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Nicholas Hayden
Nicholas Hayden
Portrayed by Nicholas Hayden
First appearance Genesis
In-story stats
Known ability Space-time manipulation
Formal name Nicholas Adam Norman Sylar Hayden
Nickname Nick
Gender
Age 16
Date of birth March 26, 1990
Home Manchester, England
Occupation Student

Nicholas "Nick" Hayden is a student at a school in Manchester, England, and possesses the ability to manipulate space and time.

Character History

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Nicholas Hayden: Season One History.

Nick Hayden discovers his ability when he opens an article about New York on Wikipedia and appears there. Finding an exploding man, a comic and the explosion leads Nick on a journey with his friend, Tom, who now believes that Nick has a special power. They travel to America.

Landing in Las Vegas, NV, they see many strange events, such as a man landing outside of a diner, when Nick finds Hiro, someone he saw in the future. Nick and Tom visit Isaac and, with his help, start searching for Kirby Plaza, helping a woman along the way. Once there, they are knocked out by Thompson and brought to Primatech Paper Co., which he and Tom manage to escape from, hiding in the Burnt Toast Diner as cover. Remaining inside, they witness Charlie's murder, and learn of a cheerleader from two men. Nick goes back in time to help.

Six months ago, Nick meets Gabriel in Gray & Sons and they become fast friends, as Nick reads Activating Evolution. Nick minds the shop while Gabriel is away, and meets Isaac again, only to leave to try and save Charlie, who has been saved by Hiro. Defeated, he returns to the present, and he and Tom return to Primatech, where they are, again, knocked out by Thompson.

Two weeks later, Nick escapes from Primatech, seeing Gabriel again, when he learns that Tom has returned to Manchester. Nick returns to New York, and gets a call from Tom, arranging a meeting with him. He then gets an apartment from Simone. Afterwards, he meets Tom at the Los Angeles International Airport and try to go to Kirby Plaza again, only for terrorists to take control of the bus. Nick thwarts them, yet they arrive in Odessa, TX, where they witness a house explode. They manage to return to New York, when they see Gabriel kill Isaac. In fear, the two travel to the future, where they meet with their future selves, only for Nick to be imprisoned. He tricks Future Tom into letting him escape, and he meets with Tom again, returning to the present.

Returning to Isaac Mendez's loft as they follow Hiro, they find Gabriel's paintings, and Nick figures that Ted is the exploding man, deciding to kill him to save the world. They arrive at Kirby Plaza, and are knocked out by Thompson. Waking up in the Kirby Plaza building, they escape using Tom's telepathy, and they wait outside at Kirby Plaza. However, they get the final issue and see Hiro stabbing Gabriel, and leave to warn him at Isaac's loft. Finding a painting of Gabriel battling another man at Kirby Plaza, they rush back there, but the explosion happens. Suddenly, the Company sends agents to arrest Nick and Tom, but Nick disappears and lands outside Kyoto, Japan in 1671 behind Kensei as an eclipse occurs.

Season Two

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Nicholas Hayden: Season Two History.

Trapped in 1671 with no hopes of escaping, Nick retreats from the infamous battle, and arrives at a burning Otsu, Japan, saving a woman called Ryoko. Escaping through Japan, they are surrounded by bandits, whom they escape from, only for Ryoko to abandon him out of fear. Eventually, he realises that Hiro has, once again, beaten him to the quest, and teleports out of the past, returning to the present at New Orleans, LA.

He meets Monica Dawson, whom helps him satisfy his hunger with free food, eventually falling asleep when Burger Bonanza is nearly robbed by a criminal. Nick decides it is too dangerous, and leaves for the airport to return to Manchester, when he accidentally arrives in Philadelphia, PA. Not willing to go back on the plane, he spends the night in a flat, when he is suddenly trapped in a nightmare, which he eventually escapes thanks to some help.

He returns to Manchester and meets with his friends, Tom, Andy and Alex, whom all have special abilities (telepathy, phasing and telekinesis), but as they start catching up on old times, Nick accidentally time travels with Tom and Alex one year into the future in New York City, where they meet with Future Andy. Learning of a deadly virus that will wipe out most of humanity, they go back in time to stop it.

Winding up in the middle of a battle in the Company, they are each single-handedly knocked unconscious by a super strong woman, although they wake up the next day. Deciding to return home once more, they wind up in Searsmont, ME, and witness the murder of a woman by two men while learning of the virus's location - Primatech Paper Co.. Nick and Tom recognise the name, and they teleport immediately there, arriving at the vault, when the two men catch up with them and have a showdown with Hiro, Matt and another. Finally, they accept that others have beaten them in their journey, when they accidentally teleport in front of a familiar face - Gabriel.

The Second Coming

Nick, Tom and Alex watch on as Gabriel stands, ready to move to his next destination. Nick tries to catch Gabriel's attention, but he is flung against the wall, alongside Alex and Tom. He starts to cut open Tom's head, when Nick reaches out to him, teleporting them both out of the alleyway and leaving Alex behind.

Now standing in Tokyo, Japan admist a crowd escaping, Nick and Tom try to work out what exactly is going on, when they look up and see Hiro and Ando arguing about a "formula". Nick, not wanting to hear more of Hiro's babble, tries to leave, but Tom convinces him to stay. Nick watches his nemesis get killed by Ando. Suddenly, the world explodes around them, and they quickly escape back into the past.

They wind up in Costa Verde, CA, and decide to gather themselves before moving on, when Gabriel exits the house. Hiding behind a wall, Nick realises that Alex is no longer there, when Tom hears Gabriel, who knows that they are hiding. Nick stops time and moves back further when a car pulls up behind them.

The Butterfly Effect

Nick and Tom watch an ensuing battle, resulting in the deaths of two agents, when Gabriel focuses his attention on them. Not wanting to enter another battle, Nick recants that Gabriel is one of his friends, and they quickly teleport out of the streets.

Reappearing in an abandoned cell, which has been broken out of, they wander out, when Nick points out the 5 on the wall. A matriarch wanders by, giving them a quick glance, before entering a cell. Tom convinces Nick that they have to leave, when they overhear a conversation between the woman and Gabriel - Nick finds out that Gabriel has a new persona, Sylar, and that the woman is his mother. He and Tom sit down, dumbfounded.

Graphic Novel:Dreams Until Death

Nick and Tom watch the battle between Gael Cruz, Bianca Karina and Sylar, as they search for an opportune exit out of the area, while Tom reminds Nick that he can teleport them out.

One of Us, One of Them

Nick and Tom, while trying to figure out what Gabriel's mother has to do with everything, suddenly hear the screams of a woman, followed by Angela walking away. In fear and worry, Nick grabs Tom, transporting them across the city.

Finding themselves in a bank, Nick and Tom decide to take a moment to try and figure everything out, while playing a game of tic tac toe on an available sheet of paper. As Tom is about to win the match (infuriating Nick), a group of four men suddenly burst in, shutting the blinds and creating fire. Worried for their lives, Nick and Tom decide to duck with the crowds.

One of the men takes away Nick and Tom's mobile phones, when they see a scarred man demanding that they stop. Nick tries to crawl away in this moment, but the man stops him. As Tom readies to kick him, an FBI agent strolls in, being captured by the group of villains. Nick whispers to Tom that he has to be saved before he is killed, but Tom reminds him that if he tries, he should stop time first. Nick remembers his power.

Before he can use it, a fight breaks out between two of the villains, when time stops. Nick stands up and watches another scarred man punch his past self out of the first scarred man, and transport them both into the future. Nick grabs Tom, tells him that they have a new desination, and give pursuit.

I Am Become Death

Four years in the future, Nick and Tom fall from the skies up above, when they are saved by a gracious flying businessman. Taken to the ground, the businessman waves the duo off and flies away, confusing the pair. Nick concludes that he must be an evolved human, when Tom points upwards. Nick looks and sees the world for what is it - covered in evolved humans.

Escaping, they realise that they are in Manchester, when Tom suggests that they go to his house. Teleporting straight inside, Tom sees that his bedroom is completely empty as Nick runs downstairs, and sees a familiar face sleeping on Tom's couch - Future Nick.

Seeing the life Future Nick is living (Future Nick now owns Tom's cat, Eric), they realise that something is amiss, when Future Nick discusses how the world is destined for doom. Before he has a chance to explain, an agent bursts in, whom Nick and Tom recognise as their friend, Ashley, when he ignites his hand and sets fire to the house. Future Nick orders them to leave, when he is knocked out by an invisible source, whom materialises and becomes another friend, J. Nick and Tom, realising that the future is darker than they imagined, try to escape the building, when Ashley throws Tom onto the couch, readying a final blow. When Tom asks why Ashley is doing this, he simply replies "to preserve history".

With options becoming more and more limited each time, Tom struggles when he hits the remote, switching on the news and revealing that Costa Verde, CA has been destroyed. Confused by this turn of events, Nick takes a moment to ask about Future Tom - Future Ashley states that Future Tom is still in the University of Manchester, which astounds both Nick and Tom, since they are still in Stretford Grammar School. Nick notices a strange ring Future J is wearing (with the initials T.H.S. on it), when he realises that they must return to the past. Grabbing Tom as quickly as possible, they teleport out of Tom's house, leaving the agents behind. Future Andy walks in and wonders where Nick and Tom have gone.

Returning to his school in Manchester, Andy scolds them for leaving him on his own. He demands to be taken on their next adventure. Nick agrees with him, and they slowly leave the school, when they pass a businessman, whom focuses his attentions on J.

Angels and Monsters

In his home, Nick tells Andy about the impending future, and Andy agrees that it must be stopped. Tom says about how so far, in America, they have been beaten, nearly vaporised and almost telekinetically scalped, although Nick attempts to assure him that these crimes will never happen again. Although wary, Tom agrees, and Nick grabs both him and Andy, teleporting them straight out of Manchester.

The trio appear outside Reed Street, which Tom and Nick remember as Isaac's living arrangement. Knowing that his former best friend has abandoned it, Nick, Tom and Andy decide to try and take it as their own residence instead, only to find a laboratory within. As Nick tries to figure this out, Tom hears the thoughts of a man asking for help. As Tom rushes inside to help him, Nick and Andy hear the door open, and quickly teleport out of the laboratory in fear, while Tom rushes to hide behind a wall.

Nick and Andy find themselves in a house filled with puppets, freaking them both out completely, when they see a hairy man eating dinner with a beautiful woman. Andy's emotions lose control, as he believes they are in Tom Jones' house, while Nick realises that he has lost two friends already and will not lose another to his own madness.

Dying of the Light

Nick and Andy refuse to ask any more questions about the weirdness of the situation, and focus their attentions to getting Tom back from Reed Street. Andy grabs Nick, and they phase out of the theatre without any problems, although Nick accidentally bumps into a puppet, knocking several things over and creating a loud noise.

Wandering aimlessly through the streets without any directive, Nick finally relents and shouts towards the sky in anger, having been defeated in his own quest to save the entire world. He expects Andy to give him words of wisdom, but instead finds Andy looking at his beard in a mirror. Sighing, Nick and Andy are suddenly blown back as a woman stands.

She tells them that her name is Daphne and gives Nick a business card for the Pinehearst Company. He asks her about it, but she tells him to call the number instead, and briefly mentions her next destination as Reed Street. Nick tells her that Reed Street is where he and Andy are going. Nick grabs Andy, then Daphne grabs Nick, as they quickly rush through the streets, knocking several people over (because Andy pushed them along the way).

Now at Reed Street, Nick and Andy talk about everything that has happened while Daphne visits the resident within, when she comes out afterwards and warns them of him, then leaves. Slightly startled by this news, Nick suggests waiting until nightfall, while Andy phases his head into the room and sees Tom cocooned. Andy agrees with Nick, and they wait, when they hear a loud noise hitting the wall. Now worried for his friend, Nick vows to save him.

Eris Quod Sum

Nick asks for Andy's help, which he agrees to, grabbing Nick and phasing the two through a wall into Reed Street. Inside, they find only two scared survivors, one of which Nick remembers as Jessica, confusing her. She explains that she is Tracy, when Nick sees the man and remembers him as the "flying man", causing him to grin. The man introduces himself as Nathan, and comments that Hiro Nakamura calls him the "flying man", angering Nick to no end. Nick sees Andy phasing and rescuing Tom from his cocoon. Tracy helps Nick and Andy attend to Tom, when Nick remembers a business card he received - Pinehearst Company. He tells Tracy that he is taking Tom there for assistance, grabs Andy, and teleports.

Nick and Andy, holding Tom up, appear outside Pinehearst, and they walk inside the building, wanting help for Tom. A doctor sees their injured friend, and takes him away, telling Nick and Andy to wait outside. As they sit in the corridor, a Hispanic woman sees the trouble their friend is in, and offers her sympathies, then walks away.

After an hour, Tom finally wakes up, and Nick and Andy check up on him, when a familiar face joins them in the room - Alex. Nick comments on the badge Alex is wearing, when Alex telekinetically slams Nick into a wall, demanding to know why he was left behind in the alleyway. Nick fails to come up with an explanation, when Alex stops, causing Nick to drop to the floor, choking for air. Alex talks about how he became a member of Pinehearst after Daphne gave him food, water and a place to stay. Nick tries convincing Alex to leave Pinehearst and return back to Manchester with the rest, which Alex agrees to, carrying Tom out with them.

As they start walking outside, they heard a loud noise behind them, as two girls pass by. Quickly, Nick, Alex, Tom and Andy check them out, then they decide to return back to Manchester via plane, when Tom hears the thoughts of a friend - J is watching them leave.

Villains

Nick waits around in Gray & Sons when Gabriel enters and demands that he leave. Nick quickly rushes out the store as Gabriel looks at a post-it note.

Heroes Evolutions

Nick's case file (password: NHbszr48p) at primatechpaper.com contains a personal history about Nick:

Nick was an "ordinary" person who attended his local secondary high school until he discovered his ability to manipulate the space-time continuum, which manifested when he teleported into an alternate future where an explosion occured, wiping out New York City.

He soon visited America with his friend, Tom Millward (see C019), and saw former congressional candidate Nathan Petrelli, and met with painter Isaac Mendez (see C009). Nick was bagged and tagged by the Company, but he assaulted Thompson and escaped with Tom to another destination. His ability has, as a consequence, given him delusions of grandeur, as he has a firm belief that he can save the world. This is evident when he attempted to save Charlie Andrews (see C007).

Nick was apprehended by the Company again and monitored for two weeks until he managed to escape once again, immediately arranging a meeting with Tom. Their traces became unnoticable for a short time, until they were spotted in Odessa, Texas after the destruction of agent Noah Bennet's house. Eventually caught at Kirby Plaza, both Nick and Tom successfully eluded top agents and escaped from New York City. He is currently still a student, but his whereabouts are unknown.

When last under Company care, Nick Hayden was still at the beginning of his ability's manifestation, although he has some control over his teleportation destinations. It is recommended that close watch be kept on him at all times.

The case file also contains a psychological profile:

Nick viewed himself as an ordinary, if out-of-place, person attempting to keep up with the educational system. He was lazy, and had no motivation within his life. His sloth-like nature was remarked upon frequently, which drove him to near-insanity and caused several problems within his life. He also avoided asking questions, as he believed that asking questions made him look like he was not paying attention. He found a calmness when he reached the age of sixteen and became more sociable - it is unknown why this happened.

The manifestation of his ability made numerous changes to his life for the better - he learnt of an alternate future and vowed to save the world; he started to ask others to help him in his quest, and he dragged himself out of his slothful behaviour. His moral compass has not been affected by others' influences, and he always strives to do the right thing. The only time this is not the case is whenever he happens to meet Gabriel Gray (see C004), whom he believes to be friends with.

It's recommended to keep close tabs, especially if he manifests additional abilities or falls under the sway of someone who may pose harmful to The Company and its work.

Evolved Human Abilities

Nick discovers he has the ability to actually affect the space/time continuum.

Examples

Equipment

  • 9th Wonders! Issue #14 - brought back from the future
  • Nick's phone - used to contact other people
  • Helicopter - a sketch drawn by Isaac Mendez showing Nick stood on a helicopter pad

Memorable Quotes

"How do you stop an exploding man?"

"Swords work. Oh, and lasers. But lasers don't exist yet. Well, at least, not in weaponary form."

- Tom, Nick (Collision)


"Thank you for helping me get here."

"No problem. So... are you going to pay for the taxi?"

"What?"

"We have no dollars. I mean, we helped you get a taxi. You were obviously too distraught to lift up your arm. Look at it like this - I am the man, and you are the woman."

- Simone, Nick (Nothing to Hide)


"You know, this book is onto something. I mean, it talks about regeneration, levitation, teleportation, even space-time manipulation. I think I have that."

- Nick (to Gabriel Gray) (Six Months Ago)


"Does Kirby Plaza not like me?"

- Nick (Godsend)


"My... father. He passed away in that room. Can you live with that?"

"Yeah, but he can't."

"Can't what?"

"Can't live."

- Simone, Nick (The Fix)


"Unfortunately, I'm the second most wanted terrorist."

"Why, who is the first?"

"Hiro."

"He just outshines me in any timeline, doesn't he?"

- Future Nick, Nick (Five Years Gone)


"... No! No! I was so close! I only left there for a few seconds! No! This cannot be! Damn you, Hiro!"

- Nick (How to Stop an Exploding Man)


"... This is awkward."

- Nick (looking at Whitebeard's army) (Four Months Later)


"I don't want to watch Signs. Not now. Not ever. Not in a million years. Not even if the human race depended on it."

- Nick (Fight or Flight)


"Where are we? Where is everyone?"

"This is Kirby Plaza. I haven't been here in a while."

"Feels like last week to me... wait a minute. The date on this warning. June 14, 2008. We've time travelled. Again."

- Alex, Tom, Nick (The Line)


"You know what!? You're not my friend! Friends don't use telekinesis on each other! Friends go bowling!"

- Nick (to Sylar) (The Butterfly Effect)


"... Son of a bitch!"

- Nick (after seeing Peter and his future self) (One of Us, One of Them)


"Preserving history? That's it?"

"Well, we can't have time travellers mucking it all up for the rest of society, can we?"

"Yes, we can. That's why we're time travellers. To destroy the universe and save the world."

"That doesn't even make sense."

- Nick, Future Ashley (I Am Become Death)


"Shake it, baby!"

"Shake it like a polaroid picture!"

"You know, I have a thing for blondes."

"You're probably not the only one who's said that today."

- Nick, Tom (after seeing Elle and Claire) (Eris Quod Sum)

Trivia

Character connections

See Also

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