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| name = D.L. Hawkins
| name = D.L. Hawkins
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| sortname = Hawkins, D.L.
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| portrayer = [[Leonard Roberts]]
| portrayer = [[Leonard Roberts]]
| debut = [[Hiros]]
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| power(s) = [[Phasing]]
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| formal name = Daniel Lawrence Hawkins
| power(s) = [[Phasing|Phasing]]
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| gender = Male
| gender = Male
| age = 31
| age = 31
| home = Las Vegas, NV
| home = Las Vegas, NV
| pob=Clark County Hospital, [[Nevada]]
| born =
| born = 1976
| died = [[Timeline:November 2006#November 7, 2006|November 7th, 2006]]
| died = 2007
| occupation = Construction worker
| occupation = Construction worker, Firefighter
| significant other = [[Niki Sanders]]
| significant other = [[Niki Sanders]] (deceased)
| parent(s)/guardian(s) = [[Paulette Hawkins]]
| parent(s)/guardian(s) = [[Paulette Hawkins]] (deceased)
| child(ren) = [[Micah Sanders]]
| child(ren) = [[Micah Sanders]]
| sibling(s) =
| sibling(s) =
| grandchild(ren)=
| grandparent(s)=
| other relatives='''Sisters-in-law:'''<br>[[Jessica Sanders (Niki's sister)|Jessica Sanders]] (deceased),<br />[[Tracy Strauss]],<br>[[Barbara]]<br>'''Aunt:'''<br>[[Nana Dawson]]<br>'''Cousins (once removed)''':<br>[[Damon Dawson]]<br>[[Monica Dawson]]
}}
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'''D.L. Hawkins''' is a sometimes construction worker who is the husband of [[Niki Sanders]] and the father of [[Micah Sanders]]. He was at some point involved with [[Mr. Linderman]]'s criminal enterprises in [[Las Vegas]].
'''Daniel Lawrence "D.L." Hawkins''' was an unemployed construction worker and part-time associate of [[Mr. Linderman]] of the [[Linderman Group]]. He lived with his [[Niki Sanders|wife]] and [[Micah Sanders|son]] in [[Las Vegas]] and became a fireman. He was an [[evolved human]] with the ability of [[phasing]].

==About==
==About==
D.L. is very devoted to his family. After initially deciding to participate in the plan to rob [[Linderman]] of the [[Linderman's money|$2 million]] in order to better provide for [[Niki]] and [[Micah]], he backs out of the plan out of fear that Linderman will seek retribution against them. Even after he discovers [[Jessica]] set him up, he remains very much in love with his wife, and ultimately succumbs to Micah's pleas to return and help Niki overcome her alter ego.
D.L. is very devoted to his family. After initially deciding to participate in the plan to rob [[Linderman]] of the [[Linderman's money|$2 million]] in order to better provide for [[Niki]] and [[Micah]], he backs out of the plan out of fear that Linderman will seek retribution against them. Even after he discovers [[Jessica]] set him up, he remains very much in love with his wife, and ultimately succumbs to Micah's pleas to return and help Niki overcome her alter ego.


Unlike some of the [[evolved humans|others]], D.L. seems to actually enjoy using his [[powers]] and has made no effort to conceal them from those close to him.
Unlike some of the [[evolved humans|others]], D.L. seems to actually enjoy using his [[powers]] (possibly because they pose no real threat to others) and has made no effort to conceal them from those close to him.


==Character History==
==Character History==
===[[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]]===
===[[Season One]]===
{{season summary|season=One}}
[[Micah]] tells [[Niki]] that if they are in any trouble they should contact his father. Niki replies that his father is in no position to help them.
[[Image:DLNiki phase.JPG|thumb|left|D.L. [[Phasing|protects]] himself from [[Jessica]].]]

The estranged father and husband of [[Micah]] and [[Niki Sanders]], respectively, D.L. Hawkins is said to have escaped from prison somehow and is on the run from the law. According to Niki, he robbed [[Linderman]] of two million dollars and murdered [[D.L.'s crew|his own crew]]. He is a high-priority fugitive, and thus the Las Vegas Police Department offer to protect Niki and Micah when D.L. is spotted at a nearby convenience store. This protection fails, however, as D.L. manages to sneak into [[The Sanderses' home|Niki's house]] and meets her. D.L. tries to convince Niki that he was framed for his crimes, and he wants to be a part of her family again in order to raise Micah. The couple reconcile and D.L. reunites with his son.
===[[One Giant Leap]]===
[[Niki]] claims [[D.L.]] robbed [[Mr. Linderman]] of [[the money|2 million dollars]] and then killed [[D.L.'s crew|his own crew]]. He apparently was almost captured, but managed to escape, perhaps through the use of his [[Powers#Phasing|powers]]. [[Micah]] later reveals that he might be in contact with D.L.

===[[Hiros]]===
When Niki returns home from Linderman's casino, she finds several police officers waiting for her. The officer tell her that D.L. has been spotted nearby and that he may be trying to reach her and Micah. After the officer leave, D.L. appears in the hallway.

===[[Graphic Novel:Snapshots]]===
In April 2006, D.L. is interrogated by a [[LVPD detective]] about a robbery [[D.L.'s crew|his crew]] committed. Using his [[power]] for the first time, he [[phasing|slips out]] of his handcuffs and [[moral ambiguity|assaults]] an officer. Later, he uses his [[Family|love]] for Micah and Niki as a focus and phases through the walls of the [[Nevada State Penitentiary|prison]].

===[[Better Halves]]===
D.L. [[Heroism|returns]] home in order to help raise Micah and to prove his innocence. He claims that he backed out of a plan to steal $2 million from Mr. Linderman but was framed by an unknown woman who stepped in and stole the money herself. He's found [[money launderer|a man]] who he believes knows the woman that stole the money, however when he and Niki show up they find a room with several dead men in it. D.L. later catches Niki with a briefcase containing the $2 million and realizes that she stole the money. They fight and just when it seems Niki may have the advantage, he uses his [[powers#Phasing|power]] to phase his hand into her abdomen, knocking her unconscious. D.L. takes [[the money]] and leaves with Micah.

===[[Nothing to Hide]]===
While driving away from [[Las Vegas]], D.L. tells [[Micah]] they can never return home. Micah accuses him of being a "[[Moral ambiguity|bad guy]]", because only bad guys run. Later, D.L. uses his powers to [[Heroism|rescue]] [[woman in car crash|a woman]] from a burning car fire, and Micah tells him he's a [[hero]] after all. At a [[Littlefield Motel|motel]] later that night, D.L., unaware of Micah's [[Technopathy|powers]], finds him apparently playing around with a broken pay phone, and does not realize that Micah has told [[Jessica]] where to find them.

===[[Homecoming]]===
Still running away from [[Niki]] (who became [[Jessica]]), [[Micah]] tells D.L. that his mom has changed, and sometimes a woman named Jessica takes over her body. When they stop by [[Cafe BBQ|a restaurant]], D.L. goes out to buy some food, and tells Micah to stay inside. He suddenly notices a police officer entering the restaurant, and hides his face. When he comes back to the car, he discovers that Micah is gone. After a long search, he finds Micah, who tells him that now D.L. knows how Micah felt when his dad left. Outside of another hotel, Micah tells his father that he called his mom and told her where they are. Jessica, who hides on a top of a tree, holds a sniper rifle, aims on D.L. and shoots.

===[[Six Months Ago]]===
At [[Jessica]]’s grave [[Niki]] tells D.L. that [[Hal]] is back. They decide to have him over for dinner. At dinner, D.L. jokes that if Hal were trying to make up for the past by giving [[Micah]] a computer, he was skimping. D.L. then tells Niki that she is doing great (confronting her father). When Hal yells at Micah, D.L. intervenes and physically intimidates Hal.

===[[Fallout]]===
[[Image:Phasing though bullet.JPG|thumb|right|D.L. [[phasing|phases]] to avoid a bullet.]]
[[Jessica]]'s first shot hits D.L. in the shoulder, but by the time she is able to fire a second shot, he has phased, and the bullet passes through him harmlessly. D.L. grabs [[Micah]] and [[the money]] and runs off into the woods. He shrugs off his jacket and leaves it on a branch, carefully backtracking through his footprints to throw off pursuers.

Micah tells him that it couldn't have been the police. They find a locked [[Cabin in Utah|cabin]], and D.L. phases inside to open the lock. As Micah continues to insist that it's Jessica, not [[Niki]], who is responsible, D.L. blacks out from his wound.

Following Micah's cries for help, Jessica arrives at the cabin, pretending to be Niki, but D.L. is ready for her. He hits her with a shovel and she picks him up and hurls him aside. When Jessica hurts Micah, Niki is able to regain control, and she apologizes to D.L. and Micah.


The next morning, D.L. explains to Niki that he knows someone who has some information on the person who framed him. They go to meet these people only to find them ripped apart. Later DL catches Niki listening to Jessica and getting the money from the rafters. They fight, and DL leaves with the money and Micah. They are then on the run. Micah gets angry at his dad and wants to go home, but they keep running. At one point, they stop at a car crash, and DL uses his powers along with Hiro to save the people inside. He and Micah leave again when he learns that Ando has called the police. When they stop another time, Jessica tries to snipe him, and only one bullet hits, the other, he phases through. They then find a cabin in the forest and rest there.
D.L. decides to take everyone to a hotel, but when he stops to assist a fallen Micah, Niki leaves the money and slips off. He watches helplessly as she turns herself in to a [[Utah highway patrolman]] for murder.


[[Image:Powers dl jail.jpg|thumb|right|D.L. tries to comfort [[Niki|his wife]].]]
===[[Godsend]]===
Later, Jessica finds the cabin and they start to fight. Micah tries to break it up, but Jessica pushes him out of the way, slamming him into a rock. DL and a now in control Niki, comfort him, before Niki decides to turn herself in for Jessica's crimes. Over the next few episodes, DL is struggling to be a good parent to Micah until Niki comes back. After she comes back, he becomes suspicious and uncovers Jessica's work as an assassin. Jessica finally comes to terms with DL, and they go to New York to rescue Micah. At the Kirby Plaza building, they temporarily team up with Matt and Noah. They locate Linderman in his office, and Niki resurfaces as DL takes a bullet for her. He then phases his hand into Linderman's head, killing him. An injured DL phases out of the room with Niki as the guards rush in. DL is left in the hallway as Niki goes to find Micah. Later, Mohinder and Molly find him just as Niki and Micah return, and Micah gets them out by telling the elevator to open. When outside, all DL can do is watch the fight and explosion.
D.L. gives [[Linderman's money|the money]] to [[Linderman]]'s accountant, [[Aron Malsky]]. When D.L. asks if this is the last time they will contact each other, Aron responds no and that Linderman will demand a service to be done at a later date.


===[[Kindred]]===
Later, D.L. and [[Micah]] visit [[Niki]] in [[Niki's jail|jail]]. D.L. [[Phasing|phases]] through the glass between them to hold his wife's hand.
[[Niki]] and [[Micah]] visit D.L.'s grave. His tombstone displays his full name: Daniel Lawrence Hawkins.
[[Image:Dls_grave.jpg|thumb|left|Niki and Micah say goodbye to D.L.]]


===[[The Fix]]===
===[[Out of Time]]===
D.L. appears in [[Niki|Niki's]] nightmare when [[Maury]] gets into her head. D.L. persuades her to try to kill the others, then is shot by [[Bob]], another illusion created by Maury.
D.L. feels financially pressed; his fiscal responsibilities weigh heavily on him, and strain his relationship with Micah. He visits Niki in her padded room, and expresses his concerns. When he sees Micah, D.L. tells him that they need to work together; he is surprised when his son shows him a backpack full of [[Micah's money|money]].


===[[Graphic Novel:Bully]]===
===[[Four Months Ago...]]===
D.L. is known to survive the attack on [[Mr. Linderman]]. He heals and goes home with Niki and Micah. However, when Niki does not take her pills, she becomes [[Gina (Niki's alter ego)|someone else]] again and goes to [[Los Angeles]]. Meanwhile, D.L. uses his phasing ability to rescue a girl from a burning house as a firefighter. D.L. discovers a message in the mirror and immediately heads for L.A. When he arrives, he shows a man at a club a picture of her and the family and is directed to her dancing with another man. He gets her away, and the man punches him in the head, only to find that it phases through. D.L. subdues the man and takes Niki with him. Minutes later, as Niki and D.L. are about to leave the club, the man approaches D.L. and shoots him point-blank in the chest, killing him.
D.L. notices a mark on [[Micah]]'s face and asks him if he was in a fight. He tells Micah that he only cares if he won or not.


===[[Run!]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:Man on Fire]]===
D.L. trains to become a [[firefighter]]. For his test, he is paired up with [[Captain Burke]], a firefighter who constantly puts him down. When inside a burning home, the [[fire]] causes part of the building to collapse, trapping the firemen. As the firefighters try to escape, D.L. phases into the basement. There, he thinks of [[Micah]] and how he would be proud to see his father using his ability to help others. D.L. turns a valve, saving the other firefighters. When he exits the building, Burke welcomes him to the department, and tells him to go home and tell his [[family]] that he is a [[hero]].
At [[the Sanderses' home]], [[Micah]] asks D.L. and [[Jessica]], who is impersonating [[Niki]], if they should use their [[powers]] to fight crime. She tells him just to worry about [[Micah's public school|school]] for now, and D.L. and Micah leave for the day.


===[[Parasite]]===
===[[One of Us, One of Them]]===
Pictures of [[D.L.]] are included in a shrine at [[Niki]]'s funeral in [[the Dawsons' home]].


When [[Micah's computer]] searches for information, some of the files are D.L.'s, including his [[:Image:Screenshot-14.png|inmate record card]] from Clark County Prison and [[:Image:Screenshot-13.png|an article]] about his sentencing.
D.L., finds [[:Image:DL confronts Jessica.jpg|a photo]] of [[Nathan]] left by [[Niki]]. He [[Moral_ambiguity#Parasite|confronts]] [[Jessica]] (who is still posing as Niki) about this, just after [[Micah]] leaves for [[Micah's public school|school]]. Jessica accuses him of rifling through her drawers, but D.L. keeps the pressure on Jessica. She tries to convince D.L. that all is fine, and seemingly succeeds, but as D.L leaves, he wears a face of disgust.


===[[Graphic Novel:The Natural Order of Things]]===
===[[.07%]]===
[[Mohinder]] remembers D.L. being at the battle against [[Sylar]] in [[Kirby Plaza]].
D.L. argues with [[Jessica]] outside their [[The Sanderses' home|home]] about taking [[Micah]] away. He tells her that Micah isn't safe as long as [[Linderman]] owns their lives. D.L. states bluntly that she hasn't turned into Jessica but into "[[Hal Sanders|her old man]]." He warns her, "I will die before I let you do to Micah what he [her father] did to you" and tells her that she can say goodbye to Micah tonight.


===[[The Hard Part]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:Rebellion, Part 5]]===
[[Micah]] tells [[Thompson, Jr.]] that you can't bring people back from the dead and to trust him because he knows you can't. He is implying that he can't bring his [[Niki|mother]] or father back from the dead.


===[[Graphic Novel:Rebellion, Part 6]]===
D.L. confronts [[Jessica]] back home, infuriated with [[Micah|Micah's]] kidnapping, and he places the blame on Jessica. Jessica denies having anything to do with letting Micah go off with [[Linderman]], but D.L. remains focused solely on Micah, and heads to the [[Corinthian Casino]] to find him. With some prodding from [[Niki]], Jessica accompanies D.L.
In order to get [[Molly Walker]] to help the [[Rebel|Rebellion]], [[Micah]] tries to sympathize with her by saying that he knows what it's like to be all alone because your parents are dead.


===[[Episode:Upon This Rock|Upon This Rock]]===
The two manage to enter [[Linderman's gallery]] by [[phasing]] right through a wall. There, they discover a [[painting]] of Micah trapped in a building, surrounded by flames. But even more shocking is an entire wall of documents and photos of Niki, Jessica, D.L., and Micah. D.L. realizes that their entire lives have been nothing more than a "science experiment", orchestrated by Linderman. Still, this does not deter the two from finding Micah, and they realize that Micah is in [[New York City]] with Linderman, and is somehow linked to [[Nathan Petrelli|Nathan Petrelli's]] [[campaign]]. The two leave for New York.
D.L.'s name appears in [[Noah's files]].


==[[Phasing|Powers]]==
==[[Evolved Human]] [[Phasing|Abilities]]==
D.L. has the [[ability]] to [[Phasing|phase]] some or all of his body through solid objects. He has used his ability to walk through walls, pass his arm through a window, open locked doors, and reach into [[Niki]]'s chest. In [[Better Halves]], he used his power to render [[Niki]] unconscious, opening the possibility for more offensive uses of this power. D.L. is also capable of using his power to pull himself and another person through a wall (''[[The Hard Part]]'').
D.L. had the [[ability]] to [[Phasing|phase]] some or all of his body through solid objects. He had used his ability to walk through walls, pass his arm through a window, open locked doors, and injure other people by phasing through their bodies.


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Before D.L.'s introduction, mentions of him made him sound like he was a full-time member of [[Mr. Linderman]]'s organization. However, as of ''[[Better Halves]]'' it's less clear that this was the case. Based on his conversation with Niki about the robbery, it now seems just as likely that D.L. was primarily a construction worker who did at best a few jobs for Linderman on the side. This has led some fans to question whether D.L.'s "crew" refers, as originally assumed, to a criminal gang, or merely to a construction crew who were involved in only the one robbery. However, ''[[Graphic Novel:Snapshots|Snapshots]]'' indicates that D.L. considered his crew a bad influence, which seems to indicate the former context. ''[[Graphic Novel:Stolen Time|Stolen Time]]'' further reveals that he used to be the gang's safe cracker.
* Before D.L.'s introduction, mentions of him made him sound like he was a full-time member of [[Mr. Linderman]]'s organization. However, as of ''[[Better Halves]]'' it's less clear that this was the case. Based on his conversation with Niki about the robbery, it now seems just as likely that D.L. was primarily a construction worker who did at best a few jobs for Linderman on the side. This has led some fans to question whether D.L.'s "crew" refers, as originally assumed, to a criminal gang, or merely to a construction crew who were involved in only the one robbery. However, ''[[Graphic Novel:Snapshots|Snapshots]]'' indicates that D.L. considered his crew a bad influence, which seems to indicate the former context. ''[[Graphic Novel:Stolen Time|Stolen Time]]'' further reveals that he used to be the gang's safe cracker.
* In ''[[Six Months Ago]]'', Niki describes D.L. as an "ex-con" at her [[AA meeting]]. This was before [[Jessica]] stole Mr. Linderman's money and D.L. was framed for it.
* In ''[[Six Months Ago]]'', Niki describes D.L. as an "ex-con" at her [[AA meeting]]. This was before [[Jessica]] stole Mr. Linderman's money and D.L. was framed for it.
* According to ''[[Graphic Novel:Snapshots|Snapshots]]'', D.L was incarcerated at the [[Nevada State Penitentiary]]. However, a [[:Image:Screenshot-14.png|inmate record card]] shows he was jailed at Clark County Prison. Further complicating matters, a deleted scene from ''[[Genesis]]'' show that D.L. was imprisoned in the [[Moab Federal Penitentiary]]. Additionally, the [http://www.kilohoku.com/temp/heroes/heroes-1X00-pilot.pdf script] for the [[unaired pilot]] lists him as being in "Sing Sing Prison, New York". It is unclear if he actually spent time at all of these facilities or if these are are just oversights and/or script changes.
* According to ''[[Graphic Novel:Snapshots|Snapshots]]'', D.L was incarcerated at the [[Nevada State Penitentiary]].
* D.L. is on [[the list]].
* D.L. is on [[the list]].
* In a [[Timeline:Possible Futures|possible future timeline]], D.L. was rescued by [[Mr. Bennet (future)|Mr. Bennet]] with the help of [[Hiro Nakamura (future)|Hiro Nakamura]]. He is subsequently killed, probably by [[Sylar (future)|Sylar]] who possesses his phasing ability. (''[[Five Years Gone]]'') [[Aron Coleite]] and [[Joe Pokaski]] confirmed this chain of events in an [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=10490 interview].
* In a [[Timeline:Possible Futures|possible future timeline]], D.L. was rescued by [[Mr. Bennet (future)|Mr. Bennet]] with the help of [[Hiro Nakamura (explosion future)|Hiro Nakamura]]. He is subsequently killed, probably by [[Sylar (explosion future)|Sylar]] who possesses his phasing ability. (''[[Five Years Gone]]'') [[Aron Coleite]] and [[Joe Pokaski]] confirmed this chain of events in an [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=10490 interview].
* As seen in a deleted scene from ''[[Genesis]]'', D.L. has [[the symbol]] either carved or tattooed into his right arm.
* In another deleted scene from ''[[Genesis]]'' (available on the [[Season One DVD]]), D.L. was sentenced to two life terms in prison. According to a [[:Image:Hawkins sentenced to 2 life terms.jpg|newspaper article]], [[Nathan Petrelli]] was the D.A. who prosecuted D.L.
* D.L.'s full name, Daniel Lawrence Hawkins, was seen on his tombstone in ''[[Kindred]]''.
* According to his [[:Image:Screenshot-14.png|inmate record card]], D.L. was born in Clark County Hospital.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* D.L.'s last name, Hawkins, is of Old English origin and means "little hawk".
* D.L.'s last name, Hawkins, is of Old English origin and means "little hawk".
* According to a tax return in [[Linderman's archives]], D.L. lives at 1430 Martel Avenue, Sparks, Nevada 89432. His phone number is 617-555-0187, and his social security number is 569-3451-081. (''[[The Hard Part]]'')
* According to a 2002 [[:Image:Archive dl income tax.JPG|tax return]] in [[Linderman's archives]], D.L. lived at 1430 Martel Avenue, Sparks, Nevada 89432. His phone number was 617-555-0187, and his Social Security number is 569-3451-081. (''[[The Hard Part]]'') However, the tax return is filled out incorrectly, as it lists "Hawkins" as his first name and "D.L." as his last name.
* According to D.L.'s [[:Image:Archives dls rap sheet.jpg|inmate record card]], D.L. doesn't have more than a high school education.
* According to D.L.'s [[:Image:Archives dls rap sheet.jpg|inmate record card]], D.L. doesn't have more than a high school education.
* D.L.'s firefighter helmet is helmet number 2.
* D.L.'s car has Nevada license plates that end with "5 K30". {{epp|107}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
* For other members of the Hawkins [[family]], see '''[[Hawkins (disambig)]]'''.
* For images of D.L., see '''[[:Category:Images of D.L. Hawkins|Images of D.L. Hawkins]]'''.
* For articles related to D.L., see '''[[Related Articles:D.L.]]'''.
* For articles related to D.L., see '''[[Related Articles:D.L.]]'''.


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D.L. Hawkins
Portrayed by Leonard Roberts
First appearance Hiros
In-story stats
Known ability Phasing
Formal name Daniel Lawrence Hawkins
Gender
Age 31
Date of birth 1976
Place of birth Clark County Hospital, Nevada
Date of death 2007
Home Las Vegas, NV
Residence D.L. Hawkins's home
Occupations Construction worker, Firefighter
Significant other Niki Sanders (deceased)
Parent Paulette Hawkins (deceased)
Child Micah Sanders
Other relatives Sisters-in-law:
Jessica Sanders (deceased),
Tracy Strauss,
Barbara
Aunt:
Nana Dawson
Cousins (once removed):
Damon Dawson
Monica Dawson

Daniel Lawrence "D.L." Hawkins was an unemployed construction worker and part-time associate of Mr. Linderman of the Linderman Group. He lived with his wife and son in Las Vegas and became a fireman. He was an evolved human with the ability of phasing.

About

D.L. is very devoted to his family. After initially deciding to participate in the plan to rob Linderman of the $2 million in order to better provide for Niki and Micah, he backs out of the plan out of fear that Linderman will seek retribution against them. Even after he discovers Jessica set him up, he remains very much in love with his wife, and ultimately succumbs to Micah's pleas to return and help Niki overcome her alter ego.

Unlike some of the others, D.L. seems to actually enjoy using his powers (possibly because they pose no real threat to others) and has made no effort to conceal them from those close to him.

Character History

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see D.L. Hawkins: Season One History.

D.L. protects himself from Jessica.

The estranged father and husband of Micah and Niki Sanders, respectively, D.L. Hawkins is said to have escaped from prison somehow and is on the run from the law. According to Niki, he robbed Linderman of two million dollars and murdered his own crew. He is a high-priority fugitive, and thus the Las Vegas Police Department offer to protect Niki and Micah when D.L. is spotted at a nearby convenience store. This protection fails, however, as D.L. manages to sneak into Niki's house and meets her. D.L. tries to convince Niki that he was framed for his crimes, and he wants to be a part of her family again in order to raise Micah. The couple reconcile and D.L. reunites with his son.

The next morning, D.L. explains to Niki that he knows someone who has some information on the person who framed him. They go to meet these people only to find them ripped apart. Later DL catches Niki listening to Jessica and getting the money from the rafters. They fight, and DL leaves with the money and Micah. They are then on the run. Micah gets angry at his dad and wants to go home, but they keep running. At one point, they stop at a car crash, and DL uses his powers along with Hiro to save the people inside. He and Micah leave again when he learns that Ando has called the police. When they stop another time, Jessica tries to snipe him, and only one bullet hits, the other, he phases through. They then find a cabin in the forest and rest there.

D.L. tries to comfort his wife.

Later, Jessica finds the cabin and they start to fight. Micah tries to break it up, but Jessica pushes him out of the way, slamming him into a rock. DL and a now in control Niki, comfort him, before Niki decides to turn herself in for Jessica's crimes. Over the next few episodes, DL is struggling to be a good parent to Micah until Niki comes back. After she comes back, he becomes suspicious and uncovers Jessica's work as an assassin. Jessica finally comes to terms with DL, and they go to New York to rescue Micah. At the Kirby Plaza building, they temporarily team up with Matt and Noah. They locate Linderman in his office, and Niki resurfaces as DL takes a bullet for her. He then phases his hand into Linderman's head, killing him. An injured DL phases out of the room with Niki as the guards rush in. DL is left in the hallway as Niki goes to find Micah. Later, Mohinder and Molly find him just as Niki and Micah return, and Micah gets them out by telling the elevator to open. When outside, all DL can do is watch the fight and explosion.

Kindred

Niki and Micah visit D.L.'s grave. His tombstone displays his full name: Daniel Lawrence Hawkins.

Niki and Micah say goodbye to D.L.

Out of Time

D.L. appears in Niki's nightmare when Maury gets into her head. D.L. persuades her to try to kill the others, then is shot by Bob, another illusion created by Maury.

Four Months Ago...

D.L. is known to survive the attack on Mr. Linderman. He heals and goes home with Niki and Micah. However, when Niki does not take her pills, she becomes someone else again and goes to Los Angeles. Meanwhile, D.L. uses his phasing ability to rescue a girl from a burning house as a firefighter. D.L. discovers a message in the mirror and immediately heads for L.A. When he arrives, he shows a man at a club a picture of her and the family and is directed to her dancing with another man. He gets her away, and the man punches him in the head, only to find that it phases through. D.L. subdues the man and takes Niki with him. Minutes later, as Niki and D.L. are about to leave the club, the man approaches D.L. and shoots him point-blank in the chest, killing him.

Graphic Novel:Man on Fire

D.L. trains to become a firefighter. For his test, he is paired up with Captain Burke, a firefighter who constantly puts him down. When inside a burning home, the fire causes part of the building to collapse, trapping the firemen. As the firefighters try to escape, D.L. phases into the basement. There, he thinks of Micah and how he would be proud to see his father using his ability to help others. D.L. turns a valve, saving the other firefighters. When he exits the building, Burke welcomes him to the department, and tells him to go home and tell his family that he is a hero.

One of Us, One of Them

Pictures of D.L. are included in a shrine at Niki's funeral in the Dawsons' home.

When Micah's computer searches for information, some of the files are D.L.'s, including his inmate record card from Clark County Prison and an article about his sentencing.

Graphic Novel:The Natural Order of Things

Mohinder remembers D.L. being at the battle against Sylar in Kirby Plaza.

Graphic Novel:Rebellion, Part 5

Micah tells Thompson, Jr. that you can't bring people back from the dead and to trust him because he knows you can't. He is implying that he can't bring his mother or father back from the dead.

Graphic Novel:Rebellion, Part 6

In order to get Molly Walker to help the Rebellion, Micah tries to sympathize with her by saying that he knows what it's like to be all alone because your parents are dead.

Upon This Rock

D.L.'s name appears in Noah's files.

Evolved Human Abilities

D.L. had the ability to phase some or all of his body through solid objects. He had used his ability to walk through walls, pass his arm through a window, open locked doors, and injure other people by phasing through their bodies.

Notes

  • Before D.L.'s introduction, mentions of him made him sound like he was a full-time member of Mr. Linderman's organization. However, as of Better Halves it's less clear that this was the case. Based on his conversation with Niki about the robbery, it now seems just as likely that D.L. was primarily a construction worker who did at best a few jobs for Linderman on the side. This has led some fans to question whether D.L.'s "crew" refers, as originally assumed, to a criminal gang, or merely to a construction crew who were involved in only the one robbery. However, Snapshots indicates that D.L. considered his crew a bad influence, which seems to indicate the former context. Stolen Time further reveals that he used to be the gang's safe cracker.
  • In Six Months Ago, Niki describes D.L. as an "ex-con" at her AA meeting. This was before Jessica stole Mr. Linderman's money and D.L. was framed for it.
  • According to Snapshots, D.L was incarcerated at the Nevada State Penitentiary. However, a inmate record card shows he was jailed at Clark County Prison. Further complicating matters, a deleted scene from Genesis show that D.L. was imprisoned in the Moab Federal Penitentiary. Additionally, the script for the unaired pilot lists him as being in "Sing Sing Prison, New York". It is unclear if he actually spent time at all of these facilities or if these are are just oversights and/or script changes.
  • D.L. is on the list.
  • In a possible future timeline, D.L. was rescued by Mr. Bennet with the help of Hiro Nakamura. He is subsequently killed, probably by Sylar who possesses his phasing ability. (Five Years Gone) Aron Coleite and Joe Pokaski confirmed this chain of events in an interview.
  • As seen in a deleted scene from Genesis, D.L. has the symbol either carved or tattooed into his right arm.
  • In another deleted scene from Genesis (available on the Season One DVD), D.L. was sentenced to two life terms in prison. According to a newspaper article, Nathan Petrelli was the D.A. who prosecuted D.L.
  • D.L.'s full name, Daniel Lawrence Hawkins, was seen on his tombstone in Kindred.
  • According to his inmate record card, D.L. was born in Clark County Hospital.

Trivia

  • D.L.'s last name, Hawkins, is of Old English origin and means "little hawk".
  • According to a 2002 tax return in Linderman's archives, D.L. lived at 1430 Martel Avenue, Sparks, Nevada 89432. His phone number was 617-555-0187, and his Social Security number is 569-3451-081. (The Hard Part) However, the tax return is filled out incorrectly, as it lists "Hawkins" as his first name and "D.L." as his last name.
  • According to D.L.'s inmate record card, D.L. doesn't have more than a high school education.
  • D.L.'s firefighter helmet is helmet number 2.
  • D.L.'s car has Nevada license plates that end with "5 K30". (Nothing to Hide)

See Also

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:D.L. Hawkins for fan-created theories and other speculation.

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