I'm surprised not many people talk about this. I'm not a huge fan of Micah or anything but he's cool, I like him.
Anyway...

His power has grown so much, or at least he can use it better. He doesn't have atouch the device to control it and he can do two things at once.

This doesn't seems like too big of a deal, but civilization is almost completely dependent on electronics. Micah could do so damage if he wanted or help so much.

I really hope they have his character grow more because I truly believe this kid has alot going for him.

I just wonder if he has any limits.

Hana is one of the most powerful characters in the show.
Why? Do I even have to tell why? She's able to get into any database she wants, get any information she wants. Now, we add her physical abilities, her knowledge of weapons... I don't think you could get her...

Now, the difference between Micah and Hana is not so big, but at the same time not so small either.
Both seem to be able to "see" the stuff (whatever it's called), as Micah was able to talk with Hana (or Drucker) in the casino site (Heroes evo stuff).

Micah can also "talk" to the machines. We can say, that his power is persuation of machines, giving him infinite power over everthing. He can easily get thru firewalls, virus detectors, password-secure accounts/site/achives (much more easy than Hana). He can destroy information, destroy material things also, which is the thing that makes me worry.
He could bring down the government, he could destroy OWI (no one else has been able to, but he could easily destroy ever bit of info about it), he could kill nations, for example by destroying important databases (hospitals, pharmacies).
He could make thing explode! Computers, cars, telephones, electric wires (buildings)... Ah, someone tell me his limits...

So, I don't really know why OWI let him go so freely. specially since there are people like Hana, Drucker, Sylar, Peter, Noah, who could get him (and his power) to do harm to a lot of people.

PS. All the examples there are only 1/1000000 about what he could really do

not that it matters but i belive hana has no physical form anymore. I just wanted to know if anyone had noticed the similarities in micah and Han and Leia's son from the star wars books who had the ability to talk with machines even repair them by touch. The characters name is Anakin Solo just thought i would bring it up.

Yeah, Hana's dead. But she's like a ghost in the machine.



I agree, Micah could definitely do some damage in the future if he really chose to do so. The OWI probably underestimated his intelligence and didn't really feel the need to keep a close eye on him.

Which could eventually be a problem for ... someone ... I don't think we've seen the last of her.



Remember that Linderman said that he had essentially "bred" Micah for his ability -- it's doubtful anyone else really understood it fully, if at all, and I doubt Linderman had any intention of letting him go. Remember that in the reality where the "bomb" devastated NYC Micah was (presumed) dead. Either that was Linderman's intention all along, or a cover for hiding him away to control events in the future.


One further thought occurs, Micah can only use his power by touching a machine -- but can access other machines remotely through that one... Hana couldn't actually control machines, just "talk" to them -- any control came from getting the right access code, etc. .. but together their abilities are a perfect complement, and now that she's effectively a ghost she can be in any machine -- and given his abaility might even be able to access Micah directly -- and through her his power could automatically control essentially any machine anywhere without touching anything...

what happened to hana? i only watch the show and i swear she was only in like 2 episodes.. then she just disappeared.

micah is way better than hana because he can basically do the same thing without having to worry about passwords and security. so far he's limited to only controlling machines or anything electronic. but maybe one day he'll learn to manipulate the nervous system. whoa whoa!

Hana was mostly a GN character.
I like Micah. He is a really great character and the actor is also doing a great job.

My hope is that the writers will Kill off Niki and Micah will go live with the rest of the M-Team (Mohinder, Matt, Maya, and Molly.)
If they put Molly & Micah together I can see the two of them getting things done to take down the OWI while the adults just talk about what they are thinking about doing.

I really hope the writer DON'T send Micah to go live with everyone else. There has to be someone left on the show who acts natural.

Just because your a kid with super powers doesn't mean that you have to get tangled up in government conspiracies, saving the world, stopping bombs/virus'/company members/ignorant super powered mimics...

My point is, leave him alone and leave him a kid.


But to get back on topic, I think that when he gets older, he's defiantly going to be a pain in someones butt. Lets just hope that he doesn't become a bad guy, because if he does, he'd be almost unstoppable. Especially if we assume that the world gets even more technological then it already is. (which I'd say is safe to assume.)

Yeah, he could definitely cause some damage in the future. But for now, everyone should just leave him alone.

What if Micah’s ability is actually more than telling/persuading machines what to do. Funnily enough I was going to start a thread on the possible future evolutionary power of Micah, but stumbled across this one.

During S2:4/5/ there is an extreme prolonged close up of Micah’s hand touching Monica’s back which got me wondering why? Was it to show that Micah was a caring loving cousin or the fact that through his touch he can persuade or tell people what to do. It seems after this scene that Monica accepts here powers & acts on them- where before she was reluctant even accept she had a power- never mind try it out.

Is it possible that the writers have lead us to believe that Micah can only influence the actions of machines, yet with evolutionary progress he may yet be able to use the same power on humans?

Wow, maybe you're right! I never thought of that before...

Umm...didn't the writers pretty much nix this idea?

I seem to remember them telling us that it wsa nothing more than a touch.

To me, the only thing keeping Micah as a secondary player is his age. Within a few years, given his outlook on powers and his ability itself, I can EASILY see Micah turning into the Heroes version of Tony Stark or Reed Richards. The genius kid could secure funds and equipment enough to do battle with evil and I can't wait to see that develop!

He told Monica he wished he could fix her dreams and that's probably what he was trying to do, to no avail.

Obviously, I must admit that this is not a given in the show, and it has not been stated by the creative staff. All the same, it is fun for me to think about, and because it really has no relevance to the show I can keep this theory for my own. Always nice to share though

I have a really off the wall theory about Micah I've been tossing around since the "6 Months Ago" episode in season 1.

Micah is described as "my little genius" and displays his intelligence in just about everything he does. It is this inner genius which I think is Micah's true power. By applying his genius to a quickly dismantled laptop he gained a higher level of understanding. He picked up the roles of the transistors, resistors, and capacitors. He learned the language electronic systems use to communicate.

Micah can't just send any signal to a machine. He needs to have a specific order to the process. Think of it like English. If you teach a computer all the words in the dictionary it can spit them back out, but there isn't any order to it. There are no rules, no language. So Micah's ability has many facets, from electrical signal broadcasting and interpretation, to using the OSI model for language, to telekinetic repairing/rerouting of circuits. The diversity of this ability is greater than Hana who did not have Micah's genius or his ability to repair.

Personally, I think Micah's ability is very similar to Sylar's. Except I believe that Micah can gain an understanding of the universe and apply his genome as he sees fit. As Sylar watches the human brain work to replicate the ability in his own mind, Micah can study a computer system and replicate how it works in his own mind through the use of the SG. I am under the assumption that if Micah were to study plant biology he could influence plants. Or if he studied the behavior of high voltage electrical currents he could then replicate that process. Essentially, there is no limit to Micah's power as he could gain any power through understanding of how the system it relies on works... "How it all fits together."

Sooo... Here's another repost of my thoughts about Micah's evolution, fwiw:And then, that one time when Micah put his hand on Monica's back, iirc, I thought it was 'cuz he was attemptin' to figure out how to help her... Not that that has to be what he did, though.

I like the idea that Micah could eventually "fix" people. It would kind of go along with my theory that abilities will get stronger as they evolve through generations of human beings. Mainly, that Micah and Molly's abilities should be the most powerful we've seen once they've grown old enough to fully understand and use them.

(Sorry if that was too far off topic.)