Mohinder Suresh
| Mohinder Suresh | |
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| Portrayed by | Sendhil Ramamurthy |
| First appearance | Genesis |
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| Age | 34 |
| Home | New York, NY; formerly Madras, India |
| Residences | Apartment in Brooklyn, NY |
| Occupations | Geneticist (Chennai, India), former taxi driver (New York City, USA), currently an agent of the Company |
| Significant others | formerly Mira Shenoy, Maya |
| Parents | Chandra Suresh (deceased), Unnamed mother |
| Grandparent | Unnamed grandmother |
| Ward | Molly Walker |
| Sibling | Shanti Suresh (deceased) |
Mohinder Suresh is a genetics professor and the son of Chandra Suresh. When he learns of his father's murder, he becomes determined to find the killer and unravel the mysteries of his father's research.
Character History
Season One
For an episode-by-episode summary, see Mohinder Suresh: Season One History.
Teaching a class in Chennai University, he finds out from Nirand that his father has been killed. He goes to New York, and lives in his father's apartment, getting a job as a taxi driver. One customer is Peter, and they witness the eclipse. At his home, he finds evidence about his father's killer, Sylar, and gets to know his neighbour, Eden. Together, they find an algorithm, and Mohinder tries warning Nathan of his fate. Peter visits him, and together they go to visit Isaac. He does not answer, and Mohinder concludes that Peter led him on a wacky adventure.
He returns to India and his job, when he thinks about closing off the algorithm. He starts dreaming about his father and mother, discovering that he had a sister. He finds an evolved human, Sanjog Iyer, and decides to return to America after finding out more about Sylar and the list.
Two weeks later, he discovers that Eden is dead, and receives a visit from Bennet, who gives him a business card. Nathan also visits him, and the two try to calm Peter down, to little success. Mohinder resumes his quest to find people with power, and meets Zane Taylor - actually Sylar in disguise. Together, they find another, Dale Smither, when Mohinder figures out that he is with Sylar. He holds him hostage using curare, but Sylar gets the upperhand and attacks Mohinder. However, after a fight between Peter and Sylar, Mohinder strikes Sylar down with the map, and destroys the list, escaping and taking Peter's body to his mother.
He contacts Thompson, and meets Molly Walker in a building. He works on curing her virus, only to find out that he is the cure. Giving her his blood, he learns about her power, only to be warned of two men trying to find her. He protects her, knocking out Matt, and holds Bennet at gun point. They eventually come to an agreement, and Mohinder and Molly escape from the building, finding D.L., Niki and Micah along the way. They witness the explosion from Kirby Plaza, as Mohinder tends to a wounded Matt.
Season Two
For an episode-by-episode summary, see Mohinder Suresh: Season Two History.
Mohinder is giving lectures about his research on the Shanti virus in various cities when a man comes to him in Cairo. He mentions Shanti, which prompts Mohinder to be aggressive, but Bob offers Mohinder a job at his company. Mohinder reluctantly takes the job, then secretly calls Noah about bringing the company down. Mohinder's first assignment is to heal the Haitian from the cure, but Mohinder forgets what happened and the Haitian escapes. Mohinder returns to his apartment, where he lives with Matt and Molly.
Mohinder is given Isaac's loft by the Company to run a lab to further his research. He finds a paintings from a series of eight that foretells Noah's death. Later, Mohinder and Molly are greeted by Matt, who asks Molly to find his father. Molly freaks out after seeing Matt's father in a picture, and Mohinder asks what her problem is. She tells Mohinder and Matt that Matt's father is the nightmare man. Eventually, she helps Matt, but is rendered unconscious. Mohinder tries to calm Matt down after Molly becomes unconscious, noting that she is in shock.
Mohinder decides to bring Molly to the Company for help, which angers Noah. While Mohinder talks to Bob about Molly, he is given a new assignment to deal with another person with powers. He travels to New Orleans to get Monica. At the Company's hospital, Monica demonstrates her ability through various tests. Bob tells Mohinder to inject Monica with a variant of the virus that will disable her abilities, but Mohinder later does not, and argues wtih Bob and decides to take Molly.
Eventually, Mohinder realizes that he cannot help Molly alone, and Bob apologizes to Mohinder about asking him to inject Monica. After being partnered with Niki, Bob tells Mohinder that he needs to inject Maury with the virus. Mohinder protests, but eventually leaves with Niki to go get samples. Mohinder witnesses Niki talking to herself and suspects it is the work of Maury. As the two collect samples, Niki begins talking to herself and eventually punches Mohinder, breaking his nose. After Maury is captured and Niki injected herself with the virus, Mohinder attempts to use his blood to cure Niki, but finds the virus is immune to his blood. He informs Bob of this who tells Mohinder they can use Claire to help Niki, and reveals to Bob his partnership with Mr. Bennet and their motives to take down the company.
Mohinder is partnered with Elle to kill Noah and get Claire's blood. After a large conflict, Mohinder kills Noah by shooting him in the eye, while Bob gets Claire's blood. Noah's body is taken to Primatech Research, where he is given Claire's regenerative blood by Mohinder. Mohinder makes a mix of his blood and Claire's blood and begins to head to New Orleans to give an injection to Niki when he receives a phone call from Sylar, who reveals that he is at Mohinder's apartment with Molly. Mohinder rushes to his apartment, where Sylar holds Mohinder, Molly and Maya hostage and tells Mohinder to cure him of the virus. Mohinder takes all of them to his lab, where he discovers that Sylar has the same strain of the virus that Niki had. Sylar shoots Maya to see if the blood works, and Mohinder injects her with it. After Sylar leaves, Elle comes to save Mohinder, Molly and Maya.
Equipment
- Curare--a brain-paralyzing drug used to subdue Sylar
- Gun--taken from an ersatz exterminator and used on Sylar
- License--the legal allowance to drive a taxi for the Chelsea Cab Company
- Research items--including his fathers algorithm, journal, list, map, and various files
- Tuning fork--used to torture a captive Sylar
- Taser--Used to incapacitate evolved humans who are aggressive and/or not in control of their abilities.
Memorable Quotes
"It's the sort of cutting-edge science we used to talk about late into the night."
"The world's worst pillow talk, I'd say."
- - Mira, Mohinder (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
"Your nose. Does it hurt?"
"Only when I breathe."
- - Niki, Mohinder (Out of Time)
"What's your superpower? Punching bag?"
- - Elle (to Mohinder) (Cautionary Tales)
"He's adorable. Can I keep him?"
- - Elle (to Bob, about Mohinder) (Cautionary Tales)
"Hope is great, but we need caffeine."
Trivia
- According to an interview with Jason La Padura, Mohinder was originally conceived as a man in his 50s, essentially as the role of Chandra. However, when Sendhil Ramamurthy read for the part, the producers rethought the role to accommodate the actor they wanted to use.
- Mohinder's name is likely a variant of the name Mahendra, an amalgam of the words "maha" (great) and "Indra" (a Hindu god). His surname, Suresh, is likely a transcription of the common first name Suresha, meaning "ruler of the gods."
- Mohinder can speak some French, although not fluently. (Lizards)
External Links
- Mohinder's Volume of Periodic Accounts (fan site)
- Website by Mohinder Suresh (French fan site)
See Also
- For other uses of Mohinder, see Mohinder (disambig).
- For other uses of Suresh, see Suresh (disambig).
- For articles related to Mohinder, see Related Articles:Mohinder.
- For images of Mohinder, see Images of Mohinder Suresh.
- For Mohinder as he appeared in the dark future, see Mohinder Suresh (future)
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Mohinder Suresh for fan-created theories and other speculation.