Emile Danko

Danko
Portrayed by	Željko Ivanek
First appearance	Under the Bridge, Part 2
In-story stats
Known ability	None
Alias	The Hunter
Gender
Residence	Emile Danko's apartment
Occupation	Agent of Homeland Security

Danko, also referred to as "the Hunter", is an agent of the Department of Homeland Security, who currently serves as the leader of a team of soldiers hunting evolved humans on behalf of his superior, Senator Nathan Petrelli.

Character History

Graphic Novel:Under the Bridge, Part 2

When two of Nathan's bodyguards try to apprehend Donald Essex, they are subdued by Donald's ability. Danko sprays an unknown spray into Donald's face, which causes Donald to lose consciousness. Soon after, Nathan arrives and asks if Donald is dead. Danko says that it is hard to tell, and Nathan says to wrap it up and head back to New York. When Danko asks what to do with all the water in the room (which is actually Donald's dissolved remains), Nathan says to pour it away into the Mississippi River.

A Clear and Present Danger

Danko and his team capture Tracy at her home. He then tells Nathan that he has captured the first of them. Later, Danko gets into Mohinder's cab, right after Peter Petrelli leaves it and forces him to drive to a car park where Danko's team is waiting. Mohinder overpowers Danko and starts to run away, but is intercepted by Noah, who makes out like he is there to help but instead he brings Mohinder back to Danko. Danko delivers the posthumans to Nathan at an aircraft hanger and informs him of Sylar and Claire.

Trust and Blood

After the plane crash, Danko ordered an air strike, much to Nathan's frustration. Danko and Nathan begin to argue, with Danko comparing the evolved humans to rabid dogs, and that they must be "put down". After Daphne is shot by Danko's team, Matt manages to control the mind of a soldier and escape. Danko manages to shoot the soldier, and capture Claire. He threatens Claire and blames her for the deaths of many soldiers, before pulling out his gun and almost shooting her in the back of the head. Nathan quickly stops Danko, and sends Claire home. Danko and Nathan argue again, and Danko continues to label the evolved humans as animals. When Nathan and Tracy meet out in the woods, Nathan secretly brings Danko and Noah; even though he promises to meet Tracy alone. When Peter reveals himself out in the open, Danko and Noah prepare to aim at Tracy and Peter. Noah is persistent in shooting Peter, and tells Danko that he doesn't have the proper shot on Peter. When Peter flies away and escapes, Danko is frustrated and stares at Nathan coldly before leaving. According to a file Angela read, he was linked to civilain deaths in a Angolan Coup.

Heroes Evolutions

The Agent

In chapter 1 of The Agent, Rachel Mills learns about Danko and is compared to him while in training. The other recruits call him "the Hunter" for being lethal, focused, and instinctive. She meets Danko for the first time on her first mission at the Flight 195 crash site. Rachel is told to report to him for orders and finds him talking with Senator Petrelli. The senator is arguing with Danko that the detainees are going back into custody--that they are not assassins, but Danko says that the detainees should be killed. Danko also notes that the senator's daughter turned the transport flight into a National security emergency and points to her.

After a fast girl rescues Claire, Danko spots Rachel and approaches her while calling out her name. He tells Rachel to pick three men and follow the main search party. He adds that if that party gets into trouble, her squad is to ignore everything else and capture Claire by any means possible. Rachel asks what if they can't capture her, and he instructs her to shoot her in the back of the skull. He then leaves to make other preparations for the search.

Danko follows the main search party as well. When Gibson gets forced to shoot all the members of the main search party and the other members of Rachel's squad, Danko shoots and kills Gibson just before he can shoot Rachel. He then approaches Claire, pulls out a tie and takes her prisoner.