Daniel Linderman

Daniel Linderman
Portrayed by	Malcolm McDowell
First appearance	Parasite
In-story stats
Known ability	Healing
Alias	Austin
Gender
Date of death	November 7, 2006 *His "death" is now in question due to his being seen by Nathan Petrelli.*
Home	Las Vegas, NV, Denver, CO
Residence	Two-story home (childhood residence)
Occupations	Founding member & Director of Operations of The Company, Founder/CEO of the Linderman Group, former U.S. Army Corporal (served as a medic)
Significant other	formerly Linda Tavara
Parents	Unnamed father, Unnamed mother

Daniel Linderman was a founding member and high-ranking official in the Company who eventually ascended to Director of Operations, as well as the founder and head of the Linderman Group. He was an evolved human with the ability to heal others.

Character History

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Daniel Linderman: Season One History.

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Season Two

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The Second Coming

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After Nathan suffers an assassination attempt by Future Peter, he wakes up in a hospital to find Linderman standing before him.

The Butterfly Effect

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Linderman plays chess with Nathan, but when the nurse enters Nathan's room, she can't see him.

Evolved Human Abilities

Linderman has the ability to heal others, which he has used on several occasions, such as:

• His mother's cancer.
• Dallas's gunshot wound.
• A deer's wound.
• A wilting plant.
• Heidi's paralysis.

Memorable Quotes

"You see, I think there comes a time when a man has to ask himself whether he wants a life of happiness or a life of meaning."

"I'd like to have both."

"It can't be done. Two very different paths. I mean, to be truly happy a man must live absolutely in the present, and with no thought of what's gone before, and no thought of what lies ahead. But a life of meaning, a man is condemned to wallow in the past, and obsess about the future."

- Linderman, Nathan (Parasite)

"An explosion of that magnitude would destroy half the population of New York City like that (*snap*)."

"There's six and a half billion people on the planet. That's less than point-zero-seven percent. Come on, that's an acceptable loss by anyone's count."

- Nathan, Linderman (.07%)

"You should have taken the money."

- Linderman (to Niki) (Landslide)

Notes

• It is unclear what role (if any) Mr. Linderman played in the death row inmate's confession to Jessica's crimes. (Distractions)
• Mr. Linderman's Vietnam War history is recorded in a partially censored file found in the Pentagon. In it, his codename is listed as "Austin".
• Mr. Linderman's exact age is unknown. However, Jason Badower says he remembers reading an email stating that Linderman was 18 years old in November 1968. This would make him about 56 years old in November 2006.
• McDowell said on his character, "The man is a healer. He has obviously got a wonderful side to him. He's wonderful with children, wonderful with pets. What more can I say about him? He's the life and soul of a party. He tells a good joke. He's a delightful man and the kind of person that would be a very fine uncle to your children. But having said that, there is a side to him which is a little bit dark, he has this power thing. And he feels that, and I'm not saying that I feel that which is what he feels obviously, is that the world is in such a state that the human race is so decadent and out of - is that me? No. Anyway that, he thinks the answer to that is starting again. And it's obviously a kind of strange way of going about things but there are other people on this planet at the moment I'd say that think the same unfortunately, and they are dangerous. And Linderman, I don't know. He must have had quite an unhappy childhood I think for him to have taken it that far." [1]
• Tim Kring said, "I looked at Linderman almost as a Bond villain. The Bond movies always have someone new and interesting; Linderman was our first. He was our Dr. No."
• In chapter 5 of the Takezo Kensei: Sword Saint videos by the Yamagato Fellowship, Mr. Linderman is called "Daniel Linderman." He is also mentioned by name on corinthianlasvegas.com, and confirmed by Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite in this CBR Q&A discussion.
• Mr. Linderman is widely know to have the largest collection of Kensei artifacts in the world. Most guarded of these treasures is Kensei's sword, which Linderman never lends out. He claimed to have received the sword in 1977. (Sword Saint)

Trivia

• According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a "linder" is "a woollen waistcoat or undershirt".
• In French, the similar-sounding "lendemain" means "the next day" or "the immediate future".
• Mr. Linderman's office in the Kirby Plaza building is on the fifty-first floor.
• Even though Linderman is mentioned many times in Season One, the actor who portrays him, Malcolm McDowell, only acts in three episodes.
• Linderman owns a casino, meaning that he is incredibly wealthy. Ironically, the last word he ever says is "money".
• In German, the dried flowers of the tree "Linde" ("Tilia" in English) have healing powers.
• The German word "lindern" means to cure an illness or a wound.

See Also

• For articles related to Mr. Linderman, see Related Articles:Mr. Linderman.
• For other uses of Linderman, see Linderman (disambig).

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Daniel Linderman for fan-created theories and other speculation.

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