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| name = Mr. Bennet
| name = Noah Bennet
| sortname = Bennet, Noah
| image = [[Image:MisterBennet.jpg]]
| image = MisterBennet.jpg
| caption = <!-- Caption for the image. -->
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| portrayer = [[Jack Coleman]]
| portrayer = [[Jack Coleman]]
| nick = [[Glossary#H|HRG]],<br /> The Man in the [[Horn-Rimmed Glasses]],<br /> Glasses,<br /> The Man with the Plan,<br /> Abu Ghraib,<br />Wolfgang,<br /> The Boogeyman,<br>Mr. [[Bag and Tag]],<br /> The Savior
| nick = [[Glossary#H|HRG]]
| debut = [[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]]
| debut = [[Genesis]]
| power(s) = None
| power(s) = None
| formal name =
| formal name =
| alias = Noah Butler,<br />[[Sylar]],<br />[[Emile Danko]],<br />Ted Barnes
| alias =
| gender = Male
| gender = Male
| residence = currently a [[Noah Bennet's home|home in Austin, TX]],<br>formerly an [[Noah's apartment|apartment in Washington, DC]],<br />formerly a [[The Bennets' home (Costa Verde)|single-family home in Costa Verde, CA]],<br />formerly a [[The Bennets' home (Odessa)|two-story home in Odessa, TX]],<br />formerly a [[The Bennets' home (Los Angeles)|small rented house in Los Angeles]]
| home = Odessa, TX
| home = [[Austin, TX]],<br />formerly [[Los Angeles, CA]],<br />formerly [[New York City, NY]],<br />formerly [[Odessa, TX]],<br />formerly [[Costa Verde, CA]],<br>formerly [[Washington, DC]]
| age = 44
| born = August 6, 1962
| age = 53
| marriage = [[1985]]<br>after [[1988]]
| occupation = Unknown
| significant other = [[Sandra Bennet]]
| born = [[August 6, 1962]]
| died = [[2015]]
| child(ren) = [[Claire Bennet]] (adopted daughter), [[Lyle Bennet]] (son)
| occupation = Car salesman at Zundermann Motor,<br>former chairman of the new Company,<br />former agent of [[Homeland Security]],<br> former [[Company]] field manager, trainer and agent,<br> former [[Primatech Paper Co.]] regional manager,<br> former [[Copy Kingdom]] employee,<br />former [[Harry's Used Cars]] salesman
| sibling(s) =
| parent(s)/guardian(s) = Unnamed father,<br>Malina Bennet
| significant other = [[Julia]],<br>formerly [[Lauren Gilmore]],<br>formerly [[Sandra Bennet]] (divorced),<br>formerly [[Kate Bennet]] (deceased)
| child(ren) = Unborn child (deceased),<br> [[Claire Bennet]] (adopted),<br> [[Lyle Bennet]]
| grandchild(ren) = [[Tommy Clark]],<br>[[Malina]]
}}
}}
'''Noah Bennet''' is a former agent of [[the Company]] who also served as its field manager and one of their trainers, and was originally based out of [[Primatech Paper Co.]] Having almost thirty years of experience [[Bag and tag|bagging and tagging]] [[evolved humans]], Noah continued his work as part of the Company even after his daughter [[Claire]] [[Revelation of evolved humans|revealed]] the existence of evolved humans to the world, something that strained their relationship. After Claire was seemingly killed at the [[Odessa Unity Summit]] on June 13th, Noah had his memory of the event [[mental manipulation|erased]] for an unknown reason and began a new life as "Ted Barnes". Noah was eventually tracked down by [[Quentin Frady]], who set him on a path to discover the truth about what really happened to him and his daughter on June 13th, as well as what Primatech's new owner [[Renautas]] is planning for the world. Noah ultimately [[sacrifice|sacrificed]] himself to save the world by acting as the conduit for his grandchildren's powers to stop [[the H.E.L.E.]]
'''Mr. Bennet''' is [[Claire]]'s adoptive father. He runs a secret operation out of [[Primatech_Paper_Co.|Primatech Paper Company]] which involves tracking and intervening in the lives of [[evolved humans]].

==About==
==About==
To most of the world, Mr. Bennet seems like a typical, if slightly geeky, suburbanite father. His loyalty to his family and his loyalty to his profession are frequently at odds. While it's clear that he loves [[Claire]] very much and would do anything to protect her, his methods indicate a level of ruthlessness that conflicts with his genuinely caring nature. For example, while he seems to initially show real concern for [[Isaac]]'s well being and rehabilitation, he does not hesitate to have [[Eden]] use her [[persuasion|persuasive powers]] to make Isaac use [[heroin]] again when he believes he needs to make use of Isaac's [[precognition|precognitive]] abilities. Similarly, while his use of [[the Haitian]]'s [[mental manipulation|memory modifying]] ability on [[Brody]] seems somewhat restrained given his intense anger at the boy, the casual use of the same ability on [[Zach]] and even his own family shows that his dedication to [[AWI|his job]]&mdash;and to keeping Claire safe&mdash;knows no limits. He does seem to possess his own [[moral ambiguity|moral code]], though, as his intense reactions to [[Sylar]]'s [[Sylar's victims|murders]] and [[Eden's father]]'s callousness attest.
To most of the world, Noah Bennet seems like a typical, if slightly geeky, suburbanite father. His loyalty to his family and his loyalty to his profession are frequently at odds. While it's clear that he loves [[Claire]] very much and would do anything to protect her, his methods indicate a level of ruthlessness that conflicts with his genuinely caring nature. For example, while he seems to initially show real concern for [[Isaac]]'s well being and rehabilitation, he does not hesitate to have [[Eden]] use her [[persuasion|persuasive powers]] to make Isaac use [[heroin]] again when he believes he needs to make use of Isaac's [[precognition|precognitive]] abilities. Similarly, while his use of [[the Haitian]]'s [[mental manipulation|memory modifying]] ability on [[Brody]] seems somewhat restrained given his intense anger at the boy, the casual use of the same ability on [[Zach]] and even his own family shows that his dedication to [[The Company|his job]] {{--}} and to keeping Claire safe {{--}} knows no limits. He does seem to possess his own [[moral ambiguity|moral code]], though, as his intense reactions to [[Sylar]]'s [[Sylar's victims|murders]] and [[Eden's father]]'s callousness attest.


==Character History==
==Character History==
===[[Genesis]]===
===[[Season One]]===
{{season summary|season=One}}
When [[Mohinder Suresh]] returns to [[Chandra Suresh|his father's]] [[Chandra's apartment (Chennai)|apartment]] in [[Madras]], he hears a cell phone ring in the next room and overhears Mr. Bennet's conversation. Bennet later confronts Mohinder in his taxi cab, notices the last name on [[Mohinder's taxi license|his license]], and implies that he knows who Mohinder is. Later on, he returns [[The Bennets' home|home]] to [[Odessa, TX]] and is greeted by his daughter Claire.


[[Image:Clearing Bennet's mind.JPG|left|thumb|Noah's memories are [[mental manipulation|erased]] after betraying [[the Company]].]]
===[[Graphic Novel:Monsters]]===
Outside the [[Chelsea Cab Company]], Mr. Bennet spies on [[Mohinder Suresh]].


Spying on and confronting [[Mohinder Suresh]], Mr. Bennet appears to work for an [[the Company|organization]] that is involved in the death of [[Chandra Suresh]]. But Mr. Bennet also has a non-work persona who lives and cares for his adopted daughter [[Claire]], his wife [[Sandra]], and his son [[Lyle]] in [[the Bennets' home (Odessa)|their home]] in [[Odessa, TX]]. He tries to protect his family from the dangers of his work using his partner, [[the Haitian]], to [[mental manipulation|erase their memories]] when needed.
===[[Don't Look Back]]===
Claire asks her father about her birth parents, and he tells her it's an adult decision and not to try to grow up too quickly. He later tells her he's changed his mind and has contacted the adoption agency. After Claire leaves the room, he watches [[Claire's tape]] which went missing from [[Zach]]'s backpack, proving he knows of his daughter's powers.


Based out of the [[Primatech Paper Co.]], Mr. Bennet, the Haitian, and [[Eden]] carry out the [[bag and tag|capture]], evaluation, and release of [[evolved humans|people]] with special [[abilities]]. However, this work gets out of hand when two of the people, [[Matt Parkman]] and [[Ted Sprague]], invade Mr. Bennet's home, burn it down, and almost [[induced radioactivity|blow up]] the neighborhood. They expose his daughter's [[regeneration|ability]] and force him to send her on the run with his [[the Haitian|partner]]. Later, Mr. Bennet gets a new [[Candice|partner]] that exposes what he has done, and ends up on the run himself with Matt and Ted. Mr. Bennet decides they need to take out [[the Company's tracking systems]] used for [[clairvoyance|locating people]] with special abilities. He sends [[Hana Gitelman|one]] of his recruits to take out the [[satellite]] system while he, Matt, and Ted go to [[New York City]] to destroy another--[[Molly Walker|the Walker system]].
===[[One Giant Leap]]===
After dropping Claire off at school in the morning, Claire tells her father that there will be a bonfire if the football team wins their game that night. After a quick conversation with [[Jackie Wilcox|Jackie]], Bennet warns Claire to be careful.


After discovering that the Walker system is a girl, they decide to rescue instead of kill her. However, they learn that a threat known as [[Sylar]] is near. Mr. Bennet uses Molly to locate [[Peter Petrelli]] to fight Sylar. He tries to help Peter, but is hurt and is only able to be a witness. Mr. Bennet watches [[Nathan]] [[fly]] Peter into the atmosphere where the [[explosion]] occurs. After the commotion is over, Bennet tells Claire that they should go home. Claire mentions that their house burned down, but Bennet tells her that home is anywhere their family is together.
===[[Collision]]===
[[Matt Parkman]] wakes up in a [[Medical facility|laboratory]] with Mr. Bennet and his [[man at the bar|mysterious assistant]] standing over him. He tells Matt that Matt won't be able to read his thoughts with the man there, but Matt is still able to pick [[Claire]]'s name from Bennet's mind. Bennet tells the man to wipe Matt's memory of the event.


===[[Season Two]]===
Later in [[Las Vegas]], Bennet and the man stand over [[Nathan Petrelli]] and [[Niki Sanders]] in Nathan's hotel room. He tells his assistant to take just [[Nathan]].
{{season summary|season=Two}}


[[Image:Series of eight portal.jpg|right|thumb|Noah faces seven out of the [[Series of eight (painting)|eight paintings]].]]
===[[Hiros]]===
Mr. Bennet and the man have captured Nathan; despite Mr. Bennet's pulling a [[AWI's gun|gun]] on Nathan, the politician escapes by [[flight|flying]] away. They then return to [[Odessa]] where Claire has been in an auto accident. At the [[Odessa hospital|hospital]], Claire confesses to her father that she crashed the car deliberately because [[Brody]], the car's other occupant, had tried to rape her. He then confronts Brody. He tells him he should kill him, but instead will give him a chance to start over. He then has his [[man at the bar|assistant]] wipe Brody's [[mental manipulation|memory]].


Noah and his family have moved to [[Costa Verde]] as the "Butlers" and try to avoid detection from [[the Company]]. Meanwhile, Noah has teamed with [[Mohinder]] to take down the Company from the inside. [[Sandra]] picks up a newspaper one day and shows Noah an article about [[Kaito Nakamura]]'s death. Noah tells her that he knew this would happen, and shows Sandra an old painting by [[Isaac Mendez]] depicting Kaito laying in a pool of blood. He tells her that it's part of a [[Series of eight (painting)|series of eight paintings]], but that he was only given the first one and needs to find the rest. [[The Haitian]] joins Noah after being cured from a [[Shanti virus|virus]] by Mohinder, and the partners seek out the paintings after Mohinder finds a painting of Noah lying dead.
===[[Better Halves]]===
Mr. Bennet tells Claire he's been able to arrange a meeting with her biological parents, [[Hank]] and [[Lisa]]. When they arrive, he and [[Sandra]] leave the room to give Claire and her parents some privacy, but they end up eavesdropping. They're caught when his cell phone rings: it's [[Eden]], who tells him that [[Mohinder]] has gone back to India, but assures him he'll be back. She tells him about [[Peter]], [[Isaac]], and [[Future Hiro]]. When she gives him [[the message]], he is startled. He tells her to bring in the precog. When Hank and Lisa leave, Hank says he thought it went well and asks if Mr. Bennet needs anything else from them. He tells them he'll let them know.


Noah and the Haitian arrive in [[Odessa, Ukraine]] and find [[Ivan]], Noah's old mentor. Noah interrogates the old man to find the location of the paintings, then kills him. In a warehouse, Noah and the Haitian find the remaining six paintings by [[Isaac]], placing them in order. The paintings depict several things, including a vial, an angry blond woman, two men sword-fighting, Mohinder firing a gun, and Noah's death. Noah calls Mohinder, and warns him not to get too close to the Company when he discovers a painting in the [[Warehouse (Odessa)|warehouse]] of Mohinder holding a [[The Company's gun|Company gun]]. Noah then returns home to Costa Verde where he discovers [[Claire]] is secretly dating [[West]], even though Noah ordered her not to because it could jeopardize their safety. He then tells his family they're moving because of what Claire has done, but Claire refuses to go saying they should leave without her.
===[[Seven Minutes to Midnight]]===
Mr. Bennet enters a secure area at the [[Primatech Paper Co.]] where Eden is taking care of Isaac. He explains to Isaac that the cheerleader in his drawings is his daughter and asks for his help to catch [[Sylar|Sylar]] to keep him from killing his daughter. When Isaac fails to paint without drugs, Mr. Bennet convinces [[Eden McCain|Eden]] to get him to take them.


[[Image:Head shot.jpg|left|thumb|Noah's [[Prophecy|foretold]] "death".]]
===[[Homecoming]]===
At [[Primatech Paper Co.]], Mr. Bennet examines the [[Exploding Man|painting]] which [[Isaac]] completed after [[Eden]] [[suggestion|persuaded]] him to use [[heroin]]. Deciding it's useless for locating [[Sylar]], he attempts to persuade Eden to have Isaac paint another [[prophetic]] [[painting]]. She refuses, even after he shows her photographs of some of [[Sylar's victims]], including [[Charlie]]. He tells Eden to go to [[Union Wells High School]] and neutralize Sylar, and that he'll keep Claire home.


Attempting to avoid his own death as foretold in the painting, Noah goes to find West so they can save Claire. On the way, Noah learns of Mohinder's betrayal and plots to stop the Company. He and West go to meet with Mohinder, where they knock out and kidnap [[Elle]]. Noah learns that Claire has been kidnapped and calls [[Bob]] to arrange a trade. During the meeting, Bob releases Claire and Noah releases Elle, who walk by each other. West tries to fly Claire away, but Elle shoots them down with a [[lightning]] bolt. Noah then shoots Elle and threatens to kill Bob, but Mohinder shoots Noah in the eye. Noah dies, but [[regeneration|heals]] and awakens on a hospital bed in an empty room with an IV of Claire's blood in his arm.
When he finds out that Claire punched [[Jackie Wilcox]] at school that day, he takes the opportunity to ground her. His wife [[Sandra]] argues Claire's case but he neither backs down nor explains why it's so important Claire stay home.


While being held, Bennet tells Mohinder that he made a mistake by aiding [[the Company]]. Mohinder responds that he helped the Company save lives and stopped Noah's paranoia and violence. When Bennet is told that he was [[rapid cell regeneration|healed]] with Claire's blood, he panics and demands to know where his daughter is. Mohinder dryly answers that Claire is safe at home. He is locked in a cell and sits idly bouncing a ball against a wall. [[Elle]] asks him to tell her about her past. He tells her about the testing her father arranged to see the extent of her ability. Later, Bob tells Noah that Claire is becoming a problem. Noah smiles, but when Bob says that it's unfortunate and that they may have to take drastic measures, the grin on his face disappears. Noah arrives at his home, shocking Claire and his family. He says that he didn't plan any of this but has found a way to protect all of them. He has to go back with the Company, much to everyone's dismay.
Later, he finds Claire missing from her bedroom and asks Sandra where she is. She tells him that she saw Claire and [[Zach]] running out across the lawn about ten minutes prior. He asks why she didn't try to stop her and she explains that she feels he was being way too harsh in his punishment. He tells her she doesn't know what she's done and storms out the house telling her to call him immediately if she hears from Claire.


===[[Season Three]]===
At the school, Mr. Bennet spots Claire covered in blood and heading for the stadium. Claire tells him they have to go back for [[Peter]], who saved her, and Mr. Bennet tells her the police will take care of everything. He tells her she's lucky to be alive and Claire admits that it's not luck and tells him she has something she has to tell him.
{{season summary|season=Three}}


[[Image:Sylar and Noah.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sylar]] and Noah are assigned as [[List of Company partnerships|partners]].]]
===[[Six Months Ago]]===
Mr. Bennet receives a phone call from [[Chandra Suresh]] who tells him he needs to speak to him regarding his daughter [[Claire]]. He meets with Chandra in New York where he tells Mr. Bennet that Claire has a genetic anomaly, but doesn't know what the effects will be. When Chandra asks to meet Claire, Mr. Bennet initially tells him it would be a problem for his family, but subsequently tells him that he'll think about it.


Noah is released from [[Level 5]] following the death of [[Bob Bishop]]. He shoots [[Sylar]] and is knocked out after learning that he can [[regenerate]]. Noah briefly returns home to [[Costa Verde]], where he places [[Meredith]] as his family's protector. Noah returns to [[Primatech]] to hunt down the villains but is less than pleased with his new partner, Sylar. Together, Noah and Sylar manage to bring in [[Flint Gordon]] before they go after [[Stephen Canfield]]. [[Claire]] is outraged that Noah is working with Sylar and even more outraged when Noah tries to get Stephen to [[Gravitational manipulation|make Sylar disappear]]. Noah and Sylar's partnership ends shortly after that.
[[The Haitian]] brings [[Eden McCain]] to Mr. Bennet. Eden tries to use her [[Suggestion|powers]] to force Mr. Bennet to let her go, but [[the Haitian]] [[powers#Mental manipulation|suppresses]] them. Mr. Bennet tells her that with her powers no one could say no to her...until now. He gives Eden a chance to start over with a new life which she accepts. He instructs her to go to [[Chandra's apartment (Brooklyn)|Chandra's apartment]] and to get Claire's name off of Chandra's [[list]] of [[evolved humans]].


Noah recruits Meredith to be his partner and together, they rescue the victims of [[Mohinder Suresh]]. After bringing in [[Danny Pine]], Noah takes Claire back to the Canfield house and begins to train her. During the [[eclipse]], Claire is shot and is unable to heal. Noah uses this eclipse as a chance to hunt down Sylar. He finds him and Elle hiding in a supermarket storage area and manages to kill Sylar by slitting his throat. Noah returns home and is attacked by [[Elle]] and the revived Sylar. [[Hiro Nakamura]] [[Space-time manipulation|arrives]] and saves the Bennet family from the two villains. Noah returns to Primatech where he, [[Angela]], Meredith and Claire prepare to take down Pinehearst. They are all stopped when Sylar shuts down the building and traps them inside. After releasing the remaining Level 5 detainees, Noah is trapped inside a cell with Meredith, who is losing control of her [[Pyrokinesis|power]]. Claire rescues Noah, who gets Angela out of the building safely after Claire kills Sylar. Noah then returns to get Claire out before Meredith explodes.
===[[Fallout]]===
[[Claire]] and Mr. Bennet return [[the Bennets' home|home]] after [[Homecoming (event)|Homecoming]]. Claire has told her father about her [[powers]] and is worried by his silence, but he admits that he has known about her powers even longer than she has, and tells her she must keep them secret. She tells him [[Zach]] and [[Lyle]] know already.


[[Image:Telepathy-memories.jpg|thumb|left|[[Matt]] [[Telepathy|digs]] through Noah's memories.]]
Mr. Bennet visits [[Sylar]] at his [[Sylar's cell|cell]] within the secret facility at [[Primatech Paper Co.]]. Sylar tells Bennet he can [[intuitive aptitude|see how things work]]. Mr. Bennet comments that it's unusual that Sylar has more than one ability, and that he believes the infusion of so much foreign DNA has driven Sylar crazy. Sylar says he has one more ability to gain&mdash;Claire's.


Two months later, Noah begins working with [[Nathan]] to capture [[evolved humans]] for the government. Claire is furious with her father, who once again tries to live a double life to keep [[Sandra]] and [[Lyle]] in the dark. Sandra finds out what he is doing and the two of them break up, forcing Noah to move out. He is captured by [[Peter]], [[Matt]] and Mohinder, who use [[Telepathy|Matt's unique interrogation skills]] to extract memories from him. Via this method, it is revealed that Noah only began working with Nathan to keep Claire from becoming a target.
Outside the cell, Bennet converses with his [[Mr. Bennet's boss|employer]], who wants Sylar kept alive. [[Eden]] tries to persuade him to let her [[suggestion|make]] Sylar kill himself, but he brushes her off.


Noah returns to [[Building 26]] after a meeting with Angela Petrelli and attempts to become one of the agents that [[Danko]] trusts. Following Nathan's [[Flight|exposure]], Noah offers to give Danko [[Rebel]], who has been helping people escape his clutches. Noah finds [[Tracy Strauss]] and offers her a deal to bring in Rebel. Unfortunately, Tracy [[Freezing|dies]] and Noah is forced to bring in a different target, Angela Petrelli. Noah does not bring in Angela and, after learning that Danko has killed Sylar, becomes obsessed with finding out if the killer is really dead. Noah is fooled by Sylar, who [[Shape shifting|changes his appearance]] in order to make Noah seem like a killer. Noah becomes a fugitive and meets up with Peter, Nathan, Angela and Claire at the [[Coyote Sands]]. While there, Noah tells Claire the truth about why he joined Building 26. Angela reveals that she intends to start a new Company with them but the meeting is cut short when [[Alice Shaw]] [[Weather control|creates a storm]] that interferes with their plans. After their time at the sands ends, Noah and the others all agree that starting a new Company is a good idea.
Later on, Bennet accompanies Claire to the [[Odessa Sheriff's Department]] where she is questioned by [[Audrey Hanson]]. After the interview, Bennet meets [[Matt Parkman]], who tells him they're doing everything they can to catch Sylar.


Noah is soon captured by Danko's team and placed in confinement with [[Danko]] himself. The two of them agree to work together to stop Sylar once and for all and manage to escape following a [[Space-time manipulation|mysterious]] event within Building 26. Danko goes back on his word and is stopped by Hiro. Noah manages to find Peter and Claire and soon rejoins Angela and Matt, who have found Nathan's dead body. Thinking quickly, Noah and Angela get Matt to force Sylar into believing he is Nathan, finally "killing" Sylar once and for all.
Claire and her father visit [[Peter Petrelli]] in his cell. Mr. Bennet tells Peter he hopes he can return the favor some day. He then waits outside while Peter and Claire talk.


===[[Season Four]]===
As Mr. Bennet and [[the Haitian]] leave the paper company later, they are observed by Matt and Audrey.
{{season summary|season=Four}}
{{sectstub}}


===[[Heroes Reborn]]===
Mr. Bennet is driving when he receives a panicked phone call from Claire. She tells him Zach and Lyle [[mental manipulation|no longer remember]] anything about her powers. Mr. Bennet assures her he does remember, and tells her to stay where she is. Just then, the Haitian arrives at the Bennets' home and tells Claire that her father sent him to make sure she forgets, but that it's important that she remembers.
''For an episode-by-episode summary, see '''[[Noah Bennet/Heroes Reborn|Noah Bennet: Heroes Reborn History]]'''.''
{{sectstub}}


==Equipment==
===[[Graphic Novel:Fathers and Daughters|Graphic Novel:Fathers & Daughters]]===
* [[The Company's gun|Gun]]--carried by Mr. Bennet while conducting [[the Company]]'s business
Mr. Bennet pays a visit to [[Eden's father]]'s [[Mr. Ellis's home|home]] to deliver the news of [[Eden]]'s [[Sylar's victims|death]]. When the drunkard father is apathetic and disrespectful, Mr. Bennet accosts the man and asserts that Eden [[suicide|gave her life]] as a [[sacrifice]], and that her [[hero]]ic deed saved countless lives. He reflects on the events after Eden's death, when he and [[the Haitian]] recaptured [[Sylar]] in [[Sylar's cell]]. He then directs the Haitian to [[mental manipulation|erase the man's mind]], but to leave the guilt.
* [[The Bennets' gun|A second gun]]--stored by Mr. Bennet at his family's [[The Bennets' home|home]]
* A third gun--carried around while he was in [[Odessa, Ukraine]]
* [[Horn-rimmed glasses]]--selected by [[Claire]] from a number of available frames
* [[The Company's taser gun|Taser]]--used to subdue subjects at range
* [[Thermal imaging goggles]]--used to detect [[invisible]] subjects
* Tranquilizers--used to subdue [[Sylar]] and [[Ted Sprague]]; also used as part of [[bag and tag]] missions
* [[Noah's cell phone|Cell phone]]--used to make calls
* ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]''--something Noah reads in his [[Noah's cell|company cell]]
* A red rubber ball--Noah throws this against the wall of his cell repeatedly to pass the time in prison


=={{MQ}}==
===[[Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 1]]===
"''I'm not done protecting you from the world.''"
Mr. Bennet meets [[Hana Gitelman]] in [[Israel]]. He surprises her, and tells her that he can change her life.


: - Noah (to [[Claire]]) (''[[Don't Look Back]]'')
===[[Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 2]]===
Mr. Bennet blindfolds Hana and asks her to be trusting. He takes her to [[Alaska]] to be trained at a [[Alaskan facility|secret facility]]. He tests Hana's physical and emotional limits, and injects her with "vitamins". He pushes Hana to her breaking point, at which point she is overwhelmed at the discovery of her [[power]]. Mr. Bennet incapaciates her; in the intervening time, he [[EDT|mysteriously receives cryptic emails and text messages]] from Hana. He tells the woman that she is now "ready".


===[[Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 3]]===
At [[the Bennets' home|his home]], Mr. Bennet postpones helping [[Claire]]; he must communicate with Hana who is on a mission in [[Tanzania]] to obtain a DNA alteration formula for Mr. Bennet.


"''I've done some things I am not proud of to keep you safe.''"
===[[Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 4]]===
At the [[U.S. Embassy]], an [[Embassy employee]] tells Hana that Mr. Bennet has [[secret|lied]] to her about working for the [[CIA]]. Hana vows [[revenge]] on Mr. Bennet.


: - Noah (to [[Claire]]) (''[[Fallout]]'')
===[[Godsend]]===
Before going back to [[Union Wells High School|school]], which has just reopened, [[Claire]] worries about the other students asking her questions. Her father tells her she doesn't have to tell them anything, and forgetting may even be a blessing.


Bennet observes [[Sylar]] in his [[Sylar's cell|cell]]. [[Hank]] tells him that they've been trying to identify Sylar's [[powers]], but they're unable to identify any of them except for [[telekinesis]]. Bennet asks if he's responding to the drugs, and Hank says they've "given him enough to kill an elephant", but that they're no closer. He says they’ll kill Sylar if they keep going like this. Bennet claims that he wouldn’t mind, but "[[Mr. Bennet's boss|they]]" haven't authorized it.


"''I'm comfortable with [[moral ambiguity|morally gray]].''"
[[Audrey]] and [[Matt]] lead an FBI raid on [[Primatech Paper Co.]] looking for Sylar, but don’t find him. Matt approaches Bennet and directly asks him where he’s hiding Sylar, but Bennet claims to not know what Matt is talking about. Matt tries to [[telepathy|read Mr. Bennet's thoughts]] but gets nothing. Audrey tells Matt that Sylar isn't there and sarcastically tells him, "Nice going." Bennet smirks and replies "Oops."


: - Noah (to [[Thompson]]) (''[[Company Man]]'')
A bit later, Bennet gives [[Elisa Thayer|Agent Thayer]] a surveillance tape showing Matt outside Primatech every day for two weeks. Matt claims that Bennet abducted people, including himself and [[Ted Sprague]]. Thayer tells Audrey that she's going to be reprimanded. Before leaving, Matt grabs Bennet, pushes him up against some barrels, tells him that he won’t stop until he figures out how Bennet's pulling this off. Bennet wishes him luck.


[[Mohinder]] returns to [[Mohinder's apartment|his apartment]] and finds Mr. Bennet waiting for him, holding a [[AWI's gun|gun]]. Mohinder asks if Bennet has come to kill him now. Benet says he wants to talk about [[Eden]]. He says that Eden was a good person and was special. Mohinder asks what her ability was, but Bennet only says that she learned to use it wisely. He tells Mohinder that not everyone with abilities deserves them. He knows Chandra developed a [[The list|list]] of [[evolved humans]], and the names on that list are of “grave importance”. He says sometimes things go wrong with their powers, and that by working together they can control it. Mohinder says the first thing he's going to do is warn the people on the list about Bennet. Bennet gives him a card and tells Mohinder to contact him when he changes his mind.


"''Thank you Mr. Bennet.''"
===[[The Fix]]===
Mr. Bennet tells Hank to do whatever it takes to keep Sylar alive. Later, he receives a call informing him Sylar has died.


"''Call me Noah.''"
At the [[the Bennets' home|home front]], Mr. Bennet grows suspicious of his daughter's behaviors. He notices the computer turned on, and seems surprised Zach is studying with Claire. However, he keeps up the charade of not knowing anything about Claire's power or the [[Homecoming (event)|Homecoming]] history. He tells his daughter that he'll always be there for her, though he grows cold when he notices a [[Claire's wind chime|wind chime]] in Claire's window.


:[[Peter]], Noah (Noah finally revealing his first name) (''[[How to Stop an Exploding Man]]'')
When he arrives at [[Sylar's cell]], Mr. Bennet finds Hank's [[Sylar's victims|beaten corpse]] and Sylar lurking in the shadows.


===[[Distractions]]===
Using [[telekinesis]], [[Sylar]] flings Mr. Bennet against the cell wall. He takes Bennet's wallet, then leaves the cell and locks it behind him. Through the glass, Sylar taunts Bennet with his driver's license.


"''He's a murderer!''"
Bennet gets out of the cell and heads to his house with [[the Haitian]] just in time to [[AWI's gun|shoot]] Sylar and stop him from [[Sylar's victims|killing]] [[Sandra]]. After Sylar escapes again, Bennet holds Sandra's hand while the Haitian once again [[mental manipulation|erases her memories]].


"''Then you and [[Sylar|Gabriel]] have more in common than you care to admit.''"
He receives a call from [[Isaac Mendez]] as several men quickly clean up and repair the house after Sylar's attack. Isaac says that he has been searching for [[Peter]], but came up with nothing until [[painting]] a partly [[invisible]] Peter. When Isaac inquires about what this means, Mr. Bennet remarks that an "old friend" isn't as dead as he had thought.


: - Noah, [[Angela]] (about Sylar) (''[[One of Us, One of Them]]'')
===[[Run!]]===
Mr. Bennet brings [[Sandra Bennet|his wife]] home from a visit to a doctor. She is unsteady and emotionless, but Bennet tells [[Claire]] that she'll be fine, she's just having some headaches. Claire points out that she's also having [[Mental manipulation|memory problems]]. Bennet says he's taking care of it.


Bennet later confronts Claire about skipping [[Union Wells|school]]. Claire says she got permission from her mother to go see [[manatee]]s, but Bennet holds up the aquarium tickets, which he knows to be fakes. He says he's her [[Family|father]], and she will have to earn back his trust. He then grounds her indefinitely. She exclaims that he's not her real father, but he tells her that he's the only father she has.


"''What is [[Claire Bennet|she]] doing?''"
===[[Graphic Novel:Road Kill]]===
At [[the Bennets' home|his home]], Mr. Bennet and [[the Haitian]] shoot [[Sylar]].


"''Breaking my heart.''"
===[[Unexpected]]===
At [[Isaac's apartment]] Mr. Bennet and [[Isaac]] talk about their search for [[Peter]]. When Mr. Bennet sees a [[painting]] of [[Invisibility Series (painting)|footprints in a puddle]], he concludes that Peter is [[invisible]] and has met [[Claude|an individual]] they assumed was dead. He gives Isaac a [[AWI's gun|gun]]. Mr. Bennet, recognizing Peter's location, goes to the [[Charles Deveaux's rooftop|roof of the Deveaux building]]. He and [[the Haitian]], wearing thermal vision goggles, fires [[AWI's taser gun|tasers]] at Claude and Peter, though Peter manages to [[chronokinesis|thwart]] the probes and [[flight|escape]]. Mr. Bennet receives a call from [[Claire]] telling him that [[Sandra|her mom]] collapsed.


: - [[Lauren Gilmore]], Noah (about Claire) (''[[Episode:Brave New World (Heroes)|Brave New World]]'')
Mr. Bennet arrives at the [[Odessa hospital]] and assures Claire and [[Lyle]] that everything is going to be okay. When Claire confronts her father about his [[moral ambiguity|morally ambiguous]] actions, Mr. Bennet play dumb at first. He finally tells her that what she knows is dangerous and that if the wrong people find out about her [[abilities]] then she will be in danger. He explains that [[Sylar]] broke into their house and implies that he had her [[mental manipulation|memory erased]] so shouldn't have to know about people like Sylar. He tells her he regrets Sandra getting sick -- he just wanted to protect his family. He promises that it'll never happen again, and tries to comfort Claire with a hug. To his heartbreak, Claire rejects him, saying that he doesn't just get to apologize. When the Bennets return home, Mr. Bennet and his family are taken hostage by [[Ted]] and [[Matt]].


===[[Company Man]]===
The Bennets enter the house and [[Lyle]] goes to bring his [[Sandra Bennet|mother]] upstairs. Ted steps into view and Mr. Bennet tells Lyle to get his mother out of the house. Matt draws his gun and stops them from leaving. Mr. Bennet introduces Matt as an officer of the [[LAPD]], but Matt tells him that he is no longer an officer thanks to him. Mr. Bennet asks why they're in his house with guns. Ted points out that he doesn't need a gun and that Mr. Bennet already knows this. Mr. Bennet claims not to know Ted. Ted tells him that if he keeps on lying, he would get upset, and that when he gets upset he gets [[Induced radioactivity|"very bright and very hot."]] Matt tells Mr. Bennet that he's got to help them to keep Ted from getting upset. Mr. Bennet continues to claim that he's just a paper salesman.


''"Save you, save the world."''
Fifteen years ago, Mr. Bennet is interviewed by [[Thompson]]. Thompson asks him what he thinks about paper, and tells him that as far as his friends and family are concerned, it's his life. He congratulates Mr. Bennet and welcomes him as the new regional manager for Primatech Paper. Thompson tells him that nobody outside of the organization knows what they do. Mr. Bennet understands and agrees that people aren't ready to know about those who are developing special abilities. Thompson tells him that some of the things he'll be asked to do may be of [[moral ambiguity|questionable morality]]. Mr. Bennet tells him that he has no problem with that. Thompson tells Mr. Bennet that he will have a partner who is already here. Mr. Bennet looks away and [[Claude Rains]] appears from being [[invisibility|invisible]]. Mr. Bennet is startled and confused.
:-[[Tommy Clark]] explaining Noah's importance to the future (''[[Project Reborn]]'')


In the present, Ted presses Mr. Bennet to explain what goes on at Primatech. Matt explains that Mr. Bennet is responsible for abducting people and claims that he doesn't care what he's doing to people, only that they don't remember what happens. Mrs. Bennet asks how they could be made to forget. Matt hears [[Claire]] think about [[the Haitian]] and then blame her father for what's happening. Matt reveals that Claire knows that this is Mr. Bennet's fault and that he's got everyone fooled except for her. He then reveals that Claire knows that her mother and Lyle were made to forget but that she wasn't. Matt asks her why the Haitian didn't erase her memory, but Claire tells him that she doesn't know. Mr. Bennet again claims that he's telling the truth and Ted's hands begin radiating. Matt tries to get Ted to relax. Claire reveals that her father isn't a paper salesman. Claire and Matt go into the other room to speak in private.


''"There's gotta be another way!"''<br>
Fourteen years in the past on the [[Charles Deveaux's rooftop|rooftop of the Deveaux building]], Mr. Bennet and Claude discuss the fate of baby Claire. Thompson motions for Claude and Mr. Bennet to come over. Thompson leaves with Claude, leaving Mr. Bennet to talk to [[Kaito Nakamura]] who is holding baby Claire. Kaito asks about Claire's [[Meredith Gordon|mother]] and Mr. Bennet tells him that she likely died in the fire. Kaito gives Claire to him and tells him that he will be adopting her. Mr. Bennet is reluctant, and Kaito asks about Mr. Bennet and his wife's issues with conceiving a child. Mr. Bennet says he is relieved, since he doesn't believe he would be a good father. Kaito tells Mr. Bennet he doesn't have a choice, but to not get attached to Claire. He tells Mr. Bennet that if Claire were to manifest, they would take her back.
''"You two have your destiny. This is mine. Its time to save the world."''
:-[[Tommy Clark|Tommy]] and Noah as Noah prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice (''[[Project Reborn]]'')


In the present, Claire asks her father if he made her this way. She asks if she was some kind of experiment. Matt and Ted discuss what to do with the family. Ted tells Matt that he just wants to find a cure for what's happening to them. When Matt asks what if there is no cure, he hears Ted think that he'll kill everyone. Ted tells Matt to get inside Mr. Bennet's head. He listens to Mr. Bennet's thoughts, but they're in Japanese. Ted tells Mr. Bennet that he wants answers. Matt hears Mr. Bennet think that there's a safe in the bookcase. Matt tells Ted who proceeds to head to safe. Once Ted is out of the room, Mr. Bennet gets up and pulls a concealed gun from inside the fireplace. Matt punches Mr. Bennet before he can use the gun, and Ted runs back out and starts kicking Mr. Bennet while he's on the floor. Matt pulls Ted off of Mr. Bennet. Ted points a gun at Sandra and threatens to kill her. Matt hears Mr. Bennet thinking that he needs to trust him and shoot Claire because she can heal. He then hears Claire think to shoot her. Matt shoots Claire and she collapses. Sandra rushes over to her and screams. Mr. Bennet thinks to Matt that he needs to get Ted's trust. Matt tells Ted that they now know how serious they are. Mr. Bennet then thinks to Matt and warns him that he's about to punch him. He punches Matt and claims that he killed Claire. Mr. Bennet tells Matt through his thoughts that they need to move the body before she heals. Matt states that the family shouldn't have to see it, so they do just that. Matt and Mr. Bennet carry Claire into her room where she soon heals and regains consciousness. Matt asks Mr. Bennet if he made her indestructible and Mr. Bennet tells him that he's not responsible for her powers, and that he doesn't appreciate Matt confusing her. Mr. Bennet tells Claire that he will explain later, but for now she needs to do what he tells her to do. Mr. Bennet reveals that the people he works for don't know about Claire or else they would have taken her away. He tells Matt to do what he thinks. He and Matt return downstairs. Matt tells Ted that they'll find what they're looking for at the paper company. Matt says he'll stay with the family while Ted goes with Mr. Bennet. Ted tells him that he'll stay with the family instead because he can do more damage there. Ted tells Mr. Bennet that he'd better be back within an hour.


''"I'm... so proud of... so proud..."''
Fourteen years in the past, Mr. Bennet tells Thompson that his wife found [[AWI's gun|his gun]] and sedation kit and is suspicious. He apologizes and tells Thompson that he doesn't know what to do. He asks if his wife is in danger. Thompson asks him what he would do if he said "yes." Mr. Bennet tells him he would do whatever he was told. Thompson tells him to relax because his wife isn't going to remember what happened. Thompson explains that there's a mute boy they found from Haiti who can pull memories out of people. He tells Mr. Bennet to thank him afterwards for saving his wife's life.
:-Noah's last words spoken to his grandchildren (''[[Project Reborn]]'')

In the present, Matt and Mr. Bennet enter a secure room at Primatech. Matt tells him that if they don't bring back evidence, Ted will be dangerous. Mr. Bennet tells him that they're bringing back a tranquilizer and that Ted doesn't want evidence, he wants his wife back or revenge for her death. Matt asks what's going to happen to him, whether he'd have his memory erased and be sent back to [[LA]]. Mr. Bennet tells him that he's not going anywhere because he's the only one he can trust. He tells Matt that he's alerted the Haitian.

At the paper company, Mr. Bennet meets up with the Haitian. He pushes the Haitian against the wall and tells him that he knows that he can talk. He asks who else knows about Claire. The Haitian tells him that it's just the two of them for now, but that he may reveal it to others. When asked why he didn't erase Claire's memories, he claims that he answers to someone in Claire's life whose instructions supersede Mr. Bennet's.

Seven years ago, Mr. Bennet drives Claude down a highway. Claude asks what their mission is and Mr. Bennet tells him that all he knows is that they're looking into a security breach. Claude claims that Mr. Bennet knows more than he's letting onto, but just doesn't want to tell him. Mr. Bennet tells Claude that he is the security breach. He asks Claude if he's hiding someone with special abilities. Claude tells him that the work they're doing is starting to concern him, and that he thought that since Mr. Bennet is hiding Claire, he'd be more sympathetic. Mr. Bennet tells him that Claire doesn't have any powers. Claude admits that she doesn't have powers yet, but that someday she might. Mr. Bennet claims that if she does manifest abilities, he'll turn her in as ordered. Claude tells Mr. Bennet that he was in his office when he was told to kill him, but got into the car with Mr. Bennet because he thinks that he's a good man. Mr. Bennet stops the car on [[The bridge|a bridge]] and tells Claude to get out. He asks Claude to tell him who he's hiding, but Claude questions the motives of "the company". Mr. Bennet pulls his gun and asks him again. Claude tells him that he won't hunt his own people and that Mr. Bennet has a choice. Mr. Bennet shoots him and he falls against the rail of the bridge. He shoots him again and Claude turns invisible and appears to fall over the rail.

At the paper company, the Haitian and Mr. Bennet argue over Claire. The Haitian claims that Mr. Bennet can't be trusted to put the interests of the company over Claire's safety and that makes him a liability. They argue over how to best keep Claire safe and Matt tells them that unless they give Ted what he wants she won't be safe.

Matt and Mr. Bennet return to the house. Mr. Bennet offers Ted his file. Matt tells Ted that they have what they came for and should leave. Mr. Bennet tells Ted that if the [[AWI|people he works for]] knew that he's giving Ted this information they would kill him and that since he's risking his own life, he would like Ted to let his family go. The Haitian comes in the back door and releases Claire and her mother who all leave through the back door and meet Lyle outside. Mr. Bennet tells Ted that he's not responsible for his powers and that there's no cure for them. Thompson enters secretly through the back door and points a gun at Ted. Mr. Bennet tries to warn him that shooting him will "set him off", but Thompson shoots him before he can finish his sentence and hits him in the shoulder. Ted falls to the ground and loses control of his powers, setting the house on fire. Mr. Bennet tries to reach Ted to sedate him but is unable to get close enough without being burned. Claire returns to the house and tells her father that she can do it. Matt helps Mr. Bennet out of the house. As Claire approaches Ted she gets horribly burned. The front door blows away and the explosions cease. Claire emerges from the house badly burned. As she approaches her father she regenerates. Her family hugs her.

At the paper company, Thompson and Mr. Bennet talk. Thompson tells Mr. Bennet that it's a shame that he's going to have to kill another partner. Mr. Bennet asks if he's been located, and Thompson tells him that they haven't found the partner, the Haitian. He tells Mr. Bennet that the Haitian probably figured Mr. Bennet would turn him, in not realizing that it was actually Mr. Bennet who had been hiding Claire. Mr. Bennet claims that Claire must have trusted the Haitian over him. They observe Ted who is sedated in a [[Ted's cell|cell]]. They then check on Matt who is unconscious on a table being examined by [[Candace Willmer]]. Thompson remarks that having someone with Matt's powers around will be very useful. He then asks Mr. Bennet when they can expect him to bring in Claire. He tells Thompson that he'll bring her in now.

Mr. Bennet drives Claire down a highway. She asks her father where she's going and whether she'll see her family again. He tells her that he doesn't know and just wanted to protect her.

Three years ago, Claire helps her father pick out a pair of glasses. Claire asks if she's going to need glasses someday and Mr. Bennet reveals to her that she was adopted. She asks about her "real family," to which he comments that The Bennets '''are''' her real family. He states that her real family is based on how much they love her. Claire picks out a pair of horn-rimmed glasses for her father. He tries them on and Claire tells him that he looks "like her dad."

Mr. Bennet pulls over on [[the bridge]]. He and Claire get out and meet with the Haitian who is waiting for them. He tells Claire that this is goodbye, and Claire tells him that there has to be a better way. The Haitian tells her that this is the best way to keep the company from suspecting that her father was involved. Mr. Bennet tells the Haitian where to shoot him so that he won't be killed. The Haitian shoots Mr. Bennet just below the left side of his ribcage. Mr. Bennet tells the Haitian to then "go deep" and erase his mind of any memories that would lead people to Claire. The Haitian erases Mr. Bennet's memories as Claire watches and cries.

==Memorable Quotes==
"''I've done some things I'm not proud of to keep you safe.''"

:- Mr. Bennet (to [[Claire]]) (''[[Fallout]]'')


"''[[Are you on the list?]]''"

:- Mr. Bennet (to [[Mohinder]]) (''[[Godsend]]'')


"''I'm comfortable with morally gray''"

:- Mr. Bennet (to [[Thompson]]) (''[[Company Man]]'')


"''If an invisible man catches on fire, can you see him burning?''"

:- Mr. Bennet (''[[Graphic_Novel:Hell%27s_Angel|Graphic Novel:Hell's Angel]]'')


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Noah speaks fluent Japanese and Russian, and can even think in Japanese if needed. (''[[Company Man]]'', ''[[The Line]]'')
* Mr. Bennet says he does not work for "[[AWI|any organization with initials]]" meaning the [[CIA]], [http://www.fbi.gov/ FBI], etc. This most likely means that he does not work for the government at all.
* Noah can pilot an aircraft. (''[[A Clear and Present Danger]])
* [[Tim Kring]] told Entertainment Weekly that [[Sylar]] and HRG have a connection, which will be clearly defined later in the season.
* Noah originally wanted to teach [[Shakespeare]] as a career. (''[[Once Upon a Time in Texas]]'')
* Mr. Bennet speaks fluent Japanese, and can even think in Japanese if needed. (''[[Company Man]]'')
* Noah was once a playwright. (''[[The Wall]]'')
* Noah has been married twice. He was married to a woman named [[Kate Bennet|Kate]] until her murder, and later married a waitress named [[Sandra Bennet|Sandra]]. (''[[The Wall]]'')
* Noah Bennet is the father of a character played by [[Hayden Panettiere]]. In ''[[Dark Matters, Part 6]]'', Noah goes by the alias "Ted Barnes". In ''Nashville'', which aired at the same time as ''[[Heroes Reborn]]'', Hayden's character's last name is also "Barnes".
* Noah displays a great deal of knowledge and understanding of various abilities and their weaknesses. He knew [[Ted Sprague]] could create an EMP with [[induced radioactivity|his power]], he knew that loud noise would disrupt [[Matt Parkman|Matt's]] [[telepathy]] during his raid on [[Building 26]] and he knew that cold could disable [[Edgar]]'s [[super speed]].
* In the deleted scenes of ''[[Heroes Reborn]]'', Noah reveals to [[Quentin Frady]] that he told his new fiancé [[Julia]] the truth about him and his past and that it might one day come back to haunt him.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Noah's name may be a reference to Noah in the Bible. Noah from the Bible's job was to gather the animals and put them on the ark, which had 5 levels. Noah Bennet's job is to gather the villains and put them on Level Five. Coincidentally, Noah is number five on Tracy's hit list, and also reveals to Tracy that his lucky number is 5.
* Mr. Bennet's driver [[:Image:Bennets drivers license.jpg|license]] lists his birth as 8/6/62, the same year that [[Primatech Paper Co.|Primatech Paper Company]] claims to have been founded. The license lists his height as 6'1". The license specifically only says the name 'Bennet' on it as well. It otherwise appears to be a normal state ID for Texas.
* Noah Bennet [[List of character appearances by graphic novel|appears]] in more [[graphic novels]] than any other character.
* [[Tim Kring|Tim Kring's]] original script for the pilot listed this character's name only as "H.R.G." &mdash; standing for ''Horn-Rimmed Glasses.'' [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=8758 1]
* Mr. Bennet's driver [[:Image:Bennets drivers license.jpg|license]] lists his birth as 8/6/62, the same year that [[Primatech Paper Company]] claims to have been founded. The license lists his height as 6'1". The license specifically gives no first name, stating his name as just "Bennet". He signs his name the same way. It otherwise appears to be a normal state ID for Texas.
* Mr. Bennet appears in more [[graphic novels]] than any other character: ''[[Graphic Novel:Monsters|Monsters]]'', ''[[Fathers and Daughters|Fathers & Daughters]]'', all four ''[[Wireless]]'' issues, ''[[Road Kill]]'' and ''[[Hell's Angel]]''.
** According to the license, Noah is an organ donor.
* To date, Mr. Bennet is one of three characters that have appeared in all episodes of Heroes.
* His [[:image:Visa.JPG|Visa card]], on the other hand, appears to list two names. (''[[Family Man]]'')
* In an [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=8758 an interview], [[Tim Kring]]'s original script for the pilot listed this character's name only as "H.R.G." &mdash; standing for ''Horn-Rimmed Glasses.''
* Bennet is a variant of "Bennett", meaning "blessed". Incidentally, Mr. Bennet and [[Sandra|his wife]] had difficulty conceiving a child. Then one day, Bennet was blessed with a [[Claire Bennet|baby girl]] whom he held very dearly. In several Graphic Novels, Bennet's name is written as Bennett.
* Mr. Bennet's first name, Noah, wasn't revealed until the [[How to Stop an Exploding Man|season one finale]] when he tells Peter "call me Noah."
* On the television show ''Passions'', there is a character named Noah Bennett. ''Passions'' and ''[[Heroes]]'' are both programs on [[NBC]].
* Mr. Bennet needed glasses when he was [[2003|41 years old]]. He said his father also needed glasses at 41. (''[[Company Man]]'')
* In the [http://www.kilohoku.com/temp/heroes/heroes-1X00-pilot.pdf script] for the [[unaired pilot]], Claire's father's name is Kent. He is 43 years old, and is a separate character from the man who wears [[horn-rimmed glasses]].
* [[Jack Coleman]] became a regular in the eleventh episode of the first season, ''[[Episode:Fallout|Fallout]]''.
* According to the [[:Image:Mohinder's file on claire.jpg|file]] [[Mohinder]] keeps on [[Claire]] (which includes a birth certificate), Noah's date of birth is November 4, 1966 and he was 25 when Claire was born. However, it should be noted that Noah is not Claire's birth father, and did not even meet his daughter until early [[February 28, 1992]]. Additionally, the date of birth listed on the birth certificate directly contradicts [[August 6, 1962]], the date listed on [[:Image:Bennets drivers license.jpg|Noah's license]]. Most likely, the birth certificate has been doctored or is a fake.
* The Bennets' [[Nissan]] Armada has Texas license plate number [[:Image:Bennets' Armada.jpg|VM1 QTB]].
* Although Noah's driver [[:Image:Bennets drivers license.jpg|license]] lists his height as 6'1", Claire's [[Pinehearst's files|file at Pinehearst]] [[:Image:0309-arthur-file-claire-full.jpg|lists]] his height as 6'2".
* According to [[Sandra]], Noah's mother's name is Anita, the two honeymooned in Puerto Vallarta, he sleeps on his left side, and his joints ache when it rains (''[[Turn and Face the Strange]]''). It should be noted that according to ''[[From the Files of Primatech, Part 5]]'', Noah and Sandra spent their honeymoon in [[Berlin, Germany]], and in ''[[June 13th, Part One]]'', Noah says that his mother's name is Malina.
* [[Noah's cell phone]] [[:Image:Noah's phone number.jpg|number]] is 703-555-0182. {{epp|413}}
* Noah provided the final narration of ''[[Heroes]]'' {{epp|414}}. He also provided the opening narration of ''[[Heroes Reborn]]'' {{epp|501}}.
* Noah is referred to several times as "the man with the plan" or always having some sort of plan. Both [[Edgar]] and [[Quentin Frady]] call him "the man with the plan" when enlisting his help to stop [[Samuel Sullivan]] and [[Renautas]] respectively.

==See Also==
* {{seealsodisambig|name=Noah}}
* For articles related to Noah Bennet, see '''[[Related Articles:Noah Bennet]]'''.
* For images of Noah Bennet, see '''[[:Category:Images of Mr. Bennet|Images of Noah Bennet]]'''.
* {{seealsofuture|explosion}}
* For other members of the Bennet [[family]], see '''[[Bennet (disambig)]]'''.
* For others that could be considered [[Claire]]'s parents, see '''[[Claire's parents (disambig)]]'''.
* For a list of his victims, see '''[[Noah's victims]]'''.


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn-rimmed_glasses Horn-rimmed glasses] - Wikipedia
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn-rimmed_glasses Horn-rimmed glasses] - Wikipedia
* [http://blog.clayburn-griffin.com/2006/11/horn-rimmed-glasses.html HRG Rap/Theme Song]
* [http://blog.clayburn-griffin.com/2006/11/horn-rimmed-glasses.html HRG Rap/Theme Song]
* [http://hornrimmedglasses.blogspot.com HRG's Diary] - fan site
* [http://hornrimmedglasses.blogspot.com Mr. Bennet's Blog] (fan site)


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Latest revision as of 05:05, 3 May 2016

Noah Bennet
Portrayed by Jack Coleman
First appearance Genesis
In-story stats
Known ability None
Aliases Noah Butler,
Sylar,
Emile Danko,
Ted Barnes
Nicknames HRG,
The Man in the Horn-Rimmed Glasses,
Glasses,
The Man with the Plan,
Abu Ghraib,
Wolfgang,
The Boogeyman,
Mr. Bag and Tag,
The Savior
Gender
Age 53
Date of birth August 6, 1962
Dates of marriage 1985
after 1988
Date of death 2015
Home Austin, TX,
formerly Los Angeles, CA,
formerly New York City, NY,
formerly Odessa, TX,
formerly Costa Verde, CA,
formerly Washington, DC
Residences currently a home in Austin, TX,
formerly an apartment in Washington, DC,
formerly a single-family home in Costa Verde, CA,
formerly a two-story home in Odessa, TX,
formerly a small rented house in Los Angeles
Occupations Car salesman at Zundermann Motor,
former chairman of the new Company,
former agent of Homeland Security,
former Company field manager, trainer and agent,
former Primatech Paper Co. regional manager,
former Copy Kingdom employee,
former Harry's Used Cars salesman
Significant others Julia,
formerly Lauren Gilmore,
formerly Sandra Bennet (divorced),
formerly Kate Bennet (deceased)
Parents Unnamed father,
Malina Bennet
Children Unborn child (deceased),
Claire Bennet (adopted),
Lyle Bennet
Grandchildren Tommy Clark,
Malina

Noah Bennet is a former agent of the Company who also served as its field manager and one of their trainers, and was originally based out of Primatech Paper Co. Having almost thirty years of experience bagging and tagging evolved humans, Noah continued his work as part of the Company even after his daughter Claire revealed the existence of evolved humans to the world, something that strained their relationship. After Claire was seemingly killed at the Odessa Unity Summit on June 13th, Noah had his memory of the event erased for an unknown reason and began a new life as "Ted Barnes". Noah was eventually tracked down by Quentin Frady, who set him on a path to discover the truth about what really happened to him and his daughter on June 13th, as well as what Primatech's new owner Renautas is planning for the world. Noah ultimately sacrificed himself to save the world by acting as the conduit for his grandchildren's powers to stop the H.E.L.E.

About

To most of the world, Noah Bennet seems like a typical, if slightly geeky, suburbanite father. His loyalty to his family and his loyalty to his profession are frequently at odds. While it's clear that he loves Claire very much and would do anything to protect her, his methods indicate a level of ruthlessness that conflicts with his genuinely caring nature. For example, while he seems to initially show real concern for Isaac's well being and rehabilitation, he does not hesitate to have Eden use her persuasive powers to make Isaac use heroin again when he believes he needs to make use of Isaac's precognitive abilities. Similarly, while his use of the Haitian's memory modifying ability on Brody seems somewhat restrained given his intense anger at the boy, the casual use of the same ability on Zach and even his own family shows that his dedication to his job — and to keeping Claire safe — knows no limits. He does seem to possess his own moral code, though, as his intense reactions to Sylar's murders and Eden's father's callousness attest.

Character History

Season One

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


Noah's memories are erased after betraying the Company.

Spying on and confronting Mohinder Suresh, Mr. Bennet appears to work for an organization that is involved in the death of Chandra Suresh. But Mr. Bennet also has a non-work persona who lives and cares for his adopted daughter Claire, his wife Sandra, and his son Lyle in their home in Odessa, TX. He tries to protect his family from the dangers of his work using his partner, the Haitian, to erase their memories when needed.

Based out of the Primatech Paper Co., Mr. Bennet, the Haitian, and Eden carry out the capture, evaluation, and release of people with special abilities. However, this work gets out of hand when two of the people, Matt Parkman and Ted Sprague, invade Mr. Bennet's home, burn it down, and almost blow up the neighborhood. They expose his daughter's ability and force him to send her on the run with his partner. Later, Mr. Bennet gets a new partner that exposes what he has done, and ends up on the run himself with Matt and Ted. Mr. Bennet decides they need to take out the Company's tracking systems used for locating people with special abilities. He sends one of his recruits to take out the satellite system while he, Matt, and Ted go to New York City to destroy another--the Walker system.

After discovering that the Walker system is a girl, they decide to rescue instead of kill her. However, they learn that a threat known as Sylar is near. Mr. Bennet uses Molly to locate Peter Petrelli to fight Sylar. He tries to help Peter, but is hurt and is only able to be a witness. Mr. Bennet watches Nathan fly Peter into the atmosphere where the explosion occurs. After the commotion is over, Bennet tells Claire that they should go home. Claire mentions that their house burned down, but Bennet tells her that home is anywhere their family is together.

Season Two

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


Noah faces seven out of the eight paintings.

Noah and his family have moved to Costa Verde as the "Butlers" and try to avoid detection from the Company. Meanwhile, Noah has teamed with Mohinder to take down the Company from the inside. Sandra picks up a newspaper one day and shows Noah an article about Kaito Nakamura's death. Noah tells her that he knew this would happen, and shows Sandra an old painting by Isaac Mendez depicting Kaito laying in a pool of blood. He tells her that it's part of a series of eight paintings, but that he was only given the first one and needs to find the rest. The Haitian joins Noah after being cured from a virus by Mohinder, and the partners seek out the paintings after Mohinder finds a painting of Noah lying dead.

Noah and the Haitian arrive in Odessa, Ukraine and find Ivan, Noah's old mentor. Noah interrogates the old man to find the location of the paintings, then kills him. In a warehouse, Noah and the Haitian find the remaining six paintings by Isaac, placing them in order. The paintings depict several things, including a vial, an angry blond woman, two men sword-fighting, Mohinder firing a gun, and Noah's death. Noah calls Mohinder, and warns him not to get too close to the Company when he discovers a painting in the warehouse of Mohinder holding a Company gun. Noah then returns home to Costa Verde where he discovers Claire is secretly dating West, even though Noah ordered her not to because it could jeopardize their safety. He then tells his family they're moving because of what Claire has done, but Claire refuses to go saying they should leave without her.

Noah's foretold "death".

Attempting to avoid his own death as foretold in the painting, Noah goes to find West so they can save Claire. On the way, Noah learns of Mohinder's betrayal and plots to stop the Company. He and West go to meet with Mohinder, where they knock out and kidnap Elle. Noah learns that Claire has been kidnapped and calls Bob to arrange a trade. During the meeting, Bob releases Claire and Noah releases Elle, who walk by each other. West tries to fly Claire away, but Elle shoots them down with a lightning bolt. Noah then shoots Elle and threatens to kill Bob, but Mohinder shoots Noah in the eye. Noah dies, but heals and awakens on a hospital bed in an empty room with an IV of Claire's blood in his arm.

While being held, Bennet tells Mohinder that he made a mistake by aiding the Company. Mohinder responds that he helped the Company save lives and stopped Noah's paranoia and violence. When Bennet is told that he was healed with Claire's blood, he panics and demands to know where his daughter is. Mohinder dryly answers that Claire is safe at home. He is locked in a cell and sits idly bouncing a ball against a wall. Elle asks him to tell her about her past. He tells her about the testing her father arranged to see the extent of her ability. Later, Bob tells Noah that Claire is becoming a problem. Noah smiles, but when Bob says that it's unfortunate and that they may have to take drastic measures, the grin on his face disappears. Noah arrives at his home, shocking Claire and his family. He says that he didn't plan any of this but has found a way to protect all of them. He has to go back with the Company, much to everyone's dismay.

Season Three

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


Sylar and Noah are assigned as partners.

Noah is released from Level 5 following the death of Bob Bishop. He shoots Sylar and is knocked out after learning that he can regenerate. Noah briefly returns home to Costa Verde, where he places Meredith as his family's protector. Noah returns to Primatech to hunt down the villains but is less than pleased with his new partner, Sylar. Together, Noah and Sylar manage to bring in Flint Gordon before they go after Stephen Canfield. Claire is outraged that Noah is working with Sylar and even more outraged when Noah tries to get Stephen to make Sylar disappear. Noah and Sylar's partnership ends shortly after that.

Noah recruits Meredith to be his partner and together, they rescue the victims of Mohinder Suresh. After bringing in Danny Pine, Noah takes Claire back to the Canfield house and begins to train her. During the eclipse, Claire is shot and is unable to heal. Noah uses this eclipse as a chance to hunt down Sylar. He finds him and Elle hiding in a supermarket storage area and manages to kill Sylar by slitting his throat. Noah returns home and is attacked by Elle and the revived Sylar. Hiro Nakamura arrives and saves the Bennet family from the two villains. Noah returns to Primatech where he, Angela, Meredith and Claire prepare to take down Pinehearst. They are all stopped when Sylar shuts down the building and traps them inside. After releasing the remaining Level 5 detainees, Noah is trapped inside a cell with Meredith, who is losing control of her power. Claire rescues Noah, who gets Angela out of the building safely after Claire kills Sylar. Noah then returns to get Claire out before Meredith explodes.

Matt digs through Noah's memories.

Two months later, Noah begins working with Nathan to capture evolved humans for the government. Claire is furious with her father, who once again tries to live a double life to keep Sandra and Lyle in the dark. Sandra finds out what he is doing and the two of them break up, forcing Noah to move out. He is captured by Peter, Matt and Mohinder, who use Matt's unique interrogation skills to extract memories from him. Via this method, it is revealed that Noah only began working with Nathan to keep Claire from becoming a target.

Noah returns to Building 26 after a meeting with Angela Petrelli and attempts to become one of the agents that Danko trusts. Following Nathan's exposure, Noah offers to give Danko Rebel, who has been helping people escape his clutches. Noah finds Tracy Strauss and offers her a deal to bring in Rebel. Unfortunately, Tracy dies and Noah is forced to bring in a different target, Angela Petrelli. Noah does not bring in Angela and, after learning that Danko has killed Sylar, becomes obsessed with finding out if the killer is really dead. Noah is fooled by Sylar, who changes his appearance in order to make Noah seem like a killer. Noah becomes a fugitive and meets up with Peter, Nathan, Angela and Claire at the Coyote Sands. While there, Noah tells Claire the truth about why he joined Building 26. Angela reveals that she intends to start a new Company with them but the meeting is cut short when Alice Shaw creates a storm that interferes with their plans. After their time at the sands ends, Noah and the others all agree that starting a new Company is a good idea.

Noah is soon captured by Danko's team and placed in confinement with Danko himself. The two of them agree to work together to stop Sylar once and for all and manage to escape following a mysterious event within Building 26. Danko goes back on his word and is stopped by Hiro. Noah manages to find Peter and Claire and soon rejoins Angela and Matt, who have found Nathan's dead body. Thinking quickly, Noah and Angela get Matt to force Sylar into believing he is Nathan, finally "killing" Sylar once and for all.

Season Four

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Heroes Reborn

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Equipment

Memorable Quotes

"I'm not done protecting you from the world."

- Noah (to Claire) (Don't Look Back)


"I've done some things I am not proud of to keep you safe."

- Noah (to Claire) (Fallout)


"I'm comfortable with morally gray."

- Noah (to Thompson) (Company Man)


"Thank you Mr. Bennet."

"Call me Noah."

Peter, Noah (Noah finally revealing his first name) (How to Stop an Exploding Man)


"He's a murderer!"

"Then you and Gabriel have more in common than you care to admit."

- Noah, Angela (about Sylar) (One of Us, One of Them)


"What is she doing?"

"Breaking my heart."

- Lauren Gilmore, Noah (about Claire) (Brave New World)


"Save you, save the world."

-Tommy Clark explaining Noah's importance to the future (Project Reborn)


"There's gotta be another way!"
"You two have your destiny. This is mine. Its time to save the world."

-Tommy and Noah as Noah prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice (Project Reborn)


"I'm... so proud of... so proud..."

-Noah's last words spoken to his grandchildren (Project Reborn)

Notes

Trivia

  • Noah's name may be a reference to Noah in the Bible. Noah from the Bible's job was to gather the animals and put them on the ark, which had 5 levels. Noah Bennet's job is to gather the villains and put them on Level Five. Coincidentally, Noah is number five on Tracy's hit list, and also reveals to Tracy that his lucky number is 5.
  • Noah Bennet appears in more graphic novels than any other character.
  • Mr. Bennet's driver license lists his birth as 8/6/62, the same year that Primatech Paper Company claims to have been founded. The license lists his height as 6'1". The license specifically gives no first name, stating his name as just "Bennet". He signs his name the same way. It otherwise appears to be a normal state ID for Texas.
    • According to the license, Noah is an organ donor.
  • His Visa card, on the other hand, appears to list two names. (Family Man)
  • In an an interview, Tim Kring's original script for the pilot listed this character's name only as "H.R.G." — standing for Horn-Rimmed Glasses.
  • Bennet is a variant of "Bennett", meaning "blessed". Incidentally, Mr. Bennet and his wife had difficulty conceiving a child. Then one day, Bennet was blessed with a baby girl whom he held very dearly. In several Graphic Novels, Bennet's name is written as Bennett.
  • Mr. Bennet's first name, Noah, wasn't revealed until the season one finale when he tells Peter "call me Noah."
  • On the television show Passions, there is a character named Noah Bennett. Passions and Heroes are both programs on NBC.
  • Mr. Bennet needed glasses when he was 41 years old. He said his father also needed glasses at 41. (Company Man)
  • In the script for the unaired pilot, Claire's father's name is Kent. He is 43 years old, and is a separate character from the man who wears horn-rimmed glasses.
  • Jack Coleman became a regular in the eleventh episode of the first season, Fallout.
  • According to the file Mohinder keeps on Claire (which includes a birth certificate), Noah's date of birth is November 4, 1966 and he was 25 when Claire was born. However, it should be noted that Noah is not Claire's birth father, and did not even meet his daughter until early February 28, 1992. Additionally, the date of birth listed on the birth certificate directly contradicts August 6, 1962, the date listed on Noah's license. Most likely, the birth certificate has been doctored or is a fake.
  • The Bennets' Nissan Armada has Texas license plate number VM1 QTB.
  • Although Noah's driver license lists his height as 6'1", Claire's file at Pinehearst lists his height as 6'2".
  • According to Sandra, Noah's mother's name is Anita, the two honeymooned in Puerto Vallarta, he sleeps on his left side, and his joints ache when it rains (Turn and Face the Strange). It should be noted that according to From the Files of Primatech, Part 5, Noah and Sandra spent their honeymoon in Berlin, Germany, and in June 13th, Part One, Noah says that his mother's name is Malina.
  • Noah's cell phone number is 703-555-0182. (Let It Bleed)
  • Noah provided the final narration of Heroes (Close to You). He also provided the opening narration of Heroes Reborn (Brave New World).
  • Noah is referred to several times as "the man with the plan" or always having some sort of plan. Both Edgar and Quentin Frady call him "the man with the plan" when enlisting his help to stop Samuel Sullivan and Renautas respectively.

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Fan Theories

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Main

Noah Bennet • Tommy Clark • Joanne Collins • Luke Collins • Emily Duval • Quentin Frady • Carlos Gutierrez • Erica Kravid • Malina • Miko Otomo

Recurring

Caspar Abraham • Claire Bennet • Brad • Mauricio Chavez • Anne Clark • Dennis Collins • Commanding officer • Francis Culp • Cole Cutler • James Dearing • Phoebe Frady • Jose Gutierrez • M. F. Harris • Dahlia Hays • JOWT reporter • Taylor Kravid • Logue • Mick the Ice Guy • Hiro Nakamura • Farah Nazan • Hachiro Otomo • Hachiro Otomo (construct) • Matt Parkman • Angela Petrelli • René • Micah Sanders • Richard Schwenkman • Ren Shimosawa • Molly Walker

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Graphic Novel Characters • iStory Characters • Evolutions Characters • Book Characters • Unaired Characters • Cast
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