Becky Taylor

Becky Taylor
Portrayed by	Tessa Thompson, Zoe Bolden (at age five)
First appearance	Hysterical Blindness
In-story stats
Known ability	Invisibility
Formal name	Rebecca Taylor
Gender
Home	Arlington, VA
Residence	formerly the Taylors' home
Occupation	Student and pledgemaster at Arlington University
Parents	Mr. Taylor (father, deceased)

Rebecca "Becky" Taylor is Claire's sorority pledge master and a member of the Carnival. She is an evolved human with the ability to become invisible. She is also somewhat mentally unstable since the death of her father when she was five.

Character History

Hysterical Blindness

Rebecca approaches Claire and invites her to join her sorority. She uses the fact that Claire's mother was in the same sorority to coerce Claire, and Claire decides to go along, accompanied by Gretchen. Claire and Gretchen arrive late at the introduction by Rebecca and take part in a "speed dating" activity. Rebecca soon introduces Claire to another ex-cheerleader, Kara Hayback. Later, Rebecca and the rest of the sorority sisters enter Claire and Gretchen's room, just after the pair have kissed and welcome them into the sorority. At the carnival, Rebecca approaches Samuel and tells him that she has been using her ability to alienate Claire and has successfully fooled her into believing that Annie killed herself, when it was really her who pushed her off the window.

Strange Attractors

Rebecca breaks into Claire and Gretchen's dorm room with two other members of the sorority. Claire briefly fights against Rebecca and the others, as their faces are covered. Rebecca then reveals herself to Claire and states that they are there to kidnap them for their initiation. Rebecca and the others put the girls in a trunk and go to an old slaughterhouse where Rebecca releases them alongside two other pledges. She tells the group that the first two-girl-team to complete a scavenger hunt will get to sit out of the slaughterhouse. Rebecca then follows Claire and Gretchen invisibly and ends up throwing a heave hook and chain at them. Both girls are unharmed however.

Gretchen and Claire then team up with Olivia and Ashley but soon separate again. As Claire and Gretchen are alone in one room, Rebecca attacks Gretchen. When Claire attempts to help, Rebecca shoves her onto a metal pole. Claire then attacks the invisible Rebecca with a hook, disrupting Rebecca's ability. As she becomes visible, the other girls arrive in the room. Rebecca runs past them, turning invisible.

Shadowboxing

Claire and Gretchen try desperately to find Becky after her departure from the slaughterhouse. They wonder why she is trying to kill Gretchen and go to see if any of the other girls know anything but they discover that their memories of Becky's disappearance have been erased by René, the Haitian. Claire soon finds that Gretchen is leaving because she is afraid that Becky will kill her.

Noah searches Becky's room and finds a compass. He claims that he does not want to hurt Becky and she becomes visible, saying that she does not believe him. Becky explains that when she was five, Noah came to her house and murdered her father. She says that her father hid her under her bed and that while they were fighting, she wished with all her might that she would not be found. She becomes angry and says that her wish triggered her ability and that she has spent all her life wondering why she wanted to save herself instead of her father. Noah tries to apologize but Becky says that she is going to take away the thing he loves most, Claire. When two other sorority sisters enter the room, Becky once again disappears.

Noah and Claire soon take Samuel away into a car and Becky, while invisible, attacks them in order to protect Samuel. Strangely, Samuel picks up Noah's taser and shoots Becky. He tries to take her away but Noah raises his gun on them, telling them to stop. Claire lets them leave peacefully. Later, at the carnival, Becky apologizes for messing things up but Samuel reassures her that Claire is exactly where they want her and that she will still have her revenge on Noah Bennet.

Thanksgiving

Claire explains to her mother about Becky.

Gretchen tells Claire that no one has tried to kill her new roommate, referring to Becky.

Claire warns Gretchen that Becky will be wherever the compass leads.

Evolved Human Abilities

Rebecca has the ability to turn invisible. She has used this ability to kill Annie by pushing her out of an open window, as well as sneak around Claire's room undetected. She is also able to extend her ability to objects she holds.

If taken by surprise, her ability can be disrupted. (Strange Attractors)

Memorable Quotes

"Honestly, it feels like all I do is push."

- Rebecca (to Samuel) (Hysterical Blindness)

"Jeez, Claire, you don't have to go all Buffy on us. We're just kidnapping you."

- Rebecca (to Claire) (Strange Attractors)

Notes

• Rebecca killed Annie. She is the person who left the suicide note on Annie's bed after Claire left.
• Rebecca calls Samuel Sullivan uncle, but Samuel later confirms that this is not literal. Samuel's brother is Joseph Sullivan, but Rebecca's father was shown to have been killed by Noah when she was five.
• Her father's death and her thirst for revenge has left her mentally unstable; this is something even Samuel admits to.

See Also

• For other uses of Becky, see Becky (disambig).

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Becky Taylor for fan-created theories and other speculation.