Anzor Zubayraev

*This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is*Uvaysovich *and the family name is* Zubayraev.

"*I'm no psychic nor fortune teller — my ability doesn't work that way — but I can see the flaws in anything and anyone. Even the smallest and most insignificant of faults that go unnoticed to the naked eye, I can detect. I guess, in that sense, I don't need a crystal ball. I can predict how one will either succeed or meet their demise.*"
— Anzor explaining his ability
**Anzor Zubayraev**, born **Anzor Uvaysovich Zubayraev** (Chechen: Зубайраев Анзор Увайсович, *Zubayraev Anzor Uvaysovich*; Зубайра Увайс кӀант Анзор, *Zubayra Uvays khant Anzor*), is a Chechen-American political theorist who served as a former adviser to the late Senator Nathan Petrelli during his campaign in 2006. Born in the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, he is the son of Chechen parents Uvays Zubayraev and Kheda Zubayraeva (née Arsanukaeva), and father of Zalpa Zubayraev. He is an evolved human with the ability to detect and amplify the weaknesses/flaws of objects, concepts, and people.

## Character History

### Background

Anzor Uvaysovich Zubayraev was born on June 8th, 1971, in Lebedinovka, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, to Chechen exile parents Uvays Musaevich Zubayraev (Зубайраев Увайс Мусаевич) and Kheda Ramzanovna Zubayraeva (née Vakhaeva; Зубайраева Хеда Рамзановна). He was the second son of the couple as well as their second child, after elder sister Kesira and brother Adlan and before younger sisters Zhovzan and Malkan. Uvays and Kheda were both deportees from the village of Gordali, Chechnya (then part of the Dagestan ASSR), in 1944 by order of Joseph Stalin. Anzor and his siblings were raised as Shafi'i Sunni Muslims and spoke two languages: Chechen and Russian. The Zubayraev family are members of the Gordaloy (ГӀордалой) *teip* or Chechen clan.

## Personality

Anzor is defined by a generally critical and judgmental demeanour, along with being a staunch perfectionist. As a politician, he often lacks sensitivity and empathy towards others and is fully willing to search for flaws in others without fear.

## Evolved Human Abilities

Anzor possesses the ability to identify and amplify the flaws, defects, and weaknesses of any object, person (be it emotional, physical, or mental), or abstract idea. He often describes his power as "quality control, like the type you'd find in a factory". To identify the flaws of objects and people, however, he must be in said object's or person's presence and establish direct physical contact in order for his ability to work. Anzor first demonstrated his power when he was able to identify a minuscule crack on the surface of Nathan Petrelli's glass mug and magnify the defect, thus significantly weakening it and causing the cup to eventually shatter. As Nathan's political adviser, he worked by uncovering flaws and potential failures in the former's campaign. In the case of other evos, Anzor must first witness their evolved human abilities being used in action before he is able to synthetise their weakness.

## Notes

* Anzor is fluent in Chechen (his mother tongue), Russian, and English. He speaks with a distinct Chechen accent, which is often mistaken for Russian or Arabic, and has the natural tendency to think in his native Chechen (much like Noah Bennet with Japanese as a countermeasure against telepaths).
* He is a practising Muslim and can understand some Qur'anic verses in their native Arabic. Due to his political career and the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, he has chosen to keep his religious views private.
* Before his relocation to the United States, Anzor worked at the BN-350 Soviet nuclear reactor in Aktau (then Shevchenko) overseeing its reactors and equipment for defects.
* Anzor possesses some basic knowledge of nuclear physics due to his time working at the BN-350. As such, he initially believed the predicted "New York City explosion" (Peter Petrelli) was an actual *physical* bomb.
* Upon immigrating to the United States, Anzor's legal name simply became "Anzor Zubayraev", having dropped his Russian patronymic name.

## Trivia

* His given name, Anzor (Анзор), is used throughout the Caucasus, particularly by Chechens and Georgians. It is either derived from the Arabic word *أنذر (ʾanḏar)* meaning "warn, caution" or from Persian *ازناور (aznâvar)* and Georgian *აზნაური (aznauri)* meaning "noble". His surname, Zubayraev (Зубайраев), is Chechen and derived from the Arabic masculine name *Zubair* (زبير) meaning "wise, intelligent, teacher" or "strong, firm".
* In previous iterations, his name was planned to be "Zelimkhan" and his surname was "Vakhaev". During this time, his power was originally going to be manipulation of acid and corrosion.
* The character was originally going to be portrayed by another Chechen actor, Ali Aliev.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.omniglot.com/images/writing/chechen.gif
2. ↑ https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Гордали#История
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.behindthename.com/name/anzor
4. ↑ https://glosbe.com/ar/en/أنذر
5. ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/نذر#Etymology\_1
6. ↑ https://imya.com/name/19053
7. ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/აზნაური
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://quranicnames.com/zubair/
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://imya.com/name/26053