Theory:Eclipse

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Theory	Citations	Notes
The eclipses are activating powers.	Adam Monroe‎ regenerates for the first time (Lizards) after the 1671 eclipse (Four Months Later). Daphne could run after the one on October 1, 2006 whereas previously she needed crutches and braces in order to simply walk (The Caged Bird, Part 1)	- Linderman can heal others in 1968. (War Buddies) - Claude can disappear in 1991. (Company Man) - Several characters have powers six months before the 2006 eclipse: Gabriel has intuitive aptitude, Claire heals quickly, Eden talks suggestively, Niki/Jessica gets rough, the Haitian can block powers, Nathan flies, Matt starts hearing thoughts and Brain Davis can move things with his mind. (Six Months Ago) + These powers could have been activated by previous eclipses. Total eclipses occur a couple of times every decade. - Claire clearly manifested during Six Months Ago. No eclipse required. + Eclipses could be one way to activate powers, but not the only way. - Eclipses through history have been looked upon in many different aspects, including a new start or beginning; as well, they have been looked upon as links to the gods, an angry deity or the birth of a new god. Much like the cockroach symbolizes the pinnacle of evolution, the eclipse could simply be used as an artistic representation of the manifestation of these powers, a godsend. + It's Coming refers a lot to eclipses, and Mohinder actually states their appears to be a connection with the powers and the eclipse.
Eclipse mark a point in time when a series of events are about to happen.	None.	+ Hiro's quest to stop New York from from going nuclear began almost immediately after the eclipse. + Total eclipses happen very rarely, so they can be regarded as a flag in the time line.
Heroes will end with an eclipse.	None.	+ Heroes began with one, so it seems right to end with one. • Beginning and ending are opposites. It would seem just as right to end with the sun exploding, killing everyone. Except Claire.
In Volume Three, the eclipse will be the catalyst for the final conflict between the heroes and the villains.	None.	+ Usutu says: "Evil forces gather. The dark sun rises. Soon, it will be too late." (Eris Quod Sum) "Dark sun" appears to be a reference to an eclipse. - It's possible that it was a play on words and 'dark sun' really meant 'dark son', referring to one of Arthur's children (likely Sylar). + Closed captions for the episode read "dark sun". + It is possible it could be a double entendre; Usutu's words could refer both to the eclipse and Sylar. - Sylar is turning into a good guy and Peter into a bad one. Sylar turns away from his hunger. Future Peter in all futures has been an anti-hero and may have done things in the category of a villain(even if he meant well). His scar is also a sign for evil since many villains in comic books are mutilated or at least scarred to match their personality. + Arthur and Usutu both paint images of the eclipse.
There are two types of eclipses. One activates powers while the other one takes them away, but does not affect synthetic abilities.	None.	• The first eclipse that happened Peter asked Mohinder if it's going to be a total, Mohinder stated that in some parts of the world "yes", but to them it will be an Annular eclipse - Stating this, the eclipse they saw was a "Hybrid Eclipse" which is rather rare. The eclipse that is now coming, will be a Total Eclipse - one that completely blocks out the sun. - In The Eclipse, Part 1, the eclipse strips Nathan of his ability, which is a synthetic one. - In The Eclipse, Part 1, Mohinder's synthetic ability is also stripped away.
The Eclipse is messing up the powers.	None.	+ When it happens all the characters lose their powers.
The recent eclipse will change the future of the entire show.	Interesting graphic.	+ Heroes must be re-branded while everyone remains powerless. See: * Heroes Re-Branded • Technically this isn't wrong... But it should be. Really it should.
The ability loss apparently caused by the eclipse will only last for the duration of the eclipse itself.	None.	• All characters who have currently lost their abilities are known to still possess them in the future, so they must somehow regain them. The sun is possibly the power source for abilities, but several characters possessed them in Six Months Ago, so it is unlikely that the eclipse itself granted them. Are there any examples of a character using their power DURING a prior eclipse? - Hiro stopped time during the 1671 eclipse didn't he? + In The Eclipse, Part 2, this was shown to be the case with all characters so far. None have been shown (yet) to have lost their powers permanently due to the eclipse.
The Moon is not the only thing causing the eclipse to occur.	None.	• The eclipse appears to be a total or annular on opposite sides of the planet (New York and Tokyo) on the same date. Considering the total duration of a total, annular or hybrid eclipse this would be an unlikely event. • Hiro can stop time. Maybe his incredible want to see the eclipse did Freudian things to time. • Tokyo and New York aren't on exact opposite sides of the world. Still far away from each other though.
The eclipse that strips the powers away, is actually a resetting eclipse.	None.	+ When the eclipse is finished, all powers might be restored, even to those who have lost them prior to the event (Maya and Peter), but will reset every ones abilities, for example Peter, Sylar and Arthur will no longer have all the abilities that they had previously acquired from others. - Sylar regained an ability acquired from someone else (Telekinesis). - It didn't. It was more like a pausing eclipse.
The ability-suppressing type of eclipse occurs very infrequently.	None.	+ If one of this type had occurred in the last few hundred years, Adam would have aged to his real age, and died, just like when Arthur took his power away. - Perhaps Arthur actually used an unknown ability to kill Adam after taking his power, and Adam didn't just age quickly because his power was gone. + This is very unlikely, meaning that this type of eclipse may not have occurred for a very long time. + This type of eclipse probably has not occurred for at least the last few decades, as Arthur would have experienced one previously and known that his powers would return, instead of having Mohinder try to find a solution. - Maybe Arthur didn't try to use his abilities during a previous eclipse of this type, so he didn't know they were even gone for that time period during any previous eclipses.
The Genesis eclipse originally had merely a symbolic connection to manifesting powers, but the writers of Season 3 changed their minds and claimed that the Genesis eclipse directly gave powers.	None.	+ Linderman, Arthur, Angela, Murray, Hiro, Claire, Peter, Nathan, Isaac, Claude, The Haitian, Meridith, Flint, Utusu, Elle, and numerous others all developed their powers before the Genesis eclipse occurred. + In Season 3, Daphne claimed her power only manifested after the Genesis eclipse, Ando came to the conclusion that Hiro's powers manifested because of the eclipse, and Mohinder stated that all the powers he studied came because of the eclipse. • This creates an enormous plot hole if the eclipse indeed granted powers. + In his blog, Greg Beeman says, "I don’t think the Pilot’s eclipse gave powers… But others disagreed and that ship had sailed." This indicates that the consensus of the writers is that the Genesis eclipse gave powers.