Superheroes Never Die

With Heroes Season 2 finale, we saw 2 of the Heroes supposedly "bite the bullet". Nathan was the more literal death as he was shot twice by an unknown assailant from the back of a press conference crowd. This came right before Nathan was going to shock the world, and expose the fact he couldd fly and that there were many other people with powers like him living amongst the population.

Niki/Jessica was the other presumed death. She was rescuing Monica Dawson from a burning building, held up a fallen wood post so Monica could escape, and presumably Niki didn't escape. The building blew up and young Micah, the son of Niki was left devastated. A true death or just a suspenseful cliff hanger for Season 3? They didn't show her escape, which is often the greatest trick in comic books and even soap operas.

In comic books, these things happen every other issue. Superman, Batman, Spiderman, X-Men have all died, many times. The heroes are shot, blown up, drowned, evaporated, and we are to think they are gone for good. But never fear, they return, again, and again, and yet again. It's part of the fun. Even if the original artist or writers truly kill them off, someone else picks up the series and re-creates it. Fans would be disappointed if their hero really were to be eliminated.

Evidence that Niki and Nathan may not be gone for good comes in the form of the "blood cure". We saw it used on Nathan via Takezo Kensei aka Adam Monroe. Nathan survived a deadly nuclear blast at the hands of his brother way up in the atmosphere. He was badly burnt up to a crisp, but still alive. Adam's blood restored his health, when added to his mix at the hospital.

Further evidence comes from Mr. Noah Bennet (HRG) and Maya. Each were presumably down for the count, after being shot. But a dose of Claire's blood injected into their blood streams saved the day. What's to say this cure can't save the latest 2 to go down? Of course, these are also real life actors. The parts could be played by others, or they really could be gone from the show to pursue new acting gigs in movies or TV. Additionally, Peter comes into contact with you, he's got your power, so you may be less needed. But remember, in the superhero world, deaths are usually temporary and a means of suspense until the next exciting episode or issue.