Ability absorption

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Ability absorption
Arthur Petrelli absorbs Peter's abilities
Held by:	Arthur Petrelli
Ability to:	Steal other abilities through physical contact

Arthur's ability allows Arthur to gain the abilities of other evolved humans through physical means, rendering them powerless.

Limits

Arthur seems to need physical contact with a person to use his ability, as he needs Knox to force Adam to touch his hand for him to steal his ability. It may be that Arthur's ability stems from skin to skin contact, since that has been the case in both examples seen so far. (Adam's on hand on his, Peter's cheek on his.)

When Arthur stole Adam Monroe's power, Adam no longer had his abilities; most notably, the suppression of aging aspect of his ability. Since Adam was over 400 years old, his years caught up with him, reducing him to dust.

Examples

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  Adam is forced to touch Arthur..
• 
  ..draining him off his ability and aging him rapidly. (Dying of the Light)
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  Arthur can now breathe without the aid of a machine. (Dying of the Light)
• 
  Arthur hugs his son..
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  ..stealing his powers..
• ..and now he has Lightning. (Dying of the Light)
  ..and now he has Lightning. (Dying of the Light)

See Also

• For the way in which Sylar steals abilities from others, see ability theft.
• For Peter's ability to absorb powers from others, see empathic mimicry.
• For Linda Tavara's ability to take the abilities of others after killing them, see aura absorption.