Its kinda a long shotish, but let me know what you think.

In todays episode, Claire was dead in the painting that Isaac and Peter painted.

The way she was killed or murdered, was her head was like cut in half and brains removed or fell out?

Also in the 1st or 2nd (cant remember which) eisode, Hiro goes to the future of New York and see's Isaac dead, and guess what the way he was killed or murdered was the same was as Claire in the painting. I'm thinking whoever is knocking the Heros out (maybe Sylar, so he can gain more power) has this as their mark when the ykill someone...What do u guys think?

Yes i agree with your post but i think whoever is taking the brains is doing it to gain the powers of the person he kills, not leaving his/her mark. Thanks for spelling Syl ** A ** R right. Its not Sylar people its with an A.

I agree too. Brain removal seems to be the only way to
kill a HERO!

Soz Sylar eatin em or how is he absorbing their power
to become invincible?

Hey, the dad of the little girl, that Matt Parker
found... he was brainless...was he a hero?

i agree with u guys too

can someone post a screen shot of the painting after Peter finshed it?

The reason I ask was I did not knotice her head cut open, but it looked more like she had a hole in her chest.

Brains.. I originally thought that Sylar was stealing brains to assimilate the power or ability that person had. But could Sylar be a brain surgeon or neurologist and he is removing the brains to study them? Just another thought...

If Claire had her brains taken out in the painting it's pretty safe to say it's Sylar. For what reasons he does this(the brain thing) I have no idea.

I believe this topis should actually be "The way to end Claire's life"... I'm guessing a gun-shot to the head of any of the other heroes would do bad bad things (ok if DL was quick enough he'd be fine). I'm thinking that remove Claires brain, at least at this point in her power developement, would definately kill her.

I'm going to have to disagree. I think the reason that the Clair's brain is gone is because that is the only way to kill her. Rember in episode #4, last week's episode, she was only dead when the stick was into her brain.

It was like having something break the curcuit in her brain shut down her healing ability. Now imagine if her brain was removed from her body...she would never be able to heal back...

just a thought

We don't know for sure what it takes to kill Claire. Perhaps enough massive damage and blood loss would do it.

I do tend to agree that if her brain was totally destroyed or removed, her healing ability would probably go with it. But that doesn't mean it's the only way..

Anybody think about Sylar killing of the supers on his own accord and then HRG and crew come in to take the brain matter for fear of the coroner identifying "super DNA" and to cover any existence of super's in our day in age?

This is of course stating that Sylar and HRG work separately and not in a "team"

you could get a DNA sample from any cell. every cell in your body has the exact same DNA.

I'm thinking the damage or removal of the brain would be it. Remember when she was in the morgue she had the piece of a branch in her head. When it was removed she was able to come back.

NO, it is not just a way to kill Claire. It is the way in which Sylar is killing those he finds. It is his M.O. For what purpose he is taking the brains I do not know. It could be the absorbtion of power but who knows.
But all those connected to him that he has killed where killed like that. Remember that the Agent said "This is just like Barstow all over again." Meaning she has seen this same M.O. before. to a cop that would make all the killings linked.

Wouldn't they need the brain to study it after they identify them to be "supers"?

Yeah, like i said, its kinda my theory. But im pretty sure the killing of claire in the painting and Isaac, when Hiro travels to the future is related. Maybe the same person killing them? Maybe a copy cat? Maybe steal their powers? Well have to wait and find out

I think the key with taking the brains, and not just any cell, is to see what's different about it, then alter one's own brain to replicate those abilities.

Although I have no idea, now that I think about it, where the power-grabbing idea came from, even if part of me likes it with no evidence. =)

J

Claire can heal, but she can't create stuff. If an organ of hers was removed, she would not be able to survive. I think Sylar has some sort of mental illness, maybe a voice telling him to remove the brain. It is possible to kill a hero without the removal of the brain. Most of these heroes could be easily bumped off with a bullet.

You could have it to study but why not the whole body to see the effect on the orgins? That would be standard science procedure.
Also, why all the blood in the drawing. There is no blood in the crime scenes we ahve scene so far with the head chopped off. Is the blood being removed as well? For what purpose? Is Sylar a Vampire type Mimic? Drink the blood get the power.
And brain structure would be much the same. It is activity in certain regions that would change. On the outside it would look like a normal brain but in a brain scan (like the one on Matt Parkman at Mr. Bennetts Lab) would tell what was going on.
There Science so far in this show is fairly good. I doubt they are missing any details.

WEl just because theyre coming up dead in future paintings/time travels, doesnt mean Sylar is doing it. Maybe someone else?