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* [[Fallen Princess]]: Claire

* [[Family Versus Career]] As a part of Samuel's plan to manipulate Hiro, he hides Charlie in 1944 Wisconsin. Since Charlie's power is perfect memory, and she had spent the 6 months prior to her appearance learning everything there is to know about everything, she's basically a walking [[Timeline-Altering MacGuffin]]. Despite being in a unique position to manipulate world events (or at very least make herself fantastically rich), she chooses instead to be Rosie the Riveter and raise kids. The fact that the character had incredible [[Mundane Utility]] but never thought to use it in any way but being a better manual laborer stretches into [[Unfortunate Implications]] territory.

* [[The Family for ~~The~~ Whole Family]]: The [[Oireland|Oirish]] mob in Season 2.

* [[The Family for the Whole Family]]: The [[Oireland|Oirish]] mob in Season 2.

* [[Fandom Nod]]: Sylar explains that he, in fact, does NOT eat brains.

** Also in one GN when meeting a trio of evolved humans who think of him as an inspiration, Sylar notes with some surprise "I have... fans!?" most likely a nod to the Sylar fandom.

* [[Fantastic Aesop]]: There are entire episodes devoted to explaining that [[You Can't Fight Fate]] and/or change the past. This, however does not apply to the ''future''. [[Screw Destiny|You can change that as much as you like.]] In fact the resolution for both the first and second Volumes is the characters preventing a future event, one witnessed firsthand by one or more characters, from happening. This seems to imply that the "present" timeline that most of the show takes place in is somehow more valid or real than any other timelines.

* [[The Farmer and ~~The~~ Viper]]: Anyone who talks to Sylar. ''Ever.'' {{spoiler|Until Volume Five}}.

* [[The Farmer and the Viper]]: Anyone who talks to Sylar. ''Ever.'' {{spoiler|Until Volume Five}}.

* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Adam Monroe is stuck in a coffin underground, thanks to Hiro's teleportation ability. Did we mention that he is immortal? And that he essentially ''[[And I Must Scream|can't die]]''? {{spoiler|He suffocates, then regenerates, then suffocates again, etc...}}

** He is released by Hiro in the next season in exchange for helping Hiro and Ando. {{spoiler|Before he can do much of anything, he is kidnapped by an agent of Arthur Petrelli, who steals Adam's immortality/healing power with a [[Touch of Death|touch, causing him to die]] [[Killed Off for Real|for good.]]}}

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*** She's related to Niki, who had a split personality. Only makes sense she's kind-of crazy, too.

** {{spoiler|Angela Petrelli}} could be an alternate title for the Trope.

* [[Heroes]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Obviously]]. Though it's somewhat subverted; the show seems to like exploring just how hard being a superhero would be like in practice.

* [[Heroes]]: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Obviously]]. Though it's somewhat subverted; the show seems to like exploring just how hard being a superhero would be like in practice.

* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Hiro and Charlie, the waitress.

* [[Heroic Fatigue]]: Peter in season 4.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Maury Parkman, of all people.}}

** Then subverted. {{spoiler|D.L. takes a bullet from Linderman to save Niki. Enter season two, he is dead, and we are lead to assume that is how he died. But then a flashback to four months ago has him make a full recovery from the hospital, and is indeed well enough to go fight fires and stuff...[[Dropped a Bridge On Him|only to get shot by some random crackhead with the hots for Niki.]]}}

** Then subverted. {{spoiler|D.L. takes a bullet from Linderman to save Niki. Enter season two, he is dead, and we are lead to assume that is how he died. But then a flashback to four months ago has him make a full recovery from the hospital, and is indeed well enough to go fight fires and stuff...[[Dropped a Bridge on Him|only to get shot by some random crackhead with the hots for Niki.]]}}

** Don't forget {{spoiler|Niki Sanders}}, who tries to rescue Monica from a burning building at the end of Volume 2, ''without'' her super-strength. Monica gets out, {{spoiler|Niki}} doesn't.

** {{spoiler|Daphne is shot trying to rescue Claire, Matt, and the others. She initially survived, but later dies from sepsis because Danko had her removed from the medical facility.}}

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** Peter also tries to pull one in "How to Stop an Exploding Man", but {{spoiler|is saved at the last minute by Nathan}}.

* [[Hidden Elf Village]] - This seems to be the purpose of [[Big Bad]] Samuel's Carnival in Volume 5. They're a bit more proactive than most, as Samuel's M.O. often involves secretly arranging the deaths of [[Muggles]] to push other supers into joining the Carnival.

* [[Hijacked By Ganon|Hijacked By Sylar]] - Pretty much a constant.

* [[Hijacked by Ganon|Hijacked By Sylar]] - Pretty much a constant.

* [[Hitler's Time Travel Exemption Act]] - Mocked hilariously when Hiro repeatedly uses his power to sabotage a copier so that a goofball accountant won't photocopy his butt and get fired. Everytime Hiro stops him, he just does it again at the next party.

* [[Hitman ~~With~~ a Heart]] - Edgar is an assassin who wants to quit.

* [[Hitman with a Heart]] - Edgar is an assassin who wants to quit.

* [[Homage]]: Lots and lots.

* [[Homeless Hero]]: Claude, Danny Pine, Daphne.

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** Beforehand, Hiro was persuaded by the carnival guy that he can change the timeline without doing too much damage. A few episodes later, the carnival guy tells Hiro that saving Charlie would screw up history...and he believed him despite that other encounter where the carnival guy says the opposite thing.

** Another moment when Matt decides to drink himself into a stupor to shut out Sylar's voice, which does work, but results in {{spoiler|Sylar being able to take over Matt's body}}. A case of a plan backfiring. Sure, not even the audience saw it coming, but still.

** Then there's Mohinder, who pulls a move straight out of [[~~Bio Shock~~|Bioshock's]] playbook, and ''[[What an Idiot!|injects himself with an untested serum for superpowers.]]'' Then, he, a scientist, is [[Did You Actually Believe?|horrified]] when it doesn't work. No, seriously, Mohinder. There ''is'' a reason for the scientific method. And human testing laws. And psyche evaluations.

** Then there's Mohinder, who pulls a move straight out of [[Bioshock|Bioshock's]] playbook, and ''[[What an Idiot!|injects himself with an untested serum for superpowers.]]'' Then, he, a scientist, is [[Did You Actually Believe?|horrified]] when it doesn't work. No, seriously, Mohinder. There ''is'' a reason for the scientific method. And human testing laws. And psyche evaluations.

*** And how does Modinder decide to fix his little problem? Well obviously by kidnapping people to experiment on.

** Think of what Peter, Nathan, and Claire could have learned if they'd actually sat down and ''talked to each other'' at the end of ".07%"! Bonus points if they'd thought to bring Mohinder into the conversation, or, you know, '''[[Manipulative Bastard|their mom]]'''!

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* [[I Lied]]: {{spoiler|Done by Matt. To Sylar.}}

* [[I Know Mortal Kombat]]: Monica gains the Kung fu skills by watching a Bruce Lee film.

* [[If You Won't I Will]]: Season 1 when Ando goes off on his own to kill Sylar.

* [[If You Won't, I Will]]: Season 1 when Ando goes off on his own to kill Sylar.

* [[I Let Gwen Stacy Die]]: Charlie Andrews.

* [[I'm Standing Right Here]]: In Volume 1 when Nathan gives a campaign speech on his "mentally disturbed" little brother. Naturally, Peter punches him right in the face afterwards in the parking garage as Nathan was getting ready to leave.

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** This was an unforgivably poor explanation of Sylar's murderous impulses. If his power was responsible for him being evil, how do the writers explain his violent, power-lusting behavior during the second season, the entire duration of which he was powerless?

*** Addiction to power can be separate from addiction to knowledge.

*** In Volume 2 he mostly murdered and manipulated for the sake of self-preservation... [[This Is Your Brain On Evil|and the powerlust could be interpreted as withdrawl symptoms.]]

*** In Volume 2 he mostly murdered and manipulated for the sake of self-preservation... [[This Is Your Brain on Evil|and the powerlust could be interpreted as withdrawl symptoms.]]

*** What about in volume 5 with fake Nathan? Shouldn't he have felt urges? And also when Peter borrows fake Nathan's powers. Shouldn't Peter have been overcome by the urges again?

* [[In Spite of a Nail]]: "I Am Become Death" shows Nathan as President and Peter as a scarred renegade -- the same as in "Five Years Gone" despite other ''major'' differences. And as of Volume Four, "Five Years Gone" seems more likely than ever.

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* [[Instant Sedation]]: In Volume Four, the Building 26 teams stick tubes up the noses of captured "specials" that release some sort of gas that instantly sedates them. The inverse is also the case: when the tubes are removed, the victims instantly wake up again.

* [[Invincible Hero]]: Peter. The writers realized this in Season 2; unfortunately this lead to him getting [[Easy Amnesia]] in the first half of the season and carrying a massive [[Idiot Ball]] in the second instead of having it fixed in any meaningful way. Fortunately, they learned from their mistake and reduced his power significantly in Volume 3(He can now only copy one ability at a time).

* [[Invisibility]]: Claude. It's [[The Invisible Man (~~Film~~)|there in his name]].

* [[Invisibility]]: Claude. It's [[The Invisible Man (film)|there in his name]].

* [[The Irish Mob]]: Peter's [[Aborted Arc]] in Season 2.

* [[It Is Not Your Time]]: Happens to {{spoiler|Hiro}}.