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All of the abilities shown in Heroes can be classified into two types: those that are active, meaning the user has to make a decision to use his/her ability or not at a given time, and those that are passive, meaning the mechanism that makes the ability work is constantly active and the possessor cannot choose not to use his/her ability.

Active Abilities

The following abilities are active in nature. The users of these abilities can decide whether to use their particular ability or not. The users of some of these abilities also have control over the manner in which they use the ability, for example how much electricity to apply or what ability to replicate.

To Acquire Abilities

	Power	Former Users	Current Users
	Ability replication	None	Peter Petrelli (synthetic)
	The ability to replicate one ability at a time through physical contact
	Power absorption	Arthur Petrelli	None
	The ability to steal another's ability, rendering them powerless

Biological

Power Former Users Current Users       Alejandro's ability None Alejandro Herrera The ability to absorb and counter the effects of Maya's ability       Body insertion Peter Petrelli (exposed future) None The ability to insert a person into someone else's body       Healing Daniel Linderman, Ishi Nakamura None The ability to heal the wounds of others       Jeremy's ability Jeremy Greer, Peter Petrelli None The ability to heal the wounds of others, and drain their life force.       Metal mimicry Danny Pine None The ability to transmute one's own body into metal       Poison emission Maya Herrera, Arthur Petrelli None The ability to harm or kill people in the immediate area by emitting a deadly poison

Electronical

	Power	Former Users	Current Users
	Electronic communication	Hana Gitelman, Richard Drucker	None
	The ability to intercept, generate, and interpret electronic, digital, and radio transmissions with one's mind
	Technopathy	None	Micah Sanders
	The ability to control and manipulate technology with the mind

Energy

Power Former Users Current Users       Ability supercharging Paulette Hawkins Ando Masahashi (synthetic) The ability to supercharge other evolved human abilities       Electric manipulation Agent, Elle Bishop, Peter Petrelli / Explosion / Exposed, Arthur Petrelli Sylar The ability to create and direct electrical arcs       Freezing James Walker, Sylar, Peter Petrelli Tracy Strauss (synthetic) The ability to reduce temperatures and freeze objects by force of will       Heating None Mrs. Comey The ability to produce heat from the body.       Induced radioactivity Ted Sprague, Peter Petrelli, Sylar / Exposed None The ability to manipulate the movement of subatomic particles, thus generating and emitting toxic radiation       Microwave emission None Luke Campbell The ability to emit rays of microwaves from one's hands       Pyrokinesis Meredith Gordon, Flint Gordon, Jr. Peter Petrelli / Explosion, Maarten, Iris None The ability to create and control fire using the power of the mind       Seismic burst Mr. Shaw None The ability to repel objects away from one's self.

Mental

Power Former Users Current Users       Activation and deactivation None Matt Parkman, Jr. The ability to activate and deactivate various objects       Clairsentience Bridget Bailey Sylar The ability to perceive the history of an object by touching it       Clairvoyance None Molly Walker The ability to see distant people and things       Cloaking None Teddy The ability to cause things to disappear and reappear       Enhanced synesthesia None Emma Coolidge The ability to see sound waves as colorful light.       Dream manipulation None Sanjog Iyer The ability to manipulate the dreams of others       Illusion Candice Willmer, Crazy Tom, Sylar (explosion future), Peter Petrelli (exposed future) None The ability to alter the perceptions of others       Magnetism The German, Magnetism terrorist None The ability to manipulate ferrous objects and materials       Memory manipulation None Damian The ability to manipulate memories       Mental manipulation Arthur Petrelli The Haitian The ability to manipulate others' minds, causing them to lose memories or be prevented from using mental powers       Puppet master None Eric Doyle The ability to control the motor functions of people and objects       Sedation None Samson Gray The ability to lull victims into a sedated state.       Telekinesis Brian Davis, Peter Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli Sylar, Samson Gray Misha The ability to move objects with the mind       Telepathy Maury Parkman, Charles Deveaux, Peter Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli Matt Parkman The ability to mentally control functions of the brain       Terrakinesis None Samuel Sullivan, Sparrow Redhouse The ability to control geologic materials such as dirt and rocks       Trevor's ability Trevor Zeitlan Sylar None The ability to shatter objects without physical contact       Weather control Albert Rossling "The Croatian" Alice Shaw The ability to control the weather

Physical

Power Former Users Current Users       Adoptive muscle memory None Monica Dawson The ability to replicate any physical action after seeing it performed       Empathy None Lydia The ability to feel the emotions, thoughts, hopes, desires, and dream of others       Enhanced strength Niki Sanders (synthetic), Knox, Scott (synthetic), Peter Petrelli Mohinder Suresh (synthetic), Michael Fitzgerald The ability to exert greater than normal physical force       Flight Nathan Petrelli (synthetic), Peter Petrelli, Sylar (explosion future) West Rosen, Angie The ability to propel oneself through the air       Gravitational manipulation Stephen Canfield None The ability to create gravitational vacuums       Invisibility Peter Petrelli Claude Rains, Becky Taylor The ability to not be seen       Shape shifting James Martin Sylar The ability to shift one's physical characteristics to match another's       Phasing D.L. Hawkins, Samir Mellouk, Sylar (explosion future), Peter Petrelli None The ability to pass through solid objects at will       Precognition Isaac Mendez, Peter Petrelli, Sylar / Exposed, Arthur Petrelli, Usutu None The ability to accurately predict future events through paintings       Space-time manipulation Peter Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli, Arnold Hiro Nakamura (restored) The ability to alter the space-time continuum, including slowing down, speeding up, reversing, stopping, moving backwards and forwards through time, and moving instantaneously through space       Super speed Daphne Millbrook, Peter Petrelli / Explosion, Agent Edgar The ability to move at a higher rate than normal

Transmutation

	Power	Former Users	Current Users
	Alchemy	Bob Bishop	Sylar
	The ability to change the molecular composition of any material to gold
	Disintegration	Tom Miller	Sylar
	The ability to disintegrate objects without physical contact
	Melting	Zane Taylor, Sylar	None
	The ability to melt solid materials

Vocal

	Power	Former Users	Current Users
	Persuasion	Eden McCain	None
	The ability to force others to obey one's spoken commands
	Sound manipulation	Echo DeMille, Jesse Murphy	Sylar
	The ability to manipulate sound waves using one's voice

Passive Abilities

The following abilities are passive in nature. The users of these abilities cannot choose not to use their particular ability because the mechanism responsible for the ability cannot be turned off (or at the very least have not yet learned to turn said mechanism off). For example, Regenerators like Claire cannot choose to leave their wounds open and gaping, their body automatically and very quickly heals the wound independent of any thinking on the regenerator's part.

To Acquire Abilities

	Power	Former Users	Current Users
	Empathic mimicry	Peter Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli	None
	The ability to duplicate the powers of other evolved humans within proximity and reproduce them at will when thinking about the original source of the power
	Intuitive aptitude	Peter Petrelli	Sylar, Samson Gray
	The ability to analyze complex systems and intuitively understand how they work without special education or training

Biological

	Power	Former Users	Current Users
	Rapid cell regeneration	Peter Petrelli, Adam Monroe, Arthur Petrelli	Claire Bennet, Sylar
	The ability to heal wounds quickly without any scarring

Mental

	Power	Former Users	Current Users
	Enhanced memory	Charlie Andrews, Matt Neuenberg Sylar	None
	The ability to quickly absorb and accurately retain great amounts of information
	Lie detection	Sue Landers	Sylar
	The ability to detect when others lie
	Precognitive dreaming	Peter Petrelli	Angela Petrelli
	The ability to see the future through dreams

Physical

	Power	Former Users	Current Users
	Enhanced hearing	Dale Smither, Sylar	None
	The ability to hear sounds beyond normal limits
	Impenetrable skin	None	Baron Samedi
	The ability of one's skin to not be penetrated by anything
	Mohinder's ability	Mohinder Suresh (synthetic, corrected)	None
	The ability to possess enhanced human senses, instinct, and strength
	Underwater breathing	None	Alex Woolsly
	The ability to breathe underwater

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