Elle Bishop

Elle Bishop
Portrayed by	Kristen Bell
First appearance	Fight or Flight
In-story stats
Known ability	Lightning
Gender
Age	24
Date of birth	1983
Occupation	Agent of the Company
Parent	Bob Bishop (father)

Elle Bishop is an agent of the Company and searches for evolved humans, at the behest of her father, who is a founding member of the Company. She is an evolved human with the power of lightning.

Character History

Fight or Flight

Elle is at the docks talking to Will concerning the shipping container containing Peter. When he asks her why she's so interested in him, she tells him that she works for a company, and they're interested in finding Peter since he's pretty dangerous. Will says he's at the Wandering Rocks, but asks if he is so dangerous, why they would send a little girl like her. Elle smiles as she walks away, causing sparks against the shipping containers and saying that she can "take care of herself".

Elle meets Ricky at the Wandering Rocks and shows him Peter's picture and asks if he's seen him. He says he hasn't but Elle is not convinced saying that "Either you are lying or everyone else is lying, kinda hard to tell who it is". When Ricky still refuses to acknowledge that he has seen Peter, she feigns leaving. She instead walks over to the door, locks it and welds it shut with her power. She then proceeds to send a huge bolt of electricity at Ricky.

Later, in her car, Elle answers her cell phone. She tells the person on the other end, that Peter is indeed in Ireland and she is closing in on him. She gets ask what 'methods' she used, and she admits to killing Ricky, saying that "he was just some guy". The person on the other end is not happy about this and immediately tells her to come home. She is furious about this and says that she wont kill anyone else. The other person remains steadfast on his decision however. She ends the conversation by saying "Sorry, daddy" and drives off.

Four Months Ago...

When Peter has just emerged from his Invisibility after dropping Nathan off at a hospital, Elle fires a large bolt of electricity at him, knocking him unconscious. When asked by Bob whether she had to use a 'full blast' on him, she smiles and replies that "he can take it".

Elle wakes Peter up by shocking him with small bolts of electricity. She and Bob assure Peter that Nathan is fine and that they have a 'cure' for him.

When Peter has been admitted to the facility, she gives him a haircut and tells him to take what she calls "Haitian pills" to help him control his powers. She then walks out after zapping him, saying that he'll "get used to it, and then start to like it".

Two months later, Elle visits Peter but he says that he is not in the mood. She replies that she'll "up the dose". He relents and she shocks his fingers in a 'sadistic lighting' ritual. Peter then says that he doesn't know anything about her. She avoids the question however, saying that she liked him better when he just lied there. He then accuses her of always wanting to be in control. She then recounts her sad past, which includes: burning down her grandmother's house when she was six, causing a multi-county blackout in Ohio when she was 8, spending her ninth birthday in glass room with and IV of lithium in her arm, living in the building they were standing in for sixteen years after being diagnosed a sociopath with paranoid delusions, never going on a roller-coaster, swimming or a date.

Next month, she again visits Peter's cell delivering fresh clothes and pills. Peter is surprised that she doesn't want to shock him to fulfill her sadistic urge. She then turns around eagerly, asking if he wants one, he says that he's starting to like them like she said. She tries to shock his fingers, but ends up kissing him and shocking him with her mouth. She then says "Is that enough fun for one day?" and walks out.

At a New York shipping yard, she and The Haitian, meet up with Peter and Adam who recently escaped the company's facility. A visibly angry Elle says that she is "disappointed" in Peter and fires full force bolts of electricity at Adam, who gets slammed into the side of a wall and Peter, whose shirt catches on fire. She then yells at The Haitian to chase after Peter, while she runs after Adam.

Cautionary Tales

Bob meets Mohinder at at Costa Verde hotel and introduces him to his daughter, Elle. Bob asks Elle if she has been practicing her 'sharpshooting' and she shows it off, forming her hand into a gun shape and firing a small spark at a nearby glass destroying it and lighting it on fire; she then blows her finger just as if she had fired a gun.

In their hotel room, Mohinder walks in telling Elle and Bob that he was just talking to Noah about locating West. When Mohinder suggests they use this information to their advantage, Elle disagrees saying that nether she or he have changed plans 'mid stream' because you don't do it. After Mohinder remarks that Noah would never shot him like he did to Ivan, even if push came to shove, Elle caresses him saying 'Awwww he's adorable; can I keep him?'. Bob rolls his eyes at this and says that they'll do it Mohinder's way, while Elle passes Mohinder a gun.

When Noah has asked Mohinder who's his partner, Elle appears from behind a van, saying 'Hey you' and begins manifesting her power while walking towards them. However when Noah looks above her, she startles, turns around and gets tackled into a car by West, knocking her unconscious.

Noah wakes up Elle, who finds herself wet, her hands chained to a chair, with her feet chained in a bath of water. Noah says that he needs to speak with her father, but Elle gives him an angry look remarking 'What? You think this is my first day?'. She then tries to zap Noah with her power, but in her anger she incidentally forgets she is soaked; the electricity she creates is conducted in the water her feet are in and proceeds to shock herself, making her scream out in agony. Noah then says to her that he knows about her and her ability, while Elle angrily replies that 'He doesn't know anything about her'.

Noah then goes on to tell Elle that he was there when she first arrived at the company, that she was just a normal girl; but then they started testing on her, that the human brain cannot handle the amounts of electricity they gave her. Elle says that her father would never allow such a thing, but Noah says that he was leading the charge. Elle refuses to believe this, saying that she has no memories of such tests, when Noah reminds her that "it's almost as if someone took them out, isn't it?", and that why he never let the company anywhere near Claire was so that she wouldn't become her. Noah says that the reason he needs to talk to her father is so he can trade her for Claire. A worried Elle says 'What if he doesn't want to make a trade?' but Noah assures her that fathers go to surprising lengths for their daughters.

West, Noah and Elle wait for Bob, Mohinder and Claire to show up at the pre-determined trading point. When they do Elle and Claire swap parties; Claire with her hands free, Elle however with her hands still bound. Nevertheless, when West starts to fly Claire away, Elle uses her power to break her binds and unloads a ball of lightning at West, hitting him dead center. Elle then turns around and begins to manifest her power again for some revenge on Noah, but is too slow and Noah shoots her in the shoulder first; she screams and then collapses.

Bob runs to his daughter's aid and looks up at Noah's gun, Mohinder shoots Noah before he can shoot Bob however. Elle just lies there, in her father's arms with a bewildered look on her face; half of it from the pain from her shoulder and half of it coming from her child mind trying to comprehend the situation.

Later, Elle is driving the van that contains her, Bob and Mohinder. Bob tries to tend to her now bandaged wound, but she pushes him away with a look of distaste and distrust.

Truth & Consequences

Bob returns from the Bennet home to meet Elle in his car. He tells her that the next 24 hours are crucial and that she is to keep an eye on Claire. She then complains that her cast is itchy and that it would be so much easier without it. Bob then mocks her, saying that he thought his little girl was tough. She then protests that she is tough but she was shot and she can't just heal herself. He apologizes that she is in pain but says that her getting shot was the result of her letting her guard down. She defends herself by saying that she couldn't of known that Noah was going to team up with West. He dismisses her excuse saying that doesn't change the fact that she got shot, that she needs to take responsibility for her actions and asks if she can regain his trust. She says that she can and that she will watch Claire like he asked.

Elle is drinking a Slusho while spying on Claire, but Claire sees her while hugging West and starts running towards her. Elle then tries to her start her car but is unable because of her sling and ends up spilling her drink on herself. She then steps out of her car to confront Claire. Claire asks Elle what shes doing here and Elle says she is watching the sunset. Claire then shoves Elle into her car, but is pulled of by West before she can go any further. Claire says that it isn't fair, but Elle laughs at her and says 'Welcome to life'.

Claire says she is going to tell the world about how the company kidnapped her and murdered her father, but Elle says she has no proof and that no one would believe her. Claire says she is probably right and that she will just have to show the world instead. She smashes Elle's car window causing Elle to startle. Claire shows Elle her ability and tells her that when she reveals what she can do, that the company will be the ones running.

Evolved Human Abilities

Elle has the ability to generate electricity. She seems to have excellent control over her ability, allowing her to generate electric arcs of varying intensity and target them precisely.

Memorable Quotes

"I accidentally set my grandmother's house on fire when I was six. Caused a blackout in four counties in Ohio when I was eight. I spent my ninth birthday in a glass room with an IV of lithium in my arm. I've lived in this building for sixteen years, ever since the shrinks diagnosed me as a sociopath with paranoid delusions. But they’re just out to get me, 'cause I threatened to kill them. I'm twenty-four years old and I've never gone on a date. Never been on a roller-coaster. Never been swimming. And now you know everything there is to know about me. I don't have the luxury of being more interesting than that."

- Elle (to Peter) (Four Months Ago...)

"I was there when your father first brought you in. You were a normal girl - unicorns and rainbows - and then they started the testing. The human brain isn't built to take that much electricity; you poor girl."

- Noah (to Elle) (Cautionary Tales)

"Welcome to life!"

- Elle (to Claire) (Truth & Consequences)

"It itches like a mother f—!"

- Elle (to Bob) (Truth & Consequences)

Notes

• Elle is a sociopath and a sadist. (Four Months Ago...)
• Noah states that the Company experimented extensively on Elle, which may have played a role in causing her unstable personality. Elle claims she doesn't remember this, but it is strongly hinted that her memories were removed by the Haitian. (Cautionary Tales)

See Also

• For other uses of Elle, see Elle (disambig).
• For articles related to Elle, see Related Articles:Elle.
• For images of Elle, see Images of Elle.

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Elle Bishop for fan-created theories and other speculation. Template:HRG