Theory:Samson Gray

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Theory	Citations	Notes
Samson Gray has an ability to control animals.	None	+ Samson Gray's home was full of taxidermied animals, suggesting he has a close connection with them. + Sylar has an ability, therefore there is a high chance Samson might have one too. • Considering Samson is really Sylar's biological father. - In "Exposed", Samson Gray is shown using telekinesis to kill Sylar's mother. + It's not confirmed that it was telekinesis. + Samson could also have a power-absorbing ability like his son, which would allow him to acquire multiple abilities. + Samson was proven to have Intuitive aptitude.
Samson Gray has the power of animal mimicry.	None.	+ When Luke asks the question about animals, the black bird looks at them from outside the car. - It could have reacted to the noise. + The taxidermied animals in his house could have been a weird irony thing. + It could also be an easy way to "acquire" animals to mimic, Animorphs-style.
Samson has acquired a clairvoyance ability similar to Molly.	None.	+ Samson implies that he has killed quite a few people with abilities, and he doesn't appear to have access to any list of potential victims like Sylar did. • He also appears to only have access to a select few powers, as opposed to Sylar's plethora of abilities. Perhaps his hunt for abilities was far less successful. + That would explain why he said he wanted to take Sylar's powers to do things over the right way. - How do these statements prove Samson has clairvoyance?
Samson gave up Sylar because he had the hunger.	None.	+ Samson may have realized his son would inherit an ability from him. + Perhaps Samson knew Gabriel's ability is the same as his, so he could not satiate his hunger. + Samson may have given up Sylar so he wouldn't be tempted to kill him. + Though Samson doesn't seem like the most honorable person in the world, he like Sylar may have had swings between evil and morality. • Killing a spouse right after selling a son doesn't denote "swings between evil and morality".
Samson has more abilities that we have been shown so far.	None.	+ How would Samson know Sylar has agents following him and know he hadn't killed them, unless he was using some kind of power like telepathy or something? • Maybe he heard about the hunt on evolved humans. + Surely Samson does have more abilities, but he most definitely lost access to the most of them, as he claims. • He noted that "it's amazing how it comes back" after the hunger came over him again.
Samson will attempt to find Claire and take her power.	None.	+ Samson was determined to get the ability of regeneration, and Sylar told him he took it from a cheerleader in California. • There's a lot of cheerleaders in California, finding one who can regenerate won't be easy. - Besides Samson might think that cheerleader didn't survive. + But he did, however, know that Sylar would survive if he took the power. He could think the same thing about the cheerleader. + He also seemed to take powers in the same manner as Sylar, judging by how he approached Sylar with the knife. Just a little searching would lead him to the reports on Jackie's death, where he could gather all the clues he needed. - Jackie was murdered in Texas. Sylar never mentioned Texas when speaking with his father.
Samson killed his wife and gave Sylar away to protect Sylar from her.	None.	+ It appeared as though she had no knowledge that he was giving him away, and when she argued, he quickly killed her as if to prevent her from using her power not yet known. + No other reason exists to explain him killing her, he could have just driven away. - Samson had the hunger, he's like his son and said that Sylar "had to kill", and by extension he had to kill.
Samson only temporarily killed his wife to stop her from getting Sylar.	None.	+ She may have had a regeneration ability, and he knew she would heal, just as he knew Sylar would heal. - If she had a healing ability, Samson would've taken it. He clearly doesn't have it.