Rachel Mills
| Rachel Mills | |
|---|---|
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| Portrayed by | Taylor Cole |
| First appearance | Our Father |
| In-story stats | |
| Known ability | Teleportation |
| Gender | |
| Place of birth | Newport, RI |
| Home | Calabasas, CA |
| Residence | Rachel Mills's home |
| Occupation | US Marine Private |
| Significant other | David Sullivan (deceased) |
| Parents | Leona (deceased), Absent father |
Rachel Mills is a Private in the United States Marine Corps recruited by Pinehearst as part of their super soldier program. She is an evolved human with the ability to teleport.
Character History
Our Father
Rachel trains with the other recruits at Pinehearst Headquarters in Fort Lee.
Webisode:The Recruit, Part 1
Rachel is interrogated by Angela in an unknown Primatech facility in Tappen, NJ about the whereabouts of the formula and claims not to know about it. Twelve hours before, Rachel is talking with Ryan Hanover and David Sullivan when an explosion at Pinehearst causes the building to start collapsing. Rachel tries to help David move a beam that has fallen on top of him, but is unable to do so. She then walks over to search for something to pry the beam off David and winds up teleporting back to him when an air duct begins to fall on top of her. Rachel pleads with David to ignore what happened and that it was nothing.
Graphic Novel:Stuck in the Middle
While Rachel takes a shower at Pinehearst, she hears a crashing sound. She then leaves the shower and wraps herself in a towel. Spotting Ryan walking by, Rachel asks him about the noise, saying that it sounded like someone fell or something.
Webisode:The Recruit, Part 2
Rachel helps David Sullivan to his feet as Ryan Hanover approaches, holding two doses of the synthetic formula. When she asks him where the third is, he tells her he injected himself in hopes of surviving a large wound he suffered during the explosion. When David starts to collapse, she steals a dose from Ryan, who draws a gun and orders her to give it back. She injects David and is shot in the shoulder by Ryan. They both look up as David's synthetic ability begins to manifest.
Heroes Evolutions
According to NBC.com's character reference for Rachel Mills, Rachel was born in Newport, Rhode Island, but grew up in Calabasas, California. She was raised solely by her mother, Leona, until Rachel was twelve and Leona committed suicide. Rachel's grandparents then took her in, but they struggled with little money and Rachel wasn't able to gain many friends. After graduating from high school, Rachel joined the Marines following her grandfather's footsteps. After spending four years abroad between Iraq and Afghanistan, Pinehearst recruited Rachel for their top-secret operation.
An intercepted mobile message posted on Hulu.com is a video message Rachel left for her friend, Amy, before she left for Pinehearst:
Hey, Amy! I'll be MIA for a couple weeks and I just wanted to give you the heads up before I'm off. I've been selected for this program. But after being stationed in Iraq for the past 16 months, it should be a breeze. Hence, the weather's nicer, pay's better, there's a lot of cute boys here. Anyway, I love you. Bye.
Operation Bad Blood
The above Hulu.com message was later included amongst other video mail messages in chapter 5 of Operation Bad Blood. They are part of a video feed being reviewed for security messages by a technician in Pinehearst that the Pinehearst contracted player spots. Rachel's message to her friend, Amy, is viewable by clicking the "video feeds" link on the page.
A second and final message from Rachel to her friend Amy is viewable by again clicking the "video feeds" link on the iStory page:
Okay, this is it--my last message. Twelve hours to go and it's... it's really starting to sink in. It's a lot of pressure. But anyway, um, you're my best friend, Aimes, and don't forget that... unless you tell somebody about that thing. And if you tell somebody about that thing, then I will have to come hunt you down and take you out. Well, anyway, um, I love you and I'll call you when I get back.
Evolved Human Abilities
Rachel discovers she possesses the ability to teleport herself across certain distances. It is unknown what her range is, but apparently she can activate her ability subconsciously (as it first manifested when she was in danger of being crushed; and her ability sent her to safety).
Notes
- The video message of Rachel on Hulu.com was posted on December 9, 2008, and entitled The Recruit: Rachel. It was later added to a video feed included in chapter 5 of Operation Bad Blood. Chapter 5 was released on December 10, 2008, but the video feed was not posted until December 17, 2008.
- Rachel holds the rank of Private.
- Although the episodes indicate the Pinehearst program Rachel was part of began and ended in 2007, Rachel's character reference at NBC.com refers to the year as 2008.
- It is not completely clear yet whether her ability is natural, or synthetic.
See Also
- For other uses of Rachel, see Rachel (disambig).