Ando Masahashi
Ando Masahashi is a male television character who features in Heroes
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Biography
Ando Masahashi (Japanese: 安藤 マサハシ, Hepburn: Andō Masahashi)
Masahashi sat at his desk inside the high-rise corporate office of Yamagato Industries in Tokyo, where he neglected his data programming responsibilities to watch a streaming webcam broadcast of an adult internet entertainer. His focus was abruptly interrupted when his friend and coworker, Hiro Nakamura, enthusiastically claimed that he had successfully manipulated the space-time continuum to make a local train arrive exactly fourteen seconds late. Ando Masahashi heavily scoffed at the assertion, brushing it off as a delusion and expressing deep skepticism regarding the existence of superhuman abilities. Later that evening, he accompanied Hiro to a local bar to unwind after their shift. During their drinks, Hiro intensely concentrated and vanished from the establishment, leaving a bewildered Ando Masahashi behind. While Hiro successfully teleported himself into a future version of New York City and subsequently returned to the correct timeline to recount his reality, Ando Masahashi remained deeply unconvinced by the initial presentation of temporal anomalies, continuing to ground their relationship in everyday corporate reality. (Episode: Genesis)
Ando found himself deeply concerned when his eccentric co-worker and friend, Hiro Nakamura, abruptly vanished from his desk at Yamagato Industries in Tokyo. Remaining at his office computer console, Ando Masahashi received a sudden, frantic phone call from Hiro, who ecstatically claimed that his reality-warping space-time manipulation powers had successfully teleported him across the globe directly into the middle of Times Square, New York City. Fully convinced that his friend was merely suffering from severe overwork or a psychological delusion, a skeptical Ando Masahashi completely dismissed Hiro's rambling explanations regarding future timelines, comic books, and an impending nuclear explosion. He firmly urged Hiro to stop the bizarre fantasy, return to Japan immediately, and focus on his regular corporate duties. Despite his deep pragmatism and reluctance to believe in real-life superpowers, Ando Masahashi's steadfast devotion to his friend was cemented when he reluctantly promised to remain at the office and wait for Hiro's safe physical return. (Episode: Don't Look Back) He was later caught downloading a provocative webcam video to his media player at Yamagato Industries when Hiro Nakamura suddenly reappeared at his office cubicle after a two-day absence. Completely skeptical when Hiro claimed to have accidentally teleported to future New York, Ando Masahashi dismissively laughed off the news and accused his friend of being heavily intoxicated on sake. Even when presented with a copy of the 9th Wonders! comic book as proof, Ando stubbornly insisted that Hiro had simply drawn the English-language book himself. However, his stubborn disbelief completely shattered later that evening when Hiro accurately utilized the comic's panels to predict a real-time event, stepping into the street to heroically save a young girl from an oncoming truck. Thoroughly stunned by the definitive validation of Hiro's reality-warping space-time manipulation, Ando Masahashi officially embraced his new role as a superhero's companion. He accompanied his friend to a car rental desk to secure a vehicle, packing his bags to officially launch a high-stakes road trip across America to fulfill their destiny and prevent a cataclysmic nuclear explosion. (Episode: One Giant Leap)
Masahashi officially commenced his cross-country American road trip with Hiro Nakamura, landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, to carry out the next phase of their prophetic comic book mission. Left in charge of their limited travel finances, Ando Masahashi grew deeply frustrated by Hiro's strict refusal to use his reality-warping space-time manipulation powers for personal financial gain. Wanting to secure a high-end luxury lifestyle for their journey, Ando aggressively pressured his friend into entering a high-stakes casino, successfully convincing him to use his time-freezing abilities to manipulate the spin of a roulette wheel. The plan quickly yielded a massive payout, but their sudden, unnatural winning streak caught the immediate attention of suspicious casino security guards. Before they could escape with their newfound fortune, Ando Masahashi watched in complete shock as a group of aggressive thugs cornered them in a back alley, violently beating them and robbing them of all their winnings. Stranded in the desert city with absolutely no money, a sobered Ando Masahashi was forced to rely on Hiro's unwavering optimism as they scrambled to figure out how they would continue their journey to New York. (Episode: Collision)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Ando Masahashi was a human male of Japanese nationality who possessed a slender, neat, and professional corporate physical build. He had a clear complexion, dark eyes, and short, cleanly styled black hair that complemented a casual, street-smart, and often skeptical facial countenance. His professional wardrobe reflected standard, modern mid-2000s Japanese white-collar corporate fashion tailored for an office setting. He wore a crisp, light blue long-sleeved dress shirt with a stiff collar, paired with a dark, patterned silk necktie fastened securely at his throat, tailored charcoal-grey dress trousers held up by a simple leather belt, and polished dark leather dress shoes designed for traversing a corporate corporate environment. (Episode: Genesis)
Powers and abilities
Ando Masahashi was born a member of the human race, which meant that on a basic level, he possessed entirely standard human physiological capabilities, lacked any intrinsic posthuman genetic mutations, and was completely bound by normal human biological limitations. He possessed no formal martial arts, tactical, or military self-defense training at this stage, relying entirely on his baseline civilian instincts and reflexes. His primary practical capabilities were rooted entirely in his advanced baseline intelligence, professional literacy in computer programming, and strong data systems management, allowing him to easily handle high-level technological workloads at a major global conglomerate. Furthermore, he demonstrated sharp social awareness and grounded reality-testing capabilities, which served as a practical balance to the radical, world-altering claims of his peers. (Episode: Genesis)
Notes
- Ando Masahashi was portrayed by actor James Kyson Lee and featured in the setting of the Heroes universe.
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- Heroes:
- Heroes: Reborn:
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