Samuel Sullivan
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Samuel Sullivan, portrayed by Robert Knepper
, is a fictional character
on the NBC
science fiction
drama series Heroes
, being the primary antagonist
of Volume 5: Redemption. Samuel has the ability of terrakinesis. The mysterious leader of a carnival
ring, "Sullivan Bros. Carnival".
, where his mother and brother Joseph were residents at the time. His delivery was monitorized by Dr. Chandra Suresh who recorded several films as part of Project Icarus. His ability showed up this earlier; during his childbirth he produced a heavy seismic activity at the place, leading Chandra to understand Samuel’s ability grows when surrounded by other evolved humans. Knowing this, his mother asked Joseph to keep Samuel under control by limiting his closeness to other people.
It is unknown if Samuel and his family got out of Coyote Sands before Hurricane Alice or survived the massacre of evolved humans on May, 1961
. Whatever the case, he and his family were released at some point according to Joseph.
After Coyote Sands, the Sullivan family lived and worked in the Wheeler's estate, NY
. Young Samuel fell in love with the Wheeler’s daughter, Vanessa and together shared time and dreams about the future. Later the Sullivans moved out the manor, and eventually opened the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival". Samuel tried to train his power into a carnival show so people would come to see him, but Joseph stated he only wanted Vanessa to come and must forget her.
Years later, Samuel found Vanessa at college, and together began a relationship. Samuel asked her to marry him and come to the carnival, but she refused to leave her life.
At the carnival, under Joseph’s leadership, Samuel grew up into a trouble-making man, and together with his right hand Eli put themselves into many felonies, such as robbery, etc. Knowing he couldn’t control Samuel anymore, Joseph exiled Eli from the carnival and even sent Arnold back in time to kill baby Samuel at Coyote Sands, unsuccessfully. Ultimately, Joseph gave Emile Danko a compass to find and capture Samuel for everyone’s sake.
", carnies are gathered around during Joseph’s burial while Samuel is eulogizing his deceased brother. Later he is seen with his associate Lydia. He pokes her with a long stick and ink floods into her skin. After she gives him information on Danko, he sends Edgar to "go get the compass", once again using his ability to make him do so. Next, he is seen asking Lydia for information on Hiro Nakamura
. After gaining the information, he asks Arnold to send him back in time. Fourteen years in the past, Samuel tries to persuade Hiro to use his power to right past wrongs. Later, he uses his power again on Lydia. Using his strange tattoo power once again, images of Claire Bennet
, Sylar
, and Peter Petrelli
appear on Lydia's back.
Following Edgar's revelation of meeting an empath (Peter Petrelli), in the episode "Ink
", Samuel pretends to be one of the people Peter had recently saved in a bus crash, and sues Peter to get to meet him. Over the course of the day, Samuel breaks into Peter's apartment and uses ink to make himself appear in the crash photo, resulting in having Peter seemingly empathize with Samuel (his primary goal); before leaving, he watches Peter admiring Emma's cello play. Later, Samuel goes to his old home - a mansion where his father and mother, both servants, worked - to see the carriage house. After being denied entry, Samuel levels the mansion by creating a sinkhole.
In the episode "Hysterical Blindness
", while sitting around the breakfast table, he remarks to his carnival family that since his brother's death, their circle has been broken (one empty chair), and that before the day is done he will bring a new member to the family. As the day wears on, he reveals to Lydia that he does not know who it is, but that he has a feeling that someone is coming. Late in the evening, getting a bit desperate, he tries to tattoo Lydia to see if anyone's face shows up. While he is waiting, Becky reports in to him on her progress with pushing Claire and isolating her in an effort to bring her into the family. Finally, the ink settles and (although it is not revealed on screen, it is implied that) Sylar's face appears. As Sylar (in his amnesiac state) runs from the police, he stumbles upon the entrance to the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival" where Samuel is holding out his arm welcoming him into the family. A cello appears in Emma's apartment so she starts playing it while her ability evolves; the cello was in a box with the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival" label on it.
In "Tabula Rasa
", after Sylar rests, Samuel shows him around the carnival, intent on trying to awaken Sylar's memories immediately. However, he is surprised when Sylar refers to himself as 'Nathan', and returning memories reveal not to be the real Sylar's. Talking to Damien, he has Sylar sent to the Hall of Mirrors to attempt to regain his memories, while having tickets sent to the police officer bent on arresting Sylar. After telling Sylar that it is his duty to become a guardian of the carnival, he sends Sylar to kill the police officer, although Edgar ends up actually killing the man. Not worried, Samuel makes Sylar one of the carnival members, cryptically saying that in time, Sylar would regain his murderous tendencies.
In "Strange Attractors
", Samuel then moves his sights to other superhumans, namely Tracy Strauss
and Jeremy Greer. He somehow teleports Tracy to the carnival, and begins trying to convince Tracy that she belongs to the carnival, as she and Jeremy are both lost in their ways. Spooked, Tracy demands to be sent back to Georgia to help Jeremy out of prison with Noah, but they fail when Jeremy loses control and kills a civilian who attacks him as they are leaving. As a result, an officer and his friend kidnap and kill Jeremy. Samuel obtains vengeance by returning to Georgia and leveling a building the two men enter, presumably killing them.
In "Once Upon a Time in Texas
", Samuel and Lydia talk about Arnold's terminal condition and imminent death, feeling that Hiro's path has grown too long for them to wait. Lydia's ability directs him to travel back in time three years ago so he could find Hiro in Midland, TX. Once there, he asks Hiro about his plans and warns him about the risks of changing what is meant to happen (Charlie's death at the hands of Sylar). However, Hiro manages to change it anyway after making Sylar fix Charlie's aneurysm and then teleporting him directly to Odessa, TX. Samuel kidnaps Charlie, sending her to the carnival in the present, and then forces Hiro to control his ability and teleport there. Once at the carnival, Samuel tells him that Arnold hid Charlie somewhere in time, and blackmails Hiro to stay there and help him right the wrongs for Charlie's sake. Samuel doesn't want the carnies to know that Arnold's final effort killed him because Samuel asked too much of him. It is revealed that Samuel is somehow responsible for the apparent death of Mohinder Suresh
eight weeks earlier, and that he needs Hiro to undo this event.
In the episode "Shadowboxing
", Samuel comes to Claire's college to stop Becky from getting out of control. In the meantime, he talked to Claire about how Bennett will never understand people like them and that he's just a hunter. At first Claire doesn't fall for it but towards the end, after Bennett tried to tase Becky, had handcuffed Samuel, and tried to chase after them when they got away, Claire realized there was truth to his words. In the end, Samuel promises that she will be able to have her revenge on Claire and Bennett, and also notes that even though she screwed up, Claire's mindset is now in a place better than what he had hoped for.
It was revealed in "Brother's Keeper
" that Samuel becomes stronger when he is surrounded by people with abilities, and this is presumably why he's been expanding his "family." His brother, Joseph, kept that fact from him, and kept him away in the then-small carnival. Having overheard Joseph and Mohinder talking about his ability, Samuel went to Mohinder's hotel room to get a video about his ability, but Mohinder had destroyed it, so Samuel killed him. Samuel sent Hiro to go back in time to switch the videos being burnt. Unbeknownst to Samuel, Hiro also strapped a bulletproof vest on Mohinder, so that the rock fragments that Samuel shot at him didn't kill him. He also meets with Tracy at the end of the episode, talking with her about the carnival, which she apparently joins.
It was revealed in "Thanksgiving
" that he was the one who killed his brother, Joseph, because he had lied about Samuel's true abilities. After he kills him, he seems to show regret. In the present, he blames Edgar for this crime, making him run from the carnival. Following this, both Lydia and Edgar believe that he needs to be removed as leader of the Carnival and a new leader take his place that could do the job like Joseph did. Lydia believes that new leader to be Peter Petrelli
given Samuel's comments that Peter could be "the next Joseph."
In "Brave New World
", Samuel plans to kill thousands of people in Central Park in order to have a coming out party and make people fear him. He uses Eric Doyle to control Emma in order to draw all of the people, but Claire tries to reveal his plans to the carnies after escaping the trailers thanks to Tracy Strauss. Samuel denies everything, but with the support of Eli, Noah and Edgar convinces everyone of the truth about Joseph and Lydia's murders and gets the carnies to leave Samuel which will render him powerless. Angered, Samuel heads on-stage and starts to create an earthquake to kill everyone, but is tackled by Peter
with flight which breaks his concentration and stops him. Peter copies Samuel's power and the two battle each other to a draw until Hiro teleports away with the other carnies, stripping Samuel's added power and leaving him practically powerless. Samuel tries to hit Peter, but is blocked and punched in return by Peter who then throws him out on stage. Desperate, Samuel heads out into the empty Carnival calling everyone cowards before collapsing to his knees in despair.
In the graphic novel "Consequences", Angela
foresees the possible outcome of Samuel's plan if the Heroes couldn't stop him.
He seems to evoke some sort of green aura when he gets angry. This is seen while creating an earthquake to sink an entire town in "Pass/Fail
" and depicted in graphic novels as well.
The extensions of his ability includes manipulating ink on peoples' skin and paper, evoking water from the depths of the earth, creating a sandstorm, propelling rocks as bullets, and creating earthquakes to sink buildings and even a whole town.
It is unknown if his power somehow lets him instantly teleport people or the carnival itself.
Robert Knepper
Robert Lyle Knepper is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox network's drama series Prison Break, for which he was nominated a Satellite Award...
, is a fictional character
Fictional character
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on the NBC
NBC
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science fiction
Science fiction
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drama series Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
, being the primary antagonist
Antagonist
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of Volume 5: Redemption. Samuel has the ability of terrakinesis. The mysterious leader of a carnival
Carnival
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ring, "Sullivan Bros. Carnival".
Background
Samuel was born on March 5, 1961 at Coyote Sands Relocation Center, AZArizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, where his mother and brother Joseph were residents at the time. His delivery was monitorized by Dr. Chandra Suresh who recorded several films as part of Project Icarus. His ability showed up this earlier; during his childbirth he produced a heavy seismic activity at the place, leading Chandra to understand Samuel’s ability grows when surrounded by other evolved humans. Knowing this, his mother asked Joseph to keep Samuel under control by limiting his closeness to other people.
It is unknown if Samuel and his family got out of Coyote Sands before Hurricane Alice or survived the massacre of evolved humans on May, 1961
1961 (Heroes)
"1961" is the twenty-third episode of the third season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and fifty-seventh episode overall. The episode aired on April 13, 2009.-Plot:...
. Whatever the case, he and his family were released at some point according to Joseph.
After Coyote Sands, the Sullivan family lived and worked in the Wheeler's estate, NY
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Young Samuel fell in love with the Wheeler’s daughter, Vanessa and together shared time and dreams about the future. Later the Sullivans moved out the manor, and eventually opened the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival". Samuel tried to train his power into a carnival show so people would come to see him, but Joseph stated he only wanted Vanessa to come and must forget her.
Years later, Samuel found Vanessa at college, and together began a relationship. Samuel asked her to marry him and come to the carnival, but she refused to leave her life.
At the carnival, under Joseph’s leadership, Samuel grew up into a trouble-making man, and together with his right hand Eli put themselves into many felonies, such as robbery, etc. Knowing he couldn’t control Samuel anymore, Joseph exiled Eli from the carnival and even sent Arnold back in time to kill baby Samuel at Coyote Sands, unsuccessfully. Ultimately, Joseph gave Emile Danko a compass to find and capture Samuel for everyone’s sake.
Redemption
In "OrientationOrientation (Heroes)
"Orientation" is the first episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and the sixtieth episode overall. The episode aired in the US on September 21, 2009...
", carnies are gathered around during Joseph’s burial while Samuel is eulogizing his deceased brother. Later he is seen with his associate Lydia. He pokes her with a long stick and ink floods into her skin. After she gives him information on Danko, he sends Edgar to "go get the compass", once again using his ability to make him do so. Next, he is seen asking Lydia for information on Hiro Nakamura
Hiro Nakamura
is a fictional character on the NBC fantasy drama Heroes who possesses the ability of space-time manipulation. This means that Hiro is able to alter the flow of time. Previously, his ability allowed him to teleport, stop time, or travel through time, but recent events in the series have prevented...
. After gaining the information, he asks Arnold to send him back in time. Fourteen years in the past, Samuel tries to persuade Hiro to use his power to right past wrongs. Later, he uses his power again on Lydia. Using his strange tattoo power once again, images of Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet
Claire Bennet is a fictional character in the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. She is portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and first appeared on television in the pilot episode of the series, "Genesis" on September 25, 2006...
, 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...
, and 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...
appear on Lydia's back.
Following Edgar's revelation of meeting an empath (Peter Petrelli), in the episode "Ink
Ink (Heroes)
"Ink" is the second episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and sixty-first episode overall. The episode aired on September 28, 2009.- Plot :...
", Samuel pretends to be one of the people Peter had recently saved in a bus crash, and sues Peter to get to meet him. Over the course of the day, Samuel breaks into Peter's apartment and uses ink to make himself appear in the crash photo, resulting in having Peter seemingly empathize with Samuel (his primary goal); before leaving, he watches Peter admiring Emma's cello play. Later, Samuel goes to his old home - a mansion where his father and mother, both servants, worked - to see the carriage house. After being denied entry, Samuel levels the mansion by creating a sinkhole.
In the episode "Hysterical Blindness
Hysterical Blindness (Heroes)
"Hysterical Blindness" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and sixty-third episode overall. The episode aired on October 12, 2009.-Plot:...
", while sitting around the breakfast table, he remarks to his carnival family that since his brother's death, their circle has been broken (one empty chair), and that before the day is done he will bring a new member to the family. As the day wears on, he reveals to Lydia that he does not know who it is, but that he has a feeling that someone is coming. Late in the evening, getting a bit desperate, he tries to tattoo Lydia to see if anyone's face shows up. While he is waiting, Becky reports in to him on her progress with pushing Claire and isolating her in an effort to bring her into the family. Finally, the ink settles and (although it is not revealed on screen, it is implied that) Sylar's face appears. As Sylar (in his amnesiac state) runs from the police, he stumbles upon the entrance to the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival" where Samuel is holding out his arm welcoming him into the family. A cello appears in Emma's apartment so she starts playing it while her ability evolves; the cello was in a box with the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival" label on it.
In "Tabula Rasa
Tabula Rasa (Heroes)
"Tabula Rasa" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and sixty-fourth episode overall. The episode aired on October 19, 2009.-Plot:...
", after Sylar rests, Samuel shows him around the carnival, intent on trying to awaken Sylar's memories immediately. However, he is surprised when Sylar refers to himself as 'Nathan', and returning memories reveal not to be the real Sylar's. Talking to Damien, he has Sylar sent to the Hall of Mirrors to attempt to regain his memories, while having tickets sent to the police officer bent on arresting Sylar. After telling Sylar that it is his duty to become a guardian of the carnival, he sends Sylar to kill the police officer, although Edgar ends up actually killing the man. Not worried, Samuel makes Sylar one of the carnival members, cryptically saying that in time, Sylar would regain his murderous tendencies.
In "Strange Attractors
Strange Attractors
Strange Attractors Audio House is a record label from Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2000 by Chris Scofield.-History:SAAH was as spin-off of KAOS Olympia 89.3 FM Community Radio's "Strange Attractors" program — a show which Scofield hosted for about eight years...
", Samuel then moves his sights to other superhumans, namely Tracy Strauss
Tracy Strauss
Tracy Strauss, portrayed by Ali Larter, is a fictional character on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. She has the ability to freeze anything that she touches. As the series progresses, her ability evolved to include water mimicry. Introduced in the third season, she is an adviser to the...
and Jeremy Greer. He somehow teleports Tracy to the carnival, and begins trying to convince Tracy that she belongs to the carnival, as she and Jeremy are both lost in their ways. Spooked, Tracy demands to be sent back to Georgia to help Jeremy out of prison with Noah, but they fail when Jeremy loses control and kills a civilian who attacks him as they are leaving. As a result, an officer and his friend kidnap and kill Jeremy. Samuel obtains vengeance by returning to Georgia and leveling a building the two men enter, presumably killing them.
In "Once Upon a Time in Texas
Once Upon a Time in Texas
"Once Upon a Time in Texas" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and sixty-sixth episode overall. The episode aired on November 2, 2009.-Plot:...
", Samuel and Lydia talk about Arnold's terminal condition and imminent death, feeling that Hiro's path has grown too long for them to wait. Lydia's ability directs him to travel back in time three years ago so he could find Hiro in Midland, TX. Once there, he asks Hiro about his plans and warns him about the risks of changing what is meant to happen (Charlie's death at the hands of Sylar). However, Hiro manages to change it anyway after making Sylar fix Charlie's aneurysm and then teleporting him directly to Odessa, TX. Samuel kidnaps Charlie, sending her to the carnival in the present, and then forces Hiro to control his ability and teleport there. Once at the carnival, Samuel tells him that Arnold hid Charlie somewhere in time, and blackmails Hiro to stay there and help him right the wrongs for Charlie's sake. Samuel doesn't want the carnies to know that Arnold's final effort killed him because Samuel asked too much of him. It is revealed that Samuel is somehow responsible for the apparent death of Mohinder Suresh
Mohinder Suresh
Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama Heroes, portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras who holds a PhD in parapsychology...
eight weeks earlier, and that he needs Hiro to undo this event.
In the episode "Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing (Heroes)
"Shadowboxing" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and sixty-seventh episode overall. The episode aired on November 9, 2009.-Plot:...
", Samuel comes to Claire's college to stop Becky from getting out of control. In the meantime, he talked to Claire about how Bennett will never understand people like them and that he's just a hunter. At first Claire doesn't fall for it but towards the end, after Bennett tried to tase Becky, had handcuffed Samuel, and tried to chase after them when they got away, Claire realized there was truth to his words. In the end, Samuel promises that she will be able to have her revenge on Claire and Bennett, and also notes that even though she screwed up, Claire's mindset is now in a place better than what he had hoped for.
It was revealed in "Brother's Keeper
Brother's Keeper (Heroes)
"Brother's Keeper" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and sixty-eighth episode overall. The episode aired on November 16, 2009.-Plot:...
" that Samuel becomes stronger when he is surrounded by people with abilities, and this is presumably why he's been expanding his "family." His brother, Joseph, kept that fact from him, and kept him away in the then-small carnival. Having overheard Joseph and Mohinder talking about his ability, Samuel went to Mohinder's hotel room to get a video about his ability, but Mohinder had destroyed it, so Samuel killed him. Samuel sent Hiro to go back in time to switch the videos being burnt. Unbeknownst to Samuel, Hiro also strapped a bulletproof vest on Mohinder, so that the rock fragments that Samuel shot at him didn't kill him. He also meets with Tracy at the end of the episode, talking with her about the carnival, which she apparently joins.
It was revealed in "Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (Heroes)
"Thanksgiving" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and sixty-ninth episode overall. The episode aired on November 23, 2009.-Plot:...
" that he was the one who killed his brother, Joseph, because he had lied about Samuel's true abilities. After he kills him, he seems to show regret. In the present, he blames Edgar for this crime, making him run from the carnival. Following this, both Lydia and Edgar believe that he needs to be removed as leader of the Carnival and a new leader take his place that could do the job like Joseph did. Lydia believes that new leader to be 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...
given Samuel's comments that Peter could be "the next Joseph."
In "Brave New World
Brave New World (Heroes)
"Brave New World" is the eighteenth and final episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes, and the seventy-seventh and final episode overall. With the show's cancellation three months later, "Brave New World" serves as the de facto series finale. The episode aired on...
", Samuel plans to kill thousands of people in Central Park in order to have a coming out party and make people fear him. He uses Eric Doyle to control Emma in order to draw all of the people, but Claire tries to reveal his plans to the carnies after escaping the trailers thanks to Tracy Strauss. Samuel denies everything, but with the support of Eli, Noah and Edgar convinces everyone of the truth about Joseph and Lydia's murders and gets the carnies to leave Samuel which will render him powerless. Angered, Samuel heads on-stage and starts to create an earthquake to kill everyone, but is tackled by Peter
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...
with flight which breaks his concentration and stops him. Peter copies Samuel's power and the two battle each other to a draw until Hiro teleports away with the other carnies, stripping Samuel's added power and leaving him practically powerless. Samuel tries to hit Peter, but is blocked and punched in return by Peter who then throws him out on stage. Desperate, Samuel heads out into the empty Carnival calling everyone cowards before collapsing to his knees in despair.
Brave New World
Samuel is arrested for his actions and taken by the police as the heroes gather around the carnival.In the graphic novel "Consequences", Angela
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...
foresees the possible outcome of Samuel's plan if the Heroes couldn't stop him.
Slow Burn Webisodes
During the Redemptions arc, the story of Amanda Strazzulla took place as an online serial, along with several graphic novels. Amanda just discovered her abilities and contacts Lydia, her mother, to help her adjusting, but Lydia tries desperately to avoid Amanda to find her as she feels the potential danger Samuel represents for all of them. Nevertheless, Amanda reaches the carnival and finds in Samuel some sort of paternal figure to rely on, disliking Lydia for attempting to send her away. Finally, Samuel helps Amanda feel safe and home within the carnival, joining the Bowman Family's fire act.Powers and abilities
Samuel has the ability to control earth and other minerals with his mind. His ability manifested before he was even born, as it was shown in one of Chandra Suresh's videos that Samuel caused a seismic tremor while still in his mother's womb. Samuel becomes stronger when he is surrounded by people with abilities. On the other hand, when there are few or no evolved humans around him, he finds himself completely powerless.He seems to evoke some sort of green aura when he gets angry. This is seen while creating an earthquake to sink an entire town in "Pass/Fail
Pass/Fail
"Pass/Fail" is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes, and the seventy-fourth episode overall. The episode aired on January 18, 2010.-Plot:...
" and depicted in graphic novels as well.
The extensions of his ability includes manipulating ink on peoples' skin and paper, evoking water from the depths of the earth, creating a sandstorm, propelling rocks as bullets, and creating earthquakes to sink buildings and even a whole town.
It is unknown if his power somehow lets him instantly teleport people or the carnival itself.