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Theories

Theory	Citations	Notes
Zach has an unknown ability.	None.
Zach has deeper feelings for Claire.	None.	+ He seemed to care for her a great deal before his memories were erased. - Zach might be homosexual, judging by the teasing he receives about his sexuality.
Zach is actually Claire's twin brother. He knows it, but she doesn't.	None.	+ He won't date her and yet tries to be very close to her. + They are both Caucasians and the same age. - If they did in fact have identical birthdays, it would have been noticed by either of them, having them being almost best friends before Zach's memory wipe.
Zach is actually Claire's twin brother, but neither knows it yet.	None.	• They were childhood friends. He can't remember where he heard of Kermit, TX. He has had his memory erased once, and possibly more than once. When he and Claire start hanging out again, Mr. Bennet appears both suspicious and interested in Claire being nice to Zach. - The newspaper article about the fire that supposedly killed Claire's real mom mentioned only a daughter. - Neither Nathan nor Meredith mentions anything about a son. - Nathan gives Meredith enough money for her and Claire only.
Zach "remembers" Kermit, TX because he and Claire had previously tried to find her parents and the Haitian took their memories.	None.
Zach is homosexual.	None.	+ Zach's myspace page states that his sexual orientation is "not sure." - An NBC publicist stated in a phone conversation that Zach "is not gay". • NBC does not want to publicize that Zach is in fact homosexual, as it will cause a controversy in the Heroes TV series. + Zach's sexual orientation was downplayed at the request of the producers of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" because Thomas Dekker joined the cast as John Connor. + NBC later also states that although Zach is publicized as straight, he is homosexual in their hearts. + It is said that he got an erection in the boy's locker room. • This is likely to have either been a rumor (true or false) and said by Jackie to provoke Zach. + Elle comments that her seduction act won't work on Zach.
Zach will be back no matter what happen with his sexuality at least for a brief appearance just to say goodbye to Claire.	None.