Prophecy

Prophecy
Usutu hits Hiro on the head right in front of a painting of Hiro being hit on the head.

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Many of Isaac's, Peter's, Sylar's, Usutu's, Arthur's, and Matt's artwork show prophecies of future events.

Gallery of Prophecies

Note: Clicking on one of the works will redirect you to the full-size image of the art, as seen in the gallery of Isaac's paintings.

Prophecies from Genesis

Prophecy	Realization
Isaac's makes a painting of a solar eclipse. (Genesis)	On October 1st, a solar eclipse occurs. (Genesis)
Simone stands in silhouette at Isaac's doorway. (Genesis)	Simone arrives at Isaac's apartment with a painting. (Genesis)
Isaac depicts a burning bus with fiery red flames and billowing black smoke. (Genesis)	A newspaper shows a suicide bombing in Israel, just as Isaac's painting predicted. (Genesis)
Isaac's depicts a fiery, chaotic train wreck in Odessa, Texas. (Genesis)	Claire saves a man from the wreck; Isaac watches it on TV. (Genesis)
A portrait shows a man jumping off a building, arms outstretched, perhaps flying. (Genesis)	After seeing the painting, Peter Petrelli feels encouraged to do the same thing. (Don't Look Back)
An explosion's mushroom cloud in Midtown Manhattan is painted directly on Isaac's concrete floor. (Genesis)	Peter Petrelli can't control his radiation and explodes in a massive explosion over New York, NY on November 8th. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)
A hand holds a glass of boiling water in front of a red background. (Genesis)	While in Audrey and Matt's custody, Ted emits radiation and boils water. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
A small figure stands in front of a large rock monster. (Genesis)	Isaac hallucinates that he faces off against Uluru. (Isaac's First Time)

Prophecies from Don't Look Back

Prophecy	Realization
Hiro concentrates. (Don't Look Back)	Hiro squints. (Genesis)
Hiro's clock ticks backwards. (Don't Look Back)	The clock gains one second. (Genesis)
"I did it!" (Don't Look Back)	"Yatta!" (Genesis)
In a bar, two men discuss teleportation and its "useful" possibilities. (Don't Look Back)	In a karaoke bar, Hiro and Ando discuss teleporting into the women's room. (Genesis)
9th Wonders! depicts two Japanese men discussing space-time manipulation. (Don't Look Back)	On an escalator, Hiro and Ando make parallels between time travel and Star Trek. (Genesis)
Two men discuss boldly going where no man has gone before and being "special". (Don't Look Back)	In front of a Tokyo street that looks similar to Isaac's art, Ando mocks Hiro for being special. (Genesis)
An unaired panel from the comic shows Hiro on the subway. (Claire and the Cat)	While on the Tokyo subway, Hiro dreams of going to New York City. (Genesis)
The cover of a comic shows an excited man in New York City. (Don't Look Back)	Hiro shouts "Yatta!" in the middle of Times Square. (Genesis)
Hiro discovers a trail of blood on top of a mural, in this unaired panel from the comic. (Don't Look Back)	Hiro visits Isaac's apartment, horrified to find a disturbing trail of Isaac's blood. (Don't Look Back)
An unfinished issue of 9th Wonders! shows Hiro being questioned in Isaac's apartment. (Don't Look Back)	Hiro is later interviewed by detectives just as depicted in the comic. (Don't Look Back)
In one of Peter's few precognitive moments, he doodles two stick figures, one levitating, the other wearing a tie. (Don't Look Back)	On a New York City rooftop, Peter unwittingly levitates above his older brother Nathan, who is wearing a suit. (Don't Look Back)

Prophecies from One Giant Leap

Prophecy	Realization
A painting shows a girl walking away from a boy. (One Giant Leap)	Claire Bennet walks away from Zach at their school. (One Giant Leap)
Hiro tells Ando about the explosion and his desire to save the world. (One Giant Leap)	Just as the comic predicted, Ando mocks that Hiro has had too much sake. (One Giant Leap)
The comic depicts Hiro showing Ando the comic. (One Giant Leap)	Hiro shows Ando the comic, as predicted. (One Giant Leap)
The comic shows Hiro and Ando flying from Tokyo to Los Angeles, seated on either side of a woman. (One Giant Leap)	Ando's coach flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles is made less than pleasant by the passenger between them. (One Giant Leap)
The comic shows Hiro at a car rental counter at LAX. (One Giant Leap)	Hiro rents a car from a Hotspur employee in L.A. (One Giant Leap)
The comic shows Hiro requesting a Nissan Versa. (One Giant Leap)	Hiro requests a Nissan Versa as foretold. (One Giant Leap)
A couple kisses under a red umbrella. (One Giant Leap)	Peter Petrelli and Simone Deveaux kiss in the rain. (One Giant Leap)

Prophecies from Collision

Prophecy	Realization
A blonde cheerleader looks frightened. (Collision)	Claire is frightened while being pursued by Sylar. (Homecoming)
Claire flees on the stone bleachers at Union Wells High, with a shadowy figure looming over her. (Collision)	On Homecoming night, Peter bravely follows Claire as they are pursued by a ruthless serial killer. (Homecoming)
Peter is surrounded by locker doors that seem to move on their own. (Collision)	Peter is attacked by Sylar at Homecoming, displaying his telekinesis. (Homecoming)
Hiro and Ando stand under a homecoming banner. (Collision)	Hiro and Ando arrive too late to Union Wells High School. (Fallout)

Prophecies from Hiros

Prophecy	Realization
A shadow stands over the brainless corpse of a cheerleader, red paint dripping from the canvas. (Hiros)	Thinking he had found an evolved human, Sylar kills Jackie Wilcox, and stands over her body. (Homecoming)

Prophecies from Better Halves

Prophecy	Realization
A painting shows a man standing in water with an urn. (Better Halves)	Mohinder Suresh scatters his father's ashes in the ocean at Kanyakumari, India. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
This painting seems to be of Niki Sanders. (Better Halves)	Jessica Sanders converses with Niki. (Better Halves)
The Symbol is later found on the same painting, revealing the subject is Jessica, not Niki. (Better Halves)	Jessica has a tattoo of the symbol on her right shoulder, as seen in Linderman's tape. (Collision)

Prophecies from Nothing to Hide

Prophecy	Realization
Isaac draws a sketch of Charles Deveaux. (Nothing to Hide)	Invalid Charles Deveaux talks with Peter Petrelli. (Nothing to Hide)

Prophecies from Seven Minutes to Midnight

Prophecy	Realization
Isaac paints a car violently exploding. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)	Ted causes a large explosion in order to escape. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
A painting shows a busy redheaded waitress. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)	Charlie works at the Burnt Toast Diner in Midland, TX. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)

Prophecies from Isaac's First Time

Prophecy	Realization
The woman depicted in Isaac's painting confronts him at the Deveaux Gallery. (Isaac's First Time)	Shortly afterwards, the woman runs out of the gallery and is struck by a bus. (Isaac's First Time)
Isaac paints a car crashing. (Isaac's First Time)	Claire and Brody are in a car crash. (Collision)

Prophecies from Homecoming

Prophecy	Realization
A digital image of a painting shows Peter Petrelli, dead at the Union Wells High School Homecoming. The clock in the background reads 8:12 pm. (Homecoming)	Peter lies motionless on the ground after his encounter with Sylar. Note the identical Homecoming banner in the background. (Homecoming)
Isaac paints the Exploding Man, one of the last to be done while high. (Homecoming)	Peter Petrelli is unable to control Ted's power and begins to explode. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)

Prophecies from Fallout

Prophecy	Realization
A waitress greets two patrons in a restaurant. (Fallout)	Charlie takes an order from Hiro and Ando. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
Isaac's sketch shows a man and a woman talking. (Fallout)	Hiro has bonding conversations with Charlie. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
Isaac sketches a Japanese man and a waitress, talking together in a diner. (Fallout)	Hiro and Charlie talk together at the Burnt Toast Diner in Midland, Texas. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
Isaac sketches a man waiting in a restaurant. (Fallout)	Ando waits for Hiro to return from the past. (Homecoming)
Isaac paints Hiro with a sword confronting a dinosaur. (Fallout)	Soon after, Hiro brandishes a fake sword at a fake dinosaur. (Godsend)

Prophecies from Distractions

Prophecy	Realization
Isaac says he's not finished with this painting of Charles Deveaux's rooftop. (Distractions)	Hiro and Ando travel to the future and see New York City, destroyed after an explosion. (Parasite)
Isaac paints an image of a flying purse. (Distractions)	An invisible Claude steals a woman's purse. (Distractions)
Isaac paints a seemingly empty street corner. (Distractions)	Peter and Claude stand invisibly on a street corner. (Distractions)
Isaac paints himself and Simone on Charles Deveaux's rooftop. (Distractions)	Isaac and Simone embrace on the rooftop. (Distractions)
Isaac paints an unseen object plummeting towards a parked taxi cab. (Distractions)	Peter plummets invisibly towards a parked cab. (Distractions)
Isaac paints a partially-invisible Peter next to a smashed cab. (Distractions)	Peter recovers from his fall next to the smashed cab. (Distractions)

Prophecies from Unexpected

Prophecy	Realization
Isaac paints footprints on Charles Deveaux's rooftop. (Unexpected)	As Claude trains Peter on the rooftop, both are invisible. (Unexpected)
Isaac paints an image of Peter standing in Isaac's apartment. (Unexpected)	Isaac turns around to discover Peter standing behind him. (Unexpected)

Prophecies from Parasite

Prophecy	Realization
Linderman's archives contain a painting by Isaac Mendez titled Girl on Autopsy Table. (Parasite)	After an attempted rape and being left for dead, Claire Bennet undergoes an autopsy. (One Giant Leap)
Isaac paints his own gruesome death, his brain removed. (Parasite)	In Isaac's studio, Hiro discovers the painter's body on November 8th. (Don't Look Back)
A gun is seen next to Isaac's body in the series of bloody paintings. (Parasite)	One of the Company's guns is found near a trail of Isaac's blood. (Don't Look Back)

Prophecies from corinthianlasvegas.com

Prophecy	Realization
Linderman's archives contain a painting by Isaac Mendez Godsend that shows a symbol in three colors. (corinthianlasvegas.com)	Erica Kravid has paintings hanging in her home of similarly shaped paint strokes, one in yellow, one in red, one in blue. (The Lion's Den)

Prophecies from .07%

Prophecy	Realization
Linderman's archives contain a painting by Isaac Mendez titled The Mirror Has Two Faces. (.07%)	Niki Sanders sees her reflection split in two in the elevator doors at the Montecito Casino. (Collision)
Linderman's archives contain a painting by Isaac Mendez titled Unknown Man. (.07%)	Mr. Bennet observes Niki Sanders and Nathan Petrelli in Nathan's room at the Montecito Casino. (Collision)
A painting in Linderman's archives echoes a 9th Wonders! scene in which a Japanese schoolgirl is about to be struck by a truck. (.07%)	In Tokyo, Hiro uses the comic book to find the little girl, freeze time, and prevent a tragic accident. (One Giant Leap)
Linderman's archives contain a painting by Isaac titled The President Stands Alone. (.07%)	Future Sylar impersonates Nathan and stands in the Oval Office. (Five Years Gone)
A 9th Wonders! sketch shows a hand injecting a neck with a syringe. (.07%)	Mohinder Suresh fatally injects the Haitian instead of Hiro. (Five Years Gone)
Isaac's final Inevitable painting shows his own death, with Sylar hovering nearby. (.07%)	Sylar is shown painting while Isaac's mutilated body lies nearby. (.07%)
The cover of the final issue of 9th Wonders! shows Hiro and Ando in the future. (.07%)	Hiro teleports himself and Ando five years in the future. (.07%)

Prophecies from Five Years Gone

Prophecy	Realization
9th Wonders! shows Sylar enshrouded in shadow. (Five Years Gone)	Sylar mocks Hiro after showing Ando the comic book. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)
Hiro looks at a painting of himself stabbing Sylar. (Five Years Gone)	Hiro stabs Sylar with a sword. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)
Future Mohinder looks at a painting of Future Hiro and Peter. (Five Years Gone)	Future Hiro gives Peter Petrelli the message on a subway train while time is frozen. (Hiros)
9th Wonders! shows two men struggling as another prepares an injection. (Five Years Gone)	The Haitian restrains Hiro as Mohinder Suresh prepares a lethal injection. (Five Years Gone)
9th Wonders! shows the Haitian dead. (Five Years Gone)	The Haitian is dead after he receives a lethal injection from Mohinder. (Five Years Gone)

Prophecies from The Hard Part

Prophecy	Realization
The last issue of 9th Wonders! shows Hiro and Ando atop Charles Deveaux's rooftop. (The Hard Part)	Hiro and Ando teleport to a dark future and overlook a ruined New York City. (.07%)
Sylar paints an image of Ted Sprague through the broken car window. (The Hard Part)	Ted seen through the broken car window. (The Hard Part)
Sylar paints an image of himself watching Ted Sprague at Kirby Plaza. (The Hard Part)	Sylar watches Ted at Kirby Plaza from around a corner. (Landslide)

Prophecies from How to Stop an Exploding Man

Prophecy	Realization
Sylar paints a painting of him and Peter at Kirby Plaza. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)	Peter meets Sylar at Kirby Plaza. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)

Prophecies from Lizards

Prophecy	Realization
Isaac painted Kaito's death. (Lizards)	Ando watches Kaito fall to his death. (Four Months Later...)

Prophecies from Kindred

Prophecy	Realization
A series of eight paintings culminated in the death of a man in horn-rimmed glasses as a cheerleader is passionately held by a male figure. (Kindred)	After being shot in the eye, Noah falls to the ground, dead. Behind him, West holds Claire back. (Cautionary Tales)

Prophecies from Fight or Flight

Prophecy	Realization
Peter paints two figures before a warehouse in Montreal. (Fight or Flight)	Peter and Caitlin stand before the same warehouse in Montreal. (The Line)

Prophecies from The Line

Prophecy	Realization
Isaac painted Claire lying mangled on a set of steps. (The Line)	Claire fakes being killed after being dropped by a flying masked man. (The Line)
Isaac painted a man holding a transparent vial. (The Line)	Bob shows Mohinder a variation of the Shanti virus. (The Line)
Isaac painted an angry blonde woman banging on a door with her fists. (The Line)	Niki attempts to break down the door to Bob's office. (Out of Time)
Isaac painted a shocked man and a mysterious man behind him. (The Line)	Peter stares in shock at the thousands of body bags being shown to him by Howard Lemay. (Out of Time)
Isaac painted an Asian man sword-fighting another man. (The Line)	Hiro fights Takezo Kensei. (Out of Time)
Isaac painted Mohinder firing a gun. (The Line)	Mohinder takes aim at Noah Bennet. (Cautionary Tales)

Prophecies from Career Choices

Prophecy	Realization
Isaac painted Donna lying in a pool of blood. (Career Choices)	Donna told Thompson she loved him moments before her death. (Into the Wild, Part 3)

Prophecies from One of Us, One of Them

Prophecy	Realization
A shadowy figure stalks Matt. (One of Us, One of Them)	Sylar chases Matt through FBI Headquarters. (One Giant Leap)
A woman is strong enough to push Matt out a window. (One of Us, One of Them)	Jessica throws Matt out the window of Ridgway Jewelry. (Run!)
Matt speaks with a little girl. (One of Us, One of Them)	Matt finds Molly. (Don't Look Back)
Matt is matched by another. (One of Us, One of Them)	It hurts when Matt and Peter read each other's minds. (Fallout)
A man in horn-rimmed glasses stands over Matt. (One of Us, One of Them)	Mr. Bennet brings Matt to a medical facility for testing and tracking. (Collision)
Matt stands over the body of a girl he has shot dead. (One of Us, One of Them)	At the Bennets' home, Matt shoots Claire. (Company Man)
Matt comes upon a man holding another man against a wall. (One of Us, One of Them)	Peter telekinetically holds Hiro against a Primatech Paper wall while trying to read Matt's mind. (Powerless)
Matt begins a family. (One of Us, One of Them)	Matt and Daphne have a baby. (I Am Become Death)
Matt holds a woman with a burnt back in his arms. (One of Us, One of Them)	Matt holds Daphne in his arms after the explosion burns her back. (I Am Become Death)

Prophecies from I Am Become Death

Prophecy	Realization
An explosion occurs in Costa Verde. (I Am Become Death)	Gabriel explodes in Costa Verde after his son is killed. (I Am Become Death)
A woman stands menacingly. (I Am Become Death)	Claire is a different person in an alternate future. (I Am Become Death)
A man cloaks himself. (I Am Become Death)	Mohinder sticks to the shadows. (I Am Become Death)
A man looks down in shock at another man in a puddle of blood. (I Am Become Death)	Peter looks down at his brother after slicing his head open. (I Am Become Death)

Prophecies from Dying of the Light

Prophecy	Realization
On the wall of his hut, Usutu paints himself wielding a shovel. (Dying of the Light)	In his hut, Usutu hits Hiro in the head with a shovel. (Dying of the Light)
On a rock outside his hut, Usutu paints himself wielding a shovel...again. (Dying of the Light)	Outside his hut, Usutu hits Hiro in the head with a shovel...again. (Dying of the Light)
Usutu paints two men hugging. (Dying of the Light)	Arthur hugs Peter...and steals his abilities. (Dying of the Light)
Arthur, Sylar, Flint and Knox surround a Pinehearst logo. (Dying of the Light)	Arthur's army of villains, including Sylar, Flint and Knox, gathers in Pinehearst Headquarters. (It's Coming)

Prophecies from Eris Quod Sum

Prophecy	Realization
Three individuals talk together. (Eris Quod Sum)	Mohinder speaks with Nathan and Tracy. (Eris Quod Sum)
Gabriel Gray cuts open a head. (Eris Quod Sum)	Gabriel Gray removes Trevor's brain. (Villains)
A man has his hands surrounded in flames. (Eris Quod Sum)	Flint shows off his ability. (The Butterfly Effect)

Prophecies from It's Coming

Prophecy	Realization
Hiro raises his arms excitedly. (It's Coming)	Hiro shouts "Yatta!" (It's Coming)
A young-looking Hiro gets ready to devour some waffles. (It's Coming)	A young-minded Hiro enjoys his waffles. (It's Coming)
Arthur puts his hands on Hiro's head. (It's Coming)	Arthur erases Hiro's memory. (Villains)
Arthur puts his hands on Hiro's head. (It's Coming)	Arthur erases Hiro's memory. (Villains)
Ando shows Hiro a comic book. (It's Coming)	Ando proves to Hiro that 9th Wonders! is prophetic. (It's Coming)
Hiro says, "覚えてないよ!?" (It's Coming)	Hiro says, "I don't remember that." (It's Coming)
An eclipse appears. (It's Coming)	The eclipse is seen in Haiti. (The Eclipse, Part 1)

Prophecies from The Eclipse, Part 1

Prophecy	Realization
Two men visit a couple. (The Eclipse, Part 1)	Ando brings Hiro to Matt and Daphne. (The Eclipse, Part 1)
Two men arrives at a comic store. (The Eclipse, Part 1)	Ando and Hiro arrives at Sam's Comics. (The Eclipse, Part 1)
A man holds an injured girl. (The Eclipse, Part 1)	Noah hold Claire after she was shot by Elle. (The Eclipse, Part 1)
Two men are falling. (The Eclipse, Part 1)	Peter and Nathan fall after Nathan loses his ability. (The Eclipse, Part 1)
A man concentrates. (The Eclipse, Part 1)	Hiro teleports with Ando and Matt. (The Eclipse, Part 1)
Three men stand in a cornfield. (The Eclipse, Part 1)	Hiro teleports Matt and Ando to a cornfield in Kansas. (The Eclipse, Part 1)
Three men stand in a cornfield. (The Eclipse, Part 1)	Hiro teleports Matt and Ando to a cornfield in Kansas. (The Eclipse, Part 1)
A man is trapped. (The Eclipse, Part 1)	Mohinder wraps himself in a cocoon. (The Eclipse, Part 1)
A man kisses a woman. (The Eclipse, Part 1)	Sylar kisses Elle. (The Eclipse, Part 1)

Prophecies from The Eclipse, Part 2

Prophecy	Realization
A boy plays a GameBoy while two men are talking. (The Eclipse, Part 2)	While Hiro plays his GameBoy, Kaito does some business with Noah. (The Eclipse, Part 2)
A man talks to another while holding a baby. (The Eclipse, Part 2)	Kaito talks to Noah. (Our Father)
Bennet holds the baby. (The Eclipse, Part 2)	Noah accepts baby Claire. (The Eclipse, Part 2)
A man and a woman hide behind the ferns in a greenhouse. (The Eclipse, Part 2)	Claire and Hiro visit the past. (The Eclipse, Part 2)
9th Wonders!, Issue #31 depicts a cornfield and farmhouse. (The Eclipse, Part 2)	The Millbrooks' home in Lawrence, KS. (The Eclipse, Part 2)

Prophecies from Our Father

Prophecy	Realization
A woman is sight-seeing in the rooftop. (Our Father)	Claire waits for Hiro in the Deveaux building rooftop. (Our Father)
A man grabs onto a flagpole. (Our Father)	Hiro hangs in a flag pole after being thrown by Arthur. (Our Father)

Prophecies from A Clear and Present Danger

Prophecy	Realization
A man and woman look at sketches on a table. (A Clear and Present Danger)	Matt and Claire look at his sketches on a table. (A Clear and Present Danger)
A man is tasered through a window as a blond woman watches. (A Clear and Present Danger)	Matt, standing beside Claire, is tasered through a window. (A Clear and Present Danger)
A man and woman stand next to each other. (A Clear and Present Danger)	Ando and Daphne talk about missing people and Russellville. (Trust and Blood)

Prophecies from Trust and Blood

Prophecy	Realization
Matt envisions a plane going down. (Trust and Blood)	Flight 195 begins to go down. (Rebellion, Part 1)
A woman is shot. (Trust and Blood)	Daphne is shot, just as Matt depicted. (Trust and Blood)
An Indian wedding is interrupted. (Trust and Blood)	Hiro interrupts the wedding of Annapurna and Deepak. (Building 26)
A man grimaces in pain. (Trust and Blood)	Sylar grimaces in pain after being shot in the Olympic Coffee Shop. (Building 26)

Prophecies from Cold Wars

Prophecy	Realization
A man wears a bomb-laden vest. (Cold Wars)	Matt wears a bomb-laden vest. (Exposed)

Prophecies from Game Over

Prophecy	Realization
9th Wonders! proclaims "Nathan visits the future!" (Game Over)	Tommy visits the future with Erica. (11:53 to Odessa)

Prophecies from Send in the Clones

Prophecy	Realization
Issue #31 of 9th Wonders! shows a conversation between Tommy and Miko. (Send in the Clones)	Tommy tells Miko that she is Katana Girl and shows her the comic. (Send in the Clones)
Harris says "This battle is mine" at Sunstone Manor. (Send in the Clones)	Harris says the same thing as he prepares to battle Miko Otomo. (Send in the Clones)

Prophecies from Gemini

Prophecy	Realization
A painting shows a young woman escaping an exploding building. (Gemini)	Cassandra escapes the Quarry as it burns. (Gemini)

See Also

• For a full gallery of Matt's work, see Matt's drawings.
• For a full gallery of Arthur's work, see Arthur's drawings.
• For a full gallery of Isaac's work, see Isaac's paintings.
• For a full gallery of Peter's work, see Peter's paintings.
• For a full gallery of Sylar's work, see Sylar's paintings.
• For a full gallery of Usutu's work, see Usutu's paintings.
• For information on Isaac's 9th Wonders! graphic novels, see 9th Wonders!.
• For information about precognitive power, see precognition.