Glossary

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WARNING: Glossary is a fan creation, and should not be considered canon.

There are many terms and acronyms used in Heroes and by the fan community. Reading about the series can be a daunting task for the beginner who doesn't know all these terms.

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• 4MA — Four Months Ago...
• 4ML — Four Months Later...
• 5YG — Five Years Gone
• 6MA — Six Months Ago
• 7MtM — Seven Minutes to Midnight

A

• AA — Alcoholics Anonymous
• ARG — an "alternate reality game", such as the Heroes 360 game
• AWI — Agency Without Initials, a fan term referring to the Company where Mr. Bennet works

B

• BH — Better Halves
• BWM — Boiling Water Man, sometimes used to refer to Ted Sprague

C

• Chiro — a fan-created term referring to the relationship between Hiro and Charlie Andrews
• Clach — a fan-created term referring to Claire's relationship with Zach
• CM — Company Man

E

• EDT — electronic data transception, the name used to describe Hana's power
• EM — Exploding Man, a fan-name for the person who supposedly explodes on November 8th
• EMP — electromagnetic pulse, when hard radiation interacts with matter to release electrons, causing surges that disable electronic systems
• Evolved Humans — a term to indicate all characters in Heroes who exhibit supernatural powers
• Evolvie — shorthand for evolved human

F

• F_ — when followed by a character's name, this is a fan-created term for future characters; for example, F_Hiro refers to Future Hiro
• FMA — Four Months Ago...
• FML — Four Months Later...

G

• GN — the graphic novels published by NBC to accompany each episode

H

• HDYSAEM — How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?
• HEB — Highly Evolved Beings
• HRG — Horn-Rimmed Glasses, another name for Mr. Bennet

I

• IDF — Israeli Defense Forces, the unit Hana wanted to join, but was denied admittance by an IDF enlisting officer
• Ikin — Niki backwards, used by fans to refer to Niki's alter-ego Jessica before her name was known

L

• LVPD — the Las Vegas Police Department

M

• Mascara Girl — Maya Herrera with her black tears
• MHTD/MH2D — Molly has two daddies; refers to Matt and Mohinder
• Mindrape — a fan term for a character's memory being erased
• MM — Mysterious Man, a term used by fans for The Haitian before he was properly introduced
• MMM — fan creation for the Home shared by Mohinder Suresh, Matt Parkman and Molly Walker
• MNH — Museum of Natural History
• Mylar — another fan-creation refering to the relationship between Sylar and Mohinder

N

• NtH — Nothing to Hide

O

• OG — Original Group, referring to the group of twelve
• OGL — One Giant Leap
• OFL — "Our Fearless Leader", in reference to Tim Kring
• OWI — Organization Without Initials, another fan-created term for the the Company based on its first reference of Mr. Bennet not belonging to "any organization with initials"

P

• Petrellicest — the fan created relationship between Nathan and Peter

R

• RHA — Red-Headed Agent, a name initially used by fans for Elisa Thayer before her name was known

S

• S1 — Season One
• S2 — Season Two
• S3 — Season Three
• SED — "spooky Euro dude", used to describe The Haitian
• SGS — Super-Genome Symbol, a fan-created name for the symbol that appears frequently within the show
• Syhindlar — a fan-created term referring to the relationship between Sylar and Mohinder
• sic — a Latin word meaning "thus", "so", or "just as that", used to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling is a verbatim reproduction of the quoted original
• STCSTW — Save The Cheerleader, Save The World
• SV — Shanti virus

T

• TK — telekinesis
• TPTB — The Powers That Be, used to describe the producers of the show

W

• WBP# — a specific issue of War Buddies
• Wonder Twins — nickname for Maya and Alejandro

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Relationships	Chiro • Clach • Hirondo • Hithan • Maudrey • MMM • Nissica • Pelle • Paire • Petlin • Peter vs. Sylar • Syhindlar • Waire
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