Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração
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Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração (Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

 for The Mutants: Pathways of the Heart) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...

originally aired on Rede Record
Rede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...

.

Plot

The first season of Caminhos do Coração
Caminhos do Coração
Caminhos do Coração is a Brazilian telenovela aired on Rede Record. Created by Tiago Santiago and directed by Alexandre Avancini, it was replaced by a spin-off called Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração, airing since June 3, 2008.-Plot:...

contains: The revelation of the mystery of Maria's kidnapping, the discovery of the identity of the person responsible for the crimes of the now bankrupt biotech company Progênese, the transformation of Julia Zaccarias to Juli Di Trevi, the identity she assumed after taking rejuvenating serum, and the disclosure of Mariana, mother of twins Maria and Samira.

Changes continue to spread, transforming men and women in vampires, felines, snakes, spiders and werewolves, which attack the streets of São Paulo, disseminating evil, as an epidemic
Epidemic
In epidemiology, an epidemic , occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience...

. The terrified population pursues all mutants.

Maria and Marcelo meet the League of Well (composed of Noah, Cleo, Tony, Bobby, Janet, Vavá, Pachola, Perpétua, Leonor, Lúcio, Bianca, Juno, Tati, Kaspar, Ágata, Aquiles, Cris, Yara, Nathy, Valente, Simone, Newton, Marisa, Willie, Erica, Eugene, Angela and Clare) in the mansion that belonged to the Mayer family. This becomes the refuge and general headquarters of the well mutants.

Samira is the twin sister of Maria, stuck in the laboratory of Dr. Júlia since birth and for 30 years. She was reported as dead. Samira is the most powerful and evil mutant, as she can absorb all the powers of other mutants. She is the right arm of Dr. Júlia Zaccarias, transformed into Dr. Juli Di Trevi, aiming to exterminate all who thwart her.

DEPECOM

DEPECOM (DEpartamento de PEsquisa e COntrole de Mutantes, which in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

 stands for DEpartment of REsearch and COntrol of Mutants), is restructured, and rises to the latest generation technology to stop the mutants.

The DEPECOM is divided into two wings. One is composed of Marcelo, Miguel, Aline, Marta, Beto and Ernesto, who want to hold the violent in prison, and preserve the peaceful. They investigate the Evil League (composed of Juli, Samira, Gór, Taveira, Eric, Metamorpho, Fernando, Ariadne, Draco
Draco (Caminhos do Coração)
Draconis, also known as Draco, is a fictional character from the soap-opera Os Mutantes - Caminhos do Coração. He is a villain with the power to generate and manipulate fire and one of the primary antagonists of the series.-Personality:...

 and Telê), which was organized in São Paulo, and their commanders: Juli and Gó. This wing gathers mutant gray wolves, vampires, werewolves, snakes, spiders and other dangerous creatures. The second wing is represented by Fredo and Adolfo, who want to exterminate all mutants, including peaceful.

The Mystery of Valente

Valente discovers confidential information in the Omega File, revealing that Julia is an alien. Valente pays the price for these discoveries. He is attacked by Fredo and his followers; he survives, but loses his memory. He has only one portfolio, with some papers, cards and documents. He is saved by Gabriela, a doctor. While he tries to unravel the mystery of his own past, he is pursued by Fredo who wants to kill Valente before his own past comes to light.

Nati is a vampire with a conscience, who will one day help Valente to find out who he is; she is bitten by Taveira and becomes a vampire. She is not affiliated with the Evil League and is persecuted for exercising her free will and sharing passion with Valente; her good nature overcomes her contamination and she joins the League of Good to help fight villains.

Saving babies, saving the world

Janete's powers evolve. She can see into the future, and discovers the survival of the human species depends on the survival of the children of Lúcio and Bianca. Those children must be protected or all humanity will be dominated by vicious mutants.
Bianca and Leonor are sent to the Arraial Island with their babies and join the League of Well. Juli discovers Janete's premonition, and along with members of the Evil League, attacks the babies and their mothers, who are being protected by the League of Good.

Journey to the center of the Earth

Trying to save the babies of Lúcio and Juno by underground tunnels of the island, Maria, Noé, Beto, Perpétua, Cléo and Toni are attacked by mutant insects, the Ants Men
Great Army of the Ant-Men
The Great Army of the Ant-Men is a fictional team of supervillains of the telenovela The Mutants - the Ways of the Heart. They are also known as the Ant Horde and Ant Drones. Their headquarters are in the old Ant-City . They are some of the main antagonists of the second season...

, Tarantula Men and Large Spiders. Beto and Perpétua escape but the others are taken captive by the Carpenter ant Men and taken to Agartha
Agartha
Agartha is a legendary city that is said to reside in the earth's core. It is related to the belief in a hollow earth and is a popular subject in esotericism....

. The Ant Queen tells them they are in Shangri-La
Shangri-La
Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains...

, capital of Agartha, at the center of the earth.

Juno and Lúcio return to Melquior, the prince of Agartha, who leads the League of Good in the fight against the reptilian
Reptilian humanoid
Reptilian humanoids comprise a common motif in mythology, folklore, science fiction, fantasy, conspiracy theories, ufology, and cryptozoology.-Male:...

 aliens and Evil League. If they join the Reptilian army and Evil League, mankind will perish but if the babies join good, mankind will prevail and the reptilians will be defeated.

Vampire League

The mutant vampire Dracula and his lieutenant Bram find the former headquarter of the League of Evil and take it over. They recruit vampires to form the Vampire League, a branch of the League of Evil that throws blood-drinking parties constantly. Nati, a vampire herself, puts an end to their thirst for destruction.

Participações principal

* Bianca Rinaldi
Bianca Rinaldi
Bianca Rinaldi is a Brazilian actress best known for her roles in telenovelas, especially A Escrava Isaura.-Biography:...

 - Maria dos Santos Luz Mayer Duarte Montenegro e Samira Mayer Zaccarias
* Leonardo Vieira
Leonardo Vieira
Leonardo Vieira is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his roles in telenovelas, especially Senhora do Destino, Prova de Amor and Caminhos do Coração.- External links :...

 - Marcelo Duarte Montenegro
* Babi Xavier
Babi Xavier
Babi Xavier, born Anna Bárbara Xavier, is a Brazilian television actress, singer and TV hostess.-Television:*Perdidos de Amor – Ivea, actress*Por Amor – Aninha, actress...

 - Juli di Trevi
* Petrônio Gontijo
Petrônio Gontijo
Petrônio Gontijo is a Brazilian actor. He studied Scenic Arts at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas.-Work in TV:*1991 Salomé - Duda *1993 Olho no Olho - Marco Antônio...

 - Fredo Cavalcanti
* Marcos Pitombo
Marcos Pitombo
Marcos Pitombo is a Brazilian actor.-TV series:* 2011 - Vidas Em Jogo* 2010 - A História de Ester* 2009 - Promessas de Amor* 2008 - Os Mutantes...

 - José da Silva Valente(Valente)
* Maytê Piragibe
Maytê Piragibe
Maytê Piragibe is a Brazilian actress and keyboardist.-Television series:* Promessas de Amor - Natália...

 - Natália(Nati)
* Liliana Castro
Liliana Castro
Liliana Rezende de Castro is an Ecuadorian-born Brazilian actress. She was born in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, due to her father's job as a diplomat. Her family also lived in Italy and Venezuela, before relocating to Brazil. She began acting at ten years old and, realizing that it was her true...

 - Janete Fontes Martinelli(Jan)
* Gabriel Braga Nunes
Gabriel Braga Nunes
Gabriel Braga Nunes is a Brazilian actor, best known for his work in telenovelas, especially Essas Mulheres, Cidadão Brasileiro, Caminhos do Coração and Poder Paralelo. He currently stars in Insensato Coração for TV Globo.-Career:-External links:*Gabriel Braga Nunes Portuguese Wikipedia...

 - Sigismundo Taveira(Taveira)
* Tuca Andrada - Eric Fusili(Lobão)
* Julianne Trevisol - Gorgon(Gor)
* Carolina Holanda - Dra. Gabriela
* Maurício Ribeiro - Cristiano Pena(Cris)
* Felipe Folgosi
Felipe Folgosi
Felipe Folgosi is a Brazilian actor, best known for his roles in telenovelas, especially Olho no Olho, Os Ricos Também Choram and Caminhos do Coração.- External links :...

 -Roberto Duarte Montenegro (Beto/Enigma)
* Paulo Nigro - Antônio Mayer(Toni)
* Giselle Policarpo - Cléo Mayer
* Rafaela Mandelli - Regina Mayer
* Cláudio Heinrich
Cláudio Heinrich
Cláudio Heinrich is a Brazilian film and television actor.-Complete filmography:*Sonho de Verão *Xuxa Requebra *Xuxa Abracadabra *Didi Quer Ser Criança...

 - Danilo Mayer(Danilinho / Dan)
* André de Biase - Aristóteles Mayer(Ari)
* Angelina Muniz - Cassandra Fontes Martinelli
* Sacha Bali - Matheus Morpheus Mayer(Metamorfo)
* Lígia Fagundes - Leonor Batista
* Nanda Ziegler - Bianca Fischer
* Milena Ferrari - Aline Reis
* Jonathan Haagensen
Jonathan Haagensen
Jonathan Haagensen , is a Brazilian actor and model.Living in the community of Vidigal, Jonathan won notoriety when he attended the film City of God, 2002. He was discovered in the Vidigal's theatrical company Nós do Morro...

 - Miguel Ângelo
* André Segatti
André Segatti
André Luciano Segatti is a Brazilian actor and former model.- Television :* 2009 - Bela, a Feia .... Ivo* 2008 - Os Mutantes - Caminhos do Coração .... Ernesto Medeiros...

 - Ernesto Justo
* Rômulo Estrela - Draco
Draco (Caminhos do Coração)
Draconis, also known as Draco, is a fictional character from the soap-opera Os Mutantes - Caminhos do Coração. He is a villain with the power to generate and manipulate fire and one of the primary antagonists of the series.-Personality:...


* Rômulo Arantes Neto - Telê
* Élcio Monteze - Príncipe Melquior
* Fernando Pavão -Noel Machado (Noé)
* Patrícia de Jesus - Perpétua Salvador
* Louise D'Tuani - Rainha Isis de Almeida Solar Donato
* Théo Becker
Théo Becker
Théo Becker Oliveira is an actor, model, and singer from Brazil.- Biography :Oliveira was born in Pelotas, where he began surfing at the age of 6 under the influence of his father. He began working as a model in Rio de Janeiro in November 2001, and starred on the cover of G Magazine. His TV debut...

 - Fernando(Homem Cobra)
* Zé Dumont
José Dumont
José Dumont is a Brazilian TV and movie actor, best known for his role as the family father in Behind the Sun , an award-winning film of director Walter Salles...

 - Teófilo Magalhães(Mar / Guerreiro da Luz)
* Flávia Monteiro -Viviane Menezes (Vivi)
* Taumaturgo Ferreira -Tarcísio Batista (Batista)
* Cláudia Alencar - Sandra Gisa de Albuquerque Andrade
* Raul Gazola - João Ricardo Borba Gato de Albuquerque Andrade
* Pedro Nercessian - Tarso de Albuquerque Andrade
* Thiago Gagliasso - Gaspar
Gaspar
Gaspar is a given and/or surname of Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, and also Philippines origin that could refer to:-Names:*Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo, Portuguese footballer commonly known as Beto*Álvaro Gaspar, former Portuguese footballer...

)
* Paloma Bernardi - Luna Reis
* Carla Regina - Ant Queen
* Suyane Moreira - Iara
* Karen Junqueira - Furia
* Mário Frias
Mário Frias
Mário Frias is a Brazilian telenovela actor.-Television jobs:*Malhação *As Filhas da Mãe *O Quinto dos Infernos *O Beijo do Vampiro *Senhora do Destino *Floribella...

 - Lino Rodrigues (Dracula)
* André Mattos -
Paulo Pachola (Pachola)
* Andréa Avancini - Érica Menezes Figueira
* Helena Xavier - Simone dos Santos
(mulher Dona pouco)
* Rocco Pitanga - Armando Carvalho
(Carvalho)
* Antônio Pitanga -
Newton Carvalho (Nil)
* Marina Miranda - Marisa Gama
* Arthur Lopes - Luciano
Luciano
Luciano is a Jamaican second generation roots reggae artist and poet....

Men (Iluminado)
* Diego Christo - Hélio Bezerra
* Lívia Rossy - Ceres
* Diogo Oliveira - Carpenterant
* Carolina Magalhães - Carol Verdi
* Joaquim de Castro - Adolfo
* Marcelo Reis - Bram
* André Santinho - Tarantula Men
* Paulo Reis - Kidor
* Jorge Pontual - Felipe
* Felipe Adler - Nightmare(Pesadelo)
* Jean Beppe - Typhon
(Homem-Tufão)

Crianças e adolescentes

* Letícia Medina - Tatiana Duarte Montenegro(Tati)
* Sérgio Malheiros - Aquiles Magalhães
* Juliana Xavier - Ágata Magalhães
* Pedro Malta - Eugênio Menezes Figueira(Genius Small)
* Shaila Arsene - Clara Menezes Figueira(Clarinha / Iluminação)
* Júlia Maggessi - Ângela Menezes Figueira(Small Angel)
* Cássio Ramos - Valfredo Pachola(Vavá / Wolfboy)
* Sofia Rezende - Juno
* Cézar Augusto Neto - Lúcio

Participações especiais

* Miriam Freeland - Marta Pureza
* Daniel Aguiar - Vladmir Pereira(Vlado)
* Lana Rodes - Esmeralda Nascimento Justo
* Eduardo Lago - Luís Guilherme Batista Figueira(Guiga)
* Myriam Pérsia - Mariana Mayer
* Natália Guimarães
Natália Guimarães
Natália Guimarães is a former Miss Universe Brazil. She won the title on April 14, 2007 beating out over 26 other contestants from states and the Federal District, Brasília....

 - Ariadne
* Fernanda Nobre -Lúcia Rocha Mayer (Lucinha)
* Fafá de Belém
Fafá de Belém
Fafá de Belém, born Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo in Belém do Pará on August 9, 1956, is a Brazilian singer considered one of the great female singers of MPB...

 - Ana Gabriela dos Santos Luz (Ana Luz)
* Perfeito Fortuna - Pepe Luz
* Ítala Nandi
Ítala Nandi
Ítala Nandi is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in 33 films and television shows since 1964. She starred in the 1974 film Sagarana: The Duel, which was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...

 - Júlia Zaccarias
* Jean Fercondini - Lucas Fontes Martinelli
* Helder Agostini - Demétrio
* Andréa Leal - Rosa Encarnada(mulher espinho)
* Patrycia Travassos - Irma Mayer
* Ângelo Paes Leme - Rodrigo Mayer
* Mônica Carvalho
Mônica Carvalho
Mônica Rodrigues Carvalho and a Brazilian actress and former model.- Biography :The Rio's Barra da Tijuca, Mônica Carvalho began her modeling career at age 13, as he liked to sunbathe on the beach, was invited to be the poster girl for a brand of sunscreen, then held other advertising campaigns...

 - Amália Fortunato Mayer
* Sebastião Vasconcellos - Mauro Fontes
* Preta Gil
Preta Gil
Preta Gil is a Brazilian singer and actress. She is the daughter of Gilberto Gil, a famous musician and former Minister of Culture in Brazil.-Biography:...

 - Helga Silva da Silveira
* Cássio Scapin - Dr. César Rubicão ([holograma []])
* Daniel Andrade - José (mentalmente insano)
* Java Mayam - Joca
* Allan Souza Lima - Meduso Mayer
* Fausto Maule - Lupo
* Marcos Suhre -Homem de Gelo
* José Loreto - Scorpio
* Jonathan Nogueira - Paglia Souza
* Nill Marcondes - Breno
* Françoise Forton- Cristna Dorange & Juiza Estela Dorange
* Rogério Fabiano - Ezequiel Gottardo
* Sebastião Lemos - José (Outlaw / vagabundo)
* Bernardo Castro Alves - Rico
* Alexandre Machafer - Tsepes
* Gabriel Azevedo - Stoker
* Cláudio Andrade - Heraldo
* Danilo Sacramento - Quim
* Lorenzo Martin - DEPECOM Polícia
* Ulisses Silveira - Nosferatu

Soundtrack

  1. "Planeta Sonho" - 14 Bis (opening theme 1)
  2. "Planeta Sonho" - Milton Nascimento
    Milton Nascimento
    -Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...

     (opening theme 2)
  3. "Maria, Maria" - Roupa nova
    Roupa Nova
    Roupa Nova is a Brazilian pop band, who had many hits in the 1980s and early 1990s. Their sound is often compared to the American band Toto...

     (theme of Maria)
  4. "Grande Amor" - Fafá de Belém
    Fafá de Belém
    Fafá de Belém, born Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo in Belém do Pará on August 9, 1956, is a Brazilian singer considered one of the great female singers of MPB...

     (theme of Maria and Marcelo)
  5. "Raça" - Fafá de Belém
    Fafá de Belém
    Fafá de Belém, born Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo in Belém do Pará on August 9, 1956, is a Brazilian singer considered one of the great female singers of MPB...

     e Milton Nascimento
    Milton Nascimento
    -Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...

     (theme of Esmeralda and Ernesto)
  6. "Mutantes Depois" - Os Mutantes
    Os Mutantes
    Os Mutantes ) are an influential Brazilian psychedelic rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement of the late 1960s. It was formed by two brothers and a vocalist, but has gone through numerous personnel changes throughout its existence...

     (theme of Tarso)
  7. "Canto de la terra" - Sarah Brigthman e Andrea Bocelli
    Andrea Bocelli
    Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....

     (theme of Nati and Valente)
  8. "Quem Sabe Um Dia a Gente Se Vê" - Donna Lolla (theme of Fredo)
  9. "Rosa Dos Ventos" - Chico Buarque
    Chico Buarque
    Francisco Buarque de Hollanda , popularly known as Chico Buarque , is a singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet...

     (theme of the 'League of Good')
  10. "Sonho de Ícaro" - Ricky Vallen
    Ricky Vallen
    - Discography :* Homenagens - CD - 2007 * Ao Vivo - CD - 2009 * Ao Vivo - DVD - 2009 -External links:* * -Notes:...

     (theme of the children)
  11. "Bilhete" - Ivan Lins
    Ivan Lins
    Ivan Guimarães Lins is a Latin Grammy winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music and jazz for over 30 years. His first hit, Madalena, was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. Beyond his own performance of his compositions, Simone is his most...

     (theme of Vivi)
  12. "Reencontro" - Rosana
    Rosana
    Rosana Arbelo , is a Spanish singer and composer.She was born on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, where she was raised. She was the youngest of a family of eight children. She began composing music after moving to Madrid in the early 1980s...

     e Rodrigo Faro
    Rodrigo Faro
    Rodrigo Faro is a Brazilian telenovela actor, singer, dancer and TV presenter.He was a singer of the boy band Dominó.-Television jobs:*A Indomada *Malhação *Suave Veneno...

     (theme of Kaspar and Luna)
  13. "João e Maria" - Chico Buarque
    Chico Buarque
    Francisco Buarque de Hollanda , popularly known as Chico Buarque , is a singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet...

     & Branca Lima (theme of Eugênio and Ágata)
  14. "Show That Girl" - Yasmin & Feio (theme of Gor and Metamorpho)
  15. "Tu Quieres Mi Churros" - Os Virgens (theme of Dr. Gabriela)
  16. "Robocop Gay" - Mamonas Assassinas
    Mamonas Assassinas
    Mamonas Assassinas was a satirical Brazilian rock band. Their lyrics, music and live performances were as famous as their tragical end: on March 2, 1996, the plane in which they were crashed into the Cantareira mountain range, near São Paulo, killing all band members.The band's name carries a...

     (theme of Danilo)
  17. "Sexo" - Oswaldo Montenegro
    Oswaldo Montenegro
    Oswaldo Viveiros Montenegro is a Brazilian musician. In addition to being a singer, Montenegro has composed soundtracks for plays, ballets, film and television and were married to actress Paloma Duarte...

     (theme of Fernando and Ariadne)
  18. "The Game of Life" - Scorpions
    Scorpions (band)
    Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

     (theme of the 'League of Evil')

  • Music Producer: Daniel Figueiredo
  • Music Director: Marcio Antonucci

Video game

  • A PC
    Personal computer
    A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...

     game based on the show is said to be under development, though no further information was released about it.

Allusions to Heroes

  • The protagonist Maria Mayer initially was inspired by Niki Sanders
    Niki Sanders
    Nicole "Niki" Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Ali Larter in the television series Heroes. Niki is the wife of D. L. Hawkins and mother of Micah Sanders . Niki, a sufferer of Dissociative Identity Disorder, displays superhuman strength, being able to literally rip others in half...

     in both appearance and powers.
  • The main lead, Maria and Samira Mayer both have the ability to copy or absorb other peoples abilities derived from the Heroes protagonist, Peter Petrelli
    Peter Petrelli
    Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a fictional character on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. He is a hospice nurse-turned-paramedic in his mid-20s with the power to absorb and mimic the powers of other people with special abilities, or powers...

    . Also, their grandmother, Simone, has occasionally prophetical dreams
    Precognition
    In parapsychology, precognition , also called future sight, and second sight, is a type of extrasensory perception that would involve the acquisition or effect of future information that cannot be deduced from presently available and normally acquired sense-based information or laws of physics...

     about the future, much like Peter's mother in Heroes, Angela Petrelli
    Angela Petrelli
    Angela Petrelli , portrayed by Cristine Rose, is a fictional character featured in the television show Heroes. She is the mother of Nathan and Peter Petrelli. The character is based upon the Angela Lansbury character Mrs. Iselin in the film The Manchurian Candidate...

    .
  • The villain Draco with the power of pyrokinesis
    Pyrokinesis
    Pyrokinesis, derived from the Greek words and , was the name coined by horror novelist Stephen King for the ability to create or to control fire with the mind that he gave to the protagonist Charlie McGee in Firestarter...

     has a similar role to Flint Gordon in the third season in Heroes.
  • The vampire Vlado is capable of absorbing other people's powers by drinking their blood, like Sylar
    Sylar
    Gabriel Gray, more commonly known by his assumed name of Sylar , is one of the primary antagonists and antiheroes in the NBC drama Heroes. Portrayed by Zachary Quinto, he is a superpowered serial killer who targets other superhumans in order to steal their powers...

     tends to open his victims' brains to steal their ability.

Allusions to other works

  • The zombies appearing in the series are similar to the Infected in the 2007 adaptation of I Am Legend
    I Am Legend (film)
    I Am Legend is a 2007 post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. It is the third feature film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the same name, following 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man. Smith plays virologist Robert...

    , having animalistic urges and being brain-dead killing mutants.
  • The Arraial Island, used as prison and concentration camp, is inspired by the Island of Dr. Moreau: The scientist Doctor Julia Zacarias is creating mutants by mixing their DNA with that of animals.
  • The Reptilians are a race with the same intent into destroying humankind, as the same of the Martians
    Martian (War of the Worlds)
    The Martians, also known as the Invaders, are the fictional race of extraterrestrials from the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds. They are the antagonists of the novel, and their efforts to exterminate the populace of Earth and claim the planet for themselves drive the plot and present...

     in War of the Worlds.
  • Also, a vampire called Dracula is inspired in the fictional Count Dracula
    Count Dracula
    Count Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula and archetypal vampire. Some aspects of his character have been inspired by the 15th century Romanian general and Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler...

    . He has sharp canine fangs, can fly, has superhuman strength, can run at superhuman speeds and is able to shape-shift into a monstrous bat. He has a lieutenant called Bram, an homage to Dracula's creator Bram Stoker
    Bram Stoker
    Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...

    .
  • Another vampire called Nosferatu appeared only once to be gunned down by a DERECON agent. Although he looked normal, his body burned into a cloud of smoke, like the hideous vampires.
  • The character Valiant came from a distant, post-apocalyptic future where the world has been plunged into destruction at the hands of the mutants, and time travel
    Time travel
    Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...

    s to the present in order to stop this events from happening. This plot is inspired by Days of Future Past
    Days of Future Past
    "Days of Future Past" is a popular storyline in the Marvel Comics comic book The Uncanny X-Men issues #141 and #142, published in 1981. It deals with a dystopian alternate future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps...

     and the Terminator series
    Terminator (franchise)
    The Terminator series is a science fiction franchise encompassing a series of films and other media concerning battles between Skynet's artificially intelligent machine network, and John Connor's Resistance forces and the rest of the human race....

    .
  • Several characters are also inspired by Marvel
    Marvel Comics
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     superheroes: Tatiana Montenegro (Jean Grey
    Jean Grey
    Jean Grey-Summers is a fictional comic book superheroine appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. She has been known under the aliases Marvel Girl, Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix and is best known as one of five original members of the X-Men, for her relationship with Cyclops, and for her...

    ), her father Marcelo Montengro (Nick Fury
    Nick Fury
    Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...

    ) and others such as Perpetual (Storm), Ferraz (Hannibal King
    Hannibal King
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    ), Christiano Pena (Vulcan), Goliath (Henry Pym
    Henry Pym
    Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciler Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27...

    ), Ice-Man (Bobby Drake
    Iceman (comics)
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    ), Rosana Magalhães (Blade
    Blade (comics)
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    ), Achilles Magalhães (Quicksilver
    Quicksilver (comics)
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    ), Telê (Emma Frost
    Emma Frost
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    ), Gorgon (Lady Mastermind
    Lady Mastermind
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    ), Isis (Invisible Woman
    Invisible Woman
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    ), Pachola (Jacob Russel
    Werewolf by Night
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    ), Lupo (James "Logan" Howlett
    Wolverine (comics)
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    ), Sansom (Juggernaut
    Juggernaut (comics)
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    , Meduson (Scott Summers
    Cyclops (comics)
    Cyclops is a fictional character, the leader of the X-Men superhero team in the . A mutant, Cyclops emits a powerful energy beam from his eyes...

    ), Luciano Solar (Northstar), Cleo Mayer (Darwin
    Darwin (comics)
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    ), Martha Pureza (Maria Hill
    Maria Hill
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    ), Aline Reis (Sharon Carter
    Sharon Carter
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    ), João Ricardo Borbagato de Albuquerque (Norman Osborn
    Green Goblin
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    ), Ariadne (Jessica Drew
    Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
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    ), Hiromi-san (Black Widow), Fredo Cavalcantti (Henry Peter Gyrich
    Henry Peter Gyrich
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    ), Emanuel Gottardo (Robert Kelly
    Robert Kelly
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    ), Eric Fusilly (Victor Creed
    Sabretooth (comics)
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    ) and among several others.

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