The "lines" on Matt and Ted's necks. I think this is how Mr. Bennett is "marking" the people he has found. It's too much of a coincidence that both of them were drugged, lost two days, saw the Haitian, and now have "the lines". It has to be Bennett. I still don't know whats going on with the "helix" tattoo, however.

Why Bennett would be marking everyone, I dunnos. I'm thinking that he's perhaps sticking a device to track them (so he won't lose track of them again). He shows up in a photo from the Dec episode, with Chandra. I'm fairly certain that they were working together at one point - possibly to figure out who has the metahuman gene and then to activate it. It would explain the photos on the map Chandra (and Sylar) had.

them talking to each other was like a therapy session

funny-

i hope it isn't like they are marked because they are part of an experiment- that seems too easy.
tracking seems plausible. maybe a track left by whatever the haitian does.

So how come Bennet didn't clean Ted out?

I don't think we can assume at this point that they are activating anything. I mean, Matt was hearing thoughts before the Haitian picked him up in the bar. Maybe they are helping them harness it. Bringing the power out more.



Obviously he did, that's why it's called a black out.

I'm starting to think everyone has been overanalyzing the tattoos.

Niki has a tatto of the full symbol. Matt and Ted have two hashmarks, that don't necessarily match Niki's tattoo.

Why do they have to be the same? evil Niki may have gotten that tattoo while she was in control, and that's the only Hero that has that symbol on them. Matt and Ted have something different altogether.

I like this idea better, because the whole "growing tattoos" as your power got stronger was kinda bugging me, anyway.

Same here. I think they probably are some sort of tracking devices or something.

They aren't tattoos... they're cuts... The skin looked like a small chunk had been removed where the lines were.. Let me know if you can confirm this...

More discussion here.

http://www.9thwonders.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=33522

I think we are forgeting something. What is the deal with the girl wispering in issac's ear does she have a power (besides being a hot chick)?

In one of the Kring interviews, he let it slip that Eden does have an ability to "suggest" that someone do something for her (this is also how we learned that Niki's other half was named Jessica)... forcing them to do that thing, no matter what. Also, Bennett suggested that she may well have a very "shady" past. Should be interesting to see how that pans out.

Actually, they look like burn marks (like something that you would get from a tazer). It's unlikely that they're cuts - as that would imply some sort of healing... the marks I saw on Ted & Matt showed so such signs. They were just there... like a brand or tattoo.

Or, you can send the folks from that thread to this one, as it is the older of the two (rather than thread-hijacking).

I have been thinking tht the marks are the begginning of the helix symbol. They have only recently been observed and have had no other check ups by HRG and the Haitian. If you look to the top left corner of this website you'll see what i mean a bit more clearly. 2 hash marks + a S = the Helix tattoo.

There's also a dozen other symbols that it could be part of as well. There's just not enough to back up them "becoming" the Helix.

Here's my recent speculation on the marks. We know that Matt was taken by HRG. It appears that Ted was as well. HRG says he tracks these people. Now, a tracking device is a possibility, and likely, so his organization knows what's going with them at any point, but what about something that allows him to terminate the super if necessary?

At this point, he doesn't see any of the ones he's taken as a threat, but that could change...with Ted in NYC perhaps? Who knows.

I don't know how likely this is, and it's pure speculation with little to back it up, but to me it seems more likely than marks "growing" and BS like that

Tom

jettasian I am totally with you on the Peter hair thing. I LOVE it

I think the scars are a form of marking along with something else. It seems only logical that they would find them and help move their powers along. I think they look into their past to see if they have any known or unknown knowldge of Sylar, then do something else that would make their power stonger and protect them. Ya know from the whole brain thing.

It's true that Nikki, or more specifically Jessica, that has the tattoo where it can be seen. But, the Haitian had the helix symbol on a necklace that he wears. I noticed it the first time in the bar when he stunned Matt. Maybe because his dark skin would make a black tattoo harder to see.

Has anyone figured out how the "helix" tattoos have managed to leak into everything else (Claire's books, Chandra's program, Isaac's comic?) It all seems very subconscious to me - like whatever is giving these folks their abilities is also influencing them to exhibit the helix symbol.

I thought that Nikki?s tattoo only appears when she?s Jessica (which makes it Jessica?s tattoo I guess). When she?s Nikki she doesn?t have the tattoo on her back.

The marks on the other two are not tattoos, I don?t believe. Both Matt and Ted said they woke up after two days with cuts and bruises so ... I think it?s a tracking device.

If you notice on Chandra's program though, the helix is actually comprised of repeating dashes "-" forming that pattern. It makes it look as if that may be some bit of empty genetic code...

the symbol is everywhere! it even appeared in a pool! explain that!

Hopefully the show establishes the meanings of these symbols soon.

Exactly!

if they are in fact trackin them, then HRG is most likely to be bad. at first i thought he's good but then after i think he just cares about his daughter and nothing else. but maybe after everythin is cleared up maybe he show his true colors and we'll think differently about him

My theory about the helix symbol.


Look at the 4th post!