[rtwofan]

WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE EPISODES. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. It also is unbeta-ed or spellchecked. Sorry.

-Last night, after the promo for next week’s episode, “Fallout”, my mom and I were discussing who we think will die. (If you haven’t seen the promo, go to Youtube and search “1x11 Fallout Promo”) I’ve done a lot of considering and I’ve come up with a list of why our super friends may or may not get the axe. Or gunshot wound, as the promo would have us assume.

The promo said “A hero will die.” ,That puts Mohinder, HRG, Ando, and Simone in the safe zone. The ones who remain in the red are Peter, Nathan, Claire, Eden, The Haitian, Niki, DL, Micah, Issac, Matt, Ted, Hiro, and Sylar. Yes, Sylar. Read on.

THE SAFE ZONE (these guys will live to fight again)

The Haitian: There’s NO reason for this guy to die. We still need to learn a lot about him: including what his power is. The mysterious Haitain still has a lot of storyline left. Don’t worry about him =D

Peter: He died an episode ago and came back to life. The producers aren’t gonna have him die again. Peter also still has to find his purpose. If he’s been around Claire in the last 24 hours before the death, then he’s also still indestructable. Lastly a certain SPOILER::: said that Peter will get more powers as the season goes on. (I believe the source was Ausiello or Kristin). This is probably a very reliable spoiler, automatically letting Peter live another day.

Hiro: Another character that’s still figuring out his purpose and his power. Tim Cring is not going to kill off the most beloved and…let’s face it..just plain cool character on the show. Plus, what would Ando do when Hiro’s gone. That would put out two characters (and two actors), not to mention the only non-American hero. (unless you count the Haitian, and no, Mohinder is NOT a hero. Yet.) I’m not standing on very cold, hard, evidence, am I? But think about this realistically: Tim could kill off any character he wants? Why would it be our bubbly Hiro?

Claire: She won’t be going for the exact same reason’s Peter won’t. First off, she’s already died on this show once. And I don’t mean defying death, I mean stone dead death. Secondly, she’s effing indestructable! She could recover from a gunshot wound if someone took the bullet out. Of course, we’re not a hundred percent sure it’s a gun wound that causes this death, but what can’t Claire survive? Drowning, perhaps, but I doubt that’s how a character will die next Monday. Also, what about the whole “Save the Cheerleader, Save the World”, thing they’ve been working up to? Peter goes through all that trouble…DIES, all to save the cheerleader, and then she gets kicked off two episodes later? (Yes, I know that’s what they did with Mr.Eko on Lost, but Damon and Carlton are idiots this season). Lastly, Hayden Panatierre said that she wanted a good TV fanbase to get better movie roles. She hasn’t quite developed a sturdy one yet…Claire’s still got a ways to go.

Nathan: I was a little reluctant to put Nathan under this category, but I thought it over some more and have come up with a theory. They aren’t gonna kill off Nathan, because he’d make too good a villian. Yes, his power is kinda lame (you can’t exactly kill bad guys with the ability to fly), but the concept of brother vs. brother is very comic book-esque. So far, Heroes has kept it true to a comic book form. A battle between Peter and Nathan would be so Anakin and Obi-Wan; Cring is even working it up to be that way.
-At first, there is unresolved tension; the older one is not proud of the other. (Nathan isn’t particuarly proud of Peter in the beginning, and Obi-Wan to Anakin)
-Over time and tragedy, they bond together and become inseperable. (I saw a LOT of that last night, at Peter’s party and in the hospital. Nathan really cares about Peter and vice versa, which we’ve never seen before)
-One, out of fear, turns bad and must face his brother as his enemy. (Completely the end of Episode III. I think that Nathan might be building up angst because of his Dad, wife, Linderman, and politics, and will end up turning bad because of it.)
Therefore, Nathan may not be safe, but he isn’t on the chopping block.

THE YELLOW ZONE (these heroes might want to look both ways before they cross the street)

Eden: We’ve pretty much finished up with her background and answered all the questions about her. She is also always listed as a “guest star”, which implies that she may not last long (especially since she’s been in every recent episode). She’s in the same building as Sylar and Ted, so some serious crap could hit the fan and she could get hurt/killed from that. However, the last graphic novel was about her, which is a kind of stupid thing to do if you’re gonna kill the character off the next week. She is more powerful then you’d think, and we still need to see a display of this. Though she may be a minor character, we’ve still got a lot to see in the future from this little Stinkerbell. And finally, something tells me that she and Mohinder will meet again.

Niki: There is no proof to show that Niki is completely safe. She never had that great of a storyline, and I almost feel like her character is just in there to add more confusion (killing Lindermen’s henchmen, reeking bewilderment on our forums, etc). But we’re not quite sure what her power is yet…and neither is she. Before Nicole dies, we have to figure out what that power is at the very least. Also, if Niki gets killed off, there will be only one girl good-guy left: Claire. Niki’s one of the most powerful characters; so she’s probably safe, but I wouldn’t be too shocked if that gun was aimed at her.

DL: He’s pretty much served no purpose on the show, except for kidnapping Micah and being framed. He can walk through walls, but that hasn’t shown a big purpose either except for unlocking a few doors. Now let me see…would they kill him because he’s been insignificant, or will they keep his and make him kick some butt later on? No idea. We’ll just have to wait this one out.

Ted: Poor radioactive Ted. So tortured. I considered putting him on the safe list, making the automatic assumption that he has something to do with New York blowing up. But…there’s always a chance that Sylar could kill him and take his power. Now, SPOILER:::: the spoilers tell us that Peter is the one that blows up New York from absorbing Ted’s power, but I find this hard to believe because I don’t think that New York is gonna blow up at all. Ted’s currently in the clutches of HRG, as well as Sylar, meaning that he’s within proximity of the murderer. So if Sylar takes his power, that spoiler could still be half-true.

Sylar: Now why would I think that the main baddie of the season might have a brush with the Grim Reaper? Easy. It would be completely shocking. Shocks is what this show lives for. Plus, we don’t know that Sylar is the real bad guy. He’s just a power-hungry killer…more like a side dish, if you ask me. HRG could end up being the villian for the next 15 or so episodes. HRG is also gonna be pissed that Sylar tried to kill Claire, and might just wanna get revenge on him. Of course, Hiro saw Issac killed BY SYLAR the day that the bomb went off, but the future isn’t set in stone. The cheerleader wasn’t meant to be saved. Sylar wasn’t meant to be caught. Therefore, Sylar could die in captivity. Eh? See now. Lastly, though you may assume that Sylar is indestructable, if you look around on this forumn, you may begin to think differently. There is a theory that Sylar stopped Matt’s bullets temporarily, or perhaps he has metal skin like Colusses.

THE RED ZONE (Danger Will Robinson! Danger!)

Micah: Who would ever expect poor, innocent little Micah to die? Me. It would certainly be shocking, and seeing as he just got a power, he is officially a hero. Thing is, his power can’t be much use in saving the world, unless they’re fighting Mega-Godzilla. The kid’s death would be the breaking point for Niki, and might bring DL and Niki closer together. We’d see a lot of Sanders/Hawkins angst for a while, and Jessica would be out for revenge. Revenge is a powerful force, and if Sylar kills Micah, Jessica will want to do ANYTHING to kill the watchmaker. This would pull her into the “saving the world” scenerio.

Issac: If anyone’s gonna die next Monday, all signs point to the painter. This would be kind of lame on the writer’s point of view, as he’s just now getting clean, and SPOILER::: and spoilers reveal that Simone will come back to him. Simone could come back, and then five minutes later he could die, but then she’d be running back to Peter again, and I’d be facepalming and wanting to gouge out her eyes with a spork. But I can almost guarentee that Issac WILL die this season. The whole point of the Charlie/Hiro plotline was to show that you can’t change the past. It was shown in Episode Two that Issac is killed by Sylar. So, Issac is meant to die, just like Charlie. They did waste three episodes on that crap for nothing, people. It’s all foreshadowing. Plus, Issac’s paintings will live on after him. The heroes can still save the world with his work. They just will miss him next time.

Matt: Matt’s storyline hasn’t gone much of anywhere. The only reason his character is there is to connect all of our other heroes to Sylar. So far, Mohinder and Matt are the only people who know who Sylar is. (Not counting HRG and co.) He’s also the only one connected to radioactive Ted. Matt needs to be there to tell Peter and Claire about Sylar, and to warn others about Ted. All of this will probably be accomplished in “Fallout”. After that, there’s not much use for him. However, there have been some SPOILER::: spoilers saying that Matt will suffer headaches, and smooth things over with his wife, but these both could be wrapped up into that episode as well. I’d be sad to see him go. Dyseleics of the world, untie.

Conclusions

If I was a betting person, I’d say that Micah’s gonna die in “Fallout”, and Issac’s gonna die in either the season finale, or sometime in the spring. Matt might be safe for now, because his power still needs to develop. He could become very strong if he learned to fine-tune his ability. Sylar’s probably gonna die by the end, for they can’t have Sylar the crazy man running around next season. They’ll need a new baddie.

HRG and his minions have an uncertain fate in my eyes. The last four heroes in the “Safe Zone” are probably gonna be with the show till the end. I think that Peter, Claire, Hiro, and possibly Nathan are the main main characters on the show (just like Jack, Kate, and Sawyer are the main central characters on Lost.) Matt, DL, and perhaps Niki would all be “background” main.

Please tell me if I’ve missed any hero or villian in my rant, and post your replies soon. 

Blessings and chicken
-rtwofan

[Tadgie]

Great post, well thought out. Two gold stars!
I had never really thought about Micah, I guess because he is a kid. But so far, the only thing he has been to the show is something that has grounded Niki/Jessica, and what better way to throw her to the dark side than to lose Micah. Interesting thoughts.

[rtwofan]

Thanks

[Sam]

I doubt they're going to kill off the kid.

[Emerson]

Nice topic, but I disagree with a bit of it.

HRG being villain: I really doubt it. The producers said a few times that Sylar is the super villain for this season. So him dying isn't very likely.

Isaac destined to die: I disagree. Isaac died in the future. It has been demonstrated that the past can't be changed. Yet we have no such indication that the future is concrete, and a bit of reason to suspect otherwise.

Claire can't die: I agree that it's unlikely, but she could die. Maybe a bullet couldn't do it, but Sylar stealing her brain sure would.

Aside: Did I miss something? When was Ted taken by HRG and crew? Last thing I remember was Ted escaping but no indication that he was captured. Maybe my memory just sucks.

[Mathsorcerer]

Theodore is still on the loose, even as we speak.

Is it getting hot in here, or is it just me?

[Tadgie]

But by saying the past can't be changed but the future can, you've created a paradox. For instance, what about when future Hiro came to Peter. To peter, it's the future, and can be changed. However, to Hiro, it is the past, and then cannot be changed. Something tells me we need Einstein to figure that one out. And so do the producers. Either that, or Isaac is dead in a few episodes.

[rtwofan]

Come to think of it, I'm not quite sure Ted got kidnapped either. I read somewhere that he HAD, and I assumed I just missed that part (I pretty much missed the whole 'ted escaped' part...must have been in the bathroom or something)

You're probably right though. If that's the case, then we go into a whole new ballgame.

However, have you seen the Canadian promos for "Fallout"? !!SPOILER:!!





At the end, Hiro is asking someone "How do you stop an exploding man?"





Hmmmm....*imaginary beard stroke*

[Emerson]

Originally Posted by Tadgie

But by saying the past can't be changed but the future can, you've created a paradox. For instance, what about when future Hiro came to Peter. To peter, it's the future, and can be changed. However, to Hiro, it is the past, and then cannot be changed. Something tells me we need Einstein to figure that one out. And so do the producers. Either that, or Isaac is dead in a few episodes.

So you suggest that neither the past nor the future can be changed? So why would Hiro ever bother time travelling?

[rtwofan]

I think that Tim gets a tad confused with the whole time travel thing.

Like I said before, the whole POINT of the Charlie thing was to proove that "When people are meant to die, they're gonna die." Issac dies too apparently, and there probably isn't anything they can do to stop it.

"Save the Cheerleader" might not have meant save her life.