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Nicholas Hayden
Nicholas Hayden
Portrayed by Nicholas Hayden
First appearance Genesis
In-story stats
Known ability Space-time manipulation
Formal name Nicholas Adam Norman Sylar Hayden
Alias Norman Misunderstood
Nickname Nick
Gender
Age 17
Date of birth March 26, 1990
Home Manchester, England
Occupation Student

Nicholas "Nick" Hayden is a student at a school in Manchester, England, and possesses the ability to manipulate space and time.

Character History

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Nicholas Hayden: Season One History.

Nick Hayden discovers his ability when he opens an article about New York on Wikipedia and appears there. Finding an exploding man, a comic and the explosion leads Nick on a journey with his friend, Tom, who now believes that Nick has a special power. They travel to America.

Landing in Las Vegas, NV, they see many strange events, such as a man landing outside of a diner, when Nick finds Hiro, someone he saw in the future. Nick and Tom visit Isaac and, with his help, start searching for Kirby Plaza, helping a woman along the way. Once there, they are knocked out by Thompson and brought to Primatech Paper Co., which he and Tom manage to escape from, hiding in the Burnt Toast Diner as cover. Remaining inside, they witness Charlie's murder, and learn of a cheerleader from two men. Nick goes back in time to help.

Six months ago, Nick meets Gabriel in Gray & Sons and they become fast friends, as Nick reads Activating Evolution. Nick minds the shop while Gabriel is away, and meets Isaac again, only to leave to try and save Charlie, who has been saved by Hiro. Defeated, he returns to the present, and he and Tom return to Primatech, where they are, again, knocked out by Thompson.

Two weeks later, Nick escapes from Primatech, seeing Gabriel again, when he learns that Tom has returned to Manchester. Nick returns to New York, and gets a call from Tom, arranging a meeting with him. He then gets an apartment from Simone. Afterwards, he meets Tom at the Los Angeles International Airport and try to go to Kirby Plaza again, only for terrorists to take control of the bus. Nick thwarts them, yet they arrive in Odessa, TX, where they witness a house explode. They manage to return to New York, when they see Gabriel kill Isaac. In fear, the two travel to the future, where they meet with their future selves, only for Nick to be imprisoned. He tricks Future Tom into letting him escape, and he meets with Tom again, returning to the present.

Returning to Isaac Mendez's loft as they follow Hiro, they find Gabriel's paintings, and Nick figures that Ted is the exploding man, deciding to kill him to save the world. They arrive at Kirby Plaza, and are knocked out by Thompson. Waking up in the Kirby Plaza building, they escape using Tom's telepathy, and they wait outside at Kirby Plaza. However, they get the final issue and see Hiro stabbing Gabriel, and leave to warn him at Isaac's loft. Finding a painting of Gabriel battling another man at Kirby Plaza, they rush back there, but the explosion happens. Suddenly, the Company sends agents to arrest Nick and Tom, but Nick disappears and lands outside Kyoto, Japan in 1671 behind Kensei as an eclipse occurs.

Season Two

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Nicholas Hayden: Season Two History.

Trapped in 1671 with no hopes of escaping, Nick retreats from the infamous battle, and arrives at a burning Otsu, Japan, saving a woman called Ryoko. Escaping through Japan, they are surrounded by bandits, whom they escape from, only for Ryoko to abandon him out of fear. Eventually, he realises that Hiro has, once again, beaten him to the quest, and teleports out of the past, returning to the present at New Orleans, LA.

He meets Monica Dawson, whom helps him satisfy his hunger with free food, eventually falling asleep when Burger Bonanza is nearly robbed by a criminal. Nick decides it is too dangerous, and leaves for the airport to return to Manchester, when he accidentally arrives in Philadelphia, PA. Not willing to go back on the plane, he spends the night in a flat, when he is suddenly trapped in a nightmare, which he eventually escapes thanks to some help.

He returns to Manchester and meets with his friends, Tom, Andy and Alex, whom all have special abilities (telepathy, phasing and telekinesis), but as they start catching up on old times, Nick accidentally time travels with Tom and Alex one year into the future in New York City, where they meet with Future Andy. Learning of a deadly virus that will wipe out most of humanity, they go back in time to stop it.

Winding up in the middle of a battle in the Company, they are each single-handedly knocked unconscious by a super strong woman, although they wake up the next day. Deciding to return home once more, they wind up in Searsmont, ME, and witness the murder of a woman by two men while learning of the virus's location - Primatech Paper Co.. Nick and Tom recognise the name, and they teleport immediately there, arriving at the vault, when the two men catch up with them and have a showdown with Hiro, Matt and another. Finally, they accept that others have beaten them in their journey, when they accidentally teleport in front of a familiar face - Sylar.

Heroes Evolutions

Nick's case file (password: NHbszr48p) at primatechpaper.com contains a personal history about Nick:

Nick was an "ordinary" person who attended his local secondary high school until he discovered his ability to manipulate the space-time continuum, which manifested when he teleported into an alternate future where an explosion occured, wiping out New York City.

He soon visited America with his friend, Tom Millward (see C019), and saw former congressional candidate Nathan Petrelli, and met with painter Isaac Mendez (see C009). Nick was bagged and tagged by the Company, but he assaulted Thompson and escaped with Tom to another destination. His ability has, as a consequence, given him delusions of grandeur, as he has a firm belief that he can save the world. This is evident when he attempted to save Charlie Andrews (see C007).

Nick was apprehended by the Company again and monitored for two weeks until he managed to escape once again, immediately arranging a meeting with Tom. Their traces became unnoticable for a short time, until they were spotted in Odessa, Texas after the destruction of agent Noah Bennet's house. Eventually caught at Kirby Plaza, both Nick and Tom successfully eluded top agents and escaped from New York City. He is currently still a student, but his whereabouts are unknown.

When last under Company care, Nick Hayden was still at the beginning of his ability's manifestation, although he has some control over his teleportation destinations. It is recommended that close watch be kept on him at all times.

The case file also contains a psychological profile:

Nick viewed himself as an ordinary, if out-of-place, person attempting to keep up with the educational system. He was lazy, and had no motivation within his life. His sloth-like nature was remarked upon frequently, which drove him to near-insanity and caused several problems within his life. He also avoided asking questions, as he believed that asking questions made him look like he was not paying attention. He found a calmness when he reached the age of sixteen and became more sociable - it is unknown why this happened.

The manifestation of his ability made numerous changes to his life for the better - he learnt of an alternate future and vowed to save the world; he started to ask others to help him in his quest, and he dragged himself out of his slothful behaviour. His moral compass has not been affected by others' influences, and he always strives to do the right thing. The only time this is not the case is whenever he happens to meet Gabriel Gray (see C004), whom he believes to be friends with.

It's recommended to keep close tabs, especially if he manifests additional abilities or falls under the sway of someone who may pose harmful to The Company and its work.

Evolved Human Abilities

Nick discovers he has the ability to actually affect the space/time continuum.

Examples

Equipment

  • 9th Wonders! Issue #14 - brought back from the future
  • Nick's phone - used to contact other people
  • Helicopter - a sketch drawn by Isaac Mendez showing Nick stood on a helicopter pad

Memorable Quotes

"How do you stop an exploding man?"

"Swords work. Oh, and lasers. But lasers don't exist yet. Well, at least, not in weaponary form."

- Tom, Nick (Collision)


"Thank you for helping me get here."

"No problem. So... are you going to pay for the taxi?"

"What?"

"We have no dollars. I mean, we helped you get a taxi. You were obviously too distraught to lift up your arm. Look at it like this - I am the man, and you are the woman."

- Simone, Nick (Nothing to Hide)


"You know, this book is onto something. I mean, it talks about regeneration, levitation, teleportation, even space-time manipulation. I think I have that."

- Nick (to Gabriel Gray) (Six Months Ago)


"Does Kirby Plaza not like me?"

- Nick (Godsend)


"My... father. He passed away in that room. Can you live with that?"

"Yeah, but he can't."

"Can't what?"

"Can't live."

- Simone, Nick (The Fix)


"Unfortunately, I'm the second most wanted terrorist."

"Why, who is the first?"

"Hiro."

"He just outshines me in any timeline, doesn't he?"

- Future Nick, Nick (Five Years Gone)


"... No! No! I was so close! I only left there for a few seconds! No! This cannot be! Damn you, Hiro!"

- Nick (How to Stop an Exploding Man)


"... This is awkward."

- Nick (looking at Whitebeard's army) (Four Months Later)


"I don't want to watch Signs. Not now. Not ever. Not in a million years. Not even if the human race depended on it."

- Nick (Fight or Flight)


"Where are we? Where is everyone?"

"This is Kirby Plaza. I haven't been here in a while."

"Feels like last week to me... wait a minute. The date on this warning. June 14, 2008. We've time travelled. Again."

- Alex, Tom, Nick (The Line)

Trivia

Character connections

See Also

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