Joseph Sullivan
| Joseph Sullivan | |
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| Portrayed by | Andrew Connolly |
| First appearance | The Painted Lady |
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| Known ability | None |
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| Home | New York, NY (childhood home) |
| Residence | Formerly lived in a large mansion |
| Occupation | formerly worked at Sullivan Bros. Carnival |
| Parents | Unnamed father, Unnamed mother |
| Sibling | Samuel Sullivan |
Joseph Sullivan is Samuel Sullivan's late brother. He was the leader of the carnival before he was killed in an argument with Samuel.
Character History
Orientation
Several members of the Sullivan Bros. Carnival attend Joseph Sullivan's funeral. They listen as Samuel Sullivan offers the eulogy, and explains how he and Joseph belonged to two families, though the first one didn't work out. Samuel throws a compass into his brother's grave, covers it with dirt, and tells Joseph to find his way home.
Graphic Novel:Stolen Fate
Fourteen years ago, Samuel worries what Joseph would think if he heard Edgar call the fortune teller a hag.
Ink
Samuel admits to Lydia that since Joseph's death, Samuel has felt directionless without his compass. Later, Samuel tells Peter that he's in town to deal with legal matters brought on by Joseph's death and that he can't deal with them while he's suffering from a dislocated arm. Later, Samuel meets with Peter and talks about Joseph's death. Samuel asks Peter if he's ever lost a brother. Peter admits that no one can understand the suffering of someone who has lost a close relative unless they also have lost someone. Later, Samuel goes to a large manor and tells a woman that he and Joseph grew up on that property, and now that Joseph has died, Samuel would like to visit again.
Acceptance
Edgar tells Lydia that he believes Joseph would have never allowed Samuel to bring in so many new additions to "the family".
Hysterical Blindness
While the carnival is seated to breakfast, one seat remains unoccupied. This seat previously belonged to Joseph. Samuel comments that Joseph's "replacement" will be with them soon.
Shadowboxing
According to Samuel, Joseph was killed by Danko which is part of the reason Samuel sent Edgar to kill him.
Graphic Novel:The Painted Lady
Lydia remembers when Joseph welcomed her to the Sullivan Bros Carnival, and how Samuel told him that if she stays, she needed to earn her keep. He replies that she needs understanding first.
Brother's Keeper
Eight weeks in the past, Mohinder locates the carnival using a compass that he has built from his father's equations. He meets Joseph as he counts the carnival's profits. Joseph takes him to his trailer and they meet Samuel coming out. Joseph claims that Mohinder is there to write a book on traveling carnies and sends Samuel to help the others. Once he believes his younger brother is gone, Joseph explains to Mohinder that his mother explained how Samuel could amplify his abilities by surrounding himself with more evolved humans. Joseph has spent the last 40 years limiting Samuel's power by keeping as few evolved humans around him as possible. When Mohinder wonders how he can trust Joseph, Joseph insists that he's handled the problem fine and doesn't need Mohinder's intervention. He tells Mohinder to burn the film and leave.
Thanksgiving
Growing suspicious, Lydia has Hiro take her eight weeks into the past in order to see Joseph's death at Danko's hands. Eight weeks in the past, after Mohinder leaves, Samuel confronts Joseph about what he overheard and Jospeh tells him to meet him later. In a field of tall grass, Samuel and Joseph meet with Hiro and Lydia secretly watching nearby. Joseph tells Samuel about how his power is able to be amplified but refuses to explain how and says he told Mohinder to burn the film explaining it. Joseph says that amplified, Samuel's power has the potential to level cities and mountains and he has given up his whole life to keep Samuel from achieving that power and indicates that his current life is not the one he wants. Joseph also reveals that he called in Danko to take Samuel away and gave him a compass in order to be able to find him. In anger, Samuel propels a rock through Joseph's throat, mortally wounding him. Samuel holds him as he dies, regretful and remorseful for his action as he didn't mean to kill his brother. He later blames Joseph's death on Danko. Hiro and Lydia are nearly caught by Samuel, but Hiro manages to teleport them back to the present in the nick of time after a lot of effort.
In the present, Lydia becomes determined to stop Samuel and reveals the truth to Edgar. A suspicious Samuel now accuses Edgar of Joseph's murder and and tries to kill him, but Hiro saves him and helps him get away.
Heroes Evolutions
Slow Burn
In chapter 1 of Slow Burn, Lydia tells Gail that ever since Joseph died, Samuel has been trying to "fill that void".
See Also
- For other uses of Joseph, see Joseph (disambig).
- For other uses of Sullivan, see Sullivan (disambig).
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Joseph Sullivan for fan-created theories and other speculation.