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Theory	Citations	Notes
Takezo Kensei is the ancestor of Claire.	None	+ They both have the power of rapid cell regeneration. + Matt and Maury both have the same power. Maya and Alejandro have powers that are connected, so family relations are likely to have an effect on the power. + They both have blonde hair - possibly a result of genes being passed down. + In an interview it was hinted that Kensei was the ancestor of Hiro. If that is true, then there is a large chance that so is Kaito. Angela admitted to sleeping with Kaito, meaning that Nathan might be Kaito's son. Since Claire is Nathan's biological daughter, if all this is true, then she is related to Kensei.
Takezo Kensei's rapid cell regeneration allows longevity or perhaps immortality.	None	+ Takezo Kensei is revealed to be born in 1584. (Godsend) Hiro goes back in time to 1671, and finds Takezo, who doesn't look 87-years-old. (Four Months Later) + He was shown to have died after being shot with three arrows, but came back to life. (Lizards) • Takezo Kensei is confirmed to have the power of rapid cell regeneration. However, this could work in the same way as longevity, given that the aging cells and tissues and what not would heal themselves due to Kensei's ability. + Present day Adam has not aged at all. (Out of Time)
Takezo Kensei is the ninth founding member of The Company.	None	+ Takezo Kensei is Adam Monroe, who suggested the group of twelve came together. (Out of Time) • 9 is an important number in Heroes. + The Symbol was first used by Kensei, and has since been adopted by the Company, as well as others.
Takezo Kensei is the ancestor of several or maybe all evolved humans	None.	+ He is from England, but it is in Japan in 1671; he might have had multiple affairs around the globe, leading to multiple offspring who carried his genetic potential. + This fits his "pre-Hiro" personality perfectly. + Claire and Niki have blonde hair like him. Claire has his power too. + He was alive far enough in the past for any physical trait to be "watered down" through generations, additionally, blond hair and blue eyes are recessive traits and would more easily to "vanish" through generations and his (possible multi-racial) offspring could blend better with the general population in they areas. • All characters have connections. - Even after so many generations, this may imply incest.
The man played by David Anders is not the real Takezo Kensei.	None.	+ Takezo Kensei is revealed to be born in 1584. (Godsend) Hiro goes back in time to 1671, and finds Takezo, who doesn't look 87-years-old. (Four Months Later) • We still don't know if rapid cell regeneration can make people age slowly. + He claimed to never realized that he was able to regenerate before, and his behavior (rather cowardly) confirms that. He would likely to have noticed that he still young looking at 87 and people at time didn't live that long. - The birth date might be incorrect; after over 300 years, there are bound to be at least small errors in something which was legendary to begin with.
The story of Takezo Kensei is a combination of the stories of the original Kensei (Adam Monroe) and Hiro Nakamura, who is also known as Kensei.	None	+ Yaeko says that Hiro is the true Takezo Kensei to her. This could be foreshadowing. (Out of Time) + Hiro "cuts out his heart" by leaving Yaeko and returning to the future.
Takezo Kensei/Adam Monroe killed Kaito Nakamura to take revenge for what Hiro did in feudal Japan.	Kensei told Hiro: "As long as I have breath, anything you love I will lay to waste... I swear, you will suffer". (Out of Time)	+ An enhanced image of the hooded killer resembles David Anders's face. • The attack on Kaito was apparently connected to the attacks on Angela Petrelli and Bob, whose deaths would not personally affect Hiro.