The Company's founders

The Company's founders
Purpose:	Finding evolved humans
First mentioned:	Four Months Later
Known members:	Daniel Linderman, Mr. Petrelli, Angela Petrelli, Kaito Nakamura, Charles Deveaux, Bob, Maury Parkman, an unnamed woman, and 4 other members

A group of twelve elders once worked together to find evolved humans. Much of their purpose, origin, and history remains to be revealed.

History

Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 2

Daniel Linderman and Mr. Petrelli serve together during the Vietnam War.

Parasite

Nathan tells Quesada that Mr. Petrelli once worked as an attorney in the firm which represented the Linderman Group.

Landslide

Kaito tells Hiro that years ago he had allies--others with power. He says that they fought to save the world until some lost their way.

How to Stop an Exploding Man

In one of Peter's dreams, Peter sees a past conversation at the Deveaux building involving three members of the group of twelve: Angela and Charles talk about Linderman's involvement in Nathan's election.

Four Months Later

Kaito Nakamura, speaking to Angela Petrelli, acknowledges Charles Deveaux, Mr. Linderman, and Mr. Petrelli as fellow members of a group of twelve--of whom nine remain--who once tried to find evolved humans. Kaito tells Angela they are in danger. Later that night, Kaito is killed by someone he recognizes.

Lizards

Angela's fingerprint is found on the picture of Kaito, and she is questioned by the police. She tells of her past history with Kaito and the symbol on the photo being that of her husband's law firm.

The Kindness of Strangers

Angela admits to killing Kaito, but Matt, using telepathy, hears Angela's thoughts to tell him to back down, or else the investigation will expose all of them. Matt, in pursuit of the truth, asks Nathan for help, and Nathan tells Matt that he has the entire photo that was found on Kaito and Angela.

Later, Nathan shows Matt the photo of the twelve on Charles Deveaux's rooftop. These people include Bob, Angela, Kaito, Mr. Petrelli, Linderman, Charles, and Maury Parkman, an unnamed woman, and four other individuals.

Notes

• Kaito makes a reference to the hooded killer which might include him or her as a member of the group. (Four Months Later...)
• Of the known members, only Daniel Linderman, Bob, and Maury Parkman have confirmed abilities. It seems likely, however, that others in the group are evolved humans.
• Some members of this group have ties to the Linderman Group and the Company.
• Heroes: The Mobile Game lists five of the founders of the Company to be: Arthur and Angela Petrelli, Maury Parkman, Kaito Nakamura, and Adam Monroe. It is yet unknown whether the founders of the Company are also the group of twelve.
• It appears that more than one version of Nathan's photograph exists. Whether this is a production error or intentional is unknown. There are different versions of the full-group photo, as well as multiple versions of the sub-set photos of Kaito and Angela's death threats.

One full-size version of this photo shows Bob wearing a black suit, while another version shows a man in his position wearing a tan suit.

Kaito's individual picture has two variations: one which has a person in a black suit standing to his left, and one with someone standing to his left wearing a tan suit.

Angela's individual picture has two variations: one which shows her husband standing behind her right shoulder, and one with no one standing behind her.

Gallery

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  Nathan shows Matt a photo of the group.
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  Mr. Petrelli...
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  ...Angela Petrelli...
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  ...Daniel Linderman...
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  ...Kaito Nakamura...
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  ...Bob...
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  ...Maury Parkman...
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  ...and Charles Deveaux are the known members of the group of twelve.
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  In addition to the known members are two unidentified ...
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  ...men...
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  ... and three ...
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  ... unidentified ...
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  ... women.
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  A Composite version of the photo