Theory:Gabriel's mother

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Theories

Theory	Citations	Notes
Sylar's mother is related to Angela or Arthur Petrelli.	Arthur claiming to be Sylar's family	+ Lie detection did not pick up a lie upon Arthur's claim of being family. - It's not clear whether the ability works in the statement as a whole or in its parts, to affirm either one as fact is speculative. + Angela knew who his parents truly were. + Elle was shocked upon reading Sylar's file.
Sylar's mother had an ability.	None.	+ Sylar may not have inherited his ability from his father. - If she had an ability, Samson would've taken it long before he'd marry her. + Sylar can take an ability without killing like he did with Elle, why can't Samson?
Sylar's mother was a shapeshifter.	None.	+ This ties with in with Linda is Sylar's mother. - Linda died before Sylar was born. + Who says Linda is Sylar's mother? + Sylar's mother had her head sliced open. Perhaps the back of her head was damaged? + We have no info on Sylar's mother and no explanation for Linda Tavara. Heroes rarely if ever have coincidences. Is it such a stretch she was able to hide her power from Samson until she died? - Linda had aura absorption, not shapeshifting. + She may have absorbed the power of a shapeshifter liek Sylar did to James Martin.
This isn't Sylar's true mother.	None.	+ This ties with in with Linda is Sylar's mother. - Linda died before Sylar was born. - Samson essentally stated she was his mother. - Why would Samson have taken another woman, if this woman wasn't Sylar's mother? - Sylar remembers her as his mother and she looks a lot like him.