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[[Peter's ability]] is an as-yet not fully understood [[ability]] acquired by [[Peter]] after he injected himself with the [[genetic modification formula]]. |
[[Peter's ability]] is an as-yet not fully understood [[ability]] acquired by [[Peter]] after he injected himself with the [[genetic modification formula]]. |
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Initially, it granted him [[flight]] from his [[Nathan|brother]] when he rescued him from the burning [[Pinehearst building]]. Since then, he was shown to be able to mimic [[Mohinder's ability]] and [[freezing]]. |
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==Characters== |
==Characters== |
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Peter appears to require physical contact with a person to mimic their ability. He also appears to be able to hold only one ability at a time, losing access to his previous ability once he absorbs a new one. |
Peter appears to require physical contact with a person to mimic their ability. He also appears to be able to hold only one ability at a time, losing access to his previous ability once he absorbs a new one. |
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==Powers Manifested== |
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* Peter is known to have manifested the following powers (in order): |
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**'''[[Flight]]''' from [[Nathan Petrelli]] (''[[Dual]]'') |
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**'''[[Mohinder's ability]]''' from [[Mohinder Suresh]] (''[[A Clear and Present Danger]]'') |
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**'''[[Freezing]]''' from [[Tracy Strauss]] (''[[A Clear and Present Danger]]'') |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 15:32, 9 February 2009
| Ability replication | |
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 Peter touches Mohinder and mimics his power. | |
| Held by: | Peter Petrelli (synthetic) |
| Ability to: | Mimic the powers of other evolved humans by physically touching them |
| Examples of ability replication | |
Peter's ability is an as-yet not fully understood ability acquired by Peter after he injected himself with the genetic modification formula.
Characters
- Peter Petrelli was granted this ability synthetically. (Dual)
Limits
By injecting himself with the genetic modification formula, Peter acquired an ability which allows him to duplicate the abilities of other evolved humans simply by touching them. He first demonstrated the ability when he flew his brother Nathan from the burning Pinehearst facility. He has mimicked Mohinder's ability by touching him (A Clear and Present Danger). He later did the same thing with Tracy Strauss. Soon thereafter, he suddenly manifested her power, causing the side of the plane to freeze off, taking down the plane.
Peter appears to require physical contact with a person to mimic their ability. He also appears to be able to hold only one ability at a time, losing access to his previous ability once he absorbs a new one.
Powers Manifested
- Peter is known to have manifested the following powers (in order):
Notes
- Some have found similarities between Peter's first ability of empathic mimicry and his current ability. Indeed, both abilities allow Peter to absorb powers from those around him. Neither ability has ever shown a negative effect on the person from whom the ability is absorbed. Two big differences, however, include the fact that the ability transfer used to be passive--Peter would simply have to be in another evolved human's presence in order to gain their ability. Now he seems to have to make physical contact with the other person. As well, Peter used to be able to hold on to multiple abilities (at one point, he had access to at least fifteen abilities). Now he seems to only be able to hold on to one ability at a time.
See Also
- For Arthur's ability to steal others' abilities through physical contact, see power absorption
- For Peter's original ability to mimic abilities through empathy, see empathic mimicry
- For Linda's ability to take others' auras to use their abilities, see aura absorption
- For the way in which Sylar acquires abilities from other evolved humans, see ability theft
Please refer to Theory:Ability replication for fan-created theories and other speculation.