Ishi Nakamura (中村伊詩, Nakamura Ishi) was the wife of Kaito Nakamura and mother of Hiro and Kimiko. She was an evolved human with the ability to heal others through physical contact.
Character History[]
The only time that Ishi Nakamura has been seen was early in Season 3. Hiro and Claire had gone back in time to the moment when baby Claire was given to Noah Bennet by Kaito Nakamura on the rooftop of the Deveaux Building, where Kaito and Ishi were staying at the time. During this time period, some sixteen years ago, Ishi was already dying and Hiro was only five years old. Present day Hiro had been in a confrontation with Arthur Petrelli previously and his mind was that of a much younger version of himself. After some snooping around, Present Hiro and Claire parted ways. Present Hiro found a window of time to sneak into Ishi's room and speak with her. He told his mother of how his mind was messed up and she was able to fix it by kissing his forehead and using her healing abilities. Ishi apparently had the Catalyst inside of her and earlier, she and Kaito had a debate on who to give it to; infant Claire or their son, Hiro. Ishi wished for Hiro to have the Catalyst and so, when time allotted, she gave it to Hiro and died soon after.
Powers[]
- Healing: Ishi has the ability to heal living things. Like Daniel Linderman, she seems to require physical contact with whom she is healing. Ishi Nakamura was apparently unable to use her ability to heal whatever condition was killing her. It is unclear if this means that healers cannot heal their own injuries or if Ishi's condition was beyond all healing. An alternative possibility is that her disease was caused by a pathogen, in which case the limitations on Linderman's ability mentioned above (he was unable to cure Shanti virus) could apply here. Ishi's apparent preferred gesture was that of a kiss, due to her affection for her son and for her dove, but she presumably has the same physical contact requirements as Linderman. Though she was unsure, Ishi was able to restore more than a decade's worth of her son's memories after Arthur Petrelli's attack.
Notes[]
- Ishi Nakamura named her son Hiro to commemorate his grandfather's experience in Hiroshima (The Crane). It is unknown whether this grandparent is the father of Ishi or of Kaito.
- There are inconsistencies as to the date of Ishi's death. In Cautionary Tales, she is shown to have died in 1990, with her funeral being held in the same year. However, in Our Father, she is shown to have died in 1991 after giving the catalyst to Hiro, yet the meeting between Kaito and Noah was revealed to take place in 1992, in Hell's Angel, suggesting that the events of Our Father, including Ishi's death, would also have occurred in 1992.
Trivia[]
- In the cast commentary for Our Father, Masi Oka says that "Ishi" is a Japanese word meaning "stone".
Appearances[]
- Our Father