Theory:Emile Danko

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Theory	Citations	Notes
Danko will somehow acquire an ability of his own, possibly leading to his demise.	None.	+ Danko has referred to those with abilities as 'animals', so his reality would be severely shaken should he become one of "them". + It would be ironic. - As the formula and the catalyst have been destroyed, there is no current way for Danko to obtain powers.
Danko originally had abilities, but had a bad experience with other posthumans and ultimately had his abilities stolen by Arthur Petrelli.	"For 20 years I was successful at making people like you not even know that people like them even exist." (Noah) "Do not presume to know anything about me." (Danko)	+ It would explain who Arthur got his telepathy from. • Arthur experimented on people with the formula (notably Nathan and the triplets and the elephant man). He could have easily taken powers from his test subjects. + He seems to have a motivation to work against people with abilities that is beyond a strong belief. + Angela talks like she knows Danko, so he may be an old acquaintance of the Petrelli family. + Angela pointed out that Danko was the only one surviving a crash a long time ago. He got a bit nervous and left. - If he was an acquaintance, Nathan would know or remember him. • Maybe he does. He hired nobody other than Danko for his operation. • Did he? Danko seems to have been assigned for the operation by the US government. • Nathan had no idea about anything Arthur and Angela were up to. He couldn't even tell that Linderman was more than a client... so it's easily possible that lesser relations were never seen by Nathan at all.
Danko's family or one of his loved ones was killed by an evolved human.	None.	+ This could be the reason why he hates the evolved human so much.
Danko is going to use the operation's exposure in Exposed to turn the population against evolved humans once their existence is revealed - and then turn them against Nathan stating he is trying to stop evolved humans being contained. Then he will gain control of operations in Washington.	Danko has been shown to take control of things for himself as of Exposed.	+ He has been shown as keen to take matters into his own hands. + He did not seem bothered about the government plans being exposed, perhaps he feels they would be to the team's advantage.
Danko will be killed by Noah on Nathan's order, he is the only witness of his flight.	None.	- Killing Danko wouldn't help the evolved humans, Danko would be sure to let other government agents know of Nathan's status, so killing him would only "prove" that evolved humans are dangerous.
Danko hates the evolved humans because one of them rescued him in the Angola incident, but let the others die.	Angela states in Shades of Gray that she knows about Angola and wonders how Danko managed to survive.	+ This would resemble the "I, Robot" movie, where the main character hates robots for the similar reason. - The statement made by Angela easily could be taken another way. He has a power that allowed him to live when others could not. • Danko has no powers. - And even if he does, why doesn't he kill himself from the grief instead of hunting evolved humans? • Danko could be a vengeful person.
Danko will get killed off.	None.	- Danko could take over the whole operation now that he has seen Nathan fly. The operation needs someone to run it. + Danko could be killed in a confrontation with evolved humans. + Matt Parkman could seek revenge if Mohinder reveals that Danko prevented Daphne from receiving life-saving medical care. + In episode 9 of Volume 4, Danko manipulates HRG into shooting Sylar. After Sylar regenerates, he appears to have hard feelings towards Danko for it. Sylar might try to kill Danko in retaliation.
Danko will get killed by Sylar.	None.	+ Danko could be killed in a confrontation with Sylar after Noah almost killed Sylar. ("Turn & Face the Strange") + Sylar has hunted down everyone who has used or betrayed him previously. If he views Danko's trick as betrayal of some sort, it would be in his character to get revenge. + Sylar loves power and can imitate Danko.