Instant messaging

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Characters on Heroes commonly use instant messaging as a means of communication with other characters.

Episode Occurrences

Season One

• Hana Gitelman introduces herself to Ted Sprague by text message. (Unexpected)
• Noah Bennet messages the Haitian that his home has been compromised. (Company Man)

Season Two

• Mohinder sends Noah a photo of the eighth painting in the series via instant message. (Kindred)
• West messages Claire about smelling waffles. (Out of Time)

Graphic Novel Occurrences

• While talking with Noah Bennet, Hana Gitelman uses her ability to receive Thompson's text message of "kadima" he sent to Noah. Later, she uses her ability to instant message Noah what "kadima" means in English. (Wireless, Part 2)
• On a mission in Tanzania, Hana instant messages to Noah the contents of Dr. Henry Strauss's research. (Wireless, Part 3)
• After the events of Company Man, Mr. Bennet travels to an Odessa coffee shop and messages Hana for her help in taking down the Company. Hana replies via instant message that she'll do it. (Family Man)
• After losing her body in Outer Space and becoming a purusha (bodiless individual), Hana introduces herself to Micah. (The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2)
• After Claude and Haram enter a Paris hotel, Claude gets a message from the Company. (Golden Handshake, Part 2)
• Hana and Traveler communicate via instant message when she asks him to deliver a message to Richard Drucker in Bhutan. (The Last Shangri-La)

Heroes Evolutions

• After D.L.'s death, Hana and Micah instant message each other about Richard Drucker at the website of the Corinthian Casino, corinthianlasvegas.com.

Notes

• Hana's self-introduction to Ted via text message also occurs in Graphic Novel:How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 1.
• Hana's Heroes Evolutions text messages to fans of the show participating in the Heroes ARG are not included on this page. See Hana's messages for that listing.

Gallery

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  Hana sends Noah a text message explaining Thompson's message.
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  Hana messages Noah Dr. Strauss's research data.
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  Hana introduces herself to Ted via IM.
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  Hana IMs Noah agreeing to help take down the Company.
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  Hana and Micah text each other about death.
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  After entering the hotel, Claude gets a message from the Company.
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  West text messages Claire about smelling waffles.