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Theory	Citations	Notes
Noah, knowing what would happen in the painting, arranged with Mohinder to be shot by him. Mohinder was able to access Claire's blood and used it to revive HRG.	None.	+ Mohinder and HRG had a lot of time together alone in the car to work on a plan. + Mohinder and HRG still planned to take down the Company, even though it appeared that Mohinder was on both sides. - Bennet seemed genuinely surprised when he regained consciousness - it seems unlikely that he expected to be revived in a company facility. + It's possible he was simply surprised by the feeling of being brought back from the dead. Even if he knew it was coming, it's difficult to prepare oneself for something like that. - Mohinder was distraught looking over the gun he had, almost in tears by what he had done. He couldn't have been in two places at the same time. - Noah stopped Mohinder from shooting him when painting 7/8 was realized.
Bennet will always have secrets.	None.	+ He has a history of not telling the truth about his work. Also, he tried to hide the truth about Claire's biological parents from her. + He may be hiding that Claire received her ability through injection. - As all of Claire's maternal side of the family has powers, and these powers run in her paternal side as well, it seems quite unlikely that she was injected with a synthetic ability. Plus, the fact Claire survived the fire as a baby proves that she had the ability from birth. - Only her mother and maternal uncle were shown to have powers. - Noah was seen holding Claire after the fire, so he saved her. - Claire only began displaying a power in Six Months Ago. • It is unknown as to whether Noah knows that The Company developed a formula to grant people abilities.
Noah will eventually die permanently.	None.	+ He died in the explosion future and the exposed future. + 93% of the world died in the outbreak future. Noah was probably among them. - Probably is not a confirmation. - Noah dying in some of the possible futures has nothing to do with the current timeline that the show is following. + Since Noah does not have rapid cellular regeneration, that is a certainty for him to die sometime. • Rapid cell regeneration doesn't completely prevent death, as seen with Arthur.
One day Noah will die, protecting his family.	None.	+ Noah always does everything to protect his loved ones.
Noah's father is Samson Gray.	None.	+ Claire describes Sylar as her uncle in the future. This would be true if Noah is Sylar's brother. - Claire said so, believing Sylar to be Peter and Nathan's brother. - Noah is Claire's adoptive father. + BTE confirmed there is a link between Samson Gray and Noah Bennet. - BTE said Sylar and Noah are connected, not Samson and Noah. + This could explain how they are connected, a future revelation of brothers. - Noah had access to the Company's files, if he discovered that Arthur and Angela were not Sylar's real parents, he should know everything about his own parentage. - Noah could have captured Samson briefly during an assignment, explaining the company's knowledge of Samson. + This could explain why Noah seems so interested in Sylar, after he killed Brian Davis. - Noah said to Elle, "Mr. Gray has a unique ability to transfer abilities from one vessel to another" (which was technically incorrect), implying that he never met anyone with intuitive aptitude before. He was also amazed to watch how Gabriel was killing Trevor - something he had never seen before. (Villains) - Sylar is a serial killer who murders specials, and Noah is a father of one and a man whose job is to capture criminals like Sylar.
Noah is looking for Sabine Hazel .	None.	+ He is restarting the company. + Sabine Hazel is an enemy of the Company. + Sabine Hazel is being hunted by Eric Thompson Jr. + Medsen was looking for her. - Noah does not know about the baby. - Building 26 employees were looking for Hazel, not Company officers.
Bob Bishop and Noah are related, possibly as father and son.	None.	+ Bob was born sixteen years before Noah was born, making him just old enough to be Noah's father. + Elle's mother is unmentioned, perhaps the supposed connection between Elle and Claire is Elle is her half-aunt. + This ties in with Sylar as Claire's uncle if in the Exposed future, he fathered a son with her adopted aunt. + This ties in with Sylar's link with Noah, he was involved with his sister. + Switching your last name from Bishop to Bennet to Butler (Four Months Later) is not a huge stretch. Perhaps he wanted to prove his own value, instead of being known as the Boss's illegitimate kid. - Bennet has no knowledge of Linderman's connection to the Company and is imprisoned without appeal (Parasite). It would be very odd if his father was one of the leaders... + Neither Bob nor Noah may know if they're related as cousins or father and son. + Neither Nathan nor Peter Petrelli seemed aware of their parents' activities at the Company. - Thompson mentions bringing him in personally. (.07%). + An "HRG" shot with Bob (over the shoulder, from the back) was in Powerless. Besides being symbolic reference of Bob's control over Noah, it could also be symbolic of their possible family ties.