User:DocM/Ability usage list

This is a complete ability usage list for use on the "examples of powers" pages.

Ability supercharging

• Future Ando supercharges his own ability and zaps Future Hiro, seemingly killing him. (The Second Coming)
• Ando slams his hand on a desk in Mohinder's loft, creating a slight discharge. (Dual)
• Ando accidentally supercharges Matt's telepathy, allowing him to hear the thoughts of everybody in New York. (Dual)
• Ando accidentally supercharges Daphne's super speed, sending her backwards through time to witness a conversation a few minutes before. (Dual)
• Ando holds Daphne and sends her sixteen years in the past, rescuing Hiro from Kaito. They then return to the present. (Dual)

Alchemy

• Bob turns his spoon into pure gold for Mohinder. (Four Months Later...)
• Sylar turns a gun into gold to taunt Elle. (The Butterfly Effect)

Body insertion

• Peter is placed in the body of Jesse Murphy by his future self. (The Second Coming)
• Future Peter forcefully expells Peter from Jesse's body. (One of Us, One of Them)

Dream manipulation

• Sanjog helps Mohinder in his dreams, showing him a dream where he argued with his father concerning his father's research. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Sanjog shows Mohinder another dream where Chandra concludes his trip to New York might be a bad idea but his mother convinces him otherwise and mentions a sister, Shanti. Sanjog is seen in this dream and asks Mohinder for his ball back. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Sanjog reveals to Mohinder how Chandra was killed by Sylar in his taxi cab in New York. Sanjog is seen by Mohinder after the taxi cab disappears, and Sanjob reveals a key, which Mohinder takes. Mohinder then wakes up. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Sanjog makes Mohinder hear Nirand's thoughts on Freud once again, then leads him outside to see a conversation between Nirand and Chandra about Sanjog, and another with Mohinder reading Activating Evolution before it was finished. (Homecoming)

Empathic mimicry

• Precognitive dreaming: Peter has a dream of flying around the world when he awoken by Simone. (Genesis)
• Flight: Peter flies with his brother as Nathan tries to rescue him. (Genesis)
• Flight: Peter hovers above the ground as Nathan is nearby. (Don't Look Back)
• Space-time manipulation: Peter is able to move as time is frozen by Future Hiro. (Collision, Hiros)
• Precognition: Peter allows his eyes to glaze over and finishes Isaac's painting of Jackie's death at Sylar's hands. (Hiros)
• Precognitive dreaming: Peter has a dream of conversing with Charles about his ability to fly. (Better Halves)
• Telekinesis: Peter unknowingly diverts a couple locker doors thrown by Sylar. (Homecoming)
• Rapid cell regeneration: Peter coughs as he returns to life having absorbed the ability from a nearby Claire. (Homecoming)
• Precognitive dreaming: Peter dreams about the accident involving Nathan and Heidi. (Six Months Ago)

Enhanced memory

• Charlie successfully remembers where Ghandi was buried to answer a crossword puzzle question: Kanyakumari. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Charlie answers an esoteric question asked by Lloyd to test her memory. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Charlie learns Japanese in one week after reading a phrase book. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Charlie learns Japanese quickly when taught by Hiro. (Six Months Ago)

Enhanced strength

• Niki, during Jessica's control, rips apart two thugs in her garage. (Genesis)
• Niki, as Jessica, slams Linderman's henchman into the wall of an elevator and easily overpowers him. (Collision)
• Niki, as Jessica, breaks into the hideout of the poker players and rips them apart with her bare hands. (Better Halves)
• Niki, as Jessica, uses her briefcase full of money to slam D.L. straight into a wardrobe, smashing it to bits. (Better Halves)
• Niki, as Jessica, pulls D.L. out of the cupboard and throws him onto the bed. (Better Halves)
• Niki, as Jessica, breaks a mirror in her bedroom. (Nothing to Hide)
• Niki, as Jessica, elbows Hal, lifts him into the air by his throat and then throws him onto the bed violently. (Six Months Ago)

Flight

• Nathan flies to rescue Peter from his fall, when they both fly mid-air. (Genesis)
• Peter hovers above the ground without realising with Nathan nearby. (Don't Look Back)
• Nathan blasts upwards to escape Noah and the Haitian, then shoots across the sky at supersonic speeds, having a rough landing outside the Fly By Night Diner. (Hiros)
• Nathan involuntarily flies out of his car and leaves Heidi to crash into a set of barrels at an exit ramp. (Six Months Ago)

Induced radioactivity

• Ted's home is filled with high doses of radiation. (Nothing to Hide)
• Ted, while holding onto a nurse as a hostage, leaves a burn scar on her arm. (Nothing to Hide)
• Ted holds onto a glass of water and boils it within a few seconds. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)

Intuitive aptitude

• Sylar uses his intuitive aptitude to work out James Walker's ability of freezing and steals it for himself. (Don't Look Back)
• Sylar opens Charlie's head and absorbs her ability. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Sylar successfully fixes Chandra's watch, knowing it was two seconds slow simply by listening to it. (Six Months Ago)
• Sylar kills Brian Davis and examines his brain, learning how to use Brian's telekinesis. (Six Months Ago)

Mental manipulation

• The Haitian prevents Matt from reading his mind. (One Giant Leap)
• The Haitian stops Matt from reading Noah's mind. (Collision)
• The Haitian erases all of Brody's memories, including his own name. (Hiros)
• The Haitian removes Eden's persuasive abilities, rendering her commands to Noah useless. (Six Months Ago)

Persuasion

• Eden convinces Isaac to paint the future for Noah. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Eden persuades Sylar to go to sleep. He falls unconscious shortly afterwards. (Homecoming)
• Eden tells Matt to get back into his car and eat a dozen donuts. He is still eating the donuts in the morning. (Six Months Ago)

Phasing

• D.L. sneaks into the the Sanderses' home undetected. (Hiros)
• D.L. reaches his hand through a locked door and proceeds to unlock it. (Better Halves)
• D.L. hides in another cupboard, then reaches out of it to grab Jessica. (Better Halves)
• D.L. reaches his hands through Jessica's chest to her neck, knocking her unconscious. (Better Halves)
• D.L. phases his hand through a burning car's window and unlocks it from the inside. (Nothing to Hide)

Precognition

• Isaac has painted Ted using his ability to heat up a glass of water, which he subsequently destroys. (Genesis)
• Isaac has painted the eclipse hours before it happens. (Genesis)
• Isaac has painted a bus explosion, which he realises came true due to the latest newspaper. (Genesis)
• Isaac has painted the train wreck, which he notices to be true when he watches news coverage on it. (Genesis)
• Isaac paints a mural of the explosion on his loft's floor while on heroin. (Genesis)
• In the "explosion future", Isaac releases a prophetic issue of 9th Wonders!. (Don't Look Back)
• Peter idly draws a skickman doodle of himself hovering and Nathan watching. (Don't Look Back)
• Isaac looks over one of his sketches of Peter and Simone kissing in the rain. (One Giant Leap)
• Isaac, with his eyes now glazed, envisions Claire escaping from Sylar and paints it onto an empty canvas. (Collision)
• Isaac has fully completed the Homecoming series of paintings. (Hiros)
• Peter allows his eyes to glaze over and finishes the painting of Jackie's death at Sylar's hands. (Hiros)
• Isaac looks over his painting of Jessica, finding the Symbol on it hidden underneath a layer of paint. (Better Halves)
• Isaac, his eyes once again glazed, paints the Exploding Man after being told to by Eden. (Seven Minutes to Midnight, Homecoming)
• Isaac's missing painting is of Peter dead at Homecoming. (Homecoming)

Precognitive dreaming

• Peter dreams of flying around the world. He is awoken by Simone. (Genesis)
• Peter dreams of a conversation between himself and Charles, leading to Peter revealing his ability to fly. (Better Halves)
• Peter dreams about the accident involving both Nathan and Heidi. (Six Months Ago)

Rapid cell regeneration

• Claire jumps off an abandoned oil refinery and snaps several of her bones, but then pushes some back into place as her scars heal. (Genesis)
• Claire notices her rib cage sticking out and pushes it back into place as it heals. (Genesis)
• Claire rushes into a burning train wreck and emerges without any wounds. (Genesis)
• Claire rescues her ring from the garbage disposal but mutilates her hand in the process, which quickly heals. (Genesis)
• Claire's neck is broken after a tackle by Brody, but she twists her neck back into shape and heals. (Don't Look Back)
• Claire is killed after nearly being raped when a branch is impaled into the back of her head. She later revives in a morgue after the branch is removed. (One Giant Leap, Collision)
• Claire recovers from her injuries after she and Brody crashed his car into a wall. (Hiros)
• Claire burns her hands on a hot tray of muffins, but her hands heal quickly before anybody notices. (Better Halves)
• Claire is stapled by Lyle in her hand. When she removes the staple, the wound heals, scaring Lyle. (Nothing to Hide)
• Claire cracks her bones and regenerates after Sylar throws her into a wall. (Homecoming)
• Peter coughs as he returns to life as Claire watches in shock. Peter cracks his bones back into place. (Homecoming)
• Claire's hand injury gained earlier has completely healed by the time Noah checks it. (Six Months Ago)

Space-time manipulation

• Hiro stares at his clock and makes it reverse by one second. (Genesis)
• Hiro teleports into the womens' bathroom in a local bar. (Genesis)
• Hiro time travels five weeks into the future. (Genesis, Don't Look Back)
• Hiro avoids an explosion by returning back to the present. (Don't Look Back)
• Hiro freezes time before a truck collides with a girl. In this moment, Hiro pushes the girl out of the truck's path towards safety when time resumes. (One Giant Leap)
• Hiro stops time and moves the roulette ball in order to allow Ando to win. He also saves a glass which was in the process of being tipped over. (Collision)
• Hiro freezes time in order to switch Ando's cards with a high roller's to ensure Ando's victory. (Collision)
• Future Hiro travels back in time by five years to talk with Peter and give him a message. (Collision, Hiros)
• Hiro stops time in the middle of a car game between Ando, Ernie, the lowlife and the high roller, re-arranges the cards and re-deals, giving Ando a straight. (Better Halves)
• Hiro freezes time as a car explodes. He walks around and manages to push D.L. and the woman he is saving to safety. (Nothing to Hide)
• Hiro travels backwards in time by six months to save Charlie. (Seven Minutes to Midnight, Homecoming, Six Months Ago)
• Hiro collects a bouquet of flowers two blocks from the Burnt Toast Diner for Charlie in a second. He also finishes Charlie's order seconds after it is ordered. (Six Months Ago)
• Hiro stops time and creates one thousand origami cranes, placing them around himself and Charlie to prove his ability. (Six Months Ago)
• Hiro accidentally travels back into the present before he is able to kiss Charlie, teleporting from Midland, Texas to Tokyo, Japan. (Six Months Ago)

Technopathy

• Micah places his hand on an out-of-order pay phone and calls Jessica with his current location. (Nothing to Hide)

Telekinesis

• Mrs. Walker is seen messily attached to the wall with kitchen utensils. (Don't Look Back)
• James Walker is seen with his brain removed after his head has been cut open. (Don't Look Back)
• Sylar has killed Isaac with his telekinesis. (Don't Look Back)
• Sylar forces Audrey to point her gun to her head. (One Giant Leap)
• Sylar survives several shots fired by Matt. (One Giant Leap)
• Sylar disappears out of sight with his telekinetic levitation. (One Giant Leap)
• Sylar lazily pulls his coffee cup into his hand. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Sylar cuts open Charlie's head and steals her brain. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Sylar smashes his hands through the glass window in Chandra's taxi cab. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Sylar mistakenly slices open Jackie's head. (Homecoming)
• Sylar slams Claire into the wall, breaking several of her bones. (Homecoming)
• Sylar throws several locker doors at Peter. (Homecoming)
• Peter deflects a couple of the locker doors without realising. (Homecoming)
• Sylar softens his fall off Union Wells High School and survives. (Homecoming)
• Sylar telekinetically pushes a glass across Chandra's table and accidentally smashes it on the wall. (Six Months Ago)
• Sylar pulls Eden through his cell's glass window. (Fallout)
• Sylar waves his hand and throws Noah into his cell window. (Distractions)
• Sylar moves his finger, causing Sandra's phone to be flung into the wall and destroyed. (Distractions)
• Sylar again moves his finger, pushing Sandra into a glass cabinet. (Distractions)
• Sylar telekinetically removes Zane's brain. (Run!)
• Sylar breaks and levitates multiple bottles of beer and fatally jams them into the back of Rudy. (Road Kill)
• Sylar levitates himself to safety after driving his newly acquired truck off the road. (Road Kill)
• Peter accesses Sylar's ability and stops Claude's pole mid-air, snapping it in half. (Unexpected)
• Sylar telekinetically removes Dale's brain for examination. (Unexpected)

Telepathy

• Matt hears the thoughts of a frightened little girl and enters the house searching for the source. He finds her underneath the stairs. (Don't Look Back)
• Matt hears Elisa believe that Matt simply "lucked out". (Don't Look Back)
• Matt learns Sylar's name from Audrey. (Don't Look Back)
• Matt responds to a question which Audrey thinks of and is arrested afterwards. (Don't Look Back)
• Matt learns from Audrey's mind that nobody believes in her. (One Giant Leap)
• Matt overhears his wife's thoughts wishing he would leave. He then leaves. (One Giant Leap)
• Matt decides not have small talk with the bartender after hearing his thoughts. (One Giant Leap)
• Matt tries to make a gesture towards a fellow bar patron but hears his thoughts and stops. (One Giant Leap)
• Matt listens in on one man's attempt to woo a woman, and laughs at the results. (One Giant Leap)
• Matt hears depressing thoughts from another bar patron. (One Giant Leap)
• Matt fails to overcome the Haitian's mental block. (One Giant Leap)
• Matt is unable to read Noah's mind due to the Haitian's presence, but eventually gets one word: Claire. (Collision)
• Matt overhears Janice's concerns about his safety. (Hiros)
• Matt listens to the song which Janice has in her head and plays it on the hi-fi. (Hiros)
• Matt successfully finishes Janice's sentence at the same time as her. (Hiros)
• Matt learns that Janice wants both coffee and ice cream after their intense love making. (Hiros)
• Matt hears several thoughts from shoppers as he wanders around a convenience store, eventually zoning in on a potential robber. (Hiros)
• Matt is overpowered by the scared thoughts of patrons in the conveniencee store, falling unconscious due to the strain. (Hiros)
• Matt hears his wife's suspicious thoughts. (Nothing to Hide)
• Matt tells Ted his wife's dying thoughts. (Nothing to Hide)
• Matt learns that his friend, Tom McHenry, is having an affair with Janice. He then punches him in the face. (Nothing to Hide)
• Matt hears Ted's story of how he came to have the marks on his shoulder. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Matt catches a brief thought from Janice calling him her hero. (Six Months Ago)