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Waffles are part of a conspiracy to take over the world.	None.	+ Waffles appear in quite a number of places. + Ads for waffles, waffle makers, and restaurants known for waffles have even been known to appear on this very page. See for yourself. Coincidence? - McDonalds and Starbucks are everywhere, but they're not after world domination. + McDonald's doesn't serve waffles. As for Starbucks, opinion is divided as to their ultimate intentions for the world. • Kaito is opposed to them, and is also, possibly, opposed to Linderman's actions. Perhaps he said he would not like waffles because he knows that Linderman is somehow using them to influence the population. - Waffles aren't evil. + However, experts have reached the consensus that waffles are corrupted by evil. + The deadly biological weapon Northrax smells like maple syrup. • Waffles taking over the world wouldn't be such a bad thing would it? • I'll say.
Waffles augment evolved humans' powers.	Both Hiro and Claire eat waffles before using their power. (Hiros, Collision)	+ This might also explain why Charlie works at Burnt Toast Diner - she can get free waffles to strengthen her enhanced memory. + The power of waffles might be the reason Sylar takes the precaution of freezing James Walker before removing his brain. He could have mistakenly thought the latter was eating a waffle. + This is true as Sylar could smell waffles. Molly ate all the waffles for herself (leaving James with breakfast cereal) which augmented her power. + Nearly all manifestations, whether in present-time or hundreds of years ago, occurred right after an eclipse. And what shape is an eclipse... WAFFLE-shaped! • Possibly the eclipses haven't involved the moon at all. It could be a giant waffle getting between the sun and the earth, and thus using solar power to augment its own abilities. Thus it manages to magnify and awaken people's abilities all over the world, rather than just the people eating waffles at the time. - Waffles are traditionally square in shape. + But round waffles are tastier.
Waffles are tasty.	None.	+ Hiro admits having eaten waffles, and likes them. His father has admitted to not eating waffles, and doesn't like them. + Everyone loves waffles.
Muffins suppresses the augmentative effect of waffles.	When Claire was removing freshly baked muffins from the oven in Better Halves, her power was weakened enough for her to feel pain.	+ Muffin backing within the Bennet household is likely part of Mr. Bennet's plan to conceal Claire from the Company. - When West and Claire discuss their abilities, Claire says she still feels pain. - When Claire reached down the sink to grab her ring and had her hand cut up, her face showed a very pained expression. - HEY! Muffins are tasty! (Just like waffles!) • Not as tasty as waffles. Not even close. • Waffles augment powers and muffins weaken, therefore a giant waffle came across the sun for the eclipse the first time, whilst a giant muffin came across in The Eclipse parts 1&2.
Donuts are more powerful than waffles.	After Matt Parkman ate a dozen donuts, his power begins to manifest.	+ The immediate apprehension of Eden shows the Company's concern over donut consumption. - Donuts work for Matt, because he was a cop %D - We don't know how waffles would have affected Parkman; perhaps he would have developed even greater powers. - Waffles are the edible equivalent of Mr Muggles. They can never be defeated and are omnipotent.
The reason we never see Hiro's waffles is that he is wholly unimpressed by them and is convinced that there must be truly incredible waffles out there. His search will lead him to Belgium ca. WWII where he will become the inspiration for the Flemish comic book character, Nero.	None.	• Everybody knows the best waffles are in Belgium, not America. - Hiro's favorite is American-style chicken and waffles. • Those were Hiro's preferences when he was ten years old. It is possible, and even likely that his tastes matured over time to the point that such simple fare would no longer satisfy the Hunger (for waffles).
Waffles allow one to achieve a euphoria sensation.	None.	+ Hiro admits having eaten waffles and enjoys them. • A possible reason Isaac was able to stay clean of heroin was because he used waffles as a substitute. - He might have put other drugs in the waffles. • Naughty Isaac.
Eden persuaded Hiro and Claire to like waffles.	None.	• Hiro's dad and Sylar could have been persuaded to not like waffles. • This may be why most people like waffles.
Tim Kring owns stock in the Waffle House chain.	None.	• Or maybe Mr. Muggles owns stock...
An important plot twist will occur on International Waffle Day.	None.	• International Waffle Day falls on March 25. - March 25 is a Sunday. Heroes is shown on Mondays... + ...except in 2009, when it falls on a Monday, and after such a long time, the last episode could occur when everything comes together. + Which also agrees with the 9 theory, since it's 2009. + Also, the date is 03.25, 3 + 2 + 5 = 10, Monday is the first day of the week, 10 - 1 = 9
Waffles have the same power as Eden and want people to eat them so they can manipulate people's minds.	None.	+ Hiro could have lost his powers struggling in a battle against waffles rather than losing them by causing a rift or not believing in himself. - Waffles don't evolve. + That's what they want you to think. + There is no evidence pointing in the opposite direction. - Waffles can't have powers for they are inanimate. + Arthur was inanimate but was still able to have a power.
Noah ran home because he smelled waffles.	None.	+ Waffles are tasty. Mmmmmmm...
The smell of waffles can alert people as to the location of evolved humans.	None.	+ Sylar was able to locate and execute Charlie after Hiro ordered waffles. (Seven Minutes to Midnight) - At Charlie's suggestion, Hiro ordered chilaquiles. (By serving chilaquiles, Charlie may have condemned herself to death.) + Hiro may have ordered waffles off-screen. - Hiro may have ordered a deep-fried Volkswagen off-screen, but there's no proof that he did. (Did you see any waffles there?) + Deep-fried Volkswagens are not tasty; waffles are. - There is no evidence that Hiro ordered either waffles or a Volkswagen. + He found Molly and her parents as they were eating waffles for breakfast. However, Molly ate all the waffles before Sylar could harness their power and this actually caused Molly to gain her power. (Don't Look Back) + Hiro's excess waffle consumption lead to his father locating him and attempting to stop his journey to save the world. (The Fix) + When Claire got a message from West saying he could smell waffles she was scared. This isn't because she thought Noah and West would meet, but because The Company could now find them. (Out of Time) + Noah Bennet rushed home smelling waffles. His obvious concern was that the Company would be able to locate them. Later the Company confirmed they had located Claire by sending Mohinder. (Out of Time)
Characters on Heroes who don't eat waffles are bad guys.	None.	- Mr. Muggles likes eating waffles. + Mr. Muggles may not be a bad guy. - Mr. Muggles may not not be a bad guy. - Sylar probably cannot resist the temptation of waffles, and he is most certainly a bad guy. + Sylar is a good guy in the episode I Am Become Death where he also serves waffles to his son. Sylar is a good guy, he's just hungry. + The waffles probably redeemed him. Only waffles can sate his hunger... - Waffles are not important to the show so it wouldn't matter whether or not someone ate waffles. • Blasphemy. + Claire and Hiro love waffles. + Kaito didn't like waffles. - Kaito may not be a bad guy. • That is questionable.
Waffles have the power of being omnipotent.	None.	+ Waffles can never be defeated. - But waffles can be eaten. + Waffles can be eaten if they choose to be eaten.
The formula is a recipe for power inducing waffles.	None.	+ Since waffles are so tasty, administering the formula this way would be easy. + No one would suspect anything.
Future Waffles survived the explosion at Costa Verde.	None.	+ Waffles are only vulnerable to being eaten. A mere nuclear explosion would not harm waffles. - Noah may have already eaten the waffles. + He couldn't eat the waffles, he died. - Noah started eating when Gabriel and Peter left the kitchen. He probably finished eating before he died. - Daphne may have eaten the waffles. With her super-speed, nobody would have noticed.
Waffles are in fact completely inanimate foodstuffs which, apart from often being eaten and referenced to as being yummy, have next to no storyline significance and do not "control all".	Waffles do not seem to object to being destroyed (eaten) nor do they talk or control anyone.	+ Waffles are not alive. - That's what they want you to think. - Waffles may have a modified version of invisibility that hides who they are controlling. - This is likely disinformation created by waffles to avoid exposure. - Or it could be propaganda put forth by anti-waffle extremists.
Waffles are constantly at odds with peach pie, and they are nemeses.	None.	+ Sylar is shown to love peach pie. This may make waffles jealous. + HRG ordered Elle to bring Sylar peach pie instead of waffles to insure that Sylar would kill again. + Peach waffles (waffles with peach topping) might bring about another Dark Future. - Then again, they might reach unfathomable heights of tastiness.
Arthur Petrelli will absorb the tastiness of waffles. Consequently, Mr. Muggles will eat Arthur, thus vanquishing him once and for all.	None.	+ Mr. Muggles loves waffles. - Waffles are immune to Arthur Petrelli's powers. + Waffles may be plotting with Mr. Muggles to take Arthur down. + A single waffle is merely a manifestation of the entity Waffles. Its essential tastiness would remain intact. • Sylar killed Arthur. This is unlikely to change the attitudes of Waffles and Mr. Muggles re: Sylar. There will be a reckoning. - Arthur is dead. + Arthur could come back from the dead again.
Waffles will help Hiro regain his lost memory.	None.	+ Hiro quickly recalled his space-time manipulation powers after eating waffles. + Arthur was unable to erase Hiro's memory of his love for waffles. + After Arthur erased most of his memories, Hiro's first thought was about waffles. + Hiro's mother healed his memory after Hiro served her waffles.
A waffle was Noah's biological father.	None.	+ It would explain why Noah's family loves waffles so much. - Noah's family loves waffles for the same reason everyone else does: waffles are tasty. - Noah has not exhibited the vast powers one would expect from the progeny of Waffles. - Noah Bennet eating waffles would be tantamount to cannibalism. + Even waffle offspring must succumb to the tastiness of waffles.
Hiro's powers will be restored by waffles.	None.	+ Waffles may have restorative properties. + Mohinder could inject waffles with the Formula.
The empty Case in the vault contained invisible waffles.	None.	+ Normal waffles are already powerful. Imagine what would happen if invisible waffles started spreading. The Company would surely want to stop that happening. - The case could have contained normal waffles that escaped.
Waffles have the power of seduction.	No one can resist them.	+ Many characters eat them.
Sylar has the hunger because he was betrayed by waffles.	None.	- Waffles would have nothing to do with Sylar in the first place, and could annihilate him with a mere thought.
The writers were tired of Pancakes being the only cooked food for breakfast on television.	None.	+ Pancakes are not seen in Heroes. • That jerk Sylar probably prefers pancakes to waffles (unlike his non-jerky future self).
Mr. Redwaffles is the ultimate in irrelevant theories	None.	+ It is a mix between everything irrelevantly linked to Heroes. • Huh?
Waffles attract people who have abilities.	None.	+ West came to Claire's House when Sandra made waffles.
Sylar became evil because his mother never made waffles for him.	None.	• She was probably too busy messing around with her stupid snow globes to learn proper waffle-making technique.
The catalyst is merely the "essence of waffle", built up by eating tens of thousands of waffles.	None.	+ The catalyst is the same color as a waffle. + Waffles are a favorite of many powerful characters, indicating they may help create powers. + Hiro may love waffles so much because they remind him of his mother + Hiro's mother may have been sick from eating only waffles for years.
Waffles is Niki and Tracy's sister Barbara.	None.	+ The likeness to Ali Larter is uncanny. • Someone needs corrective lenses. - Waffles have no gender. - A person cannot have food for a sibling. • Unless the person is a cannibal, of course.
Sylar has a deep craving for waffles, but he doesn't know how to express it. So he kills people instead.	Sylar has never been seen eating a waffle.	+ When Sylar eats a waffle, the hunger will be satisfied. + Explosion future Sylar seems to have discovered the awesomeness of waffles, and he doesn't kill anymore. • You're thinking of Exposed Future Sylar. Explosion Future Sylar was still a murdering jerk. + Hello, you people are dumbing down a fantastic villain by saying he killed so many people because he loves waffle. Idiots.   Theories edit        Theories about Abilities        Theories about Events        Theories about Evolved Humans        Theories about Items        Theories about People        Other Theories See Also: 9 • Red • Time travel • Waffles