Template:Heroes character box Elle Bishop is a fictional character in the NBC drama Heroes, portrayed by Kristen Bell. An agent of the Company, she possesses the power to generate and manipulate electricity. Her father is Robert Bishop, the head of the Company.[1] She has a mental illness mainly because of testing of her abilities when she was younger, done to her by her father. She seems to be angry and upset with him after finding out what he did to her by Noah.
Character overview
Elle first appears in "Fight or Flight", searching for Peter Petrelli in Ireland. Following a tip from Will, she goes to the Wandering Rocks Pub and questions Ricky about Peter's whereabouts. When he pretends not to know Peter, she kills him with a large bolt of electricity on her way out the door. Later on, during a telephone conversation with her father (later revealed to be Bob), she dismisses the murder as trivial and insists she can find Peter, but is pulled off the assignment, much to her frustration.
Elle displays sadistic behavior and admits to being diagnosed as a sociopath. She also admits to accidentally setting her grandmother's house on fire at age 6 and causing a major blackout in Toledo, Ohio, at age 8. As mentioned in "Four Months Ago", Elle is 24 years old, and has lived in the Company's holding facility for 16 of those years. In these 4 months she seems to have developed a crush on Peter and is upset and angry when he escapes, so angry that she blasts him setting him ablaze.
In "Cautionary Tales", Noah Bennet tells Elle that her father, Bob, allowed the Company to perform tests on her, including subjecting her to high doses of electricity, which led to her twisted personality. Elle has no recollection of the tests, and Noah suggests that the Haitian had a role in removing her memories. Once she swaps with Claire she attacks West and Claire and tries to attack Noah but he shoots her before she can hurt him or anyone else, Bob then runs to her side. At the end of the episode she is seen in the car with Bob and Mohinder and gives Bob a look of distrust.
Powers and abilities
Elle can generate, discharge, and direct electrical arcs, through different parts of her body. She can use it at different power levels, making it powerful enough to weld a lock, kill a man or knock somebody out. She has been shown to be able to use it for various effects. It is shown that she is not immune to the electricity she can produce as when she is drenched in water, and attempts to create electricity she ends up electrocuting herself, causing great pain.
References
- ^ "Cautionary Tales". Heroes. 2007-11-19.
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