Fan Creation:Glossary

There are many terms and acronyms used in Heroes and by the fan community. Reading about the series can be a daunting task for the beginner who doesn't know all these terms.

#

• 4MA — Four Months Ago...
• 4ML — Four Months Later...
• 5YG — Five Years Gone
• 6MA — Six Months Ago
• 7MtM — Seven Minutes to Midnight

A

• AA — Alcoholics Anonymous
• ARG -- an "alternate reality game", such as the Heroes Evolutions game
• AT — Assignment Tracker
• AWI — Agency Without Initials, a fan term referring to the Company where Mr. Bennet works

B

• BH — Better Halves
• BNWH -- Brave New World (Heroes)
• BNWHR -- Brave New World (Heroes Reborn)
• BNWB -- Brave New World (Book)
• BTE -- Behind the Eclipse, a weekly question-and-answer session with writer-producers Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite
• BWM — Boiling Water Man, sometimes used to refer to Ted Sprague

C

• CBR -- comicbookresources.com, the website that hosts the weekly Behind the Eclipse features
• Chiro — a fan-created term referring to the relationship between Hiro and Charlie Andrews
• Clach — a fan-created term referring to Claire's relationship with Zach
• CM -- Company Man

D

• DHS -- Department of Homeland Security

E

• EDT — electronic data transception, the name used to describe Hana's power
• EM — Exploding Man, a fan-name for the person who supposedly explodes on November 8th
• EMP — electromagnetic pulse, when hard radiation interacts with matter to release electrons, causing surges that disable electronic systems
• Evolved Humans — a term to indicate all characters in Heroes who exhibit supernatural powers
• Evolvie — shorthand for evolved human

F

• F_ — when followed by a character's name, this is a fan-created term for future characters; for example, F_Hiro refers to Future Hiro or Future Hiro
• FMA -- Four Months Ago...
• FML -- Four Months Later...
• Futurelli -- a fan-created term referring to Peter Petrelli from the exposed future.

G

• GN — the graphic novels published by NBC to accompany each episode

H

• HDYSAEM — How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?
• HEB -- Highly Evolved Beings
• HRG — Horn-Rimmed Glasses, another name for Mr. Bennet

I

• IDF — Israeli Defense Forces, the unit Hana wanted to join, but was denied admittance by an IDF enlisting officer
• Ikin — Niki backwards, used by fans to refer to Niki's alter-ego Jessica before her name was known

J

• JPF — Jump, Push, Fall

L

• LVPD — the Las Vegas Police Department

M

• Mascara Girl — Maya Herrera with her black tears
• MHTD/MH2D — Molly has two daddies; refers to Matt and Mohinder
• Mindrape — a fan term for a character's memory being erased
• MM — Mysterious Man, a term used by fans for The Haitian before he was properly introduced
• MMM — fan creation for the Home shared by Mohinder Suresh, Matt Parkman and Molly Walker
• MNH — Museum of Natural History
• Mylar — another fan-creation refering to the relationship between Sylar and Mohinder
• Myhinder — A fan created name to describe the relationship between Maya Herrera and Mohinder Suresh

N

• NtH — Nothing to Hide
• NT — No Text, used in message boards to mean the message has no content and readers should refer instead to the topic heading

O

• OG — Original Group, referring to the group of twelve
• OGL — One Giant Leap
• OFL -- "Our Fearless Leader", in reference to Tim Kring
• OUATIT -- Once Upon a Time in Texas
• OWI — Organization Without Initials, another fan-created term for the the Company based on its first reference of Mr. Bennet not belonging to "any organization with initials"

P

• P_ — when followed by a character's name, it refers to present time characters; for example, P_Peter refers to Present Peter
• P/F — Pass/Fail
• Petrellicest — the fan created relationship between Nathan and Peter

R

• RHA — Red-Headed Agent, a name initially used by fans for Elisa Thayer before her name was known

S

• S1 -- Season One
• S2 -- Season Two
• S3 -- Season Three
• S4 -- Season Four
• SED — "spooky Euro dude", used to describe The Haitian
• SGS — Super-Genome Symbol, a fan-created name for the symbol that appears frequently within the show
• sic — a Latin word meaning "thus", "so", or "just as that", used to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling is a verbatim reproduction of the quoted original
• STCSTW -- Save The Cheerleader, Save The World
• STM -- Space-time manipulation
• SV -- Shanti virus
• Syhindlar — a fan-created term referring to the relationship between Sylar and Mohinder
• Sylarize -- a fan-created term referring to telekinetical head opening and brain removal, usually performed by Sylar. (Presumably created by Anthony Gooch)

T

• TK — telekinesis
• TPTB — The Powers That Be, used to describe the producers of the show
• Trathan — Fan created name describing the relationship between Tracy Strauss and Nathan Petrelli
• TMI — Three Mile Island
• TNOTM — The Needs of the Many

W

• WBP# — a specific issue of War Buddies
• Wonder Twins — nickname for Maya and Alejandro