Invisibility

Invisibility
Claude fades from view.
Originally held by:	Claude Rains
Absorbed by:	Peter Petrelli
Ability to:	Remain unseen in plain view
Examples of invisibility

Invisibility is the ability to walk in plain view of other people without being seen.

Characters

Claude Rains is the only known character to have this ability.

Peter Petrelli has copied this power. (Godsend)

Limits

It is currently unclear how Claude avoids being seen. Invisibility seems to be a passive power which can operate constantly without effort or concentration.

Claude is not invisible to Peter Petrelli when Peter is mimicking his power.

Standing in plain sight at a sidewalk cafe, Claude was able to pick up a wallet from a purse on a table, remove the money from it, and put it back in the purse without anyone paying any attention to him. However, when he and Peter began struggling and knocked over a table, people nearby noticed something odd happening, even though they didn't see the two men involved.

Claude has some ability to make objects that he picks up or carries invisible: his clothes, for example, turn invisible with him. A pretzel he stole on another occasion, however, did not immediately become invisible. Why objects become invisible in some circumstances but not in others isn't yet known.

It is unclear whether the ability may also hide sound — Claude covers Peter's mouth when they are hiding from Nathan and Mohinder to stop Peter from making noise (The Fix). However, despite making noise in the streets of New York, nobody seems to hear the two talking (Distractions).

While users of this power are invisible to normal sight, they can be detected using infra-red imaging devices. (Unexpected)

Examples

• Initially invisible, Claude reveals himself to Mr. Bennet in Thompson's office. (Company Man)
• On February 28, 1992, Claude invisibly enters Meredith Gordon's apartment to do a "bag and tag" for the Company. (Hell's Angel)
• Despite being invisible, Claude's legs still burn in the fire. (Hell's Angel)
• Claude turns invisible to escape from Mr. Bennet on the bridge. (Company Man)
• Claude steals money while standing in public on a New York City sidewalk. (Godsend)
• Peter Petrelli duplicates the power when Claude attacks him on the street. (Godsend)
• Claude intercepts Peter as he flees his apartment; both hide invisibly in the hall as Nathan and Mohinder looking for Peter. (The Fix)
• Claude and Peter walk down a New York City street and invisibly bump into people, steal personal effects, and disrupt pedestrian traffic. (Distractions)
• Isaac paints a picture of an invisible Peter. (Distractions)
• On the roof of the Deveaux Building, Mr. Bennet and the Haitian use infra-red optical devices to find the invisible Claude and Peter. (Unexpected)
• Peter turns invisible when Isaac draw a gun on him. (Unexpected)

Memorable Quotes

"You can see me! Nobody sees me, do you hear me? Nobody sees me — I'm invisible!"

- Claude (to Peter) (Godsend)

Gallery

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  Claude enters Meredith's apartment unseen.
  (Hell's Angel)
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  Claude's invisible legs catch fire.
  (Hell's Angel)
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  Claude becomes invisible as he falls over the side of the bridge after being shot by Mr. Bennet.
  (Company Man)
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  Claude goes through a purse in a busy sidewalk café without attracting attention.
  (Godsend)
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  Claude is able to steal in secret.
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  Claude is an undetectable thief.
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  Peter and Claude's invisible struggle upsets items on a street vendor's table.
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  Mimicking Claude's power, Peter fades from view.
  (The Fix)
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  Claude imperceptibly steals vendors' food.
  (Distractions)
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  As Peter begins to access powers he has previously duplicated, he flashes through Claude's invisibility.
  (Distractions)
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  Though invisible, Peter and Claude are visible in infrared.
  (Unexpected)
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  Claude turns invisible as he leaves Peter's apartment.
  (Unexpected)
• 
  After Isaac pulls a gun on Peter, Peter hides by turning invisible.
  (Unexpected)

See Also

• For Isaac's paintings about invisibility, see Invisibility Series.