[HERΟ]

Can anyone confirm/deny this "news"?

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Eccleston the Hero

Christopher Eccleston has landed a role to star in the hit US science fiction TV series 'HEROES', which sees a group of people unite to stop a nuclear explosion with their superpowers.

The 42-year-old actor impressed audiences across the Atlantic with his portrayal of the Time Lord in cult British TV show 'Doctor Who', leading producers to sign him up for the similarly popular series in the US.

While the role Eccleston is set to play has yet to be revealed, rumours have emerged that he will take the part of mystery serial killer Sylar.

A show insider told British newspaper Daily Star: "Chris is a fantastic actor and we're delighted to have him on board. No one has seen Sylar and Christopher could be perfect as the bad guy".

Note: they spelled Sylar incorrectly...

Other news announcements didn't say that he could be Sylar, but I might've missed the memo.

Has anyone seen " Fallen", with Denzel Washington? Will Sylar's spirit/consciousness be able to take control of other people? Or will Sylar have some sort of astral projection abilities?!? Or why (if the different people are all Sylar) is there possibly more than one actor (Quinto, Eccleston) playing one character? Will there be a brain transplant?!?

[cgho69]

This may sound like an odd question, but I'd like to know. For those out there with a little D&D or gaming knowledge... What is Sylar's alignment? I mean is he lawful good/evil, neutral good/evil, or chaotic good/evil? This started a huge debate with me and my brothers. Also, think of it this way; Sylar is going around killing people, and this is purely guessing, but he believes he's doing it for a good reason. I'm leaning towards lawful good. I know that sounds odd. But if he believes what he is doing is for the greater good then he would be a good character. How's that for thought provoking?

[Broken Shakespeare]

I think Sylar has definately shown us he has multiple super powers. He definately has TK. He threw locker doors at Peter.

I also think we have evidence of enhanced strength after last nights episode. First, he knocked Claire half way across a locker room, probably ten feet in the air. She hit the wall hard enough to shatter the concrete and her spine. Technically he could have done this with TK, but he actual took a swing at her and connected. If he was using TK, why bother swinging, especially when you are trying to restrain another person. When he threw the locker doors, he wasn't making big grand throwing gestures. He made tiny movements with the hands. So if throwing Claire was TK, why the uneccessary movement?

Also, he picked the other cheerleader up by the neck and lifted her over his head with one arm. Now I'm sure that girl weighed about 100-110 pounds, but still, any normal person would find lifting someone like that extremely difficult. She was also kicking and squirming around, making it even more difficult. A person who was muscular and worked out often probably could pick her up like that, but Sylar isn't built like a bodybuilder. So I think this feat alone would hint at enhanced strength, if not super strength. Again, he could have done it with TK, but why would you tie up one hand if you could have had both available for "TK surgery"?

So I think that is two confirmed powers, TK and enhanced strength. We have also seen someone frozen, seen him leap/fly, survived a 2-3 story fall, and was shot at a few times near point blank range. TK could explain all of that, or it could be evidence of his other powers.

Also, I still think he eats the brains. Just because he puts them in a jar doesn't mean anything. You would have to put them somewhere. Pickles come in a jar, but you eat them right? Pickled brains...

[Mhykul]

I also think Sylar has some sort of time altering powers too, it explains why he was sitting at one place in the bar, the waitress was opening a can then whammo blood is dripping down. Another instance is when he popped up instantly near Peter, the fact he didn't finish him off suggests Peter's ability to absorb powers might nullify others? Although that would leave a gaping hole when his brother caught him.. *shrug* either way.

[dead flag blues]

MatthewCarlucci, on Nov 17 2006, 06:08 AM, said:

No way!

Zachary Quinto's name is in the CREDITS for that episode!

No Sean Bean in the credits...

Nobody else that shows up in that episode is Zachary Quinto.

SEAN BEAN IS NOT SYLAR!...yet

I totally agree. Quinto was definitely Sylar. Even though they tried to keep him in the shadows during last night's episode they showed his eye and brow which was a give away. I thought to myself, that looks like the guy from that Tori Spelling show. And since he was in the credits, I can only put two and two together.

[Caveman]

Whats the big deal about who plays who?



PS: I am not Zachary Quinto or Sean Bean and I dont play Sylar.

[one.relic]

It could very well be that Sean Bean plays the 6 months ago Sylar while Zachary Quinto plays the current time Sylar. We've yet to hear Sylar speak or see much beyond his brow, so there are many different options that could be used to explain why two different actors are credited with playing him on IMDB.

[Cut_Paste]

I definately think Sylar has multiple powers and that his killing of other people with powers is somehow connected to him acquiring powers (not quite sure what he does with the brains though...)

I mean think about, why exactly does saving Claire save the world? If Sylar had killed claire and acquired her powers he would literally be unstoppable... I mean with her insane healing abilities it would next to impossible to kill him. It is clear at the moment that he doesn't have any kind of healing powers I think... the way he limped away from the fall in the newest episode implied that he was clearly hurt in some way.

Secondly, theres a nuclear explosion destined to happen in New York plus theres a guy with Nuclear powers. Now this Nuclear powered guys out for revenge against the very same people have now captured Sylar. Smells like a collision to me. If Sylar acquired nuke hands mans powers it would explain the big a** explosion in new york plus Issac's fiery painting of him in the newest episode... going postal in manhattan...

I'm not exactly sure why he is so absolutely nuts mind or how exactly his powers work. He may have some kind of bizarre god-complex or something, that photo that was floating around did show an alter-boy so maybe there is some religious connection in there, not sure.

[Blehboy]

Broken Shakespeare, on Nov 21 2006, 10:11 AM, said:

I think Sylar has definately shown us he has multiple super powers. He definately has TK. He threw locker doors at Peter.

I also think we have evidence of enhanced strength after last nights episode. First, he knocked Claire half way across a locker room, probably ten feet in the air. She hit the wall hard enough to shatter the concrete and her spine. Technically he could have done this with TK, but he actual took a swing at her and connected. If he was using TK, why bother swinging, especially when you are trying to restrain another person. When he threw the locker doors, he wasn't making big grand throwing gestures. He made tiny movements with the hands. So if throwing Claire was TK, why the uneccessary movement?

Also, he picked the other cheerleader up by the neck and lifted her over his head with one arm. Now I'm sure that girl weighed about 100-110 pounds, but still, any normal person would find lifting someone like that extremely difficult. She was also kicking and squirming around, making it even more difficult. A person who was muscular and worked out often probably could pick her up like that, but Sylar isn't built like a bodybuilder. So I think this feat alone would hint at enhanced strength, if not super strength. Again, he could have done it with TK, but why would you tie up one hand if you could have had both available for "TK surgery"?

So I think that is two confirmed powers, TK and enhanced strength. We have also seen someone frozen, seen him leap/fly, survived a 2-3 story fall, and was shot at a few times near point blank range. TK could explain all of that, or it could be evidence of his other powers.

Also, I still think he eats the brains. Just because he puts them in a jar doesn't mean anything. You would have to put them somewhere. Pickles come in a jar, but you eat them right? Pickled brains...

I'm thinking that his abnormal strength is like.."The One"...the more he kills, the more power he collects.

If you look at the preview for next weeks episode, you see sylar with the kooky professor and the glass flies off the table. Maybe the more people, ie "heros" he kills, the more it enhances his own power.

One thing that was interesting to me was that he could use his finger as a laser cutter. I didn't think that had anything to do with TK. *shrugs*

[DuMaNue]

I dont think he collects powers, I might be wrong ofcourse, but in my opinion, his TK actually is the source of all these abilities...

TK can explain the bullets not hitting, can explain his strength even...

[dand]

as far as i can tell its just tk. id hate it if he stole powers.

adn yes that was definetly zachary quinto..

and if u slomow the preveiw for next week u can clearly see zach and chandra .

[toksik shok]

dand, on Nov 22 2006, 11:31 AM, said:

as far as i can tell its just tk. id hate it if he stole powers.

adn yes that was definetly zachary quinto..

and if u slomow the preveiw for next week u can clearly see zach and chandra .

im gonna have to disagree withg you
i think sylar taking on new powers by doing something with the brains of gifted folk would be a great idea.
being able to pick and choose how you want your body to evolve next is a awsome idea.
plus it would make him even more of a threat

[polyglotton]

You are mistaken I think. Sylar does not have non-TK superstrength. It really is not that hard while in a murderous rage to lift a 100lb cheerleader onto lockers and its fair to assume he can use TK to augment his natural strength. He only has one power.

[Tornadoman97]

OK this may be strange but what if its Nathan Petrelli? I mean he does get into that accedent. And Nikki/Jessica have two powers. so why cant he fly and be TK? HUH? I mean he keeps Peter from telling everyone about his power so they don't know about it. And he can fly thats why he can get places so fast. But that is just me...

[toksik shok]

Tornadoman97, on Nov 22 2006, 02:27 PM, said:

OK this may be strange but what if its Nathan Petrelli? I mean he does get into that accedent. And Nikki/Jessica have two powers. so why cant he fly and be TK? HUH? I mean he keeps Peter from telling everyone about his power so they don't know about it. And he can fly thats why he can get places so fast. But that is just me...

2 reasons actually, if you look at sylar's face in the few breif dark moments that it is shown, he looks nothing like nate, also nate is a pretty hefty fella, sylar on the other hand looks a little lanky

[Gutta]

For the millionth time in this post for me...Sylar is Sylar. BUT...here comes my obvious theory of the week. In the preview, you see Sylar and some other guy together in a room. The other guy looks like he could be 40ish. My belief is that the OTHER guy is really Sylar but then our Sylar just assumed his life. He moved in to the guys place and made it his base of operations so to speak. As for why there would be multiple actors playing Sylar, I think my theory would cover that, you have original Sylar and new Sylar.

[Scion9]

Some people were mentioning the term on the show "Patient Zero"

Patient Zero is a medical term that refers to the individual that is the origin of an epidemic. In the context that it is used on the show, I think it is a misnomer.

I believe that Patient Zero on the show is being used as a substitute for the term index case, which is the first patient documented or studied in relation to a particular epidemic. An index case patient very well could be a Patient Zero, but doesn't necessarily have to be.

If Sylar is Patient Zero then he would be spreading his powers, or would some how be the catalyst for the others having their powers. I just think the term is confused and Sylar is just the first person with powers that Chandra is going to study. He is Chandra's index case.

[Tornadoman97]

toksik shok, on Nov 22 2006, 03:50 PM, said:

2 reasons actually, if you look at sylar's face in the few breif dark moments that it is shown, he looks nothing like nate, also nate is a pretty hefty fella, sylar on the other hand looks a little lanky

You look at me in the Dark and i am a different human being. I think the accident triggered something in him. Something evil. Why does that not make sense? I mean he wants it to be a secret and he did not kill Peter when he had the chance. That could be why. That would also explain the control he has over his powers. We saw that when he was captured.

[Faswich]

Here's a thought I got from a friend. Most people use the frozen dude as proof the Sylar has multiple powers, yet many people accept that Ted, the nuclear guy, will explode if killed.

Now humour me this, when the guy who was frozen was killed by Sylar, the shock of being killed resulted in the nameless victim freezing everything around him. Ergo, the effect of the body being frozen was not done by Sylar or any associate. Sylar has telekinetic abilities with questionable morals and/or goals.

[ferstrIKE]

In my opinion the teke explanation for the bullet stopage observed in episode 3 never really held water. If he was reaching out to stop the bullets with his mind then he shouldnt have fell over and even if he did the bullets obviously fell after he stood up so wither they penetrated his skin then were pushed out somehow or they managed to hit him and knock him dow then fall off him when he got up, unpernetrated by the bullets. If we assume the latter case then it is not hard to believe he could survive the fall, i found the lack of blood very conspicuous next to the very obvious bool of blood under Pete. I think that he is exercising some power that is a weaker form of clairs power, not so much rapid healing but a resistance to physical injury. The bullets may have hit him in ep 3 and only left bruises or something and in this case he still hurt his leg but he clearly hadn't broken it or he wouldn't be walking away from that accident.
The biggest question raised by that fall IMO is why was there no rail or fence to stop people falling from that ledge? I mean the kids hang out there at lunch and het there is just a massive drop at the top of the back step? c'mon!
PS it should be obvious from this that i belong to the multiple power theorists

[Sylar]

I believe that Sylar is Patient Zero, and I think that he has these following powers:

Telekinesis
Flight? He managed to escape from Matt parkman in this way
Ability capturing
Super human strength
possibly freezing
and I'm not sure about how he could fall so far off that roof and just get up without anything but a limp- Maybe another power?

Sylar, on Nov 22 2006, 10:49 PM, said:

I believe that Sylar is Patient Zero, and I think that he has these following powers:

Telekinesis
Flight? He managed to escape from Matt parkman in this way
Ability capturing
Super human strength
possibly freezing
and I'm not sure about how he could fall so far off that roof and just get up without anything but a limp- Maybe another power?

I just realized something, Sylar might not have flight, he could've just used his telekenesis to shoot himself up

[Ravage!]

I had a thought here, that little girl sylar was trying to drag away earlier on in the show, episode 2 or 3 I believe. The guy clearly has super strength, be it just pure strength or augmented by his telekenesis, the guy is stronger than humanely normal.

I don't remember him escaping with her when he 'flew' away from the Matt and the FBI chick, and when he was trying to take her away he was dragging her, and he looked like he was having a VERY hard time with it.

So what's her power. And why didn't he just slice her head open in the saferoom before she could scream.

I wonder if we'll see her again in the show and find out what her power is specifically, or maybe it's just to make herself really really heavy?

[ILoveHiro]

Now sylar went over the line c. He killed Issac, he killed Charlie, but now he killed Peter! I am going 2 kick his Peter killing a**! I don't care what tekneeses power he has! Atleast Peter didn't stay dead. Thank God for Clair!

[wolfbro]

Here's my simple Sylar "powers" theory...

He's just a TK, although a very powerful one, ala Phoenix level. He's been using his power for 14 years or more, probably even trained somehow early after he was discovered by HRG. So he is very adept at using TK (stopping bullets, flying, temperature change, "super-strength", etc.)

I think that somewhere in those past 14 years, he ran into another hero who could regenerate. This would explain why he takes the brains of his victims. We all remember Claire being dead in the morgue until the spike of wood was pulled out of her brain.

I don't know why he is on the "kill other heroes" mental trip or how he finds them, but...I think the most likely explanation is Sylar was "Patient Zero", was involved with the research at the begining, thus had access to the database of "potentials". I know that doesn't explain the why, but it might explain the how...

[MatthewCarlucci]

wolfbro7, on Nov 24 2006, 02:23 PM, said:

Here's my simple Sylar "powers" theory...

He's just a TK, although a very powerful one, ala Phoenix level. He's been using his power for 14 years or more, probably even trained somehow early after he was discovered by HRG. So he is very adept at using TK (stopping bullets, flying, temperature change, "super-strength", etc.)

I think that somewhere in those past 14 years, he ran into another hero who could regenerate. This would explain why he takes the brains of his victims. We all remember Claire being dead in the morgue until the spike of wood was pulled out of her brain.

I don't know why he is on the "kill other heroes" mental trip or how he finds them, but...I think the most likely explanation is Sylar was "Patient Zero", was involved with the research at the begining, thus had access to the database of "potentials". I know that doesn't explain the why, but it might explain the how...

Well Chandra was able to locate a good portion of these "special" people himself. He doesn't have powers. So you would think a psycho like Sylar would be able to just as easily.