Maury Parkman

Maury Parkman
Portrayed by	Alan Blumenfeld
First appearance	Fight or Flight
In-story stats
Known ability	Telepathy
Nickname	Nightmare Man
Gender
Home	Philadelphia, PA
Residence	Maury Parkman's apartment
Child	Matt Parkman

Maury Parkman is a member of a group of twelve. He is an evolved human with the power of telepathy and is also the man who Molly has been having bad dreams about.

Character History

How to Stop an Exploding Man

When Matt Parkman asks Molly how her power works, she states that she thinks of someone in her mind and then pinpoints their location on a map. Matt asks whether she can find anyone in the world just by thinking about them, to which she hesitantly responds that she can find "almost anyone", but there's one that she can't. Parkman asks, "is it someone bad, Molly, like the boogeyman?", and she hesitantly responds, "No, he's a lot worse." When Matt asks Molly why she doesn't want to find him, Molly replies in a terrified whisper, "'Cause when I think about him, he can see me."

Four Months Later

When Miss Gerber tells Matt that Molly has mentioned having some terrible nightmares, she shows him some drawings that Molly drew. Each picture depicts eyes alongside the symbol. Later that night while Molly restlessly slept, Matt checks in on Molly, and hears her thoughts. Amongst these thoughts is a male voice, saying "I can see you." When Molly wakes up with a scream, Matt asks her to tell him where the person is, and Molly tells Matt that if she did, the man would kill Matt.

The Kindness of Strangers

After Matt makes a discovery about his father, he asks Molly to find him. When Matt shows Molly a picture, she backs off and asks him to get it away. She states that Matt's father is "the nightmare man." Later that night, Matt is desperate to ask Molly to find him, but Mohinder forbids it. Molly volunteers herself however, and upon finding his location, becomes scared because he could see her. She screams, then blacks out. Matt reads her mind, and notices she is screaming "Help me, Matt!"

Fight or Flight

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Powers

Maury, like his son, is a telepath. He is, however, far more adept than his son at using his ability. Besides claiming to be able to read minds, he has shown himself to be able to fool all five senses. He is also able to browse through memories, making Nathan see his disfigured reflection. He is also able to sense mentally intrusive abilities, such as when Molly uses clairvoyance to find him, and he is able to put her into a comatose state from a great distance.

Memorable Quotes

"So you can find anyone in the world, you just need to think about them?"

"Almost anyone."

"Almost?"

"There's only one that I can't."

"Who's that? Is it someone bad, Molly, like the boogeyman?"

"No. He's a lot worse."

"Then why don't you want to find him?"

"Cause when I think about him, he can see me."

- Matt, Molly (How to Stop an Exploding Man)

" I can see you."

- Maury (to Molly) (Four Months Later)

Gallery

• Maury traps Matt in a nightmarish jail...
  Maury traps Matt in a nightmarish jail...
• where he is tormented by his ex-wife and her child...
  where he is tormented by his ex-wife and her child...
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  while Nathan is shown the destruction of New York City...
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  and is attacked by his irradiated alter-ego.
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  Molly's nightmare beholds cockroaches in the form of Sylar...
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  and in a threatening representation of "the Nightmare Man" himself.

Notes

• Maury is noted by Molly to be on the third floor of an apartment building in Philadelphia, in room 9.

See Also

• For other uses of the term boogeyman, see boogeyman (disambig).
• For other uses of Maury, see Maury (disambig).

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Maury Parkman for fan-created theories and other speculation.