Ian Michaels
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| Ian Michaels | |
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| Portrayed by | Unknown |
| First appearance | Upon This Rock |
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| Known ability | Plant growth |
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| Home | formerly New York, NY |
| Residences | Sullivan Bros. Carnival, formerly Central Park |
Ian Michaels is a man who was terrified of his special ability and so decided to hide away in Central Park. He was soon found by Samuel Sullivan and Emma Coolidge and was shown he good side of having an ability. Ian is an evolved human with the ability to accelerate plant growth.
Character History
Upon This Rock
Samuel Sullivan goes to meet Emma Coolidge and shows her a file on Ian. He states that Ian is able to manipulate plant growth and the two set out to find him in Central Park. Ian hides but is drawn out by beautiful music produced by Emma. With some encouragement from Samuel, Ian places his hand on a tree and causes it to blossom, despite being in the middle of winter. Ian then accompanies Emma and Samuel to the hospital where Emma treats his infections. Once she leaves, Ian admits to Samuel he thought he was unique, alone and scared. Samuel tells him that many of them are like that and the two return to the carnival.
Ian gets to work right away in a valley near the carnival. Samuel takes Claire Bennet to meet Ian, who tells Samuel he needs water. Samuel uses his special ability to tap into an underground spring, pleasing Ian. Ian then proceeds to dig his hands into the dirt. As he does this, grass begins to generate from all around him and spread across the valley. As the valley continues to blossom, Samuel thanks Ian for the beautiful manifestation he performed and explains that the green valley he just created will be the new home for all evolved humans.
Heroes Evolutions
Purpose
In chapter 1 of Purpose, John Mulligan finds Ian sitting in a park, homeless. John remembers the first time he met Ian who, then, was a career man. John blames himself for "ruining Ian's life" and goes to get him lunch. He offers Ian a hot dog and Ian looks up fearfully. He takes the hot dog while watching John and then proceeds to eat it. As the two sit in silence, Ian slowly becomes happy as he realizes the grass beneath him rapidly growing. John expresses his dislike over his past but Ian doesn't understand what he is talking about.
Evolved Human Abilities
Ian possesses the ability to accelerate plant growth. He has shown that he is able to cause a tree to blossom in the midst of winter as well as produce a vast amount of grass across an enormous radius. He has shown that in some instances, he needs water in order to access his ability, while on others, the plant life around him has bloomed while he has been happy. This indicates that his ability is tied to his emotions but it also has limitations.