USA Today has a great, in depth article on some (but not all) of the new villains that will be turning the lives of our heroes upside down in the upcoming Heroes Season 3. We already know about some of them — Knox and Jesse, to name just two — but the article has a closer (and very revealing) look at more of the villains, including their powers and their relationship (some are closer than others) to familiar heroes from the past. Hey, Tim Kring and company aren’t calling this opening narrative of Season 3 “Villains” for nothing, you know. Some of these boys are very, very bad, indeed. Plus, there’s also ONE BIG SPOILER involved, so as always, do not read on unless you want to know more.
And the bad boys of Season 3 are …
7 of the 12 villains that will be unleashed from The Company’s Level 5, from left: Ken Lally as The German, David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle, Jamie Hector as Benjamin “Knox” Washington, Blake Shields as Flint, Francis Capra as Jesse Murphy, Andre Royo as Stephen Canfield, Demetrius Grosse as Samedi.
Here’s another look at the villains from Greg Beeman‘s blog:
Below, a closer look at five of them:
Francis Capra as Jesse Murphy.
Power: Can project concussive power through the use of his voice.
Note: All hints seem to indicate that Peter Petrelli is “hidden” inside Jesse’s body, presumably by Future Peter.
Jamie Hector as Benjamin “Knox” Washington.
Power: Gains strength by feeding off the fears of those around him.
Note: A one-time gang leader, and now the leader of the Level 5 escapees. He’s a tough mofo. Takes on Sylar and gets away with it, and you have to be pretty tough to do that.
Ken Lally as The German.
Power: Can manipulate steel.
Note: Magneto of the X-Men? If his power is similar to Magneto’s, then he has the potential of being the most powerful of the villains.
David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle.
Power: A puppeteer who can make people do whatever he wants.
Note: Originally, it was hinted that Peter Petrelli was hidden inside him; that would seem not to be the case now. Is Doyle’s puppeteering power responsible for Peter’s condition?
Blake Shields as Flint.
Power: Can shoot blue fire from his hands.
Note: “He has a family connection to a familiar hero”. Also, he’s a Texans. He’s obviously related to Meredith Gordon, Claire’s mother, who can generate fire from her hands.
