At my mundane day job, I often chat with a co-worker James about our theories and fascination with Heroes.
James was sharing somethings he noticed and it spiraled me to make this connection. The part that I didn’t know was the telling of the hero’s tale - Kensei’s tale - at the Yamagato Fellowship website:
With war threatening to fracture Japan, he went to the Dragon of Kiso Mountain and asked him to teach him the secrets of the sword. The Dragon agreed to help in exchange for all of his love. Takezo loved a princess with all his heart but knew Japan would fall if he did not triumph, so he agreed. The Dragon taught him and he became Kensei (a sword saint).
With his newfound knowledge, Kensei fought and won a great battle – thus saving his people. After the battle, the Dragon came to Kensei’s palace to collect on their deal. The Dragon demanded the life of the princess. Kensei refused and cut out his own heart, handed it to the dragon and said, “My love is in here. Take it.” And then he died. When the Dragon saw what Kensei was willing to sacrifice for his people (and his love) he was so moved that he replaced Kensei’s heart and breathed fire-life back into the swordsman.
Now we know that Kensei is a lot like the story told above, but I have a theory.
Hiro is the Dragon
Look at the story and paralell it with what we have seen so far.
The story begins that Kensei was a great warrior and he is taught valuable lessons from the Dragon which make him the hero of legend that will be written about. Hiro changes Kensei’s selfish path and teaches him what he needs to know in order to become this hero.
Also, the Dragon demands that which Kensei loves most. In recent episodes we see Kensei fall in love with the Japanese princess. We also know that Hiro is ALSO in love with the princess. So much so, that he choose not to return to modern day and chooses to tag along as Kensei’s sidekick.
I believe time will come in the story when Hiro will confront Kensei about his feelings for the princess and Kensei will make gesture (cut out his own heart perhaps) to illustrate to Hiro that he would be willing to sacrifice himself for the princess and Hiro will have to concede.
Time will tell if I am right.
This post was Authored by Rodney Brazeau, Senior Editor for the TVShow Blog and Our Resident Authority on all things Heroes and Smallville
Comments
Interesting stuff. My big theory is that Takezo Kensei is the person who killed Hiro’s dad.
A couple week ago they were exploring Clarie’s ability a little more. They discussed if she could regenerate and if she could die. Around the same time we discovered that Kensei has the same ability (or does he, more later). So, can Kensei die or could he have lived for over 300 more years and have been apart of the group of 12 that Hiro’s dad speaks of. Hmmmm…
Also Hiro’s dad was killed by someone grabbing him and jumping off a building, then this person just walked away.
Furthmore, I actually believe that Kensei is an Empath like Peter. He is playing possum to Hiro now and is already weel aware of all of his abilities.
“My big theory is that Takezo Kensei is the person who killed Hiro’s dad.”
Matt, that is my theory as well! I was talking to one of my friends last week and I told him the same thing for the same reasons. He doesn’t agree with me, but he also didn’t remember the body falling to the ground with Hiro’s dad; he thought the guy flew away. I told him to go back and watch the ending of the episode again.
It’ll be crazy if we turn out to be right.
Rodney, I like your theory about Hiro possibly being the Dragon, it makes sense to me.
And while I like the whole Kensei storyline I really miss Hiro and Ando running around together. I hope Hiro comes back to modern day soon!