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Theory	Citations	Notes
Linderman was plotting world domination.	None.	+ Maybe Mr. Bennet works for him and captures evolved humans to monitor them until needed. + Linderman wants Nathan to take on the presidency. The president would be a perfect instrument for world domination. - Linderman has stated that his aims are to heal the world. + The phrase "heal the world" is open to interpretation.
Linderman was Claude's father.	None.	+ Both characters have British accents. - This is probably just because of the actors who play them. - Their accents are completely different, Linderman's is from the South, Claude's is from Lancashire. + Fathers having and protecting children with abilities is a recurring theme. + Both characters have abilities. - Linderman is the head of the organization and that same organization tried to kill Claude. + However, they also tried to kill Nathan, who was the key to Linderman's plans.
Linderman was Peter Petrelli's birth father.	None.	+ Linderman hints at involvement in past evolved human events as does Angela Petrelli + Both characters have abilities. - Mr. Petrelli was at his house with Angela and Nathan when Linderman arrived to apologize. - This does not mean Angela Petrelli didn't have an affair with Linderman.
Linderman wanted Nathan to become President of the United States so that when people having evolutionary enhancements becomes mainstream knowledge, the major power will not be inclined to capture, kill, or otherwise control them.	None.	+ Linderman has a lot of interest in people with abilities. + On several occasions, Nathan has spoken on how his natural reaction to people with abilities (were he not one of them) would be to lock them up and study them. He is against going public about the evolution of powers for fear of this very reaction. - If this was Linderman's plan, then it seems Nathan has done the exact opposite (Five Years Gone). - It was Sylar using illusion to appear to be Nathan (as the President), something Linderman could not foresee. Sylar does tell Peter that, by the time he took Nathan's power, he had already turned "bad".
Linderman's past associates will return to oppose him.	Linderman says that he used to work with other special people to "heal" the world, but they had a falling out. (.07%)	+ Linderman says the others he worked with "lost their way". (.07%) - Angela Petrelli hints at having a power to Claire. She seems to be supporting Linderman + Kaito Nakamura implies that he has a power, and he is helping Hiro prevent the explosion. (Landslide) + Charles Deveaux, who was obviously part of The Company at some point, seemed to be working against Linderman's plans before his death. (How to Stop an Exploding Man) - Linderman is dead.
In the Dark Future, Linderman died in the explosion.	Micah died in the explosion in this dark future. (Five Years Gone) A year after the explosion, the Linderman Act is passed. (Five Years Gone)	+ Linderman was presumably in New York with Micah to oversee his tampering with the election. + The Linderman Act may have been passed as a memorial. + There is no sign of Linderman in 2011. - It is possible Linderman died in the dark future the same way he has died currently. The Linderman Act may have been passed because he was brutally murdered by an evolved human. - Although Linderman was murdered by an evolved human, he also was one. + However, it is possible that he kept his ability quite secret.
Linderman's power is energy transfer, and can use this power like an energy vampire (e.g. Sauron from X-Men) or in reverse (as in healing)	He healed (gave life energy) to a plant in .07%. The episode title when we first see Linderman (McDowell) is Parasite, which may be foreshadowing for Linderman's character instead of merely a Sylar reference.	+ Simply healing is far too noble of a power for a mob boss, especially given his past dealings. - His occupation should not matter, as evolved humans are born with their abilities, rather than choose them. + Perhaps Linderman (possibly in conjunction with Angela Petrelli's power, whatever that may be) intends on using the bomb as a source of energy to absorb (either the direct bomb energy or the resulting released life energy). • A motive for the bomb may be that Linderman has discovered a way to restore his own life by absorbing external energy. Via this method he (along with possibly Angela Petrelli) may be attempting to live forever (like Dante and Hohenheim from Fullmetal Alchemist). • Along these lines it'd be funny if Angela Petrelli was the brains behind the whole plan, which she seemed to hint. (The Hard Part). :• In The 4400, the other contemporary superpower-based TV show, the character with healing abilities (Shawn Farrell) also has the ability to drain life energy.
Linderman's power could only heal physical ailments, such as wounds, cancers or dehydration. He is incapable of using his powers to cure illnesses caused by bacteria or viruses, presumably because this would require the death of microscopic life.	Linderman heals Mr. Petrelli after being shot. (War Buddies, Part 2) Linderman used his power to cure his mother's cancer. (War Buddies, Part 3) Linderman used his powers to heal an under-watered plant. (.07%) Linderman used his powers to heal Heidi Petrelli's broken spine. (Landslide)	+ If Linderman were able to cure viruses with his power, The Company would not need Mohinder to cure Molly Walker. - The virus that affected Molly might have been too powerful for Linderman to cure. - Linderman would not have to kill the bacteria or viruses, only stop them from affecting human cells. - Viruses are not living (bacteria are). • It could be that Linderman could not cure diseases caused by viruses or bacteria for some other reason than the fact that they are alive.
Mr. Linderman was involved in bringing evolved humans together in order to create offspring who have powers as well.	Mr. Linderman stated that he started Niki and D.L.'s relationship. He further stated that he was the reason Micah was born. (Landslide)	+ Linderman got Nathan and Niki together. (Collision)
Mr. Linderman will come back.	None	+ When Malcolm McDowell was asked if Linderman would return, he replied, "Good question. All I will say is that Linderman is a healer."
Mr. Linderman healed Nathan after the explosion.	None	+ Malcolm McDowell hinted that Linderman may return. • Peter may have absorbed his power, though, therefore being able to heal Nathan before losing his memory.