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| caption = [[Emma]] sees sound waves as light. |
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| held by = [[Emma Coolidge]] |
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==Characters== |
==Characters== |
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* [[Emma Coolidge]] is the only character known to have this ability naturally. (''[[Ink]]'') |
* [[Emma Coolidge]] is the only character known to have this ability naturally. (''[[Ink]]'') |
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* [[Peter Petrelli]] has [[ability replication|replicated]] it (''[[Hysterical Blindness]]''), but has since discarded it |
* [[Peter Petrelli]] has [[ability replication|replicated]] it (''[[Hysterical Blindness]]''), but has since discarded it in favor of [[space-time manipulation]] (''[[Tabula Rasa]]''). |
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==Limits== |
==Limits== |
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Emma's ability can be used offensively by using loud enough sounds to shoot out concussive blasts of light. (''[[Hysterical Blindness]]'') |
Emma's ability can be used offensively by using loud enough sounds to shoot out concussive blasts of light. (''[[Hysterical Blindness]]'') |
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As an added effect, Emma seems to be able to "follow the lights" in order to produce beautiful or more skillful music then she is normally capable of. ''([[Ink]], [[Hysterical Blindness]], [[Tabula Rasa]]). Emma is also able to move sound waves while [[Space-time manipulation|time is frozen]]. The result of moving sound waves is unknown. ''([[Tabula Rasa]])'' |
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===[[Peter Petrelli]]=== |
===[[Peter Petrelli]]=== |
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Revision as of 19:42, 20 October 2009
| Enhanced synesthesia | |
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Emma sees sound waves as light. | |
| Originally held by: | Emma Coolidge |
| Absorbed by: | Peter Petrelli (lost) |
| Ability to: | See sound waves as colorful light |
| Examples of enhanced synesthesia | |
Enhanced synesthesia is the ability to visualize sound waves as colorful light waves and manipulate them into concussive blasts.
Characters
- Emma Coolidge is the only character known to have this ability naturally. (Ink)
- Peter Petrelli has replicated it (Hysterical Blindness), but has since discarded it in favor of space-time manipulation (Tabula Rasa).
Limits
Emma has the ability to see a myriad of beautiful colors from prominent noises such as the shattering of a coffee mug and the notes coming from a cello played by someone else. (Ink)
Emma's ability can be used offensively by using loud enough sounds to shoot out concussive blasts of light. (Hysterical Blindness)
Like Emma, Peter can see prominent noises, such as a trash can being kicked down, a children's choir and notes in a piano. (Hysterical Blindness)
Selected Examples
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Emma sees flashes of light when water drips...
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Emma sees a police siren emitting red waves of light...
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...and also beams of light when a jackhammer is turned on.
(Hysterical Blindness) -
Peter kicks a can and sees color when it creates sound...
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...he also sees the sound created by a young choir singing the theme from The Greatest American Hero.
(Hysterical Blindness) -
The light waves produced somehow cause the walls to shatter.
(Hysterical Blindness)
Notes
- Heroes Interactive for Ink says that Emma's power is "a form of synesthesia".