Theory:Tracy Strauss

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Niki, Tracy, Barbara, and possibly others are experiments created by the Linderman operated Company through the Pinehearst Company. Each of the children created were given powers through use of the formula that Kaito entrusted to Hiro to protect.	Linderman claims to Niki that he has been guiding her entire life. (The Hard Part) Angela claims to Tracy that the Company gave her and her sisters powers. (One of Us, One of Them)	+ Jessica and Tracy have different abilities. + Tracy works with Pinehearst. - Linderman's company and Pinehearst seem to be rivals.
The reporter knew about Tracy's ability before she froze him.	None	+ The reporter stated he was considering running the story under the headline "Ice Queen Heats up Las Vegas". - "Ice Queen" can refer to her personality. - It could have merely been foreshadowing on the part of the writers. - It would be impossible for the reporter to know about Tracy's ability before she knew about it, and from the look of shock on her face, this may have been the first time it had manifested.
Tracy's powers are different dependent upon the situation.	None.	+ Prior to freezing the reporter, the reporter called her Ice Queen. This angered Tracy and the freezing power manifested. - Tracy continued using this ability in One of Us, One of Them.
Tracy was Adam Monroe's eleventh bride.	None.	+ In Angela's vision, someone who is presumably Tracy is shown with Adam standing closely behind her. (The Butterfly Effect) - It could also be Barbara.
The "Tracy" in Angela's dream is not really Tracy but Barbara.	None.	+ Dr.Zimmerman mistook Tracy for Barbara. + The woman in Angela's dream was not wearing Tracy's signature pearls, which so far, we haven't seen Tracy without. • The scene in question was created for Season Two and it is unknown if Tracy was an established character at that time. + At this point, Tracy does not seem like the kind of person that would become evil. - She joined Arthur's team in It's Coming. + Just because she joined Arthur's team does not automatically make her a cold-blooded killer, she may think that joining Arthur she is changing the world for the better. + No one in Angela's dream seemed to be frozen.
Tracy can survive cold environments.	None.	+ Since her ability is to freeze things, she may also be able to survive a cold environment without needing warm clothing on. + Meredith is able to survive hot environments due to her ability. + Her hand was not cold after freezing Nathan's drink. • She may need to be continuously freezing something in order to not get cold.
Niki, Tracy and Barbara's biological parents are company founders.	None.	+ Many of the main characters are descended from Company founders. Linderman revealed that he had been manipulating Niki and D.L. for most of their lives in order for them to have a child like Micah. Arthur and Maury appear to be manipulating Nathan and Tracy into being together.
Tracy must touch an object in order to freeze it.	None.	+ Tracy has never frozen anything from a distance; she has always had to touch the object. - She is close to making it a projectile much how Elle and Peter can with lightning. You can see this with how she holds her hand similarly to Peter and Elle with frost coming off of it when she feels threatened by Mohinder. (Eris Quod Sum) • Tracy may not have fully learned the full extent of her power yet.
Tracy is really just pretending to be on Arthur's side and is acting as a double agent.	None.	+ Tracy doesn't seem like an evil person and seems to truly care about Nathan so maybe she infiltrated Pinehearst as an opportunity to help him and the others deal with Arthur by having someone on the inside to help them out. + She probably knew this isn't what her sister Niki would have been like, and she did look sad about Niki's death. - Tracy seems to be very opportunistic, power hungry and cunning. She's a publicist, and she does her job well. She was sleeping with her boss before, and now she's working under Nathan and seems to be doing the same with him. She also seems to be the one pushing Nathan to become president. She seems to genuinely believe in what Arthur is doing, and sees the positive aspects of it, where she can gain.
Tracy and Mohinder will form an alliance in Volume Four.	In Dual, Tracy picks Mohinder up off the street and the two are both on Nathan's list, so they may band together in order to stay alive.	+ The Heroes will need to band together in order to get against the government, so it's very possible that alliances will have to be made -- and Tracy and Mohinder didn't just meet up on the highway for no reason. • She may have just driven up to show that she made it out of Pinehearst alive.