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{{Character box
| name = Sylar
| name = Kurtis Rae
| image = Sylar face.jpg
| image = blah
| nick = Kurt, Rae, Kid
| caption =
| debut = has not aired
| portrayer = [[Zachary Quinto]],<br />[[Maurice LaMarche]] (voice for [[Sylar's message]])
| power(s) = <br />[[Telekinesis]], <br /> [[Rapid cellular regeneration]]
| nick = Boogeyman, Brain man
| home = Perth, WA
| debut = [[Episode:One Giant Leap|One Giant Leap]]
| pob = Kalamunda, Australia
| power(s) = <!--DO NOT ADD EMPATHIC MIMICRY TO THIS LIST. It's speculation to say that's what he used to get Lightning from Elle.-->[[Intuitive aptitude]]<br /> '''Known [[power theft|acquired]] abilities:'''<!--DO NOT ADD EMPATHIC MIMICRY TO THIS LIST. It's speculation to say that's what he used to get Lightning from Elle.--> <br />[[Telekinesis]], <br /> [[Rapid cellular regeneration]],<br/>[[Alchemy]], <br />[[Clairsentience]], <br/ >[[Sound manipulation]], <br />[[Electric manipulation]], <br />[[Lie detection]]<br />
<!--for simplicity, I'm suggesting that only abilities he is KNOWN TO HAVE CURRENTLY be listed in the infobox; leave lost abilities under the Evolved Human Abilities heading -->
| formal name = Gabriel Gray
| alias = Gabriel Sylar,<br /> Drew O'Grady,<br /> Dr. Suresh,<br /> Zane Taylor,<br /> Isaac Mendez,<br /> Special Agent Andrew Hanson
| home = New York, NY
| pob = Brooklyn, New York
| residence =
| gender = Male
| gender = Male
| age =
| age = 13
| born =
| born = 18/5/95
| parent(s)/guardian(s) = Unnamed watchmaker<br />[[Virginia Gray]] ([[Sylar's victims|deceased]])
| parent(s)/guardian(s) = James Rae (father), Karen Rae (mother)
| sibling(s) =
| sibling(s) = Daniel Rae (older brother), Conor Rae (younger brother)
| occupation = <br> /> Agent of [[the Company]]
| other relatives =
| significant other = Amber Camp
| occupation =Formerly agent of the [[Pinehearst Company]] <br /> Agent of the [[Pinehearst Company]]<br/> former Agent of [[the Company]],<br />former timepiece restorer
| significant other = formerly [[Elle Bishop]] (deceased),<br />formerly [[Maya Herrera]]
}}
}}
'''Gabriel Gray''' a.k.a. '''Sylar''' (which he adopted from the name [[Sylar's watch|on his watch]]) was an ordinary timepiece restorer who thirsted for the chance to become special. [[Chandra Suresh]] came to him, identified him as "[[Patient Zero]]" in his [[research]] and revealed the existence of [[evolved humans]] to him. Discovering how abilities worked and how to gain more, Sylar became a [[Sylar's victims|serial killer]], targeting other evolved humans to [[Brain removal|steal their brains]] to get their [[ability|abilities]]. Although Sylar began on the path of redemption after [[Angela Petrelli]] made the claim that she was his biological mother, he succumbed to "[[Intuitive aptitude|the hunger]]" once again and returned to his old ways.

==About==
Gabriel was born to a watchmaker and [[Virginia Gray]]. He always dreamed of bigger things, of being "special". Adopting the name "[[Sylar's watch|Sylar]]," he becomes a serial murderer, targeting [[evolved humans]] with [[abilities]], but doesn't discriminate against killing anybody who stands in his way. Having the power of [[intuitive aptitude]], Sylar is able to see how things work and use that to [[power theft|take]] the special powers of others after killing them. The [[FBI]] has categorized Sylar as a suspected serial killer. His [[Sylar's victims|suspected victims]] are sometimes seen with their heads sliced open horizontally at the center of their skull and their [[Brain Removal|brain removed]]. Other victims are [[telekinesis|pinned]] to walls, [[freezing|frozen]], or beaten. Sylar is hunted by the FBI, but has successfully eluded and taunted them, growing stronger and more powerful with each victim. Sylar's activities have since been noticed by [[the Company]], who have made him their most wanted until twelve villains were released from [[level 5]] accidentally by [[Elle]]. Since, he's supposedly been trying to change from being a serial killer to doing good, his motives however remain unknown. He was Noah's partner in the Company for a short while, was on [[Arthur Petrelli]]'s side for a while as well, until he learned that he was not his father.

==Character History==
===[[Season One]]===
{{season summary|season=One}}
[[Mohinder Suresh]] discovers that Sylar was involved in [[Chandra Suresh|his father]]'s [[death]] and [[research]]. Meanwhile, Sylar is on a quest to gain as many powers as he can--he kills the [[Walker]]s in [[the Walkers' home|their home]], then murders [[Charlie Andrews]] at the [[Burnt Toast Diner]]. At [[Union Wells High School]]'s [[Homecoming (event)|Homecoming]], Sylar fails to collect [[Claire Bennet]]'s power of [[regeneration]] when [[Peter Petrelli]] interferes. After a long fall, he is captured by Eden and [[the Haitian]] from [[the Company]] and is temporarily held [[Sylar's cell|captive]] at [[Primatech Paper Co.]] until he escapes, killing [[Hank]] and [[Eden McCain]].

Six months prior, [[Chandra Suresh]] meets Gabriel Gray and helps him discover his potential by telling him about his research. When Chandra gives up on him Gabriel kills [[Brian Davis]] and takes his power of [[telekinesis]]. In the present, Sylar takes [[Zane Taylor]]'s power of [[melting]] impersonating [[Mohinder Suresh]]. He impersonates Zane to gain Mohinder's help. Mohinder discovers Sylar's identity soon after Sylar kills [[Dale Smither]] and takes her [[enhanced hearing]] power. Mohinder tries to [[the Company's guns|shoot]] Sylar, but fails. Sylar faces Peter, but Peter emerges victorious. Angry, Sylar sets out to find [[Isaac Mendez]].

Sylar then kills Isaac at [[Isaac's loft|his apartment]] and gains Isaac's power of [[precognition]]. After seeing an [[explosion]] with his newly stolen power, he believes and fears that he will be the cause of the deaths of many innocent people. He visits his [[Virginia Gray|mother]] and tells her that she helped him realize that he could do anything, even become [[Future Sylar|president]] if he wanted to. Their meeting, however, ends in a fight and Sylar accidentally stabs his mother in the [[heart]]. Sylar later kills [[Ted Sprague]] and takes his ability of [[induced radioactivity]]. He then confronts Peter Petrelli, [[Matt Parkman]], [[Niki Sanders]] and [[Hiro Nakamura]] at [[Kirby Plaza]]. Hiro appears and seemingly kills Sylar by running him through with [[Ando's sword]], Sylar's body disappears, leaving only a trail of blood that leads into a manhole.

===[[Season Two]]===
{{season summary|season=Two}}
Sylar awakens on a beach with a [[Candice Willmer|redhead]], who explains that she dragged him away from [[Kirby Plaza]] and that the people that she works for fixed his wounds. Sylar tries to use his [[powers]], but finds himself unable to. Sylar [[Sylar's victims|kills her]] and attempts to [[power theft|take her power]], but cannot use it. He then leaves the building for the first time and discovers that he is in the middle of a Mexican jungle. He is eventually found in the middle of the road by [[Derek]], [[Maya]], and [[Alejandro]]. They give him a ride, and he tells Maya and Alejandro that he knows [[Chandra Suresh]].

After killing Derek, Sylar finds that Maya and Alejandro are [[evolved humans|special]]. He helps them get into America to get them to [[Mohinder|Dr. Suresh]]. When they finally get to the border, they are surrounded by a [[Citizen's Border Patrol]]. Maya gets upset and uses her [[poison emission|ability]], causing the men fall down. Sylar holds Alejandro back from using [[Alejandro's ability|his ability]], presumably killing the men as they drive away. Sylar and Alejandro fight, and knowing Alejandro can't understand English, he tells him that the only reason he is helping the twins is so that when his powers return he can [[Sylar's victims|kill them]] and [[Power theft|steal their powers]]. He says that even if he cannot get his powers back, Maya is his new toy and she's all his.

Sylar teaches Maya to learn how to control her [[power]], and convinces her that Alejandro blames her for his wife's death. When Alejandro informs Maya that Sylar killed [[Virginia Gray|his own mother]], Maya and Sylar decide to go to [[New York, NY|New York]] without Alejandro to find Dr. Suresh. Sylar is later attacked by Alejandro and Sylar kills him with a knife. Maya shows up without knowing he had just killed her brother. She tells Sylar that he was right about everything and thanks him for helping them. They share a kiss as Sylar shuts the door on her dead brother. Later, Sylar calls Mohinder from [[Mohinder's apartment]]. As Sylar strokes a sleeping [[Molly]]'s hair, he tells Mohinder that he has brought Maya to talk to the doctor.

Upon returning home, Mohinder is greeted by Sylar and introduced to Maya, who needs Mohinder's help. Mohinder tells Maya that Sylar is a killer, but she admits that she has killed people as well, and describes her [[poison emission|ability]] to Mohinder. Sylar tells Mohinder that he needs help too. He opened Mohinder's laptop and found lab work on a [[Shanti Virus|virus]] that takes away a person's abilities. He wants Mohinder to help him cure this virus, noting that Mohinder's blood, mixed with [[Claire Bennet|a certain cheerleader's]] blood, can [[rapid cell regeneration|cure]] the virus. Mohinder reluctantly agrees to help Sylar, and the two, Maya and [[Molly]] go to Mohinder's [[Isaac Mendez's loft|lab]]. Mohinder draws a sample of Sylar's blood, and finds that Sylar has the same strain of the virus that [[Niki]] has, telling him that [[the Company]] injected him with it as well. Sylar tells Mohinder to test the cure on Maya, who was shot by Sylar. Mohinder injects Maya, causing her wound to heal and the bullet to be expelled from her body. As Sylar prepares for his injection, [[Elle]] arrives and [[Electric manipulation|shoots bolts]] at Sylar. He quickly grabs the medicinal case with the remedy and runs from her, getting struck in the back and falling through a pane of glass. Sylar sits against a building with the virus's antidote. He injects himself and the wounds inflicted from falling through glass start to heal. He extends his arm toward a can across the alley and successfully [[telekinesis|moves a can]] from across the alley.

===[[The Second Coming]]===

Sylar goes to [[the Bennets' home (Costa Verde)|the Bennets' home]] in [[Costa Verde]]. He surprises [[Claire]], but she knocks him unconscious with one of her cheerleading trophies. She tries to run but Sylar [[telekinetic]]ally locks the entire house. Sylar begins to terrorize her as she runs for cover in a closet and locks herself in. He finds a box of [[Noah's files]] and grows excited to have a "shopping list" of abilities, since he [[Shanti virus|lost all his powers]]. While Sylar is talking aloud with his back to her, Claire stabs him through the chest. She runs to the front door but he pins her to the wall. Sylar [[Ability theft|opens her skull]] so he can view her [[brain]]. She asks if he is going to eat her brain, but Sylar replies that that's disgusting. Sylar [[power theft|obtains]] her [[Regeneration|regenerative power]] and finds more. He says that Claire is more "[[special (theme)|special]]" than she actually realizes and no one, not even Sylar, can kill her.

===[[The Butterfly Effect]]===
As Sylar leaves [[the Bennets' home (Costa Verde)|the Bennet residence]], [[Bianca Karina]] and [[Gael Cruz]] attempt to detain him, only to be [[Telekinesis|tossed away]] and killed.

Later on [[Level 5]] of [[Primatech Research]], Sylar [[telekinesis|throws]] [[Elle]] against the viewing window of [[Noah's cell (NY)|Noah's cell]] after she alerts [[Noah]] of Sylar's presence. Sylar allows Noah to shoot him, but [[regeneration|heals]] from the bullet wounds and violently slams Noah against the ceiling and back to the ground. [[Peter Petrelli]], trapped in the body of [[Jesse Murphy]], curses him from his cell while Sylar [[Telekinesis|drags]] Elle towards him and flips her, so she is face up. Holding up Noah's dropped [[Company gun|gun]], Sylar [[alchemy|turns it to gold]], mocking [[Bob]]. Discarding the gun, Sylar begins to [[brain removal|cut a line across Elle's forehead]]. Elle screams and releases [[Electric manipulation|a burst of energy]] from her body that knocks him unconscious and frees the rest of the [[Level 5]] prisoners. Later, Sylar wakes up to find himself strapped to a table with a tube in his nose. [[Angela]] enters his cell and greets him as Gabriel to which he weakly replies, "My name is Sylar." She strokes his hair and tells him he can receive wisdom, guidance, and love from her as all mothers can provide. Sylar replies that she isn't his mother, but Angela smiles and says, "Oh, but I am, dear."

===[[Graphic Novel:Dreams Until Death]]===
After acquiring [[Claire]]'s ability, Sylar is confronted by [[the Company|Company]] agents [[Bianca Karina]] and [[Gael Cruz]]. After being shot with [[tasers]], he proceeds to [[telekinesis|send both agents flying]] away from him. Bianca manages to pull out [[Company gun|her gun]] and fire a few rounds at Sylar, but he is unaffected due to having obtained the [[regeneration|ability to heal himself]]. He then asks which one of them is [[evolved human|special]] and Gael replies he is. Sylar responds by killing Bianca, and then [[brain removal|splitting Gael's head open]]. Realizing Gael lied, Sylar throws Gael onto the ground next to Bianca and drives off in their car.

===[[One of Us, One of Them]]===
After the revelation of [[Angela]]'s maternity to Sylar, Angela calls in [[Bridget Bailey]] and explains her [[clairsentience|power]]. She states that Bridget is there to feed Sylar. Angela leaves the cell, leaving Bridget and Sylar alone, and Bridget's screams can be heard from the cell along with the sound of grinding bone.

Later, [[Noah]] arrives at [[Level 5]], called in to help recapture the Level 5 escapees. Angela introduces him to his new partner, who is none other than Sylar.

Sylar and Noah pull up to a bank, which is being robbed by four Level 5 escapees. Noah tells Sylar to stay out of his way, but Sylar protests that it is a one-sided partnership. Before Noah can talk to the police, Sylar begins to tell the police to move their perimeter back. He then tells a cop to get him and Noah coffee. Noah is impressed, and tells him that he will use his "silver tongue" to make sure the hostages won't tell the press what they saw, and to stay away from the bank. Later, Noah is in trouble inside the bank, but Sylar steps in and helps Noah by using [[telekinesis]] to freeze [[Knox]] and choke Jesse. [[Flint]] prepares to burn Sylar, but Noah intercepts and shoots him. After Noah leaves the bank with some of the escapees, Sylar locks the building, allows Knox to escape, and cuts open Jesse's head, telling Noah that he ''is'' a monster.

Both Sylar and Noah lock up the only remaining Level 5 escapee, Flint. Angela then appears with Sylar's prison clothes, and he says "Maybe you were wrong about me." Angela only responds with a smile and says "We'll see" as Sylar retreats back into his cell.

===[[Episode:I Am Become Death|I Am Become Death]]===
[[Peter Petrelli]] [[teleports]] into Sylar's cell, and instantly tries to attack him. Peter reveals that he traveled to the [[Exposed future|future]] and learned how to access Sylar's [[Intuitive aptitude|ability]]. Sylar claims that Peter now has the hunger, but Peter replies that he will never let himself become like Sylar. Sylar expresses a grin and states that Peter is already like him.

===[[Angels and Monsters]]===
In anger, [[Peter Petrelli]] snaps Sylar's neck, but Sylar quickly [[regenerate]]s. He jumps up and [[Telekinesis|throws Peter into a wall]] just in time to save [[Angela]]'s life. Angela assures Sylar that she'll make sure Peter will be okay. [[Noah Bennet|Noah]] approaches Sylar, asking for his help in [[bag and tag|capturing]] a new target, [[Stephen Canfield]].

Sylar and Noah arrive at [[the Canfields' home]], and Stephen creates a [[vortex]]. Sylar, Noah, and Claire grab onto parts of the house to avoid being sucked in. Claire slips, but Sylar saves her, grabbing her hand. When the vortex finally ends, Sylar discovers that Canfield escaped, while Claire is angry at her father for working with Sylar, after [[power theft|what he did to her]]. Sylar admits that when he touched her hand, he could [[Clairsentience|sense]] how much pain and suffering he caused her, and tries to apologize. Noah tells Sylar never to speak to his daughter. Later, at the [[Griffith Park Carousel]], Claire and Noah approach Canfield, while Sylar waits by the car. Sylar watches as Canfield refuses Noah's request to use his ability to kill Sylar. Later, in the car, Sylar calls Noah a user who doesn't see the humanity of [[evolved humans]].

===[[Graphic Novel:Doyle]]===
Sylar starts to [[telekinesis|cut]] [[Elle]]'s head open as she has an [[Electric manipulation|electrical outburst]].

===[[Dying of the Light]]===
[[Daphne]] enters Sylar's cell and attempts to recruit him for the [[Pinehearst Company]], claiming that [[The Company|Primatech]] wants to change him into something he's not, whereas Pinehearst likes him for what he is--a killer. He uses his [[telekinetic]] powers to hold her against his cell door, but she escapes with [[Flint]] after leaving a company card with Sylar. Sylar releases [[Peter]] from his restraints and cell, then tells him that they have to find the person who paralyzed their [[Angela|mother]]. Sylar tells Peter to [[telepathy|read]] Angela's mind. The only thing Peter can extract from her mind is the symbol for [[Pinehearst Research]]. As the two brothers prepare to leave, Sylar tells Peter he won't let him leave in his weakened state. The two fight, ending with Peter telling Sylar that he is weak and Peter now knows what it's like to have all this power. Peter leaves Sylar comatose in a [[Level 5]] cell.

===[[Eris Quod Sum]]===
Subconsciously, Sylar is visited by his mother [[Angela]] in his induced comatose state on [[Level 5]]. In this dream, he is told that his powers are not completely subdued by the drug shunt keeping him under. Angela then tells Sylar that he needs to free his brother [[Peter]] from the grasps of the [[Pinehearst Research]] company. Sylar quickly obeys his mother's orders and [[Telekinesis|breaks]] out of the cell, stopping by Angela's own comatose body to let her know that he will save Peter.

Once at Pinehearst, Sylar quickly [[Telekinesis|knocks back]] [[Mohinder]] and [[Dr. Livitz]] (impaling Livitz on a wall and killing him) right before they can inject Peter. Sylar frees Peter, claiming that "It's what brothers do". Shortly thereafter, Sylar is knocked unconscious by Mohinder, who is stopped by Arthur who explains that Sylar is also one of his sons. [[Telekinesis|Held]] in Arthur's office by his father, Sylar is told by his father that Angela feared him after his birth and tried to drown him. He claimed that she did not love him, and that he should stick with him instead.

After Peter tries to save Sylar, Sylar [[Telekinesis|throws]] his brother out of a seventh story window of the building. However, Sylar also uses his [[telekinesis]] to slow Peter's fall, to prevent his death. Arthur discretely shows Sylar he knows he saved him, but Sylar does not admit that it was his doing.

===[[Graphic Novel:Viewpoints]]===
At the [[Company gallery]], Sylar stares at a multitude of agent portraits who [[Sylar's victims|died at the hands of Sylar]]. [[Sylar's superior]] approaches him, mutters his name under his breath, and then spits in his face.

Breaking the rules, Sylar later goes on a solo mission. He goes to [[Chicago]] and stakes out the apartment of [[Rachel St. John]]. He soon discovers that her boyfriend, [[Dennis]], who is also a [[Level 5 escapee]], is hiding there. He decides to handle the situation.

Sylar enters the apartment and finds Rachel begging for help. Suddenly, Rachel is rendered unconscious by some [[Chlorine gas exudation|green gas]]. He is then confronted by Dennis and his fellow escapees, [[Tina Ramierez]] and [[Michael Fitzgerald]]. The three know who he is and respect him, and they thank him for getting them out of [[Level 5]]. They then ask Sylar if he is there to join them, to which he replies, "No."

Sylar kills Dennis, and hold the other two with [[telekinesis]], closing their windpipes. Suddenly, Rachel pleads with Sylar not to kill them.

Later, Sylar's superior comes with a team to take Tina and Michael back to Level 5. [[The Haitian]] is to [[Mental manipulation|clear Rachel's mind]], which makes Sylar think to himself that the only person who thought of him as a hero won't even remember it.

===[[Episode:Villains|Villains]]===
In [[Hiro]]'s [[precognitive]] dream state, he sees [[Gabriel Gray]] in [[2006]]. Gabriel feels so guilty from killing [[Brian Davis]] that he attempts to commit [[suicide]] by hanging himself, only to be rescued by the timely arrival of [[Elle]], who has been sent to investigate him. Elle, under the guise of a customer, gains his trust by appealing to his need to be special and baking him a [[peach pie]]. After meeting with Gabriel a few more times, Elle loses track of her mission when she starts to sympathize with him. Disillusioned, Elle returns to HRG to try and dissuade him from continuing the mission, only to be threatened with severance from The Company. Despite her qualms, she continues befriending Gabriel and invites [[Trevor]], another evolved human, to the apartment in order to bait Gabriel into killing again. After Trevor demonstrates his [[Trevor's ability|ability]], Gabriel has enough and attacks Trevor. Elle tries to stop Gabriel by shocking him, but he throws her across the room and tells her to leave. After Elle's departure, Gabriel proceeds to steal Trevor's ability, while HRG is watching using remote surveillance.

===[[Episode:It's Coming|It's Coming]]===
While at the [[Pinehearst building]], [[Arthur]] tells Sylar that he knows that he saved [[Peter]] because he has empathy. Arthur then sends him into [[exam room 1|a dark room]] where [[Elle]] is chained up. Elle starts [[Electric manipulation|electrocuting]] him mercilessly, with increasingly devastating voltages. After several successively stronger shocks, Sylar's clothing is burnt to a crisp. Elle soon exhausts her powers and begs Sylar to kill her. Sylar raises his hand, but only to release her from her shackles. After forgiving Elle and helping her forgive herself, he begins exhibiting [[Electric manipulation|lightning]] as well. She helps him master his newfound power, touching him rather closely on the arm and chest. Later, he and Elle are released and they go to [[Arthur's office]] to watch Arthur sketch the [[eclipse]].

===[[The Eclipse, Part 1]]===
Sylar is in [[exam room 1|a room]] at [[Pinehearst]], practicing [[Electric manipulation|Elle's power]]. [[Elle]] walks in and Sylar mentions that he has to prove himself. Elle asks to whom, but he doesn't answer. [[Arthur]] comes to tell Sylar to find [[Claire]]. Elle joins him. They fly to [[LAX]] and enter [[Hotspur Car Rental]], where Elle confronts Sylar about being his own person. He scuffles with [[Bob (Hotspur)| the clerk]], then Elle and Sylar drive to [[the Canfields' home]]. They attack Claire and [[Noah]]. Noah dislocates Sylar's shoulder before he and Elle pass out and the Bennets get away. When they wake up, Elle relocates his arm with much pain. Both Sylar and Elle have [[ability loss|lost]] their [[abilities]]. Sylar is happy he doesn't feel [[intuitive aptitude|the hunger]]. While the two kiss, Noah aims a sniper rifle at them.

===[[The Eclipse, Part 2]]===
Sylar and [[Elle]] discuss their unlikely relationship after making love at [[the Canfields' home]], but they are interrupted by a hail of bullets from an enraged [[Noah]], who shoots Elle in the leg. Sylar drags her away, and they hide in a scrapyard as Noah continues to look for them. Sylar dresses Elle's wounds in the medical section of a [[drug store]], then carries her into the storeroom as Noah closes in on them following Elle's blood trail. Sylar locks Elle in the elevator and sends her to a lower floor, as Noah arrives and attacks him. After a brief fight, Noah cuts Sylar's throat with a box-cutter, leaving him to bleed to death as Elle watches. When Noah returns home, he discovers that [[Claire]] had died from her injuries earlier, but had regenerated when her power returned at the end of the eclipse, and realizes that Sylar could have also revived. Sylar and Elle enter the [[Bennet house]], and Sylar pins Noah to the wall with [[telekinesis]]. Noah tells him that [[Arthur]] and [[Angela Petrelli]] are not his parents, and that they are both manipulating him. Sylar begins to cut Noah's throat using telekinesis, but is interrupted by the appearance of [[Hiro Nakamura]] who calls him a "Bad Man", and teleports him and Elle to a beach. On the beach, Sylar questions Elle about her knowledge of his parentage, then declaring that people never change and that he'll always be a killer, begins to slice Elle's head open.

===[[Our Father]]===
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===[[Graphic Novel:Truths]]===
Sylar [[telekinetically]] stops a bullet right in front of [[Arthur]]'s head, to delay his death.

==[[Heroes Evolutions]]==
Gabriel Gray has a [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=32fc6c65a684250b40fdaab8579e837d case file] (file: C004; password: GGeh81zu) at [[primatechpaper.com]]. The file contains his personal history:
{{message|Gray is the son of a watchmaker who carried on his father's [[Gray & Sons|trade]] for several years before being approached for study by Dr. [[Chandra Suresh]], who termed Gray his "[[patient zero]]." Under Dr. Suresh's inadvertent tutelage, Gray realized he had more than one anomalistic ability; in fact, he came to understand that he could [[power theft|absorb]] the [[abilities]] of others. The specific mechanism of acquiring these powers remain unclear, but we understand that it requires the [[brain removal|removal of the victim's brain matter]]. While under [[Company]] protection, study into this mechanism began, but Gray escaped before our scientists could determine Gray's precise manner of acquiring abilities from his [[Sylar's victims|victims']] [[brain]] matter.

With the incorporation of new abilities into his genetic structure, Gray assumed the name Sylar and began killing individuals on Chandra Suresh's [[list]] of "[[evolved humans|specials]]."

We captured Gray after the [[Union Wells High School]] incident. [[FBI]] Agent [[Audrey Hanson]] and [[Matt Parkman]]'s investigation led them to an unsuccessful raid on [[Primatech Paper]] while Sylar was in our custody. Under observation, Sylar proved uncooperative and an incident with [[Eden McCain]]/Sarah Ellis led to her death. Despite our best efforts, Sylar escaped from [[Sylar's cell|our custody]] before our study was completed. Gray's current location is unknown and death should not be presumed.}}

The case file also contains a psychological profile:
{{message|Gabiel Gray's overbearing [[Virginia Gray|mother]] pressed on him the notion that he was "special" and meant for more than his family's middle-class existence. When he failed to live up to expectations, he fell into the [[Gray & Sons|family trade]] as a watchmaker and grew increasingly frustrated with his life.

When he began manifesting [[abilities]], he realized he could use them to fulfill his deep-seated desire to be "special" and thus prove his worth to his demanding mother. However, infusion of foreign DNA into Sylar's genome has corrupted his mind and [[moral ambiguity|moral compass]]. He began seeing himself as vastly superior to average people, which gave him--in his mind--the moral authority to [[brain removal|kill]] at will. He became sociopath and singularly focused on [[power theft|gaining more abilities]]. If still alive with his powers intact, his desire to be increasingly "special" will surely compel him to seek out [[Sylar's victims|additional victims]]. Extreme caution must be exercised if encountering Sylar.}}

==[[Evolved Human]] [[Intuitive aptitude|Abilities]]==

[[image:AT diagram Sylar.jpg|thumb|right]][[image:cranial imaging Sylar.jpg|thumb|right|Cranial imaging]]

Sylar's original [[ability]] is [[intuitive aptitude|the power to determine exactly how things work]]. Sylar used this innate ability to discover how to [[Ability theft|take the abilities]] of other [[evolved humans]]. He determined that Chandra Suresh was correct that the abilities are based in the [[brain]], and several of Sylar's victims have had their skulls opened and [[Brain removal|brains removed]]. By studying [[Sylar's victims|his victims']] brains he is able to determine how their powers work and replicate those abilities himself.

Arthur revealed to Sylar that he can obtain the abilities of other people without [[Brain removal|killing]] them through empathy. Arthur left Sylar in a room with Elle, with whom he had a long talk, after which Sylar manifested her [[Electric manipulation|ability]]. It is unknown whether this manifestation was related to [[empathic mimicry]] or if it was purely empathy.

With this ability comes a 'hunger' for more knowledge and power. Sylar believes that it is this hunger that drives him to murder others and steal their powers. In [[Villains future|one future]], Sylar is able to control this 'hunger' and settle down to a normal life.

According to his [[assignment tracker]] file at [[primatechpaper.com]], Sylar's control index is 76%. His data analysis shows his biological level at 40, cerebral at 85, elemental at 45, and temporal/spatial at 20.

===[[Power theft|Acquired Abilities]]===
{{Sylaracquired}}
During their conversation, Sylar and [[Mr. Bennet]] confirmed that Sylar has multiple abilities (''[[Fallout]]''); however, apart from telekinesis, [[the Company]] was unable to identify what these powers were (''[[Episode:Godsend|Godsend]]''). Based on [[Mohinder]]'s statement to the authorities (''[[Fallout]]'') that at least six people from his father's [[The List|list]] have been [[Sylar's victims|murdered by Sylar]] (prior to Zane Taylor), it's likely that Sylar has acquired at least sixteen abilities: the six Mohinder mentions, plus those of Zane, Dale, Isaac, Ted, Claire, Bob, Bridget, Jesse, Elle and Sue Landers. However, due to his exposure to the Shanti virus, Sylar seemed to have lost all but six of these abilities: telekinesis, plus those abilities he acquired after being healed [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18281]. He held on to his telekinetic abilities because the power is so closely related to the guilt he felt for killing [[Brian Davis]] [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18851]. <!--DO NOT ADD EMPATHIC MIMICRY. It's speculation to say that's what he used to get Lightning from Elle.-->

Sylar attempted to take an [[Illusion|ability]] from [[Candice Wilmer]], but he was unable to use it because he was affected by the Shanti virus; in [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17075 an interview], the writers confirmed that Sylar was unable to acquire this ability while infected.

Telekinesis is Sylar's most commonly observed acquired ability. He has demonstrated the ability to [[simultaneous ability use|use at least two of his acquired abilities at the same time]]. (''[[The Hard Part]]'')

=={{MQ}}==
"''When I was a kid ... I used to wish some stranger would come and tell me my family wasn't really my family. They weren't bad people, they were just ... insignificant. And I wanted to be different. Special. I wanted to change. A new name, a new life. The watchmaker's son ... became a watchmaker. It is so futile, that I wanted to be ... important.''"
: - Sylar (to [[Chandra Suresh]]) (''[[Six Months Ago]]'')


"''That [[enhanced hearing|sound]] in your heart, what is it?''"

"''[[Sylar's victims|Murder]].''"
: - [[Dale]], Sylar (''[[Unexpected]]'')


"''Mom -- Mom, don't. Don't, it's just... maybe I don't have to be special. That's okay to just be a normal watchmaker. Can't you just tell me that's enough?''"
: - Sylar (to [[Virginia Gray|Virginia]]) (''[[The Hard Part]]'')


"''And how much of it do we actually use? Ten percent of it, maybe twenty. Imagine the answers we'd have with a hundred percent. Why is there evil? How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? How do we make love stay?''"
: - Sylar (to [[Claire]]) (''[[The Second Coming]]'')

==Notes==
* According to a response in the [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18281 Sept. 30, 2008 ''Behind the Eclipse'' CBR Q&A], Sylar lost the previous abilities he had gained, except for intuitive aptitude and telekinesis, due to his exposure to the [[Shanti virus]] and had to start over in gaining other abilities. The lost abilities would include [[Trevor's ability]], [[freezing]], [[enhanced memory]], [[melting]], [[enhanced hearing]], [[precognition]], and [[induced radioactivity]]. However, Sylar was able to use [[induced radioactivity]] and [[precognition]] in a possible future (''[[I Am Become Death]]''). In a response in the [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18423 Oct. 13, 2008 ''Behind the Eclipse'' CBR Q&A], it was clarified that Sylar reacquired those powers during the time period inbetween the present and the future shown in the episode.
* Clips from the debunked episodes on the [[Season Two DVD]] show Sylar getting his powers back and continue [[Sylar's victims|killing]] and [[power theft|acquiring]] [[powers]]. In the episode, [[Elle]] tells [[Bob Bishop|her father]] that Sylar has acquired four new powers, though we see only two of the thefts take place: he steals the abilities of impenetrable skin from a character named Robert Keep and dynamic camouflage from a character called "Chameleon Girl".
* In an [http://thetvaddict.com/?p=959 interview], [[Tim Kring]] responded to the question "Are Sylar and [[Mr. Bennet|Claire's father]] connected?" by saying "There is a connection between the two, which will become clear in later episodes."
* [[Kristin Veitch]] of E! [http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/blog/index.jsp?uuid=af8ac833-69bc-43de-92c6-30f46963ddfa&page=5 indicates] that Sylar's character "is the opposite of what you'd think it would be."
* In an [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/television/heroes/002880960.cfm interview] with Wizard Magazine, Tim Kring states "Sylar's storyline is much cleaner line than a lot of people think. He's literally just a character who wanted to be special and he gets kind of f--ked up and becomes a serial killer. That's all it is."
* When the apparently dead Sylar revives in ''[[The Fix]]'' and in "[[The Kindness of Strangers]]", the familiar "[[intuitive aptitude|tick-tock]]" can be heard, perhaps implying he has used his [[power]].
* The fact that Sylar survived being shot (by [[Matt]] and by [[Mr. Bennet]]) and that he walked away from a serious fall at [[Homecoming (event)|Homecoming]] led to speculation that he possessed some kind of superhuman endurance. However, [[Aron Coleite]] and [[Joe Pokaski]] stated in an [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=9637 interview] that much of Sylar's apparent invulnerability is a product of his [[telekinesis]]. Sylar's resistance to bullets was specifically shown to be a specialized use of telekinesis in ''[[Parasite]]''.
* Sylar seems able to levitate himself somehow. He seemingly did this to elude capture (''[[One Giant Leap]]'') and to approach [[Dale Smither]] without her hearing any sound of footsteps (''[[Unexpected]]''). He also escapes [[Virginia Beach]] police by propelling himself into a tree (''[[Road Kill]]''). [[Jason Badower]] stated that the script for ''[[Road Kill]]'' specifically states that Sylar uses telekinesis to escape the crashing [[Northeast Brewing Company truck]]. Whether or not the other instances are also a specialized use of his telekinesis is unclear.
* Sylar introduces himself to [[Northeast Brewing Company trucker|the trucker]] as "Drew O'Grady", apparently taking the alias from [[:Image:Drew O'Grady newspaper.JPG|two headlines in a newspaper]] he had seen shortly before meeting the trucker. The headlines read, "President ''drew'' fire for welfare comments" and "''O'Grady'' Farm to be purchased back..." (''[[Graphic Novel:Road Kill|Road Kill]]''). This is in keeping with the way he acquired the "Sylar" alias, taking the name from a watch as he meets [[Brian Davis]] (''[[Episode:Six Months Ago|Six Months Ago]]'').
* In an [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=9817 interview], [[Aron Coleite]] and [[Joe Pokaski]] explain that, although unusual vocal effects were used for both Sylar (''[[Distractions]]'') and [[Peter Petrelli]] (''[[Unexpected]]''), both were for "coolness factor", and were not an indication that either was using [[persuasion]]. They later [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=10433 reiterated] the point in reference to Sylar's voice in ''[[.07%]]''.
* The address Mohinder discovers for Sylar in his father's [[journal]] is 1146 Trenton Place APT 1B, [[Queens]], NY 11011. (''[[Episode:One Giant Leap|One Giant Leap]]'')
* In an [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/louellis/picspams/heroes/sfxheroes_029.jpg interview], [[Zachary Quinto]] said he purposely chooses to take on the characteristics of [[Sylar's victims]]. "[''[[Distractions]]''] was the genesis and then it continued for me as an actor to draw on the characteristics of the other characters that I was killing. There were choices I made in scenes to bring echoes of those characters to what I was doing."
* In ''[[The Butterfly Effect]]'', Sylar tells [[Elle]] that she is especially to blame for what he has become. This is likely a reference to the fact that she helped manipulate him into killing more people after he'd acquired his [[telekinesis|first power]] and was trying to stop (''[[Villains]]'').
* Some have wondered why all of Sylar's abilities except [[telekinesis]] were [[ability loss|lost]] after he was infected with the [[Shanti virus]]. Writers [[Joe Pokaski]] and [[Aron Coleite]] said in a [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18851 question and answer session] that the telekinetic power remained because it is related to the guilt Sylar felt for killing [[Brian Davis]]. "Brian was Sylar's first [[Sylar's victims|kill]] and his power is connected to emotional empathy."

==Trivia==
* A [[:Image:Paul_E._Sylar.jpg|photograph]] on NBC's [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/ Heroes site] shows a birth announcement for a "Paul E. Sylar", dated June 11, 1962. The announcement appears to be pinned next to the map in [[Chandra Suresh]]'s Brooklyn apartment. However, the casting of 29 year-old Zachary Quinto seems contrary to this information, as does the revelation that "Sylar" is an assumed name. In all likelihood, since the announcement only ever appeared clearly in promotional photos, the character concept has changed since the original announcement was designed and there is no "Paul E. Sylar." This is a remnant from the original cut of the pilot episode (''[[In His Own Image]]''). In that version, the conversation on [[the Sylar tape]] can be heard, but it is a conversation between Chandra and [[Paul E. Sylar]]. Katherine Pope, an NBC drama development executive at the time, read the original pilot involving the early appearance of Sylar and pushed Kring to put off the character's reveal until nine episodes into the first season. [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/07/katherine_pope_universal_media.php]
*The role of Sylar was originally offered to [[Christopher Eccleston]]. He declined the role because he thought it was a cliché for European actors to play villains in American culture.
*In the first draft of the pilot, Sylar was supposed to appear in an Italian prison. According to [[Greg Beeman]]'s [http://gregbeeman.blogspot.com/2007/02/episode-14-distractions.html blog], this version of Sylar was supposed to have long claw-like nails and sharp teeth. He was also supposed to be "way weirder and more monstrous &mdash; like [[Nosferatu|Nosferatou]]."
*Ando tells Peter that Sylar is like ''okage'' which he translates as "boogeyman" (''[[Homecoming]]''). Molly Walker also refers to Sylar as "the boogeyman" (''[[The Hard Part]]''). In ''[[Episode:I Am Become Death|I Am Become Death]]'', a future Gabriel Gray refers to himself as a "boogeyman" to the time-traveling Peter Petrelli.
* Sylar taking his name from a watch mirrors one theory regarding the [[Wikipedia:Zodiac Killer|Zodiac Killer]] who killed several people in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 60s. One suspect was allegedly given a "Zodiac" brand watch that had the same logo (a crossed circle) that the killer used to sign his letters. Also of note, before one alleged victim died, she was followed by a suspicious man wearing horn-rimmed glasses.
* Before the airing of ''[[Six Months Ago]]'', the theory that Sylar is [[Peter Petrelli|Peter]] had become so stale at [[9th Wonders]], the semi-official ''Heroes'' fansite, that it has inspired a drinking game: whenever someone brings it up, drink.
* At the end of ''[[Powerless]]'', when Sylar regains his powers, the first thing he grabs with telekinesis is a can of spinach. This is a joke by the writers relating to [[wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye the Sailor]], who gains his "ability", strength, after eating spinach. <sup>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcpkHK1Z8VU]</sup>
* According to his [http://www.primatechpaper.com/AT_2.0/assignmentTracker.php?subject=32fc6c65a684250b40fdaab8579e837d case file] (password: GGeh81zu) at [[primatechpaper.com]], Gabriel Gray weighs 150 pounds.
* "Sylar" is a German surname that literally means "ropemaker." [http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstorysylar1.htm]

==See Also==
* {{seealsodisambig|Sylar}}
* {{seealsodisambig|Gabriel}}
* {{seealsodisambig|Gray}}
* {{seealsodisambig|boogeyman}}
* For a partial list of articles related to Sylar, see '''[[Related Articles:Sylar]]'''.
* For a full list of articles related to Sylar, see '''[[List of articles related to Sylar]]'''.
* For images of Sylar, see '''[[:Category:Images of Sylar|Images of Sylar]]'''.
* {{seealsofuture|explosion}}
* {{seealsofuture|exposed}}

==External Links==
* [http://sexysylar.blogspot.com Sylar's Blog] (Fan site)
* [http://www.sylarsarmy.com Sylar's Army] (Fan Group)
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Kurtis Rae
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First appearance has not aired
In-story stats
Known abilities
Telekinesis,
Rapid cellular regeneration
Nicknames Kurt, Rae, Kid
Gender
Age 13
Date of birth 18/5/95
Place of birth Kalamunda, Australia
Home Perth, WA
Occupation
/> Agent of the Company
Significant other Amber Camp
Parents James Rae (father), Karen Rae (mother)
Siblings Daniel Rae (older brother), Conor Rae (younger brother)
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