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Heroes Rumor of the Day: Elle and Claire’s Connection — SPOILERS

By Sam | October 18, 2007 (7:30 pm) | More: Cast: Hayden Panettiere (as Claire Bennet), Cast: Kristen Bell (as Elle)

Every now and then you hear rumors about how one character connects to another, and in the world of Heroes, a connection means a lot and can come from anywhere. As a result, I’m going to indicate all these “Rumor of the Day” stuff with a heavy SPOILER tag, even though it’s all conjecture on our part, and could be 100% wrong — or on the other hand, 100% right. It’s up to you to decide, but this is about discussion, so if you want to find out what the current rumor about Elle and Claire is, read on…

The rumor of the day is — Elle, the new hero played by Kristen Bell, is somehow related to Claire (Hayden Panettiere). What is the relationship?

Some “evidence”:

In a conference call with reporters, Kristen Bell said this about her character’s relationship with Hayden’s Claire:

“There’s a very interesting dynamic between her and Claire, in terms of what is and what is not. There’s a deeper relationship there than people are expecting.”

In today’s Ask Ausiello column, Ausiello hinted at this:

A new Hero has a shocking connection to another character, ahem, relatively speaking. (Emphasis his.)

So who is he talking about? Perhaps Kristen Bell’s Elle?

Could Elle and Claire be sisters? Or Aunt and Niece?

(This article inspired by BBX)

More: Cast: Hayden Panettiere (as Claire Bennet), Cast: Kristen Bell (as Elle)

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  1. mmm possible…Claire was adopted

  2. I think Elle is Meredith’s Sister , or maybe even a sister on Meredith’s side.

  3. I think Elle is a Halfsister of Claire. My guess is that Elle is Nathan’s Daughter from Another Affair.

  4. I personally don’t think that they’re related at all, but I’ll just throw out the possibility that Elle could be Nathan and Peter’s sister. That would make her Claire’s aunt. Auntie Elle hahaha

  5. I think Elle will turn out to have worked with HRG before and that West will actually turn out to be family, via Clair’s daddy Nathan.

  6. Everything revolves around the Claire, it is getting annoying!

  7. I agree with Cody!
    I would more emphasis on Niki!
    Niki is the best character!

  8. I agree with John!

  9. I hate to admit it, but I originally started watching the show strictly for Claire, but now it is getting kind of stupid with the whole West/Claire thing. If I want to watch that sort of show, I’ll simply turn it to MTV or any other teeny bopper TV show. But in my opinion Peter is by far the best character. I hope he gets his memory back somehow and they show us exactly what happened after the explosion.

  10. I was lookin at a website and apartently the Thunder power Peter has he obtained it off Elle and what makes any of you think Elle and Claire are Related?

  11. Dude, personally man. Peter should just totally NOT be Claire’s uncle. They should like, get together man. That Irish woman Peter’s with now, like, totally spoils the flavor dude.

  12. Read all of the other stuff!!!

  13. Im getting a little tired of everyone being related, its like some wierd cop-out to why people have powers. The whole idea with maybe Angela Petrelli being Hiros mom is so out there and I hope thats not true. Now theyre saying Elle is related to Claire? (If anything its her Moms sister… sisters with fire and electricity powers sounds plausible) I know that Elle works for the company, thats true, and she has run into Peter, which is how he got her power.

  14. Neil…are you serious?? Did you even read the article you posted on?…

    and I definitely could go with the whole Elle being Claire’s aunt thing..that would be pretty interesting..but if in the future if Elle becomes a threat to Peter somehow, it’ll be interesting how it will play out if in fact Elle and Claire are related..Claire will stand up for Peter yet she’ll be betraying her auntie Elle!!

    dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn…..and am i the only person who doesn’t mind the West/Claire storyline?? When Simone “died” all romance on the show died (and lets face it..Peter and Claire will never get together)..its good to have some more sparks flyin’ in the world of heroes..

  15. Current theories/updates:
    We now know who the nightmare man is, its Matts Dad.
    Sylar is sick with the Shanti virus and has no powers.
    Elles power is over electricity, so i think she has run into Peter sometime in the off-season, thus explaining his new ability.
    I think Nathan killed Kaito, I think he is somehow being controlled or manipulated. The scarred face he sees in the mirror suggests to me that he has some duality issues, ie facing his dark side.
    I hate that the Heroes are incresingly related, now the rumour is that Elle is Claires aunt (her pyrokinetic mother’s elctrokinetic sister).
    And by now I swear we all must know that Kensei is Kane.

  16. I don’t think that the nightmare man is matts dad. plus does anyone have any ideas how peter met Elle?

  17. didn’t sylar get his powers back???… i was sure since he killed derek from a distance and that cockroach sorta represented his powers going and coming back… just what i thought

  18. What do you mean Sylar killed Derek from a distance?… he hit him in the head with a brick…. not something Sylar would do if he had his powers.

  19. Sesa, the nightmare man is Matts dad… they finally let us know (speculation was that it was Bob), but not only is his father a recognized character actor Alan Blumenfeld, they wouldnt have this actor pose for this picture if he wasnt going to show up… they revealed something, lets just run with it and move on to the next rumour.

  20. Kris….i dont know ANYONE who thought that Bob was the nightmare man…so i dont know what you were thinkin..i think everyone just thought he was with the company..like he is…or is he….?

  21. Bob is the Alchemist. The coolest power of the older generation so far.
    If you pay attention to the picture there is a hidden old white man sitting in the lower right corner, this i believe is Kensei. When parkman shows the pic to surresh near the end of the episode if you pause it just right you can catch a glimpse.

    This Elle chick needs to stir things up, if she does have lightning power, the power peter mysteriously has in the graphic novel. this means they have been around each other before.
    I think Nathan did more humping around than we previously thought, and this Elle will turn out to be Claire’s illegitimate half sister!

  22. I think Elle is Claire from alternative universe. Like her dark twisted side…

  23. namuras, no it aint workin

    Elle cant be related 2 Claire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    To many people related 2 eachother on heroes now !!!!!!!!

    next thing we no Sylar will be related 2 Claire (jokes)

    Still this show rox !!!!!!!!!!!!

  24. Kensei is Linderman

  25. Kensei is Linderman? where you get this theory

  26. I bet its the Claire that grew out of her other toe.

  27. 1- Does anyone think this show is 2 much around claire or is it just me?

    2-Who is kane?

    3- I think peter will try 2 set off the bomb again casue remember–he doesnt remember his powers

    4- Bob might be the hooded killer that killed hiro’s dad casue he’s the only hero from the old gerneation that we know (so far) without a death threat.

    5- Bob has more powers than just alchamy (maybe peter powers)

    6- Hiro’s mom=Mama Petreli remember she had sex with his dad !! :o

  28. i think that clarie and elle ARE related by merdiths side either merdiths’s sister or daughter she had @ a young age and i belive that bob is elle’s dad, lyle has a power cause he’s also adopted matt’s dad killed hiros dad and god i hope Mama pettrilli is Not hior’s dad cause he can’t have two cold-hearted parents and b that “sweet” (quoting Charlie)! i belive that sylar does have the virus hopes it stays that way! and this season does not suck at all its better cept hiro stopped bein funny although peter got rid of that hair and he Totally buffed out! I aslo think mohinder and nicki r going 2 hook up this season!

  29. i meant that i hope Mama Petrilli isn’t hiro’s mom

  30. PEOPLE- STOP SAYING that WEST is related to Claires dad– that would mean that Claire is hooking up with brother!?!!?!? AND we all know the writers are NOT doing that- get over it…

    Their powers being related– could really mean nothing– or it can mean something– Claire Heals- Claire’s mom can create fire—- Elle has the electric power—- just because they are all blonde doesnt mean they are related–

    They could be……. we never know— no assumptions coming from me.. if they are.. cool… theres so much in the plot right now.. that its the least of anyones worries…..

  31. Well, who is Kane??? and personally, I think that Peter Petrelli is the character with the best power so far.. The Hero of Heroes as of now…

  32. Who IS Kane???
    And I think Elle is Claire’s Aunt from her Mom’s side. She looks too old to be her sister. And Merideth & Nathan aren’t that old. West is NOT related to Claire’s Dad… That would just be freaky.
    And, I don’t think Heroes revolves too much around Claire.
    Sylar probably does have the ‘Shanti Disease.’ So, his powers don’t work.

  33. come on claire is not the only one with cool power everyone loves claire

    some hope that sylar is know good now that he has lost his powers and he hasn’t killed the twins yet

    west might be related to claire’s dad

  34. Peter is the coolest hero and he also has the coolest power.He can do anything.If peter wanted to he could kill any other hero and it would be nearly impossible for anyone to try kill him because he has Claire’s power of regeneration.

  35. just to let you all know peter has all the powers and everybody that he comes into contact with gets powers.they have a certain gene in their body that lets them do this. they will explain it in later episodes

  36. actually. there was this event that elle touched peter’s nose and there was a spark that jumped. they’re destined. and more likely, claire is her niece. what a nice bond.. i wish… hahha

  37. Elle said this past episode that “when I was 6, I accidentally started my grandmother’s house on fire” - Hmmm..where did they find Claire? Wasn’t it in a a burned house?

  38. Hmmm, Elle and Claire related? That would be pretty funny concidering the kissing and toying Peter and Elle went through.

  39. I think Elle and Claire are both related to Adam…probably through Meredith. Adam could b the “Daddy” Elle was talking to in Ireland when she was looking for Peter.

  40. no she can’t be nathan’s daughter because her and peter have kissed, plus sh’s bob’s daughter. i think she might be meredith’s sister or niece or something. cause then there would be a connection without any incestuousness.

  41. guys there so totally sisters

    Claire was given 2 HRG .
    Claire was in a fire , Elle burnt down a house when she was eight.

    Thats y Elle feels really bad when they shoot HRG cause she knows everthing about Claire and Claire knows noothing about her .

    THey r (i am guessing) sisters

  42. at first i sidn’t beleive they could be sisters,but after the whole fire thing i think Paul is right. maybe they could learn to love each other. LOL, that is not going to happen.

  43. i think elle is peters sister and that she is claires auntie i have just finnished watching the dvd of volume one and i must admit im addictied to heroes i think nikki is the best person on the show but i also like claire

  44. The fire that Claire was found in was started by her mother as she told Claire in the episode they met each other. So they could be half sisters with different fathers or Claire is Elle’s niece if they are related at all.

  45. … hmmm weird, i could never picture Elle as claire’s aunt and oh btw they SUPPOSED to be related as half sisters by Meredith but they took that off bcuz of the writers strike… eh i thought that would’ve been kool but yah

  46. Oh please lets talk ratings hmmm maybe they are more then just friends. wink wink

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