Theory:Linda Tavara

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Theory	Citations	Notes
Linda Tavara will be a villain in Volume Four.	None.	+ Quote: "After I steal his power... no one will be able to stop me." - Linda is dead. + She could have gained the power of Illusion and fake her death. + It seems odd to include her so mysteriously into the lives of Linderman and Arthur and then just kill her. + Arthur Petrelli was thought to be dead but returned, it is likely this is what may happen to Linda.
Adam's eleventh wife is Linda Tavara.	None.	+ Adam says that his newest wife will find him. This seems to imply that this person either has a power, or is a skilled tracker. Linda has a power, and was a private investigator. - Adam is dead. - Linda is dead. + Why give Linda a backstory if she wasn't going to appear in future episodes. - Episodes and novels are not inter-connected for the most part. Since there is quite a while until the episodes return the novel writers come up with unrelated story lines. This is what happened with the season 1-2 break. - Even if Linda survived, she would be a little bit old to be Adam's newest wife. + Adam is 400 years old. He's been with dozens of women young and old. + During those 40-odd years, she could have gained a power that slowed her aging.
Linda Tavara may have had an ability that helped her survive the fire.	None.	+ There are many abilities that could have saved her such as pyrokinesis or illusion. + She may have gained several other as-yet unknown abilities using her power. + She may also have the power of replication.
Linda Tavara has the power of Illusion.	None.	- She has shown no evidence or having or using this ability. + There's no evidence that she survived the fire, but it doesn't mean she didn't.
Linda will meet Sylar.	None.	+ They are like-minded people and it would be an interesting twist if they met. + Since Matt and Maury Parkman; Flint and Meredith and Peter and Arthur have similar abilities since Sylar is looking for his mother, who is likely to be Linda, they could easily meet. - Linda is dead and there is no evidence she is his mother. • If they did meet, Sylar would most likely kill her and steal her power. • Or the other way around. • From a writing perspective, having four people with potentially limitless powers is a bit of a trouble spot. • Pretty cool though.
Linda was hired by the Pinehearst Company.	None.	+ We don't know what organization hired Linda. + The Pinehearst company seems to want to create an evolved human army. Linda would've been the perfect candidate for the team had this been the case. + This would also explain why they wanted Linda to hunt down evolved humans. Though they may not have foreseen her betrayal. - It is likely Pinehearst was formed after Arthur left the Company. Linda began working long before the Company was formed. + Pinehearst could have been the predecessor to the Company. The writers have referred to Primatech as the Company 2.0. - Linda Tavara could have been working for Yamagato Industries.
Linda was just in the novels to introduce Arthur's ability.	None.	+ She is dead and her ability is like Arthur's.
Linda is Arthur Petrelli.	In War Buddies Arthur doesn't display any power.	+ Linda could have stolen Illusion from someone. + Linda then could have followed and killed Arthur to get close to Linderman. + Linda has been living as Arthur Petrelli, to keep Linderman from knowing that she is actually the woman who almost killed him. - They clearly have different powers. + They have very similar powers, and over 30 years, Linda might learn how to not kill people from removing the power. • This is very plausible considering Arthur has very advanced control over newfound abilities than people like Sylar and Peter do. - Linda's notebook has a page for Arthur Petrelli with his address. It would be unlikely for her to do this if she herself was Arthur Petrelli. • She may not have killed him and taken his place yet. + It is conceivable that Linda may have more than just power theft, she may be able the ability to absorb people and every part of them including memories, skills, body and power - There is no evidence she has developed this ability. - How on Earth would Linda father Nathan and Peter?
Linda is Arthur's illegitimate younger half sister.	None.	+ It would explain their similar abilities. + It would explain why Sylar did not detect a lie when Arthur claimed to be his family. - It's up for debate whether lie detection worked on the statement as a whole or on its fragments. + It would make the link between Sylar and Peter clearer if Linda and Arthur have similar abilities. - They clearly have different ethnic origins. + Arthur's father may have had an affair, hence illegitimate half sister. + Linda's notebook has a page for Arthur Petrelli with his address. It would be likely for her to have this if she knew she was Arthur Petrelli's sister. - Linda was tracking down evolved humans to take their abilities, she wasn't looking for long lost relatives. + It makes sense that Angela would know his parentage, if Sylar is her nephew. • She could know that through her ability, Company resources and files... - You don't need to be related through blood or marriage to know ones parentage.
Linda is Sylar's mother.	None.	+ His biologic mother is unknown.