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Fate vs. free will — Is a character's future pre-destined, or can they make their own choice to determine the outcome?
Fate vs. free will — Is a character's future pre-destined, or can they make their own choice to determine the outcome?


==Episodic Occurrances of Fate Prevailing==
==Episodic Occurrences of Fate Prevailing==
===[[Genesis]]===
===[[Genesis]]===
*[[Isaac]] realizes his [[paintings]] are predicting real world events.
*[[Isaac]] realizes his [[paintings]] are predicting real world future events.


===[[Six Months Ago]]===
===[[Six Months Ago]]===
*[[Hiro]] realizes that, try as he might, he cannot save [[Charlie]] from being murdered by [[Sylar]].
*After teleporting forward and backward, [[Hiro]] realizes that, try as he might, he cannot save [[Charlie]] from being murdered by [[Sylar]].


===[[Parasite]]===
===[[Parasite]]===
*After [[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] [[Space-time manipulation|teleport]] into the [[Timeline:Possible_Futures|future]] they see that the [[explosion]] has already destroyed [[New York City]] and Hiro says that he failed to stop the bomb.
*After [[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] [[Space-time manipulation|teleport]] into the [[Five Years Gone|future]] they see that the [[explosion]] has already destroyed [[New York City]] and Hiro says that he failed to stop the bomb.


===[[.07%]]===
===[[.07%]]===
*[[Isaac]] tells [[Sylar]] that he tried fighting the future, but it's too big for him. He also tells him that he can't fight the future.
*[[Isaac]] tells [[Sylar]] that he tried fighting the future, but it's too big for him.
*Isaac tells Sylar that he finally knows his part in all this.
*He also tells him that he can't fight the future.


==Episodic Occurances of Free Will Prevailing==
==Episodic Occurrences of Free Will Prevailing==
===[[Homecoming]]===
===[[Homecoming]]===
* [[Peter]] saves the [[Claire|cheerleader]] (for the time being) because he chose to follow Future [[Hiro]]'s warning.
* [[Peter]] saves the [[Claire|cheerleader]] (for the time being) because he chose to heed [[Future Hiro]]'s warning.


==Other Episodic Occurances==
==Other Episodic References==
===[[Genesis]]===
===[[Genesis]]===
*[[Peter]] tells [[Nathan]] that he has been thinking about his destiny.
*[[Peter]] tells [[Nathan]] that he has been thinking about his destiny.
*In his taxi, [[Mohinder]] tells [[Peter]] it is destiny that natural selection has picked seemingly ordinary individuals to carry inside them the genetic code that will take their species to the next [[evolution]]ary rung.
*In his taxi, [[Mohinder]] tells [[Peter]] it is destiny that natural selection has picked seemingly ordinary individuals to carry inside them the genetic code that will take their species to the next [[evolution]]ary rung.
===[[The Fix]]===
===[[The Fix]]===
*[[Peter]] tells [[Claude]] that he believes that their meeting is not an accident; Claude is destined to help Peter gain control of his [[Empathic mimicry|power]] and prevent the disaster.
*[[Peter]] tells [[Claude]] that he believes that their meeting is not an accident; Claude is destined to help Peter gain control of his [[Empathic mimicry|power]] and prevent the [[explosion|disaster]] to come.
===[[Distractions]]===
===[[Distractions]]===
*[[Isaac]] meets [[Simone]] on [[Charles Deveaux's rooftop]], where he laments that the city he has grown to love is going to be destroyed, and there's nothing he can do to stop it. Simone tells him that he wouldn't have been given [[Precognition|his power]] if there were nothing he could do.
*[[Isaac]] meets [[Simone]] on [[Charles Deveaux's rooftop]], where he laments that the city he has grown to love is going to be destroyed, and there's nothing he can do to stop it. Simone tells him that he wouldn't have been given [[Precognition|his power]] if there were nothing he could do. She tells him that he not only sees the future, he makes it.
===[[Unexpected]]===
===[[Unexpected]]===
*[[Sylar]] says he believes in fate.
*[[Sylar]] says he believes in fate.
===[[.07%]]===
===[[.07%]]===
*[[Mr. Linderman]] tells [[Nathan]] that it is his destiny to use the [[explosion]] to rally a nation and the world.
*[[Mr. Linderman]] tells [[Nathan]] that it is his destiny to be the leader who uses the [[explosion]] to rally a city, a nation, and a world.
*Isaac tells Sylar that he finally knows his part in all this.
===[[Five Years Gone]]===
===[[Five Years Gone]]===
*[[Mohinder Suresh (future)|Mohinder]] told [[Matt Parkman (future)|Matt]] that [[Hiro Nakamura (future)|Hiro]] may have kept a [[string web|living map of the past]] because he thought he could change it.
*[[Mohinder Suresh (future)|Mohinder]] told [[Matt Parkman (future)|Matt]] that [[Hiro Nakamura (future)|Hiro]] may have kept a [[string web|living map of the past]] because he thought he could change it.


==Graphic Novel Occurrences==
==Graphic Novel References==
===[[Graphic Novel:String Theory]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:String Theory]]===
In 2011, America is a police state where evolved humans are persecuted. Hiro recalls how he tried to change history by killing Sylar before he exploded, but Sylar lived because he had stolen Claire's power to regenerate. He goes back in time again to get Peter to save Claire, hoping that will change history, but nothing seems different when he returns.
In 2011, America is a police state where evolved humans are persecuted. Hiro recalls how he tried to change history by killing Sylar before he exploded, but Sylar lived because he had stolen Claire's power to regenerate. He goes back in time again to get Peter to save Claire, hoping that will change history, but nothing seems different when he returns.

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Fate vs. free will

Hiro laments to Ando that, try as he might, he couldn't save Charlie.

Fate vs. free will — Is a character's future pre-destined, or can they make their own choice to determine the outcome?

Episodic Occurrences of Fate Prevailing

Genesis

Six Months Ago

  • After teleporting forward and backward, Hiro realizes that, try as he might, he cannot save Charlie from being murdered by Sylar.

Parasite

.07%

  • Isaac tells Sylar that he tried fighting the future, but it's too big for him.
  • He also tells him that he can't fight the future.

Episodic Occurrences of Free Will Prevailing

Homecoming

Other Episodic References

Genesis

  • Peter tells Nathan that he has been thinking about his destiny.
  • In his taxi, Mohinder tells Peter it is destiny that natural selection has picked seemingly ordinary individuals to carry inside them the genetic code that will take their species to the next evolutionary rung.

The Fix

  • Peter tells Claude that he believes that their meeting is not an accident; Claude is destined to help Peter gain control of his power and prevent the disaster to come.

Distractions

  • Isaac meets Simone on Charles Deveaux's rooftop, where he laments that the city he has grown to love is going to be destroyed, and there's nothing he can do to stop it. Simone tells him that he wouldn't have been given his power if there were nothing he could do. She tells him that he not only sees the future, he makes it.

Unexpected

  • Sylar says he believes in fate.

.07%

  • Mr. Linderman tells Nathan that it is his destiny to be the leader who uses the explosion to rally a city, a nation, and a world.
  • Isaac tells Sylar that he finally knows his part in all this.

Five Years Gone

Graphic Novel References

Graphic Novel:String Theory

In 2011, America is a police state where evolved humans are persecuted. Hiro recalls how he tried to change history by killing Sylar before he exploded, but Sylar lived because he had stolen Claire's power to regenerate. He goes back in time again to get Peter to save Claire, hoping that will change history, but nothing seems different when he returns.



Recurring Themes edit

Character connectionsChild vs. parentDeathFaith and religionFamilyFate vs. free willHeroismIronyLogic vs. emotionLonelinessLoyalty vs. treacheryMoral ambiguityOne punch knockoutPressure of responsibilityRevengeSacrificeSecrets and deceptionSpecialWomen in Refrigerators

See Also: References