Telekinesis

Telekinesis
Sylar throws locker doors at Peter
Originally held by:	Brian Davis
Absorbed by:	Sylar, Peter Petrelli
Ability to:	Move objects with the mind
Examples of telekinesis

Telekinesis is the ability to move objects with the mind.

Characters

Brian Davis is the first character (chronologically) to demonstrate this ability.

Sylar acquires telekinetic abilities after murdering Brian.

Peter Petrelli has absorbed this ability from Sylar and reproduced it.

Limits

Telekinesis requires active concentration.

Brian Davis had extremely limited telekinetic ability. With concentration, he was able to move a cup slowly across the surface of a table. Brian was afraid of his power, and never tried to develop it.

Sylar has demonstrated far more advanced telekinetic abilities than Brian, probably because Sylar has actively developed the power. He can exert enough force to tear sheet metal, and he has enough control to cut off the top of a person's skull to expose the brain. He can simultaneously manipulate dozens of objects at once, as when he lifted shards of broken glass, oriented all of them to point away from him, and flung them across a room with deadly force (.07%).

Peter Petrelli is more powerful than Brian was, but not as adept as Sylar; he was able to stop Claude from striking him with a mop handle and produce the equivalent of a hard shove when he used the power against Isaac.

Selected Examples

• Brian moves a cup across a table in Gabriel Gray's watch repair shop. (Six Months Ago)
• At Chandra's apartment, Gabriel Gray (Sylar) moves a cup across a desk. (Six Months Ago)
• At the FBI Headquarters, Sylar hurls Audrey backwards, then forces her to point a gun at herself. (One Giant Leap)
• Sylar throws Claire off him; as the force appears to be stronger than the capacity of a normal man, this is probably an example of telekinetics. (Homecoming)
• Sylar points at Jackie Wilcox's forehead to slice her head open. (Homecoming)
• Sylar rips metal doors off of lockers at Claire's school, then throws them at Peter. (Homecoming)
• Sylar pulls Eden through the security glass of his cell. (Fallout)
• Sylar throws Mr. Bennet against the window of his cell, then uses his power to open doors, manipulate lights, and escape. (Distractions)
• At the Bennets' home, Sylar causes a phone to fly and Mrs. Bennet to fall into a glass cabinet. (Distractions)
• Sylar levitates dozens of glass shards, orients them all to point away from him, and sprays them across Suresh's apartment. (.07%)

Notes

• Chandra Suresh referred to Brian Davis's power as "telekinesis". The Mozaic file mentions "psychokinesis". In common usage, the two terms often refer to the same power.

Gallery

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  Chronologically, Brian Davis is the first to display the power, while in Gray & Sons.
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  Sylar first displays telekinesis in front of Chandra.
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  Sylar telekinetically turns a gun on Audrey.
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  Sylar uses his mind to menace Peter, vandalizing Union Wells High School in the process.
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  Sylar uses his finger to slice open Jackie's forehead.
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  Sylar slams Mr. Bennet into the window of his cell.
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  Sylar slams Sandra into a glass cabinet.
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  Sylar controls scores of shards of glass at once.