Hiro Nakamura
Hiro Nakamura is a male television superhero who features in Heroes
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Biography
Hiro Nakamura (Japanese: 中村広 / ヒロ・ナカムラ, Hepburn: Nakamura Hiro)
Whilst at work, he made an effort to try to turn back the clock and succeeded by going back a second. This led to Hiro confirming his suspicions that he had powers which he excitingly told Ando who did not believe him. Ando even dared him to use his powers to peek on he girl bathroom whilst at a club. Hiro did so but Ando did not witness the teleportation with this leading to Nakamura being kicked out of the club. Seeing Hiro dragged out of the bathroom, Ando states that this only proves that he is a pervert, and a crestfallen Hiro walks away as Ando yells sarcastically that he is a "Super Hiro!" As Hiro returns home on the train, he sees a vacation ad for New York City. At this point, Hiro's power inadvertently activates, teleporting him to Times Square. (Episode: Genesis)
Hiro appears extremely happy to have successfully used his ability. He soon discovers a comic book called 9th Wonders! in a nearby newsstand that shows himself standing in Times Square with his hands up and yelling, "Yatta!" (meaning "I did it!"), an incredibly accurate depiction of Hiro's arrival in New York. He attempts to pay in Japanese yen, and runs off with the comic book. Hiro then discovers that the story includes what has already happened between himself and Ando, and his discovery of his abilities. Hiro decides to find the artist and writer, Isaac Mendez, by visiting his loft.
Hiro visits Isaac's loft, discovering the artist's dead body, partially decapitated with the brain removed. Hiro is arrested by the police and during the interrogation discovers he has traveled not only through space, but through time as well. It was October 2 when he left Tokyo, and he arrived in New York November 8. Just as Hiro discovers this, he witnesses a cataclysmic explosion. Before the blast reaches him, Hiro returns to the train he was on at the moment he left Tokyo, still holding the comic he picked up in the future. After going to the future, Hiro decides that he must save the world by preventing the explosion. Hiro then persuades Ando that his powers are genuine by saving a young girl from an oncoming car (as predicted by the comic book from the future).
They take a plane to Los Angeles, but go the rest of the way by car, because that is what the comic book says they do. Hiro and Ando then have several misadventures in Las Vegas, starting when Ando decides to hit the casinos. Ando convinces Hiro to use his powers to cheat, stopping time to give Ando winning hands in poker games. The two make a lot of money, but are later thrown out of the casino and then beaten up by a player they had cheated. After an argument, Hiro and Ando go their own separate ways. Hiro ends up in a diner near Las Vegas where he sees Nathan Petrelli land after escaping from Noah Bennet andthe Haitian. After Nathan enters the diner, Hiro briefly talks with the man, and Nathan decides to give Hiro a ride back to the casino, where he and Ando are reunited.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Hiro was an avid reader of comics and manga where he was a fan of superheroes. (Episode: Genesis)
He had a long desire to be special and not be normal with him instead wanting to be a superhero like in the comics he had read. (Episode: Genesis)
Powers and abilities
After becoming an evolved human, Hiro gained the ability to manipulate time where he could turn it back. Initially, he could only manage to turn back seconds but came to link this with the control of space allowing him to teleport. Nakamura simply needed to envision a place and he could teleport to the locaiton. (Episode: Genesis)
Notes
- Hiro Nakamura was portrayed by actor Masi Oka and featured in the setting of the Heroes universe.
- In TV Guide v1 30–31 "Everybody's Heroes" , writer Tim Kring had commented, "It's no coincidence we named him Hiro... he truly is on a hero's quest."
Appearances
- Heroes:
- Heroes: Reborn:
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