Hana Gitelman

Hana Gitelman
Portrayed by	Stana Katic
First appearance	Wireless, Part 1
In-story stats
Known ability	Electronic data transception
Alias	Samantha
Nickname	Wireless
Gender
Home	Israel; Missoula, MT
Residence	Hana Gitelman's home
Occupations	Lieutenant, Israeli Army
Parent	Zahava Gitelman (mother)

Hana is an evolved human who experiences tragedy in her youth, joins the Israeli Army, and is recruited by Mr. Bennet's organization.

Character History

Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 1

In 1989, Hana survives a suicide attack when her bus crashes off a cliff. She is hospitalized for at least six months, and misses the funerals of her mother and grandmother. After recovering in 1990, she vows to live up to her family's legacy.

In 1997, Hana attempts to enlist in the Israeli Army as a paratrooper. Despite her skills, her request is denied by the IDF enlisting officer because of "grave concerns about [her] heart". Because her "judgment cannot be trusted", she takes an intelligence position with the Mossad, in which she analyzes, plans attacks, and plots strategies. She seems to know the moves of her enemies before they do. Hana is promoted, but remains unhappy; she continues to work to prove her worthiness. One night while walking the perimeter, she is overtaken by Mr. Bennet, who assures her that he is there to change her life.

Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 2

Three years after her hospitalization, Hana is sent by her father to a Tel Aviv psychologist to overcome her abandonment issues. In the present, Mr. Bennet asks Hana to trust him. She tries her best to do so, despite her misgivings about trusting people since her mother's and grandmother's deaths. Telling her he works for the CIA, he takes her to a secret facility in Alaska, where she begins to train physically as she continues to be evaluated medically. She grows frustrated with the lack of progress, but is suddenly able to perceive a text message sent to Mr. Bennet by a person named "Thompson". Suddenly, she is overwhelmed by emails, text messages, and satellite transmissions which she is able to perceive out of thin air, and Mr. Bennet knocks her unconscious.

When Hana wakes up several weeks later, she is unable to speak due to her long convalescence, but is able to communicate with Mr. Bennet and his organization by sending messages directly from her mind to cell phones. Mr. Bennet tells her she's ready for her first mission.

Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 3

Hana embarks on her first mission: acquire computer data from a microbiology lab in Tanzania. Hana secretly monitors the wireless communications of a man named Dr. Henry Strauss, a microbiologist who has created a powerful biological weapon—an alteration to bacterial DNA that renders ordinary stomach microbes deadly. Hana maintains direct contact with Mr. Bennet via her powers, and transmits the material to the laptop in the Bennets' home in Odessa, TX. Hana runs into trouble with the doctor's henchmen, but escapes using her combat skills and remembering the legacy of her grandmother's capture during World War II. Outside the jail, she only finds more armed soldiers.

Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 4

Hana reveals her CIA connection, and is brought to the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania. There, she talks with an Embassy employee, who informs her that there is no Alaskan facility, and that all the numbers she has given them are disconnected. Hana remembers her family's legacy, and wonders where she went wrong. She begins to discover her identity, and decides to fight. Hana manipulates the sprinklers to create a diversion, then grabs the employee. Holding him hostage, and grabbing a guard's gun, Hana escapes through a window of the Embassy. She feels "alive for the first time".

Hana finds her sanctuary in remote Missoula, MT, where she adopts the name "Samantha". In the secluded state, she enjoys the fresh air and senses wireless transmissions more clearly. She spends her time gathering intelligence on Mr. Bennet and his organization. She comes across an email from one "TEDDYBEAR616", who seems likewise bent on exacting revenge on Mr. Bennet. Hana hastily leaves Montana, and heads south to meet this potential ally.

Graphic Novel:How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 1

In his hideout in the Nevada desert, Ted Sprague receives an instant message from a user named "Wireless", even though he's not connected to the Internet. Hana arrives and explains her abilities. She shows Ted the mark on her neck and shows him the schematics for the needle which created it, telling him he can use his connections as a medical equipment salesman to track down their abductor. Just then, Hana perceives communications indicating Ted is in danger, and leaves him.

Unexpected

Hana wirelessly IMs Ted, and suddenly arrives at his cabin. She shows Ted the mark on her neck, blueplans used to make a pneumatic needle, and enlists him to help exact revenge against the people that did this to them. She and Ted call upon Matt Parkman and meet him in a cemetery.

Graphic Novel:The Path of the Righteous

As the three meet by Karen Sprague's grave, Hana believes that Matt and Ted are disillusioned by anger and revenge. Hana heads off on her motorcycle, following a trail of intercepted wireless communications. She is detoured by a girl being taken advantage of by a child pornographer. Hana sends the girl home, beats up the man, and issues a threat to all watching the wireless feed. Though she loses the email trail she was originally following, she is satisfied with her righteous deeds.

Powers

According to the Primatech Paper Co.'s website, Hana has the ability to intercept, generate and interpret electronic wireless transmissions.. She can read e-mails and text messages as they are being transmitted, even before they are received. She can also send messages directly from her mind.

Notes

• Hana has the Mark on the back of her neck. (Wireless, Part 4)
• During the Heroes360 experience, the Primatech paper website was "hacked" by Hana, revealing this dossier on her.
• Hana also sent Heroes360 participants a link to her website.

Trivia

• Hana smokes. (Wireless, Part 1)

Gallery

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  Hana, as a young girl, looks up to the legacy left by her mother and grandmother.
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  After a terrible suicide attack in Israel, Hana is hospitalized.
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  Spurred by the legacies left by her forbearers, Hana wants to enlist in the IDF.
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  Hana becomes a fierce warrior for justice.

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Hana Gitelman for fan-created theories and other speculation.