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| portrayer = [[Santiago Cabrera]]
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| died = [[Timeline:November 2006#November 1-3, 2006|November 2006]]
| home = New York, NY
| age = 28
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| born = 1978
| occupation = Artist, Author
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| parent = [[Carlos Mendez]] (deceased)
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| significant other = formerly [[Simone Deveaux]] (deceased)
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'''Isaac Mendez''' is an artist and comic book author living in [[New York]]. He has a loft studio in Lower Manhattan. His art dealer and former girlfriend is [[Simone Deveaux]]. By his own admission, Mendez is addicted to heroin, although he has been through rehab twice.
'''Isaac Mendez''' was an artist and comic book author living in [[Manhattan]]. He had a [[Isaac's apartment|loft studio]] in Lower Manhattan. His art dealer and former girlfriend was [[Simone Deveaux]]. Isaac was addicted to [[heroin]], although he had been through rehab twice. Many of his [[Isaac's paintings|works of art]] are [[prophetic]], accurately depicting events of the [[precognition|future]]. After he predicted his own death, Isaac was murdered by [[Sylar]].

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


==Character History==
==Character History==
===[[Season One]]===
Urged on by his instructor, Dominick Cabalo, Isaac honed his art skills and took various summer classes to help develop his craft. It wasn't until high school when he began winning illustration contests. With even more classes in illustration and comic design courses under his belt, Isaac moved to [[New York, NY|New York]] and soon after high school took various courses in college for comic book illustration. It wasn't until the annual New York comic convention that he caught the eye of Camacho Comics and they hired him on the spot. He worked there for 3 years, all the while learning the ins and outs of the business. Then in 2002 he self-published his own line of comics under his old uncle Burk's name - one of the few people in his life who supported his love of comic books. ([[9th Wonders!]] comic issue #14)
{{season summary|season=One}}
[[Image:Isaac powersober.jpg|thumb|right|Isaac uses [[Precognition|his power]] for the first time without [[heroin]].]]


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


When he fully recovers from his drug addiction, Isaac leaves the Company's building and receives a call from [[Hiro Nakamura]]. When they meet, he learns of Hiro's [[Charlie|friend]]'s death by Sylar's hand and realizes he doesn't need drugs to paint the future anymore. When they return to Isaac's loft, they encounter Simone and [[Nathan Petrelli]], and Isaac is told that Peter could be the source of the explosion. He attempts to paint Peter again and again, but is unaware that he is present on all of his paintings - he just [[Invisibility|cannot be seen]]. He has a moment with Simone, but unknown to them, Peter is watching. When Isaac paints a half-invisible Peter, he calls Mr. Bennet, who gives him a gun to fight Peter if needed. Soon, Peter arrives, driven by jealousy and anger for Isaac telling Bennet about him. The two face off and Simone is accidentally killed during the fight. Out of grief, Isaac reverts to his drug addiction and paints himself dead, with [[Brain removal|the top of his head removed]]. Later, Sylar comes after Isaac's power and kills him exactly as he had painted.
When he realizes this, he tells Simone, showing her a painting he made weeks prior of a suicide bombing in Israel, and the same image as a photograph in that morning's newspaper. He intends to quit heroin cold turkey, to which Simone objects. Simone returns later to find that he has instead overdosed. She calls in [[Peter Petrelli]], a nurse who is taking care of her father, to help Mendez. Peter sees Isaac's painting of a man who looks strikingly similar to Peter jumping off of a building and seemingly flying, which later sways the nurse to attempt the same thing. Isaac stirs longe enough to tell Simone "we have to stop it", indicating a massive painting of a [[nuclear explosion]] on the floor of his studio


===[[Episode:Don't Look Back|Don't Look Back]]===
===[[Episode:Lizards|Lizards]]===
[[Noah Bennet]] shows [[Sandra]] one of [[Isaac's paintings]], a depiction of [[Kaito Nakamura]]'s death. Noah states that there are [[series of eight (painting)|seven others]], but does not know where they are.
Isaac wakes up and again insists to Simone that he has been painting the future.


===[[Episode:Kindred|Kindred]]===
[[Hiro Nakamura]], a time manipulator, discovers a divergent future timeline set a little over five weeks from October 2nd and finds a copy of ''9th Wonders!'', a comic by Isaac. He goes to Isaac's studio, now filled with paintings of [[the Symbol]], and finds Isaac murdered. The top of his head has been [[Brain Removal|sawed off]] and his brain is missing&mdash;the same ''modus operandi'' as the Walker murder of which [[Sylar]] is suspected.
[[Mohinder Suresh]] arrives at [[Isaac's loft]], and is surprised to find out that Isaac has been [[Sylar's victims|killed]] by [[Sylar]]. Later, Mohinder discovers the eighth [[painting]] in a [[series of eight]].


===[[Episode:One Giant Leap|One Giant Leap]]===
===[[Episode:Powerless|Powerless]]===
[[Sylar]] looks at the painting on the floor of Isaac's loft and tells [[Mohinder]] that he killed Isaac on that very spot.
Isaac has recovered and has come to cope with the fact that he is "painting the future". Simone, however, does not believe Isaac's assertions about his paintings and is more concerned with Isaac meeting the deadline for his comic book. They argue, and when Isaac gives Simone an ultimatum, she leaves him. Later, Isaac finds a drawing he'd made earlier of a couple kissing which matches the actual event of Peter Petrelli and Simone kissing in the rain.


===[[Collision]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:Career Choices]]===
[[Thompson, Jr.]] tells [[Donna]] that the [[painting]] in her [[Assignment Tracker|file]] is by Isaac Mendez, who could [[precognition|see the future]].
When Peter brings [[Mohinder]] to Isaac's studio to demonstrate his abilities, Isaac is in a precognitive trance, painting a picture of [[Claire]] being menaced by an unseen figure and does not answer the door.


===[[Episode:The Eclipse, Part 2|The Eclipse, Part 2]]===
===[[Hiros]]===
[[Sam]] tells [[Matt]], [[Daphne]] and [[Ando]] that Isaac gave his last ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' story to a [[Courier fanboy|bike messenger]].
Peter arrives at Isaac's apartment and attempts to persuade him that he believes Isaac really can paint the future. At first, Isaac brushes him off. When Peter finds the unfinished painting and claims he can complete it, Isaac begins to regain his enthusiasm. When the phone rings, Isaac tells Peter to ignore it, but he answers it and tells Hiro he has a message for him.


===[[Better Halves]]===
===[[Episode:Our Father|Our Father]]===
After some initial difficulty, [[Matt]], [[Daphne]] and [[Ando]] locate Isaac's last ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' story. The story starts with a sketch of [[Hiro]] with a caption that says "Hiro Nakamura: Lost in Time". The sketch after that shows [[Claire]] on the roof of the [[Deveaux Building]], looking over the city. Later on, Matt and the others find a sketch in the book that shows Hiro clinging to a flagpole.
At Isaac's apartment, Peter tells [[Hiro]], through [[Ando]], about his visit from [[Future Hiro]]. He relays [[the message]] and tells Hiro to meet him and Isaac in [[New York]] so they can locate "[[Claire|the cheerleader]]". Isaac and Peter then search the paintings for a clue as to the girl's identity. Peter realizes the last batch of paintings fit together like a [[:Image:Paintings_assembled.jpg|comic page]]&mdash;but with one [[the missing painting|panel missing]]. Isaac tells him that [[Simone]] took a piece which was about the right size and shape to sell.


===[[Episode:Trust and Blood|Trust and Blood]]===
Later on, [[Eden]] arrives at Isaac's apartment, claiming to be a fan
[[Mohinder]] tells [[Peter]] that [[Matt]] has Isaac's [[Precognition|gift]], and shows him the [[Matt's drawings|drawings]] he has made with it.


===[[Nothing to Hide]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:The Natural Order of Things]]===
Isaac is remembered as a victim of [[Sylar]]'s.
Peter and Simone arrive at Isaac's apartment to tell him about [[Charles Deveaux]]'s death. However, he is missing and the apartment is completely cleared out.


===[[Episode:Once Upon a Time in Texas|Once Upon a Time in Texas]]===
===[[Seven Minutes to Midnight]]===
[[Image:Isaac visited by Noah.jpg|thumb|right|[[Noah]] asks Isaac for helping [[Precognition|finding]] [[Sylar]].]]
Isaac and [[Isaac's paintings|his paintings]] have been brought to the [[Primatech Paper Co.]] where he is recovering from his drug addiction. He has been unable to paint the future without the drugs, but [[Eden]] assures him they will help him learn to use his [[powers]] without them.


[[Noah]] is getting a call and gets to hear that Isaac [[Isaac's paintings|has made new paintings]]. When Noah is talking to him he gets to hear that [[Claire|the little girl]] that he has painted is Noah's daughter. Then Noah explains to him that he is not the only person with special [[abilities]] and that there is also [[Sylar|someone]] who is assassinating them one by one. Isaac asks why Noah doesn't stop him if he knows who it is. Noah replies by saying that nobody knows how he looks, and that Isaac can help him with that.
Isaac meets [[Mr. Bennet]] who tells him his power is a blessing and then tells him that [[Claire Bennet|his daughter]] is the cheerleader in Isaac's paintings. Mr. Bennet asks for Isaac’s help and finally offers him drugs so that he can paint the future again. Isaac tries again without the drugs but is still unable to access his abilities. Mr. Bennet has Eden user her power to convince Isaac to take the drugs. He does and is able to paint the future again.


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


===[[Webisode:Dark Matters, Part 5]]===
==Powers==
One of the [[Primatech files]] that [[Quentin Frady]] sees on the [[Renautas]] root directory is titled "Mendez Paintings".
When high on heroin, Isaac has "painted the future." It would appear that Isaac might not actually need to be high to see the future: when Peter mimicked his abilities, he was able to do so without drugs, and it's not clear whether Isaac was using heroin when he drew [[9th Wonders!]] Issue #14, which also predicted future events.


===[[Game Over]]===
When Isaac is in a trance, he seems to be actually perceiving the future. His eyes become milky white and he sees the future events visually as if he's present. He also seems to have little awareness for sounds around him.
[[Emily Duval|Emily]] and [[Tommy]] find a ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comic book and Tommy claims that there is a legend that the author of these comic books was an [[evo]] and that the events in them actually came true.


===[[Send in the Clones]]===
It's also worth noting that [[9th Wonders!]] might depict present or past events in addition to future events. Since Issue 14 was released in the future timeline, and since Simone mentioned that the comic was late in the present, then it's possible that the events depicting Hiro before his journey to New York and after his return to the present occurred before or as Isaac drew them. This potentially means that his ability includes present-time or past clairvoyance in addition to precognition.
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==[[Heroes Evolutions]]==
Whether he can see the future without drugs isn't known.
===[[Saving Charlie]]===
* [[Hiro]] goes to look for a [[9th Wonders!|comic-book]] artist named Isaac Mendez. He arrives at [[Isaac's loft]] and sees his [[prophetic]] [[paintings]] and sees that Isaac has been murdered by having his [[brain removal|brain removed]]. (Chapter 3)
* Hiro notes that [[Charlie Andrews]] has been murdered in the same way as Isaac. (Chapter 4)
* Every time [[Hiro]] thinks about Isaac, he feels a need to place a "protective layer of artifice" over the thought. In fact, Hiro remembers [[time travel]]ing to [[New York City]] and finding Isaac's ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comic. Hiro remembers going to [[Isaac's loft]] and finding the painter dead and [[brain removal|mutilated]] in a puddle of half-congealed blood. Even though Isaac had truly died in the future, it sometimes helps Hiro to think of the scene as a drawing in a panel from a comic book. (Chapter 17)
* [[Hiro]] sees [[James Walker]]'s [[brain removal|hemicapitation]] and realizes that he is one of [[Sylar's victims]], just like Isaac Mendez. (Chapter 34)


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==Art work==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Memorable Quotes==
"''[[New York City|This city]] took me in. Everything important that ever happened to me happened here. Good. Bad. You. And now it's all gonna be destroyed because I can't stop it.''"

: - to [[Simone Deveaux]] (''[[Distractions]]'')


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

: - to [[Sylar]] (''[[.07%]]'')

==Notes==
* Isaac had an encounter with [[Uluru]] after getting [[heroin|high]]. This was right before his first exhibit in a while at the [[Deveaux Gallery]], in which he painted a [[prophetic]] depiction of a [[bus accident victim|woman]] being hit by a bus. (''[[Isaac's First Time]]'')
* Isaac is on [[the list]].
* Per CBR's [http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18343 Oct. 6, 2008 ''Behind the Eclipse'' Q&A], Isaac's father is [[Carlos Mendez]].


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

==See Also==
* {{seealsodisambig|Isaac}}
* {{seealsodisambig|Mendez}}
* For images of Isaac, see '''[[:Category:Images of Isaac Mendez|Images of Isaac Mendez]]'''.
* For articles related to Isaac, see '''[[Related Articles:Isaac]]'''.
* See [[Isaac's paintings]] for a gallery of Isaac's work.
* See [[Prophecy]] for a side-by-side comparison of Isaac's predictions with real-life actualizations.

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Latest revision as of 00:19, 11 April 2016

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

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

About

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

Character History

Season One

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

Isaac uses his power for the first time without heroin.

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

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

Lizards

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

Kindred

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

Powerless

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

Graphic Novel:Career Choices

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

The Eclipse, Part 2

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

Our Father

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

Trust and Blood

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

Graphic Novel:The Natural Order of Things

Isaac is remembered as a victim of Sylar's.

Once Upon a Time in Texas

Noah asks Isaac for helping finding Sylar.

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

Pass/Fail

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

Webisode:Dark Matters, Part 5

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

Game Over

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

Send in the Clones

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Heroes Evolutions

Saving Charlie

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Evolved Human Abilities

Isaac has the ability to "paint the future".

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

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

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

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

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

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

Heroes Reborn App

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

Equipment

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

Memorable Quotes

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

- to Simone Deveaux (Distractions)


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

- to Sylar (.07%)

Notes

Trivia

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

See Also

Fan Theories

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


  Season Four Characters edit
Main

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

Recurring

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

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