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| held by = [[Monica Dawson]] |
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'''Adoptive muscle memory''' is the [[ability]] to replicate any physical action after seeing it performed once. |
'''Adoptive muscle memory''', also referred to as '''muscle mimicry''', is the [[ability]] to replicate any physical action after seeing it performed once. |
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==Characters== |
==Characters== |
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* [[Monica Dawson]] is the only character known to have this ability. |
* [[Monica Dawson]] is the only character known to have this ability. (''[[The Kindness of Strangers]]'') |
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==Limits== |
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[[Monica Dawson|Monica]]'s |
[[Monica Dawson|Monica]]'s ability requires that she actually sees the action performed, though not necessarily in person. Monica is able to use her ability with or without active concentration. She has cut a tomato into a rose without consciously thinking about it while watching the said action. Monica was also surprised after she performed a wrestling move against a robber instinctively. Also, in ''[[Fight or Flight]]'', she states that she's unable to play the piano while playing the piano. Micah realized Monica was playing before she realized it herself. |
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It is currently not clear whether Monica retains an acquired skill permanently or "forgets" it after a period of time. |
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==Examples== |
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==Selected [[Examples of adoptive muscle memory|Examples]]== |
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* Monica starts playing the piano unconsciously after watching [[Micah]] do the same. (''[[Fight or Flight]]'') |
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* Monica performs a series of acrobatic handsprings and backflips for [[Mohinder]] at a [[Company]] research facility. (''[[The Line]]'') |
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Image:Powers monica parkour 2.jpg|Monica's [[Eye alteration|eyes]] and mind records parkour to break in to a [[New Orleans gang's hideout|house]].. |
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Image:Powers monica parkour 1.jpg|..from her [[ipod]].<br>(''[[Truth & Consequences]]'') |
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==Memorable Quotes== |
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"''I shouldn't be able to do this. I saw it on TV.''" |
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:- [[Monica]] (''[[Fight or Flight]]'') |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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* In a [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12172 CBR Q&A session], [[Joe Pokaski]] and [[Aron Coleite]] elaborated on Monica's powers. "[[Monica]] can only do things within her physical limit. Now as an athletic 20-year-old girl, there are a lot of things within her limit. But, no--if she saw [[Nathan]] [[fly]], she couldn't fly." |
* In a [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12172 CBR Q&A session], [[Joe Pokaski]] and [[Aron Coleite]] elaborated on Monica's powers. "[[Monica]] can only do things within her physical limit. Now as an athletic 20-year-old girl, there are a lot of things within her limit. But, no--if she saw [[Nathan]] [[fly]], she couldn't fly." |
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* [[Micah]] identifies [[St. Joan]], from a ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comic, as a muscle mimic. (''[[Fight or Flight]]'') |
* [[Micah]] identifies [[St. Joan]], from a ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comic, as a muscle mimic. (''[[Fight or Flight]]'') |
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* [[Heroes: Survival]] describes [[Miles Lecomte]] as having an ability called "memory theft", which seems to have some similar (and some different) aspects as Monica's ability. |
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*{{seealsodisambig|memory}} |
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Image:Cooking show host's rosette.jpg|After a [[cooking show host]] makes a tomato rosette... |
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Image:Powers monica rose.jpg|...[[Monica]] absentmindedly replicates the skill. |
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Image:Powers monica watch and learn.jpg|...including his signature 619 move... |
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Image:Roundoff kick.jpg|...and performs the action on a [[Burger Bonanza robber|robber]] at [[Burger Bonanza]]. |
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Image:Powers monica piano 1.jpg|Monica watches Micah play the piano... |
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Image:Powers monica piano 2.jpg|...and joins him... |
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Image:Powers monica piano 3.jpg|...but is shocked to see herself playing. |
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Image:Powers monica more tomato roses.jpg|Monica successfully recalls a previously learned skill to create more tomato roses. |
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Image:Powers monica double dutch 1.jpg|Monica watches some girls playing Double Dutch... |
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Image:Powers monica double dutch 2.jpg|...records their movements... |
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Image:Powers monica kippup.jpg|Monica sees a martial artist do a kippup... |
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Image:Powers monica kippup 2.jpg|...and copies it. |
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Image:Powers monica flip.jpg|The martial artist does a flip... |
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Image:Powers monica flip 2.jpg|...and Monica is right behind. |
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 12 October 2015
| Adoptive muscle memory | |
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 Monica replicates a difficult gymnastics move. | |
| Held by: | Monica Dawson |
| Ability to: | Replicate any physical action |
| Examples of adoptive muscle memory | |
Adoptive muscle memory, also referred to as muscle mimicry, is the ability to replicate any physical action after seeing it performed once.
Characters
- Monica Dawson is the only character known to have this ability. (The Kindness of Strangers)
Limits
Monica's ability requires that she actually sees the action performed, though not necessarily in person. Monica is able to use her ability with or without active concentration. She has cut a tomato into a rose without consciously thinking about it while watching the said action. Monica was also surprised after she performed a wrestling move against a robber instinctively. Also, in Fight or Flight, she states that she's unable to play the piano while playing the piano. Micah realized Monica was playing before she realized it herself.
It is currently not clear whether Monica retains an acquired skill permanently or "forgets" it after a period of time.
Selected Examples
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Monica carves a tomato into a rose after seeing the action performed by a cooking show host.
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Monica sees a wrestler perform a move... -
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Monica learns double dutch after watching another girl.. -
..and copies it perfectly.
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Monica replicates several advanced martial arts moves after seeing Jason Scott Lee do the same moves in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
(Fight or Flight) -
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Memorable Quotes
"I shouldn't be able to do this. I saw it on TV."
Notes
- In a CBR Q&A session, Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite elaborated on Monica's powers. "Monica can only do things within her physical limit. Now as an athletic 20-year-old girl, there are a lot of things within her limit. But, no--if she saw Nathan fly, she couldn't fly."
- Micah identifies St. Joan, from a 9th Wonders! comic, as a muscle mimic. (Fight or Flight)
- Heroes: Survival describes Miles Lecomte as having an ability called "memory theft", which seems to have some similar (and some different) aspects as Monica's ability.
See Also
- For other uses of memory, see memory (disambig).
- For other uses of mimic, see mimic (disambig).
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