Activation and deactivation

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Activation and deactivation
Janice tells Matt Parkman Jr. to turn on the TV.
Held by:	Matt Parkman, Jr.
Ability to:	Activate systems by touch

Matt's ability allows him to activate and deactivate various mechanisms, both electronic and biological.

Characters

• Matt Parkman, Jr. is the only known character to have this ability.

Limits

Matt Parkman, Jr. can activate and deactivate electronic devices by touch, switching them on or off. He can also activate evolved human abilities by touch.

Hiro and Ando first realize that Matt, Jr. has an ability when he uses it to switch the television in his house on and off. Even when the television set is unplugged, Matt Jr. is able to turn it on by touching it. Similarly, he activates several electronic toys by touching them.

When the house is attacked, Matt partially restores Hiro's ability by touching him. The touch only restored the time-stopping aspect of Hiro's ability; he was unable to teleport.

In addition, when Matt Jr. is unhappy or agitated, his power has an adverse effect, and deactivates objects(as opposed to activating them), such as Hiro's van.

Examples

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  Matt Parkman, Jr. activates toys such as a monkey doll...
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  ...a toy plane...
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  ...and a toy robot.
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  Matt Parkman Jr. activates Hiro's ability.
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  Matt uses his power to operate the Nissan Cube...
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  ...as well as an electronic cart in a Valumart store...
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  ...and a forklift...
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  ...which he enjoys playing and causes havoc with.
  (Baby Power)

See Also

• For the similar ability supercharge abilities, see ability supercharging.
• For the similar ability to interact with electronics, see technopathy.

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