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{{Infobox Sylar
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[[Sylar]] has shown that he can '''take the [[abilities]]''' of other [[evolved humans]] by studying their [[brain]]s to determine how their powers function. The process apparently requires directly examining a particular part of the victim's brain (''[[The Second Coming]]''). Once he has examined the brain, he is able to duplicate the power himself. It should be noted that this is technically not [[Power_absorption|power ''theft'']], but rather power ''copying''. However, the examination process is typically fatal for the [[Sylar's victims|victim]].

==About==
===[[Six Months Ago]]===
When [[Gabriel Gray]] goes to [[Chandra's apartment (Brooklyn)|Chandra's apartment]], [[Chandra]] eventually turns him away since Gabriel has no discernible power. Later, Gabriel encounters [[Brian Davis]], an [[evolved human]] with [[telekinetic]] powers. He introduces himself as [[Sylar]]. Using his [[intuitive aptitude|ability]], Sylar somehow finds a way to take Brian's ability. After [[Sylar's victims|killing]] Brian, Sylar goes back to see Chandra. This time, he has a newfound power &mdash; telekinesis.

===[[Fallout]]===
At [[Primatech Paper Co.]], [[Mr. Bennet]] tells Sylar that [[The Company|his organization]] is interested in Sylar because he has multiple powers; all the other [[evolved humans]] that have been encountered have had just one power each. Sylar tells his captor that ''this'' is what makes him special. Mr. Bennet further theorizes that Sylar's infusing so many changes to his DNA to absorb these powers has driven him insane. Sylar counters that he has one more power to collect &mdash; Claire's.

Later, Mr. Bennet again enters the room just outside [[Sylar's cell]]. Sylar claims that they are actually alike, because they both ''collect''. Sylar believes Mr. Bennet abducts people with [[powers]] because it makes him feel powerful. Mr. Bennet tells him that they're going to take him apart like a watch and find out what makes him tick.

[[Eden]] comes to Sylar's cell with a [[The Company's gun|gun]], in an attempt to make Sylar kill himself. Sylar is awed at her power of [[suggestion]]. He tells Eden that he is going to consume her power. However, his plan fails, and Eden [[suicide|kills herself]]. Sylar is visibly upset.

===[[Godsend]]===
[[Hank]] and [[Mr. Bennet]] have determined that Sylar has multiple powers. Other than [[telekinesis]], they have been unable to identify what those other powers are.

===[[Run!]]===
Sylar meets [[Zane Taylor]] at [[Zane Taylor's home|Zane's home]], where Zane shows him his [[power]]. Later when [[Mohinder]] shows for his appointment, Sylar (posing as Zane) shows Mohinder that he can [[liquification|melt objects]]. Zane lies [[Sylar's victims|dead]] in the kitchen.

===[[Graphic Novel:Road Kill]]===
Sylar says he seems to be able to [[enhanced memory|remember]] things after meeting a [[Charlie|waitress]] from the [[Burnt Toast Diner]]. He then travels to [[Virginia Beach]] to steal [[liquefaction|a power]] from [[Zane Taylor]].

===[[Unexpected]]===
Sylar, posing as Zane Taylor, meets [[Dale Smither]] with Mohinder. After learning of her [[enhanced hearing|ability]], he becomes excited. Dale notices a change in his heartbeat. Later that night, Sylar returns. Dale notes that she couldn't hear his footsteps. He tells her that there weren't any. After [[Sylar's Victims|killing]] her, he leaves her suspended under a car she was working on for Mohinder to find her.

===[[.07%]]===
Sylar visits [[Isaac Mendez's apartment]], stakes [[Isaac]] to the floor with paintbrushes, and [[brain removal|removes]] his [[brain]]. Sylar immediately thereafter begins a crude painting with his newly acquired [[precognition|ability]].

===[[Graphic Novel:String Theory]]===
[[Hiro Nakamura (explosion future)|Future Hiro]] remembers [[Kensei sword|stabbing]] Sylar, but being unable to kill him because he stole [[Claire Bennet]]'s ability to [[regenerate]].

===[[Five Years Gone]]===
In addition to the list of powers he has already stolen, [[Sylar (explosion future)|Future Sylar]] demonstrates [[phasing]] (presumably stolen from the late [[D.L. Hawkins]]), [[illusion]] (stolen from [[Candice Willmer]]), and [[flight]] (stolen from [[Nathan Petrelli]] before assuming his identity). At the [[Petrelli mansion]], he [[Sylar's victims|kills]] [[Claire (explosion future)|Claire]], seems to [[brain removal|remove]] her [[brain]], and take her power of [[regeneration]].

===[[Landslide]]===
After calling in the FBI to capture [[Ted]], Sylar finds the FBI truck holding Ted and [[telekinesis|flips it]]. After finding Ted restrained, Sylar [[brain removal|opens up]] Ted and steals his [[induced radioactivity|ability]].

===[[Kindred]]===
[[Sylar]] attempts to use [[telekinesis]] on a coffee cup, but finds he cannot move things with his mind. He comments to [[Candice]] that he can't use this ability or [[freezing|freeze things]], but Candice tells him that until his chest heals, he may not be able to access his abilities. Later, Candice demonstrates her [[illusion|ability]] several times, and Sylar hits her over the head with the coffee cup. After [[brain removal|taking her brain]], Sylar attempts to use her ability, but finds that he cannot use it, just like his other abilities.

===[[The Second Coming]]===
After trapping her in [[Home (Costa_Verde)|her home]], Sylar successfully slices open [[Claire Bennet]]'s head, but not before she stabs him in the chest with a kitchen knife. Despite this, he examines her [[Brain|brain]] to find the source of [[Rapid Cell Regeneration|her ability]]. Due to her ability, Claire remains conscious during this time and asks Sylar if he will consume the brain to obtain her ability. Sylar expresses his disgust at this suggestion. After feeling through her brain for something in particular, Sylar seems to concentrate for a moment. He then removes the knife from his chest, and the wound heals, confirming that he obtained her ability to regenerate.

===[[The Butterfly Effect]]===
[[Elle]] returns to her [[Bob's office|father's office]] to find him dead in his chair with his brain removed. Elle races to [[Level 5]] and releases [[Noah Bennet]] from his cell. She gives him a gun and informs him of the situation. Shortly after, Sylar arrives and tosses Elle into the air. Bennet shoots Sylar multiple times in the chest. However, his wounds quickly heal, revealing to Bennet that he took Claire's ability. Sylar then incapacitates Bennet and walks over to Elle, who is lying on the ground barely conscious. Sylar demonstrates the [[Alchemy|newly acquired ability]] from Bob, turning the gun to gold. He then starts to cut open her head, but the pain causes her to unleash an enormous amount of [[Electricity|electrical energy]], which knocks out Sylar and overloads Level 5's power grid, allowing its prisoners to escape.

===[[One of Us, One of Them]]===
After revealing she is Sylar's mother and loosing his restraints, [[Angela Petrelli|Angela]] calls in [[Bridget Bailey]] and tells Sylar about her [[Clairsentience|ability]]. He asks her what Bridget is going to do to him, and Angela tells him she's there to "feed" him. As Angela walks away, Bridget is heard [[Brain removal|screaming]].

When Sylar and Noah manage to end the hostage situation in the bank, Sylar [[Telekinesis|locks]] the doors and proceeds to take [[Jesse Murphy]]'s [[Sound manipulation|ability]].

===[[Episode:Villains|Villains]]===
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==Powers Stolen==
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* [[Sylar]] is known to have stolen the following powers:
**'''[[Telekinesis]]''' from [[Brian Davis]] (''[[Six Months Ago]]'')
**'''[[Trevor's ability]]''' from [[Trevor Zeitlan]] (''[[Villains]]'')
**'''[[Freezing]]''' from [[James Walker]]
**'''[[Enhanced memory]]''' from [[Charlie Andrews]] (''[[Seven Minutes to Midnight]]'')
**'''[[Melting]]''' from [[Zane Taylor]] (''[[Run!]]'')
**'''[[Enhanced hearing]]''' from [[Dale Smither]] (''[[Unexpected]]'')
**'''[[Precognition]]''' from [[Isaac Mendez]] (''[[.07%]]'')
**'''[[Induced radioactivity]]''' from [[Ted Sprague]] (''[[Landslide]]'')
**'''[[Rapid cell regeneration]]''' from [[Claire Bennet]] (''[[The Second Coming]]'')
**'''[[Alchemy]]''' from [[Bob Bishop]] (''[[The Butterfly Effect]]'')
**'''[[Clairsentience]]''' from [[Bridget Bailey]] (''[[One of Us, One of Them]]'')
**'''[[Sound manipulation]]''' from [[Jesse Murphy]] (''[[One of Us, One of Them]]'')
* [[Mohinder Suresh|Mohinder]] told the FBI that six people from [[Chandra]]'s [[list]] have been [[Sylar's victims|murdered by Sylar]] (''[[Fallout]]''). Since he has murdered at least eight [[evolved humans]] since then, it is likely that Sylar has acquired at least fourteen powers, though due to exposure to the [[Shanti virus]], Sylar only has access to five of them and his original ability of [[Intuitive aptitude]].
* It's likely that Sylar acquired a power from a Chicago victim (possibly named [[David]]), although what power (if there is one) is unknown. (''[[Turning Point]]'')
* Since Sylar kills all the evolved in a similar fashion (upper skull removed, brain gone) it's likely that Sylar stole an ability from the frozen [[James Walker]]. If so, the ability is unknown.
* Sylar attempted to steal [[Candice Willmer]]'s ability of [[illusion]], but since all his abilities were suppressed, he was apparently unsuccessful. In an [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17075 interview], [[Joe Pokaski]] and [[Aron Coleite]] state that Sylar does not have this ability after using the regenerative blood in ''[[Powerless]]''.
* In a possible [[Explosion Future|future timeline]], [[Sylar (explosion future)|Sylar]] has also stolen the following powers:
**'''[[Phasing]]''' from [[D.L. Hawkins]] (''[[Five Years Gone]]'')
**'''[[Illusion]]''' from [[Candice Willmer]] (''[[Five Years Gone]]'')
**'''[[Flight]]''' from [[Nathan Petrelli]] (''[[Five Years Gone]]'')

==Memorable Quotes==
"''Everyone else we've met has had only one [[ability]]. You've taken on several.''"

"''I guess that's what makes me special.''"

"''That's important to you isn't it &mdash; being special?''"

"''It's important to everyone.''"

"''I think you’re insane. I think the infusion of so many alterations to your DNA has corrupted your mind. All this power is degrading you.''"

"''And yet here I am, alive and well, and as soon as I get out, I’m gonna collect one more ability from [[Claire|your daughter]].''"

: - [[Mr. Bennet]], [[Sylar]] (''[[Fallout]]'')

==Notes==
* When speaking with [[Brian Davis]], [[Sylar]] seemed to use his original [[intuitive aptitude]] ability to analyze Brian's [[brain]]--he told Brian that he was "broken", then promised he could fix Brian. (''[[Six Months Ago]]'')
* In [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/television/heroes/002880960.cfm an interview], [[Tim Kring]] elaborated on the similarities and differences between Peter and Sylar's abilities, calling them "two halves of a similar coin".<blockquote>"Both are able to absorb people’s powers, but in two very different ways. Peter’s is based on his empathy and his ability to connect with people and when he’s around them. Sylar actually has to [[brain removal|take your brain]] and do something with it."</blockquote>
* Chandra tells Sylar that the brain controls every action. It appears that if the [[brain]] is involved in ability absorption, the brain must be intact, but not necessarily living.
**Eden [[suicide|kills herself]] by [[sacrifice|shooting herself]] in the [[brain]], intending to prevent Sylar from gaining her [[ability]] of [[suggestion]]. Indeed, in ''[[Fathers and Daughters|Fathers & Daughters]]'', [[Mr. Bennet]] confirms that Eden stopped Sylar from taking her "gift".
**[[James Walker]] was [[freezing|frozen]] in mid-bite, and his brain seems to have been removed ''after'' his death.
* It is unclear whether or not [[Brian Davis]] ever had his brain removed. Sylar (as Gabriel Gray/Gabriel Sylar) killed him, and shortly thereafter acquired the same abilities as Brian. It's presently unknown how this was accomplished. It is reasonable to guess, however, that he broke open Brian's skull to examine his brain in much the same primitive manner that he did Candice's. (''[[Kindred]]'')
* In an [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=9817 interview], [[Aron Coleite]] and [[Joe Pokaski]] explain that, although unusual vocal effects were used for both [[Sylar]] (''[[Distractions]]'') and [[Peter Petrelli]] (''[[Unexpected]]''), both were for "coolness factor", and were not an indication that either was using persuasion. They later [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=10433 reiterated] the point in reference to Sylar's voice in ''[[.07%]]''.
* In ''[[Kindred]]'', Sylar attempts to steal [[Candice]]'s ability of [[illusion]], but finds that neither this ability nor any of the other acquired abilities work.
* When examining [[Claire]]'s brain in ''[[The Second Coming]]'', [[Sylar]] was able to find what he sought without actually removing her brain from her head. Only the top half of her brain was exposed, indicating that the critical parts for Sylar's examination are in the cerebrum. When he was examining [[Candice]]'s brain in ''[[Kindred]]'' and [[Brian Davis]]'s in ''[[Six Months Ago]]'', he made an opening in the back of the skull.

==See Also==
* For [[Peter Petrelli]]'s ability to acquire the powers of other evolved humans, see '''[[empathic mimicry]]'''.
* For [[Linda Tavara]]'s ability to take the abilities of others after killing them, see '''[[aura absorption]]'''.
* For [[Arthur Petrelli]]'s ability to take other's abilities and render them powerless, see '''[[power absorption]]'''.

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