Theory:Ability replication

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Theory	Citations	Notes
Peter's is ability replication is only temporary; were Ando to supercharge him enough, his empathic mimicry would be restored.	None.	+ Peter's ability has been an enduring part of his character; to replace it with a lesser ability that is more unlike his personality seems to be an unwise plotting choice by the writers. As such, they are going to restore his original abilities. • The writers stated themselves that they are trying to limit Peter's powers.
Peter original powers could return if he touches and takes and holds (for he can only have one ability at a time now)Sylar's ability.	None.	+ Sylar was able to acquire abilities empathically.
Peter's old abilities will manifest in the same way that Matt Parkman's use of precognitive drawing despite it not being his own power.	None.	+ Matt Parkman's use of an ability that's not his own, and wasn't explicitly granted to him, suggests this may be possible.
Ability replication is actually Peter's old ability, and will eventually evolve into empathic mimicry after enough time, similar to how Matt gained the ability to insert thoughts in other people's head.	None.	+ Peter developed. He is now unable to feel empathy like in previous seasons. Instead he is leery of other people and eventually hates them (Nathan). Someone can't feel hate as well as empathy. • If ability replication is indeed part of empathic mimicry Peter should be able to gain some abilities permanently (e.g. Claire's). Claire has never betrayed him so that it may be that Peter can feel empathy for her. • Future Claire did. + Sylar can absorb powers through empathy, but with an emotional effort. Maybe Peter's problem is that his empathy is gone or weakened.