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Theory	Citations	Notes
Nana is a member of the group of twelve.	The third unnamed woman on the picture of the group of twelve looks a lot like	+ She seems to be around the appropriate age. + She had a certain musical motif accompany her first appearance (Kindred), signifying her significance to the plot. • Her significance can be a number of things. + The actress who portrays Nana, Nichelle Nichols, co-starred on Star Trek with George Takei, who plays Kaito Nakamura. This may be more than a coincidence. - The unnamed woman in the photo is far younger in appearance than Nana, whereas Linderman, Angela Petrelli, Charles Deveaux, Kaito Nakamura, Maury Parkman, and Bob all appear to be approximately the same age they are (or were, in the case of those who are deceased) during the events of the series. + This could be explaind by them recieving an infusion of Adams blood. Nana may have not been available for it or declined taking it. May also have been part of a "baseline" group that did not recieve it to see effects on someone not recieving the blood. + Nana could have just stopped coloring her hair after Hurricane Katrina, causing her to have grey hair now. - Matt Parkman says that unnamed woman is dead. (Cautionary Tales) - This woman is named Paula Gramble according to Parkman's sticky notes. • This may be an alias. + So all of a sudden what Matt Parkman says is written in solid stone? Arthur looks diffrent from appearence to his picture (diffrent actor at the time) and Arthur was marked off as being dead... Hard to say other people did the same? Were portrayed by a fill in actor for the time and characters went into hiding. • In universe characters are not supposed to be aware of plot devices, Parkman listing them as dead is to be accepted as fact until plot says otherwise.
Nana is the former wife of Charles Deveaux and mother of Simone.	None.	+ She seems to be around the appropriate age. • We know nothing about Simone's mother.
Nana has a power.	None.	+ She is a relative of D.L.. + She also is the grandmother of Monica and Micah. • In some comic books, when an older person appears with a power it is usually something amazingly powerful or significant to the plot.
Nana is the mother of or is Trina, the woman who Adam married in 1977.	They both look alike.	- Trina died in a car crash in 2001. + Trina is dead according to Adam. Adam was still in the Company's prison in 2001. Bob could have lied to Adam to protect Nana. + Nana's family is of Black majority however it is shown they had had inter racial children and couples in their family. Mostly naming the example with D.L. and Niki and their relation ship was rocky and it is clear that Adam was a natzi (thats why he was locked up) and to just toy with his mind or maybe by wish of Nana, Bob tells Adam that his last wife died in a car crash...(maybe Bob lied oooo O.o)
Nana is going to be working with Micah on his super hero business.	None.	+ She seems to imply that she knows about powers. - Nana's background and knowledge as it relates to abilities is unknown.