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|[[Bliss and horror]] || Near-canonical Description || Text from ''[[Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 1|It Takes a Village, Part 1]]''
|[[Bliss and horror]] || Near-canonical Description || Text from ''[[Graphic Novel:It Takes a Village, Part 1|It Takes a Village, Part 1]]''
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|[[Clairvoyance]] || Descriptive || Based on purported ESP phenomenon
|[[Clairvoyance]] || Common Name || Based on purported ESP phenomenon
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|[[Cryokinesis]] || Descriptive || None
|[[Cryokinesis]] || Descriptive || None
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|[[Mental manipulation]] || Descriptive || None
|[[Mental manipulation]] || Descriptive || None
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|[[Omnilingualism]] || Descriptive || None
|[[Omnilingualism]] || Common Name || None
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|[[Persuasion]] || Canon || ''[[Fallout]]''
|[[Persuasion]] || Canon || ''[[Fallout]]''
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|[[Precognition]] || Canon || ''[[Better Halves]]''
|[[Precognition]] || Canon || ''[[Better Halves]]''
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|[[Pyrokinesis]] || Descriptive || Based on parapsychology, films, comics, and television
|[[Pyrokinesis]] || Common Name || Based on parapsychology, films, comics, and television
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|[[Rapid cell regeneration]] || Canon || [[Genesis Files]]
|[[Rapid cell regeneration]] || Canon || [[Genesis Files]]

Revision as of 22:37, 15 November 2007

Power Naming Conventions
The following sources are used for determining power names, in order:
1. Canon Sources Episodes
2. Near-canon Sources Heroes comics,
Heroes Evolutions
3. Secondary Sources Episode commentary,
Interviews
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
Name Type of source Reference
Adoptive muscle memory Canon The Line
Alchemy Secondary CBR BtE
Alejandro's ability Possessor None
Bliss and horror Near-canonical Description Text from It Takes a Village, Part 1
Clairvoyance Common Name Based on purported ESP phenomenon
Cryokinesis Descriptive None
Dehydration Descriptive Based on descriptions in Golden Handshake
Dream manipulation Descriptive None
Electromagnetism Descriptive None
Electronic data transception Descriptive None
Empathic mimicry Descriptive Based on statement by Claude
Enhanced hearing Descriptive None
Enhanced memory Descriptive None
Enhanced speed Descriptive None
Enhanced strength Descriptive None
Flight Canon
Healing Canon description Nathan asks "what do you know about healing?"
Illusion Canon Said by Candice in Kindred
Induced radioactivity Canon Genesis Files
Intuitive aptitude Descriptive None
Invisibility Canon Godsend
Lightning Canon Four Months Later...
Liquefaction Descriptive None
Maya's ability Possessor None
Mental manipulation Descriptive None
Omnilingualism Common Name None
Persuasion Canon Fallout
Phasing Canon Future Hiro says "D.L. can phase inside the buildings." (Five Years Gone)
Plant growth Descriptive None
Precognition Canon Better Halves
Pyrokinesis Common Name Based on parapsychology, films, comics, and television
Rapid cell regeneration Canon Genesis Files
Space-time manipulation Canon Hiro's comment in Genesis
Technopathy Descriptive Based on use in other works
Telekinesis Canon Unexpected
Telepathy Canon Mozaic file
Water mimicry Near-canonical Description Paraphrased from Team Building Exercise
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