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|[[Enhanced speed]] || Descriptive || None
|[[Enhanced speed]] || Descriptive || None
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|[[Flight]] || Canon description || Peter says "I think I can fly" {{epp|101}}
|[[Flight]] || Canon description || Peter says, "I think I can fly." {{epp|101}}
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|[[Freezing]] || Canon description || Sylar says he could "freeze things" (''[[The Line]]'')
|[[Freezing]] || Canon description || Sylar says he could "freeze things" (''[[The Line]]'')
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|[[Invisibility]] || Canon || ''[[Godsend]]''
|[[Invisibility]] || Canon || ''[[Godsend]]''
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|[[Lightning]] || Canon || [[Four Months Later...]]
|[[Lightning]] || Canon || ''[[Four Months Later...]]''
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|[[Liquefaction]] || Descriptive || None
|[[Liquefaction]] || Descriptive || None
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|[[Persuasion]] || Canon || ''[[Fallout]]''
|[[Persuasion]] || Canon || ''[[Fallout]]''
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|[[Phasing]] || Canon || Future Hiro says "D.L. can phase inside the buildings." (''[[Five Years Gone]]'')
|[[Phasing]] || Canon || Future Hiro says, "D.L. can phase inside the buildings." (''[[Five Years Gone]]'')
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|[[Plague emission]] || Secondary description || Maya "emits a plague ... that makes people sick"--[[Tim Kring]], [[episode commentary]] for ''[[The Kindness of Strangers]]''
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|[[Plant growth]] || Descriptive || None
|[[Plant growth]] || Descriptive || None
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|[[Poison emission]] || Secondary description || Maya "emits a plague ... that makes people sick"--[[Tim Kring]], [[episode commentary]] for ''[[The Kindness of Strangers]]''; Maya uses the word "poison" to describe her ability. (''[[Powerless]]'')
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|[[Precognition]] || Canon || ''[[Better Halves]]''
|[[Precognition]] || Canon || ''[[Better Halves]]''
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|[[Rapid cell regeneration]] || Canon || [[Genesis Files]]
|[[Rapid cell regeneration]] || Canon || [[Genesis Files]]
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|[[Replication]] || Near-canon || {{ep|gn61}}
|[[Replication]] || Near-canon || ''{{ep|gn61}}''
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|[[Space-time manipulation]] || Canon || Hiro's comment in ''[[Genesis]]''
|[[Space-time manipulation]] || Canon || Hiro's comment in ''[[Genesis]]''
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|[[Super strength]] || Canon|| So named by [[Micah]] in {{ep|211}}
|[[Super strength]] || Canon|| So named by [[Micah]] in ''{{ep|211}}''
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|[[Technopathy]] || Common Name || Based on use in other works
|[[Technopathy]] || Common Name || Based on use in other works

Revision as of 21:29, 5 December 2007

This article has been nominated for a name change to "Heroes Wiki:Power name origination".
To discuss the proposed name change, see the discussion page.
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
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
Clairsentience Near-canon So named by Chandra in Activating Evolution, according to Bridget Bailey
Clairvoyance Canon Genesis Files
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
Flight Canon description Peter says, "I think I can fly." (Genesis)
Freezing Canon description Sylar says he could "freeze things" (The Line)
Healing Canon description Nathan asks "what could you possibly know about healing?" (.07%)
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
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
Poison emission Secondary description Maya "emits a plague ... that makes people sick"--Tim Kring, episode commentary for The Kindness of Strangers; Maya uses the word "poison" to describe her ability. (Powerless)
Precognition Canon Better Halves
Pyrokinesis Common Name Based on parapsychology, films, comics, and television
Rapid cell regeneration Canon Genesis Files
Replication Near-canon Revolutionary War, Part 2
Space-time manipulation Canon Hiro's comment in Genesis
Super strength Canon So named by Micah in Powerless
Technopathy Common Name Based on use in other works
Telekinesis Canon Six Months Ago, Unexpected
Telepathy Canon Mozaic file
Water mimicry Near-canonical Description Paraphrased from Team Building Exercise
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