Charlie Andrews
| Charlie Andrews | |
|---|---|
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| Portrayed by | Jayma Mays |
| First appearance | Seven Minutes to Midnight |
| In-story stats | |
| Known ability | Advanced Eidetic Memory |
| Formal name | Charlene Andrews |
| Gender | |
| Date of birth | April 24th |
| Residence | Charlie Andrews's apartment |
| Occupation | Waitress |
Charlie Andrews is a waitress at the Burnt Toast Diner in Midland, TX. She has an advanced eidetic memory, with the ability to clearly and quickly understand what she has memorized. Charlie's ambition is to take a trip around the world during which her third stop will be Tokyo, Japan. She also has a blood clot in her brain.
Character History
Seven Minutes to Midnight
After a conversation with Hiro, where she shows perfect control of the Japanese language, Charlie states that she is "remembering a lot of things lately". While opening a can in the restaurant's kitchen, she hears a movement from behind. She ignores it, but then drops to the ground with the top of her head sawed off, the work of Sylar.
After Charlie's death, Hiro decides he will travel back in time to save her. He tells Ando he'll be back in five seconds, but fails to return. However, a photograph of Charlie's birthday party, which earlier showed only Charlie, now shows Hiro beside her.
Six Months Ago
Hiro travels back in time six months ago to April 24th and meets Charlie on her birthday and takes the photograph with her. He tells her that he is from the future.
Some time later in the past Hiro gives Charlie a Japanese phrasebook as a birthday present. He comments on how she learned Japanese quickly and she responds that "lately [I've] just been able to remember everything." He tries to explain to her that both she and he have powers. She doesn't believe him and dismisses his giving of flowers and serving her order as a magic trick. Hiro ends the conversation by saying "tomorrow the swallow will slay the dragons."
The next day Hiro shows the Japanese newspaper which she reads flawlessly that shows the Tokyo Swallows defeated the Junichi Dragons in baseball yesterday. She still doesn't believe him until he makes one thousand origami swans appear instantaneously as per the ancient Japanese tradition. He shows her two plane tickets to Japan that he has bought for them in order to escape Sylar and she agrees to go on the trip with him.
Some time later Hiro tells Charlie about a 24-hour samurai film festival in Austin and wants to take her to prepare for their trip to Japan. She then reveals to him that she has a blood clot in her brain inches away from a brain aneurysm and that she is dying. She tells Hiro that he saved her by making her feel alive and filling her life with more joy than she could imagine. She confesses to him "Aishiteru", which is translated "I love you". When Hiro goes to kiss her, he disappears, returning back to Japan six months later at Yamagato Industries during calisthenics.
Notes
- The full extent of Charlie's powers, if any, have yet to be confirmed. Some normal humans possess an eidetic memory, but Charlie states that hers only developed recently. This indicates her extraordinary memory is more likely to be an evolved human ability.
- Charlie's abilities seem somewhat more advanced than a normal eidetic memory. She appears to have total understanding of the information she absorbs. For example, she not only memorized Japanese, but had a near-fluent ability to use it.
- Charlie's birthday was "about six months ago" (April 24). She received the Japanese phrasebook for her birthday from Hiro.
- According to Hiro's blog, Charlie's last name is "Andrews", but this has not been confirmed on the show.
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Charlie Andrews for fan-created theories and other speculation.