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Theory	Citations	Notes
Barbara is the one in Angela's dream	None.	+ Tracy seems too good to turn to a villain, Barbara on the other hand is still unaccounted for. - If the dream is just symbolic, the woman might not be a villain, but just the person who turns her son Nathan against her. + The woman in Angela's dream is not wearing a pearl necklace, which Tracy has not been seen without. (she didn't even take it off when she slept with Nathan)
Barbara has a mental ability, like telepathy or mental manipulation.	None	• Her two birth sisters, Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss, have very dissimilar abilities, with one being physical (enhanced strength) and the other being elemental/energy-based (freezing). There may have been an effort to keep the sisters' abilities different from each other, which would make sense if they were being used in an experiment, as it would allow Dr. Zimmerman and his colleagues to test more variations of "induced" abilities. In that case, a mind-based power would make sense for Barbara, as it would be quite different from both Niki's and Tracy's abilities. - There's already a villain who is a telepath. If Barbara is meant to be a villain, then it's unlikely that a new character would possess the ability of someone who is still alive and on the same side (Knox has a variant of Niki's ability because she's no longer around). • Echo DeMille and Jesse Murphy both were villains and both were trapped in Level 5. Both possessed the same ability. • Jesse was initially supposed to have earthquake generation as an ability, but the producers thought this would be too expensive to shoot, and so gave him an ability similar to Echo's at the last minute.
Barbara is a level 5 escapee	None.	+ More villains than just Knox, Flint, The German, and 'Jesse' had to escape + If her and the Greman know each other then it's possible that they committed a crime together that landed them in Level 5. - Bianca and Gael captured only The German • Barbara may have escaped capture from Bianca and Gael, but gotten caught at a later date. + She may have been the triplet in the group of villains Angela Petrelli forsaw. + You gotta admit, if Tracy plays for the side of good, having Barbara on the dark side would make a good plotline. • Hypotetically, if Tracy were to play the role of light, while Niki's remorse over her alter's actions leaving her morally gray, then Barbara by default would represent darkness.
Barbara has an ability that Future peter has, but present Peter has not come into contact with yet. Such as Illusion or body insertion.	None.	+ It is almost certain Barbara has an ability. + Candice died before Peter came in contact with her. + As above theory, Illusion would fit in with a mental ability.
Barbara's power is Super speed.	Dr. Zimmerman, when talking about his power formula utters "Super strength, super speed, something like that?"	- Most evolved humans don't gain their powers untill they are teenage, chances are Dr. Zimmerman did not keep track on Barbara,Tracy or Niki that long. He was most likely guessing.
Barbara will be recruited into, or already is working for the Pinehearst Company.	None.	+ Every villain that appeared in Angela's dream was shown to be connected to the Pinehearst Company (Knox and Maury are working for them, and Adam was abducted by them). Assuming that the woman who looks like Tracy Strauss is Barbara, she is due to be recruited. + Ali Larter narrated the video on the Pinehearst website.