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| image = Ando supercharges Daphne into time-travel speed.jpg |
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| caption = Ando supercharges Daphne's ability, allowing her to run faster than light. |
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| held by = [[Paulette Hawkins]] (deceased),<br> [[Ando Masahashi]] ([[Genetic modification formula|synthetic]]) |
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| ability to = Amplify other evolved human abilities |
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'''Ability supercharging''' is the [[ability]] to amplify the abilities of other evolved humans. This ability can also generate a concussive energy blast. |
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==Characters== |
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* [[Paulette Hawkins]] had this ability naturally. |
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* [[Ando Masahashi]] was granted this ability [[Formula|synthetically]]. |
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==Limits== |
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Ability supercharging has differing effects based on which ability is supercharged. Displayed effects so far include: |
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*[[Plant manipulation]]--[[Brendan Lewis]]'s power is driven so far out of control that he himself is turned into a tree, while also covering the surrounding area with vegetation. (''[[The Kill Squad, Part 3]]'') |
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*[[Telepathy]]--[[Matt Parkman]]'s power increases "a thousand times" to the point of involuntarily hearing the thoughts of "every person" in [[New York City]]. (''[[Dual]]'') |
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*[[Super speed]]--[[Daphne Millbrook]] becomes able to travel through time, theoretically by exceeding the speed of light. (see [[#Notes|note]]) (''[[Dual]]'') |
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It remains unknown whether or not the user of this ability may amplify his or her own ability, and what the effects would be. It is also unclear whether passive, "automatic" abilities such as [[rapid cell regeneration]] can be amplified. |
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===[[Paulette Hawkins]]=== |
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Paulette had the ability to amplify the abilities of other evolved humans by touching them. She activated [[Lewis]]'s [[plant manipulation|ability]] against his will, causing him to produce various trees at an astonishing rate (''[[The Kill Squad, Part 3]]'') and was afraid that the supercharge could potentially kill him. When using her ability, Paulette's hands shone in a glowing light. |
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===[[Ando Masahashi]]=== |
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[[Ando]] injected himself with the [[formula]] and appeared to shoot red sparks from his hand. He soon determined that these sparks could greatly amplify the [[abilities]] of other evolved humans, such as [[telepathy]] and [[super speed]]. When Ando touched [[Matt]], Matt's [[telepathy|power]] was increased to the point where he could hear every thought in the city. When Ando used his ability on [[Daphne]], she moved so fast she went a few seconds back in time, long enough to witness the effects of Ando's power on Matt and herself. Daphne and Ando then combined their powers in order to save Hiro, by having Ando super-charge Daphne's powers so as to allow the two to shift themselves 16 years into the past. (''[[Dual]]'') |
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Ando can manifest the red sparks at will (''[[A Clear and Present Danger]]''), but has mostly used them for show. His ability to manifest the red energy is improving with time; when he showed it to Janice Parkman, he was able to form a ball of red energy between his hands instead of just sparks (''[[Cold Snap]]''). |
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Ando recently found that he could use his ability as a weapon, generating a lightning-like burst of energy capable of knocking out a man in body armor (''[[Cold Snap]]''). His power has a range of at least a few meters when used in this fashion. The full extent of the damage caused by this effect is not yet known. It is also hazardous to other organic matter (''[[Baby Power]]''). In a possible future, Ando supposedly kills [[Hiro Nakamura (exposed future)|Future Hiro]] with this ability (''[[The Second Coming]]''). Ando was also able to knock out a whole van full of security agents (''[[I Am Sylar]]''). |
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Ando has also shown that his ability can either deactivate electronic devices or absorb electricity when he deactivated a taser dart (''[[Episode: I Am Sylar|I Am Sylar]]''). |
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==Selected [[Examples of ability supercharging|Examples]]== |
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<gallery> |
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Image:Ability augmentation.JPG|[[Paulette Hawkins]] amplifies [[Brendan Lewis]]'s [[plant manipulation|ability]]... |
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Image:augment plant manip.JPG|...allowing him to [[plant manipulation|sprout more roots]] than normal... |
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Image:augment plant manip2.JPG|...which cover the surrounding area with trees.<br />(''[[The Kill Squad, Part 3]]'') |
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Image:Ando's power.jpg|[[Future Ando|Ando]] supercharges [[Hiro Nakamura (exposed future)|Hiro]]... |
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Image:Future dead hiro.jpg|... resulting in his apparent death. <br>(''[[The Second Coming]]'') |
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Image:Ando supercharges Daphne's ability.jpg|Ando causes [[Daphne]]'s ability of [[super speed]] to [[time travel]] backwards a few seconds.<br>(''[[Dual]]'') |
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Image:Powers ando pwns agent.JPG|[[Ando]] blasts an agent, knocking him to the floor.<br/>(''[[Cold Snap]]'') |
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Image:Bzz bzz argh.jpg|Ando unleashes hell inside a [[Building 26]] van.<br>(''[[I Am Sylar]]'') |
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</gallery> |
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==Memorable Quotes== |
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"''He zapped me and I was able to hear thoughts a thousand times louder, right? And then you zapped Daphne and she could travel a thousand times faster. Your power is like a super charger!''" |
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:- [[Matt]] to [[Daphne]] and [[Ando]] ([[Dual]]) |
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"''But my power... is worthless.''" |
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"''You're a super charger!''" |
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"''For other people's power!''" |
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:- [[Ando]], [[Hiro]] ([[A Clear and Present Danger]]) |
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==Notes== |
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* In an [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19804 interview], writers [[Joe Pokaski]] and [[Aron Coleite]] explained how Ando's "sidekick juice" ability was chosen because of his role as a "perennial sidekick". They also clarified that in the future, the "red lightning" would have the capability to hurt others, just as [[Ando Masahashi (exposed future)|Future Ando]] used it in ''[[The Second Coming]]''. |
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* [[Einstein]]'s theory of relativity does not actually show this. His second postulate of relativity states that time only moves forward. Time dilation makes the person traveling at speeds close to that of the speed of light experience much less time, therefore dilating time, not contracting it or reversing it. |
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