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'''Isaac Mendez''' was an artist and comic book author living in [[Manhattan]]. He had a [[Isaac's apartment|loft studio]] in Lower Manhattan. His art dealer and former girlfriend was [[Simone Deveaux]]. Isaac was addicted to [[heroin]], although he had been through rehab twice. Many of his [[Isaac's paintings|works of art]] are [[prophetic]], accurately depicting events of the [[precognition|future]].
'''Isaac Mendez''' was an artist and comic book author living in [[Manhattan]]. He had a [[Isaac's apartment|loft studio]] in Lower Manhattan. His art dealer and former girlfriend was [[Simone Deveaux]]. Isaac was addicted to [[heroin]], although he had been through rehab twice. Many of his [[Isaac's paintings|works of art]] are [[prophetic]], accurately depicting events of the [[precognition|future]]. After he predicted his own death, Isaac was murdered by [[Sylar]].

==About==
==About==
Urged on by his instructor, Dominick Cabalo, Isaac honed his art skills and took various summer classes to help develop his craft. It wasn't until high school when he began winning illustration contests. With even more classes in illustration and comic design courses under his belt, Isaac moved to [[New York, NY|New York]] and soon after high school took various courses in college for comic book illustration. It wasn't until the annual New York [[Comic-Con|comic convention]] that he caught the eye of Camacho Comics and they hired him on the spot. He worked there [[1999|for 3 years]], all the while learning the ins and outs of the business. Then in [[2002]] he self-published his own line of comics under his old uncle Burk's name--one of the few people in his life who supported his love of comic books. (''[[9th Wonders!]]'', Issue #14)
Urged on by his instructor, Dominick Cabalo, Isaac honed his art skills and took various summer classes to help develop his craft. It wasn't until high school when he began winning illustration contests. With even more classes in illustration and comic design courses under his belt, Isaac moved to [[New York, NY|New York]] and soon after high school took various courses in college for comic book illustration. It wasn't until the annual New York [[Comic-Con|comic convention]] that he caught the eye of Camacho Comics and they hired him on the spot. He worked there [[1999|for 3 years]], all the while learning the ins and outs of the business. Then in [[2002]] he self-published his own line of comics under his old uncle Burk's name--one of the few people in his life who supported his love of comic books. (''[[9th Wonders!]]'', Issue #14)


==Character History==
==Character History==
===[[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]]===
===[[Season One]]===
{{season summary|season=One}}
For about three weeks, the paintings that Isaac has completed while [[heroin|high]] have appeared to depict future events.
[[Image:Isaac powersober.jpg|thumb|right|Isaac uses [[Precognition|his power]] for the first time without [[heroin]].]]


Isaac discovers that whenever he paints while high on [[heroin]], his paintings [[Precognition|come true]], which terrifies him enough to break up with [[Simone Deveaux]], his girlfriend. When she brings [[Peter Petrelli]] to help him with his addiction, Isaac is found barely conscious, and a picture of a nuclear explosion in [[New York, NY|New York]] is painted on the floor. With Peter's help, who turned out [[Empathic mimicry|to be able to do the same thing]] as Isaac, he finds a pattern in his paintings and figures out that saving [[Claire|a cheerleader]] is vital to prevent the explosion. [[Eden McCain]] comes and takes Isaac to [[Primatech Paper Co.]], where he meets with [[Mr. Bennet]], the cheerleader's father, who tells him there's a [[Sylar's victims|serial killer]] called [[Sylar]] on loose, and that he will be after his daughter. Bennet says they will help Isaac to fight his heroin addiction, but he must help them stop Sylar first. However, Isaac cannot paint anything which could help Bennet with his goal - instead, he paints more of the explosion to come.
When he realizes this, he tells Simone, showing her a painting he made weeks prior of a suicide bombing in Israel, and the same image as a photograph in that morning's newspaper. He intends to quit [[heroin]] cold turkey, to which Simone objects. Simone returns later to find that he has instead overdosed. She calls in [[Peter Petrelli]], a nurse who is taking care of [[Charles Deveaux|her father]], to help Mendez. Peter sees Isaac's painting of a man who looks strikingly similar to Peter jumping off of a building and seemingly [[Flight|flying]], which later sways the nurse to attempt the same thing. Isaac stirs long enough to tell Simone "we have to stop it", indicating a massive painting of an [[explosion]] on the floor of his studio.


When he fully recovers from his drug addiction, Isaac leaves the Company's building and receives a call from [[Hiro Nakamura]]. When they meet, he learns of Hiro's [[Charlie|friend]]'s death by Sylar's hand and realizes he doesn't need drugs to paint the future anymore. When they return to Isaac's loft, they encounter Simone and [[Nathan Petrelli]], and Isaac is told that Peter could be the source of the explosion. He attempts to paint Peter again and again, but is unaware that he is present on all of his paintings - he just [[Invisibility|cannot be seen]]. He has a moment with Simone, but unknown to them, Peter is watching. When Isaac paints a half-invisible Peter, he calls Mr. Bennet, who gives him a gun to fight Peter if needed. Soon, Peter arrives, driven by jealousy and anger for Isaac telling Bennet about him. The two face off and Simone is accidentally killed during the fight. Out of grief, Isaac reverts to his drug addiction and paints himself dead, with [[Brain removal|the top of his head removed]]. Later, Sylar comes after Isaac's power and kills him exactly as he had painted.
===[[Episode:Don't Look Back|Don't Look Back]]===
Isaac wakes up and again insists to Simone that he has been painting the future.


===[[Episode:Lizards|Lizards]]===
[[Hiro Nakamura]], a [[Space-time manipulation|time manipulator]], discovers a divergent future timeline set a little over five weeks from October 2nd and finds a copy of ''9th Wonders!'', a comic by Isaac. He goes to Isaac's studio, now filled with paintings of [[the Symbol]], and finds Isaac murdered. The top of his head has been [[Brain Removal|sawed off]] and his brain is missing—the same ''modus operandi'' as the Walker murder of which [[Sylar]] is suspected.
[[Noah Bennet]] shows [[Sandra]] one of [[Isaac's paintings]], a depiction of [[Kaito Nakamura]]'s death. Noah states that there are [[series of eight (painting)|seven others]], but does not know where they are.


===[[Episode:One Giant Leap|One Giant Leap]]===
===[[Episode:Kindred|Kindred]]===
[[Mohinder Suresh]] arrives at [[Isaac's loft]], and is surprised to find out that Isaac has been [[Sylar's victims|killed]] by [[Sylar]]. Later, Mohinder discovers the eighth [[painting]] in a [[series of eight]].
Isaac has recovered and has come to cope with the fact that he is "painting the future". Simone, however, does not believe Isaac's assertions about his paintings and is more concerned with Isaac meeting the deadline for his comic book. They argue, and when Isaac gives Simone an ultimatum, she leaves him. Later, Isaac finds a [[Isaac's sketchbook|drawing]] he'd made earlier of a couple kissing which matches the actual event of Peter Petrelli and Simone kissing in the rain.


===[[Collision]]===
===[[Episode:Powerless|Powerless]]===
[[Sylar]] looks at the painting on the floor of Isaac's loft and tells [[Mohinder]] that he killed Isaac on that very spot.
When Peter brings [[Mohinder]] to Isaac's studio to demonstrate his abilities, Isaac is in a precognitive trance, painting a picture of [[Claire]] being menaced by an unseen figure and does not answer the door.


===[[Hiros]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:Career Choices]]===
[[Thompson, Jr.]] tells [[Donna]] that the [[painting]] in her [[Assignment Tracker|file]] is by Isaac Mendez, who could [[precognition|see the future]].
Peter arrives at Isaac's apartment and attempts to persuade him that he believes Isaac really can [[prophecy|paint the future]]. At first, Isaac brushes him off. When Peter finds the unfinished painting and claims he can complete it, Isaac begins to regain his enthusiasm. When the phone rings, Isaac tells Peter to ignore it, but he answers it and tells Hiro he has a message for him.


===[[Episode:The Eclipse, Part 2|The Eclipse, Part 2]]===
===[[Better Halves]]===
[[Sam]] tells [[Matt]], [[Daphne]] and [[Ando]] that Isaac gave his last ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' story to a [[Courier fanboy|bike messenger]].
At Isaac's apartment, Peter tells [[Hiro]], through [[Ando]], about his visit from [[Hiro Nakamura (explosion future)|Future Hiro]]. He relays [[the message]] and tells Hiro to meet him and Isaac in [[NYC|New York]] so they can locate "[[Claire|the cheerleader]]". Isaac and Peter then search the paintings for a clue as to the girl's identity. Peter realizes the last batch of paintings fit together like a [[:Image:Paintings_assembled.jpg|comic page]]—but with one [[the missing painting|panel missing]]. Isaac tells him that [[Simone]] took a piece which was about the right size and shape to sell.


===[[Episode:Our Father|Our Father]]===
Later on, [[Eden]] arrives at Isaac's apartment, claiming to be a fan.
After some initial difficulty, [[Matt]], [[Daphne]] and [[Ando]] locate Isaac's last ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' story. The story starts with a sketch of [[Hiro]] with a caption that says "Hiro Nakamura: Lost in Time". The sketch after that shows [[Claire]] on the roof of the [[Deveaux Building]], looking over the city. Later on, Matt and the others find a sketch in the book that shows Hiro clinging to a flagpole.


===[[Nothing to Hide]]===
===[[Episode:Trust and Blood|Trust and Blood]]===
[[Mohinder]] tells [[Peter]] that [[Matt]] has Isaac's [[Precognition|gift]], and shows him the [[Matt's drawings|drawings]] he has made with it.
Peter and Simone arrive at Isaac's apartment to tell him about [[Charles Deveaux]]'s death. However, he is missing and the apartment is completely cleared out.


===[[Seven Minutes to Midnight]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:The Natural Order of Things]]===
Isaac is remembered as a victim of [[Sylar]]'s.
Isaac and [[Isaac's paintings|his paintings]] have been brought to the [[Primatech Paper Co.]] where he is recovering from his drug addiction. He has been unable to paint the future without the drugs, but [[Eden]] assures him they will help him learn to use his [[powers]] without them.


===[[Episode:Once Upon a Time in Texas|Once Upon a Time in Texas]]===
Isaac meets [[Mr. Bennet]] who tells him his power is a blessing and then tells him that [[Claire Bennet|his daughter]] is the cheerleader in Isaac's paintings. Mr. Bennet asks for Isaac’s help and finally offers him drugs so that he can paint the future again. Isaac tries again without the drugs but is still unable to access his abilities. Mr. Bennet has Eden use her power to [[Persuasion|convince]] Isaac to take the drugs. He does and is able to paint the future again.
[[Image:Isaac visited by Noah.jpg|thumb|right|[[Noah]] asks Isaac for helping [[Precognition|finding]] [[Sylar]].]]


[[Noah]] is getting a call and gets to hear that Isaac [[Isaac's paintings|has made new paintings]]. When Noah is talking to him he gets to hear that [[Claire|the little girl]] that he has painted is Noah's daughter. Then Noah explains to him that he is not the only person with special [[abilities]] and that there is also [[Sylar|someone]] who is assassinating them one by one. Isaac asks why Noah doesn't stop him if he knows who it is. Noah replies by saying that nobody knows how he looks, and that Isaac can help him with that.
===[[Graphic Novel:Isaac's First Time]]===
Isaac tells Eden about the first time he painted the future. At a show of [[Isaac's paintings|his paintings]] at the [[Deveaux Gallery]], he was confronted by [[Bus accident victim|a woman]] about a painting that shows her getting hit with a bus. She runs out of the gallery, and as Isaac chases her, she gets hit by a bus.


===[[Homecoming]]===
===[[Episode:Pass/Fail|Pass/Fail]]===
In [[Hiro]]'s dream, [[Sylar]] counts off [[Sylar's victims|the people that he killed]], mentioning Isaac as one of them.
Isaac remains unconscious in [[Mr. Bennet]]'s custody at [[Primatech Paper Co.]] after painting a mysterious picture of an [[Exploding Man|exploding figure]]. Mr. Bennet, judging the painting useless for purposes of locating [[Sylar]], tries to convince [[Eden]] to use her powers to make Isaac take more [[heroin|drugs]] and paint another painting, but she refuses.


===[[Episode:Fallout|Fallout]]===
===[[Webisode:Dark Matters, Part 5]]===
One of the [[Primatech files]] that [[Quentin Frady]] sees on the [[Renautas]] root directory is titled "Mendez Paintings".
Isaac is sketching in his room in the secret facility within [[Primatech Paper Co.]]. [[Eden]] comes in and he tells her that while he's still having no luck using his powers without [[heroin]], he's enjoying sketching just to sketch for a change. Eden tells him she's leaving, kisses him, and gives him a cell phone and a security keycard.


===[[Game Over]]===
[[Image:Isaac powersober.jpg|thumb|left|Isaac uses [[Precognition|his power]] for the first time without heroin.]]
[[Emily Duval|Emily]] and [[Tommy]] find a ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comic book and Tommy claims that there is a legend that the author of these comic books was an [[evo]] and that the events in them actually came true.
After leaving Primatech, Isaac calls [[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] and meets them at the bus terminal in [[Midland, TX]]. At the [[Burnt Toast Diner]], Isaac examines Issue #14 of ''[[9th Wonders!]]'', the comic Hiro brought back from the future, and is amazed. He tells Hiro he hasn't even sent the issue to the publisher yet. Hiro tells him about the future he saw, including the [[explosion]] and finding Isaac dead in [[Isaac's apartment|his apartment]]. Isaac tells Hiro and Ando about the painting he made at Primatech of the exploding man. When Isaac learns of [[Charlie]]'s death, he shows Hiro a sketch he made while clean at Primatech of Hiro and Charlie together at the diner.


===[[Send in the Clones]]===
Later, in a motel room in Midland, Isaac, encouraged by the prophetic nature of his sketches, tries once again to paint the future without [[heroin]]. After some encouragement from Hiro, he manages to slip into a precognitive trance, and paints a picture of Hiro wielding [[Hiro's sword|a sword]] and facing a seemingly living [[dinosaur]].
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===[[Episode:Godsend|Godsend]]===
==[[Heroes Evolutions]]==
===[[Saving Charlie]]===
[[Simone]] and [[Nathan]] go to [[Isaac's apartment]]. Isaac appears out of the back and tells her that he was in a clinic, that he's clean now, and he no longer needs [[heroin]] in order to paint. Isaac tells Simone that she is the only reason he is alive. He still loves Simone. Nathan asks Isaac about the [[Exploding Man (painting)|painting of a man of fire]] and remarks that it resembles a man [[Explosion|exploding]]. He asks Isaac how he [[precognition|knows about this]], and Isaac tells him that he just paints what he sees.
* [[Hiro]] goes to look for a [[9th Wonders!|comic-book]] artist named Isaac Mendez. He arrives at [[Isaac's loft]] and sees his [[prophetic]] [[paintings]] and sees that Isaac has been murdered by having his [[brain removal|brain removed]]. (Chapter 3)
* Hiro notes that [[Charlie Andrews]] has been murdered in the same way as Isaac. (Chapter 4)
* Every time [[Hiro]] thinks about Isaac, he feels a need to place a "protective layer of artifice" over the thought. In fact, Hiro remembers [[time travel]]ing to [[New York City]] and finding Isaac's ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comic. Hiro remembers going to [[Isaac's loft]] and finding the painter dead and [[brain removal|mutilated]] in a puddle of half-congealed blood. Even though Isaac had truly died in the future, it sometimes helps Hiro to think of the scene as a drawing in a panel from a comic book. (Chapter 17)
* [[Hiro]] sees [[James Walker]]'s [[brain removal|hemicapitation]] and realizes that he is one of [[Sylar's victims]], just like Isaac Mendez. (Chapter 34)


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===[[Episode:Distractions|Distractions]]===
[[Simone Deveaux|Simone]] visits Isaac at his [[Isaac's apartment|studio]] to ask if he can use his [[Precognition|power]] to tell her where to find [[Peter]], but Isaac has already been trying without success; none of his recent [[paintings]] show Peter. He has, however, painted a view from the [[Charles Deveaux's rooftop|roof]] [[Charles Deveaux's apartment]] building showing a destroyed cityscape, and another of himself and Simone standing together there.

He meets Simone on that rooftop later, where he laments that the [[New York City|city]] he has grown to love is going to be [[explosion|destroyed]], and there's [[Fate|nothing he can do]] to stop it. Simone tells him that he wouldn't have been given the power if there were nothing he could do. Back at his studio, Isaac paints yet another picture, but this one shows Peter [[Invisibility|half-invisible]]. Isaac realizes that Peter has been in all of the paintings he made during his search, and calls [[Mr. Bennet]] to report his findings.

===[[Episode:Unexpected|Unexpected]]===
In his [[Isaac's apartment|apartment]], Isaac tells [[Mr. Bennet]] that he called him because he didn't know whom to trust. After explaining to Mr. Bennet that [[Peter Petrelli|Peter]] will be the cause of the [[explosion]], he shows [[Invisibility Series (painting)|some paintings]], to signify that Peter is indeed [[invisible]]. Mr. Bennet gives Isaac a [[The Company's gun|gun]]. "What do you expect me to do with this?" he asks. Mr. Bennet replies, "[[hero|Save the world]]." Later, [[Simone Deveaux|Simone]] visits Isaac in his apartment. He explains that he believes Peter has left [[NYC|New York]]. She tries to return his key, but he convinces her to keep it, and tells her he believes Peter is dangerous.

Isaac finishes another [[Isaac's paintings|painting]], this time of Peter standing in his apartment. He turns around to find Peter standing there. Isaac explains he was trying to stop Peter, since he was dangerous. Peter exposes [[the Mark]] on Isaac's neck, and Isaac says that it means nothing. Peter [[Telekinesis|throws]] Isaac into a painting. Isaac claims he revealed Peter's location to save the city, not out of jealousy. Isaac grabs the gun and attempts to shoot Peter, who turns invisible. Firing shots blindly at his invisible target, he accidentally shoots Simone, who is just arriving to the apartment.

===[[Parasite]]===
Isaac and [[Peter]] lie on the floor of [[Isaac's apartment]], over [[Simone]]'s body, and Isaac tells Peter he meant to [[The Company's gun|shoot]] him. Later, [[Jeff Tracy|a detective]] comes in and tells Isaac that neighbors heard screaming and a gunshot. [[Candice]] comes in, [[illusion|disguised]] as Simone, and the detective leaves. [[Mr. Bennet]] then comes in, and Candice drops her illusion. Mr. Bennet tells Isaac that as far as anyone knows, Simone is vacationing in Europe indefinitely and a crew will be coming to clean up. Isaac asks what he should do and Mr. Bennet says, "Keep painting". Isaac takes out [[heroin]] from a drawer and [[Isaac's paintings|paints]] [[Isaac Dead Series (painting)|himself dead]].

===[[.07%]]===
[[Image:The worst use of paintbrushes ever.jpg|thumb|right|Isaac's final words.]]
Isaac gives a [[Courier fanboy|courier]] the last art for ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' to deliver to his publisher. He also gives the courier his sketchbook.

Later, he comes out of a precognitive trance in front of a painting of [[Sylar]]. From across the room, Sylar marvels at Isaac's ability. Unsurprised, Isaac tells Sylar that he is late. He explains that he tried fighting the future, but that he's seen that Sylar will be defeated. Sylar tortures Isaac, demanding to see depiction of his defeat, but Isaac says it's gone. Isaac says he now knows his part: to die here, but not before he shows the others how to kill Sylar and stop the bomb.

Later, Sylar is in a precognitive trance, painting a [[:Image:Sylars_painting_nathan_in_white_house.jpg‎|gruesome interpretation]] of Isaac's painting of [[:Image:Lindermans_archives_president.jpg|‎Nathan in office]]. Isaac lies dead nearby, next to his gun, just as his paintings depicted.

===[[Lizards]]===
[[Noah Bennet]] shows [[Sandra]] one of [[Isaac's paintings]], a depiction of [[Kaito Nakamura]]'s death. Noah states that there are [[series of eight (painting)|seven others]], but does not know where they are.

===[[Kindred]]===
[[Mohinder Suresh]] arrives at [[Isaac's loft]], and is surprised to find out that Isaac has been [[Sylar's victims|killed]] by [[Sylar]]. Later, Mohinder discovers the eighth [[painting]] in a [[series of eight]].

===[[Powerless]]===
[[Sylar]] looks at the painting on the floor of Isaac's loft and tells [[Mohinder]] that he killed Isaac on that very spot.

===[[Graphic Novel:Career Choices]]===
[[Thompson, Jr.]] tells [[Donna]] that the [[painting]] in her [[Assignment Tracker|file]] is by Isaac Mendez, who could [[precognition|see the future]].

===[[The Eclipse, Part 2]]===
[[Sam]] tells [[Matt]], [[Daphne]] and [[Ando]] that Isaac gave his last ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' story to a [[Courier fanboy|bike messenger]].

===[[Our Father]]===
After some initial difficulty, [[Matt]], [[Daphne]] and [[Ando]] locate Isaac's last ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' story. The story starts with a sketch of [[Hiro]] with a caption that says "Hiro Nakamura: Lost in Time". The sketch after that shows [[Claire]] on roof of the [[Deveaux Building]], looking over the city. Later on, Matt and the others find a sketch in the book that shows Hiro clinging to a flagpole.

===[[Graphic Novel:The Natural Order of Things]]===
Isaac is remembered as a victim of [[Sylar]]'s.


==[[Evolved Human]] [[Precognition|Abilities]]==
==[[Evolved Human]] [[Precognition|Abilities]]==
Isaac has the [[ability]] to "[[prophecy|paint the future]]".
Isaac has the [[ability]] to "[[prophecy|paint the future]]".


When Isaac is in a trance, he seems to be actually perceiving the future. His eyes become milky white and he sees the future events visually as if he's present. He also seems to have little awareness for sounds around him.
When Isaac is in a trance, he seems to be actually perceiving the future. His eyes become milky white and he sees the future events visually as if he's present. He also seems to have little awareness for sounds around him.


It's also worth noting that ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' might depict present or past events in addition to future events. Since Issue #14 was released in the future timeline, and since Simone mentioned that the comic was late in the present, then it's possible that the events depicting Hiro before his journey to New York and after his return to the present occurred before or as Isaac drew them. This potentially means that his ability includes present-time or past clairvoyance in addition to precognition.
It's also worth noting that ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' might depict present or past events in addition to future events. Since Issue #14 was released in the future timeline, and since Simone mentioned that the comic was late in the present, then it's possible that the events depicting Hiro before his journey to New York and after his return to the present occurred before or as Isaac drew them. This potentially means that his ability includes present-time or past clairvoyance in addition to precognition.


Isaac also paints a picture of Peter standing in his room, seemingly the same time Peter becomes visible behind him (''[[Unexpected]]''). This may indicate that Isaac is able to paint present events as well. However, Isaac could have merely painted the event a few seconds before it happened.
Isaac also paints a picture of Peter standing in his room, seemingly the same time Peter becomes visible behind him (''[[Unexpected]]''). This may indicate that Isaac is able to paint present events as well. However, Isaac could have merely painted the event a few seconds before it happened.


Initially, Isaac had only painted future events while high on [[heroin]]. After going through rehabilitation under [[Eden]]'s care, and with encouragement from [[Hiro]] and [[Ando]], Isaac finally succeeded in painting (and sketching) events without the heroin, but with intense concentration instead. However, after [[Simone]]'s accidental death, Isaac relapsed.
Initially, Isaac had only painted future events while high on [[heroin]]. After going through rehabilitation under [[Eden]]'s care, and with encouragement from [[Hiro]] and [[Ando]], Isaac finally succeeded in painting (and sketching) events without the heroin, but with intense concentration instead. However, after [[Simone]]'s accidental death, Isaac relapsed.


While the events portrayed in Isaac's paintings appeared to be random at first, Isaac has begun to show the ability to focus his paintings on a particular person. (''[[Distractions]]'')
While the events portrayed in Isaac's paintings appeared to be random at first, Isaac has begun to show the ability to focus his paintings on a particular person. (''[[Distractions]]'')


According to the ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comics, Isaac's power may include some form of translation of foreign languages.
According to the ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comics, Isaac's power may include some form of translation of foreign languages.

==[[Heroes Reborn App]]==
Prior to ''[[Heroes Reborn]]'' starting, [[Heroes Reborn app|an app]] was released with a video summary of Isaac's history. The summary included:
* Ability: [[precognition]]
* [[New York]] artist Isaac Mendez is haunted by [[addiction]] -- and his [[ability]] to [[prophecy|paint the future]]. {{epp|101}}
* Isaac's vision of cheerleader [[Claire Bennet]] terrifies him and [[Simone|his girlfriend]]. {{epp|104}}
* Knowing his daughter Claire is a target, [[HRG]] asks Isaac to paint her would-be attacker, [[Sylar]]. {{epp|108}}
* Isaac reveals Sylar's destiny and accepts his own. {{epp|119}}


==Equipment==
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"''It's all right. I finally know my part in all this--to die, here, with you--but not before I show them how to kill you and stop the bomb. I finally get to be a hero.''"
"''It's all right. I finally know my part in all this--to die, here, with you--but not before I show them how to kill you and stop the bomb. I finally get to be a hero.''"


: - to [[Sylar]] (''[[.07%]]'')
: - to [[Sylar]] (''[[.07%]]'')
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Isaac lived at 215 Reed Street, Apartment 7, New York, NY 10010 (''[[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]]'').
* Isaac lived at 215 Reed Street, Apartment 7, New York, NY 10010 (''[[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]]'').
*In early versions of the script Isaac's name was originally Diego Medina and Isaac Borolo.
* In early versions of the script Isaac's name was originally Diego Medina and Isaac Borolo.
* In the blog post "[[Hiro's blog#Mudslide|Mudslide]]", Hiro compares Isaac to Boingo from ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', who is a character who can predict the future using a comic book.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Isaac Mendez
Portrayed by Santiago Cabrera
First appearance Genesis
In-story stats
Known ability Precognition
Gender
Age 28
Date of birth 1978
Date of death November 2006
Home New York, NY
Residence Artist's loft in Lower Manhattan
Occupations Artist, Author
Significant other formerly Simone Deveaux (deceased)
Parent Carlos Mendez (deceased)
Other relatives Burk (uncle)

Isaac Mendez was an artist and comic book author living in Manhattan. He had a loft studio in Lower Manhattan. His art dealer and former girlfriend was Simone Deveaux. Isaac was addicted to heroin, although he had been through rehab twice. Many of his works of art are prophetic, accurately depicting events of the future. After he predicted his own death, Isaac was murdered by Sylar.

About

Urged on by his instructor, Dominick Cabalo, Isaac honed his art skills and took various summer classes to help develop his craft. It wasn't until high school when he began winning illustration contests. With even more classes in illustration and comic design courses under his belt, Isaac moved to New York and soon after high school took various courses in college for comic book illustration. It wasn't until the annual New York comic convention that he caught the eye of Camacho Comics and they hired him on the spot. He worked there for 3 years, all the while learning the ins and outs of the business. Then in 2002 he self-published his own line of comics under his old uncle Burk's name--one of the few people in his life who supported his love of comic books. (9th Wonders!, Issue #14)

Character History

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Isaac Mendez: Season One History.

Isaac uses his power for the first time without heroin.

Isaac discovers that whenever he paints while high on heroin, his paintings come true, which terrifies him enough to break up with Simone Deveaux, his girlfriend. When she brings Peter Petrelli to help him with his addiction, Isaac is found barely conscious, and a picture of a nuclear explosion in New York is painted on the floor. With Peter's help, who turned out to be able to do the same thing as Isaac, he finds a pattern in his paintings and figures out that saving a cheerleader is vital to prevent the explosion. Eden McCain comes and takes Isaac to Primatech Paper Co., where he meets with Mr. Bennet, the cheerleader's father, who tells him there's a serial killer called Sylar on loose, and that he will be after his daughter. Bennet says they will help Isaac to fight his heroin addiction, but he must help them stop Sylar first. However, Isaac cannot paint anything which could help Bennet with his goal - instead, he paints more of the explosion to come.

When he fully recovers from his drug addiction, Isaac leaves the Company's building and receives a call from Hiro Nakamura. When they meet, he learns of Hiro's friend's death by Sylar's hand and realizes he doesn't need drugs to paint the future anymore. When they return to Isaac's loft, they encounter Simone and Nathan Petrelli, and Isaac is told that Peter could be the source of the explosion. He attempts to paint Peter again and again, but is unaware that he is present on all of his paintings - he just cannot be seen. He has a moment with Simone, but unknown to them, Peter is watching. When Isaac paints a half-invisible Peter, he calls Mr. Bennet, who gives him a gun to fight Peter if needed. Soon, Peter arrives, driven by jealousy and anger for Isaac telling Bennet about him. The two face off and Simone is accidentally killed during the fight. Out of grief, Isaac reverts to his drug addiction and paints himself dead, with the top of his head removed. Later, Sylar comes after Isaac's power and kills him exactly as he had painted.

Lizards

Noah Bennet shows Sandra one of Isaac's paintings, a depiction of Kaito Nakamura's death. Noah states that there are seven others, but does not know where they are.

Kindred

Mohinder Suresh arrives at Isaac's loft, and is surprised to find out that Isaac has been killed by Sylar. Later, Mohinder discovers the eighth painting in a series of eight.

Powerless

Sylar looks at the painting on the floor of Isaac's loft and tells Mohinder that he killed Isaac on that very spot.

Graphic Novel:Career Choices

Thompson, Jr. tells Donna that the painting in her file is by Isaac Mendez, who could see the future.

The Eclipse, Part 2

Sam tells Matt, Daphne and Ando that Isaac gave his last 9th Wonders! story to a bike messenger.

Our Father

After some initial difficulty, Matt, Daphne and Ando locate Isaac's last 9th Wonders! story. The story starts with a sketch of Hiro with a caption that says "Hiro Nakamura: Lost in Time". The sketch after that shows Claire on the roof of the Deveaux Building, looking over the city. Later on, Matt and the others find a sketch in the book that shows Hiro clinging to a flagpole.

Trust and Blood

Mohinder tells Peter that Matt has Isaac's gift, and shows him the drawings he has made with it.

Graphic Novel:The Natural Order of Things

Isaac is remembered as a victim of Sylar's.

Once Upon a Time in Texas

Noah asks Isaac for helping finding Sylar.

Noah is getting a call and gets to hear that Isaac has made new paintings. When Noah is talking to him he gets to hear that the little girl that he has painted is Noah's daughter. Then Noah explains to him that he is not the only person with special abilities and that there is also someone who is assassinating them one by one. Isaac asks why Noah doesn't stop him if he knows who it is. Noah replies by saying that nobody knows how he looks, and that Isaac can help him with that.

Pass/Fail

In Hiro's dream, Sylar counts off the people that he killed, mentioning Isaac as one of them.

Webisode:Dark Matters, Part 5

One of the Primatech files that Quentin Frady sees on the Renautas root directory is titled "Mendez Paintings".

Game Over

Emily and Tommy find a 9th Wonders! comic book and Tommy claims that there is a legend that the author of these comic books was an evo and that the events in them actually came true.

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Evolved Human Abilities

Isaac has the ability to "paint the future".

When Isaac is in a trance, he seems to be actually perceiving the future. His eyes become milky white and he sees the future events visually as if he's present. He also seems to have little awareness for sounds around him.

It's also worth noting that 9th Wonders! might depict present or past events in addition to future events. Since Issue #14 was released in the future timeline, and since Simone mentioned that the comic was late in the present, then it's possible that the events depicting Hiro before his journey to New York and after his return to the present occurred before or as Isaac drew them. This potentially means that his ability includes present-time or past clairvoyance in addition to precognition.

Isaac also paints a picture of Peter standing in his room, seemingly the same time Peter becomes visible behind him (Unexpected). This may indicate that Isaac is able to paint present events as well. However, Isaac could have merely painted the event a few seconds before it happened.

Initially, Isaac had only painted future events while high on heroin. After going through rehabilitation under Eden's care, and with encouragement from Hiro and Ando, Isaac finally succeeded in painting (and sketching) events without the heroin, but with intense concentration instead. However, after Simone's accidental death, Isaac relapsed.

While the events portrayed in Isaac's paintings appeared to be random at first, Isaac has begun to show the ability to focus his paintings on a particular person. (Distractions)

According to the 9th Wonders! comics, Isaac's power may include some form of translation of foreign languages.

Heroes Reborn App

Prior to Heroes Reborn starting, an app was released with a video summary of Isaac's history. The summary included:

Equipment

  • Art supplies--used to produce paintings
  • Gun--given to Isaac by Mr. Bennet; used to accidentally shoot and kill Simone
  • Heroin--initially used by Isaac to access his powers
  • Paintings--the product of Isaac's prophetic visions
  • Primatech security keycard--given to Isaac by Eden McCain; presumably used to leave Primatech Paper Co.

Memorable Quotes

"This city took me in. Everything important that ever happened to me happened here. Good. Bad. You. And now it's all gonna be destroyed because I can't stop it."

- to Simone Deveaux (Distractions)


"It's all right. I finally know my part in all this--to die, here, with you--but not before I show them how to kill you and stop the bomb. I finally get to be a hero."

- to Sylar (.07%)

Notes

Trivia

  • Isaac lived at 215 Reed Street, Apartment 7, New York, NY 10010 (Genesis).
  • In early versions of the script Isaac's name was originally Diego Medina and Isaac Borolo.
  • In the blog post "Mudslide", Hiro compares Isaac to Boingo from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, who is a character who can predict the future using a comic book.

See Also

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Isaac Mendez for fan-created theories and other speculation.


  Season Four Characters edit
Main

Claire Bennet • Noah Bennet • Ando Masahashi • Hiro Nakamura • Matt Parkman • Angela Petrelli • Nathan Petrelli • Peter Petrelli • Tracy Strauss • Samuel Sullivan • Mohinder Suresh • Sylar

Recurring

Allison • Charlie Andrews • Gretchen Berg • Chris Bowman • Emma Coolidge • Damian • Evan Davis • Eric Doyle • Edgar • Eli • Ezekiel • Lauren Gilmore • Nurse Hammer • Lydia • Kimiko Nakamura • Janice Parkman • Matt Parkman, Jr. • Pregnant carny • Psychic carny • René • Reginald Stanley • Amanda Strazzulla • Tiger pants carny

See Also: Minor Characters • Season One Characters • Season Two Characters • Season Three Characters • Heroes Reborn Characters • Future Characters • Animals • Webisodes Characters •
Graphic Novel Characters • iStory Characters • Evolutions Characters • Book Characters • Unaired Characters • Cast
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