Same Symbol On Hiro's Sword And Jess's Back?

03-05-2007, 03:01 AM

whats the symbol on Hiro's sword and jess's back?

LUKEYP · 03-05-2007, 12:16 PM

Means 'God Send'.... Was explained in the episode aptly named 'Godsend'

Dogai · 03-06-2007, 03:48 PM

I believe it's also the genetic marker that gives people abilities as well as indentify the ones that do.

04-03-2007, 12:07 AM

I read somewhere that the symbol is modled after a RNA symbol.

04-14-2007, 12:51 PM

looks like a piece of a dna structure to me

bennet · 04-19-2007, 04:33 AM

"The helix
The helix is a symbol that appears quite frequently throughout the series. In episode 12 ("Godsend") the symbol appears on the sword hilt and Ando Masahashi remarks that it appears to be a combination of two Kanji characters: 才 (Sai) meaning "Great Talent" and 与 (Yo) meaning "Godsend". During an interview at the Wizard World in Los Angeles, writer and Co-Producer Aron Coleite stated that it literally means “God sending great ability.” Writer and co-executive producer Micheal Green stated that the writers know it as "the helix"[9]. This symbol frequently appears as a pattern formed by mundane objects, but it also appears on certain plot-significant items and on several characters:

- On various paintings by Isaac Mendez.
- On Jessica's back whenever she surfaces as Niki's alternate personality. When Jessica is repressed, the symbol does not appear on Niki's back. This also appeared on a painting of "Jessica" by Isaac. The symbol was hidden under an extra layer of paint. Later on, Jessica hides the symbol (an apparent tattoo) under a layer of foundation makeup.
- On the hilt of a katana once owned by 16th-century samurai Takezo Kensei, possibly the earliest known manifestation of the symbol. This katana is held by Hiro Nakamura.
Printed on the front of Dr. Chandra Suresh's book, Activating Evolution.
- On a warehouse door at Primatech Paper, in "Company Man".
- On the Primatech Paper model in a flashback, also in "Company Man".
- On the Haitian's necklace.
- In Chandra Suresh's algorithm program, formed by the code on the computer screen."

wikipedia.org

Dazed_and_confused · 04-23-2007, 12:26 AM

bennet is right, nice post.
Some more photos when the symbol appears:

04-23-2007, 12:26 AM	#7
Dazed_and_confused Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1	bennet is right, nice post. Some more photos when the symbol appears: __________________ TV Forums

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03-05-2007, 03:01 AM	#1
coyob Posts: n/a	whats the symbol on Hiro's sword and jess's back?

03-05-2007, 12:16 PM	#2
LUKEYP Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9	Means 'God Send'.... Was explained in the episode aptly named 'Godsend'

03-06-2007, 03:48 PM	#3
Dogai Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7	I believe it's also the genetic marker that gives people abilities as well as indentify the ones that do.

04-03-2007, 12:07 AM	#4
Tragiccity619 Posts: n/a	I read somewhere that the symbol is modled after a RNA symbol.

04-14-2007, 12:51 PM	#5
Svenny007 Posts: n/a	looks like a piece of a dna structure to me

04-19-2007, 04:33 AM	#6
bennet Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: russia Posts: 2	"The helix The helix is a symbol that appears quite frequently throughout the series. In episode 12 ("Godsend") the symbol appears on the sword hilt and Ando Masahashi remarks that it appears to be a combination of two Kanji characters: 才 (Sai) meaning "Great Talent" and 与 (Yo) meaning "Godsend". During an interview at the Wizard World in Los Angeles, writer and Co-Producer Aron Coleite stated that it literally means “God sending great ability.” Writer and co-executive producer Micheal Green stated that the writers know it as "the helix"[9]. This symbol frequently appears as a pattern formed by mundane objects, but it also appears on certain plot-significant items and on several characters: - On various paintings by Isaac Mendez. - On Jessica's back whenever she surfaces as Niki's alternate personality. When Jessica is repressed, the symbol does not appear on Niki's back. This also appeared on a painting of "Jessica" by Isaac. The symbol was hidden under an extra layer of paint. Later on, Jessica hides the symbol (an apparent tattoo) under a layer of foundation makeup. - On the hilt of a katana once owned by 16th-century samurai Takezo Kensei, possibly the earliest known manifestation of the symbol. This katana is held by Hiro Nakamura. Printed on the front of Dr. Chandra Suresh's book, Activating Evolution. - On a warehouse door at Primatech Paper, in "Company Man". - On the Primatech Paper model in a flashback, also in "Company Man". - On the Haitian's necklace. - In Chandra Suresh's algorithm program, formed by the code on the computer screen." wikipedia.org