Barbara

Barbara
Portrayed by	Ali Larter
First mentioned	One of Us, One of Them
In-story stats
Known ability	Water mimicry
Gender
Age	32
Date of birth	August 24, 1974
Place of birth	Beverly Hills, CA
Siblings	Niki Sanders (estranged triplet sister, deceased), Tracy Strauss (estranged triplet sister)
Other relatives	Brother-in-law: D.L. Hawkins (deceased) Nephew: Micah Sanders

Barbara is one in a set of triplets (along with Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss) who was synthetically given abilities by Dr. Zimmerman.

Character History

One of Us, One of Them

Dr. Zimmerman, the man who delivered Niki and Tracy, initially confuses Tracy for Barbara when she visits his home in Reseda.

I Am Become Death

Zimmerman explains to Tracy how she, Niki, and Barbara were separated and given to adoptive parents after they were given evolved human abilities.

Angels and Monsters

Angela explains to Tracy and Nathan that the Company injected Barbara with the contents of the formula, which gave Niki and Tracy their respective abilities.

An Invisible Thread

Barbara is seen in the teaser for Season 4. Agent Kent Harper, who has been fired from Homeland Security, walks into his apartment. His faucet is on and overflowing. The water on the floor begins to move, and forms into Barbara. She claims he's "number four".

Later, Nathan Petrelli reads about Harper's "mysterious drowning" in the newspaper.

Heroes Evolutions

The Agent

In chapter 9 of The Agent, Barbara gets out of a tank full of water in the back tent of a circus. She then begins unzipping from her back down the part of her costume that makes her legs look like the tail of a fish. Then, she spots Anna in the tent and shouts out for Doug, telling him that a kid is in the tent. A short while later, Doug informs Anna that the government is coming for everyone but himself, and the mermaid performer, who is now out of her costume and standing on both feet, cups her hands. The air inside her hands turns to water, which leaks through her fingers onto the ground. Some time later, the mermaid performer huddles with Anna and the other circus performers in the dark. She and everyone else freeze as they spot lots of people moving around quietly outside.

In chapter 10 of The Agent, the mermaid performer, Anna, and the other circus staff hide in a cellar underneath the circus while agents search above them. The mermaid performer, who Anna notes is named Barbara, lies on her side with her eyes closed, but jumps at every noise.

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In chapter 12 of The Agent a fugitive named Barbara uses her ability to save Rachel from Janey.

Notes

• A picture of Barbara resides in Dr. Zimmerman's home. She stands alongside Dr. Zimmerman, an unknown woman, and the German. (I Am Become Death)

See Also

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

Fan Theories

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