Theory:Emile Danko

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Theory	Citations	Notes
Danko will somehow acquire an ability of his own, possibly leading to his demise.	None.	+ Danko has referred to those with abilities as 'animals', so his reality would be severely shaken should he become one of 'them'. + It would be ironic.
Danko is Samson Gray.	None.	+ Danko is called 'The Hunter'. While this nickname could be in reference to being a 'bounty hunter' or something like that, it's also possible that this name comes from a history of taxidermy and animal hunting. + Samson Gray seems to be as morally depraved as Danko. + Danko is the right age to be Sylar's father. + Everything is 'connected'. - Danko is portrayed by Zeljko Ivanek. Samson Gray is portrayed by another actor (not mentioned to avoid spoiler). - Danko seems to have some extensive military-type training. Hardly available to a taxidermist. • Who says Samson was a taxidermist all his life? He could have been in the miliatary and then retired before Sylar was born.
Danko originally had abilities, but had a bad experience with other posthumans and ultimately had his abilities stolen by Arthur Petrelli.	"For 20 years I was successful at making people like you not even know that people like them even exist.", Noah Says, and Danko responds, "Do not presume to know anything about me."	+ It could explain where Arthur got telepathy. + He seems to have a motivation to work against people with abilities that is beyond a simple phobia. + Angela talks like she knows Danko, so he may be an old acquaintance of the Petrelli family.