Compass

Compass
Noah holds the broken compass.
First mentioned:	Orientation
Owned by:	formerly Joseph Sullivan, formerly Emile Danko, Samuel Sullivan, formerly Noah Bennet, Tracy Strauss, Mohinder Suresh, Claire Bennet
Current status:	Multiple owners

The mysterious compasses are used to lead evolved humans to Sullivan Bros. Carnival.

About

Orientation

At Joseph Sullivan's funeral, Samuel throws a compass into his brother's grave.

Jump, Push, Fall

Noah takes a key from Danko's belly and uses it to open a safety deposit box at the New York Federal Bank. Inside the box, Noah finds a compass that doesn't seem to work. Outside Mercy Heights Hospital, Peter holds the compass, and it spins wildly. Later, when Peter rushes to help a reported stabbing victim, he finds it is Noah who has been stabbed by Edgar who then took the compass. Edgar gives the compass to Samuel.

Graphic Novel:Running in Circles

Samuel tells Edgar to retrieve the compass. He watches Noah and Peter outside of a hospital with the compass, then tracks down Noah, slashes through him with one of his knives, and takes the compass.

Acceptance

Noah collects pictures of compasses in his apartment. He reads an article in The Journal about a compass that "changed the world".

Strange Attractors

At the carnival, Samuel gives Tracy a compass and tells her to use it if she accepts his invitation to join the family. After leaving Noah, she contemplates the spinning compass, and it stops, points her north.

Shadowboxing

Noah finds a compass in Becky's apartment, later he asks Samuel what the compass is used for, Samuel says that it's used to hide the carnival from people like Noah.

Later, Noah hangs several articles, including one from The Journal, on the wall of his apartment.

Brother's Keeper

Nine weeks ago, Mohinder watches a film of his father's calculations that includes basic plans for a compass. Mohinder then makes his own compass and uses it to find Samuel at Sullivan Bros. Carnival.

Notes

• Samuel shows Hiro a compass tattoo on his inside wrist which mysteriously spins. (Jump, Push, Fall)
• Samuel causes a compass tattoo to spin wildly on Peter's arm. (Ink)
• Samuel says of Joseph, "He was my compass."

Gallery

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  Samuel looks at a compass at his brother's funeral.
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  One of the funeral attendees holds a compass.
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  When Noah holds the compass, it doesn't work.
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  Samuel has a tattoo of a compass.
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  Samuel gives Peter a similar tattoo.
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  Samuel gives Tracy a compass which spins wildly...
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  ...and later points north.
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  Chandra makes a film that includes a diagram of a compass...
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  ...which inspires Mohinder to create a prototype, which leads him to the carnival.
  (Brother's Keeper)

Fan Theories

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