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| held by = [[Matt Parkman]], [[Maury Parkman]] |
| held by = [[Matt Parkman]], [[Maury Parkman]] |
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| absorbed by = [[Peter Petrelli]] |
| absorbed by = [[Peter Petrelli]] |
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| ability to = To control |
| ability to = To mentally control functions of the brain. |
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'''Telepathy''' is the [[ability]] to mentally control |
'''Telepathy''' is the [[ability]] to mentally control functions of the brain. |
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==Characters== |
==Characters== |
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===[[Maury Parkman]]=== |
===[[Maury Parkman]]=== |
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Matt's father stated that his powers only started at telepathy. [[Maury Parkman]] is far more adept than his son at using this ability. He is able to trap people in nightmarish visions that can fool |
Matt's father stated that his powers only started at telepathy. [[Maury Parkman]] is far more adept than his son at using this ability. He is able to trap people in nightmarish visions that can fool the perceptive senses, such as he has with [[Molly]], and did to Matt and [[Nathan]]. (''[[Fight or Flight]]'') |
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He is also able to sense and block mentally intrusive abilities, and damage the minds of people who attempt to do this--such as when he incapacitated [[Molly]] when she used [[clairvoyance|her ability]] to find him (''[[The Kindness of Strangers]]''), and caused Matt pain when blocking his telepathy. |
He is also able to sense and block mentally intrusive abilities, and damage the minds of people who attempt to do this--such as when he incapacitated [[Molly]] when she used [[clairvoyance|her ability]] to find him (''[[The Kindness of Strangers]]''), and caused Matt pain when blocking his telepathy. |
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==Selected [[Examples of telepathy|Examples]]== |
==Selected [[Examples of telepathy|Examples]]== |
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Image:Matt communicates with Molly.jpg|Matt |
Image:Matt communicates with Molly.jpg|Matt [[Molly Walker]]'s thoughts at [[the Walkers' home|the scene]] of her parents' [[Sylar's victims|murders]]. <br>(''[[Episode:Don't Look Back|Don't Look Back]]'') |
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Image:Matt nosebleed.jpg|Matt's intense telepathic concentration results in [[Sylar|a single word]]—and a nosebleed. <br>(''[[Fallout]]'') |
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Image:Powers matt.jpg|The officer stops a would-be [[convenience store robber]] by reading his mind, only to be overcome by the terrified thoughts of others. <br>(''[[Hiros]]'') |
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Image:Powers matt hears niki.jpg|At [[Ridgway Jewelry]], Matt overhears a conversation between [[Niki]] and [[Jessica]]. <br>(''[[Run!]]'') |
Image:Powers matt hears niki.jpg|At [[Ridgway Jewelry]], Matt overhears a conversation between [[Niki]] and [[Jessica]]. <br>(''[[Run!]]'') |
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Image:That son of a bitch is thinking in Japanese.jpg|Though Matt can hear [[Mr. Bennet]]'s thoughts, he can't understand them--they're in Japanese.<br>(''[[Company Man]]'') |
Image:That son of a bitch is thinking in Japanese.jpg|Though Matt can hear [[Mr. Bennet]]'s thoughts, he can't understand them--they're in Japanese.<br>(''[[Company Man]]'') |
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Image:Matt hears something in his cell.jpg|While in [[Matt's cell|a cell]], Matt receives instructions from [[Mr. Bennet]], who is in [[Mr. Bennet's cell|another cell]]. <br>(''[[.07%]]'') |
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Image:Get out of my head.jpg|Matt reads the mind of [[Angela Petrelli]] during an interrogation. She somehow detects this, and responds to his question by mentally screaming, "Get out of my head!" <br>(''[[Lizards]]'') |
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Image:I can hear what you're thinking.jpg|[[Peter]] tells [[Caitlin]] he can hear |
Image:I can hear what you're thinking.jpg|[[Peter]] tells [[Caitlin]] he can hear what she is thinking.<br>{{epp|gn54}} |
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Image:Nathan fights Matt in Maurys Nightmare.jpg|[[Maury Parkman]] induces nightmarish visions in Matt and [[Nathan]] |
Image:Nathan fights Matt in Maurys Nightmare.jpg|[[Maury Parkman]] induces nightmarish visions in Matt and [[Nathan]]. <br>(''[[Fight or Flight]]'') |
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Image:Matt sends Nathan a telepathic message.jpg| |
Image:Matt sends Nathan a telepathic message.jpg|Matt projects his thoughts for the first time, helping Nathan break out of the nightmare. <br>(''[[Fight or Flight]]'') |
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Revision as of 21:27, 5 November 2007
| Telepathy | |
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 Matt can hear thoughts | |
| Originally held by: | Matt Parkman, Maury Parkman |
| Absorbed by: | Peter Petrelli |
| Ability to: | To mentally control functions of the brain. |
| Examples of telepathy | |
Telepathy is the ability to mentally control functions of the brain.
Characters
- Matt Parkman is the first person shown to innately have this ability.
- Peter Petrelli has copied this ability (Fallout), and was later able to access it outside Matt's presence. (Distractions, Landslide, Kindred)
- Maury Parkman shows an advanced form of this ability.
Limits
Matt Parkman
Matt has limited control over his ability. He can actively focus on the thoughts of a particular person, but he sometimes picks up thoughts at random from people in his vicinity, and he can have difficulty "blocking" the thoughts of agitated individuals or crowds. He can be overwhelmed by intense thoughts, as happened in the convenience store. (Hiros)
Matt notes to his wife that he is only able to hear the thoughts of others. He seems unable to receive mental images, complex thoughts, or delve into the memories or emotions of others. His telepathic ability, as of yet, remains limited to only hearing a person's current thoughts as they're thinking them. (The Fix)
He is unable to read the Haitian's mind, or the minds of others when the Haitian is "screening" against mental intrusion. With extreme effort, however, Matt can occasionally pick up a word or two through the Haitian's interference.
If a person is thinking in a language other than English, Matt can still hear them, but he does not automatically understand the thoughts.
Matt's telepathic abilities seem to have a limited range; he has not been seen to pick up thoughts from anyone more than a few hundred feet away. He does not require a line of sight to pick up thoughts, but it seems to help.
To break out of his father's nightmare, Matt was able, for the first time, to telepathically send a message to Nathan. This could be the next step his father implied.
Potentially, Matt's powers should be able to reach the levels his father has.
Maury Parkman
Matt's father stated that his powers only started at telepathy. Maury Parkman is far more adept than his son at using this ability. He is able to trap people in nightmarish visions that can fool the perceptive senses, such as he has with Molly, and did to Matt and Nathan. (Fight or Flight)
He is also able to sense and block mentally intrusive abilities, and damage the minds of people who attempt to do this--such as when he incapacitated Molly when she used her ability to find him (The Kindness of Strangers), and caused Matt pain when blocking his telepathy.
Selected Examples
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Though Matt can hear Mr. Bennet's thoughts, he can't understand them--they're in Japanese.
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Matt projects his thoughts for the first time, helping Nathan break out of the nightmare.
(Fight or Flight)
Memorable Quotes
"It's like -- it was like someone was talking to me. Except it was in my head."
"Did the voices tell you anything else? They want you to do things? Rob a store, kill the president?"
"No. It's more like I can ... hear people's thoughts."
- - Matt, Audrey (One Giant Leap)
Notes
- According to Chandra's journal, an African woman "potentially" had this power. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
- The Mozaic file reads Parapsychology / Telepathy.
Trivia
- Audrey calls Matt "Carnac," referring to his ability (One Giant Leap). Carnac is the comic psychic played by Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Carnac the Magnificent could "read" questions on a card inside a sealed envelope and give a humorous answer to the question prior to opening the envelope.
- Telepathy is the first power to be shown to be passed from one generation to the next within the same family unit.
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