Peter's dreams

Peter's dreams
Peter is a dreamer.
First mentioned:	Genesis
Date of event:	Recurring

Since even before discovering his powers, Peter Petrelli has been experiencing unusual dreams as a result of absorbing and replicating his mother's ability.

About

Genesis

While sitting with Charles Deveaux in his apartment, Peter dreams of leaping off the roof of a building and flying across the city. He tells his brother Nathan about the dreams, some of which include him.

At the police station, Peter tells his mother that he somehow knew about Nathan's accident before he got the phone call about it.

Nothing to Hide

Peter dreams he is sitting with a conscious Charles Deveaux. He tells Charles he can fly, opens the window to prove it, then experiences flashes of himself flying above New York.

Peter is awakened by the doorbell in his apartment. He opens the door to find Simone, who tells him that Charles passed away about an hour ago. She tells him that before he died, Charles woke up and told her that he dreamed he was flying above the world with Peter.

Six Months Ago

After his graduation party, Peter dreams, in exact detail, the events of Nathan's accident. When he later confronts Nathan about it, his suspicions about the accident's cause are confirmed.

Fallout

In his cell at the Odessa Sheriff's Department, Peter is visited by his brother Nathan. During their conversation, Nathan turns into Sylar, and Peter wakes up suddenly.

After collapsing outside the sheriff's department, Peter has another dream. He is in the deserted streets of New York City. He sees Matt Parkman, Hiro Nakamura, Ando Masahashi, Mohinder Suresh, Claire Bennet, D.L. Hawkins, Niki Sanders, Micah Sanders, Isaac Mendez, Simone Deveaux, and his brother Nathan. Suddenly, Peter begins to glow, and then explodes. Peter wakes up and tells Nathan that he's the cause of the explosion.

Graphic Novel:Super-Heroics

As Peter Petrelli lies comatose in a New York City hospital after collapsing outside the Odessa Sheriff's Department, he has a comatose dream that he's a comic book superhero, battling against a virtually indestructible flying villain called "The Rocket". When he finally succeeds in defeating his enemy, however, Peter realizes that the villain is himself, despite his protestations that Peter is meant to be the hero.

Godsend

In the hospital, Peter experiences more flashes from his dream, including an unknown bearded man laughing at him. Once again he sees his hands begin glowing with energy. As Nathan approaches, Peter tells him that he "took his power" and that he can't control it. Nathan asks to help, but Peter tells him he can't. Nathan tells him that he's not going to leave him. Eventually, Peter begins glowing with energy as before and explodes. The resulting explosion can be seen killing Nathan and Simone and destroying many buildings. Peter awakens in the hospital screaming.

How to Stop an Exploding Man

Peter blacks out on the street outside a parking garage, where he has lost Claire and run away from Nathan. He has a vision where he sees himself, Simone, Mrs. Petrelli, and Charles Deveaux, on the rooftop of Charles's apartment the day Peter began caring for Charles.

Unnoticed by all, Peter eavesdrops on a conversation between his past self and Simone in which she thanks him for taking care of her father and calls him a hero. Later, he listens to his mother speak with her old friend Charles. Mrs. Petrelli believes Peter is insecure and weak and can't "get out of his own way," and that Nathan is the strong one who will save them all. Charles disagrees. He sees hope and compassion in Peter's eyes.

After Mrs. Petrelli leaves, Charles says, "I know you're there, Peter", apparently using his telepathy to interact with Peter in the dream. Peter says he is uncertain if this experience is a dream, or time travel, or something else entirely. Charles says it doesn't matter, that Peter has come here to hear what he needs to learn to save the world. Charles says that Peter has the ability to love unconditionally, and it is this power that will save them all. Charles then calls to past-Peter, who calls him "Mr. Deveaux" as he wheels him inside. Charles tells past-Peter to call him Charles.

Peter hears his name being called and wakes up on the street to Mr. Bennet.

Truth & Consequences

Peter has a vision of an alternate future in which he and Caitlin are apprehended by a CDC hazmat crew for fear that they have the Shanti virus. When Peter wakes up, he has somehow brought an evacuation notice with him from his vision.

I Am Become Death

When asked by Peter how he knows that the world will be destroyed as a result of people being granted abilities, Future Peter tells Peter that along with painting it, he has dreamed it.

Close to You

As a result of learning of Angela's dream about Emma, Peter replicates her ability. That night, Peter has either the same dream as Angela or one very similar: in his dream, Emma is sitting in the Carnival's House of Mirrors playing her cello. There are a lot of people screaming in the background and Emma is tearful and upset. Then Sylar arrives and says he has come to save her, reaching out his hand as Emma looks up and smiles. Following this dream, Peter destroys Emma's cello in an attempt to avert these events.

The Art of Deception

Peter has a similar dream to the one he had previously, except this time the people can be seen running in the background and Eric Doyle is standing very close to Emma, controlling her. Emma has bloody fingers from playing too much, and her blood is on the cello's strings. Sylar also appears much less calm than he previously did, and seems desperate to help Emma. Emma is also no longer in the House of Mirrors. This results from the changes Peter made when he got the first dream: due to his warning, Emma no longer willingly goes along with Samuel's plans and is thus controlled as prophesied in the second dream, while this wasn't the case in the first. (Brave New World)

Memorable Quotes

"I keep having these amazing dreams every time I close my eyes."

- Peter (Genesis)

"It's all my fault ... the explosion ..."

"What are you talking about?"

"It's me."

- Peter, Nathan (Fallout)

"There has to be some way. If I don't, New York explodes. Okay? I explode."

"An exploding man, where'd you get that idea?"

"My dreams. This place. I found you for a reason. I think you're the one that has to teach me how to stop this."

- Peter, Claude (The Fix)

Notes

• In an interview, Tim Kring states that Peter's exploding dream "had all kinds of strange surreal dream imagery in it." He also says, "I never intended for that to be a flash-forward. It's a dream. He falls to the ground and you zoom in on his face, and the next time you see him he's in a coma in the hospital. It has all the vocabulary of a dream. Greg Grunberg is in his police uniform, Claire is in her cheerleader uniform.... They're all in sort of primary colors. But he's had dreams before, and they've had premonition qualities to them."
• The special title page for Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 1 by Phil Jimenez prominently features an artistic rendition of Peter's dream of himself exploding.
• With Simone's death (Unexpected), it would appear that Peter's dreams are not accurate images of future events. The dream he had while in the hospital (Godsend) showed her alive up until the explosion.
• In the original script for Close to You, the scene depicting Peter's dream of Emma playing the cello at the carnival calls for blood to be "clearly" dripping from Emma's fingers. No such blood was evident in the filmed version of the scene. However, Peter's dream from The Art of Deception shows blood on Emma's fingers and her cello.

Gallery

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  Peter has a dream...
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  ...of himself...
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  ...flying around New York.
  
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  Peter dreams he's falling, only to be met at the ground by a smiling Nathan.
  (Genesis)
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  As Charles Deveaux lies dying across town, Peter dreams of telling him he can fly.
  (Nothing to Hide)
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  Peter witnesses Nathan's accident in a dream after it occurs.
  (Six Months Ago)
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  After collapsing outside the Odessa Sheriff's Department, Peter dreams he's in an abandoned New York City.
  (Fallout)
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  Mohinder Suresh climbs out of his cab and fearfully moves away from Peter.
  (Fallout)
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  Matt Parkman ushers Micah Sanders, D.L. Hawkins, and Niki Sanders to safety.
  (Fallout)
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  Claire Bennet runs up to Peter, mouths "I'm sorry", and backs away in fear.
  (Fallout)
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  Isaac Mendez restrains a struggling Simone Deveaux from reaching out towards Peter.
  (Fallout)
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  Ando Masahashi and Hiro Nakamura look on.
  (Fallout)
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  Nathan comes out of his campaign headquarters and walks confidently towards Peter.
  (Fallout)
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  Peter finally explodes.
  (Fallout)
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  Peter has another dream of himself battling an indestructible flying villain.
  (Super-Heroics)
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  In the hospital, Peter's dreams change to include a mysterious stranger.
  (Godsend)
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  Right before he explodes, Peter's eyes glow similarly to Ted's glowing eye in Company Man.
  (Godsend)
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  In the new dream, Peter sees Nathan consumed by the blast.
  (Godsend)
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  The new dream also shows the destruction of New York City.
  (Godsend)
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  In a vision, Peter watches as he and Caitlin are apprehended by a CDC hazmat crew.
  (Truth & Consequences)
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  Peter dreams of Emma tearfully playing the cello amid the sound of screaming...
  (Close to You)
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  ...until Sylar reaches out and says he will save her.
  (Close to You)
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  Blood drips down the cords on Emma’s cello…
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  as Sylar comes to save her.
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  Doyle forces her to keep playing...
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  and taunts her. (The Art of Deception)

See Also

• For other uses of dream, see dream (disambig).

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Peter's dreams for fan-created theories and other speculation.