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driver1 · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:53 pm Post subject: The empty apartment - New thought

These are just random thoughts I've had.

Mohinder and Eden visited Sylar's apartment and found the hidden room with Forgive Me scrawled all over the place.

When Mohinder came back with the police, the apartment was completely cleaned out. At first I thought it was Sylar, but now that we know that Eden works for HRG and the OWI I began to think that they emptied the apartment.

Then I had to ask myself why, we know HRG wants Sylar stopped, why would they remove all evidence of his existence?

Then I remembered Matt's conversation with Ted Sprague (Radioactive Man). Ted didn't begin to display his abilities until after he was taken by the OWI. Matt's abilities also went into overdrive after he was taken by the OWI.

Which led me to what I believe is the answer I was looking for.

Sylar was taken in just like the others. But like Ted, he hadn't displayed his abilities yet. When they tampered with his mind like they do all the others his abilities were activated as well.

I still believe Sylar is a religous nut which would explain his reaction to suddenly finding out that he had special abilities. Filled with self loathing and trying to redeem himself by destroying those he sees as spawns of the devil he goes on a killing spree.

HRG and the OWI are responsible for setting that monster lose on the world. They are trying to stop him and at the same time destroy any evidence of their involvement.

I'm sorry this isn't another Peter=Sylar post. I truly believe that since this show is based on evolution that for the writers Sylar would represent the religous right and their crusade to kill the theory.

Hawkdragon · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject:

Hmmm, interesting. Religion hasn't been brought up at all as a motive yet. I sorta like this idea. I'll file it away in my head for further thinking.

robot cp · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:10 pm Post subject:

Well we do know that HRG admitted to helping other hero's evolve their powers. That would be the reason why matt and radio active man now has hightened their abilities. The question is, why was it done without their consent when he mentioned that he helped others like Eden. Sylar is patient zero which means if HRG did tamper with his powers then he must of been the first. So OWI wouldnt be around. Also..its starting to sound like sylar and the man in the black hat might not be the same person. Just a thought.

Gatsurendo · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject:

another thing to look at is if indeed the man in black is sylar why would he have that good of control over his abilities if taken in by HRG. The others show signs of headaches and knocking out. He seems very relaxed and sure of what he is doing. I think he is just over taught by Mohinders dad making him too dangerous and maybe all the missing stuff in the apartment was a illusion on the officers, eden, and mohinders mind caused by sylar to cover it all up to make the place look empty when it actually is all still there since he has mind power anyways. Just a thought.

murphster06 · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:26 pm Post subject:

It was stated Chandra Suresh found Sylar first aka patient zero and helped him with his powers. I doubt HRG was doing anything at the time about this since Chandra was the first to figure it out.

robot cp · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:46 am Post subject:

you forgot to say. just a thought.

Gatsurendo · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:13 am Post subject:

driver1 · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject:

driver1 · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:22 pm Post subject:

Laridian · Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject:

I can easily follow the theory that Sylar is a religious nut, especially considering what was written on the walls in the back room of that apartment.

FutureHiro · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:07 pm Post subject:

What's the OWI?

HornRimmedGlasses · Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:38 am Post subject:

Well, there are multiple things that are awkward with the situation. First of all, we do not know the full extent of Sylar's powers, so he could have eternal youth and have been around since whenever. (Could explain his religious angle since medieval age had much reliance of explaination on religion but problemous with the idea that Mohinder's dad helped with his powers, because his father has not been gone for a while, maybe a few years at most.)

In HRG case, he states that they have been tracking ones like Isaac for quite some time now, meaning if they only been doing it since Mohinder's father (who has not investigated for more than a couple years) mean it isnt quite some time to collect that much data. Thus meaning, Mohinder's father and HRG are somewhat unrelated, perhaps know of each other through run-in's with research.

Thus, with them being not being close, the chances of Patient Zero being HRG's first is slim to none.

jjafargi · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:27 am Post subject:

captaincolby · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:21 am Post subject:

The term "Patient Zero" could have a number of meanings, such as the first patient to recieve an experimental medical procedure or drug. They are the guinea pig. I think this definition fits better since I don't think genetic mutations are contagious. I think Chandra did something to try and change Sylar (for better or worse) and that is why Sylar says Chandra created him. It isn't certain that Chandra helped him discover his powers at all or that he had good intentions at all. His procedure might have even backfired. Whatever it was that he did, it was recent and it seems to have had bad results. I like the idea of Sylar being a religious zealot, and I've actually thought that from the beginning. How that has effected him, I have yet to see perfectly (it probably is his motive). Anyways. "Just a thought"

jjafargi · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject: