Examples of illusion

Illusion is the ability to alter how other people perceive reality. A full list of examples of the power in action follows.

Season One Gallery

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  Candice appears as Simone...
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  ...then fades...
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  ...and slowly...
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  ...reappears as herself.
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  Watch as Candice becomes Simone.
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  Candice takes on the form of Sandra...
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  ...shimmers for a moment...
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  ...and then changes back to her regular self.(Parasite)
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  Mr. Bennet doesn't buy Candice's illusion.
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  Candice appears as Jessica...
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  ...then gradually...
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  ...returns to her normal appearance.(.07%)
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  Sylar (future) takes on the guise of Nathan...
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  ...and reveals himself in a moment of sin.
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  President Petrelli...
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  ...is really...
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  ...Sylar in disguise.(Five Years Gone)
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  Candice speaks with Linderman...
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  ...but Niki hangs up.
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  Candice appears as Niki in front of Micah...
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  ...but is later revealed as she leaves the bathroom.
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  Micah tries to leave the room...
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  ...but gets lost in Candice's illusion.
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  When Micah tries to escape, he ends up back where he started.
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  After leaving the room for the second time, he finds himself in a familiar place.
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  Candice offers Micah her hand...
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  ...but is disguised as Ms. Baker when he takes it.
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  Candice takes Micah to vote using a disguise.
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  At the polling place, Ms. Baker shares a moment with Micah...
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  ...but slowly changes back...
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  ...into Candice.(Landslide)
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  Candice disguises herself as Jessica...
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  ...and makes it look like a dead Micah is on the floor...
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  ...but after she is knocked out...
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  ...she reverts back...
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  ...to her regular form...
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  ...and the fake Micah disappears.(How to Stop an Exploding Man)
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  Betty causes a classmate to appear to have severe acne. (Betty, Part 1)
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  Betty conjures an illusion of Crash's father...
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  ...and makes some of Ren's family life predictions come true.
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  This fearsome illusion scrambles Crash's brain.
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  The illusion of Mallory draws admiring glances from high school students. (Betty, Part 2)
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  Betty's illusion of herself as Ren causes him to enter a state of shock...
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  ...so she drops the illusion quickly. (Betty, Part 3)
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  Betty horrifies the pep rally audience...
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  ...by making students appear to melt.
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  And then both students and faculty are terrified when...
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  ...it appears that two students spontaneously combust...
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  ...and two students get boils on their arms.
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  Betty changes her less-than-beautiful exterior...
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  ...and morphs into the beautiful Candice. (Betty, Part 4)

Season Two Gallery

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  In "Maui", Candice has taken on a new look...
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  ...as Michelle.
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  Michelle offers an exotic fantasy...
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  ...a more traditional fantasy...
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  ...or something more "familiar". (Kindred)

Season Three Gallery

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  Future Peter is disguised as Peter...
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  ...but comes out of the illusion. (The Second Coming)
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  Future Peter Comes out of hiding.(Resistance)