Child vs. parent

Child vs. parent
Matt confronts his father.

In Heroes, characters often come in conflict with their parents.

Recurrences

Seven Minutes to Midnight

• In a dream, Mohinder sees himself arguing with Chandra about his theories.

The Fix

• When D.L. has a hard time keeping up to speed with raising Micah on his own, Micah argues to D.L. that things were hard for Niki, but she always found a way to make things work.

Distractions

• Kaito and Hiro talk about his "heroic journey" at Port Washington Harbor.

The Hard Part

• Sylar fights with his mother, accidentally killing her.

Four Months Later

• Nathan and Angela Petrelli argue over past choices.

Fight or Flight

• Nathan and Matt confront Maury Parkman about Molly's nightmares.
• Elle argues with her father after failing to find Peter in Cork.

Out of Time

• Matt traps Maury in a nightmare.
• Claire argues with Noah about West.

Truth and Consequences

• Elle argues with Bob about getting back into his good graces.

Powerless

• Elle is reprimanded by her father for provoking Claire.

Graphic novel recurrences

• Eden accidentally kills her stepmother by using her power of suggestion. (Life Before Eden)
• Linderman's father kicks him out after healing his mother. (War Buddies, Part 3)
• Joshua Gitelman scolds Hana after she jumps off the roof of their home. (The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2)
• The Haitian's power counteracts his father's ability at an inopportune moment. As a result, Guillame attempts to kill his son to reconcile himself to the Loa. (It Takes A Village, Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4.)
• Betty's friend Ren believes Mr. Campbell and Crash have a bad relationship. Later, Betty conjures an illusion of Crash's father to torment Crash. (Betty, Parts 2 and 3)

Memorable Quotes

"Parents sin, children suffer."

- Adam (To Peter) (Truth & Consequences)