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Ando Masahashi
Portrayed by James Kyson Lee
First appearance Genesis
In-story stats
Known ability Red energy manipulation (synthetic)
Aliases Huggerz69, Sidekick
Gender
Home Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Yamagato Industries computer programmer
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Ando Masahashi is Hiro Nakamura's best friend and co-worker. Initially leading a bored, monotonous life in Tokyo, Japan, Ando and Hiro finally fulfilled their dreams of adventure when Hiro's ability manifested. While Hiro journeys on his quests to save the world from certain destruction; Ando remains at his side, his stalwart companion and sidekick. Initially without abilities, he synthetically gained the ability of supercharging the abilities of others.

Character History

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Ando Masahashi: Season One History.

Ando is working when Hiro comes running declaring he has a power. Ando is doesn't believe him and goes back to watching Niki on webcam. After work him and Hiro go to a bar where Ando suggests Hiro should use his ability to get into the woman's restroom. Even when Hiro does it, Ando doesn't believe. When Hiro arrives in the future, it is Ando he calls for help, who explains Hiro has been gone for several weeks.

When Hiro returns he convinces Ando to follow him to to New York City by showing him a copy of 9th Wonders! that accurately portrays the conversation he and Hiro are having. The two fly to Los Angeles and then drive to Las Vegas. In Vegas, Ando convinces Hiro to cheat at gambling. When they anger the wrong people the two are beaten up and dumped off at a diner. Ando blames Hiro for their troubles and leaves him and goes to Niki Sanders's house. When she tells him to leave, he returns to Hiro to continue their journey. They attempt to call Isaac, but get Peter and Ando helps translate Peter's message for Hiro. On their way to leave, they are confronted by the high roller they cheated who enlists them in helping him cheat. During the game, a woman comes and kills the other players as Hiro and Ando escape.

As they leave Las Vegas, they see a car accident. After Hiro saves the woman and the man Ando chats with the man's kid. Continuing on to New York, they stop at a diner in Midland, TX and meet a waitress who is then killed. Hiro goes back in time to save her, leaving Ando to wait for him in the Diner. The next day, Ando meets Peter, who has come to the diner, as he waits for Hiro to return. When Hiro returns a day later, he is disappointed because he failed to save Charlie. The two travel to Union Wells High School and arrive too late to save the cheerleader, but instead meet Isaac.

Two weeks later, Ando and Hiro steal a sword from the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. The next day, when the two go to retrieve their rental car, they are kidnapped by a strange man who offers them plane tickets back to Japan, which Ando is impressed by, but Hiro refuses. They are taken to meet Hiro's father. Afterwards, they return to Las Vegas where they attempt to assist a showgirl named Hope. While Hiro doesn't want to go through with it, Ando disagrees and attempts to help her himself. Ando leaves with Hope, driving her to Primm, NV. Hope's ex-boyfirend shows up and fires a gun at Ando, but Hiro saves him with his power.

Back in Las Vegas, Ando, who went against Hiro's wishes to go back to Japan, saves Hiro, allowing him to steal the sword he has been after. As Corinthian guards arrive to stop them, Hiro teleports the two into the future. While looking at pictures the two are confronted by Hiro from the future. Hiro learns that in this future, Ando has died due to the explosion.

They return to the present day in Isaac's apartment where they find it's owner dead. The two hide from the man in the room, but when the man hears Ando gulp, Hiro teleports them out of the apartment. They follow the man to his mother's apartment, contemplating killing him. They try, but fail, breaking the sword. After they get it fixed, Hiro trains with his father, while Ando leaves to kill Sylar himself. However, Sylar catches Ando by surprise and starts to cut his neck. Hiro comes to his rescue, taking Ando back to Japan, leaving him there, telling his friend that he must finish the journey on his own.

Season Two

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Ando Masahashi: Season Two History.

Ando is now an assistant for Kaito Nakamura. He is present when Kaito recieves his death threat and later witnesses his murder. He is interviewed by Matt Parkman and explains the symbol's meaning.

After seemingly being downgraded to his old job, Ando discovers a message from Hiro on the bottom of the sword. He opens the sword and reads the scrolls that Hiro sent him about his adventures with Takezo Kensei. Ando asks for help reading some of the damaged scrolls. On one scroll, the story abruptly stops, much to the dismay of Ando. Later, Hiro appears in Ando's office where Ando must spoil the joyful reunion with the news of Kaito's death. Days later, Ando speaks with Hiro at Kaito Nakamura's funeral.

At Yamagato Industries, Ando helps Hiro find information about Kensei. Hiro teleports after finding some information about Adam Monroe, leaving Ando alone again. When Hiro suddenly returns, he takes his sword from Ando and teleports away again, leaving Ando to wonder why Hiro feels saving the world is always his responsibility. Days later, Ando asks about Adam and Hiro replies that Adam will no longer harm anybody.

The Second Coming

Ando visits Hiro at the CEO's Office of Yamagato Industries. While Ando chats with Hiro's future as CEO (which Hiro claims is "boring"), Hiro receives a recorded video message from Hiro's father, telling Hiro not to open the safe, something Ando condones. However, Hiro does open the safe, revealing half of a formula, that is almost instantly stolen by woman moving at unimaginable speed. After discussing the formula's purpose, Ando suggests that Hiro travel back in the past to discover the formula's purpose. However, Hiro refuses stating no good ever came of travelling back. Instead, Hiro travels to the future to learn the purpose of the formula but instead witnesses Ando arguing with Hiro. Ando demands Hiro's half of the formula, saying Hiro "betrayed" him. When Hiro refuses, Ando uses an ability to apparently kill him. When Hiro is back to the present, Ando asks about the future, but Hiro only says that they must find the formula.

The Butterfly Effect

Hiro and Ando are in the search for the stolen half of the formula. After being told that the speedster is one Daphne Millbrook living in Paris, France. Hiro goes to teleport himself before Ando expresses concern over why Hiro is going there alone. Hiro refuses to elaborate but then teleports both himself and Ando into Daphne's Apartment. Both shocked and impressed by Daphne's collection of masterpieces, Hiro and Ando searches for the stolen half of the formula. While they're searching, Hiro reveals to the truth about his sights in the future to Ando. Ando tries to convince Hiro that he wouldn't hurt him but Hiro looks unconvinced. As they argue, Hiro spies Daphne's medallion and realises it has can be negotiated for the formula. Later Daphne returns to her apartment to find Hiro and Ando with her medal. Hiro gives the medal to Ando to trade with Daphne before stopping time. However, Daphne uses her speed to pin a knife against Ando's throat and threaten his life. With Hiro unwilling to sacrifice Ando, Daphne escapes with her medal and also with the formula leaving Hiro and the worried Ando with nothing. Ando then becomes angry at Hiro for almost sacrificing Ando's life for nothing. However, Hiro reveals he stuck a tracking device to the medal. This, however, only leads Ando to become more angrier that he was not let in on the plan.

One of Us, One of Them

Hiro and Ando continue their search for the lost part of the formula, as they tracked down Daphne to a theater in Berlin. When they were told from Daphne that she already gave the first half of the formula to her boss, Hiro notices the Haitian with a silver briefcase, assuming that the second half of the formula is inside. While Hiro and Ando are spying on the Haitian, Daphne shows up and reveals her plan to steal the second half as well. Later Hiro is follows the Haitian backstage and attempts to steal to briefcase while disguised. However, Ando shows up and knocks the Haitian unconscious. While Hiro and Ando arguing over whether Hiro can trust Ando, Daphne steals the briefcase with her power. Hiro attempts to stop time to catch her, but by then the Haitian has recovered and promptly takes hold of the two. They are later seen languishing in a cell.

I Am Become Death

Hiro and Ando, now in a cell on Level 2, aren't getting along. Ando is angry that Hiro said he didn't need him, and Hiro is still freaked out that Future Ando killed him. The two team up for a moment to open up a vent in the ceiling of the prison cell so Hiro can escape. After that, Ando refuses to go up but agrees to help Hiro up. Just as Hiro gets halfway into the vent, the Haitian shows up.

In her office, Angela tells Hiro and Ando that the missing formula can grant people special abilities. After informing Hiro that some mysterious person is watching them and manipulating them, she tasks him to go dig up Adam Monroe for help. When the casket opens, Adam recovers and grabs Hiro in a stranglehold.

Angels and Monsters

At Aoyama Cemetery in Japan, Adam reaches up and chokes Hiro, who tries to explain that they need his help. Adam refuses to listen and Hiro stops time to put him back in his coffin. Hiro explains to Ando that they have no choice but to seek out Adam's help. He releases Adam again and explains that they're looking for the missing formula. Adam notes that he told the Company to destroy the formula but they didn't listen. He refuses to cooperate unless they let him ago, but has no choice when Hiro refuses to negotiate. He says that Angela is probably responsible, but Hiro points out he's working for her. Adam suggests that there could be another possibility.

Adam takes Hiro and Ando to a bar where persons with special abilities can be hired. The bartender, Milosh, is angry at Adam for having an affair with his wife. He throws a punch at Adam and knocks out Hiro by mistake, then chases Adam out of the bar. Ando tries to revive Hiro without success, letting Adam get away.

Hiro and Ando try to find Adam without success. As they go down the alleyway, Adam crawls out of a dumpster but Knox renders him unconscious and dumps him into a van. He then makes a call and asks the person at the other end what to do with Hiro and Ando.

Hiro and Ando are drinking at the bar and Hiro insists they can't lose heart; the world is depending on them. Ando comments that it can't get any worse. Daphne and Knox enter the bar. They want to offer Hiro a job. Hiro says they're badasses and wants to sign up. Daphne says that it isn't that easy and that he has to prove himself. Knox takes a sword from the wall, gives it to Hiro, and says he has to kill Ando, since he doesn't have powers and doesn't matter. Hiro takes the sword, apologizes to Ando (noting some sacrifices have to be made), and stabs his friend.

Dying of the Light

It is revealed that Ando and Hiro faked Ando's death. They travel to Africa to recruit Usutu, wacky hijinks ensue, then Usutu shows them the paintings of Arthur and Peter embracing and four villains associated with the Pinehearst Company logo.

Eris Quod Sum

Still in Africa, Ando is told by Hiro that Hiro will not use his powers to go back in time and learn how to defeat the villains in the painting. Usutu then tells the pair that they must choose their own destiny or have it chosen for them. Later, Usutu tries to get the duo to eat a substance, Hiro eats it, reluctantly, but Ando decides against it. When his friend's eyes go white and he falls down, Ando is concerned and accuses Usutu of tricking Hiro. The episode ends with Ando yelling Hiro's name.

Villains

Ando watches as Hiro goes on his spirit walk. When Hiro momentarily tries to come out of it, Ando assists Usutu by holding up a bowl of smoking food. After Hiro emerges from his trance, Ando tries to keep up with his friend's sudden burst of facts and plans. He and Hiro spot Usutu and realize he's been decapitated.

It's Coming

When Arthur regresses Hiro's memory to that of a 10 year old, Ando charges at Arthur. Arthur sees him coming and hurls him away with telekinesis. Ando manages to recover and gets Hiro to teleport them away from Arthur into a bowling alley. At the bowling alley, Ando tries to get Hiro to snap out of his childish mannerisms and teaches him how to use his powers. When Ando teaches Hiro how to teleport, Hiro teleports them to a comic book store. At the comic book store, Ando gets Hiro to look at a 9th Wonders, comic that documents all their activities that day. Ando skips to the last page and sees an ominous eclipse.

The Eclipse, Part 1

Ando accompanies Hiro to Matt Parkman's apartment in Brooklyn, based on the panels in the 9th Wonders! comic book. He acts as a translator between Hiro and Matt. Later Matt suggests they go to Lawrence, KS in pursuit of Daphne. Ando is reluctant but Matt insists it should only take a few minutes. Hiro teleports them into a corn field and Hiro and Ando watch as Matt knocks on the door. Later, after the eclipse begins and Matt and Hiro lose their powers, Ando accompanies Hiro into town where they go to Sam's Comics to find the new issue of 9th Wonders!

The Eclipse, Part 2

Ando accompanies Hiro to a comic book store and asks for the new issue of 9th Wonders!. Sam and Frack think they are being tricked as Hiro searches through comics. Ando explains they are trying to get Hiro's power back and shows them the current issue of 9th Wonders! he has, showing them talking. Later Ando reads the issue Hiro had just read showing Hiro killing Sylar, meeting Charlie, fighting Adam, and his father Kaito dead.

Our Father

Ando accompanies Matt and Daphne to the bike messenger service in Manhattan. After Daphne recovers Isaac's sketches, he views Hiro's fate in the past and believes that by taking the formula, he can gain space-time manipulation powers and go back to 1991 to save his friend. However, he has no idea how to find the formula.

Dual

Ando accompanies Matt and Daphne to Mohinder's lab in Isaac's old workshop. After the three realize that Mohinder is not there, Daphne, Ando and Matt discuss what to do next. Daphne remembers the formula at Pinehearst, and runs to Pinehearst to steal the formula so Ando can obtain an ability. Ando believes it is his destiny to acquire space-time manipulation and save Hiro. Ando injects himself with the formula and faints. After Matt splashes some water on Ando's face, Ando regains consciousness, he tries to activate his ability by "squinting" like Hiro--but he is unsuccessful. Frustrated, Ando slams his hand on a table. Suddenly, his hand begins to glow with red energy. When Matt touches Ando, he suddenly hears the thoughts of everyone in Manhattan. Then Daphne touches him and is transported several seconds back in time. Matt concludes that Ando has the ability to "supercharge" the abilities of others. The three decide for Ando to augment Daphne's power so that she can travel back sixteen years. Daphne and Ando save Hiro a split second before Kaito Nakamura could strike his son with his sword.

Upon returning to the present, Hiro complains that Ando rescued him before he could destroy the formula. Ando jokingly notes that he won't save Hiro the next time, and the two friends bow to each other.

A Clear and Present Danger

Hiro takes Ando to their lair, and gives him a GPS implant, costume and the Ando-cycle, with communications back to the computer set up in the lair. Ando thinks that Hiro is trying to live his life through him and shortly drives off on the Ando-cycle. Ando is later seen at a strip club with a number of girls impressed with the motorcycle, he is talking to Hiro when he is taken by a group of men, which makes him go back to the lair. He correctly guesses that the password is 'Ando' and notices that Hiro's GPS tracker is showing him in Africa.

Trust and Blood

Ando is at a bar attempting to book a flight to Russellville, Arkansas, after tracking the GPS signal from Hiro, but the person on the other end of the phone has never heard of Russellville. Daphne appears as Ando hangs up, she's looking for Matt and figured Hiro and Ando may be able to help. When Ando hears that Matt disappeared too, he decides that the people who kidnapped Hiro may have also have Matt. Daphne grabs Ando and speeds them to Russellville.

Daphne and Ando arrive at the crash site and while they don't see Matt or Hiro, see Claire in shackles. Daphne reassures Ando that Hiro can't be dead because Ando kills him in the future and speeds off to rescue Claire.

Daphne and Claire return to Ando's location and notice that Matt, Hiro and Mohinder have showed up. Daphne and Matt embrace, but as Daphne moves away she is shot by one of Danko's men. Claire takes fire and covers Daphne and the rest, while Matt telepathically convinces one of the soldiers to kill his fellow members. Danko shows up and kills the brainwashed soldier and Matt makes a run for it.

Peter, Ando, Hiro, Mohinder and Matt all meet up and plan to go underground to plan their revenge. They ditch any attachment to their previous lives and Peter mentions they will have to do things they never considered before but no one seems fazed least of all Matt, who now wants revenge for Daphne.

Building 26

In New Delhi, India, Hiro and Ando seek their destiny as shown by Matt's drawing — to stop a wedding. While Hiro leaves to find out when the wedding starts, Ando looks up from the picture and spots a familiar-looking woman. He goes after her, and she reveals her name is Annapurna and that she is the bride. Ando discovers she's sad, and tells her to call off the wedding. She gasps, saying she was waiting for a sign from God before making her decision. Ando, using his power, creates a shower of red sparks from his hands. Just as Anna is thanking Ando for being the sign, Hiro returns. He hears Annapurna say that the wedding is off, but he is crestfallen — Ando has stolen the show.

Anna, Hiro and Ando are sitting at Annapurna's restaurant and she tells them her fiancé is a powerful and dangerous man. She leaves for a moment, and Ando notices Hiro is angry at him. Hiro believes he needed to stop the wedding; it was his chance to regain his powers. Ando said he found a way to save her, and that Hiro is just jealous of being his sidekick. The discussion is cut short when Ando interrupts an argument in the kitchen between Anna and Deepak, who had walked in a few minutes before. An enraged Deepak knocks Ando over the head with a pan and carries him off.

Anna states that she must marry Deepak or else Ando will die. During the wedding Hiro stops the ceremony and knocks her fiancé down and threatens him with a cake knife. Deepak calls the wedding off. Hiro recognizes that this was the moment captured in the painting and yells "Yatta!".

In India, Ando tells Hiro he was right, but Hiro objects he was wrong, and now he can be a hero without his powers. Anna remembers that their names were familiar because a fax from "Rebel" came in for them. It says that they should "Save Matt Parkman". Hiro sees it as a message from "destiny".

Shades of Gray

Ando and Hiro arrive in Los Angeles and go to an address provided by "Rebel". They meet a babysitter, Beth, who believes they were sent by an agency. She gives them a baby, says it's Matt Parkman, and leaves.

Evolved Human Abilities

Ando obtained the ability to supercharge others' abilities, which manifests in the form of red energy resembling electricity. He used it to greatly amplify Matt's telepathy, allowing him to hear the thoughts of all New Yorkers, and Daphne's super speed, allowing her to run faster than light and travel backward in time.

In the episode Cold Snap, it is shown that Ando can charge the red energy and emit it as a concussive blast outwards, à la Dragonball. The energy is shown to be strong enough to knock a man, fully geared, backwards several feet. It cannot be discharged quickly, however, as it seems Ando requires at least a small amount of time to build up power.

Equipment

Memorable Quotes

""Future me" was afraid of causing a rift in the space-time continuum."

"You're talking out of your ass. You don't know how any of this works."

- Hiro, Ando (Better Halves)


"I wish destiny would lose our number."

- Ando (to Hiro) (Fallout)


"Your father looks angry."

"My father always looks angry."

"But your sister looks hot."

- Ando, Hiro (Distractions)


"Why is saving the world always your responsibility?"

- Ando (to Hiro) (Truth and Consequences)


"You're Super Hiro!"

- Ando (to Hiro) (One Giant Leap)


"I have abilities! Yes; yatta!!"

- Ando (Dual)

Notes

  • Ando speaks fluent English.
  • Ando has no moral dilemma with using Hiro's powers for personal gain by gambling.
  • Ando's screen name on Niki's website is Huggerz69.
  • When Hiro travels back in time six months to save Charlie (possibly changing the timeline), Ando seems to be the only person who remembers the original timeline when Charlie did not know Hiro.
  • Ando has a crush on Hiro's sister.
  • Ando is a common family name in Japan. Traditionally, Japanese names are written with the family name first and the given name second. If Ando's name were written in this traditional manner, the character's first name would be Masahashi. However, since other characters refer to him as Ando, his given name is probably Ando.
  • In Kindred, Ando's name appears in kanji as 安藤.
  • One interesting thing to note is the fact that when Japanese people say the word "and" they generally say "ando" because of the kana sound system. This potentially leads to the joke (in Japanese pronunciation) "Hiro ando Ando."
  • Ando became a series regular starting with Four Months Later..., the first episode of Season Two.

Trivia

See Also

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Ando Masahashi for fan-created theories and other speculation.


  Season Three Characters edit
Main

Claire Bennet • Noah Bennet • Maya Herrera • Ando Masahashi • Hiro Nakamura • Matt Parkman • Angela Petrelli • Nathan Petrelli • Peter Petrelli • Tracy Strauss • Mohinder Suresh • Sylar

Recurring

Analyst • Lyle Bennet • Sandra Bennet • Elle Bishop • Emile Danko • Eric Doyle • Flint Gordon, Jr. • Future Peter • Meredith Gordon • The Haitian • Knox • Daniel Linderman • Dr. Livitz • Daphne Millbrook • Rachel Mills • Adam Monroe • Mr. Muggles • Kaito Nakamura • Matt Parkman, Jr. • Maury Parkman • Arthur Petrelli • Mark Spatney • SWAT agent • Turtle • Usutu

See Also: Minor Characters • Season One Characters • Season Two Characters • Season Four Characters • Heroes Reborn Characters • Future Characters • Animals • Webisodes Characters •
Graphic Novel Characters • iStory Characters • Evolutions Characters • Book Characters • Unaired Characters • Cast
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