User:Catalyst/Active and Passive Abilities

Active and Passive Abilities

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

Ability Type	Ability	User
Ability Acquiring	Ability Replication Ability Absorption Aura Absorption	Peter Petrelli Formerly Arthur Petrelli Formerly Linda Tavara
Electronic	Electronic Communication Technopathy	Formerly Hana Gitelman Micah Sanders
Cold	Freezing	Formerly James Walker, Sylar, Peter Petrelli Tracy Strauss
Heat	Acid Secretion Induced Radioactivity Electrical Absorption Electric Manipulation Laser Emission Microwave Emission Pyrokinesis	Formerly Leonard Cushing Formerly Ted Sprague, Peter Petrelli, Sylar Formerly Benjamin Franklin / Teenage patient Formerly Elle Bishop, Peter Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli / Sylar Formerly Michael Luke Campbell Meredith Gordon, Flint Gordon Jr.
Life	Healing	Formerly Daniel Linderman
Mental	Clairsentience Clairvoyance Dehydration Dream Manipulation Illusion Motion Manipulation Magnetism Nullification Neurocognitive deficit Sedation Telekinesis Telepathy Trevor's ability	Formerly Bridget Bailey / Sylar Molly Walker Formerly Rollo Fusor's accomplice Sanjog Formerly Candice Wilmer Formerly Trevor Zeitlan Eric Doyle Formerly The German Formerly Arthur Petrelli / The Haitian Anna Korolenko Samson Gray Formerly Brian Davis, Sylar, Peter Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli / Sylar, Samson Gray Formerly Peter Petrelli, Maury Parkman, Arthur Petrelli / Matt Parkman
Physical	Accelerated Probability Body Insertion Bone spike protrusion Chlorine gas exudation Cloning Constriction Crumpling Disintegration touch Elasticity Enhanced Hearing Enhanced Speed Enhanced Strength Flight Forcefield projection Future terrorist's ability Imprinting Invisibility Levitation Luminescence Metal Mimicry Oil secretion Plant growth Plant manipulation Phasing Space-Time Manipulation Teleportation Telescopic vision Wall crawling Water Mimicry	Santiago Formerly Peter Petrelli (exposed future) Perrin Crocker Tina Ramierez Formerly Julien Dumont / Evan Formerly The Constrictor Marcus Formerly Felicia Brooks Piper Formerly Dale Smither, Sylar Formerly Peter Petrelli / Daphne Millbrook Formerly Niki Sanders, Knox, Peter Petrelli, Scott / Mohinder Suresh Formerly Peter Petrelli / Nathan Petrelli Abigail Future terrorist Formerly Joe Macon / Sylar Formerly Peter Petrelli / Claude Rains Formerly Khufu / Abu Aswan Howard Grigsby Danny Pine Howie Kaplan Formerly Au Co Formerly Brendan Lewis Formerly D.L. Hawkins, Peter Petrelli Formerly Hiro Nakamura, Peter Petrelli Rachel Mills Formerly Donna Dunlap Harmon Elisa
Transmutation	Alchemy Liquification	Formerly Bob Bishop / Sylar Formerly Zane Taylor, Sylar
Vocal	Persuasion Sound Manipulation	Formerly Eden McCain Formerly Echo DeMille, Jesse Murphy / Sylar
Vortex	Gravitational Manipulation	Stephen Canfield

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.

Ability Type	Ability	User
Ability Acquiring	Empathic Mimicry Intuitive Aptitude	Formerly Peter Petrelli, Sylar Formerly Peter Petrelli / Sylar, Samson Gray
Life	Regeneration	Claire Bennet Adam Monroe
Mental	Bliss and horror Enhanced Memory Lie Detection Mediumship Nerve gas emission Omnilingualism	Formerly Guillame Formerly Charlie Andrews, Sylar Formerly Sue Landers / Sylar Formerly Ida May Walker Manhattan target Traveler
Physical	David's ability Impenetrable Skin Lung adaptation Sound absorption Underwater Breathing	Formerly David Sullivan Baron Samedi Formerly Bianca Karina Agent Alex Woolsley