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| [[Isaac]] paints in a fugue state and is not aware of the content of his paintings while creating them.
| [[Peter]] was unaware that he had started painting something until after the fact and he certainly seemed to be in a trance when Isaac's power was triggered in [[Caitlin]]'s flat.  (''[[Fight or Flight]]'')
| {{plus}} Isaac paints Peter's location but is not aware until afterwards that Peter was invisible.  (''[[Distractions]]'') He appears to need to study his paintings afterwards in order to derive meaning from them, as he needs to notice [[Peter]]'s footprints to find him.<br>{{minus}} Isaac says that he remembered the explosion while experiencing his vision -- "There was a bright light like an explosion. It wiped out the whole city like Hiroshima." <br>{{minus}} After his experience with [[Uluru]] during a trance, Isaac suddenly returns to a normal state and appears to be in a state of shock.
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| A painting shows what would happen if the painting were not created.
| Prior to his own death, Isaac created a work depicting [[Sylar|Sylar's]] death. This painting has nothing to do with his drawing of the [[Explosion|events]] at [[Kirby Plaza]]. || Isaac told Sylar that it didn't matter if he died, because it was his place to die there -  but not before he shows the others how to kill Sylar and stop the bomb. (''[[Episode:.07%|.07%]]'') || {{plus}} Season 2 partially revolves around the discovery of [[Series of eight (painting)|eight paintings]] Isaac created before he died. It is presumable that at least one other painting will play a pivotal role in the series.<br />
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{{plus}} Isaac never described the work he did of Sylar's death, leaving the door open for another work altogether. Additionally, he listed 'stopping the bomb' and 'killing Sylar' as separate goals, suggesting that maybe another work he has hidden will show how Sylar may be permanently defeated. (''[[Episode:.07%|.07%]]'')<br />
| {{plus}} When a painting does not come true, its existence is usually responsible.<br>
{{note}} Sylar seems to no longer be able to steal abilities; perhaps Isaac's last painting involved this.
:{{plus}} If the [[precognition|painting]] of [[Peter]] dead on the [[Union Wells High School]] hadn't been painted he would have never gone there.
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| Isaac's paintings depict not absolute futures, but possibilities. || The other heroes were, using Isaac's painting, able to prevent the destruction of New York and The [[Dark Future]]. (''[[Episode:How to Stop an Exploding Man|How to Stop an Exploding Man]]'')<br />
[[Sylar]] had a vision, using Isaac's powers, of himself exploding and called [[Mohinder]] in a panic. He then manipulated events so that it was [[Peter]] who lost control of his powers and became the human bomb, suggesting Sylar was capable of foreseeing multiple futures. (''[[Episode:The Hard Part|The Hard Part]]'')
| {{plus}} Isaac's multiple paintings of his death may also hint at Isaac's considering multiple futures and foreseeing his eventual death by Sylar's hand in all of them. This may be what leads him to do the art that shows [[Hiro]] how to stop [[the explosion]], rather than trying to escape what he knows is coming, ala Jesus at Gethsemane.<br />
:{{minus}} Isaac painted Noah's death, which happened, but later on Noah regained his life. Still, Noah did die. It is believed by this that the drawings are inevitable.
:{{minus}} Sylar only inferred he would explode, he never saw it.
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| The series of eight paintings [[Noah Bennet]] discusses in ''[[Lizards]]'' show the deaths of eight of the nine remaining members of the [[Group of Twelve]].  The ninth remaining member is the one responsible for the [[death threat]]s.  
| Isaac's paintings depict actual future events, but the events need only take place in one person's consciousness. || Someone experienced the fulfillment in all the seemingly unfulfilled paintings. ||
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* [[Noah Bennet]] mentions that the painting of [[Kaito Nakamura]]'s death is one of a series of eight.  (''[[Lizards]]'')
* [[Kaito Nakamura]] mentions that there are nine remaining members of the [[Group of Twelve]]. (''[[Four Months Later]]'')
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{{note}} The ninth member isn't necessarily the [[hooded killer]].  The hooded killer may be a subordinate, a manifestation of the ninth member's [[power]], or someone with close ties to the ninth member.<br>
{{minus}} It's also possible that the hooded killer is working on behalf of one of the already-dead members, and the ninth painting is either missing or one member is not considered a target.<br>
{{minus}} We also know that the last painting actually shows [[Noah|Noah's]] death, and he isn't a Company Founder.  (''[[Episode:Kindred|Kindred]]'')
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|The series of eight paintings don't just correlate to deaths of [[The Company]]'s [[Group of Twelve]], but to a string of company-related deaths in the near future; starting with [[Kaito Nakamura]] and ending with [[Mr. Bennet]].
| Isaac's paintings depict possible events in peoples lives, not just the future. || None || {{plus}} Isaac painted Nathan being President and Sylar painted himself disguised as Nathan as President.<br />
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{{plus}} Nathan also became President in another possible future.<br />
|{{plus}}[[Kaito Nakamura]]'s death was illustrated in the first of the series (and he was also the first to die amongst them). he mentioned that there are still 9 people still alive from the "Twelve Elders" who founded [[The Company]].
{{plus}} Isaac painted Hiro fighting Takezo Kensei in the tent, which was in the past, not the future.<br />
{{plus}} The deaths/paintings could be related to the pictures with [[The Symbol]] on Members' faces.  Perhaps [[Angela Petrelli]]'s painting will emerge in episodes to come. <br>
:{{minus}} That was still Hiro's future.<br />
{{plus}} [[HRG]] was also depicted in these pictures so they cannot be paintings of the 12 elders.
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|The series of eight paintings was not completed before [[Isaac Mendez]] was murdered by Sylar.  Perhaps [[Sylar]] or [[Peter Petrelli]] must finish the set.
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Prior to his own death, Isaac created a work depicting Sylar's death. This painting has nothing to do with his drawing of the events at Kirby Plaza. Isaac told Sylar that it didn't matter if he died, because it was his place to die there - but not before he shows the others how to kill Sylar and stop the bomb. (.07%) + Season 2 partially revolves around the discovery of eight paintings Isaac created before he died. It is presumable that at least one other painting will play a pivotal role in the series.

+ Isaac never described the work he did of Sylar's death, leaving the door open for another work altogether. Additionally, he listed 'stopping the bomb' and 'killing Sylar' as separate goals, suggesting that maybe another work he has hidden will show how Sylar may be permanently defeated. (.07%)
• Sylar seems to no longer be able to steal abilities; perhaps Isaac's last painting involved this.

Isaac's paintings depict not absolute futures, but possibilities. The other heroes were, using Isaac's painting, able to prevent the destruction of New York and The Dark Future. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)

Sylar had a vision, using Isaac's powers, of himself exploding and called Mohinder in a panic. He then manipulated events so that it was Peter who lost control of his powers and became the human bomb, suggesting Sylar was capable of foreseeing multiple futures. (The Hard Part)

+ Isaac's multiple paintings of his death may also hint at Isaac's considering multiple futures and foreseeing his eventual death by Sylar's hand in all of them. This may be what leads him to do the art that shows Hiro how to stop the explosion, rather than trying to escape what he knows is coming, ala Jesus at Gethsemane.
- Isaac painted Noah's death, which happened, but later on Noah regained his life. Still, Noah did die. It is believed by this that the drawings are inevitable.
- Sylar only inferred he would explode, he never saw it.
Isaac's paintings depict actual future events, but the events need only take place in one person's consciousness. Someone experienced the fulfillment in all the seemingly unfulfilled paintings.
Isaac's paintings depict possible events in peoples lives, not just the future. None + Isaac painted Nathan being President and Sylar painted himself disguised as Nathan as President.

+ Nathan also became President in another possible future.
+ Isaac painted Hiro fighting Takezo Kensei in the tent, which was in the past, not the future.

- That was still Hiro's future.


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