User:SacValleyDweller/Major Characters

Among the Characters in Heroes, there are some whom I believe central to the show in one form or another. I think of them as the major characters, and they follow in this page.

I further classify them as is shown in the Table of Contents.

Core Characters

These characters I deem the core characters because they have been billed as the "Main Characters" since Season One and have had a significant role in the plot of each volume. How is explained below;

Claire Bennet

• Volume One -- Her adjustment to her ability was a focal point of the volume; was the subject of the message, another focal point of the volume; was asked by Peter (the bomb) to kill him
• Volume Two -- Her adapting to life in hiding was a focal point of the volume; Her blood helped keep Noah (her adopted father) and Maya alive and cured Sylar
• Volume Three -- Her quest not to be helpless was a focal point of the volume; was instrumental in saving Noah and Angela from the wrath of Sylar by incapacitating him

Noah Bennet

• Volume One -- Initially he was a member of the Company and saw evolved humans as animals. However he came upon a major revalation during the volume, his own adopted daughter, Claire, was one. Noah's subsequent quest to protect Claire from the Company by shutting it down and reaching out to evolved humans to do so was a focal point in the volume.
• Volume Two -- His continued quest to protect Claire and his family from the Company, which survived his actions, was a focal point of the volume.
• Volume Three -- His quest to capture the evolved human criminals in Level 5 was a focal point of the volume. He was also the one to help Claire in her quest to not be helpless.

Hiro Nakamura

• Volume One -- Was on a quest to stop the bomb (Peter)
• Volume Two -- His interaction with Adam, the person responsible for the Outbreak Future was a focal point of the volume
• Volume Three -- Accidentally let the formula out, and his quest to right the situation and destroy the was a focal point of the volume

Matt Parkman

• Volume One -- His quest to better himself and understand his ability was a focal point of the volume; helped Noah in his plans to take down the Company
• Volume Two -- Helped persuade Peter that Adam was misleading him
• Volume Three -- Helped persuade Daphne away from her morally gray lifestyle; helped Hiro destroy part of the formula

Nathan Petrelli

• Volume One -- His campaign was a focal point of the volume; Flew the Peter (the bomb) to where he would do no damage
• Volume Two -- Helped persuade Peter that Adam was misleading him
• Volume Three -- Wanted to promote the use of the formula

Peter Petrelli

• Volume One -- Was the bomb, to his own dismay
• Volume Two -- Was an unknowing accomplice in Adam's plot to release Strain 138, but, fortunately, wound up destroying it.
• Volume Three -- Was instrumental in destroying the formula

Mohinder Suresh

• Volume One -- His quest to continue his father's research on abilities and understand them and discover what killed his sister was another focal point of the volume.
• Volume Two -- His thirst for knowledge about the Shanti virus was one of the focal points of the volume
• Volume Three -- His resumed quest for knowledge about abilities lead to research on artificially induced ones, and some self-inflicted anguish along the way.

Sylar

• Volume One -- His hunger to acquire abilities was one of the focal points of the volume; he was also thought to be the bomb.
• Volume Two -- His quest to cure his ability loss, unknown to him caused by Shanti virus infection and the Company's hand, was another focal point of the volume
• Volume Three -- His entertaining the idea of being a good guy, the rejecting it, was another focal point of the volume

Other Main Characters

The following characters have been billed as "main characters." They are not core characters for one or more of the following reasons:

1. They have been killed off (in which case they are listed in Italics )
2. They were introduced in a later volume than Volume One
3. They were unseen in or were not significant enough to the plot of volumes subsequent to their introduction.

Niki Sanders/Jessica

• Volume One -- Niki's struggle with her ability, the actions of her alter ego Jessica, and trying to do right by her son, Micah, were focal points of the volume
• Volume Two -- Niki's continued struggle with Dissociative Identity Disorder and treatment while under the employ of The Company was a focal point of the volume. She died in this volume.

Isaac Mendez

• Volume One -- His discovery of his ability, as well as his addiction to heroin and initial dependency on the drug to access his ability was a focal point of the volume. He died in this volume.
• Volumes Two and Three -- Artwork of his, reveled to exist during these volumes, were recognizable focal points in these volumes.

Micah Sanders

• Volume One -- His child-like innocence and his immediate embracement of his ability were a focal point of the volume. He was also a cog in a plot to rig an election so that Nathan would win.
• Volume Two -- His acclimation to life in New Orleans and his helping of Monica embrace her own ability were focal points of the volume.
• Volume Three -- A minor character this volume, he helped his new found biological aunt (a triplet of his mother), Tracy, find answers about her life.
• Volume Four -- His work as part of Rebel working against Building 26 and Danko's team were focal points of the volume.

D.L. Hawkins

• Volume One -- His quest to re-assimilate after escaping from prison after being framed for crimes, confronmting the framer, and struggle to parent his son, Micah, during Niki's incarceration were focal points fo the volume
• Volume Two -- A minor character in this volume, he became a firefighter. He was killed while trying to find Niki.

Simone Deveaux

• Volume One -- her disbelief that abilities could exist as well as the love triangle between her, Isaac, and Peter was a focal point of the volume. She died in this volume.

Elle Bishop

• Volume Two -- Her work as a Company agent and life as daughter of Company founder Bob Bishop was a focal point of the volume.
• Volume Three -- her firing at the hands of new Company chairperson, Angela, and subsequent romantic roll in Sylar's reformation were focal points of the volume. She died at the hands of Sylar in this volume.

Adam Monroe

• Volume Two -- His introduction as Kensei and later quest to release Strain 138 were a focal point of the volume. He was jailed by Hiro in a coffin underground.
• Volume Three -- A minor character this volume, he was released by Hiro, only to be abducted from Hiro's custody and killed by Arthur Petrelli when he stole his ability.

Monica Dawson

• Volume Two -- Her struggle with her new found ability and what to do with it was a focal point of the volume.
• Volume Four -- While not a character involved in the Episodes, she is the subject of Rebel's quest in the Rebellion GN.

Maya Herrera

• Volume Two -- Her discovery of her ability and subsequent quest to find the (not known to her) late Chandra Suresh for answers and a cure to get rid of her ability was a focal point of the volume.
• Volume Three -- a minor character this volume, her life with Mohinder and her further quest to get rid of her ability were a focal point of the volume.

Tracy Strauss

• Volume Three -- Her discovery of her ability and her roll as a political figure, aid to Nathan, and facilitator in Arthur's plan to market the formula were focal points in the volume.
• Volume Four -- a more minor character in this volume, her life as a fugitive and apparent sacrifice as a double agent in Nathan and Danko's plan to lock up all evolved humans were focal points in the volume.

Ando Masahashi

• Volume One -- Officially not a main character, he is Hiro's best friend and was Hiro's constant companion during his quests during this volume.
• Volume Two -- Officially a Main character this volume, he anxiously awaited Hiro's return from 1671, reading messages hidden in the Kensei sword. When Hiro returned, Ando helped Hiro find the information he needed to stop Adam
• Volume Three -- Helped Hiro on his quest to right what he had wronged, gaining an ability to rescue Hiro when he became powerless and trapped in 1990.
• Volume Four --

Recurring Characters of Great Significance

The Haitian

Sandra Bennet

Ted Sprague (Volume One only)

Linderman

Bob Bishop (Volume Two only)

Arthur Petrelli (Volume Three only)

Meredith Gordon (Volume Three only)

Daphne Millbrook (Volumes Three and Four only)

Danko (Volume Four so far)