Ability supercharging

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Ability supercharging
Ando supercharges Daphne's ability, allowing her to run faster than light.
Held by:	Paulette Hawkins (deceased), Ando Masahashi (synthetic)
Ability to:	Amplify other evolved human abilities
Examples of ability supercharging

Ability supercharging is the ability to amplify the abilities of other evolved humans.

Characters

• Paulette Hawkins had this ability naturally.
• Ando Masahashi was granted this ability synthetically.

Limits

Ability supercharging has differing effects based on which ability is supercharged. Displayed effects so far include:

• Plant manipulation--Brendan Lewis's power is driven so far out of control that he himself is turned into a tree, while also covering the surrounding area with vegetation. (The Kill Squad, Part 3)
• Telepathy--Matt Parkman's power increases "a thousand times" to the point of involuntarily hearing the thoughts of "every person" in New York City. (Dual)
• Super speed--Daphne Millbrook becomes able to run faster than light, allowing her to travel through time, just as Einstein theorized. (Dual)

It remains unknown whether or not the user of this ability may amplify his or her own ability, and what the effects would be. It is also unclear whether passive, "automatic" abilities such as rapid cell regeneration can be amplified.

Paulette Hawkins

Paulette had the ability to amplify the abilities of other evolved humans by touching them. She activated Lewis's ability against his will, causing him to produce various trees at an astonishing rate (The Kill Squad, Part 3) and was afraid that the supercharge could potentially kill him. When using her ability, Paulette's hands shone in a glowing light.

Future Ando

In a possible future, Ando demonstrated the ability to discharge a powerful point-blank blast which supposedly killed Future Hiro. It is not entirely clear whether this is the same power that Ando acquires from the formula in the present or, if so, how it is able to harm Hiro.

Ando Masahashi

Ando injected himself with the formula and appeared to shoot red sparks from his hand. He soon determined that these sparks could greatly increase the capabilities of the abilities of other evolved humans, such as telepathy and super speed. When Ando touched Matt, Matt's power was increased to the point where he could hear every thought in the city. When Ando used his ability on Daphne, she moved so fast she went a few seconds back in time, long enough to witness the effects of Ando's power on Matt and herself. Daphne and Ando then combined their powers in order to save Hiro, by having Ando super-charge Daphne's powers so as to allow the two to shift themselves 16 years into the past. (Dual)

Ando has since learned to produce the red sparks at will. (A Clear and Present Danger)

Examples

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  Ando supercharges Hiro...
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  ... resulting in his apparent death.
  (The Second Coming)
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  Paulette Hawkins amplifies Brendan Lewis's ability...
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  ...allowing him to sprout more roots than normal...
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  ...which cover the surrounding area with trees.
  (The Kill Squad, Part 3)
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  Lewis's plant manipulation is amplified, allowing him to become part of the trees.
  (The Kill Squad, Part 3)
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  Ando supercharges Matt's telepathy...
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  ...and then causes Daphne's ability of super speed to time travel backwards a few seconds.
  (Dual)
• 
  Ando show his ability to Hiro.
  (A Clear and Present Danger)

Notes

• In an interview, writers Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite explained how Ando's "sidekick juice" ability was chosen because of his role as a "perennial sidekick". They also clarified that in the future, the "red lightning" would have the capability to hurt others, just as Future Ando used it in The Second Coming.