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| Maya's ability is a personification of the bubonic plague, or the Black Death. || None |
| Maya's ability is a personification of the bubonic plague, or the Black Death. || None || {{plus}} In the [[episode commentary]] for ''[[The Kindness of Strangers]]'', [[Tim Kring]] says that Maya emits "a plague ... that makes people sick". The Black Death was a devastating plague in the 14th and 15th century that killed off 50% of the European population.<br /> |
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{{plus}} The fact that Maya cries black tears could be an allusion to the Black Death.<br /> |
{{plus}} The fact that Maya cries black tears could be an allusion to the Black Death.<br /> |
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{{plus}} A [[curandera]] said that what Maya carried inside her was "black", which could be an allusion to the ''Black'' Death. (''[[Lizards]]'')<br /> |
{{plus}} A [[curandera]] said that what Maya carried inside her was "black", which could be an allusion to the ''Black'' Death. (''[[Lizards]]'')<br /> |
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{{note}} Maya's ability could literally be the Black Death, except with drastically different symptoms. |
{{note}} Maya's ability could literally be the Black Death, except with drastically different symptoms.<br /> |
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| Maya's power is to drain the energy or the life out of someones body, and all the bad parts her body rejects, resulting in the black tears. || None. || {{plus}} People who are in the vicinity when Maya uses her power collapse almost instantly, this could be because of losing the ability to remain standing. |
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| Maya's power is a rapid release of the [[Shanti virus]]. || None. || {{plus}}The narration for ''[[Maya y Alejandro]]'' indicates that mutations usually are formed to benefit, and the bad mutations still bring about benefits. <br /> |
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{{plus}} [[Bob]] worries what would happen if the Shanti Virus crossed over into the general population. <br /> |
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{{plus}} Very little is known about what the Shanti virus does, and the effect that Maya's power produces has never been seen before.<br /> |
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{{minus}} Symptoms exhibited by [[Haitian]] in ''[[Lizards]]'' and [[Molly Walker]] in ''[[The Hard Part]]'' do not resemble Maya's contagion; e.g., black tears are absent from Shanti Virus. <br /> |
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{{minus}} Maya's ability does not affect [[evolved humans]] exclusively.<br /> |
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:{{plus}}In the [[Dark Future]], the Shanti virus killed humans as well as evolved humans. |
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| Maya's power is the ability to host a deadly virus. || "But, as a contrast, there are mutations that could harm the positive evolution of a species. Like the ability to host a deadly virus." - from Activating Evolution.|| {{plus}} In the text from Activating Evolution displayed in ''[[Maya y Alejandro]]'' Chandra has theorized this ability, if it's true she may be able to resist to any kind of viral disease, but became a carrier and can possible release all the diseases that she has came in contact at once. This is why her ability is so lethal.<br /> |
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{{plus}} If this is true and Maya learns to control her ability, she may be immune to the Shanti virus. She may also then hold the cure for any new variations to the virus. |
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{{plus}} Tim Kring stated that in original version of Volume 3 where the Shanti Virus had been released at the end of "[[Powerless]]", Maya would be able to draw in the Shanti Virus and eventually succumb to the massive amount of it held inside her body.<br /> |
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{{minus}} Deleted scenes don't count towards the official storyline. |
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| Maya's power will be what makes the Shanti virus cross over to regular humans. || None. || {{plus}} Her powers are similar to that of an extremely fast acting airborne plague. If she comes in contact with the Shanti virus, her plague may mix with that and make it deadly to all. <br> {{minus}} Strain 138 is what crosses over to the general public, and was made 30 years ago. <br> |
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:{{plus}} If she's infected with the Shanti virus, she could spread it to the population using her power. |
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::{{minus}} If she gets the Shanti virus, her power will stop working altogether. |
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| Maya's power will kill [[Adam Monroe]]. || None. || {{plus}} In ''[[Lizards]]'' the [[curandera]] said what Maya has inside her could "kill the devil." <br /> |
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{{minus}} Adam has lived for 400 years; it is likely that he has come across many diseases before. The way he spoke of the [[Shanti virus]] implied that he was going to outlive even the death of the Earth, so it is unlikely that Maya's disease would do any better. |
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| Maya's power is the ability to continuously emit waves of a unique type of energy that has a harmful effect on human physiology. The cumulative effect of several minutes of exposure is lethal. || None. || {{plus}}That would explain how her ability works so quickly and effects people at a considerable distance from Maya.<br /> |
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{{plus}}It also explains why it is able to be 'turned off' so quickly with no lasting effects on people. |
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| Maya's power is the psionic ability to make the brain produce a deadly substance. || None. || {{plus}}All powers come from the brain.<br /> |
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:{{note}}Evidently [[regeneration]] resides partially in the blood.<br /> |
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{{plus}}Most powers in the show are mental in nature.<br /> |
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{{plus}}Due the speed, range and effectiveness of her power, this sounds likely, explaining how she can kill people so fast.<br /> |
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{{note}}If so, Alejandro power's was likely the ability to stop the production of that substance or the ability to force the production of a antidote for that substance. |
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:{{minus}}Maya and Alejandro are fraternal twins, and therefore are not genetically identical.<br /> |
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| Maya's ability is [[Virus#Strain_138|Strain 138 of the Shanti Virus]]. || None. || {{plus}} When Maya was shot, she fell over [[Isaac's paintings|Isaac's painting]] of the [[explosion]].<br /> |
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:{{minus}} What does this prove? It covers up half of his loft floor, Its quite hard to miss...<br /> |
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::{{plus}} She probably fell there for a reason, maybe to symbolize that she ''is'' the explosion or her death would have the effects of something like it. Anyway the writers didn't allow her to fall there for no reason at all.<br /> |
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{{plus}} Her temporary death happened on or around [[March 20, 2007]], the date when the [[outbreak]] began. |
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| Maya is currently "powerless". || None. || {{note}} If her power is [[Virus#Strain_138|Strain 138]], then she may have been "cured" by the [[regenerative]] blood and therefore be powerless. |
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:{{minus}} Maya and Alejandro are fraternal twins, and therefore are not genetically identical.<br /> |
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::{{note}} Genetically '''similar''', not identical.<br/> |
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:::{{minus}} And that's why their abilities were already related.<br /> |
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| The poison Maya emitted killed by causing massive organ failure. || None || {{plus}} Immediately after exposure, those affected have difficulty breathing (suggesting respiratory failure). Then, they begin to lose the ability to move (suggesting either heart failure or nervous system failure). Even once they have collapsed, however, they return to normal if Maya calms down in time (suggesting that death is caused by loss of blood flow to the brain).<br /> |
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| Maya's ability is triggered by emotional states/stimulus. Once activated, her brain and the brain's of those near her begin to synthesize certain quantities of a fatal chemical which leads to the death of those who are susceptible. || None. || {{plus}} Her ability may work based on the principle of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlocality non-locality]. Otherwise known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement entanglement].<br /> |
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:{{plus}} Many real-world poisons and diseases affect the lungs, heart, and nervous system.<br /> |
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{{plus}} Circumstances or thoughts which trigger negative emotions such as anxiety, anger, or fear appear to be directly associated with activation of her ability.<br /> |
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{{plus}} It is well established that negative emotions stimulate the production of harmful chemicals in the brain/body (e.g. Cortisol).<br /> |
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| When [[poison emission]] is deactivated, an antidote is dispersed, reversing the effects of the ability. || None || {{plus}} On several occasions, people affected by poison emission have returned to full functionality very quickly once Maya deactivates her ability.<br /> |
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{{note}} With more practice or proper training, it may be possible for Maya to target specific individuals within visual range, or even by just using a photograph of a person.<br /> |
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:{{minus}} It is never implied that Maya emitted something other than poison. Her victims' quick recovery could be explained by a "reabsorption" of the poison, if the poison can enter the body so fast, it could also leave the body as fast.<br /> |
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{{plus}} If a substance which is harmful to humans is absorbed into a human's body, then it will harm them. Also, some poisons (such as that possessed by the geographic cone snail) are forcibly purged by the body upon introduction (ironically, cone snail-related deaths are often caused by the body's attempts to remove the poison, rather than the poison itself).<br /> |
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| The poison produced by Maya's ability was extremely short-lived; it was radiated constantly whenever the ability was active. || None || {{plus}} Once her ability deactivates, anyone who is still even barely alive rapidly recovers, apparently suffering no long-lasting effect.<br /> |
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{{plus}} There are many poisons which can rapidly break down into harmless compounds under certain circumstances.<br /> |
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| Maya's ability is a personification of the bubonic plague, or the Black Death. | None | + In the episode commentary for The Kindness of Strangers, Tim Kring says that Maya emits "a plague ... that makes people sick". The Black Death was a devastating plague in the 14th and 15th century that killed off 50% of the European population. + The fact that Maya cries black tears could be an allusion to the Black Death. |
| Maya has another ability which is similar to Alejandro's, a power that can "cure" any illness. | None | + Maya and Alejandro are twins and therefore genetically similar.
+ The poison that she releases is not infectious, which may have been weakened by this power. |
| The poison Maya emitted killed by causing massive organ failure. | None | + Immediately after exposure, those affected have difficulty breathing (suggesting respiratory failure). Then, they begin to lose the ability to move (suggesting either heart failure or nervous system failure). Even once they have collapsed, however, they return to normal if Maya calms down in time (suggesting that death is caused by loss of blood flow to the brain).
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| When poison emission is deactivated, an antidote is dispersed, reversing the effects of the ability. | None | + On several occasions, people affected by poison emission have returned to full functionality very quickly once Maya deactivates her ability.
+ If a substance which is harmful to humans is absorbed into a human's body, then it will harm them. Also, some poisons (such as that possessed by the geographic cone snail) are forcibly purged by the body upon introduction (ironically, cone snail-related deaths are often caused by the body's attempts to remove the poison, rather than the poison itself). |
| The poison produced by Maya's ability was extremely short-lived; it was radiated constantly whenever the ability was active. | None | + Once her ability deactivates, anyone who is still even barely alive rapidly recovers, apparently suffering no long-lasting effect. + There are many poisons which can rapidly break down into harmless compounds under certain circumstances. |
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