Talk:Ando Masahashi

He Has A Power
In the alternate future at the beginning of series 3 he is seen using a red lightning bolt thing. Now, this is noted on this page but on all of the other pages it is said that Ando has no abilities, yet he must eventually acquire one.

Also he probably recieves his ability the same way Mohinder does... MylesRW (talk) 17:38, 6 October 2008 (UTC)


 * That's in the future, right now he doesn't have any powers. I would hope that any mention of his power would be made in the context of him displaying that power in a possible future by attacking Hiro. It's like the future powers of Peter, we don't say he's absorbed that power, we simply note that at some random point in the future he may have. Padillah (talk) 17:44, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Personality Section
There is no personality section listed in any of the other "Heroes" articles, nor does it seem necessary on this one. I suggest that we remove it. I would like to reach at least some minor consensus first though, so as to avoid edit wars. Valaqil 14:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

The First
In the episode "Parasite", we see Hiro teleporting both Ando and himself right before they were caught by Linderman's thugs. It is from the second episode after that that we discover Hiro time-travelled them both five years into the Dark Future. This event made Ando the first non-evolved human to attain the honor of travelling through time via Hiro's power —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.60.247.98 (talk) 03:36, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Name in Kanji
Where does it specifically state that Ando's name in kanji is written that way? Otherwise it might just end up being removed from the page as it would be considered to be something that is "unsourced". As far as I'm concerned, different Japanese names are actually be written in many different kanji with different meanings. Even those who have the same name might have theirs written differently from each other. So how is it that Ando's name is written like that without any source provided? - DivineLady 10:25, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't remember who came up with that, I just nihongoed it, but I guess you got a valid point there. Maybe we should remove it until Heroes airs in Japan, just to see how they'll write it. -- Fray Andrés de Pentarillo 00:38, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Why not just enter the name in Hiragana? That's immutable. --MahlerFan 21:20, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * IMHO there would be no point then, it would just be a transcription into Japanese. I'm gonna go ahead and remove the kanji though. --Pentasyllabic 21:35, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I notice that the kanji 安藤 for Ando were recently reinstated. This seems correct to me - if anyone wants verification, an example I have found is on this photo (from the Heroes page at IMDB) of a letter clearly addressed to "安藤" (Andō). 133.1.90.161 06:14, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Not to dig up the past but, for those interested this is a more direct link. Padillah (talk) 15:50, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Weird Name
The name "Ando Masahashi" sounds ridiculous in Japanese. "Ando" (安藤) is a fairly common surname in Japan. But if his full name is written in the same order as "Hiro Nakamura" (personal name followed by surname), then it must be a personal name, which is ridiculous. The use of Ando is almost exclusively for surnames.

"Masahashi," if it writes "正橋," is a very uncommon surname. So together, his name consists of two surnames. If Masahashi were "Masashi" (正志, 将史, etc.) miswritten, then it would be a fairly common personal name in Japan. But then again since it's put in the place of surname, it can't be so anyway. --Hermeneus (user/talk) 21:41, 27 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I've met Japanese people with "last names" as first names. It's not that uncommon in any language really. It might sound a little strange, but not ridiculous.--ZayZayEM 08:19, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I am a native Japanese speaker and the name Ando Masahashi sounds very strange and ridiculous to me. I believe that anybody who can come up with names like Ando Masahashi, as well as Kensei Takezo, does not have any knowledge in Japanese people's names. So, ZayZayEM, would you please list up the names of the Japanese people with 'last names' as their first names as you mentioned? I do not know of any Japanese with "last name" as her first name. While people can have the same names, such as David, as either their first or last names in English speaking countries, it is extremely rare (personally I've never heard of) to see Japanese "with 'last names' as their first names." I always feel somewhat sad when I hear strange Japanese names in American fictional works, which is not so uncommon, such as Hoshi Sato in Star Trek Enterprise. (Yes, Hoshi is a very strange name as a first name. As a last name it is uncommon but not strange.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.18.50.88 (talk) 08:03, 11 July 2008 (UTC)


 * No matter what is reality, his name is Ando Masahasi. We can't change that.  There's really no point in arguing whether there is actually someone with a surname as a first name.  He could have had strange parents.  People can name their kids whatever they want.  It doesn't really matter. ~ Auzemandius {talk/contrib} 14:43, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Alternate future death
I thought Ando was killed by Sylar in the alternate future?

Or was it just that 9th wonders the comic book from the alternate future showed that Ando would be killed by Sylar in the present when he returned, but the actions of Ando and Hiro after returning to the present changed this making it a non-existent present-future (or as-yet-to-be present).

Time travel arcs are confusing...--ZayZayEM 08:21, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Do we still need the Alternate Future section?
This one isn't even about Ando, it's about Peter and Hiro. This is getting silly. I'd like to get rid of the alternate future sections. They are outdated and invalid since Peter stopped that version of the future from happening. Yes, I understand there are references to the future in the new season but to keep the information on the off chance that it will be related to something that might come up is the embodiment of WP:CRYSTAL. We need to purge these sections. padillaH (review me)(help me) 13:21, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

"Death"
Should it be posted as an actual death because anyone who's seen Heroes knows that when people die, 9 times outta 10, they don't stay dead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.196.66.117 (talk) 02:10, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't go that far. One as you note I don't think it's going to be an actual death. Two I have misgivings about Hiro's ability to simply and cold-bloodedly kill Ando that way. It was too far out of character and there's going to be a reveal of some sort in the upcoming episodes. On the other hand, it's what we know and we can change it later if needs be. Padillah (talk) 11:51, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Personally, I think it gives 'future' Ando plenty of motivation to kill 'future' Hiro, so I highly doubt hes dead. As for Hiro, well hes dead in my heart so thats all that matters. Dragon queen4ever (talk) 21:25, 14 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Anything about how or why he's not dead is speculation unless it comes from an official source (the show, an interview with cast or crew, etc). We saw him get stabbed (and I was shocked as hell, and hope it'll get undone somehow), but until we hear otherwise, he's dead. EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 21:37, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Using his power with Daphne to travel back in time
According to Einstein's theory of relativity, moving faster than the speed of light can allow one to travel backwards in time. Ando and Daphne can combine their powers to achieve this feat.

In this power duo, shown in the episode "Dual", I can understand traveling BACK in time, but how did they travel FORWARD in time after they saved Hiro? I'm pretty sure Einstein's theory doesn't include forward time travel.

64.85.242.80 (talk) 06:21, 16 December 2008 (UTC)


 * So let me get this straight. Flying, Cryokinesis, Pyrokiensis and moving faster than the speed of light you have no problem with, it's the physics you don't believe? Dude, it's a TV show. It's not actually real. Padillah (talk) 14:33, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, that's the funny thing, time dilation is the only thing with the Theory of relativity that remotely has to do with time travel. Einstein never suggested that time travel was possible, forward or backward.
 * In any case, even if they do something completely ridiculous ("I can turn into Scooby Doo at will!"), they made that choice. We're just here to post what they've done, not what they should have done. ~ Auzemandius {talk/contrib} 14:36, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * As I understand it, Einstein hypothesised that time slows down at higher speeds, tending to stand still at the speed of light - one of the reasons you can't get there. I also know that a few people have gone on to say "but if you could get there, doesn't that mean time will go backwards?" - which is nice speculation. There's all sorts of physics-based problems with being able to use speed to go back in time, but according to some theories... it might be possible. If it helps 64., The moving forward in time that bugged me to. But it's plot-tastic! -- WORM  MЯOW  08:39, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

In Heroes, space and time can be manipulated in the same way. Hiro can move backwards through time just as he can from place to place. I saw her power jump as making her able to move forwards and backwards through time as well as space. (Instead of running left to rght, the boost enabled her to move up and down) Does that make sense? I realise it's just OR, but it would make sense with how Hiro's power enables him to cross both of these boundaries. Jacobshaven3 (talk) 22:10, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

alternet futuer
sense in the second alternet futurer ando has a the power to release energy blasts the same color to his current power increaseing power does that mean that his power might also do the same thing later on in the series —Preceding unsigned comment added by Voltageman78 (talk • contribs) 23:53, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * All we know is that Ando blasts Hiro in the alternate future, either knocking Hiro unconscious or killing him. The effect is the same for Ando in both, so I think it's safe to assume it's the same power... -- WORM  MЯOW  08:34, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, Ando could have just overloaded Hiro's system or his power is like an energy blast to normal humans, like hiro-RREDD13 (talk) 19:53, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Crimson Arc
mention it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.93.242.200 (talk) 23:32, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

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