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==Characters==
==Characters==
<u>'''Confirmed'''</u>
* [[The Watcher]] is the only known character with this ability. ([[Slow Burn]])
* [[The Watcher]] is the only known character with this ability. ([[Slow Burn]])

<u>'''Unconfirmed'''</u>
* According to the [[assignment tracker map]], an unknown individual in Toronto, [[Canada]] has the ability of "nervous system manipulation" ([[Heroes Evolutions]]).


==Limits==
==Limits==
This power allows [[The Watcher]] to stop nerve impulses and messages from reaching their intended destination. He appears to have great control over his power, staying in a near constant state of virtual invisibility to others.
This ability allows [[The Watcher]] to stop nerve impulses and messages from reaching their intended destination. He appears to have great control over his ability, staying in a near constant state of virtual invisibility to others. During a battle with several other carnies, he blinded them all, however he could not make them deaf due to the large number of people he was already affecting. He can also cause a person to feel excruciating pain, although he might only be able to do this if they touch him. The Watcher states that by reading the electrical impulses around him he can find people.


==Examples==
==Examples==
* [[The Watcher]] stops the nerve impulses to the eyes so people do not see him. ([[Slow Burn]])
* [[The Watcher]] stops the nerve impulses to the eyes so people do not see him. ([[Slow Burn]])
* The Watcher likely used this ability to prevent [[Chris]] and [[Gail Bowman]] from seeing, hearing and feeling their daughter, [[Jennie]].
* The Watcher likely used this ability to prevent [[Chris]] and [[Gail Bowman]] from seeing, hearing and feeling their daughter, [[Jennie]].
*The Watcher walks through a crowd of carnies and brushes against them. His ability stops the nerves of those he touches, reaching the brain, so they do not feel him.
* The Watcher walks through a crowd of carnies and brushes against them. His ability stops the nerves of those he touches from reaching the brain, so they do not feel him. ([[Slow Burn]])
* The Watcher uses his ability to cause an [[evolved human]] to feel like a million needles are puncturing his spine. ([[Heroes: Survival]])
* The Watcher blinds [[John Mulligan]] and causes him severe pain. ([[Purpose]])
* The Watcher makes it so that [[Lauren]] and [[John]] cannot move their legs. ([[Purpose]])

==Gallery==
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Image:Hello, is anyone there.jpg|The Watcher causes [[John Mulligan]] to not be able to see.
Image:Mulligan in pain.jpg|The Watcher causes every nerve in John's body to shriek with agony.
</gallery>


==Notes==
==Notes==
*The Watcher may be able to take control of a person's body, judging by him thinking that he could "not control her physically over the phone" when talking to [[Morgan Harvey]].
* The Watcher may be able to take control of a person's body, judging by him thinking that he could "not control her physically over the phone" when talking to [[Morgan Harvey]].


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 09:42, 3 February 2010

Nerve manipulation
Held by: The Watcher
Ability to: Manipulate the nerves of other people

Nerve manipulation is the ability to manipulate another person's nerves.

Characters

Confirmed

Unconfirmed

Limits

This ability allows The Watcher to stop nerve impulses and messages from reaching their intended destination. He appears to have great control over his ability, staying in a near constant state of virtual invisibility to others. During a battle with several other carnies, he blinded them all, however he could not make them deaf due to the large number of people he was already affecting. He can also cause a person to feel excruciating pain, although he might only be able to do this if they touch him. The Watcher states that by reading the electrical impulses around him he can find people.

Examples

  • The Watcher stops the nerve impulses to the eyes so people do not see him. (Slow Burn)
  • The Watcher likely used this ability to prevent Chris and Gail Bowman from seeing, hearing and feeling their daughter, Jennie.
  • The Watcher walks through a crowd of carnies and brushes against them. His ability stops the nerves of those he touches from reaching the brain, so they do not feel him. (Slow Burn)
  • The Watcher uses his ability to cause an evolved human to feel like a million needles are puncturing his spine. (Heroes: Survival)
  • The Watcher blinds John Mulligan and causes him severe pain. (Purpose)
  • The Watcher makes it so that Lauren and John cannot move their legs. (Purpose)

Notes

  • The Watcher may be able to take control of a person's body, judging by him thinking that he could "not control her physically over the phone" when talking to Morgan Harvey.

See Also


Evolved Human Abilities edit
Abilities

Ability absorptionAbility replicationActivation and deactivationAdoptive muscle memoryAlchemyAlejandro's abilityAquatic breathingClairsentienceClairvoyanceCloakingCloningCyberpathyDisintegrationDream manipulationElectric manipulationElemental controlEmpathic mimicryEmpathyEnhanced hearingEnhanced memoryEnhanced strengthEnhanced strength and sensesEnhanced synesthesiaFire breathingFlightFreezingGravitational manipulationHachiro's abilityHealingHealing touchHeat generationIllusionImage projectionImpenetrable skinInduced radioactivityIntuitive aptitudeInvisibilityLie detectionLuke's abilityMagnetismMeltingMemory manipulationMemory storageMental manipulationMetal mimicryMicrowave emissionMiko's abilityMist mimicryPersuasionPhasingPlant growthPoison emissionPossessionPrecognitionPrecognitive dreamingPuppet masterPyrokinesisRapid cell regenerationSedationSeismic burstShape shiftingShatteringSound manipulationSpace-time manipulationSpontaneous combustionSuper speedSuperchargingTechnopathyTelekinesisTelepathyTerrakinesisUmbrakinesisWeather control

Evolutions Abilities

Accelerated probabilityAcidic bloodAge transferalAnimal controlBelief inductionCarbon isolation and formationConstrictionDanger sensingDavid's abilityDimension hoppingDimensional storageEmpathic manipulationEnhanced breathEnhanced teleportingExtraskeletal manipulationFireworks creationHealth optimizingInflammationLight absorptionLight manipulationNerve manipulationNon-biological duplicationPhoenix mimicryPlasmakinesisPrimal rageProbability computationRock formationShiftingTeleportationTemporal rewindWater generationWater mimicry

Graphic Novel Abilities

Ability augmentationAcid secretionAge shiftingAppearance alterationAura absorptionBliss and horrorBone spike protrusionChlorine gas exudationCrumplingDehydrationDisintegration touchElasticityElectrical absorptionEnergy absorption, transference, and redirectionFire castingForcefieldsFuture terrorist's abilityGold mimicryGranulationGreen energy blastImprintingLaser emissionLevitationLuminescenceLung adaptationMass manipulationMediumshipNerve gas emissionNeurocognitive deficitOil secretionOmnilingualismPlant manipulationSound absorptionSpider mimicryTelescopic visionWall crawling

See Also: Ability developmentAbility extensionAbility heredityAbility immunityAbility lossAbility theftBrain examinationBrain penetrationUnnamed abilitiesExamples of simultaneous ability useEye alterationList of abilitiesList of abilities with multiple usersParadoxProphecyRiftPower