Talk:Shattering

Ability Naming Conventions
The following sources are used for determining evolved human ability names, in order:
1. Canon Sources	Episodes
2. Near-canon Sources	Webisodes, Graphic Novels, iStories, Heroes Evolutions
3. Secondary Sources	Episode commentary, Interviews, Heroes: Survival
4. Common names for abilities	Names from other works
5. Descriptions of abilities	Descriptions
6. Possessor's name	If no non-speculative description is possible
Note: The highlighted row represents the level of the source used to determine the name for Shattering.

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• Could I get someone to grab a before-and-after of Trevor starting to aim at Sylar and then getting his hand pinned to the wall? --Ted C 09:49, 11 November 2008 (EST)
  • Is this what u needed Ted C -- Futurepeter ( U - T - C ) 10:04, 11 November 2008 (EST)

Trevor aiming at Sylar

Sylar taking Trevor's power

Trevors Power...possible naming?

um...Im sure most of us are wondering the same thing, Trevors power, i SO thought it was gonna be freezing but no, its like TK bullets...or Air shots, maybe its the incredible power to make glass shatter...ohhh, thats on my desired list along with Nerve gas sweat and Stank Chlorine breath!--Anthony Gooch 22:37, 10 November 2008 (EST)

My first impression was that it had something to do with pressure... there was also some sort of blue smoke around the shattered glass? Sincerely, Thrashmeister [ U | T | C ] 22:39, 10 November 2008 (EST)

• • I'm really surprised we never saw Sylar use this ability if he did indeed take it. Let's keep it Trevor's ability, but if we do have to name it something right now, it should be noted that each time he used his ability, he made a gun with his hand.--Riddler 22:43, 10 November 2008 (EST)
    • Yeah, I seriously expected it to be freezing. Like, I had absolutely no doubt about it. But I dunno... ._. Sincerely, Thrashmeister [ U | T | C ] 22:44, 10 November 2008 (EST)
      • I really hoped it'd be freezing so it would tie up that loose end. Oh well, maybe another time! (Admin 22:46, 10 November 2008 (EST))
        • Same. I was like "it's gonna be freezing." Then my jaw dropped a bit.--Riddler 22:46, 10 November 2008 (EST)

OH GOD, please no more "Whoever's Ability" pages..if i see one more of those i'm gonna use Trevors ability on my eyes...just toying with names here...Matter Shatter?....TK bullets?...Air Shots?...Pressurazation(sp)?..so, any takers?--Anthony Gooch 22:48, 10 November 2008 (EST)

• Maybe a combination, Matter bullets?--Sylarversion2 22:50, 10 November 2008 (EST)
• Mind bullets???
  • According to Jack Black, "that's telekinesis, Kyle".--Bob (talk) 23:35, 10 November 2008 (EST)

I suggest "Shattering" (sorry, noob here User:Dumpster Juice

• Shattering is probably our best bet for right now. Anything else would be too speculative... Sincerely, Thrashmeister [ U | T | C ] 22:53, 10 November 2008 (EST)
  • I agree. Shattering seems like the most accurate description and it's a common power name used in comic books. Seb.gwirionyn 22:54, 10 November 2008 (EST)

Like Thrash said, I assumed it was freezing, because there was some kind of blue smoke around the shattered glass. Glass does have a tendency to shatter when its temperature changes rapidly... Also, to Riddler, he did seem to make a gun with his hand when he used his ability, but remember, Sylar uses gestures when using TK, so it was probably something like that.--Mike 22:53, 10 November 2008 (EST)

• The problem is we can't ID exactly what it is. We don't know if he's shooting pressure, air, launching telekinesis, maybe little needles from his finger.--Riddler 22:58, 10 November 2008 (EST)

• My bet is that it was freezing and he is simply adept with it. We're seeing Tracy begin to form projectiles with her power, perhaps she'll use it in the same way.Exproject 22:59, 10 November 2008 (EST)

• I can deal with "Shattering" as long as it's NOT Trevors Ability!--Anthony Gooch 23:02, 10 November 2008 (EST)
• Well, Trevor pointed it at Gabriel, and Gabriel promptly TKed Trevor's arm / hand against the bookcase (or wall or whatever) to prevent Trevor from using it. So, considering Gabriel prevented Trevor from using against him, I'd say it's not merely a "shattering" type of power. I'm not sure what I'd consider it, but I agree that it's likely that the fact that Trevor formed a "gun" is probably significant. -- prander 23:06, 10 November 2008 (EST)

• • • I'm putting a vote in for FINGER BANG --Action Figure 23:08, 10 November 2008 (EST)
• Telekinesis, if Sylar takes it twice it might explain why he kept it. Which is what's hinted at in numerous interviews. --Matchu 23:31, 10 November 2008 (EST)

I dunno, MIND BULLETS is good too. I mean, we arent sure if he could kill a yak from 200 yards away.. but that IS telekinesis, Kyle. It's also.. the power to.. MOVE YOU. --Action Figure 23:33, 10 November 2008 (EST)

• MADE OF WIN. MADE OF WIN. MADE OF WIN. IT'S TELEKINESIS. /love--Riddler 23:43, 10 November 2008 (EST)
• I don't think hand gun guy is using telekinesis (I'm calling him hand gun guy because his power disappointed me; should've been "freezing"). If it was Telekinesis, I think it would be likely Sylar would've used, since he never did, leads me to believe its not Telekinesis. If Sylar did take his ability, I'm going to call continuity error, because we never seen him use it. While hand gun guy's ability is kind of cool, you wouldn't need to worry about burgulars, or you dropped your gun, you could just use your ability. I still think it was disappointing that they just created random power for Sylar to "steal." But anyway I don't think its telekinesis. --Dman dustin 00:39, 11 November 2008 (EST)
  • I don't actually think it's Telekinesis... I just love Tenacious D. =]--Riddler 01:22, 11 November 2008 (EST)
• I'm kinda confused why this is even still under debate. We have no high-level source for naming this power, but look at the description we're using! The ability to SHATTER objects... Shattering is one rung higher on the naming convention, a common name used for powers such as this and is the most accurate name we can currently get for the power. And while Mind bullets is tempting just to homage the greatness of Tenacious D... I think the obvious and correct name for this is shattering. Seb.gwirionyn 02:14, 11 November 2008 (EST)
  • Hand gun guy pointed towards Sylar, I doubt Sylar would shatter as is (flesh blood,and bone). So it's a bit speculative on what the power actually does, since we've on seen him use it on glass, which shatters when it breaks. What if he used his ability on a human?--Dman dustin 02:21, 11 November 2008 (EST)
• Trevor's ability lets him shatter things. Ergo, calling his ability "shattering" is one of the least speculative things we can do. In fact, it's the only thing we can call it, since that's all that has been shown to be done with it.--Piemanmoo 03:23, 11 November 2008 (EST)
  • As I said, he is only shown to "shatter" things that can "Shatter" like glass. It is highly unlikely if "shattering" is all he can do with it since he tried to do use his ability on Sylar. And as far as I know a human body can't shatter as is. And by shatter, I mean something similar to what happened with the glasses. I think it's more likely he's "shooting" the glasses causing the glasses to shatter given his body language when he uses his ability. Hence my nickname for him "Hand Gun Guy" and I believe "Mind Bullets" is more closely related to his ability then shattering. Edit: But I prefer it stay "Trevor's ability" for now. --Dman dustin 03:33, 11 November 2008 (EST)
    • We never seen him use the ability on a human, or anything other than some glasses. So, using the name "Shattering" is neither too broad nor not broad enough. I'd go with "shattering". Radicell 05:13, 11 November 2008 (EST)
      • I think the argument is that he was going to use his ability on Sylar, if it only shatters glass or something similar, why would he do this on a human? Therefore "Trevor's ability" is the best way to go for now. --Rob Riv 07:11, 11 November 2008 (EST)
        • Yes, but for what we've seen, "Shattering" is a good name, since it is entirely possible that he'd shatter Sylar. Radicell 07:59, 11 November 2008 (EST)
• How about Shatter Attack? -- Futurepeter ( U - T - C ) 05:24, 11 November 2008 (EST)
  • • • Shattering is too speculative. --Action Figure 09:26, 11 November 2008 (EST)
        • Shattering is actually least speculative - it's exactly what we've seen him do. Radicell 09:39, 11 November 2008 (EST)
• FWIW, I'm comfortable with "Shattering" to move it up from 6 to 5 on the naming conventions chart. I'm not too thrilled with telekinesis; you'd think that if he had the full range of telekinesis, he would have done more than just break glasses to demonstrate his ability. --Ted C 09:48, 11 November 2008 (EST)