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Theory	Citations	Notes
West is the hooded individual who killed Kaito.	None	+ When West looked in Claire's window before he flew away, he wore a similar sweatshirt, with an unzipped hood, to that worn by the killer before he attacked Kaito. + Like Nathan, West as the ability to fly. A reasonable explanation for the disappearance of the hooded killer after he dragged Kaito off the roof is that he flew away before hitting the ground. + The killer has the build of an adolescent, and his hands showed none of the age expected, given Kaito's indication that he was an older generation hero. West and the hooded killer have similar physiques. + West is an evolved human, so his parents might be evolved humans as well, and they might be connected to the group of elder evolved humans. Kaito mentioned that one of the elders could be connected to the assassinations, so it could be West's parents, sending him to kill Kaito, or West himself trying to avenge the possible death of his parents. - The ages of the original 12 (from what we have seen) seem to be in the mid to late 60's, so it would be unlikely that they had a 16-year-old child. - Some clues during the season premiere suggest that the hooded killer might be Nathan, but the clues seem to be too obvious, possibly indicating that Tim Kring is trying to misdirect viewers. • West may be one of the older generation of heroes. Before Kaito was killed he said "Of all of them, I never thought it would be you." This suggests that the killer was one of the older generation of heroes (but doesn't do anything to disprove this theory, as the killer looked as young as West). • If this theory is true, then it is possible that West has multiple powers, as he was able to travel from California to New York in a short length of time, and appears to be a teenager, despite Kaito's statement indicating the killer was one of the older generation of heroes.
West is working for Angela and/or the Company.	None	+ West's power is flight. Angela knows Claire would relate to a boy her age with her biological father's ability. • There's no proof in the season two premiere that he can be seen by other students. Even Noah may not have seen West. West might be a Candice-induced illusion. - There would be little reason to show him peeping through Claire's window and flying away into the night if he were just an illusion.
West does not have the power of flight, but the power of levitation.	None	+ He floats next to the tree outside Claire's house, and he flies away in an upright position rather than a horizontal position (think Peter Pan rather than Superman). He also doesn't do the accelerating boom that Peter and Nathan do when they fly. + It has been stated on the show that no two people have the same power, and Nathan has the power of flight.