The only information we have on Mr. Petrelli (Peter and Nathan's father) we got (mainly) from "The Lone Star File".
The Lone Star File was part of the Graphic Novel series "War Buddies" in which "Austin" Linderman and "Dallas" Petrelli are stationed together in the Vietnam war. There, it is pretty obviously that Petrelii didn't have powers. The way he reacted to Linderman's and all.
Now I'm wondering more and more...can we really take that to be fact? It just seems too random for my taste. All of "The 12" that we know of so far had powers..except old Dally. And how random is that..that it just so happens the guy married to a woman with powers is stationed with the one other guy who has powers as well? It doesn't fit for me.
What's your take on the accuracy of the Lone Star File?
Full Version: Could the Lone Star File be bogus?
It may have been inaccurate or perhaps Papa Petrelli developed powers sometimes after. The powers do seem to manifest later for some.
Good point, Leek. This is really starting to contradict the Lone Star File. There is a lot more to their relationship than we've been given. I don't think the Lone Star file is the whole truth to the matter, just remember how much the military can leave out, and how much people can lie about events.
Know Linderman and the rest of "The 12" the could have easily snuck in that false account. Maybe Petrelli changed the story, because he didn't want it to be on record or whatever.
The feeling I had about the GNs where Linderman and Daddy Petrelli founded the company, was that at first Daddy Petrelli was freaked out by Linderman's powers... but at the end, he changed his mind, and didn't he tell Linderman something like "I'm sorry I didn't understand then, now I do."? I thought this was a hint at him getting powers, that he may have developed them in the meantime.
QUOTE (Marlique @ Oct 15 2007, 10:30 PM) 
The feeling I had about the GNs where Linderman and Daddy Petrelli founded the company, was that at first Daddy Petrelli was freaked out by Linderman's powers... but at the end, he changed his mind, and didn't he tell Linderman something like "I'm sorry I didn't understand then, now I do."? I thought this was a hint at him getting powers, that he may have developed them in the meantime.
Bingo.
All signs point to Dallas developing powers POST Vietnam. There's no contradiction here guys.
Or is it possible that we have been assuming too much?
Lindermann stated of the company (I don't have the exact quote, a little help please?) that it was started by "like minded individuals, people like myself, who wanted to help humanity" (or something like that).
Is it possible that not all of the founders had powers?
I mean, in Company Man, we find out that they always try to pair their "normal" agents up with someone who has powers.
Suppose that some of the company founders (like Dallas) don't have powers, but were just helping what they thought was a good cause (especially since we figure Angela does have them, he would want to help her).
In this case, the info in the file would be correct, to a point.
Lindermann stated of the company (I don't have the exact quote, a little help please?) that it was started by "like minded individuals, people like myself, who wanted to help humanity" (or something like that).
Is it possible that not all of the founders had powers?
I mean, in Company Man, we find out that they always try to pair their "normal" agents up with someone who has powers.
Suppose that some of the company founders (like Dallas) don't have powers, but were just helping what they thought was a good cause (especially since we figure Angela does have them, he would want to help her).
In this case, the info in the file would be correct, to a point.
QUOTE (Justin @ Oct 15 2007, 11:32 PM)
Bingo.
All signs point to Dallas developing powers POST Vietnam. There's no contradiction here guys.
All signs point to Dallas developing powers POST Vietnam. There's no contradiction here guys.
Again..it just seems too random for me. The chances that he had a power, and happened to marry a woman who had a power and insane enough.
But then that he would be on this secrete mission, where it was only him and 4 other guys. And ONE of those guys would have a power too..maybe one of the only other guys in the army, and they are randomly on a mission together.
I just don't think its possible.
QUOTE (chervil @ Oct 15 2007, 11:35 PM)
Or is it possible that we have been assuming too much?
Lindermann stated of the company (I don't have the exact quote, a little help please?) that it was started by "like minded individuals, people like myself, who wanted to help humanity" (or something like that).
Is it possible that not all of the founders had powers?
I mean, in Company Man, we find out that they always try to pair their "normal" agents up with someone who has powers.
Suppose that some of the company founders (like Dallas) don't have powers, but were just helping what they thought was a good cause (especially since we figure Angela does have them, he would want to help her).
In this case, the info in the file would be correct, to a point.
Lindermann stated of the company (I don't have the exact quote, a little help please?) that it was started by "like minded individuals, people like myself, who wanted to help humanity" (or something like that).
Is it possible that not all of the founders had powers?
I mean, in Company Man, we find out that they always try to pair their "normal" agents up with someone who has powers.
Suppose that some of the company founders (like Dallas) don't have powers, but were just helping what they thought was a good cause (especially since we figure Angela does have them, he would want to help her).
In this case, the info in the file would be correct, to a point.
Thats what I've always thought. If you are willing to accept that it just so happens that his wife and the guy he was in war with both had powers, it doesn't seem too off that they'd all team up. The Lone Star File has them coming together and teaming up after the war.
Maybe its some how different? Like...Maybe it wasn't Lindermen who started the Company? Not Linderman who approached Petrelli, but the other way around. Dallas seemed like an awfully ambitious guy. It just so happens he finds another guy with powers like his wife. Suddenly, he starts thinking.."Maybe they are more". He finds Linderman after the fact, makes him a proposal. What gets recorded is different from what really happened.
QUOTE (Justin @ Oct 15 2007, 08:32 PM)
Bingo.
All signs point to Dallas developing powers POST Vietnam. There's no contradiction here guys.
All signs point to Dallas developing powers POST Vietnam. There's no contradiction here guys.
I thought that the graphic novel had a suggestion that Linderman's power was related to luck. Remember how he cleaned up at poker? (See: http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/jpgs/chapter25_03.jpg ) I always thought that Linderman's casino was somehow linked to this luck -- that somehow, Petrelli was giving that casino a winning edge.
And by the same token -- how lucky to have a healer at hand the one time your luck fails, and you get shot.
This is obviously speculation, though -- it's possible that the writers haven't fully settled on an answer yet.
QUOTE (clark @ Oct 16 2007, 01:37 AM)
I thought that the graphic novel had a suggestion that Linderman's power was related to luck. Remember how he cleaned up at poker? (See: http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/jpgs/chapter25_03.jpg ) I always thought that Linderman's casino was somehow linked to this luck -- that somehow, Petrelli was giving that casino a winning edge.
And by the same token -- how lucky to have a healer at hand the one time your luck fails, and you get shot.
This is obviously speculation, though -- it's possible that the writers haven't fully settled on an answer yet.
And by the same token -- how lucky to have a healer at hand the one time your luck fails, and you get shot.
This is obviously speculation, though -- it's possible that the writers haven't fully settled on an answer yet.
Linderman was a healer, while Petrelli was very 'lucky' ..and so, they teamed up.
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