brutal biological experimentation into her ability. Claire and her family came out of hiding after the dissolution of the Company.
Claire is trying very hard to remain a typical teenager. Her fear of seeming different appears to be somewhat tied in to her concerns about her adoption; when her brother [[Lyle]] learns about her [[powers]], her main concern is that her family will reject her or regret adopting her. While she loves her adoptive family very much, she still remains curious about her origins. Claire's insecurity can sometimes lead her to be insensitive, but usually her better nature wins out. For example, while she initially broke off her friendship with [[Zach]] to try to fit in better with more popular kids like [[Jackie]] (who accuses Claire of trying to be just like her), she eventually comes to realize the nature of her mistake.


On a personal level, Claire loved her [[Bennet|adoptive family]] very much, but still remained curious about her origins, until she finally discovered her biological parents and the rest of her [[Petrelli|extended family]]. Claire has a kind, yet courageous, nature, but for a time was insecure about her abilities, leading her to be insensitive. With time, Claire accepted her power and considered for a time joining a [[Carnival|family of special individuals]].
==Character History==
===[[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]]===
Claire's school classmate [[Zach]] [[Claire's tape|videotapes]] her climbing up to an 80-foot height and jumping off. After falling to the ground, Claire brushes herself off and re-locates her dislocated right shoulder. Turning to the camera, she says, "I'm Claire Bennet, and that was attempt number six." She lists her attempts as breaking every bone in her body, stabbing herself in the chest, and shoving a steel rod through her neck. She confesses that she fears being seen as a freak by her friends, right before rescuing [[Train wreck victim|someone]] from a [[The train wreck|semi-truck/train accident]] and then fleeing without injury.


After [[revelation of evolved humans|revealing evos to the world]], Claire became estranged from her father and fell pregnant with twins [[Tommy Clark|Nathan]] and [[Malina]]. Claire ultimately died in childbirth after Nathan inadvertently [[ability absorption|stole her power]]. However, her children carry her legacy by being destined to save the world from [[the H.E.L.E.]]
After coming home, she attempts to tell her mother about her abilities during dinner, saying, "I walked through fire and didn't get burned." Claire's mother doesn't comprehend, believing her daughter's statement to be metaphorical. Later, Claire mentions to her mother that she knows she is adopted and asks about her "real parents." Her father comes home, and turns out to be the [[Mr. Bennet|man with the horn-rimmed glasses]], who has been encountering [[Mohinder Suresh]] in India and New York.


==Character History==
===[[Episode:Don't Look Back|Don't Look Back]]===
===[[Season One]]===
Claire talks with her father about her adoptive parents. He is very protective of her, yet also seems understanding and the discussion ends on good terms, though not to Claire's satisfaction. At school, authorities are trying to find out who saved the [[train wreck victim|man]] from the fire at the [[train wreck]]. [[Jackie|Another cheerleader]] eventually steps up to take the credit, though Claire does find out the man, still in bad shape, is grateful to be alive. Out on the school football field, Zach tells her he cannot find the tape. Shocked motionless, Claire is accidentally tackled by a practicing player, [[Brody Mitchum]], suffering a broken neck in the process, but recovers quickly without her injury being noticed by anyone except Zach.
{{season summary|season=One}}
[[Image:Peterclaire homecoming.jpg|thumb|left|Claire and [[Peter]] survive [[Sylar]]'s attack.]]
Claire, having discovered that she has the power to [[regeneration|rapidly heal herself]], asks her classmate [[Zach]] to [[Claire's tape|video]] her jumping off an abandoned [[gravel plant]] and surviving. Walking home, the two come across a [[train wreck]], from which Claire rescues a [[train wreck victim|trapped man]], but never takes credit for the incident. Meanwhile, Claire finds herself attracted to [[Brody Mitchum]], though their relationship quickly turns sour when he tries to [[rape]] her and inadvertently kills her when she is impaled on a tree branch. Claire is taken to a [[coroner]], but revives when the branch is [[Brain penetration|removed from her brain]]. To [[revenge|avenge]] Brody's wrongdoings, Claire causes Brody to have an [[Brody's accident|accident]], though Claire walks away unharmed.


At her [[high school (Union Wells)|high school]]'s [[Homecoming (event)|Homecoming]], Claire is pursued by [[Sylar]], but is ultimately [[message|saved]] by [[Peter Petrelli]], though her friend [[Jackie]] is not. After the tragic events at Homecoming, Claire decides to tell her father about her [[abilities]]. However, Claire is surprised to find that those around her are mysteriously [[mental manipulation|losing their memories]], and learns that a [[Haitian]] man, under the orders of Mr. Bennet, is responsible. The Haitian befriends Claire, and tells her what little he says he knows of her past, including the fact that her mother died in a [[fire (1992)|fire]] fourteen years ago. After some research, Claire finds [[Meredith Gordon]], her birth mother, and learns that [[Nathan Petrelli]] is her birth father, both of whom are [[evolved humans]].
After she comes home, Claire's adoptive father says he's in the process of finding her biological parents, admitting that her earlier comments convinced him. After Claire leaves, her adoptive father reveals that he is in possession of the missing tape, which means he also knows of her regenerative abilities.


Life changes for Claire when [[Matt]] and [[Ted]] take her family hostage, [[the Bennets' home (Odessa)|her home]] [[radiation|burns]], and her powers are discovered by [[Thompson]]. Claire is forced to go into hiding from [[the Company]]. Eager to be normal and find out about her biological family, Claire travels to [[New York City]] and meets the [[Petrelli]]s. After saving her uncle Peter's life, the two team up to help stop an impending [[explosion]].
===[[Episode:One Giant Leap|One Giant Leap]]===
Claire's father notices her attraction to [[Brody Mitchum]], the quarterback of the football team before an away game. The team, cheerleaders and other students hold a bonfire after the game. Claire and Brody wander off to the privacy of nearby bleachers. When things get too sexual for Claire she tries to stop it, but Brody attempts to [[rape]] her. As she tries to push him off her and get away, she is knocked down on a pile of wood and a branch impales her through the back of her neck into her skull, apparently killing her. Later, the branch is removed and her eyes revert from glazed over back to their original color as she gasps and coughs for air. Looking around, she notices the severity of her current situation: she is on an autopsy table with the skin of her entire chest laid open for the examination, exposing her ribcage.


===[[Season Two]]===
[[Image:Powers claire autopsy.jpg|thumb|right|Claire wakes up exposed.]]
{{season summary|season=Two}}
[[Image:Claire kiss.jpg|thumb|left|Claire and [[West]] kiss on the beach.]]
Claire attends her first day of classes at [[Costa Verde High School]], and is assured by her [[Noah Bennet|father]] that she'll be fine, who also warns her not to stand out, or else [[the Company]] will find them. At school, she meets a [[West|boy]] who can [[flight|fly]] and connects with him. When talking about their abilities, Claire notices [[the mark|marks]] on his neck, and he recalls an experience with a man with [[HRG|horn rimmed glasses]]. To hide her relationship with West, Claire lies to her father and tells her that she has joined the cheerleading team. However, her plan backfires and when she doesn't make the squad. To pay back [[Debbie Marshall]], Claire and West play a prank on Debbie while she drinks, causing her to get kicked off the team, and leaving a spot for Claire.


Claire and West continue their relationship and he meets [[Sandra]]. As the two spend time, West sees [[Noah]] and tries to leave, but Claire tells him that he is her father. Thinking it is a trap, he flies away. Noah shows a newspaper article about her prank, and warns that the family it is no longer safe and that they must move. Claire tells him that if they do, they are leaving without her.
===[[Episode:Collision|Collision]]===
Claire's body begins to heal itself after the [[medical examiner]] pulls the tree branch out of her head. The coroner notes that the naked body of a "Jane Doe" washed up on a river bank and the teenage girl appears to have been the victim of a (possibly accidental) homicide. When the coroner steps out of the room for a moment, the now regenerated Claire sits up, gets off the autopsy table and steals a lab coat from the cupboard. She sneaks out a side entrance as the coroner returns and is flabbergasted by the missing body.


[[Image:Hostage Trade.jpg|thumb|right|Hostages are traded on [[Imperial Beach]], [[Costa Verde]].]]
Claire sneaks in the front door of her home just in time to hear her mother call her to the breakfast table. Claire goes upstairs and changes into a clean shirt, but neglects to wash off her dirty feet. Her father sees the grit on her bare toes and asks her if she has been out all night. Claire lies that she played poker with her friends and says "nothing happened." Her father suspects that she is lying and says they will have a "throw down" about her staying out all night when he returns home. Claire's mother calls from the kitchen that [[waffles]] are ready and [[Lyle Bennet|her brother]] is sent to tell her to come to breakfast. After he leaves, Claire sits on the staircase and bursts into tears.


At school on her last day, she is contacted by [[Bob]] at her cheerleader practice. He slips up and calls her "Miss Bennet", and Claire runs home. When she arrives home, she sees her father's laptop open with the image of the [[Mendez]] [[Series of eight (painting)#Gallery|painting]] that shows his death. Claire then warns her mother that her father was right and they need to leave town immediately, but Bob shows up with a [[The Company's guns|gun]], and surprisingly, Sandra recognizes him as the Regional Sales Manager for [[Primatech Paper]]. Bob takes Claire with him, and conveys to Claire how valuable she is to [[The Company|them]], and takes some blood from her. Bob takes her to switch for his [[Elle|daughter]] from Noah. Once she reaches her father they hug briefly then he pushes her into West's arms so he can [[flight|fly]] her to safety. Unfortunately, Elle is able to [[lightning|zap]] West and Claire, which sends them plummeting to the earth. Mohinder shoots Noah in the eye and kills him. Claire tries to run to her fathers side but West intercepts her. They land at her house and Claire is left with the task of telling her mom that her father has died.
Later, at school, Brody spots Claire in the hallway and is stunned speechless. Claire's friend [[Zach]] questions her about the attempted rape and murder the previous night. Claire said even if she wanted to report the attempted rape, she doesn't have a mark on her. Later, [[Lori Tremmel|another girl]] approaches Claire and says she saw Claire go off with the quarterback the previous night. She says she was also sexually assaulted by the quarterback. Claire later waits in the stands for Brody to finish football practice. She pretends not to remember what happened and asks the quarterback for a ride home. She asks him to let her drive. In the car, they converse about what happened the night of the bonfire and Claire says she remembers his attack on her. Brody says she "wanted it" and she should get over it. Claire realizes he plans to keep assaulting girls and he replies that there is nothing she can do about it. Claire replies, "I can do this," and [[Revenge|deliberately crashes]] the car into a wall at high speed.


[[Bob]] delivers an urn with [[Noah]]'s ashes to the Bennets. Claire, her family and West scatter the ashes into the sea. She tells her father that she should have listened to everything he said. When she sees [[Elle]] in a car spying on them, she confronts her, punching her hand through her car window and threatening to expose [[the Company]]. Claire goes through Noah's paperwork, preparing to go public with her [[ability]] and expose [[the Company]]'s secrets. While packing up her father's files to bring down the Company, [[West]] arrives and tries to stop her from revealing his [[flight|secret]]. Angered, she gives him his file, and tells him "there is no 'us' to worry about anymore." Afterward, [[Noah]] returns home, revealing to his family that he is still alive, thanks to Claire's [[rapid cell regeneration|regenerative blood]]. He tells Claire not to expose the Company, and informs her that he has made a deal, and will again be working for them. In exchange, his [[family]] will be left alone to lead normal lives.
===[[Graphic Novel:Aftermath]]===
After their [[Brody's accident|car crash]], Claire goes back to save [[Brody]] from a would-be fatal explosion. As Claire muses about her desire to be normal, Brody regains consciousness. He witnesses Claire [[regeneration|healing quickly]] from major wounds, prompting him to ask, "What are you?"


===[[Episode:Hiros|Hiros]]===
===[[Season Three]]===
{{season summary|season=Three}}
Claire is wheeled into the hospital with doctors and [[paramedic]]s buzzing around her, though she insists she is fine. Her frantic mother calls [[Mr. Bennet]] to let him know what has happened.
[[Image:Sylaire.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sylar]] scans Claire's [[brain]], looking for her [[Rapid cell regeneration|ability]].]]
Claire learns that [[Nathan]] has been shot and rushes to try and help him. Before she can leave, [[Sylar]] arrives and begins to terrorize her with [[Telekinesis|his only remaining ability]]. Claire manages to stab him but Sylar pins her to the wall and slices her skull. He [[Intuitive aptitude|copies her power]] and then allows her to regenerate before he leaves. Claire discovers that her ability has changed and that she can no longer feel pain. Once again, she tests her limits by trying to be hit by a train. When the [[Level 5 escapees|prisoners from Level 5]] escape, Claire begs [[Noah]] to make her his partner, but Noah instead reveals that [[Meredith]] will be protecting the family.


Meredith teaches Claire how to fight and ends up torturing her inside of a shipping container. Claire lies and says that she will not hunt villains, but soon leaves to bring in [[Stephen Canfield]]. Upon learning that Stephen is not a monster, Claire helps him find his family. Later, Claire is shocked when Noah treats Stephen like a tool, and she is briefly tricked by Sylar into believing that Noah hates all [[evolved humans]]. Claire returns home and teams up with [[Sandra]] to find Meredith. She defeats [[Eric Doyle]] and, after returning home, runs into [[Elle]]. She and Elle travel to [[Pinehearst]] to fix their malfunctioning [[abilities]] but upon arrival, they find [[Peter]], who is now [[Power absorption|powerless]]. Claire helps Peter and then tells [[Nathan]] and [[Tracy]] where [[Arthur]] is.
When her father arrives at the [[Odessa hospital|hospital]], she confesses that she deliberately [[Brody's accident|crashed]] the car because of what Brody did to her. Later, she visits Brody in his room and tells him that even though what he did was wrong, so was what she did. He insists he doesn't know who she is or why she's calling him Brody, thanks to her father's [[man at the bar|mysterious assistant]].


Pinehearst soon begins looking for Claire, who is believed to be the [[Catalyst]]. Claire becomes protected by [[The Company]] and Noah takes her to the Canfield home to properly train her. Elle and Sylar come looking for her and Claire ends up being shot. With the [[eclipse]] in place, Claire does not heal and actually dies. She regenerates as soon as the eclipse is over and is then rescued from a home invasion by [[Hiro Nakamura]], who takes her [[Space-time manipulation|16 years into the past]]. Claire convinces past Noah not to take Claire back to the Company and successfully saves herself from becoming the Catalyst. Arthur tracks them down and sends Claire back to the present where she, [[Angela]], Noah and Meredith prepare to bring down Pinehearst. Sylar intervenes and holds all four of them prisoner with Primatech. He attacks all of them until Claire manages to kill him.
===[[Episode:Better Halves|Better Halves]]===
Claire's [[Mr. Bennet|father]] tells her he has arranged a meeting with her birth parents, [[Hank]] and [[Lisa]]. After discussing with [[Zach]] how she might broach the topic of her [[powers]], she meets with her biological parents. She asks if there's anything she should know about their medical histories, but to her disappointment they only mention normal medical conditions.


[[Image:Claire gets a message from Rebel.jpg|thumb|right|Claire is called to [[Rebel|help]], due to her "free pass."]]
Later, while discussing the visit with [[Sandra Bennet|her mother]], Claire learns that an earlier attempt to locate her birth parents when her parents believed she had a genetic disorder ended in frustration.


Two months later, Claire lives with the feeling that Sylar is still alive and killing. She overhears a conversation between Angela and Nathan and learns that the government is rounding people up. She warns [[Matt Parkman]], but both are quickly captured. Claire is given a free pass by Nathan, but she still gets onto [[Flight 195]] and frees the prisoners. After the plane goes down, Nathan sends Claire back home, where she is contacted by [[Rebel]]. She is given the mission to protect [[Alex Woolsly]] from Noah and she hides him in her house. As [[Rachel Mills]] and [[Jason Pierce]] search for Alex, Claire and Sandra manage to send him out of the town. They return home and find Eric Doyle, who has received a message from Rebel instructing Claire to help him.
===[[Episode:Nothing to Hide|Nothing to Hide]]===
When [[Sandra Bennet|Claire's mom]] takes [[Mr. Muggles]] to a dog show, she leaves Claire in charge of her brother [[Lyle]]. [[Zach]] shows up, to let her know he's found [[Claire's tape|the tape]]. She stashes the tape and while she and Zach help her mother load her car, Lyle discovers it and watches it. Claire claims it's all special effects but Lyle suspects otherwise, and drives a staple into her hand. When the wound heals before his eyes, he grabs the tape and runs.


Claire gets a cover job at the comic book store before saving Eric from Rachel. She gives him a new identity and is soon saved by Nathan after her free pass is taken away. The two of them [[fly]] to [[Mexico]], where they bond as father and daughter. They are contacted by Angela, who asks to meet with them at [[Coyote Sands]]. Nathan and Claire arrive there and help Angela, Peter and Noah dig up the bones of the prisoners that were once kept at the sands. Angela explains what happened in [[1961]] and privately tells Claire how much she admires her. After the incident with [[Alice]], Claire and the others decide to form a new Company together.
Zach and Claire chase after him, but he locks himself in his parent's SUV. On the verge of tears, Claire pleads with him not to tell anyone about what he's seen because she's afraid it means their parents will regret adopting her and they won't be a family any more. In the end, Lyle relents and gives her back the tape, and she hugs him.


When the family learns that Sylar has [[Shape shifting|taken Nathan's form]], Nathan rushes to [[Washington]] to stop him. Claire, Angela and Noah attempt to drive there but they are stopped by Noah, who suspects the government is close. Claire and Angela escape capture and arrive in Washington, where they part ways. Claire goes to find Nathan, but he turns out to be Sylar and captures her. Sylar attempts to stop Claire from hating him but eventually [[telekinesis|throws]] her out of the room, so she cannot help when Peter and Nathan arrive to fight Sylar. After Nathan and Sylar fly away, she goes with Peter to save the [[president]]. Claire later attends the funeral of [[James Martin|"Sylar"]] and expresses her shock at the fact that he is really gone.
===[[Episode:Seven Minutes to Midnight|Seven Minutes to Midnight]]===
[[Mr. Bennet]] tells [[Isaac]] the truth about Claire's birth parents: his organization monitors [[evolved humans]]. About fourteen years ago, a situation arose with one of the people they were monitoring which orphaned her young daughter. The Bennets were having trouble conceiving a child of their own, so they adopted Claire.


Claire returns home to [[Costa Verde]] and continues working at the comic shop. She briefly ventures to [[Lyneboro]], where she helps Rachel deal with [[Kelly]], a woman who is manipulating the entire town. Claire returns home and begins helping former [[Building 26]] fugitives return to their normal lives. Rachel shows up one day and after [[Mensen]] is killed, Claire learns that a dangerous group believes she has information on a woman named [[Sabine Hazel]]. After a run in with [[Markus Gaines]], Claire enlists the help of the [[Rebel]] team and together, they drive the dangerous faction out of town. Claire then learns that she has gotten into college.
Later, Claire visits her father at the [[Primatech Paper Co.]] looking for paper to make a homecoming banner.


===[[Episode:Homecoming|Homecoming]]===
===[[Season Four]]===
{{season summary|season=Four}}
At [[Union Wells High School]], Claire has lunch with [[Zach]] while [[Principal Marks]] posts the Homecoming Queen announcement. [[Jackie]] taunts her about her unpopularity since injuring [[Brody]], but then discovers that Claire won, thanks to the unpopular majority.
Hoping to put her chaotic past behind her and return to a normal life, Claire starts college at [[Arlington University]], but these hopes take a beating when she is recognized as a survivor of the [[Union Wells High School|Union Wells]] [[Homecoming|Homecoming massacre]] and her [[Annie|roommate]] seemingly commits [[suicide]] on her first day. Claire tests the "Jump, Push, Fall" theory to see if Annie really did kill herself by falling several stories onto the outline of Annie's body, but the girl who recognized her, [[Gretchen]], sees her [[Rapid cell regeneration|heal]] from above. Claire eventually tells Gretchen the truth about her ability, to [[Noah]]'s disapproval. However, Noah respects that Claire is old enough to make her own decisions now and does not call [[the Haitian]] to wipe Gretchen's memory. Claire invites Gretchen to be her new roommate, and they join the [[Psi Alpha Chi]] sorority at [[Becky Taylor]]'s request.


Claire becomes suspicious of Gretchen when she starts acting strangely around her, but it turns out that Gretchen was only crushing on Claire, which she expresses with a kiss. The following night, Claire and Gretchen are taken by Psi Alpha Chi to a slaughterhouse for their initiation. Once at the slaughterhouse, an [[invisible]] person tries to impale Gretchen on a large meat hook but Claire takes the fall. She also reveals the assailant as Becky, who promptly flees. This incident scares Gretchen to the point where she decides to move across campus where she would be far away from Becky, leaving Claire alone. [[Samuel]] later apologizes to Claire on Becky's behalf and offers her [[Sullivan Bros. Carnival|a new family]] to go to where she will feel accepted for who she is. After Thanksgiving dinner, Gretchen arrives to tell Claire how much she misses her, and she agrees to be her roommate again, but first, Claire tells her that she is going to check out Samuel's mysterious carnival. Gretchen says that she is going with her.
Zach admits that he campaigned for Claire, and gives her a copy of ''[[Activating Evolution]]'' that he found on the internet. Jackie comes up to them and teases Zach about his sexuality, and Claire [[moral ambiguity|punches]] her in the face, knocking her down.


When they arrive at the carnival, they are greeted by Samuel, who shows them around. After witnessing an act of violence against Samuel, and his empathic response, Claire decides to stay at the carnival for the weekend and sends Gretchen back home. At the weekend, [[Eli]]'s persistent observation causes Claire to feel suspicious, which is only made worse by the discovery of Noah's [[Primatech]] files in Samuel's trailer. Once she realizes that Samuel killed [[Joseph Sullivan|his own brother]], she tells him that she is leaving, and he lets her go in the hope that she will forgive him. Upon checking her phone messages, she is struck with the news of [[Nathan]]'s death, and arrives at [[Nathan's funeral|his funeral]] by taxi to pay her respects.
At home, [[Mr. Bennet]] grounds her for punching Jackie and says she's not to leave the house, even though it means missing her chance to be Homecoming Queen. Zach sneaks into her room through the window, however, and convinces her to sneak out..


Later, Claire is confronted by [[Sylar]] when she returns to college, who plays a game with her in an effort to make her understand that they are not so different because neither of them want to be alone. Claire admits how much Gretchen means to her and starts holding her hand in public when Sylar leaves. When Claire returns to Noah's apartment, [[Lauren]] informs her of of the true nature of [[Terrakinesis#Samuel Sullivan|Samuel's power]], so she decides to return to the carnival to warn the carnies.
At school, Claire runs into [[Peter Petrelli]] on the way to the [[Locker room (Union Wells)|locker room]]. He claims he's an alumnus and asks her about a [[newspaper clipping (Jackie)|newspaper clipping]] showing [[Jackie]] winning an award for rescuing the [[Train wreck victim|man]] from [[the train wreck]]. She tells him Jackie will be on the field shortly for the halftime show, since she's a cheerleader.


Samuel admits to his crimes and Claire arranges his surrender. Before Samuel can be escorted out of the carnival grounds, Eli shoots at the carnies, injuring Claire and killing [[Lydia]]. Angered, Samuel locks Claire and Noah in a trailer and buries it with his power. They are saved by Tracy Strauss, and once back on the surface, Claire informs the carnies of Samuel's plans to bury the crowd in [[Central Park]]. Once the battle is over and Samuel is arrested, Claire decides that she can no longer hide who she is either way, and makes use of the local news reporters by jumping from a Ferris wheel and healing in front of them, and [[revelation of evolved humans|revealing the existence of evolved humans]].
In the locker room, Jackie holds Claire back after the other girls leave to tell her that she thinks she's a menace. Claire confronts her about taking credit for the rescue of the train wreck victim. Just then, the lights go out. As they leave, [[Sylar]] grabs Jackie and begins to kill her, slicing her head open [[Telekinesis|telekinetically]]. Claire tries to stop him and he tosses her across the room, smashing her into a bloody mess. When he sees her begin to regenerate, he drops Jackie and chases Claire out into the hall.


===[[Heroes Reborn]]===
Claire bumps into Peter, who tries to stall Sylar before following her out to the stone bleachers. Peter tells her to head for the stadium and that Sylar doesn't want to be seen. She runs off.
''For an episode-by-episode summary, see '''[[Claire Bennet/Heroes Reborn|Claire Bennet: Heroes Reborn History]]'''.''
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==[[Evolved Human]] [[Rapid cell regeneration|Abilities]]==
Later, Claire returns to the gym to find Peter mangled on the ground, though he is regenerating. He sends her for help, but before she leaves, they ask for each other's name. Peter asks her, "Are you the one? In saving you, did I [[message|save the world]]?" She simply responds, "I don't know. I'm just a [[cheerleader]]."
[[Image:1x01claireribs.JPG|thumb|right|Claire can regenerate.]]
Claire exhibits the [[power]] of [[Rapid cell regeneration|rapid cell regeneration]], a trait that allows her to recover from almost any injury in a matter of seconds. She also feels relatively little pain from even serious injuries, including burns and compound fractures, although she did grimace when her hand was damaged while retrieving a class ring from a running garbage disposal. She has not yet reached a limitation in her powers. Along with the injuries stated above, she suffered an injury where her neck was broken and turned around 180 degrees. This would be fatal for most humans. 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 an injury if a foreign object is obstructing the wound. 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 injury she received in ''[[One Giant Leap]]'' was billed by a ''TV Guide'' article as an extreme test of her powers. In this incident, she was clinically dead for hours, only to revive when the tree branch that killed her was removed. Her healing powers restored her to health despite 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, etc.). Still, as stated before, there were still limitations. Her upper torso had still been spread open from the classic "Y Incision" made in the chest of autopsy subjects and she had to close the flaps of skin back into place manually before they healed.
She runs into her father and attempts to convince him to go back for Peter, but he tells her the police will handle it. He says she's lucky to be alive, but she tells him there's more to it than luck.


In ''[[Episode:Lizards|Lizards]]'', Claire cuts off her small toe with a pair of scissors only to see it grow back. This suggests that Claire is able to regrow a body part even if it is completely removed. This is later confirmed in ''[[Brother's Keeper]]'', where she loses an entire foot and quickly regrows it.
===[[Episode:Six Months Ago|Six Months Ago]]===
[[Jackie]] meets Claire in Claire's room. She congratulates Claire on becoming a member of the [[Union Wells High School]] cheer squad. They argue over Claire's enthusiasm of her new honor, resulting in Claire tripping and falling, cutting her hand on a cabinet. [[Sandra Bennet]] wraps Claire's hand and drives her and Jackie to the hospital. [[Mr. Bennet]] tells her to be more careful.


In ''[[Episode:Kindred|Kindred]]'', Claire tells [[West]] that she does feel pain, she just recovers from it very quickly. However, in ''[[The Second Coming]]'', Claire loses the ability to feel pain after [[Sylar]] [[ability theft|takes her ability]], though in ''[[One of Us, One of Them]]'' she appears to feel her hands burn when touching the side of the heated container.
Later, after Mr. Bennet has learned of Claire's [[power]], he discovers her practicing her cheerleading routine in her bedroom. He gives her a bear from [[New York City]], from where he has just returned. He removes her bandage to discover her palm completely healed.


In ''[[Episode:Cautionary Tales|Cautionary Tales]]'', it is heavily suggested that Claire's blood will heal any wound in any person if it is introduced into their system.
===[[Episode:Fallout|Fallout]]===
Claire and [[Mr. Bennet]] return home after the Homecoming game, and Mr. Bennet admits that he already knows about Claire's [[Rapid cell regeneration|regenerative abilities]]. He then warns her that there are people who would hurt her and asks if anyone else knows about her power. She admits that [[Zach]] helped her film attempts to test her powers, and that [[Lyle]] secretly discovered [[Claire's tape|the tape]]. Mr. Bennet instructs her to destroy the tapes and make sure that Zach doesn't tell anyone about her power.


A [[painting]] by [[Isaac Mendez]] and [[Peter Petrelli]] showed a [[Jackie Wilcox|cheerleader]]'s body [[Sylar's victims|dead]] at the feet of a shadowy figure, with her head sawed open and her [[Brain Removal|brain removed]]. Once thought to be Claire, it was theorized that such an injury might well be fatal. [[Sylar (explosion future)|Future Sylar]] was able to take [[Claire Bennet (explosion future)|Claire's]] ability by [[telekinetically]] sawing her head open, and in ''[[The Second Coming]]'', [[Sylar]] removed the top of Claire's head and [[ability theft|stole her ability]] without killing her. Her skull and scalp healed as soon as Sylar put the displaced part back where it was supposed to be. Although Sylar told her that she's special and couldn't die, it's unlikely that Claire could survive complete brain removal or decapitation.
Claire is taken in for questioning about [[Jackie Wilcox|Jackie]]'s death. [[Audrey Hanson|Audrey]] and [[Matt Parkman|Matt]] ask her about the incident, in particular asking if [[Peter Petrelli|Peter]] and [[Sylar]] had any special abilities, which Claire claims she knows nothing about. Matt tries to read her mind, but is unable to due to interference. After the questioning, Claire asks to speak to Peter, realizing she is not the only one with her power. She thanks him for saving her, claiming that he is her [[heroism|hero]].


In ''[[Episode:Into Asylum|Into Asylum]]'', when Claire consumes a mass amount of alcohol to win a game, [[Sligo|her competitor]] comments on how she doesn't even look drunk. She later admits to [[Nathan]] that her liver heals itself, resulting in everlasting sobriety.
Claire and Zach meet on the football field, and Claire destroys the videos made of her regeneration tests. She then asks Zach to not speak about this to anyone, to which he agrees. She also calls him the best friend she has.


In ''[[June 13th, Part One]]'', Claire dies in childbirth of cardiac arrest from a traumatic seizure. For an unknown reason, her power does not bring her back and she permanently dies. Her father is unable to understand this as Claire always comes back when her weak spot is not blocked which it was not this time. In ''[[June 13th, Part Two]]'', Angela realizes that Claire's son [[Tommy Clark|Nathan]] inherited [[Arthur Petrelli]]'s [[ability absorption]] powers and took Claire's abilities from her as she gave birth, resulting in her death when she endured complications during the childbirth.
Upon arriving home, Claire asks Lyle about the videos, which he appears to know nothing about. When she asks who picked him up after practice (which her father had claimed he would do) he says he doesn't remember. Concerned, Claire once again calls Zach and asks him to meet her on the football field and tells him that Lyle has had his memory erased somehow, but Zach accuses her of pulling a prank on him, claiming that they haven't spoken since the sixth grade. Claire realizes that Zach's memory has been erased as well, and she runs away. When she gets home, she calls her father, panicked, and asks her if he remembers about her ability. He assures her that he does and tells her to stay home until he arrives. Suddenly, [[The Haitian]] sneaks up on her and grabs her, telling her that her father ordered him to erase her memory, but insists that she must remember, and tells her to keep her knowledge a secret.


==Equipment==
===[[Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 3]]===
* ''[[Activating Evolution]]''--[[Chandra Suresh]]'s book on the emergence of extraordinary [[abilities]], given to Claire by [[Zach]]
At [[the Bennets' home]], Claire asks her dad for help with her schoolwork, but [[Mr. Bennet]] tells her he is busy at the moment.
* [[Claire's necklace|Her necklace]]--a necklace given to Claire by her biological mother, [[Meredith Gordon]]
* [[Claire's tape|A tape]]--Zach's documentation of Claire [[regeneration|regenerating]]
* [[Claire's wind chime|A wind chime]]--a set of wind chimes Claire used as a signal to [[the Haitian]] that she needed to see him
* [[Claire's gun|Her uncle's gun]]--a gun given to her by [[Peter]] who instructs her to shoot him in the back of the head if he begins to [[explosion|explode]].
* [[Claire's Nissan Rogue|Claire's Nissan Rogue]]--a car given to her by [[Noah Bennet]] who was originally planning on giving it to her as a surprise, but gave it to her on her first day at her new school in Costa Verde instead.
* [[Primatech's fingerprint files]]--prepared as evidence against [[the Company]], later used to find [[Level 5 escapees]].
* A [[taser]]--used on [[Level 5 escapees]].
* A glass shard--used to [[brain penetration|temporarily kill]] [[Sylar]].
* [[Claire's phones|Multiple mobile phones]] -- used to contact various others.
* [[Claire's heart necklace|Heart pendant necklace]]--a necklace given to Claire by her foster father, [[Noah Bennet]], and later sold. [[Nathan]] buys it back for her.


===[[Godsend]]===
=={{MQ}}==
"''I walked through fire, and didn't get burned.''"
Claire watches the news about [[Union Wells]] opening up after the murder of [[Jackie]] while her [[Mr. Bennet|dad]] makes breakfast. They talk about the murder, and Claire keeps repeating that she doesn't remember anything from [[Homecoming (event)|Homecoming]] night. Her dad comforts her by reminding her that sometimes not remembering can be a blessing.


: - Claire, to [[Sandra]] (''[[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]]'')
At school, [[Claire]] meets up with [[Zach]] in the hall. Claire asks Zach to look at her and tell her if he believes they could ever be friends. Zach looks at her briefly and then says plainly that he doesn't think so.


Some time later, Claire meets up with the [[Haitian]] at the [[abandoned refinery|site]] of her apparent [[suicide]] jump. He tells her that [[Hank]] and [[Lisa]] work for her [[Mr. Bennet|father]] and that he cannot give [[Zach]] his [[Mental manipulation|memories]] back.


"''Your '[[mental manipulation|gift]]'? Is that what you call it?''"
She leaves him and fetches Zach to that same site. There she tells him to take his camera and [[Claire's tape|film her]] as she climbs up the construction and jumps once more. She gets up and pushes some bones in her chest back into place and begins [[Rapid cellular regeneration|healing]]. Speaking to the camera she says, "This is Claire Bennet, and as far as you know that was attempt #1."


"''What do you call it?''"
===[[The Fix]]===
Claire and Zach work together to find out the truth behind Claire's past and Mr. Bennet's lies. To keep up appearances, they tell Mr. Bennet that they are working on a biology project, studying [[manatees]]. Her attempts to locate information on the family computer prove futile. Claire is desperate for some answers, so she places a [[wind chime]] in her window. Soon thereafter, she meets the Haitian at abandoned refinery. He tells that he doesn't know anything about her birth father, but that her birth mother died years ago. Claire and Zach review newspaper articles from 14 years ago and find an article about a [[fire (1992)|fire]] in an apartment in [[Kermit, TX]], in which a woman named [[Meredith Gordon]] was killed. Claire makes phone calls to track down the woman, surprised to actually speak to the woman she believed dead.


"''My own private freak show.''"
===[[Distractions]]===
Claire convinces [[Sandra|her mother]] to let her and [[Zach]] skip [[Union Wells|school]] under the pretense of going to see the [[manatee]] exhibit at the aquarium; Claire has even procured pamphlets as "evidence" that they went. Zach and Claire drive to [[Kermit, TX]] to visit [[Meredith Gordon]] at her [[Meredith Gordon's home|trailer park]], where Claire and Meredith get acquainted. Claire demonstrates her [[power]] of [[regeneration]] by cutting her arm and letting it heal. Meredith responds by [[pyrokinesis|creating a small ball of fire]] in the palm of her hand. Claire accepts a [[Claire's necklace|necklace]] from Meredith, and asks about her biological father, but Meredith says it's too complicated. When Claire and Zach return [[The Bennets' home|home]], Claire reminds her [[mental manipulation|forgetful]] mother about her plans to go to the aquarium.


: - Claire, [[The Haitian]] (''[[Episode:Godsend|Godsend]]'')
===[[Run!]]===
Claire is in her [[the Bennets' home|living room]] when [[Sandra]] and [[Mr. Bennet]] return home from Sandra's neurology appointment. Mr. Bennet claims Sandra will be fine, but Claire becomes angry and reminds him of her mother's memory loss. Later, her father visits her in her bedroom, tells her he knows her aquarium tickets were fake, and grounds her indefinitely. She tells him he's not her real father, and he reminds her he's the closest thing she's got.


Claire calls [[Meredith]] to ask about her birth father. Meredith says he's coming down from [[New York]] but hesitates when Claire asks to meet him. When Claire shows up unannounced at her [[Meredith Gordon's home|trailer]], she tells Claire that he's only good for money, but will otherwise disappoint her. When [[Nathan]] arrives, Claire hides outside Meredith's trailer and overhears their conversation. Claire hears Nathan grudgingly agrees with Meredith that he is just there to give them money. As his limo drives away, Claire grabs a large rock and throws it at the car, cracking the back windshield.


"''Nothing is inevitable. The future is not written in stone!''"
When Claire returns home, she finds her mother yelling at [[Mr. Muggles]]. Sandra says she doesn't know the dog ... or Claire.


: - Claire (to [[Angela]] and [[Nathan]]) (''[[Episode:How to Stop an Exploding Man|How to Stop an Exploding Man]]'')
===[[Unexpected]]===
When Claire returns [[the Bennets' home|home]] to find that [[Sandra Bennet|her mother]] doesn't recognize her, she begins to worry. While Claire is studying, the thoughts of her mother's episode still concern her. Claire confronts her mother and suggests that Sandra is being brainwashed. Suddenly, her mother collapses, and Claire calls [[Mr. Bennet|her father]] in a panic begging him to come home.


Later, at the [[Odessa hospital|hospital]], Claire tells an unbelieving [[Beth Lindall|doctor]] that there is [[The Haitian|a man]] who can [[Mental manipulation|erase memories]] simply by touch.
When Mr. Bennet arrives, Claire screams at him, angry about his constant [[secret|lies]]. At home, Claire expresses the desire to run away, but feels compelled to stay to protect her family from her father. At that moment, she and her family are taken [[Ted's victims|hostage]] by [[Ted Sprague]] and [[Matt Parkman]].


"''Why do you wanna stop bad guys?''"
===[[Company Man]]===
As Claire, [[Mr. Bennet]], her [[Sandra|mother]] and [[Lyle|brother]] come home, [[Ted]] and [[Matt]] hold them hostage to get answers from Mr. Bennet. Matt [[telepathy|reads her thoughts]] to reveal that [[the Haitian]] did not take her memory (much to Mr. Bennet's surprise). Matt takes Claire aside to ask further questions about her father. After talking about [[Peter Petrelli]] and his [[ability]] to [[empathic mimicry|do what they do]], Matt asks if Claire is "different". She thinks about her ability to [[rapid cell regeneration|heal]], prompting questions of whether Mr. Bennet "did this" to her.


"''To help people.''"
Tension increases between Ted and Mr. Bennet after Bennet attempts to retrieve a hidden gun. Ted points the gun towards Sandra, prompting Claire to [[heroism|put herself]] between the weapon and her mother. Realizing Ted will not budge, Matt [[Matt's side arm|shoots]] Claire, effectively defusing the situation. Bennet and Matt bring Claire to her bedroom, where she heals and spits out Matt's bullet. Bennet orders Claire to stay in her room to keep the situation contained.


"''I don't believe you. You tell me why!''"
With Matt and Mr. Bennet gone, Claire watches as Ted [[induced radioactivity|sparks]] in the living room. After creating a distraction with [[Mr. Muggles]], Claire releases Lyle and Sandra, but Sandra remains to protect her daughter from Ted's radioactive grasp around her neck. After securing Claire and Sandra, Ted waits for Matt and Ted to return. The Haitian removes the restraints and takes the ladies outside.


"''...To hurt [[Sylar|him]], okay?... to hurt him for [[power theft|what he did]]... he hurt me!''"
After Ted is shot by [[Thompson]], the house begins to erupt in flames. Realizing her father has not come out of the house, Claire runs into the house. Bennet tries to give Ted a tranquilizer, but cannot get close enough. Claire takes the tranquilizer, and successfully drugs unstable Ted. As dust clears the front lawn, Claire emerges from the house badly burned, only to instantly heal before everyone's eyes.


: - [[Meredith]], Claire (''[[Episode:One of Us, One of Them|One of Us, One of Them]]'')
===[[Graphic Novel:Hell's Angel]]===
In 1992, baby Claire is trapped in a [[fire (1992)|fire]] in [[Meredith|her mother's]] [[Meredith's apartment|apartment]]. [[Mr. Bennet]], on a "[[bag and tag]]" mission, discovers the baby girl and [[hero|carries her to safety]].


===[[Parasite]]===
On [[Mr. Bennet]]'s orders, [[the Haitian]] prepares to take Claire out of the country, when she manages to outwit him and steal his passport and boarding pass, separating the two at [[Texas airport|airport]] security. She then manages to make her way to [[New York]], searching for [[Peter Petrelli]], but instead she is found by [[Angela Petrelli]] (with the Haitian's help) who reveals that she is Claire's grandmother.


"''You're just giving him what he wants. Attention. He's like a child throwing a tantrum.''"
===[[Graphic Novel:Family Man]]===
After the fire at [[the Bennets' home]], Claire is burned to a "human skeleton", but [[regeneration|heals]]. [[Thompson]] tells [[Mr. Bennet]] that he only has one hour to turn her in to the [[Company]]. [[The Haitian]], Claire, and her father head to [[the bridge]], stopping at a [[Odessa coffee shop|coffee shop]] first. Claire watches her father get [[the Company's gun|shot]], and then tearfully leaves with the Haitian.


"''Well I'd like to give [[Sylar|him]] a good spanking.''"
===[[.07%]]===
[[Angela Petrelli]] informs Claire that neither [[Nathan]] nor [[Peter Petrelli]] knew about her. Nathan was allowed to think Claire died in the [[fire (1992)|fire]]. Angela admits she knew of Claire's [[powers]] and urges Claire to go to Paris until she is older and will be able to make her own choices.


: - [[Angela Petrelli|Angela]], Claire (''[[Episode:Dual|Dual]]'')
Later, Claire examines Peter's corpse as she says goodbye and realizes there is a piece of glass stuck in the back of his head. She pulls this out and Peter regenerates. He awakens and thanks Claire for saving his life. Claire says she guesses they're even. Later on Claire to talk to Nathan. Nathan explains he wants to be there for her, but it is difficult because of the impending election. Then he suggests she go to Paris for at least a week until after the election.


===[[Graphic Novel:String Theory]]===
[[Future Hiro]] recalls that Claire was [[Sylar's victims|killed]] by [[Sylar]]--he [[brain removal|removed]] her [[brain]] and [[power theft|stole]] her [[power]] of [[regeneration]].


"''I heal. It's like what I do.''"
===[[The Hard Part]]===
At the [[Petrelli mansion]], [[Peter]] tries to convince Claire to stay in [[New York]] to prevent the [[explosion]]. Claire compares Peter's potential to explode to [[Ted Sprague|Ted Sprague's]] [[induced radioactivity|ability]], describing to Peter and Nathan what happened with Ted in [[Odessa]].


: - Claire (to [[Tracy]]) (''[[Episode:Brother's Keeper|Brother's Keeper]]'')
Claire and Peter go to Nathan's campaign office to visit him, but Claire sees Thompson through the window and refuses to enter for fear of being caught. She explains to Peter that her adopted [[Mr. Bennet|father]] used to worked for Thompson, and endangered himself so that she could escape.


Claire and Peter return to the mansion and Peter stops her from leaving for Paris. He tells Claire he knows how she can save the world. He gives her a [[Claire's gun|gun]] and asks her to use it to kill him if he begins to explode. He shows her his [[Peter's paintings|sketchbook]], containing drawings of the explosion and a picture that Claire confirms to be Ted.


Leaving the mansion, Claire and Peter run into Matt, Bennet and Ted on the street in the same location shown in Peter's drawing. As Claire and Mr. Bennet enjoy a tearful reunion, Peter begins to absorb Ted's ability and calls Claire's name while he struggles to control it.


"''I like to think of myself as just a girl who happens to have powers. And it's just one thing in a list of attributes—loyal, friendly, regenerative, good skin, you know.''"
===[[Landslide]]===
Struggling to control [[Ted Sprague|Ted’s]] [[Induced radioactivity|power]], [[Peter]] tells Claire to do what she must to stop him. She draws her [[Claire's gun|gun]] from her bag, but Peter gains control over his new ability, allowing her to relax.


: - Claire (to [[Gretchen]]) (''[[Episode:Pass/Fail|Pass/Fail]]'')
The crisis averted, Claire catches up with [[Mr. Bennet|her adopted father]], telling him that Peter is her [[Family|uncle]]. Believing that it may be her destiny, Claire decides to accompany Peter and Ted as they leave town to avoid causing [[the explosion]].


As Peter, Ted and Claire walk down the street on their way out of the city, Peter [[Telepathy|hears a stray thought]] from [[Sylar]]. Before they can decide what to do, [[FBI]] agents ambush and arrest Ted. Peter grabs Claire, and both turn [[invisible]] as they escape.


"''My name is Claire Bennet and that was attempt number...I guess I've lost count.''"
Leaving town by car, Claire and Peter are stopped by a traffic jam. Getting out to find the cause, they discover that Sylar intercepted Ted’s FBI transport and [[Sylar's victims|killed him]]. Claire tells Peter he has to stop Sylar, but Peter says the last time he tried, he died.


: - Claire to news cameras (''[[Episode:Brave New World (Heroes)|Brave New World]]'')
===[[How to Stop an Exploding Man]]===


Claire and [[Peter]] search for [[Sylar]] in hopes of stopping him as Claire informs [[Noah Bennet|her father]] of the situation over her phone. He believes that Peter is now the only one who can stop Sylar, and informs the two that [[Molly Walker|the tracking system]] he is with will be able to find Sylar, but is incapacitated for the moment. Until then, Mr. Bennet instructs Peter to stay close to Claire.


Peter drives to a [[Parking garage (II)|parking garage]] to meet with Nathan, to Claire's disapproval as well as anger over how Peter had broken his promise to not call Nathan. She tries to convince Peter that Nathan is not to be trusted, but Peter, being afraid, still believes in his brother. Claire inwardly thinks of how Peter lied to her and betrayed her trust, and he is able to [[Telepathy|pick up]] on it, but he goes to Nathan anyway. Claire tries to leave as they talk, but is intercepted by [[Angela Petrelli|her grandmother]].


"''Blood?''"
Peter leaves, realizing that Claire was right, but he is unable to find her. She is in fact with Angela and Nathan, heading towards Nathan's office, and receives a phone call along the way from her father. Angela talks with Bennet instead, chastising him for failing to keep Claire safe, but she does allow Claire to speak with him briefly. Bennet tells Claire to remain with the Petrellis, in order to avoid being killed by the bomb, but she should run away right afterwards. He ensures that he has a plan, and the two express their love before Claire is forced to hang up.


: - Claire's last word (''[[Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World]]'')
At Nathan's office, Claire is horrified at how Nathan and Angela could let Peter, their brother and son, be used and die along with millions of others. Both Nathan and Angela remind Claire that Peter can [[rapid cellular regeneration|regenerate]] and survive exploding, and believe that the explosion cannot be averted anyway. Claire is not convinced that the future is unchangeable, but she seems to resign when Nathan and Angela offer the comfort of being part of a family. However, it is a ruse, as she already has a family, and she jumps out the window, crashing into the ground many stories below, and recovering moments later. She heads off to find Peter.


==Notes==
Claire arrives at [[Kirby Plaza]] just as Peter begins to lose control of [[induced radioactivity|Ted's power]], taking her injured father's gun. She is poised to shoot Peter, but she cannot find the will to do so, desperately hoping that there can be another way to stop the bomb. Hope comes in the form of Nathan, having been convinced by Claire to help stop the bomb. He takes Peter into the sky, letting him explode safely in the stratosphere as a heartbroken Claire, Mr. Bennet, and others watch.
* Claire learned she was adopted in 2003 (''[[Episode:Company Man|Company Man]]''), though she once said that she had learned she was adopted when she was "very young" (''[[Episode:One Giant Leap|One Giant Leap]]'').
*While looking on [[Gretchen]]'s [[Gretchen's computer|laptop]], Claire's birthday can be seen as August 8 on her "sign up" profile. (''[[Episode:Hysterical Blindness|Hysterical Blindness]]'')


===Claire's Age===
As paramedics arrive to take care of the injured [[Matt Parkman]] and [[D.L. Hawkins]], Claire and Mr. Bennet discuss finding their family and returning home.
There are conflicting references as to Claire's age and birthdate. Before production began, a press release noted her age would be 17.<!--requesting source citation--> In the televised episodes, a [[Odessa Register|newspaper]] [[:Image:Odessa_register_online_detail.jpg|article]] reported Claire's age as 18 months during the [[Fire (1992)|fire]] on February 28 1992, which would put her birth in August of 1990, and her age as 16. In ''[[Episode:The Fix|The Fix]]'' (which takes place in October 2006), Claire says she is "almost 16"; this would suggest that her birth was in or after October of 1990. Also, in ''[[Episode:Building 26|Building 26]]'', Claire notes that Noah has been telling her that Sandra and Lyle are safer knowing less, since she was 15. Given this would have taken place in 2006, this places her birthday around 1991. Further, [[Meredith Gordon|Claire's birth mother]] tells Nathan that their daughter is now 16 (''[[Episode:Run!|Run!]]''), and later (in [[March 2007]]) she calls Claire a "seventeen-year-old girl" (''[[Episode:One of Us, One of Them|One of Us, One of Them]]''). Claire is a junior (''[[Episode:Distractions|Distractions]]'', ''[[Episode:Four Months Later...|Four Months Later...]]''), and most juniors are 16 or 17. Claire's [[MySpace]] [http://www.MySpace.com/clairebennet page] indicates her zodiac sign as [[wikipedia:Aries (astrology)|Aries]] (which would place her birthday between 21 March and 19 April) and places her birth in 1989. <!-- MySpace works out in real time. In 2006, her MySpace showed her age as 17, in April 2007 it turned automatically to 18, in April 2008 it turned to 19 and now (2009) it says 20. Considering the show is in 2007; she's 18 according to Myspace.-->In the [[commentary]] for ''[[Episode:Godsend|Godsend]]'', [[Jack Coleman]] states that Claire has just turned 16. In an [http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting={F8961642-14DF-4B42-828F-55306B77FEF6} interview] [[Tim Kring]] stated that Claire is 16. At the [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/video/video_display.shtml#mea=135240 2007 San Diego Comic Con], [[Hayden Panettiere]] said her character is 15. Incidentally, Claire does drive (''[[Episode:Collision|Collision]]''); and the legal driving age in Texas is 16, though a driver can obtain a permit at age 15. In [[March 2007]], [[Mr. Bennet]] gives Claire a [[Nissan Rogue]] for her birthday, which they note is "next month" (April 2007). A fake prop [[:Image:Sarah McBride.jpg|driver license]] auctioned by [[NBC]] lists her birth date as March 10, 1993 (though it should be noted that the license never appeared in any [[canon]] source, and lists false information for Claire). [[Pinehearst's file]] on her list her birthday as January 11, 1991 ([[:Image:0309-arthur-file-claire-full.jpg|see file]]) {{epp|309}}. In ''[[Episode:Exposed|Exposed]]'', [[Sandra]] explicitly said [[Claire]] was 17. Further, Claire attends [[A.U.|college]] during [[Season Four]], implying that she is eighteen years old. This means that Claire was born anywhere from 1989 to 1991, depending on when the season is set.

==[[Rapid cell regeneration|Powers]]==
[[Image:1x01claireribs.JPG|thumb|right|Claire can regenerate.]]
Claire exhibits the [[power]] of [[Rapid cell regeneration|rapid cell regeneration]], a trait that allows her to recover from almost any injury in a matter of seconds. She also feels relatively little pain from even serious injuries, including burns and compound fractures, although she did grimace when her hand was damaged while retrieving a class ring from a running garbage disposal. She has not yet reached a limitation in her powers. Along with the injuries stated above, she suffered an injury where her neck was broken and turned around 180 degrees. This would be fatal for most humans. Indeed, between her tolerance for pain and seemingly unlimited healing potential, Claire is somewhat similar to the ''[[Marvel Comics|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 an injury if a foreign object is obstructing the wound. 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 injury she received in [[One Giant Leap]] was billed by a TV Guide article as an extreme test of her powers. In this incident, she was clinically dead for hours, only to revive when the tree branch that killed her was removed. Her healing powers restored her to health despite 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''.) Still, as stated before, there were still limitations. Her upper torso had still been spread open from the classic "V-Cut" made in the chest of autopsy subjects and she had to close the flaps of skin back into place manually before they healed.

A [[painting]] by [[Isaac Mendez]] and [[Peter Petrelli]] showed a [[Jackie Wilcox|cheerleader]]'s body [[Sylar's victims|dead]] at the feet of a shadowy figure, with her head sawed open and her [[Brain Removal|brain removed]]. Once thought to be Claire, it was theorized that such an injury might well be fatal.

==Equipment==
* ''[[Activating Evolution]]''--[[Chandra Suresh]]'s book on the emergence of extraordinary [[abilities]], given to Claire by [[Zach]]
* [[Claire's necklace|Her necklace]]--a necklace given to Claire by her biological mother, [[Meredith Gordon]]
* [[Claire's tape|A tape]]--Zach's documentation of Claire [[regeneration|regenerating]]
* [[Claire's wind chime|A wind chime]]--a set of wind chimes Claire used as a signal to [[the Haitian]] that she needed to see him
* [[Claire's gun|Her uncle's gun]]--a gun given to her by [[Peter]] who instructs her to shoot him in the back of the head if he begins to [[explosion|explode]].

==Memorable Quotes==
"''You're totally my hero.''"

: - Claire (to [[Peter Petrelli]]) (''[[Fallout]]'')


"''I've died before. It's no big deal.''"

: - Claire (to [[Peter Petrelli]]) (''[[Fallout]]'')


"''[[message|'Save the cheerleader, save the world']] ... Have I been saved, or do I still need saving?''"

"''You are saved for the time being.''"

: - Claire, [[The Haitian]] (''[[Godsend]]'')


"''Your '[[mental manipulation|gift]]'? Is that what you call it?''"

"''What do you call it?''"

"''My own private freak show.''"

: - Claire, [[The Haitian]] (''[[Godsend]]'')


"''Nothing is inevitable. The future is not written in stone!''"
: - Claire (to [[Angela]] and [[Nathan]]) (''[[How to Stop an Exploding Man'')

==Notes==
* There are conflicting references as to Claire's age and birthdate. Before production began, a press release noted her age would be 17.<!--requesting source citation--> In the televised episodes, a [[Odessa Register|newspaper]] [[:Image:Odessa_register_online_detail.jpg|article]] reported Claire's age as 18 months during the [[Fire (1992)|fire]] on February 28th 1992, which would put her birth in August of 1990, and her age as 16. In ''[[The Fix]]'' (which takes place in October 2006), Claire says she is "almost 16"; this would suggest that her birth was in or after October of 1990. Further, [[Meredith Gordon|Claire's birth-mother]] tells Nathan that their daughter is now 16 (''[[Run!]]''). [http://www.MySpace.com/clairebennet Her MySpace page] indicates her zodiac sign as [[wikipedia:Leo (astrology)|Leo]] (which would place her birthday between July 23rd and August 22nd) and her age as 17. In an interview, [[Tim Kring]] stated that Claire is 16. [http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting={F8961642-14DF-4B42-828F-55306B77FEF6}]
* Claire learned she was adopted in 2003. (''[[Company Man]]'')


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Claire reveals she discovered her ability the summer before [[season one]] on the day of her adoptive mother's, Sandra, birthday on June 8 through a deleted scene from [[Nothing to Hide]] (released on the DVD). She wanted to surprise her mom with brownies, when she accidentally cut open her thumb with the knife. And by the time she ran over to the sink, it had regenerated itself.
* Claire collects teddy bears from all around the world. Her father brings them back to her from his "business trips". (''[[Six Months Ago]]'')
*In a deleted scene from [[Seven Minutes to Midnight]] Claire and [[Eden McCain]] seem to be long time friends and know each other very well. On the original scene from the episode, they barely talk as if they don't know each other.
* The ''[[:Image:1x02trainnewspaper.JPG|Odessa Register]]'' calls Claire a "Mysterious Good Samaritan". This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Good_Samaritan parable of the Good Samaritan] from the Bible (Luke 10:25-37). Jesus told the parable to demonstrate that mankind should show compassion for all people.
* Claire collects teddy bears from all around the world. Her father brings them back to her from his "business trips". (''[[Episode:Six Months Ago|Six Months Ago]]''). In a deleted scene from ''[[Company Man]]'', it was [[Claude]] who gave her the first teddy bear.
* Claire's phone is a pink T-Mobile Sidekick II.
* The ''[[:Image:1x02trainnewspaper.JPG|Odessa Register]]'' calls Claire a "Mysterious Good Samaritan". This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Good_Samaritan parable of the Good Samaritan] from the Bible (Luke 10:25-37). Jesus told the parable to demonstrate that mankind should show compassion for all people.
* To date, Claire is one of two characters ([[Hiro]] is the other) who have [[appear]]ed in every episode of ''Heroes''. [[Hayden Panettiere]] is the only actor to appear in every episode to date.
* Claire is [[Peter Petrelli]]'s niece.
* Claire's phone in Season 1 is a pink T-Mobile Sidekick II.
* Claire [[appear]]ed in every episode of [[Volume One]] and [[Volume Three]].
* Her first name, Claire, is of Latin and French origin. It means "famous" and is also known as "bright" and "clear".
* According to [[Brody]], Claire never drinks plain milk--just chocolate. She draws mermaids in the margins of her notebook. She puts crackers in her sandwiches to make them crunch. She's usually the first person to laugh at a joke. (''[[Episode:One Giant Leap|One Giant Leap]]'')
* Her last name, Bennet, is a variant of "Bennett", meaning "blessed".
* According to [[Pinehearst's file]] on Claire, she weighs 109 pounds and has green eyes ([[:Image:0309-arthur-file-claire-full.jpg|see file]]) {{epp|309}}.
* During most of the [[third season]], [[Hayden Panettiere]] had to wear a wig because she cut her hair short in real life.
* Claire is a virgin. (''[[Episode:Strange Attractors|Strange Attractors]]'')
* According to [[Noah]], Claire's phone number is 703-555-0187. (''[[The Fifth Stage]]'')
* According to a [[Pinehearst]] file ([[:File:Gemini collectible Claire's file.jpg|number 981100A]]) found at [[the Quarry]], Claire's Social Security number is 612-80-XXXX.
*Claire is the first ever hooded character to be removed of the hood (along with goggles and earmuffs) covering her face. (''[[A Clear and Present Danger]]'')


==See Also==
==See Also==
* {{seealsodisambig|Claire}}
* For Claire as she appeared in the [[dark future]], see '''[[Claire Bennet (future)]]'''.
* {{seealsofuture|explosion}}
* {{seealsofuture|exposed}}
* For images of Claire, see '''[[:Category:Images of Claire Bennet|Images of Claire Bennet]]'''.
* For images of Claire, see '''[[:Category:Images of Claire Bennet|Images of Claire Bennet]]'''.
* For articles related to Claire, see '''[[Related Articles:Claire]]'''.
* For articles related to Claire, see '''[[Related Articles:Claire]]'''.
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/clairebennet Claire Bennet's official ''MySpace'' page]
*[http://www.myspace.com/clairebennet Claire Bennet's official ''MySpace'' page]
*[http://profiles.friendster.com/clairebennet Claire Bennet's official ''Friendster'' page]


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Claire Bennet
Portrayed by Hayden Panettiere
First appearance Genesis
In-story stats
Known ability Rapid cell regeneration (lost)
Aliases Vivian Lewis,
Claire Butler,
Bonnie Monaco,
Claire Petrelli,
Alice Shaw
Nicknames Claire Bear,
the Cheerleader,
Little Miss Miracle Grow,
Robot,
Barbie,
Dorothy,
Defensive Player of the Year,
Smiley,
Indestructible Girl,
Nancy Drew,
Blondie
Gender
Date of death June 13, 2014
Home Spilimbergo, Italy,
formerly New York City, NY,
formerly Odessa, TX,
formerly Costa Verde, CA,
formerly Arlington, VA
Residence Abbazia di San Giovanni
Occupations Evo rights activist,
former college student,
former Sam's Comics shopkeeper,
former cheerleader
Significant others "Hammer",
formerly Gretchen Berg,
formerly West Rosen
Parents Adoptive parents:
Sandra Bennet,
Noah Bennet
Biological parents:
Meredith Gordon (deceased),
Nathan Petrelli (deceased)
Grandparents Paternal grandparents:
Angela Petrelli,
Arthur Petrelli (deceased)
Maternal grandparents:
Flint Gordon, Sr. (deceased)
Adoptive grandparents:
Unnamed grandfather,
Malina Bennet
Children Tommy Clark,
Malina
Siblings Younger adoptive brother:
Lyle Bennet
Half brothers:
Simon Petrelli,
Monty Petrelli
Other relatives Step-father:
Doug Douglas
Uncles:
Peter Petrelli,
Flint Gordon, Jr. (deceased)
Great uncle:
Tim Petrelli
Great aunt:
Alice Shaw
Paternal great grandparents: Mrs. Petrelli,
Mr. Shaw (deceased),
Mrs. Shaw (deceased)

Claire Bennet was a college student and former cheerleader, adopted by Noah Bennet and his wife, and was the biological (and illegitimate) daughter of Nathan Petrelli and Meredith Gordon and niece of Peter Petrelli and Flint Gordon. After the defeat of Samuel, she revealed her secret on live television, exposing the existence of "evos" to the entire world. Four years after her reveal, she was killed in an apparent terrorist attack at the Odessa Unity Summit, an event meant to celebrate peace between humans and evos in her hometown, despite her ability. With the help of Quentin Frady, her father Noah embarked on a mission to uncover the truth behind Claire's death and the people responsible for it. Noah eventually learns through time travel that Claire had died giving birth to twins Nathan and Malina after Nathan inadvertently stole her power who's destiny is to save the world from a coming disaster. Unable to save Claire, Noah instead sets out to protect her children. She was an evolved human with the ability to rapidly heal from any injury.

About

Claire lived a normal suburban lifestyle in Odessa, Texas, until her ability manifested and her entire world was effectively turned upside down. Initially keeping it a secret, Claire's power was eventually exposed after her experiments with testing her ability's limits were discovered. Because Claire was actually being monitored for years by The Company, she was forced to go into hiding with her family from Company agents seeking to make Claire the subject of brutal biological experimentation into her ability. Claire and her family came out of hiding after the dissolution of the Company.

On a personal level, Claire loved her adoptive family very much, but still remained curious about her origins, until she finally discovered her biological parents and the rest of her extended family. Claire has a kind, yet courageous, nature, but for a time was insecure about her abilities, leading her to be insensitive. With time, Claire accepted her power and considered for a time joining a family of special individuals.

After revealing evos to the world, Claire became estranged from her father and fell pregnant with twins Nathan and Malina. Claire ultimately died in childbirth after Nathan inadvertently stole her power. However, her children carry her legacy by being destined to save the world from the H.E.L.E.

Character History

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Claire Bennet: Season One History.

Claire and Peter survive Sylar's attack.

Claire, having discovered that she has the power to rapidly heal herself, asks her classmate Zach to video her jumping off an abandoned gravel plant and surviving. Walking home, the two come across a train wreck, from which Claire rescues a trapped man, but never takes credit for the incident. Meanwhile, Claire finds herself attracted to Brody Mitchum, though their relationship quickly turns sour when he tries to rape her and inadvertently kills her when she is impaled on a tree branch. Claire is taken to a coroner, but revives when the branch is removed from her brain. To avenge Brody's wrongdoings, Claire causes Brody to have an accident, though Claire walks away unharmed.

At her high school's Homecoming, Claire is pursued by Sylar, but is ultimately saved by Peter Petrelli, though her friend Jackie is not. After the tragic events at Homecoming, Claire decides to tell her father about her abilities. However, Claire is surprised to find that those around her are mysteriously losing their memories, and learns that a Haitian man, under the orders of Mr. Bennet, is responsible. The Haitian befriends Claire, and tells her what little he says he knows of her past, including the fact that her mother died in a fire fourteen years ago. After some research, Claire finds Meredith Gordon, her birth mother, and learns that Nathan Petrelli is her birth father, both of whom are evolved humans.

Life changes for Claire when Matt and Ted take her family hostage, her home burns, and her powers are discovered by Thompson. Claire is forced to go into hiding from the Company. Eager to be normal and find out about her biological family, Claire travels to New York City and meets the Petrellis. After saving her uncle Peter's life, the two team up to help stop an impending explosion.

Season Two

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Claire Bennet: Season Two History.

Claire and West kiss on the beach.

Claire attends her first day of classes at Costa Verde High School, and is assured by her father that she'll be fine, who also warns her not to stand out, or else the Company will find them. At school, she meets a boy who can fly and connects with him. When talking about their abilities, Claire notices marks on his neck, and he recalls an experience with a man with horn rimmed glasses. To hide her relationship with West, Claire lies to her father and tells her that she has joined the cheerleading team. However, her plan backfires and when she doesn't make the squad. To pay back Debbie Marshall, Claire and West play a prank on Debbie while she drinks, causing her to get kicked off the team, and leaving a spot for Claire.

Claire and West continue their relationship and he meets Sandra. As the two spend time, West sees Noah and tries to leave, but Claire tells him that he is her father. Thinking it is a trap, he flies away. Noah shows a newspaper article about her prank, and warns that the family it is no longer safe and that they must move. Claire tells him that if they do, they are leaving without her.

Hostages are traded on Imperial Beach, Costa Verde.

At school on her last day, she is contacted by Bob at her cheerleader practice. He slips up and calls her "Miss Bennet", and Claire runs home. When she arrives home, she sees her father's laptop open with the image of the Mendez painting that shows his death. Claire then warns her mother that her father was right and they need to leave town immediately, but Bob shows up with a gun, and surprisingly, Sandra recognizes him as the Regional Sales Manager for Primatech Paper. Bob takes Claire with him, and conveys to Claire how valuable she is to them, and takes some blood from her. Bob takes her to switch for his daughter from Noah. Once she reaches her father they hug briefly then he pushes her into West's arms so he can fly her to safety. Unfortunately, Elle is able to zap West and Claire, which sends them plummeting to the earth. Mohinder shoots Noah in the eye and kills him. Claire tries to run to her fathers side but West intercepts her. They land at her house and Claire is left with the task of telling her mom that her father has died.

Bob delivers an urn with Noah's ashes to the Bennets. Claire, her family and West scatter the ashes into the sea. She tells her father that she should have listened to everything he said. When she sees Elle in a car spying on them, she confronts her, punching her hand through her car window and threatening to expose the Company. Claire goes through Noah's paperwork, preparing to go public with her ability and expose the Company's secrets. While packing up her father's files to bring down the Company, West arrives and tries to stop her from revealing his secret. Angered, she gives him his file, and tells him "there is no 'us' to worry about anymore." Afterward, Noah returns home, revealing to his family that he is still alive, thanks to Claire's regenerative blood. He tells Claire not to expose the Company, and informs her that he has made a deal, and will again be working for them. In exchange, his family will be left alone to lead normal lives.

Season Three

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Claire Bennet: Season Three History.

Sylar scans Claire's brain, looking for her ability.

Claire learns that Nathan has been shot and rushes to try and help him. Before she can leave, Sylar arrives and begins to terrorize her with his only remaining ability. Claire manages to stab him but Sylar pins her to the wall and slices her skull. He copies her power and then allows her to regenerate before he leaves. Claire discovers that her ability has changed and that she can no longer feel pain. Once again, she tests her limits by trying to be hit by a train. When the prisoners from Level 5 escape, Claire begs Noah to make her his partner, but Noah instead reveals that Meredith will be protecting the family.

Meredith teaches Claire how to fight and ends up torturing her inside of a shipping container. Claire lies and says that she will not hunt villains, but soon leaves to bring in Stephen Canfield. Upon learning that Stephen is not a monster, Claire helps him find his family. Later, Claire is shocked when Noah treats Stephen like a tool, and she is briefly tricked by Sylar into believing that Noah hates all evolved humans. Claire returns home and teams up with Sandra to find Meredith. She defeats Eric Doyle and, after returning home, runs into Elle. She and Elle travel to Pinehearst to fix their malfunctioning abilities but upon arrival, they find Peter, who is now powerless. Claire helps Peter and then tells Nathan and Tracy where Arthur is.

Pinehearst soon begins looking for Claire, who is believed to be the Catalyst. Claire becomes protected by The Company and Noah takes her to the Canfield home to properly train her. Elle and Sylar come looking for her and Claire ends up being shot. With the eclipse in place, Claire does not heal and actually dies. She regenerates as soon as the eclipse is over and is then rescued from a home invasion by Hiro Nakamura, who takes her 16 years into the past. Claire convinces past Noah not to take Claire back to the Company and successfully saves herself from becoming the Catalyst. Arthur tracks them down and sends Claire back to the present where she, Angela, Noah and Meredith prepare to bring down Pinehearst. Sylar intervenes and holds all four of them prisoner with Primatech. He attacks all of them until Claire manages to kill him.

Claire is called to help, due to her "free pass."

Two months later, Claire lives with the feeling that Sylar is still alive and killing. She overhears a conversation between Angela and Nathan and learns that the government is rounding people up. She warns Matt Parkman, but both are quickly captured. Claire is given a free pass by Nathan, but she still gets onto Flight 195 and frees the prisoners. After the plane goes down, Nathan sends Claire back home, where she is contacted by Rebel. She is given the mission to protect Alex Woolsly from Noah and she hides him in her house. As Rachel Mills and Jason Pierce search for Alex, Claire and Sandra manage to send him out of the town. They return home and find Eric Doyle, who has received a message from Rebel instructing Claire to help him.

Claire gets a cover job at the comic book store before saving Eric from Rachel. She gives him a new identity and is soon saved by Nathan after her free pass is taken away. The two of them fly to Mexico, where they bond as father and daughter. They are contacted by Angela, who asks to meet with them at Coyote Sands. Nathan and Claire arrive there and help Angela, Peter and Noah dig up the bones of the prisoners that were once kept at the sands. Angela explains what happened in 1961 and privately tells Claire how much she admires her. After the incident with Alice, Claire and the others decide to form a new Company together.

When the family learns that Sylar has taken Nathan's form, Nathan rushes to Washington to stop him. Claire, Angela and Noah attempt to drive there but they are stopped by Noah, who suspects the government is close. Claire and Angela escape capture and arrive in Washington, where they part ways. Claire goes to find Nathan, but he turns out to be Sylar and captures her. Sylar attempts to stop Claire from hating him but eventually throws her out of the room, so she cannot help when Peter and Nathan arrive to fight Sylar. After Nathan and Sylar fly away, she goes with Peter to save the president. Claire later attends the funeral of "Sylar" and expresses her shock at the fact that he is really gone.

Claire returns home to Costa Verde and continues working at the comic shop. She briefly ventures to Lyneboro, where she helps Rachel deal with Kelly, a woman who is manipulating the entire town. Claire returns home and begins helping former Building 26 fugitives return to their normal lives. Rachel shows up one day and after Mensen is killed, Claire learns that a dangerous group believes she has information on a woman named Sabine Hazel. After a run in with Markus Gaines, Claire enlists the help of the Rebel team and together, they drive the dangerous faction out of town. Claire then learns that she has gotten into college.

Season Four

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Claire Bennet: Season Four History.

Hoping to put her chaotic past behind her and return to a normal life, Claire starts college at Arlington University, but these hopes take a beating when she is recognized as a survivor of the Union Wells Homecoming massacre and her roommate seemingly commits suicide on her first day. Claire tests the "Jump, Push, Fall" theory to see if Annie really did kill herself by falling several stories onto the outline of Annie's body, but the girl who recognized her, Gretchen, sees her heal from above. Claire eventually tells Gretchen the truth about her ability, to Noah's disapproval. However, Noah respects that Claire is old enough to make her own decisions now and does not call the Haitian to wipe Gretchen's memory. Claire invites Gretchen to be her new roommate, and they join the Psi Alpha Chi sorority at Becky Taylor's request.

Claire becomes suspicious of Gretchen when she starts acting strangely around her, but it turns out that Gretchen was only crushing on Claire, which she expresses with a kiss. The following night, Claire and Gretchen are taken by Psi Alpha Chi to a slaughterhouse for their initiation. Once at the slaughterhouse, an invisible person tries to impale Gretchen on a large meat hook but Claire takes the fall. She also reveals the assailant as Becky, who promptly flees. This incident scares Gretchen to the point where she decides to move across campus where she would be far away from Becky, leaving Claire alone. Samuel later apologizes to Claire on Becky's behalf and offers her a new family to go to where she will feel accepted for who she is. After Thanksgiving dinner, Gretchen arrives to tell Claire how much she misses her, and she agrees to be her roommate again, but first, Claire tells her that she is going to check out Samuel's mysterious carnival. Gretchen says that she is going with her.

When they arrive at the carnival, they are greeted by Samuel, who shows them around. After witnessing an act of violence against Samuel, and his empathic response, Claire decides to stay at the carnival for the weekend and sends Gretchen back home. At the weekend, Eli's persistent observation causes Claire to feel suspicious, which is only made worse by the discovery of Noah's Primatech files in Samuel's trailer. Once she realizes that Samuel killed his own brother, she tells him that she is leaving, and he lets her go in the hope that she will forgive him. Upon checking her phone messages, she is struck with the news of Nathan's death, and arrives at his funeral by taxi to pay her respects.

Later, Claire is confronted by Sylar when she returns to college, who plays a game with her in an effort to make her understand that they are not so different because neither of them want to be alone. Claire admits how much Gretchen means to her and starts holding her hand in public when Sylar leaves. When Claire returns to Noah's apartment, Lauren informs her of of the true nature of Samuel's power, so she decides to return to the carnival to warn the carnies.

Samuel admits to his crimes and Claire arranges his surrender. Before Samuel can be escorted out of the carnival grounds, Eli shoots at the carnies, injuring Claire and killing Lydia. Angered, Samuel locks Claire and Noah in a trailer and buries it with his power. They are saved by Tracy Strauss, and once back on the surface, Claire informs the carnies of Samuel's plans to bury the crowd in Central Park. Once the battle is over and Samuel is arrested, Claire decides that she can no longer hide who she is either way, and makes use of the local news reporters by jumping from a Ferris wheel and healing in front of them, and revealing the existence of evolved humans.

Heroes Reborn

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Claire Bennet: Heroes Reborn History.

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Evolved Human Abilities

Claire can regenerate.

Claire exhibits the power of rapid cell regeneration, a trait that allows her to recover from almost any injury in a matter of seconds. She also feels relatively little pain from even serious injuries, including burns and compound fractures, although she did grimace when her hand was damaged while retrieving a class ring from a running garbage disposal. She has not yet reached a limitation in her powers. Along with the injuries stated above, she suffered an injury where her neck was broken and turned around 180 degrees. This would be fatal for most humans. 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 an injury if a foreign object is obstructing the wound. 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 injury she received in One Giant Leap was billed by a TV Guide article as an extreme test of her powers. In this incident, she was clinically dead for hours, only to revive when the tree branch that killed her was removed. Her healing powers restored her to health despite 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, etc.). Still, as stated before, there were still limitations. Her upper torso had still been spread open from the classic "Y Incision" made in the chest of autopsy subjects and she had to close the flaps of skin back into place manually before they healed.

In Lizards, Claire cuts off her small toe with a pair of scissors only to see it grow back. This suggests that Claire is able to regrow a body part even if it is completely removed. This is later confirmed in Brother's Keeper, where she loses an entire foot and quickly regrows it.

In Kindred, Claire tells West that she does feel pain, she just recovers from it very quickly. However, in The Second Coming, Claire loses the ability to feel pain after Sylar takes her ability, though in One of Us, One of Them she appears to feel her hands burn when touching the side of the heated container.

In Cautionary Tales, it is heavily suggested that Claire's blood will heal any wound in any person if it is introduced into their system.

A painting by Isaac Mendez and Peter Petrelli showed a cheerleader's body dead at the feet of a shadowy figure, with her head sawed open and her brain removed. Once thought to be Claire, it was theorized that such an injury might well be fatal. Future Sylar was able to take Claire's ability by telekinetically sawing her head open, and in The Second Coming, Sylar removed the top of Claire's head and stole her ability without killing her. Her skull and scalp healed as soon as Sylar put the displaced part back where it was supposed to be. Although Sylar told her that she's special and couldn't die, it's unlikely that Claire could survive complete brain removal or decapitation.

In Into Asylum, when Claire consumes a mass amount of alcohol to win a game, her competitor comments on how she doesn't even look drunk. She later admits to Nathan that her liver heals itself, resulting in everlasting sobriety.

In June 13th, Part One, Claire dies in childbirth of cardiac arrest from a traumatic seizure. For an unknown reason, her power does not bring her back and she permanently dies. Her father is unable to understand this as Claire always comes back when her weak spot is not blocked which it was not this time. In June 13th, Part Two, Angela realizes that Claire's son Nathan inherited Arthur Petrelli's ability absorption powers and took Claire's abilities from her as she gave birth, resulting in her death when she endured complications during the childbirth.

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Memorable Quotes

"I walked through fire, and didn't get burned."

- Claire, to Sandra (Genesis)


"Your 'gift'? Is that what you call it?"

"What do you call it?"

"My own private freak show."

- Claire, The Haitian (Godsend)


"Nothing is inevitable. The future is not written in stone!"

- Claire (to Angela and Nathan) (How to Stop an Exploding Man)


"Why do you wanna stop bad guys?"

"To help people."

"I don't believe you. You tell me why!"

"...To hurt him, okay?... to hurt him for what he did... he hurt me!"

- Meredith, Claire (One of Us, One of Them)


"You're just giving him what he wants. Attention. He's like a child throwing a tantrum."

"Well I'd like to give him a good spanking."

- Angela, Claire (Dual)


"I heal. It's like what I do."

- Claire (to Tracy) (Brother's Keeper)


"I like to think of myself as just a girl who happens to have powers. And it's just one thing in a list of attributes—loyal, friendly, regenerative, good skin, you know."

- Claire (to Gretchen) (Pass/Fail)


"My name is Claire Bennet and that was attempt number...I guess I've lost count."

- Claire to news cameras (Brave New World)


"Blood?"

- Claire's last word (Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World)

Notes

Claire's Age

There are conflicting references as to Claire's age and birthdate. Before production began, a press release noted her age would be 17. In the televised episodes, a newspaper article reported Claire's age as 18 months during the fire on February 28 1992, which would put her birth in August of 1990, and her age as 16. In The Fix (which takes place in October 2006), Claire says she is "almost 16"; this would suggest that her birth was in or after October of 1990. Also, in Building 26, Claire notes that Noah has been telling her that Sandra and Lyle are safer knowing less, since she was 15. Given this would have taken place in 2006, this places her birthday around 1991. Further, Claire's birth mother tells Nathan that their daughter is now 16 (Run!), and later (in March 2007) she calls Claire a "seventeen-year-old girl" (One of Us, One of Them). Claire is a junior (Distractions, Four Months Later...), and most juniors are 16 or 17. Claire's MySpace page indicates her zodiac sign as Aries (which would place her birthday between 21 March and 19 April) and places her birth in 1989. In the commentary for Godsend, Jack Coleman states that Claire has just turned 16. In an interview Tim Kring stated that Claire is 16. At the 2007 San Diego Comic Con, Hayden Panettiere said her character is 15. Incidentally, Claire does drive (Collision); and the legal driving age in Texas is 16, though a driver can obtain a permit at age 15. In March 2007, Mr. Bennet gives Claire a Nissan Rogue for her birthday, which they note is "next month" (April 2007). A fake prop driver license auctioned by NBC lists her birth date as March 10, 1993 (though it should be noted that the license never appeared in any canon source, and lists false information for Claire). Pinehearst's file on her list her birthday as January 11, 1991 (see file) (It's Coming). In Exposed, Sandra explicitly said Claire was 17. Further, Claire attends college during Season Four, implying that she is eighteen years old. This means that Claire was born anywhere from 1989 to 1991, depending on when the season is set.

Trivia

  • Claire reveals she discovered her ability the summer before season one on the day of her adoptive mother's, Sandra, birthday on June 8 through a deleted scene from Nothing to Hide (released on the DVD). She wanted to surprise her mom with brownies, when she accidentally cut open her thumb with the knife. And by the time she ran over to the sink, it had regenerated itself.
  • In a deleted scene from Seven Minutes to Midnight Claire and Eden McCain seem to be long time friends and know each other very well. On the original scene from the episode, they barely talk as if they don't know each other.
  • Claire collects teddy bears from all around the world. Her father brings them back to her from his "business trips". (Six Months Ago). In a deleted scene from Company Man, it was Claude who gave her the first teddy bear.
  • The Odessa Register calls Claire a "Mysterious Good Samaritan". This is a reference to the parable of the Good Samaritan from the Bible (Luke 10:25-37). Jesus told the parable to demonstrate that mankind should show compassion for all people.
  • Claire's phone in Season 1 is a pink T-Mobile Sidekick II.
  • Claire appeared in every episode of Volume One and Volume Three.
  • According to Brody, Claire never drinks plain milk--just chocolate. She draws mermaids in the margins of her notebook. She puts crackers in her sandwiches to make them crunch. She's usually the first person to laugh at a joke. (One Giant Leap)
  • According to Pinehearst's file on Claire, she weighs 109 pounds and has green eyes (see file) (It's Coming).
  • During most of the third season, Hayden Panettiere had to wear a wig because she cut her hair short in real life.
  • Claire is a virgin. (Strange Attractors)
  • According to Noah, Claire's phone number is 703-555-0187. (The Fifth Stage)
  • According to a Pinehearst file (number 981100A) found at the Quarry, Claire's Social Security number is 612-80-XXXX.
  • Claire is the first ever hooded character to be removed of the hood (along with goggles and earmuffs) covering her face. (A Clear and Present Danger)

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Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Claire Bennet for fan-created theories and other speculation.

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