(Save the cheerleader, she'll save you)

One of the most mysterious characters in Heroes Season 3 Fugitives is a text messager known simply as "Rebel". The rebellious figure has been sending instructional messages to everyone amongst the heroes to aid them in escaping. Rebel's warned Matt Parkman, Suresh, Peter, Claire, Hiro and Ando all of the impending dangers. In Episode 18 "Exposed", the puppetmaster villain (who Sylar must not have killed?) showed up at the Bennet home informing Claire that Rebel told him "Claire will save you".

In the last episode, Angela Petrelli crushed the idea that she was the Rebel when Nathan confronted her. That doesn't leave her out, because the Petrelli's aren't always upfront about everything. She did mention that she doesn't know how to use computers very well though. It could be an insider, but most likely it's someone we've seen before. One individual we haven't seen or heard from since earlier in "Villains", is Micah Sanders, Nikki/Jessica's technogeek-son, who definitely knows how to manipulate technology. Micah was able to get Nathan elected, eject wads of cash from ATM's and order free Pay-Per-Views on TV, so there's no reason he wouldn't be able to use his abilities to hack into the mainframes over at Building 26. He may be hiding out somewhere and viewing the same video feeds that the people going after the heroes are. Micah never really met all of the heroes he's contacted such as Claire Bennet, but he could very well have retrieved some sort of files or list via his hacking.

There's some other possibilities. There was the female known as Wireless who appeared in only a few episodes, but had the ability to control communications devices. My memory might be skewed on this, but I don't recall the soldier (Scott) who was tested with the formula and became super strong getting killed, although he may have burned in the nasty fire at Pinehearst. Claire's real mother who had pyrokinesis supposedly perished in an explosion/fire as did Nikki/Jessica during Season 2. Monica Dawson has also been M.I.A. Another character who basically just vanished is West, Claire's former classmate love interest. He's got that power of flight which has kept Peter from being captured and he could possibly be able to run some surveillance from the sky. The smart money's on Micah Sanders for now, until we get some more revealing clues about this mysterious yet helpful character.

The 3rd season of Heroes continues to create anticipation in fans, while there is continued speculation that a SAG strike may put this season to an abrupt end or on hold. While fans wait for the return of Season 3, they can still go to various websites online that connect to the Heroes show. A recent article at Fast Company examines all of the cool online offerings for the show.

Included in these various sites are:

Primatech Paper Site,
Corinthian Casino & Hotel,
Yamagato Fellowship,
Activating Evolution and a
Create Your Hero (by Sprint)
Heroes Trivia Contest (by Sprint).

Many of these sites are fully interactive, allowing fans a very unique web-based experience that connects them to the hit NBC series and its various characters. Several of the offerings deal with deceased characters or those no longer seen on the show, such as Hanna "Wireless" and Mr. Linderman, the mob boss who was killed by DL Hawkins on Season 1. One such offering allows fans to receive text messages from Primatech as if they were agents working for "The Company". Are you on the list?

See the article "The Wide, Wide World of Heroes" here.

The Mysterious Richard Drucker

(above image courtesy of NBC.com)

I haven't followed the NBC Heroes graphic novels online but many die-hard fans look to these for more info about Heroes and their stories. Some tell new side tales away from the show as well. One in particular involves a mysterious man named Richard Drucker, who is a long-lost relative of Hana Gitleman. You may have remembered Hana from just a few episodes of Heroes in Season 1. She was the character Wireless, capable of intercepting and sending communication via phone, computer, etc. She met up with Ted Sprague and Matt Parkman to tell them about the Company and it's method of tagging, tracking and taking out Heroes.

Richard Drucker is believed to be the uncle of Hana aka Wireless. The official NBC Heroes site and several other sites have various clues and info about the mysterious man.

According to NBC's Heroes site: The Company's file on Drucker states that he can "intercept, generate, and interpret electronic, digital, and radio transmissions" and lists the Kingdom of Bhutan as his last known location.

The NBC Heroes site also features a section all about Richard Drucker. There's also an interesting chat online between Hana and Micah Sanders. It's a real time IM session between the two and you can check out their conversations here at the Corinthian Las Vegas Site.

In addition, there's a cool news report you can watch here about Richard Drucker, and messages on the 9th Wonder Forum which provide even more clues.