[Super Ordinary Guy]

I have been trying to create a compilation thread for the past few weeks or so. However, I have only gotten through all the old stuff up to "Religious motivation for Sylar?" Thread (Threads with all of its posts older than Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:57 pm). Anything more recent than that thread I haven’t yet gotten to. This in no way is complete, and in a sleep deprived state I might’ve made a link mistake here and there. If anyone would like to add something, please do so. If you feel I have forgotten a theory or speculation of yours, please feel free to remind me and I’ll add it to the list. Also of note is that so far this thread only covers Speculations and Theories covered in the Episode Review/Discussions Sub-Forum. Plus, these are just speculations and theories made by posters who may or may not currently believe their own speculations. I myself have done this quite a few times. Also, the thread title may say spoiler, but I am NOT putting CURRENT spoilers in this thread. Old ones which have been revealed in aired episodes and mere speculations on what is happening without knowledge of future events YES.

This is an attempt at compiling all threads dealing with speculations:

Contents

Sylar is…. CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post
***** Speculations about Sylar’s powers and abilities
***** Speculations about Sylar’s identity (along with who will play Sylar)
***** Speculations about Sylar’s morality

HRG (Claire’s father Mr. Bennet) is… CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Claire Bennet is… CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Eden McCain (Squeaky/Pixie) is… CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Mysterious Black Man/Hollow Man/the Haitian is…. CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Father Petrelli (father to Nathan and Peter) was/is…. CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Nathan Petrelli is…. CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Peter Petrelli is…. CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Isaac Mendez is… CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Mohinder Suresh is... CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Temporal Paradoxes/Hiro Nakamura is… CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

DL Hawkins is…. CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Niki/Jessica Sanders is…. CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Micah Sanders is… CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Matt Parkman is… CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

The "S" symbol or S/F symbol speculations CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Posts/Threads dealing with multiple characters in the show CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

Various threads dealing with speculations and theories of Heroes CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post

***** NY Explosion theories
***** Theories dealing with powers and brains
***** Various/Unique ideas so far

Helpful and Interesting non-speculation posts not necessarily dealing with Heroes and I’m including here because I say so and for no other reason CLICK HERE to go directly to this chapter/post


*When something is orange in color, it is a similar topic speculation of the same thread of the previous link. It will be signified by: poster of speculation/number of post in that thread/number of post overall in forum speculation in orange

pit = post in thread
po = post overall (using this information can help one go directly to the post in question)
SOG = Super Ordinary Guy
The following can be sued as a template link
http://www.heroestheseries.com/forum...l#post_overall Just replace { post_overall } with whatever the # po is and it will take you to that post

[Super Ordinary Guy]

Sylar is….

going to suffer a comic book death at the end of Season 1 and come back in Season 2 or 3 by poster SOG - 15th post in thread - (thread titled: Everyone is wrong about Sylar - Part I)
taking the brain to gain the victims powers or maybe thats not syler at all you never know by poster HamBuster (Thread titled: Sylar's Power)
a Shogoth by poster Paradox (Thread titled: IMPORTANT Uluru = Ayers Rock***************) 15th post in the thread
the one who offed Claire’s parents in the beginning by our benevolent overlord Sam 74th post in Official Episode 1.04 ("Collision") Thread
from the future, hence why Hiro had to warn Peter by poster Cameo_Naton Thread title: A Theory about Sylar (Possible Spoilers?)
Sylar is hunting Uluru by poster Mathsorcerer - 2nd post in "So the cheerleader's dad is SOOOO Sylar" thread. daveknockwin/12th pit/#8081 po Sylar is Claire's bio-dad daveknockwin/17th pit/#8135 po Why would the Heroes writers make Claire adopted unless it added to the story?
SYLAR and his WATCH by poster sixflags11804 Link = Thread name (Ticking bombs, time, deadlines, identifyers, and reasons why Sylar killed Chandra are discussed)
Religious motivation for Sylar? by poster Ikin Link = Thread name - possible Religious motivation for Sylar is discussed throughout the thread and Uluru gets mentioned a few times

***** Speculations about Sylar’s powers and abilities

Sylar Speculations about Sylar’s duality start in this post by xXalter-egoXx Further posts discuss this – Marcos/24th pit/#6432 po dichotomy of good and evil prc/25th pit/#6435 po MPD like Niki Drknght/30th pit/#6696 shape-shifter or illusionist
Official Sylar Discussion Thread by poster Kylixer (NO super speed or flight, but YES telekinesis, rock hard skin or metal armor, jumping or wall-crawler, chronokinesis, and could possibly be the rock hard creature in the comics aka Uluru) Link = thread title
Can eat people’s brains to absorb their powers – this has been discussed by so many that I figure you’ll run into this theory quite a few times if you click on all of the Sylar links (Official Sylar thread by Kylixer would be a good start – moa said it in there I know – as well as a post made by hyzmarca in Official Episode 1.02 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!! )
Can regenerate – see above
able to make himself invisible by poster Drknght (20th post in Official Sylar Discussion Thread)
able to freeze stuff by poster Emerson (14th post in Official Episode 1.02 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
a master of kinesis forms by poster gigabite (43rd post in Official Episode 1.02 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
able to absorb people’s intelligence and that is how he had a more intricate map than Chandra Suresh by poster ncmacasl (30th post in Official Episode 1.03 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!) and michael_crawford/38th pit/#4637 po Sylar is a telepath and can sense other heroes by poster michael_crawford ( who also in this post correctly surmised that Niki killed DL’s crew and took the money – same post also proposes the little girl is Claire’s sister ) – technically the $2 million was actually discussed in a later post by tsong_woman while in the Mathsorcerer/50th pit/#4665 po Sylar is able to levitate himself and has telekinesis Mathsorcerer/79th pit/#4760 po Sylar is using astral projection to kidnap the little girl in FBI HQ in LA by poster Mathsorcerer (same post – also Sylar is stealing other people’s brains to juice up his own powers but I believed someone else had the same thought earlier in the thread but I am unsure)
able to control metal by poster TheClerk (Thread titled: Sylar's Power)
able to control telekinesis by slowing molecules by poster Dargan Thread title: Looking for a biology / physics wiz And as some idiot *cough*SOG*cough* said chronokinesis, it really is CRYOKINESIS which is discussed as well as preserving memories problems with freezing, cloning, and various philosophies of what constitutes "oneself." boats, manhood, and strawberries also make cameos
a power mimic like Peter? by poster HiroIsMyHomie - 9th post in Save the Cheerleader...Save the World. What does that mean? - This is discussed further in the thread
having Magneto-like powers? by poster BaseballerX - Thread title: Maybe Magneto like instead..... - telekinesis and freezing are also mentioned in this thread

***** Speculations about Sylar’s identity (along with who will play Sylar)

Claire’s adoptive father HRG (In thread titled: We Have Already Met Syler Ep 102 Spoiler) by poster eastcoasters
Is Sylar being played by Sean Bean?? by poster michael_crawford Later in the thread both beautiful_scars and refswife1 have some interesting pics dealing with Sean Bean and how he compares physically to Sylar) Thread title: Does IMDB tell us something about Sylar?
Peter and Nathan's father...not really dead? by poster I HAVE THE POWER TO DRINK Later in the thread TheDreadPirateTrulove/3rd pit/#6936 po Paul E. Sylar is 44 years old Thread title: Syler's identity?!
Claire’s biological father or bio-daddy or bio-parent by poster Sylar (Same post – HRG is searching for Peter’s power so Sylar can be defeated) and rebuttal by BaseballerX in post #7441 with a reply by Sylar in post #7459 Thread title: Sylar is Claire's father!
Sylar could be Nathan and Peter’s Father Petrelli by poster vmarti1 - 33rd post in "Easy explanation for Peter is Sylar theory" thread - Shapulin/40th pit/#7508 po Sylar is Future Peter Petrelli
either Peter from the future or Peter’s father by poster ncmacasl (4th post in "SOME THOUGHTS" thread)
Patient Zero by Sam, our benevolent overlord (probably stated elsewhere, but this was the first post I came across so for now Sam gets the credit) (6th post in "Episode 1 Question" thread)
Nathan and Peter’s father by poster BaseballerX (16th post in "Episode 1 Question" thread)
the man in the bar and not the person who tried to kidnap the girl at the LA FBI HQ by poster Jo (17th post in Official Sylar Discussion Thread)
Patient Zero by poster ford prefect (52nd post in Official Episode 1.02 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
Niki’s alter ego Jessica/Ikin by poster ncmacasl (post also has some theories about Simone’s dad – Shaft) (59th post in Official Episode 1.02 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!) Dolph/64th pit/#3906 po Sylar is also HRG by poster Dolph (who also post speculation that the ‘s’ symbol is Sylar’s calling card ) Sam/83rd pit/#3964 po Sylar is The Bugman who tried to bug Mohinder/Chandra Suresh’s apartment thatsplunkintalk/109th pit/#4103 po Sylar is Nathan Petrelli since politicians are evil 12th hero/150th pit/#4272 po Sylar was in a police uniform speculation when he killed the girls parents
Chandra “Papa” Suresh by poster TheDreadPirateTrulove (89th post in the Official Episode 1.03 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
hijacking Chandra Suresh’s body by poster 12th hero (later in the thread Tobnameless has a rebuttal - 14th post in the thread, post #5012 overall) (Thread titled: Sylar pics here)
The Mysterious Black Man (MBM) who is working with HRG by poster Maximus901 in thread titled "I found Sylar!" (numerous rebuttals followed later in the thread)
Eden McCain/Squeaky/Pixie by poster Vanil - 18th post in thread - (thread titled: Everyone is wrong about Sylar - Part I) vmarti1/28th pit/#5617 po Paul E. Sylar born on June 11, 1962 (Mathsorcerer makes a few notes about the significance of that date in the next post and vmarti also does this later on in the thread)
Peter in the Future by poster Paradox TheDreadPirateTruLove/17th pit/#5719 po Sylar is Peter’s Dad In post #5740 Paradox defends his original post) (Thread titled: Sylar is Peter in the Future)
NOT Peter but possibly his double by poster HeroFanScott (basically Peter gets next to Niki and inherits an evil twin which becomes Sylar ) in post #5860 coldsoup2006 makes a rebuttal and in post #5891 BaseballerX posts his theory on how DL is Niki’s alter ego Thread title: Syler is Not Peter but possibly his double
that black guy and is the ‘symbol maker’ by poster sixflags11804 (same post - that S is probably a sign of evil and Niki has a bipolar thing and Sylar could have put the symbol on her earlier ) Tadgie has a rebuttal in post #5460 later in the thread as well as commonGiGA in post #5467 (Thread titled: Official Episode 1.04 ("Collision") Thread) Discussion starts with the 41st post in the thread
Mr. Linderman by poster xXalter-egoXx (110th post in Official Episode 1.04 ("Collision") Thread)
that homeless guy in like episode 3 or 4 when Mohinder confronts Nathan Petrelli by poster Mathsorcerer (my personal all time favorite speculation) (6th post in Tim Kring tells Sci-FI Wire plans SPOILERS!!!!! Possibly)
future Peter and Hiro has returned to try to stop past peter from becoming sylar? by poster Tobnameless and also in post #5609 Mathsorcerer/13th pit/#5606 po why Sylar seems more powerful than the others ) BaseballerX supports this theory in post #5612. TheDreadPirateTrulove/16th pit/#5624 Sylar isn't future Peter but "past" Peter DavidWright/17th pit/#5630 that Sylar/Patient Zero is Peter’s father Vanil/27th pit/#6528 po future Hiro is actually future Sylar setting up the past Sylar for a better future or something along those lines Thread titled: Future Hiro started with the 7th post in the thread
Mohinder's father (Chandra Suresh) by poster NOX (Thread titled: Could Mohinders father be Syler?) Later on in the thread HRG's morality gets discussed by GRider and moa
NOT the shadow man? by poster GRider (Thread titled: What if the shadow man is not Sylar?)
the cheerleader's (Claire Bennet's adoptive) dad by poster cheerleaderisthekey (Thread title: So the cheerleader's dad is SOOOO Sylar) BaseballerX/46th pit/#8666 po Sylar's one weakness unless he has steel skin
Claire's Biological Father by poster daveknockwin Thread title: Claire's Biological Father = Sylar
Mr. Linderman by poster SOG - 49th post in Official Episode #1.07 ("Nothing to Hide") Thread - Other posts (PITs) discussing Sylar's identity in this thread: 51st oddly enough a rebuttal by SOG! His anti-crazy pills aren't workin' , and 73rd.
Sylar might be an evil alien Hellbent on taking over Planet Earth by poster helicus (23rd post in the "Save the Cheerleader...Save the World. What does that mean?" thread) (following this post was a negative vibe by many towards the idea of aliens)

***** Speculations about Sylar’s morality

Sylar may be the only one who can stop the NY explosion by poster Mathsorcerer Thread title: Easy explanation for Peter is Sylar theory (8th pit)
Sylar is actually trying to stop Uluru so he can SAVE everyone by poster Mathsorcerer and rebuttal by bunnydeville in post #7330 and instant reply by Mathsorcerer and rebuttals by SOG in posts #7387 and #7423 Thread title: Sylar is Claire's father! (Mathsorcerer's post was the 4rth pit)
Sylar is trying to stop Uluru from taking brains by poster Mathsorcerer Thread title: Official Episode 1.05 ("Hiro's") Thread (39th pit)
not mean by poster Pimpalicious316 (16th post in Official Episode 1.02 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
Not the person who attacked the girl in the FBI HQ in LA but rather an organization by poster Delduwath (69th post in the Official Episode 1.03 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
NOT the villain, Sylar is NOT the killer, NATHAN is the killer by poster apallo creed (in the thread, there are quite a few rebuttals, one which poster Marcos - 3rd post in thread, post #5259 overall - defends Nathan’s character) Later in the thread there is also a rebuttal by SOG in post #5276 declaring that Sylar is Evil, but explanation why he didn’t kill the girl - earlier in the thread {5th post in thread, post #5266}SOG also had a different rebuttal (Thread titled: Everyone is wrong about Sylar - Part II)

[Super Ordinary Guy]

HRG (Claire’s father Mr. Bennet) is…

in possession of special glasses by poster ncmacasl (43rd post in Official Episode 1.03 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!) Later on, in the 56th post of the thread, in post #4686 Marcos hypothesizes that HRG is Not working for the Government but rather a private corporation where as JCLII in post #4777, the 85th post in this thread, speculates that HRG is working for the government and therefore evil
working with Mr. Linderman? by poster xXalter-egoXx (same post – Niki’s her alter ego is her super power and wonders if she can split in half) (62nd post in Official Episode 1.04 ("Collision") Thread) and later on in the #109th post in the thread (post #5964 overall) sixflags11804 thought that HRG is a bad guy set up like darth vader and luke skywalker
HRG is evil and wants to cut heads open and do bad things by poster Drknght with an instant rebuttal by Sylar (In thread titled: Sylar is Claire's father!)
HRG’s morality is discussed quite a bit early on in the Official Episode 1.05 ("Hiro's") Thread. It didn’t start with THIS post HERE by 5parta but it comes awfully close (Various other theories were discussed in this thread, so it doesn’t hurt looking at all of it to get a good idea of everything that was discussed) moa in the 101st thread post (post #7126 overall) discusses HRG's morality as well
able to receive some sort of power from his glasses by poster brandontyler 3rd post in "Heroes Better Halves Preview (SPOILER!!!)" thread. Mathsorcerer/5th pit/#7570 mentions Wild Card's Cameo
NOT a GOOD guy by poster sixflags11804 (Thread title: HRG is NOT a GOOD guy!) Drknght/4th pit/#7831 po HRG is Linderman GRider/6th pit/#7850 po makes some good points but a lot of good debating of the topic occurs in this thread Marcos/13th pit/#7913 po states not so sure the dicotamy of good/evil applies here
Chandra Suresh had one pair of HRG's glasses from the future by poster ncmacasl (Thread title: Two Pairs of Glasses - TIME TRAVEL????) Debated further in the thread Mathsorcerer/6th pit/#8191 po suspect HRG does have some ability, possibly psychometry Mathsorcerer/9th pit/#8204 po HRG has some sight-related ability
Good? by poster Sam Our Benevolent Overlord - 12th post in Official Episode #1.06 ("Better Halves") Thread - PITs discussing this topic: 14th, 30th, 31st (hoping to spare Claire); 33rd, 34th, 39th, 40th, 44th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 64th (cloned post), 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, and 74th posts make reference to powered glasses. (Wow!!! That whole thread should've had an opthamology sponser!!!)
HRG's reasons to give Claire fake bio-parents by poster BaseballerX (13th post in So the cheerleader's dad is SOOOO Sylar)
HRG possesses a "super serum" by poster The_Heroic_Loser (Thread title: Another new trailer!)
Linderman, they are the same person by poster Sam Our Benevolent Overlord - 34th post in Official Episode #1.07 ("Nothing to Hide") Thread - Other posts (PITs) in this thread discussing the topic of HRG: 49th, 53rd BaseballerX - HRG asks Peter and Isaac's help to save Claire , 54th, (HRG's wife gets discussed heavily around the 58th post - 62nd post and 73, 75, ), 73rd, and 78th.

[Super Ordinary Guy]

Claire Bennet is…

In episode 2, when we were introduced to Matt the dead brainless guy was Claire’s birth parent by poster invisibletotheworld (who credits the original speculation elsewhere) (19th post in Official Episode 1.03 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
going to have to runaway by poster Mandy (35th post in Official Episode 1.04 ("Collision") Thread)
the illegitimate daughter of Father Petrelli and Niki’s mother by poster sonofa (Thread titled: Clair's Real Parents Theory)
going to get a hole in her chest by poster Blackarachnia (Same post - will DL turn to the dark side?) (Thread title: The hole in Claire's chest in the painting...)
going to end up in a relationship with Zach by poster Ender008 (Thread title: zach and claireee sitting in a tree...) This is discussed throughout the thread as well as Zach's sexual preference sixflags11804/12th and 13th pit/#7905 po thinks Peter and Claire will get together
the Little Girl that Matt Parkman found by poster HiroFan1 (Same post - Matt's storyline is happening 10 years behind the others) (Thread titled: Little Girl, parents murdered....) ncmacasl/9th pit/#8008 po Claire and Little girl are bio-sibs
Does Claire have some form of kryptonite due to having had a cough? by poster michael_crawford - 30th post in Official Episode #1.06 ("Better Halves")
going to get into trouble from her brother knowing her secret by poster doylesresurgence - 29th post in Official Episode #1.07 ("Nothing to Hide") Thread - Other posts (PITs) in this thread discussing Claire: 70th Blackarachnia - Is her blood intelligent?
and 79th.
Claire is the key to saving the world? by poster Hero (Thread title: Save the Cheerleader...Save the World. What does that mean?) Mathsorcerer/3rd pit/#5334 po simply both need saving BaseballerX/4th pit/#5344 writers at some point will send sylar after jackie? tobnameless/21st pit/#5813 po Maybe the QB Brody has powers and Claire will need saving from him? Nafeasonto/30th pit/#6390 po Since Claire can rapidly regenerate, she won't get Radiation poisoning which will allow her to remove the Uranium Isotope out of the bomb vmarti1/33rd pit/#6497 po what caused suicide attempt #1? TheDreamer/38th pit/#6551 Without Claire's rapid regeneration, Peter won't be able to save NY from exploding Hero/42nd pit/#8910 po theory dealing with Ted, Sylar, NY, Nathan and Claire ejimenez/44th pit/10173 Ted is the bomb

[Super Ordinary Guy]

Eden McCain (Squeaky/Pixie) is…

A plant by HRG by poster vanil in the 13th post in the "Episode 1 Question" thread
Official Episode 1.02 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!! post by Sam (15th post in thread) our benevolent overlord and later on in that thread by Kel and in the “Official Episode 1.03 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!” thread as well
A plant for HRG and is working with him by poster Kylixer (same post – wonders if HRG and Mr. Linderman are connected somehow) Thread titled: Flying man **Possible spoilers** (if I'm right anyway...)
a powered individual by poster michael_crawford - 33rd post in Official Episode #1.06 ("Better Halves") Thread - OTher PITs discussing this topic: 35th, 36th, 39th (michael_crawford with the power of suggestion idea), 40th (with Eden name reference), and 44th.
Eden doesn't like using her abilities by poster Mathsorcerer - 8th post in just some thoughts HIGHLY POSSIBLE SPOILER - Eden is duiscussed further in this thread and possibly reasons why she doesn't use her abilities always

[Super Ordinary Guy]

Mysterious Black Man/Hollow Man/the Haitian is….
What are Mysterious Black Man’s (MBM aka the Haitian’s) powers? by poster tewkewl (The thread contains theories on his powers and what he can do) Thread titled: What's The Black Guys Power and what is he doing to the cop?
MBM is a null point, Eden works with Sylar, HRG doesn’t work with Linderman but rather a government agency by poster Vanil (63rd post in Official Episode 1.04 ("Collision") Thread)
MBM is a Hollow Man and with HRG has been erasing these super-powered people’s minds for quite a while now and at this time the Heroes are getting their powers BACK by poster SureshIcantell (Same post – the ‘s’ symbol refers to people who’ve been mind wiped by MBM) Later in the thread ford prefect in post #7034 ponders Perhaps during the ecplise the solar flares and resulting magnetization triggered something Sam in post #7195 guesses The eclipse could just be a metaphor (or is that allegory?) Thread titled: Hollow Man?? SPOILERS??!!??!!
Is the Haitian guy able to "unblock/unlock" other HEROES' power by poster mwahdelia - thread title: just some thoughts HIGHLY POSSIBLE SPOILER - further speculations about MBM/Haitian guy are in this thread

[Super Ordinary Guy]

Father Petrelli (father to Nathan and Peter) was/is….

If Nathan is oldest (under 37), could Patient Zero be dad? by poster Hero (The title of the thread is the linked portion)
either Sylar or Father Petrelli by poster TheDreadPirateTrulove in the "Episode 1 Question" thread (Note: in the previous post by BaseballerX it also appears to be similar so the credit for the idea could be from someone else I dunno)
a Hero who’s suicide was really a death created by Linderman? by poster michael_crawford (same post – that HRG and Mr. Linderman are working together) (64th post in the Official Episode 1.04 ("Collision") Thread)
still alive and could be Sylar by poster sixflags11804 Thread titled: Peter and Nathan's dad
Papa Pitrelli is Sylar :O by poster Dargan Link = Thread name + bold codes

[Super Ordinary Guy]

Nathan Petrelli is....

Nathan has super powered kids by 12th hero (47th post in Official Episode 1.03 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
Could Nathan’s 2 children be super kids? by poster Hero (Thread titled: Nathan has 2 boys! Wonder if they have "powers"?)
able to have super-elastic PJ's, super CSF, steel skin, and super hair by poster Shiv (97th post in Official Episode 1.05 ("Hiro's") Thread) (earlier posts in this thread debated whether Nathan is good or evil) (Nathan's power of flight is further theorized by Blackman in the thread's 106th post (post #7142 overall) and Mathsorcerer in the thread's 107th post (post #7146 overall) - Basically both saying Nathan is able to project some sort of nearly-skin-tight field that protection him from friction and allows him to breathe. and Drknght in the thread's 118th post wonders why Nathan's wife is sad
Nathan seems to have been able to fly for a while by poster Tadgie - 33rd post in Official Episode #1.07 ("Nothing to Hide") Thread - Other posts in this thread discussing Nathan (after this post): 35th, 37th, 38th, 50th, 55th, and 70th.

[Super Ordinary Guy]

Peter Petrelli is….

able to gather their powers for his own means? Like Rogue from X-men by poster SOG the rat bas**** – who actually stole it from an IM conversation with Tobnameless (Thread titled: SPOLILER INFO AHEAD....Pilot Discussion) (8th post in thread)
unknowingly sucking the remaining life out of his patients through his touch? by poster Tobnameless (cabri rebuttals in post #3510 and Tob instantly responds) (Thread titled: SPOLILER INFO AHEAD....Pilot Discussion) (13th post in thread is where discussion of this topic starts)
able to absorb other’s power by poster powerslave (73rd post in Official Episode 1.02 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
accidentally absorbing Simone’s father’s life essence by poster tsong_woman (144th post in Official Episode 1.02 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!) which Mathsorcerer in post #4340 (149th post the same thread) thinks Peter is able to mimic powers, not absorb them speculation
Stealing powers from people and does he get to keep them if they die? by poster BaseballerX (70th post in the Official Episode 1.03 Discussion Thread! -- SPOILERS!!)
Peter is Sylar wild theory which even I don’t believe by poster SOG (Thread titled: Everyone is wrong about Sylar - Part II Possible Spoilers - 5th post in thread)
able to absorb Hiro’s power while on the train and that’s why Peter hears Mohinder’s voice slow down by poster SureshIcantell (85th post in Official Episode 1.04 ("Collision") Thread)
being groomed by future Hiro to be the ultimate Hero by our benevolent overlord Sam (3rd post in "Future Hiro" thread)
to Be The One We Need BTOWN by poster Hero (further speculation in this thread centers around the meeting between future Hiro and Peter Petrelli) (Thread titled: Peter- "BTOWN" & other ideas from YTV previews)
future Peter is the man in the cap protecting the girl from Sylar by poster coldsoup2006 with an instant rebuttal by Mathsorcerer stating Sylar’s June 11 1962 birthdate and coldsoup2006 clarifies original post in post #5863 further discussion of this theory follows (BaseballerX in post #5892 is kind enough to produce a picture of Sylar’s B-day announcement) (Thread titled: Easy explanation for Peter is Sylar theory)
If he is with his brother and Isaac, will he be able to fly and paint the future at the same time?? by poster boxer (Thread titled: The Almighy Peter Petrelli)
Peter temporarily absorbed Hiro’s power when future Hiro conversed with him by poster scruffy (65th post in Official Episode 1.05 ("Hiro's") Thread)
Peter is SYLAR by poster Shapulin Link = Thread title rebuttals by freebass55/4th pit/#7536 po and hamshu/5th pit/#7549 po which Shapulin/7th pit/#7557 responds (numerous pro and con arguments ensue)
If Peter can absorb powers, how long can he keep them? by poster ford prefect - 16th post in Official Episode #1.07 ("Nothing to Hide") Thread
When copying someone's abilities, are they enhanced within Peter? by poster Dargan Thread title = Peter's Powers legerdemain/5th pit/#9935 po what if he copies Peter's power, stops time, and the power wears off before he can unstop time? More discussion on the length of usage is in this thread
able to send the locker doors BACK towards Sylar? by poster tsong_woman - 9th post in the "check out what I found" thread

[Super Ordinary Guy]

Isaac Mendez is…

painting highly emotional things and not just death and destruction by poster Marcos (18th post in "SPOLILER INFO AHEAD....Pilot Discussion" thread)
able to see the future without drugs, so far it just helps him by poster xXalter-egoXx (rebuttal by JCLII later in the thread) (Discussion started in the 11th post in the "Do you think any of the main characters will be killed off?" thread)
Various posts like THIS one HERE by poster JCLII in the Official Episode 1.05 ("Hiro's") Thread discuss the possibility that Isaac doesn’t really need drugs to paint the future since Peter was able to mimic his powers without shooting up. This wasn’t the first post in this thread which discussed the possibility, merely an example. Later in the thread michael_crawford in post #6894 does an excellent job in articulating why Isaac doesn’t need drugs