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Theory	Citations	Notes
The Watcher is Teddy.	None	+ Teddy and "The Watcher" wear similar clothing (hats and pink shirts) and have similar facial hair. + When Teddy made a cart disappear (Tabula Rasa), he did it in front of the ball toss game. The Watcher is the ball toss attendant. - The Watcher's life is utterly consumed by his obsession with uncovering people's secrets. If he's spending 90% of his time walking around the Carnival, eavesdropping, he wouldn't run the ball toss game. + Teddy's ability allows him to hide things. The Watcher mysteriously pops out of nowhere, perhaps being able to make himself disappear. - They have different abilities. + Teddy could have manipulated Sylar's eyes to make it seem as though the cart disappeared. - Samuel would know if this wasn't Teddy's ability. + Teddy could have manipulated everyone into believing this was his ability. • Nothing suggests that Samuel does not know what Teddy's ability is. - The Watcher claims that everybody wept when they discovered he was gone but gradually accepted it. The carnies still know Teddy is around. + He never stated who wept for him. It could have been his family, at a time before he joined the carnival. - Aviv knew Teddy, but he states the Watcher is not one of them. • Aviv stated that the Watcher wasn't part of their family; that term seems to represent the concept of all evolved humans being connected, not necessarily membership in the Carnival. • The Watcher stated that he was not part of the carnival at all. • What qualifies someone as a member of the Carnival? He appears to live in it (unless he has his own compass and/or some kind of teleportation ability), and he interacts with the carnies often (albeit in creepy, evil ways). - Judging by his James Bond Evil Mastermind-style ranting in Chapter 8 of Slow Burn, it is unlikely that he would have even let himself be seen without flipping out or blackmailing someone. - Teddy looks like he's in his 20s. The Watcher has grayish-white hair.
The Watcher is from Canada (or at least spent time there).	None	+ An evolved human with nervous system manipulation was mentioned on the assignment tracker map. That special was living in Canada. + The Watcher's ability seems rather unique (like puppet master or age transferal). + The Watcher's insanity could easily have landed him on the Company's radar.