User:SacValleyDweller/Major Characters

Among the Characters in Heroes, there are some whom I believe central to the show in one form or another. I think of them as the major characters, and they follow in this page.

I further classify them as is shown in the Table of Contents.

Core Characters

These characters I deem the core characters because they have been billed as the "Main Characters" since Season One and have had a significant role in the plot of each volume. How is explained below;

Claire Bennet

• Volume One -- Her adjustment to her ability was a focal point of the volume; was the subject of the message, another focal point of the volume; was asked by Peter (the bomb) to kill him
• Volume Two -- Her adapting to life in hiding was a focal point of the volume; Her blood helped keep Noah (her adopted father) and Maya alive and cured Sylar
• Volume Three -- Her quest not to be helpless was a focal point of the volume; was instrumental in saving Noah and Angela from the wrath of Sylar by incapacitating him

Noah Bennet

• Volume One -- Initially he was a member of the Company and saw evolved humans as animals. However he came upon a major revalation during the volume, his own adopted daughter, Claire, was one. Noah's subsequent quest to protect Claire from the Company by shutting it down and reaching out to evolved humans to do so was a focal point in the volume.
• Volume Two -- His continued quest to protect Claire and his family from the Company, which survived his actions, was a focal point of the volume.
• Volume Three -- His quest to capture the evolved human criminals in Level 5 was a focal point of the volume. He was also the one to help Claire in her quest to not be helpless.

Hiro Nakamura

• Volume One -- Was on a quest to stop the bomb (Peter)
• Volume Two -- His interaction with Adam, the person responsible for the Outbreak Future was a focal point of the volume
• Volume Three -- Accidentally let the formula out, and his quest to right the situation and destroy the was a focal pint of the volume

Matt Parkman

• Volume One -- His quest to better himself and understand his ability was a focal point of the volume; helped Noah in his plans to take down the Company
• Volume Two -- Helped persuade Peter that Adam was misleading him
• Volume Three -- Helped persuade Daphne away from her morally gray lifestyle; helped Hiro destroy part of the formula

Nathan Petrelli

• Volume One -- His campaign was a focal point of the volume; Flew the Peter (the bomb) to where he would do no damage
• Volume Two -- Helped persuade Peter that Adam was misleading him
• Volume Three -- Wanted to promote the use of the formula

Peter Petrelli

• Volume One -- Was the bomb, to his own dismay
• Volume Two -- Was an unknowing accomplice in Adam's plot to release Strain 138, but, fortunately, wound up destroying it.
• Volume Three -- Was instrumental in destroying the formula

Mohinder Suresh

• Volume One -- His quest to continue his father's research on abilities and understand them and discover what killed his sister was another focal point of the volume.
• Volume Two -- His thirst for knowledge about the Shanti virus was one of the focal points of the volume
• Volume Three -- His resumed quest for knowledge about abilities lead to research on artificially induced ones, and some self-inflicted anguish along the way.

Sylar

• Volume One -- His hunger to acquire abilities was one of the focal points of the volume; he was also thought to be the bomb.
• Volume Two -- His quest to cure his ability loss, unknown to him caused by Shanti virus infection and the Company's hand, was another focal point of the volume
• Volume Three -- His entertaining the idea of being a good guy, the rejecting it, was another focal point of the volume

Other Main Characters

Niki Sanders/Jessica

Isaac Mendez

Micah Sanders

D.L. Hawkins

Simone Deveaux

Elle Bishop

Adam Monroe

Monica Dawson

Maya Herrera

Angela Petrelli

Tracy Strauss

Ando Masahashi

Recurring Characters of Great Significance

The Haitian

Sandra Bennet

Ted Sprague (Volume One only)

Linderman

Bob Bishop (Volume Two only)

Arthur Petrelli (Volume Three only)

Meredith Gordon (Volume Three only)

Daphne Millbrook (Volumes Three and Four only)

Danko (Volume Four so far)