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| Precognitive dreaming | |
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 Peter has a vision of himself exploding. | |
| Originally held by: | Angela Petrelli |
| Absorbed by: | Peter Petrelli |
| Ability to: | See the future through dreaming |
Precognitive dreaming is the ability to see the future through dreams. Both Angela's dreams and Peter's dreams are examples of the power in use.
Characters
- Angela Petrelli possesses this ability. For examples of the power as used by Angela, see Angela's dreams.
- Her son Peter has absorbed this ability from her (Genesis), but lost it when his father stole it from him (Dying of the Light). For examples of the power as used by Peter, see Peter's dreams.
Limits
In order to see and dream the future, this ability requires the user to be unconscious. It is not known, however, if the user can activate this ability at will: the only known examples of Angela using this ability is a dream she had while riding in a taxi (The Butterfly Effect) and in her office (Angels and Monsters), while Peter has unknowingly accessed this ability several times.
There appear to be slight differences between the dream and the actual events. Whether this is related to inexperience, the dream not being entirely literal, the future being changed, how far in the future the event takes place, or simply a natural consequence of the power is unknown.
The amount of detail users of this ability are able to retain after waking up is unknown, albeit both Angela and Peter seem to remember their dreams.
Peter once used this ability to witness a past conversation between his mother and Charles Deveaux, although Charles was somehow aware of him and spoke to him in the dream.
Angela recently demonstrated the ability to appear in the dreams of other people. She was able to communicate with Gabriel Gray while he was being kept sedated in Level 5 and help him wake up and escape, despite being paralyzed in a hospital bed herself. This incident indicates that there may be more to her ability than simply dreaming about future events. (Eris Quod Sum)
See Also
- For other uses of dream, see dream (disambig).
- For the similar ability to paint the future, please see precognition.
- For a summary of the visions caused by this ability, please see Angela's dreams or Peter's dreams.
Please refer to Theory:Precognitive dreaming for fan-created theories and other speculation.