The Company (Heroes)

The Company refers to a fictional covert international organization in the NBC drama "Heroes". Its primary purpose is to identify, monitor and study those individuals with special genetically derived special abilities. The Company played a central role in the plot of Volume Two, during the second season of the series. It is a very notable organization in the series and is connected to several of the characters.

Founders

In season two, Kaito Nakamura revealed that there were twelve founders of the Company,cite episode | title = Four Months Later... | episodelink = Four Months Later... | series = Heroes | serieslink = Heroes (TV series)| credits = Director: Greg Beeman, Writer: Tim Kring | network = NBC | airdate = 2007-10-15] and a photo of the twelve is later seen (listed below under "Group photo"); it did "not" include Adam Monroe, an immortal human with the ability of spontaneous regeneration, who is described as the one who "brought them all together." The Company began sometime between January 1977 and February 14th, 1977. Monroe was locked away for thirty years on November 2, 1977, concluding that he only spent about 10 to 11 months with the Company. [cite episode | title = The Kindness of Strangers | episodelink = The Kindness of Strangers (Heroes) | series = Heroes | serieslink = Heroes (TV series)| credits = Director: Adam Kane, Writer: Tim Kring | network = NBC | airdate = 2007-10-15] For the first two seasons of the show, Bob heads operations for the Company and has implied that he is its financial source. However, when Sylar kills him in the second episode of season 3, Angela Petrelli takes over. Several of the founders have children who are evolved humans and who are main characters within the series.

Group photo

In an interview with BuddyTV, Tim Kring was asked about the photograph of the group of twelve seen in The Kindness of Strangers, and he confirmed that "we will be seeing more of the five as yet unknown characters, and that they will be played by the same actors featured in the photo." He briefly talked about how difficult it was to arrange that picture, as it includes actors and refers to plots that are still many episodes away, so they needed to plan ahead. [ [http://heroesfanatics.com/latest/heroes-exclusive-kristen-bell-and-tim-kring-talk.html Heroes Fanatics - NBC Heroes news and forum - 'Heroes' Exclusive: Kristen Bell and Tim Kring talk ] ] In "Cautionary Tales", a complete version of the photo is shown in a scene with character Matt Parkman. In this scene, all the names of the founders are shown and revealed. As of the conclusion of Volume Two, five of the founders have yet to be seen on screen: Carlos Mendez, Suzanne Amman, Arthur Petrelli, Paula Gramble, and Harry Fletcher.

The photo was taken some time after the start of the Company (Kaito Nakamura and Victoria Pratt were much older than they were during the 1977 flashback in "Truth & Consequences"), so Monroe would have still been locked up at the time.

Assignment Tracker Files 2.0

On February 7, 2008, data files were updated. Some new information was added, most notably personal histories and psychological profiles for each file, names and descriptions of abilities, a psychological evaluation for Hana, and a new file for Matt Neuenberg. The files can be accessed through the URL or the passwords, which are:
* Charlie Andrews: C007 Currently unavailable
* Leonard Cushing: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=d724c951eef8db841029d1349138d523 C022] (password: LCtsn45p)
* Echo De Mille: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=d6ecf6458fcd28f8ac1b4355b9cbf599 C009] (password: EDgch49la)
* Julian Dumont: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=b06c8946a936f43b2c7927b3e817c530 C011] (password: JDsiy88p)
* Donna Dunl
http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=20ccc44d9280df61f9edf33cd21f51b4 C017] (password: DDrgi77b)
* Richard Drucker: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=91070207d6f529745a2a6c2a6549e6f0 A012] (password: RDghxiia)
* The German: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=7aed799a7ce94f78811b22f2189f4997 C014] (password: TGmgx14r)
* Hana Gitelman: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=3ad364e510fb10a577f0aa2eb569f3cd C001] (password: HGghx11a)
* Gabriel Gray: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=32fc6c65a684250b40fdaab8579e837d C004] (password: GGeh81zu)

* Bianca Karina: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=fa66c005baaf29e15369a7582f856b9e C015] (password: BKoir72mn)

* Brendan Lewis: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=f940cb529b2adceb38700599258b4578 C020] (password: BLjtd19f)
* Connie Logan: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=2c46760c8fec152eda9ba9fbfe895f07 C008] (password: CLql99dt)
* Matt Neuenberg: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=e3752b476feb1e362ac919312457bb64 C025] (password: MNjdq12e) Nonfunctional password found by viewing the source code
* Matt Parkman: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=50fa1561ce383dd1f442f15e339ef8ed C002] (password: MPggtn75x)
* Maury Parkman: A011 Currently unavailable
* Peter Petrelli: C016 Currently unavailable
* Ted Sprague: [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=03291e769d3aaeb13296b63e277ea87c C003] (password: TSntz14b)

Facilities and associated fronts

Deveaux Society

The Deveaux Society, [ [http://boards.9thwonders.com/?s=&showtopic=3302&view=findpost&p=9910 9th Wonders] ] [ [http://www.myfanbase.de/index.php?mid=1492&pid=2666 MyFanbase Interview] ] [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=9545 Comic Book Resources Interview] ] owned by Charles Deveaux. The most prominently shown subsidiary of the Deveaux Society is the Deveaux Building which is featured in several of the Company's interactions such as: the transfer of an infant Claire to Noah Bennet by Kaito Nakamura; an unspecified sequence or vision by Peter Petrelli of a meeting between Charles Deveaux and Angela Petrelli; a meeting between Kaito Nakamura and Angela Petrelli to discuss the death threats placed on their lives; the scene of Kaito Nakamura's death; and the scene of a photo taken of the Company founders. Another subsidiary is the Deveaux Gallery where most of Isaac Mendez's paintings were shown and sold. It is located in New York City.

Alaska

An unnamed facility in Alaska is where Hana Gitelman was taken by Noah Bennet. Here, she was trained in the use of her powers and given extensive medical examinations. ["Wireless" (Part Two)]

Kirby Plaza

Kirby Plaza is where Linderman and Thompson had offices and labs,cite episode | title = The Hard Part | episodelink = The Hard Part | series = Heroes | serieslink = Heroes (TV series)| credits = Director: John Badham, Writer: Aron Eli Coleite | network = NBC | airdate = 2007-05-07] as did Nakamura. It is situated in New York City. This was the site where the prophesied explosion was to take place.

Linderman Group

The Linderman Group, or Linderman Corporation [ [http://www.yamagatofellowship.org/videoPlayer5.shtml Yamagato Fellowship ] ] , situated in Las Vegas, was the business empire owned by Daniel Linderman; it is the umbrella over Linderman's casinos. The Linderman Group played a major part in the funding of Nathan Petrelli's congressional bid, which resulted in his win. It may also be connected to the mafia. The Corinthian Hotel & Casino was where Linderman kept numerous objects, including several paintings by Isaac Mendez, Takezo Kensei's sword, and several historical documents, paintings, and art work. Linderman also kept a collection of information on the lives of several evolved humans. The casino has been demolished; Micah speculates the implosion was used to cover-up illegal activities. [ [http://www.corinthianlasvegas.com/gaming/gaming_video.shtml The Corinthian Casino & Hotel] ] It is revealed in "Heroes Evolutions" that the password to access Linderman's archives online was "Vietnam", though this was later changed to "twelfth". The Montecito Resort & Casino was another casino owned by the Linderman Group.

Members of the Linderman Group were not necessarily members of the Company, but were connected to the Company and its operations, in one way or another. They were:

Notes

#Although it goes against the Company's protocol, the Haitian and Elle were assigned to go and collect Peter Petrelli and Adam Monroe, after their escape from the facility in Hartsdale. Protocol usually only sends out teams of two, one agent being a normal human and the other agent being an evolved human.
#Molly Walker never officially worked for the Company. She was used by the Company as the Walker Tracking System. According to Bob, the Company knows of her whereabouts, so she is not considered rogue. However, the circumstances surrounding her adoption by Mohinder Suresh and Matt Parkman have not been made clear.
#Mohinder was hired to work at the Company for the first time by Thompson. His first assignment involved him working with Molly Walker finding a cure for the Shanti virus.
#Although Micah Sanders never officially worked for the Company, he was kidnapped by Candice Wilmer, on Company orders, and used in an assignment to rig the New York election, helping Nathan Petrelli win.
#Isaac Mendez never officially worked for the Company. He was actually associated with the Company and Noah Bennet. Bennet brought Mendez into the Company's fold so that Isaac could paint more prophetic pictures in order for Bennet to save Claire from Sylar. Mendez was also associated with Linderman, as Linderman purchased most of Mendez paintings and used them as a "road map" to unlock the future and unify the world.

References

External links

* [http://corinthianlasvegas.com/ CorinthianLasVegas.com] , an NBC-maintained website for the Corinthian Casinos by extension of "Heroes Evolutions".
* [http://www.primatechpaper.com/ PrimatechPaper.com] , an NBC-maintained website for Primatech Paper Company by extension of "Heroes Evolutions".
* [http://www.samantha48616e61.com/ Samantha48616e61.com] , an NBC-maintained website for Hana Gitelman by extension of "Heroes Evolutions".
* [http://www.votepetrelli.com/ VotePetrelli.com] , an NBC-maintained website for the Nathan Petrelli's congressional bid by extension of "Heroes Evolutions".
* [http://yamagatofellowship.org/ YamagatoFellowship.org] , an NBC-maintained website for the Yamagato Fellowship by extension of "Heroes Evolutions".