Theory:Ando Masahashi

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Theory	Citations	Notes
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. + When Sylar telekinetically pinned Ando in How to Stop an Exploding Man, Sylar already had Isaac's precognitive ability so wouldn't need to gain that ability from Ando. - In the exposed future, he manifests a different ability.
Ando will be promoted to Executive Vice President of Yamagato Industries.	None.	+ His best friend is the CEO of Yamagato Industries. - His interest in heroes and Kimiko may lead him to work at the Yamagato Fellowship instead. + There is no reason he cannot be Vice President of both Yamagato Industries and Yamagato Fellowship.
Ando is Angela and Kaito's son.	Kaito and Angela have had an affair in the past.	+ Kaito would have to give up the baby so his wife would not be suspicious. - It's highly unlikely Kaito would have let Ando pursue a relationship with his daughter if Ando was also his child. - The Petrelli family would have seen that Angela was pregnant...
Ando will discover the power his future incarnation uses to murder future Hiro in the current season, but use it for the power of good.	None.	+ Ando isn't a villain. + We don't know if he was using it for evil in the future; he could've just made Hiro lose consciousness or maybe Hiro went evil sometime between now and then.
Future Ando is more powerful than Hiro.	In season 3, Future Hiro was shown killed by Future Ando by his power.	+ Ando probably has a power of his own. Lots of the characters that have powers learned them at different ages. So Ando may have learned his. - Unless there was more to Ando's power than what we were shown, then Hiro's is definitely more powerful; he can stop time to do whatever he wants.
Future Ando is an illusion created by an evolved human yet to be introduced, or a person such as Sylar or Peter mimicking these abilities, intended to trick Hiro.	None.	+ Connie Logan in the graphic novels has the ability to change people's appearances. She, or someone with similar abilities, may have altered an evolved human who can shoot red bolts to look like Ando.
Mohinder will mass produce his power-giving serum, which is the source of Ando's future power.	None.	+ Mohinder believes that people like Sylar would be less dangerous if everyone had a power to defend themselves.
Future Ando is a hero and future Hiro is evil.	None.	+ Ando looked sad that he had to take Hiro out. + Although it isn't certain about the nature of Pinehearst Company, in the future Ando works for them, and so far they have been the good guys (in the future, that is), by taking down terrorists. + Future Ando killed (or simply attacked) Future Hiro with red lightning. In Heroes, red color symbolizes good guys. • When has red been associated with good guys? • Daredevil, Spiderman, etc there are a lot... • In Heroes. Almost every good character has been shown wearing red: Nathan's tie, Claire's cheerleader's uniform (in Volume One), Peter's T-shirt under his white jacket and so on. Unlike them, Sylar, Linderman, Adam and Arthur never wore red clothes. - Nathan doesn't look like he's in the good guy territory anymore. • Nathan hasn't worn red recently... - If Hiro were evil, he could have easily killed Ando first. The fact that he didn't freeze time and slice Ando in half gives reason to believe that Hiro is still a good guy. + Hiro may not have got his powers back
In Part 4, Ando and Hiro will change roles, with Hiro becoming Ando's sidekick.	At the end of Part 3, Hiro is depowered while Ando is newly empowered	+ This would be an interesting twist to the relationship between Hiro and Ando.