Theory:Ando Masahashi

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Theory	Citations	Notes
Ando has the power to focus or amplify other people's powers, possibly making himself immune in the process.	None.	+ Ando is the only one who remembers the "original" timeline where Hiro met Charlie only shortly before she was killed by Sylar. + Every time Hiro uses his powers near Ando, Hiro is able to do what he wants. When Hiro is not near Ando his powers are unpredictable. Also, when Isaac was around Ando, he was able to paint the future successfully without drugs. - Issac was able to sketch the future without the use of drugs before he ever came into physical contact with Ando. - Ando is next to Hiro at the Museum of Natural History, and Hiro is only able to slow time, not completely stop it (Godsend). + Hiro's powers were very weak, and perhaps slowing time was the peak of his abilities at that moment. - When Hiro attempts to go back in time and save Charlie (Seven Minutes to Midnight), he moves back far further than the day he intended to, despite his proximity to Ando. + If Ando's ability is just developing it might explain this though, or that Ando did not want Hiro to save Charlie. + Alternately, Hiro's power may have been amplified too much. - Sylar had the opportunity to take Ando's brain, but refused. He also mentions to Ando that he has no use for his brain. (How to Stop an Exploding Man) • Sylar has been shown as unable to tell whether or not someone has powers without outside information: he killed Jackie in the style he reserves for evolved humans, despite her being the wrong target, and only realized his mistake afterward. + Absorbing Ando's supposed amplification powers could only be a disadvantage to Sylar, since he has no allies. The only Evolved humans he would amplify would be enemies. + This could also explain why Peter begins to lose control of his powers sometime after meeting Ando on the night of Homecoming.
Ando has some kind of power involving the control of objects in motion.	Ando is nearby when the bullet from Hope's gun stops and then goes back into the barrel, causing it to "backfire". (Unexpected)	- Hiro was also near the gun, and was actively concentrating, and has reversed time in the past, such as the subway train's clock. (Genesis) - Ando has shown no other examples of using any powers. - Ando told Peter that he does not have any powers. (Homecoming). + The bullet was forced back into the gun and caused Hope to lose control of it. This would not happen if time was rewound. The bullet would simply go back in the guns barrel and then Hope would try to shoot Hiro and Ando again. Something stopped that bullet and forced it back into the barrel with force enough to dislodge it from Hope. Also, although the bullet returned to the gun, external time seemed to remain constant, as the police arrived almost immediately. (Unexpected) - Hiro may be able to localize his powers (specifically around the bullet and gun, this may also explain how the gun was dislodged from Hope's hand as she was fighting a recoil that was no longer there). If this is possible then we could see Hiro stopping bullets/arrows in real time. - Writers Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite confirmed in an interview that "Hiro did in fact make time reverse, causing Hope’s gun to misfire." - Sylar had the opportunity to take Ando's brain, but refused. He also mentions to Ando that he has no use for his brain. (How to Stop an Exploding Man) • Sylar has been shown as unable to tell whether or not someone has powers without outside information: he killed Jackie in the style he reserves for evolved humans, despite her being the wrong target, and only realized his mistake afterward. - This power is very similar to telekinesis, therefore, seems unlikely.
Ando has the ability to speak the future.	None.	+ There are many instances where Ando's offhand utterances later turn out to be true. He says that he and Hiro need to find hope, only to meet a woman named Hope moments later. (Run!). - This observation may simply be a device the writers have used to play up the need for Ando's character since Hiro learned English, or, more likely, to play up Hiro's quest for destiny. - Sylar had the opportunity to take Ando's brain, but refused. He also mentions to Ando that he has no use for his brain. (How to Stop an Exploding Man) • Sylar has been shown as unable to tell whether or not someone has powers without outside information: he killed Jackie in the style he reserves for evolved humans, despite her being the wrong target, and only realized his mistake afterward. • He also didn't attempt to kill Hiro in Seven Minutes To Midnight, he only killed Charlie.