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Writers like to use the names Adam and/or Eve symbolically. Maybe they're the first of their kind, or the last; maybe they are the definitive uber-example of whatever it is they are; maybe they represent some kind of genesis or important change; or maybe it's not entirely clear what the symbolism is meant to be. Note that such naming may occasionally be coincidental; "Adam" is still a relativity common English-language name, though "Eve" is less so.
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* In ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Adam Monroe is (at least) 400 years old, and his superpower is immortality with healing factor. It is implied by the comics that he may be the ancestor of all the people on the show with powers.
* ''[[Kyle XY]]'' has Adam Baylin, the member of the first generation created by a breeding program to create super-smart people. His female counterpart's name, however, is Sarah. The organization was trying with everyone they had the chance to name, though. Their [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|do-over]] after Adam was called Noah (this was Kyle's original name); when that got screwed up, they sent in [[Jesus Taboo|Jessie]] to turn things back in their favor.
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* In ''[[Northern Exposure]]'', when Dr. Fleischman discovers that Adam's wife is called Eve, he cannot resist taunting them about this. When their first baby gets born, he asks them whether they called him Cain or Abel.
* In ''[[Highlander the Series]]'', the oldest known Immortal (Methos) was disguised as a Watcher named Adam.
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