Matt Parkman
 Matt Parkman After proving his ability by reading an FBI agent's mind in the interrogation room, he is offered a position to assist in the investigation. Things turn dangerous when a man who appears to be Sylar shows up. Stopping the mysterious man from harming a little girl in the building, Matt tries to comfort the girl while Audrey, the FBI agent, gives chase. Ultimately, the man escapes, but not before displaying apparent telekinesis and standing after being shot. Later, Matt came home to his wife, Janice, with whom he is going to couple's therapy. Though he apologizes for missing the day's session and tries to tell her about his amazing day, she is still upset with him and doesn't want to hear it. Janice also comments about how, when she got promoted, he seemed to resent her for it. Matt told her he didn't mean to, but she just further shuts off to him. Hearing Janice think she wants him to leave, Matt responds "I will" verbally and then storms out.
At a bar, Matt hears most, if not all, the thoughts of the various patrons. However, when he comes across a patron whose mind he cannot read, he begins to hear the other voices fade out. The mysterious other man sits and stares at Matt until Matt finally collapses on the floor, unconscious.
Matt wakes up strapped to a table with Mr. Bennet standing over him. Mr. Bennet explains that they had to drug him, as Matt is telling him what he remembers last. Matt asks if he is FBI or CIA. Mr. Bennet states that the organization he works for does not have initials. Matt tries to read Mr. Bennet's mind but can't. Mr. Bennet tells Matt that with his friend around he can't read his mind. His "friend" turns out to be the mysterious man from the bar. Nevertheless, Matt is still able to discern the name of Bennet's daughter, slightly impressing Bennet with his developing power. Mr. Bennet then tells the mysterious man to "Go deep", followed by a scream from Matt.
Powers
Matt possesses telepathy, but has little control over it. He lacks the ability to turn his power off or activate it selectively, so he will often hear the thoughts of everyone in the immediate vicinity, regardless of whether or not he wants to. As he told Audrey Hanson, he cannot activate it at will, though he has been receiving more thoughts more often as of late. It is likely activated by the clear thoughts of others; thus, the time and amount depends on the "sender(s)" rather than himself. Still, he was able to pull the name "Claire" from the mind of Mr. Bennet, despite being blocked by his associate, which Mr. Bennet considered as evidence that Matt's powers are growing.
Currently, the biggest problem of the power is his inability to turn it off, allowing for a whole room of thoughts to bombard him. Also, as he stated in "Nothing to Hide," he has been having trouble honing in on a specific person in a crowd. He is unable to send messages to others or use his abilities over any significant range. In general, he only seems able to hear thoughts from those in his immediate vicinity.,/p>
In "Fallout", Matt's use of his powers has physical side effects. He suffers from headaches which causes him to take a large amount of aspirin a day. When he tried to read the thoughts of Mr. Bennet when the Hatian was with him, he recieved a severe nosebleed after forcing his way through what he described as "white noise". When attempting to read the mind of Peter Petrelli during his interrogation, Matt's telepathy and Peter's mimicry of telepathy overlapped, causing both parties to experience an uncomfortable feedback.
Character details
Played by: Greg Grunberg
First seen: Don't Look Back
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