Ability replication

Ability replication
Peter touches Matt and replicates his ability.
Originally held by:	Peter Petrelli (synthetic), Draph's twin brother (deceased)
Absorbed by:	Draph
Ability to:	Replicate the abilities of other evolved humans by physically touching them
Examples of ability replication

Ability replication is the ability to absorb abilities of other evolved humans by physically touching them. The ability donor neither loses their ability, nor feels anything when their abilities are replicated.

Characters

• Peter Petrelli was granted this ability synthetically. (Dual)
• Draph acquired this ability from his twin, when he passed it onto Draph upon dying in the womb. (Slow Burn)

Limits

Peter Petrelli

By injecting himself with the genetic modification formula, Peter acquired an ability which allows him to replicate the abilities of other evolved humans by physically touching them. He first demonstrated the ability when he grabbed and flew his brother Nathan from the burning Pinehearst facility (Dual). He has mimicked Mohinder's enhanced strength by touching him on the Flight 195 aircraft (A Clear and Present Danger). He later did the same thing with Tracy Strauss. Soon thereafter, he suddenly manifested her ability, causing the side of the plane to freeze off, taking down the plane.

His ability has been shown to work through clothing (as with Nathan's shirt and Matt's jacket).

Peter has been shown to manifest abilities by accident (as with Tracy and Emma) and with intent (as with Mohinder).

Peter can replicate an ability more than once as shown by the fact that he's replicated Nathan's flight three times now. It was also shown with how he replicated Mohinder's enhanced strength twice. He just needs to touch the person each time if he has replicated another ability in between uses.

Peter can currently only hold one ability at a time, losing access to his previous ability once he absorbs a new one. He also appears to know the limitations of his ability. He has been shown to replicate abilities with ease and in an extremely short amount of time, as shown when he quickly absorbed Nathan's flight and flew off within seconds (Trust and Blood) and when he took Hiro's space-time manipulation and teleported a short time after to Washington, D.C., although his teleportation was a little off due to being out of practice, though he seemed to quickly fix that problem (Tabula Rasa).

It is unclear if his ability is dependent on his hands, or what would happen if he came into contact with someone with multiple abilities, like Sylar or even someone with a passive ability like Claire Bennet, or if he can replicate multiple abilities at once by touching two evolved humans simultaneously.

Peter has learned to control his ability since A Clear and Present Danger, as he chose not to replicate telepathy from Matt when he saved him from Danko's team as that would result in flight being lost (Cold Wars). It has been said that "Peter's gotten better at his touch. He can now pick and choose who he gets it from. It just took some time and effort to get it under control." He also demonstrated this when he flew Angela multiple times and didn't replicate her ability.

He later replicates telepathy in order to have two telepaths enter Building 26, but noticeably loses flight. When he falls off a building, the only reason he survives is Nathan flies in and saves him and he later takes flight as his power again by hugging Nathan (Exposed). He held onto that power for some time as it seemed to be his preferred one as a fugitive. He later used shape shifting and posed as the President in order to capture Sylar. It's unknown if Peter replicated all of Sylar's abilities, or just shape shifting. (An Invisible Thread)

At some point between An Invisible Thread and Orientation, Peter replicates enhanced strength from Mohinder Suresh again and used it to save lives. He showed great control over it, using it to increase his jumping distance and rip off the door of a truck to rescue captured people. (Orientation)

In Jump, Push, Fall Peter replicates super speed from a man named Edgar and displays considerable control over the power immediately. He shows enough control to super speed battle Edgar and win which is something he was unable to do with Future Daphne the last time he had it. He reveals the only reason he helped Noah was because he wanted that power in order to help save more lives. He is able to run to Boston and back with food that's still warm when his partner eats it. He is also able to run across New York City in seconds to reach a call which turns out to be a badly injured Noah Bennet.

Later, when Peter rescued Emma from an oncoming bus, he accidentally replicated her ability. It happened either when he saved her or when he kept grabbing her to gain her attention, but like with Tracy, he didn't do it on purpose. Peter later used it to play a song on a piano with Emma. (Hysterical Blindness)

When Peter decided to look for a healer for Hiro, he replicated space-time manipulation in order to get where he needed to go quickly. Peter was then able to teleport to Noah's apartment, but since he hadn't teleported in a while, Peter ended up in the bathroom by mistake. He was then able to teleport himself and Noah to Georgia to find Jeremy Greer, teleporting without any problems this time and ending up right in front of Jeremy's house while only using the address to guide him. Peter was also able to teleport directly in between Noah and Jeremy, displaying precise control over the teleportation aspect and was able to stop time when a startled Jeremy shot at him. Unfortunatly he was hit anyway (he was at point-blank range), but it broke his concentration causing time to resume and allowing him Jeremy to heal him. Later, Peter takes Jeremy's ability, losing space-time manipulation, and thus his ability to teleport forcing him to return home via plane. (Tabula Rasa)

Draph

Draph used several of his abilities acquired through ability replication to protect the Davis brothers and Chris (Slow Burn). In that fight, Draph demonstrated telekinesis, telepathy, and phoenix mimicry. However, Draph did not demonstrate his ability replication itself during the brawl. Interestingly, Draph's type of ability replication seems to be more advanced than Peter's. While Peter can hold on to only one ability at a time, Draph apparently can hold on to a minimum of three and a maximum of five abilities. A hindering factor of Draph's ability is that each of the five abilities must have a different elemental attribute given to them.

Replicated Abilities

Peter Petrelli

Abilities Used

• Peter is known to have manifested the following abilities:
  • Flight from Nathan Petrelli (Dual, Trust and Blood, Exposed)
  • Enhanced strength from Mohinder Suresh (A Clear and Present Danger, Orientation)
  • Freezing from Tracy Strauss (A Clear and Present Danger)
  • Telepathy from Matt Parkman (Exposed)
  • Shape shifting from Sylar (An Invisible Thread)
  • Super speed from Edgar (Jump, Push, Fall)
  • Enhanced synesthesia from Emma Coolidge (Hysterical Blindness)
  • Space-time manipulation from Hiro Nakamura (Tabula Rasa)
  • Healing touch from Jeremy Greer (Tabula Rasa)

Current Ability

• Peter's current replicated ability is healing touch from Jeremy Greer (as of Tabula Rasa).

Draph

• Draph has the currently replicated abilities are telepathy, telekinesis, and phoenix mimicry.

Selected Examples

• 
  Peter touches Mohinder and gains his ability...
• 
  ...and uses it to break out of his restraints...
• 
  ...and then uses it on one of the guards.
  (A Clear and Present Danger)
• 
  Peter touches Nathan's shoulder and replicates his flying ability.
• 
  ...and starts to fly away.
  (Trust and Blood)
• 
  Peter hugs Nathan and replicates his flying ability again.
  (Exposed)
• 
  Peter grabs Edgar and replicates his Super speed.
  (Jump, Push, Fall)
• 
  Peter copies Hiro's ability.
  (Tabula Rasa)

Memorable Quotes

"I saw you on the plane, I don't care how many powers you have."

"One. I don't know why. I can only hang onto one at a time. If I pick up a new one, I lose the old one."

- Tracy, Peter (Trust and Blood)

"Hey, what are you doing? What is that?"

"I just borrowed your power."

- Matt, Peter (Exposed)

"I love doing that!"

-Peter (to Matt) (Exposed)

"Bet you didn't think I took that one from you."

- Peter (to Sylar) (An Invisible Thread)

"In my line of work it helps to be strong, agile... Thank you Dr. Suresh."

- Peter (to Noah) (Jump, Push, Fall)

"You crazy mimics, always coming up with new abilities. Never know what you'll do next."

- Josh (to Draph) (Slow Burn)

Notes

• Some have found similarities between Peter's first ability of empathic mimicry and his current ability. Indeed, both abilities allow Peter to absorb abilities from those around him, and neither ability has a negative effect on the person from whom the ability is absorbed. However, there are notable differences between the two abilities. With empathic mimicry, Peter would simply have to remember an evolved human's ability and who they are in order to gain their ability, though he was apparently able to bypass this restriction as his ability evolved. With his new ability, Peter seems to have to make physical contact with the other person.
• Peter is controlling this ability unlike his former one. He can now decide whether he'll borrow someone's ability or not while touching an evolved human, though this control is not perfect.
• When Peter replicated Hiro's ability, the glow on his hand was blue instead of the usual bright orange. The glow was also more discreet. (Tabula Rasa)

See Also

• For Arthur's ability to steal others' abilities through physical contact, see power absorption
• For Peter's original ability to mimic abilities through empathy, see empathic mimicry
• For Linda's ability to take others' auras to use their abilities, see aura absorption
• For the way in which Sylar acquires abilities from other evolved humans, see ability theft

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Ability replication for fan-created theories and other speculation.

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