Compass
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Noah holds the broken compass. | |
First mentioned: | Orientation |
Owned by: | formerly Joseph Sullivan, formerly Emile Danko, Samuel Sullivan, Noah Bennet, formerly Becky Taylor, Tracy Strauss, Mohinder Suresh, Claire Bennet, Emma Coolidge |
Current status: | Multiple owners |
The mysterious compasses are used to lead evolved humans to Sullivan Bros. Carnival.
About
Orientation
At Joseph Sullivan's funeral, Samuel throws a compass into his brother's grave.
Jump, Push, Fall
Noah takes a key from Danko's belly and uses it to open a safety deposit box at the New York Federal Bank. Inside the box, Noah finds a compass that doesn't seem to work. Outside Mercy Heights Hospital, Peter holds the compass, and it spins wildly. Later, when Peter rushes to help a reported stabbing victim, he finds it is Noah who has been stabbed by Edgar who then took the compass. Edgar gives the compass to Samuel.
Graphic Novel:Running in Circles
Samuel tells Edgar to retrieve the compass. He watches Noah and Peter outside of a hospital with the compass, then tracks down Noah, slashes through him with one of his knives, and takes the compass.
Acceptance
Noah collects pictures of compasses in his apartment. He reads an article in The Journal about a compass that "changed the world".
Strange Attractors
At the carnival, Samuel gives Tracy a compass and tells her to use it if she accepts his invitation to join the family. After leaving Noah, she contemplates the spinning compass, and it stops, points her north.
Shadowboxing
Noah finds a compass in Becky's apartment, later he asks Samuel what the compass is used for, Samuel says that it's used to hide the carnival from people like Noah.
Later, Noah hangs several articles, including one from The Journal, on the wall of his apartment.
Brother's Keeper
Nine weeks ago, Mohinder watches a film of his father's calculations that includes basic plans for a compass. Mohinder then makes his own compass and uses it to find Samuel at Sullivan Bros. Carnival.
Thanksgiving
Joseph tells Samuel that he gave a compass to a government man, to come and take Samuel away.
Claire looks through the news clippings that Noah had been collecting about the compass and Samuel's activities.
Later, she tells Gretchen they have a couple of days and she wants to find out where the compass leads. They leave, following the compass' arrow.
The Fifth Stage
Noah considers the board where he has newspaper articles on the compass pinned up. He realizes the compass is missing and Claire took it.
Graphic novel: Bloodlines, Part 2
Joseph gives Danko a compass, stating that it can only be used by an evolved human. Danko states that it wont be a problem.
Upon This Rock
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Let It Bleed
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Close to You
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Pass/Fail
Mohinder makes an self made compass, when he finished he gives it to Noah.
The Art of Deception
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Notes
- Samuel shows Hiro a compass tattoo on his inside wrist which mysteriously spins. (Jump, Push, Fall)
- Samuel causes a compass tattoo to spin wildly on Peter's arm. (Ink)
- Samuel says of Joseph, "He was my compass."
Gallery
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Samuel looks at a compass at his brother's funeral.
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One of the funeral attendees holds a compass.
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When Noah holds the compass, it doesn't work.
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Samuel has a tattoo of a compass.
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Samuel gives Peter a similar tattoo.
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Samuel gives Tracy a compass which spins wildly...
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...and later points north.
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...which inspires Mohinder to create a prototype, which leads him to the carnival.
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Joseph gives Danko a compass.
(Bloodlines, Part 2) -
Vanessa waits in a hotel lobby by a giant floor compass.
(The Art of Deception)
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Compass for fan-created theories and other speculation.
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