Examples of electric manipulation

Electric manipulation is the ability to create and direct electrical arcs. A full list of examples of the power in action follows.

Season One

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An agent discharges electrical arcs... ...which he uses to levitate a few inches above the ground. (Walls, Part 1) He also uses his ability to attack... ...others. The agent hovers again. Future Peter mimics the ability and uses electrical arcs against Matt Parkman's agents. (Walls, Part 2)

Season Two

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Peter's spark starts small... ...but carries enough power to move Tuko off his feet. (Four Months Later...) Peter stretched forth his hand... ...disabling an Irish thug at the Wandering Rocks and sending him back a few feet. (Lizards) Peter successfully produces electricity, after saying Caitlin's name. (Petrified Lightning) Elle uses her power to generate lightning... ...on a shipping container... ...in Cork, Ireland. (Fight or Flight) Elle welds the lock of Wandering Rocks Pub... ...then turns around, and sends a blast of electric energy towards Ricky. (Fight or Flight) In Montreal, Peter hears a noise behind him, and shoots Adam Monroe in the hand. (Out of Time) At a New York hospital, Elle takes Peter out with a blast of electricity. (Four Months Ago...) At Primatech Research, Elle continues to use her powers... ...to torment Peter... ...much to her own amusement. (Four Months Ago...) Elle sedates Adam by sending a blast of electrical energy his way. (Four Months Ago...) In order to stop Peter from escaping, Elle sends a bolt of electricity towards him... ...setting his clothing ablaze. (Four Months Ago...) Elle aims at a glass... ...and destroys it with pinpoint accuracy. (Cautionary Tales) Elle prepares to zap Noah. (Cautionary Tales) Elle makes a foolish choice... ...using her power when drenched... ...resulting in a painful feedback. (Cautionary Tales) Elle uses a spark of electricity... ...to burn through her bonds. (Cautionary Tales) Elle unloads a ball of electricity at West... ...shocking him and Claire. (Cautionary Tales) Elle manifests her power for some revenge on Noah. (Cautionary Tales) Peter manifests a ball of electricity for defense against Hiro... ...and raises his hand as a final warning. (Truth & Consequences) Peter brings out electricity which conducts on Hiro's sword... ...knocking Hiro out. (Powerless) Peter unleashes lightning... ...to destroy a fusebox. (Powerless) Elle threatens Noah with electricity... ...but Noah isn't fazed. (Powerless) Elle aims lightning at Sylar... ...but misses him. (Powerless) Elle then manifests her power a second time... ...releases it... ...and hits Sylar dead-center. (Powerless) To try to silence Mr. Muggles, Elle begins charging electricity... ...but the sprinklers are turned on, and Elle shocks herself. (Elle's First Assignment, Part 1) Elle shows Zach her lightning... ...and prepares to zap him. (Elle's First Assignment, Part 2) Elle introduces herself and her ability to Matt Neuenberg after he runs off-stage during his school's talent show... ...and after convincing Matt to come with her, she electrocutes the stage and sets it on fire. (The Man with Too Much Brains) To try and console Matt in his Company cell, Elle brings him a cake and lights the candles... ...then gives him an electric kiss on the cheek. (The Man with Too Much Brains) Elle zaps Matt on the nose. (Hana and Drucker's Plot Discovered) Under her father's orders, Elle decimates the Company's mainframe computer. (The End of Hana and Drucker) Later, she gives Matt a zap to his heart to resuscitate him. (The End of Hana and Drucker) Elle introduces herself to Donna Dunlap. (Donna's Big Date, Part 1) Elle confronts Echo by shooting a lightning bolt at a nearby tree... ...and threatens him by showing her power. (Going Postal) Elle attacks Echo with another bolt... ...but he manages to convert the electrical discharge into sound waves. (Going Postal)

Season Three

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Elle discharges a blast of electricity when she is telekinetically tortured... ...knocking out Sylar and the Level 5 grid. (The Butterfly Effect) Peter shoots lightning at Sylar. (Dying of the Light) Peter threatens his dad with lightning... ...but Arthur steals it... (Dying of the Light) Arthur attacks Peter. (Eris Quod Sum) Elle loses control of her powers near a guard... ...in the shower of her hotel... ...in the London Underground... ...and in the rain. (Sum Quod Sum, Part 1) When the rain hits her, Elle sends out lightning... ...hitting Claude... and knocking them both out. (Sum Quod Sum, Part 1) Elle zaps Abigail when she gets into the water with Elle... ...shocking her... ...and then blasts at Abigail's forcefield. (Sum Quod Sum, Part 2) Elle breaks in to the Bennet house and zaps Lyle... ...and then Claire... ...and again, with no lasting effect. (Eris Quod Sum) Elle loses control on the plane, almost crashing it... ...but instead directs her electricity into Claire. (Eris Quod Sum) Elle stops Sylar from killing himself. (Villains) Later, Elle tries to stop Sylar from attacking Trevor. (Villains) Elle creates lightning... ...and blasts it at Sylar... ...who feels the full force of Elle's electricity... ...creating arcs from his body... ...burning some of his clothes. (It's Coming) Sylar gains Elle's ability via empathy. (It's Coming) Elle creates lightning in her hands. Elle coaches Sylar... ...showing him how to unleash bolts. (It's Coming) Sylar shatters a glass with lightning. (The Eclipse, Part 1) Sylar evades capture by electrocuting his captives. (A Clear and Present Danger) When threatened, Sylar summons electricity... ...and throws it... ...at Peter and Nathan. (An Invisible Thread)

Season Four

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Sylar, who is made to believe that he is Nathan, "discovers" his old power. (Orientation) A distressed Sylar's hands begin fizzling sparks by themselves. (Hysterical Blindness) Sylar's hands begin fizzling... ...and he sends a lightning blast at Captain Lubbock... ...which stuns him to the ground. (Tabula Rasa) When Caleb becomes a large spider and attacks... ...Sylar throws lightning at him to make him get a grip on himself. (Yang & Yang) "Nathan" uncontrollably emits electricity... ...and slowly changes to Sylar's form. (Thanksgiving)