D.L. Hawkins

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
Date of death	2007
Home	Las Vegas, NV
Residence	D.L. Hawkins's home
Occupation	Construction worker
Significant other	Niki Sanders
Parent	Paulette Hawkins
Child	Micah Sanders

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. 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 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.

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Kindred

Niki and Micah visit D.L.'s grave.

Powers

D.L. has the ability to 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 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 rap sheet in Linderman's archives suggest 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.
• D.L.'s full name was seen on his tombstone in Kindred.

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.

See Also

• For articles related to D.L., see Related Articles:D.L..
• For images of D.L., see Images of D.L. Hawkins.
• For other members of the Hawkins family, see Hawkins (disambig).

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:D.L. Hawkins for fan-created theories and other speculation. Template:Jessica's victims