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Theory	Citations	Notes
Matt's marriage has ended due to Matt realizing the child is not his.	Matt said as much. (The Kindness of Strangers).	• While the question of the baby's paternity was the stated reason for their break-up, the nightmare sequence with the accusing Janice seemed to show that the baby may be Matt's and Matt may know it. (Fight or Flight)
Matt and Janice may be actively denying Matt's paternity to protect their child.	Matthew was in hiding with his mother in an alternate future that splintered after his conception.	+ Janice accused Matt of abandoning them in Matt's nightmare scenario. + Matt knows the child will be in danger from the Company from his own experiences of being abducted and held prisoner by them. + It is likely that HRG told Matt why he was hiding Claire during their road trip to New York, prompting Matt to hide his own child using Janice's affair with Tom McHenry as a cover. + Matt and Janice knew their marriage was over, and decided to divorce to keep her and the baby safe from this dangerous new aspect of his life.
Matt will become more powerful than Maury or the Dark Future Matt.	None.	+ In the dark future, Matt can only read minds (and possibly access memories). Already he is able to insert thoughts into others minds, and he trapped Maury in his own nightmare. (Out of Time) + Matt has already started to develop his powers into more than just reading minds.
Matt will become a villain in Volume Three.	None.	+ When Matt tries to force the name and location of Victoria Pratt out of Angela Petrelli, she remarks that if he succeeds, he is not just like his father: he is him. Seeing as he got the name in the end, it may be strongly implied that Matt will be tempted to become a villian like his father. (Cautionary Tales) • This suggests that some of Matt's actions may be called into question by some, but may not necessarily make him a villain. - Matt does not seem to be very villainous in the exposed future. + He seems to condone Daphne's employment with Pinehearst.
Matt is a clone of Maury Parkman.	They both have the same ability.	+ Very few other characters have the same- or even similar- abilities as their parents. - Matt still has his hair, while Maury is balding. + Matt and Maury are not the same age.
Matt is able to read the minds of animals.	A turtle seemed to speak to Matt to tell him where he could find water	- The voice Matt heard ended up being Usutu. • The sound of the voice was that of Usutu, but it could have been the turtle actually speaking. Why would Usutu tell him where to find water when he had a canteen of water already?
Matt can access other heroes powers.	The episode One of Us, One of Them	+ He uses Usutu's powers to paint the future on a rock - Both Matt and Usutu gained the power by eating the drug. Usutu doesn't actually have the power. • Usutu has never been seen eating the drug. - Matt's vision may have been Usutu extending his ability. It seems unlikely that a drug can induce visions of the future if one's power isn't precognition already. Isaac Mendez initially had to take drugs to activate his precognitive ability; Usutu might have discovered his the same way and think Matt must also use something in order to share the power. - Matt was most likely reading Usutu mind to see the visions of the future which Usutu saw using his powers. • Matt could have psychically linked with Peter before he went to the future, then viewed events from Peter's perspective as well as his future self's perspective before reawakening back to the present. • This is not the drugs (or not ONLY the drugs) that gives the precog ability to Matt. He succeeds to use the precognition ability after Usutu puts the headphones on Matt's head.
Matt can kill with his ability.	He implied this to Knox.	+ Bob said that whatever the brain controls, Matt can control. + If this is true, he could possibly make the brain stop the heart beating or stop someone breathing. + The good side needs some more offensive abilities, if they are supposed to defeat the villains. - Having wit/smarts can be just as effective or more effective than an offensive ability. + Betty was able to kill someone with her ability. Since Matt's ability allows him to do the same thing as Betty/Candice, it can be reasonably assumed that he can kill someone as well.
Matt knew Knox before he became a villain.	None.	+ Matt seemed to know Knox's name without being told. - Daphne could've told him Knox's name. - Matt could've picked up Knox's name while messing with his mind.