User:Cockney Heroes/Abilities/Invisibility

Invisibility
Claude fades into view.
Originally held by:	Claude Rains
Absorbed by:	Peter Petrelli (lost), Gabriel Bishop
Ability to:	Remain unseen in plain view
Examples of invisibility

Invisibility is the ability to walk in plain view of other people without being seen.

Characters

• Claude Rains is the first character to demonstrate this ability.
• Peter Petrelli absorbed this power from Claude (Godsend), but lost it to his father. (Dying of the Light)
• Gabriel Bishop gained this ability through empathy

Limits

It is currently unclear how this power helps its users to avoid being seen. Invisibility seems to be a passive power which can operate constantly without effort or concentration, although it can also be "turned off" at will.

Users of this ability are not invisible to each other—Claude is not invisible to Peter Petrelli when Peter is mimicking his power, nor is Peter invisible to Claude. Whether this is some form of ability immunity, or whether it is the part of the ability which allows users to "see things that would normally be invisible" is unknown.

It is unclear whether the ability also hides sound—Claude covers Peter's mouth when they are hiding from Nathan and Mohinder to stop Peter from making noise (The Fix). However, despite making noise in the streets of New York, nobody seems to hear the two talking. (Distractions)

While users of this power are invisible to normal sight, they can be detected using infrared imaging devices. (Unexpected)

The Haitian's ability to block other special abilities appears to be ineffective against this power. (Unexpected)

Claude Rains

Standing in plain sight at a sidewalk cafe, Claude was able to pick up a wallet from a purse on a table, remove the money from it, and put it back in the purse without anyone paying any attention to him. However, when he and Peter began struggling and knocked over a table, people nearby noticed something odd happening, even though they didn't see the two men involved.

Claude has some ability to make objects that he picks up or carries invisible: his clothes, for example, turn invisible with him. A pretzel he stole on another occasion, however, did not immediately become invisible. In fact, his assignment tracker profile says that Claude "is able to extend his ability to objects and people outside of himself by making physical contact with them while he is invisible. His ability allows him to see what would otherwise be invisible to the average person." Why objects become invisible in some circumstances but not in others isn't yet known. Additionally, Claude can make only certain parts of his body become invisible--when he was partners with Haram, he was able to make only his hand invisible. (Golden Handshake, Part 1)

Peter Petrelli

Invisibility is one of Peter's more developed powers. Indeed he has spent far more time actually using it than any of his other abilities, due to the extended period he spent training invisibly with Claude. This may be why turning invisible has frequently been his first response when threatened. Peter has demonstrated the ability to turn at least one other person that he is touching invisible with him (Landslide).

Gabriel Bishop

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Selected Examples

• 
  Peter and Claude's invisible struggle upsets items on a street vendor's table.
  (Godsend)
• 
  Claude steals a pretzel while invisible.
  (The Fix)
• 
  Mr. Bennet and the Haitian use thermal imaging goggles to find the invisible Claude and Peter. (Unexpected)
• 
  Claude turns invisible as he leaves Peter's apartment.
  (Unexpected)
• 
  In 1999, Claude becomes invisible as he falls over the side of a bridge after being shot by Mr. Bennet.
  (Company Man)
• 
  Initially invisible, Claude reveals himself to Mr. Bennet in Thompson's office.
  (Company Man)
• 
  Peter turns invisible to hide from Sylar.
  (.07%}
• 
  As FBI agents ambush Ted, Peter grabs Claire, and both turn invisible. (Landslide)

Memorable Quotes

"You can see me! Nobody sees me, do you hear me? Nobody sees me—I'm invisible!"

- Claude (to Peter) (Godsend)

"Interesting. I can't wait to try that one."

- Sylar (to Peter) (.07%)

"Claude, I didn't see you there."

"That's generally the idea of being invisible."

- Ivan Spektor, Claude (Comrades, Part 1)

Notes

• Flint states that he was tackled by an "invisible man" sometime in 2006 (Villains). At that time Claude was not with the Company participating in bag and tag missions. However, Flint may not have been directly captured as part of a Company mission, or by a Company operative. The identity of the invisible man is unknown. Writers Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite explained that this line was a mistake made by a new writer.

See Also

• For other uses of invisibility, see invisibility (disambig).
• For Isaac's paintings about invisibility, see Invisibility Series.