Suicide
| Suicide | |
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 Eden, in order to prevent Sylar from stealing her power, decides to commit suicide and destroy her brain. | |
| First reference: | Genesis |
Suicide is the act of killing oneself. Some characters from Heroes have commited, attempted, or appeared to attempt suicide.
About
Genesis
Peter Petrelli has a recurring vision of what appears to be a suicide attempt. He dreams himself falling/flying off the top of a tall New York City building.
Claire Bennet, in an apparent suicide attempt, jumps off an 80-foot platform, caught on tape by Zach. She also mentions that she has stabbed herself in the chest and shoved a steel rod through her neck, all in an attempt to seriously hurt herself or prove her power of regeneration.
Isaac creates a prophetic painting of a suicide bombing in Israel.
Don't Look Back
Nathan Petrelli tries to explain the fact that he and Peter flew as a failed suicide attempt by Peter. Later, while recovering in the hospital, Peter's mother reveals that her late husband was clinically depressed for years, and that he finally committed suicide after two failed attempts. Much later that night, Nathan watches as Peter threatens to jump off the edge of the roof unless Nathan admits that he flew.
One Giant Leap
Nathan ignores Peter's insistence that they are "special". He tells Peter that a reporter is investigating Peter's apparent suicide attempt. Later, in a press conference aimed at helping his campaign, Nathan announces that his father commited suicide after a battle with depression, and claims that Peter's fall was also a depression-related suicide attempt.
Collision
Confident of her regenerative powers, and intent on teaching Brody Mitchum a lesson, Claire purposely crashes her car into a wall in what would appear to most to be a suicide. (According to Aftermath, Claire was not wearing a seatbelt.)
Homecoming
Unsure what will happen to him, Peter jumps off the roof of Union Wells High School. He subsequently mimics Claire's power of regeneration, and is healed.
Six Months Ago
After Mr. Linderman's prosecution becomes more public, Mr. Petrelli dies. Nathan tells Peter that their father died of a heart attack. (He did not yet know that Mr. Petrelli took his own life on April 25.)
Fallout
At the Odessa Police Department, Peter tells Claire that this healing power is new to him and that he didn't know he was going to be alright when he jumped off the building with Sylar.
Eden is intent on using her suggestive power to have Sylar kill himself. She brings him a gun and attempts her power, but her plan backfires. When Sylar tells Eden that he will steal her power, she turns the gun on herself and shoots, much to Sylar's chagrin.
Godsend
To help Zach regain his memory, Claire repeats her original jump from October 1st.
Notes
- Zahava Gitelman and her mother are killed in a suicide attack in Israel, 1989. Hana is seriously injured, hospitalized, and misses the funerals of her mother and grandmother. (Wireless, Part 1)
- The Engineer prepares to commit suicide by hanging himself when several armed terrorists break into his apartment and drag him off to their headquarters. (In His Own Image)
Gallery
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In 1989, a suicide attacker takes the lives of many Israelis, including Zahava Gitelman and her mother. -
Claire appears to be committing suicide. -
Peter's flight attempt is spun to be a suicide attempt. -
