THE HAITIAN appreciation thread!

[Golgo-13]

This thread is dedicated to the only Hero on the show who has been consistantly badass......... The Haitian!

Even his name sounds badass!

Taken from Wiki:

The Haitian has the ability to selectively erase the memories of others, a power he wields with a great deal of control. This ability was present when he was a boy, as demonstrated in the episode "Company Man".
Little is known about the process of how he erases memories. In the graphic novel "It Takes a Village, Pt. 1", the Haitian described the experience as ranging from being like "picking flowers just after a spring rain" to "reaching into the moist soil of freshly dug graves" with "grubs biting at your fingers". As a boy, the Haitian accidentally cleaned out the heads of nearby villagers, but it appears to require physical contact for more precise removal of memories by becoming "one with [the subject's] mind". In "Collision", The Haitian wipes out Matt Parkman's memory of the relatively short time of his capture. In "Hiros," The Haitian uses his power to "hollow out" Brody Mitchum's mind so extensively that Brody does not remember his own name, while retaining basic functions such as general coordination and language skills. None of these victims immediately realize that their memories have been erased. They only become aware of the change if confronted with evidence of the missing memories.
The Haitian has stated that he cannot restore memories he has erased, as revealed in "Godsend". However, in "Four Months Ago..." Peter Petrelli displayed that heroes with the power of cellular regeneration can restore their erased memories.
In the online graphic novel chapter "The Crossroads", Mohinder gives the Haitian instructions for locating Mr. Bennet, asking him if he needs to write it down during the exchange. The Haitian cryptically responds, "Memory is not an issue for me...".
The Haitian has also displayed the ability to negate the powers of other heroes within an unknown distance. He has an incredible degree of control over this power even to the point of allowing some in his vicinity to use powers and others not. This ability is not supreme, however, as various heroes have overcome it with great effort. How this aspect of the Haitian's powers works is currently unknown. His future self seems to be more proficient with this particular ability than the current Haitian, as even with the mastery that Peter Petrelli and Hiro Nakamura achieved with their abilities in the future, they still feared that their powers would be useless if they came within the general vicinity of the Haitian.

 

[Halcohol]

He's awesome. He's the man of shadow who brings the darkness into your mind. It's very film noir, and the cinematography helps to make him seem like a wraith by always cloaking him in the night.

 

[Abaddon]

One could argue he's even more badass then HRG.

 

[Val]

The Haitian is awesome, I have to agree.

 

[Golgo-13]

One could argue he's even more badass then HRG.

He is. Did you see his hand to hand combat skills in 'Four Months Ago'...pure badass!

 

[Sakuraba]

The thread should be called the ApprecHaitian Thread.

 

[Havok83]

Why is he just called the Hatian? Doesnt this guy have a real name? That always bothered me.

 

[Sawyer]

One could argue he's even more badass then HRG.

He is. Did you see his hand to hand combat skills in 'Four Months Ago'...pure badass!

Dont you dare...

 

[Golgo-13]

Don't get me wrong i love HRG, but anybody can fire a gun. Hand to hand is a true measure of badass-ness imo.

 

[Sawyer]

Don't get me wrong i love HRG, but anybody can fire a gun. Hand to hand is a true measure of badass-ness imo.

HRG pwnd West and cold-clocked Matt after his daughter was shot.

 

[Abaddon]

he told Matt it was coming though.

 

[Sawyer]

he told Matt it was coming though.

And that is what makes it so great.

 

[Golgo-13]

HRG pwnd West and cold-clocked Matt after his daughter was shot.

That's what makes it less than badass move, and West is a wimp for crying out loud.

 

[Sawyer]

Here's a few more pics to show how badass he is...

"Stings like a b**** doesnt it?"

"Hollow him out."

"What am I thinking now?"
"Your last thought."

Anyone who beats up Mohinder is great in my book.

 

[Val]

Here's a few more pics to show how badass he is...

Who is that?

 

[Abaddon]

Hana Gittelmen

 

[Golgo-13]

The Haitian man-raping Peter!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_287TMzSQs

 

[Val]

Hana Gittelmen

Is she the IM one who was in only one episode?

 

[Abaddon]

yep, Wireless

 

[Sawyer]

The Haitian man-raping Peter!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_287TMzSQs

But he doesnt dare do that to HRG.

 

[Val]

yep, Wireless

Yeah I should really get to reading those comics.

 

[Golgo-13]

You know i've never understood The Haitians loyalty to HRG. I just finished watching season 1 in it's entirety and i was under the impression, before that, that HRG was the one who found The Haitian as a boy, but he was introduced to HRG by Eric Roberts character instead.

 

[Sawyer]

You know i've never understood The Haitians loyalty to HRG. I just finished watching season 1 in it's entirety and i was under the impression, before that, that HRG was the one who found The Haitian as a boy, but he was introduced to HRG by Eric Roberts character instead.

There is a good untold story there. Maybe it will be further explored in one of the online comics or a future episode.
I think that another possibility is that his loyalty to HRG stems from his loyalty to Angela Petrelli. He had been protecting Claire, maybe HRG too.

 

[Abaddon]

in season 1 The Haitian tells Claire he won't take her memories, and he explained everything to her. But can he even erase her memories? I mean what he does is essentially brain damage, and Claire can heal from that, so maybe his ability doesn't work on her.

 

[Sawyer]

in season 1 The Haitian tells Claire he won't take her memories, and he explained everything to her. But can he even erase her memories? I mean what he does is essentially brain damage, and Claire can heal from that, so maybe his ability doesn't work on her.

I think that, if he took all her memories as he did with Peter, she would need help to try to remember. Just like Peter needed help from Adam to get his memories back.