Talk:Explosion future

Careful!

There are at least 2 dark futures, the one at the beginning of String Theory where Future Hiro didn't go back at all, and the one shown in the episode, where Future Hiro went back but Present Hiro didn't stop the explosion (presuming he does so). They are arguably different enough to matter. In one, Sylar was the bomb, in the other, it was Peter. In one, Claire died in 2007 2006 (edit by Alexwill 10:26, 1 May 2007 (EDT)), in the other, Claire died in 2011. Gregorus 09:40, 1 May 2007 (EDT)

• We might need to split it to clarify, then. --Ted C 09:48, 1 May 2007 (EDT)
• I think a good method would be refering to the timeline before Hiro travels back to warn Peter as Dark Future A or 1, and after as Dark Future B or 2, and any subsequent Dark Futures named as such.... Alexwill 10:26, 1 May 2007 (EDT)
  • Numbering is too complex. Listing it sequentially and as a different future is enough. I like how it is. It gets too confusing when you start calling something A and B or 1 and 2. --Bob 10:28, 1 May 2007 (EDT)
    • So far, there's only one. In both String Theory and Five Years Gone, Sylar used Candace's power to disguise Peter as Sylar. At least, that's what I assume. Heroe!(talk) 17:08, 1 May 2007 (EDT)

The Message

I don't want to get into an editing conflict over whether to include Hiro's actions in String Theory here. My personal opinion, however, is that events that actually occur in the GN should be on the GN's page, and events that occur "around" String Theory and Five Years Gone should be on this page. --Ted C 14:33, 1 May 2007 (EDT)

Walls, Part 1

Shouldn't the events of the Walls graphic novel be included in this article, somehow? Afterall, it does provide some information on the history of the "Dark Future". Joser Kyind 16:06, 1 May 2007 (EDT)

• I would include events leading up to it, but leave the actual events described in the GN's own page. --Ted C 16:53, 1 May 2007 (EDT)
  • I'm not sure I understand your insistance on keeping the events of the GN's and episodes out of this article. Especially since the Walls comic is an important piece of the history behind Five Years Gone. It's not like anyone is calling for an in depth description of everything that happens in it, just a couple of main bullet points, like this:

Graphic Novel:Walls, Part 1

These events occur one year after the explosion in New York City.

• Hiro and Peter work together to free the evolved human prisoners of Moab Federal Penitentiary.
• Peter meets Niki Sanders, one of the prisoners.
• Hiro and Peter are confronted by three Homeland Security evolved human agents.

The Name

I recall Future Hiro using the exact phrase "Dark Future" early in Five Years Gone. Is that just my imagination? I ask, because I see no reason to go around referring to "one possible future" in other articles. Eventually, this future will presumably become impossible. If "Dark Future" is a term established in the show, I see now reason not to use it in the Wiki as a specific reference to the dystopian future of Five Years Gone. --Ted C 16:58, 1 May 2007 (EDT)