Heroes teaches you SR [spoiler warning]

Heroes teaches you SR [spoiler warning], It's not just for capes!

lorechaser View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 02:58 AM Post #1
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,333 Joined: 19-August 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9,168	Hiro is a mystic adept who suffered a crisis of faith, and has now geased himself to need an object to use his powers. The new girl at the beginning is 150% a Technomancer. To the point that I saw that and thought "Oh. That's what they're like."

mfb View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 03:06 AM Post #2
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Lord Ben View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 03:18 AM Post #3
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Jan 23 2007, 03:37 AM

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QUOTE (lorechaser)

The new girl at the beginning is 150% a Technomancer. To the point that I saw that and thought "Oh. That's what they're like."

As opposed to Ali Larter's kid?

lorechaser View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 03:03 PM Post #5
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,333 Joined: 19-August 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9,168	Yup. Even more so. The kid is a hacker adept. It's an explanation for how magic gives you better hacking skills - you just point and things, and they start to work. The new girl, on the other hand, can broadcast IMs to a wireless computer that isn't on any networks. She even mentions how there are signals all over, and she can tap in to them. The scene where she's introduced, the guy gets an IM. And looks at his computer really puzzled, and checks his connection, which says "No Wireless Network available." And then another IM comes in. After a bit, she reveals herself, and he says "You can broadcast to my computer?!" And an IM comes up that says "Yes, I can." So yeah, TM. Check the episode out if you haven't seen it: http://www.nbc.com/Video/rewind/full_episo...es/heroes.shtml

Ranneko View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 09:46 PM Post #6
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 16-January 05 Member No.: 6,984	Shut up indeed, I haven't had a chance to watch Heroes ep 12 yet. Heck technically Heroes hasn't started on Australian TV at all yet.

eidolon View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 10:10 PM Post #7
ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333	Added [spoiler warning] to thread title for those that aren't caught up with the show. ;)

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Jan 23 2007, 10:20 PM

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QUOTE (eidolon)

Added [spoiler warning] to thread title for those that aren't caught up with the show. ;)

Too late, but thank you nonetheless ;).

A hero named Hiro, that means either pretty awesome stuff or overhyped junk, once again. Since people I can trust have commented favourably on the show, I'm looking forward to DVD release (assuming they don't go wacko with the prize).

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Jan 23 2007, 10:27 PM

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QUOTE (Ranneko)

Heck technically Heroes hasn't started on Australian TV at all yet.

Yep. Not until next week. :(

mfb View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 10:31 PM Post #10
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Jan 23 2007, 11:04 PM

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QUOTE (Butterblume)

A hero named Hiro, that means either pretty awesome stuff or overhyped junk, once again.

Heh, try "borrowed" stuff/junk. Snow Crash's main character is one Hiro Protagonist.

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Jan 23 2007, 11:13 PM

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QUOTE (Butterblume)

QUOTE (eidolon)

Added [spoiler warning] to thread title for those that aren't caught up with the show. ;)

Too late, but thank you nonetheless ;).

A hero named Hiro, that means either pretty awesome stuff or overhyped junk, once again. Since people I can trust have commented favourably on the show, I'm looking forward to DVD release (assuming they don't go wacko with the prize).

It's awesome. Because Hiro is awesome.

He was apparently named for Hiroshima, according to the graphic novels.

cristomeyers View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 11:14 PM Post #14
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 14-January 07 From: Zurich Orbital Member No.: 10,642	Hiro's the only reason I watch the show. Everything else I can take or leave, but Hiro and his sidekick are priceless.

Butterblume View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 11:24 PM Post #15
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hyzmarca View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 11:26 PM Post #16
Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456	Heroes is the best live action superhero television series ever (which isn't a difficult feat to accomplish at all) but it is as slow as molasses in January. A show about growing grass would move more quickly. Of course, this is because they actually take the time to give all of the large ensemble cast the attention that they are due, so it is hard to complain. Nikki seems to be a conjurer of a possession tradition who is only able to summon her dead sister for some reason. Ted guy is obviously a Toxic physad with Elemental Strike (radiation) The Haitian (aka Mysterious Black Guy) is a magician with Alter Memory and a huge counterspelling pool. Claire is either a Hidden Life receptacle or a shapeshifter trapped in human form. Matt knows Mind Probe. Eden was either a magician with Control Actions or an Adept with Commanding Voice (probably the latter). HRG bennent is just a mundane spook, but a scary spook. Sylar is a mystic adept with a variant of Cannibalism. Mmm...brains.... Unfortunately, there is no power that lets you automatically mimic the abilities of others.

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Jan 23 2007, 11:32 PM

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QUOTE (hyzmarca)

Heroes is the best live action superhero television series ever (which isn't a difficult feat to accomplish at all) but it is as slow as molasses in January. A show about growing grass would move more quickly. Of course, this is because they actually take the time to give all of the large ensemble cast the attention that they are due, so it is hard to complain.

Nikki seems to be a conjurer of a possession tradition who is only able to summon her dead sister for some reason.
Ted guy is obviously a Toxic physad with Elemental Strike (radiation)
The Haitian (aka Mysterious Black Guy) is a magician with Alter Memory and a huge counterspelling pool.
Claire is either a Hidden Life receptacle or a shapeshifter trapped in human form.
Matt knows Mind Probe.
Eden was either a magician with Control Actions or an Adept with Commanding Voice (probably the latter).
HRG bennent is just a mundane spook, but a scary spook.
Sylar is a mystic adept with a variant of Cannibalism. Mmm...brains....

Unfortunately, there is no power that lets you automatically mimic the abilities of others.

And these are heroes?!?
They don't sound like it.

And what the hell is a shapeshifter stuck in human form? Is that really a shapeshifter? If a tree falls in the forest...

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Jan 23 2007, 11:36 PM

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QUOTE (cetiah @ Jan 23 2007, 06:32 PM)

And what the hell is a shapeshifter stuck in human form? Is that really a shapeshifter?

Well, there isn't really any other way to permanently gain regeneration in SR (short of becoming a vampire).

And Hiro is awsome.

Lord Ben View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 11:43 PM Post #19
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 600 Joined: 31-August 05 Member No.: 7,659	I must have missed the wireless girl, when was she on?

cristomeyers View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 11:44 PM Post #20
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hyzmarca View Member Profile	Jan 23 2007, 11:48 PM Post #21
Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456	There was a "preview" of her during Deal or No Deal and a webcomic detailing her origin on the NBC.com website. I don't believe that she has appeared in the series, yet.

Lord Ben View Member Profile	Jan 24 2007, 12:05 AM Post #22
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 600 Joined: 31-August 05 Member No.: 7,659	Yeah, I've seen the webcomic. I just thought maybe I missed part of the show.

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Jan 24 2007, 12:14 AM

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Ah, that makes sense. I know I was glued to the TV the whole time but I was about to watch it again from the link above just to see where she was.

And yes, the show is awesome. And yes, a lot of that is because of Hiro.

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And these are heroes?!?
They don't sound like it.

That post was a pretty good at giving their SR counterparts, but not so much the characters as they are on the show. On the actual show:

Nikki: Multiple personalities. inda like the hulk but not as strong, and instead of going green she gets a different (and much less moral) personality. The personality is that of her dead sister and was apparently created to protect her from childhood sexual abuse. The show doesn't go into that a lot though, just in the "origins" episode.

Ted: oozes radiation. His presence killed his wife with cancer. The last we saw him he was in an abandonded house in the desert practicing controlling the radiation to make little bombs in his hands.

The Haitian (aka Mysterious Black Guy): He can negate others' powers, or at least protect people from the powers of others. He can also wipe memories. He works for HRG (Horned Rim Glasses, aka Mr. Bennet).

Claire: Regeneration out the wazoo. She's come back from clinically dead, although they had to remove the tree branch from her head first.

Matt: ESP

Eden: She could tell you to do something and you'd have to do it. She's dead now.

HRG bennent is just a mundane spook, but a scary spook. He chases and monitors people with powers.

Sylar: Has telekinesis, flight, and a host of other powers. He kills people, studies their brain, and then "fixes" himself to give himself their powers.

Peter: mimics powers of anyone near him.

Nathan: Flight at supersonic speeds.

???: Invisibility. Just introduced last episode and played by David Eccleston (a.k.a the Ninth Doctor).

Wireless Girl: no idea, never seen her.

D.L.: Phasing through stuff.

The kid: Fixes electronic stuff by touching it.

Isaac: Can paint the future. He paints a comic book that tells a lot of the story, and also paints larger paintings.

They probably don't sound like Heroes because they aren't, opr at least not all of them are. Not yet anyway. The whole season is building up to preventing a nuclear blast in New York, which may or may not be Peter's mimic power going haywire.

No, I didn't forget Hiro. I saved the best for last: :)

Hiro Nakamura: Can stop or slow time. He can also teleport. His powers seems to be fairly errattic. Kinda like Spiderman 2 in a way. He went back in time and failed to save a girl and lost his confidence and drive. He is convinced that if he finds a specific sword that belonged to one of his ancestors he'll be able to focus and fully control his powers.

Lord Ben View Member Profile	Jan 24 2007, 12:26 AM Post #24
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 600 Joined: 31-August 05 Member No.: 7,659	I think Linderman will eventually be more than just a mobster. Everyone seems to have connections to either Mr Bennet or Linderman, but as far as I can remember nobody has connections to both except the painter who was taken by Bennet and has sold paintings to Linderman. Hiro now has the connection via the sword.

bclements View Member Profile	Jan 24 2007, 01:12 AM Post #25
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