Theory:Hooded killer

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The following fan theories are about the hooded killer.

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Theories

Theory	Citations	Notes
The killer is West.	None	+ They share similar physiques, have a fondness for sweatshirts, and lead mysterious lives. + West has the ability to fly. The killer was somehow able to escape falling 30 stories. - West is but a teen, and the killer's history appears to be much older. + The fact that Kaito recognized the killer does not mean that the killer is as old as him. - West would have to have flown from California to New York in a very short amount of time. • West may be able to fly at supersonic speeds like Nathan can.
The killer is Takezo Kensei	None
The killer is Claude Rains	None	+ Claude has an association with the Company. - Why would Claude stay visible while attacking Kaito? - Claude would not be able to escape from the fall. Even if he was willing or forced to commit suicide, invisible people become visible after they die (.07%), so his body would have been seen on the street.
The killer is Nathan Petrelli	None	+ Nathan bumps into Ando on the street just before Ando hands Kaito the newspaper with the marked picture inside. Nathan could have put the picture in the paper. + Nathan has the ability to fly, which could explain how the killer escaped unseen. + Angela Petrelli received a similar death threat moments after Nathan called her evil. She found the picture outside Peter's apartment, where Nathan had entered moments before. - It seems unlikely that Nathan would threaten to kill his own mother, even if he did call her "evil" in a drunken rage. - Kaito seemed to recognize the killer as a member of the group to which he belonged.