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Theory	Citations	Notes
Mr. Nakamura is an evolved human.	None.	+ Kaito tells Hiro that he has waited a long time for a Nakamura to ascend and that he has proven yourself worthy of his legacy and his power. When Hiro asks his father about his own power, his father replies, saying that he knows, but for a time, he did not believe Hiro had the strength to wield his gift. Kaito continues, saying that years ago, he had allies, others with power and that they fought to save the world. (Landslide) + Kaito is affiliated with the Company, which is also affiliated with Linderman. He may be one of Linderman's super-powered associates from the past. + Micah's and Claire's abilities have been inherited. If this is consistent, Mr. Nakamura also has powers. + Kaito has been expecting the ascension of a Nakamura, which means he knows that power runs in the Nakamura family. + When Kaito says that he had "allies... others with power" it is not clear if the first person relatively to "others" is Hiro or himself. - Kaito may simply be skilled in normal means, such as his demonstrated swordsmanship, or even in a similar way to Noah Bennet. + Kaito, Linderman, Bob, and Mr. Parkman were all members of the company. Linderman, Bob, and Mr. Parkman are confirmed to have powers. It's not unlikely that Kaito has a power as well. + Kaito tells Hiro that "we have the powers of gods (but that) gives us no right to play God". Why would he use the word 'we' if he did not have a power of some kind? (Cautionary Tales) + Volume 3 will reveal what Kaito's abilities are. To quote the spoiler: "Down the road, fans will learn what are Mr. Nakamura's powers (and yes, 'are' is a key word here)" [1] • That writers have confirmed many times that each person has only one power. • Perhaps the implication is that he has one ability with several applications, such as how induced radioactivity can both create explosions and electromagnetic pulses.
Mr. Nakamura has been hiding Hiro from the Company.	None.	+ Mr. Nakamura tells Mr. Bennet he will have to turn over Claire when and if she manifests a power (Company Man) and Kaito has not turned over Hiro to the Company. + It may well be that his high-up position in The Company (see the above theory) enabled him to forego normal procedures.
Mr. Nakamura's organization is a competitor to Linderman's organization.	None.	+ Mr. Nakamura's organization is powerful and well funded. Linderman's people act independently of the Company, and no one associated with Linderman that we know of has tracking marks. - Linderman can call upon Company resources for assistance, indicating that he either controls the Company or is influential within it. (.07%) - Kaito is obviously affiliated with the Company. (Company Man) + In a conversation with Hiro, he tells him that he has friends who have tried to save the world but now have lost their way. Later on, he trains Hiro and helps him gain more confidence and strength, and later blesses his journey to save Ando from Sylar. It is implied that he finds the plot of Linderman and his allies distasteful.
Mr. Nakamura has the power of enhanced teaching.	None.	+ Mr. Nakamura taught Hiro advanced sword techniques in the course of one day. (Landslide) - Mr. Nakamura says that has been waiting for a member of his family to ascend, suggesting he has no powers of his own.(Landslide). + He could have just meant he was waiting for one of his children to ascend. - In director/producer Beeman's blog, he states that Kaito "was worried it would seem foolish that Hiro learned so much [about swordsmanship] in just a few hours." This indicates that enhanced teaching is not likely to be his power. + Hiro's swordsmanship was skilled enough to defeat Takezo Kensei, a mercenary warrior with professional sword training. Since Hiro did not carry a sword during his stay in Feudal Japan, he would not have had any additional opportunity to gain proficiency with one, and thus his only training would have been his brief session with his father.
Kaito Nakamura's power is that of a sword or weapon adept.	None.	+ Hiro's conversation with his father strongly mirrored Nathan's conversation with Linderman. Linderman answered Nathan's question ("What could you possibly know about healing?") by using his power on a plant. Kaito answered Hiro's question ("What can you possibly know... of killing?") by performing some maneuvers with a sword. - In an interview, Pokaski and Coleite was asked, "I have a theory on Kaito Nakamura's power. When Nathan is speaking with Linderman, when Linderman heals the plant he states that he knows 'a few things' about healing. When Hiro asks his father what he knows about killing, he also responds 'a few things.' Am I on to something?" Their response was "Nope." - It does not take a superhuman ability to be skilled with a sword. + Before he trains Hiro, Kaito catches a brief glimpse of his own eyes in his sword. He may be accessing a split personality just as Niki does.
The "legacy" which Kaito wanted to pass on to Hiro was actually originally meant for Hiro specifically, and was given to the Nakamura family by Yaeko.	None.
Kaito has the ability to fill people with fear or manipulate fear.	None	+ The bikers were scared away by Kaito. (Heroism is Found in the Heart, Part 2) - They might have been scared simply because he is an influential business man who could get them arrested. • If he wanted to get them arrested, he wouldn't be carrying a sword - They didn't seem to even notice Kaito's presence, they're looking directly at Ando. This would seem to support the fact that there was something else (Kaito's power) influencing them. - The reflection in the biker's helmet shows a blue glint of light just above Ando, which is later revealed to be Kaito's sword. It's probably Kaito that the bikers are reacting to, and Ando only thinks it is him. - Hiro did not appear to be afraid of his father when Mr. Nakamura was trying to get him to return to Japan.
Kaito has some sort of shapeshifting or illusion power.	None	+ The Kaito Nakamura seen in 1977 looked nothing like the present version. This was so far a difference than it just being casting limitations, as it shouldn't be hard to find somebody who resembles a young George Takei. - The difference between the two actors was minor. It probably was not deliberate.
Kaito has a passive ability that allows him to intuitively know the strong and weak points of any human, evolved or not.	None	+ In Landslide, he answered Hiro's question of "What can you possibly know of killing?" with "A few things." This could imply that he has an ability which involves knowing exactly where and when to strike that doesn't need activating. - This could simply mean that he has killed before. And since he worked for the company, this is almost certain.
Kaito's ability is adoptive muscle memory.	None	+ Like Monica, Kaito shows amazing martial arts skills.
Kaito survived Adam's attack in Four Months Ago.	None.	+ "Down the road, fans will learn what are Mr. Nakamura's powers (and yes, 'are' is a key word here)" [2] + Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite hinted that there was something suspicious about the crime scene. [3] - Perhaps they were speaking more about Adam than Kaito.
Kaito's power is empathic mimicry.	It has been stated that Kaito has multiple powers [4]	+ Claude, a former Company agent, implied that he has met empaths before. (The Fix) + Mimicking his son's power could explain how he taught Hiro so much in such a short time. (Landslide) - Kaito did not regenerate when thrown off of the Charles Deveaux's rooftop by Adam. In fact, his only defense appeared to be the sword he sent Ando to fetch. (Four Months Later) - Kaito said that he found Linderman's plan to be tasteless. But if he had empathic mimicry, it would be well within his power to stop the plan. (Landslide) - Angela said that Peter was the most powerful evolved human. This would not be true if Kaito Nakamura had all of the powers that the group of twelve did. (Out of Time)