Aura absorption

Aura absorption
Linda's hand glows blue as she uses her power on Ida May Walker.
Held by:	Linda Tavara
Ability to:	See auras and take the lives and abilities of others

Aura absorption is the ability to take the lives of others and the abilities of evolved humans, as well as see the auras of others.

Characters

• Linda Tavara is the only character known to have this ability.

Limits

Linda's use of her ability leaves the bodies of her victims withered. If her victim is an evolved human, she also takes their ability. The use of this ability requires close proximity and may require physical contact. It is unknown if she constantly sees the auras of living things or if there is an "off switch".

Examples

• 
  Linda tries to use her ability on Daniel Linderman but fails.
  (War Buddies, Part 7)
• 
  Earlier, she successfully used her ability on Jason Welkes...
• 
  ...and on her informant.
  (Bounty Hunter)
• 
  Linda uses her ability to kill small animals.
• 
  In Linda's dreams...she sees the auras of others...
• 
  ...and takes the life of one man.
• 
  The auras of some are dim...
• 
  ...while others are vivid.
• 
  Linda sees the auras of people at the Retirement Villa...
• 
  ...including Ida May Walker's brilliantly bright aura.
• 
  Linda simultaneously takes Ida's life and ability to see angels.
  (Moonlight Serenade)

Memorable Quotes

"Just like she said. After I steal his power...no one will be able to stop me."

- Linda Tavara (War Buddies, Part 7)

"I could feel everything, their hopes, their dreams for the future, while they no longer felt anything at all. Their spark belonged to me now."

- Linda Tavara (Moonlight Serenade)

"Now I could see Ida's angels as well."

- Linda Tavara (Moonlight Serenade)

Notes

• In a forum post, Robert Atkins said, "Linda drains the life force from those she touches when using her powers. somewhat like Rogue in X-Men, when used on normal people it kills them and give her a 'boost'...When draining someone's lifeforce that has power, she would notice when draining the power."
• According to the script for Bounty Hunter, Linda's hands (plural) were supposed to glow blue when touching Jason Welkes.

See Also

• For the way in which Sylar steals abilities from others, see ability theft.
• For Peter's ability to absorb powers from others, see empathic mimicry.