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'''Eidetic memory''' is the [[ability]] to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with great accuracy, and in seemingly unlimited volume. It also seems to include the ability to gain a complete understanding of the subject matter. |
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[[Charlie Andrews]] was the only known character to display this ability. |
[[Charlie Andrews]] was the only known character to display this ability. |
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[[Sylar]] has not yet demonstrated this power, but he presumably killed Charlie to obtain it. |
[[Sylar]] has not yet demonstrated this power, but he presumably [[Sylar's victims|killed]] Charlie and [[brain removal|removed her brain]] to obtain it. |
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== Limits == |
== Limits == |
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Charlie was able to remember everything she read since |
Charlie was able to remember everything she read since she first manifested this power. She was also able to comprehend and use the knowledge gained almost immediately. |
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The limits of what a character with this power may remember are not yet known. |
The limits of what a character with this power may remember are not yet known. |
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== Examples == |
== Examples == |
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* [[Charlie Andrews]] |
* [[Charlie Andrews]] immediately knew the obscure answer ([[Kanyakumari]]) to a crossword puzzle on which [[Sherriff Davidson]] was working. (''[[Episode:Seven Minutes to Midnight|Seven Minutes to Midnight]]'') |
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* Charlie learned to speak some basic Japanese, having only started reading her phrase book one week ago. (''[[Episode:Seven Minutes to Midnight|Seven Minutes to Midnight]]'') |
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* [[Charlie Andrews|Charlie]] learned both spoken and written Japanese in a matter of days after [[Hiro Nakamura|Hiro]] [[space-time manipulation|travelled]] back into the past and gave her a Japanese phrase book. (''[[Episode:Six Months Ago|Six Months Ago]]'') |
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Revision as of 04:12, 10 December 2006
| Enhanced memory | |
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 Charlie helps out with a crossword puzzle | |
| Held by: | Charlie Andrews |
| Ability to: | Recall facts in memory with great accuracy |
| Examples of enhanced memory | |
Eidetic memory is the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with great accuracy, and in seemingly unlimited volume. It also seems to include the ability to gain a complete understanding of the subject matter.
Characters
Charlie Andrews was the only known character to display this ability.
Sylar has not yet demonstrated this power, but he presumably killed Charlie and removed her brain to obtain it.
Limits
Charlie was able to remember everything she read since she first manifested this power. She was also able to comprehend and use the knowledge gained almost immediately.
The limits of what a character with this power may remember are not yet known.
Examples
- Charlie Andrews immediately knew the obscure answer (Kanyakumari) to a crossword puzzle on which Sherriff Davidson was working. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
- Charlie learned to speak some basic Japanese, having only started reading her phrase book one week ago. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
- Charlie learned both spoken and written Japanese in a matter of days after Hiro travelled back into the past and gave her a Japanese phrase book. (Six Months Ago)
Please refer to Theory:Enhanced memory for fan-created theories and other speculation.