Faith and religion

Faith and religion
Sylar's apartment reveals Sylar's attempts at communion with God.

Many characters believe that there is a higher calling from which they get their powers.

Episodic Recurrences

Genesis

• Mohinder speaks of God creating man in his own image, joking that God's image is that of a cockroach. He postulates that man might be worthy of God's image if he evolves.

Don't Look Back

• Mohinder mentions God intervening in our lives.
• An article in the Odessa Register refers to a "Good Samaritan"'s deeds during a train wreck.

One Giant Leap

• Mohinder and Eden discover a hidden room in Sylar's apartment with the phrase "forgive me Father for I have sinned" written numerous times on the wall.

Six Months Ago

• After quoting the Biblical book Ecclesiastes, Mohinder wonders if there is any sign of big events--he asks if it's "a whisper in God's ear".

Godsend

• Ando translates part of the Symbol to mean "Godsend", and calls Hiro's power a godsend. Hiro thinks the sword is a "sacred object".
• When Claire says she doesn’t consider her power a gift, the Haitian says that powers are God-given and should be respected.
• In jail, Niki prays to God for help. Jessica takes over and says, "Who needs God when you've got me?"

Run!

• Sylar (posing as Zane Taylor) tells Mohinder that he had an epiphany that made him feel at one with nature and God.

Unexpected

• Peter, feeling Isaac betrayed people like him by working for the Company, references the New Testament. He asks Isaac, "What'd they give you, money? Drugs? What's a Judas get these days?"

Company Man

• After realizing her daughter has a unique power, Sandra thanks God and tells Claire that she prayed so hard and her prayers were answered. Sandra tells Claire that she always thought Claire was a miracle; when someone rises from the dead, it's a miracle. Claire doesn't believe she's a miracle--she's not sure if her abilities are God-created or if they come from somewhere else. When Ted agrees that God didn't make them this way, Sandra insists that God makes us all the way we are.
• Later, when Claire expresses anger at her father, Sandra expresses her faith in her husband. She tells Claire, "God gave you a second chance. Please give your father one."

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• Sylar telekinetically pins Isaac to the floor of his apartment, placing paintbrushes in his wrists and ankles reminiscent of Christ's crucifixion.

• Like Christ, Isaac knew he was going die and accepts his death, knowing that this is his fate and his part in "all of this."

Graphic Novel Recurrences

• In his childhood, Mohinder's grandmother tells Mohinder stories about Kali that inspire him to avenge his father's murder. (Monsters)
• Hana is inspired by her progenitors' faith and their adherence to Judaism and its principles. (Wireless, Parts 1, 3, and 4)
• Hana wirelessly admonishes child pornography subscribers to "log off, kneel down and pray." (The Path of the Righteous)
• Hana does not believe religion is a good topic for a first date. (War Buddies, Part 1)
• Austin's family has religious paraphernalia in their house and when Austin heals his mother, Austin's father says God answered their prayers. (War Buddies, Part 3)

Notes

• The Corinthian Casino shares its name with "Corinthians", a book of the New Testament containing three epistles from St. Paul to the people of Corinth.