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Peter Petrelli

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Peter Petrelli
Portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia
First appearance Genesis
In-story stats
Known abilities Empathic mimicry
Known powers mimicked:
Flight,
Precognition,
Rapid cell regeneration,
Telepathy,
Invisibility,
Telekinesis,
Space-time manipulation,
Induced radioactivity
Enhanced strength
Nickname Pete
Gender
Age 26
Home New York, NY
Residence Peter Petrelli's apartment
Occupation former home hospice nurse
Significant other formerly Simone Deveaux
Parents Angela Petrelli, unnamed father
Sibling Nathan Petrelli (older brother)

Peter Petrelli is a former home hospice nurse from New York City. His brother Nathan and mother Angela also live there. Peter discovers he has the ability to mimic the superpowers of others.

About

Peter believes he has a greater place in life than just saving one person at a time, and he's willing to sacrifice himself to save the world.

His brother, Nathan, seems to disapprove of Peter's choice to become a nurse. Nathan also considers Peter the less favored son of their father.

Character History

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Peter Petrelli: Season One History.

Peter Petrelli is a hospice nurse who keeps having amazing dreams that he can fly. Later, he stands on top of a building, and he throws himself off, in an attempt to prove to Nathan, his brother, that he can actually fly. In fact, it is Nathan who flies, catching Peter before he hits the ground.

Peter goes and visits Mohinder Suresh, fascinated by a book that he has read about the possibilities of human flight. Mohinder joins Peter to go and find Isaac Mendez, but while they are on the train, time freezes, and Peter has a visit from a Japanese man, who tells him that Peter must "save the cheerleader, save the world".

Peter begins to realise that his power is not flight, but empathic mimicry - he can absorb the powers of those he meets. This is proved when he finishes a painting of Isaac's, depicting a cheerleader with her head chopped off. Peter realised that he must save this girl, and upon seeing another painting, heads to a homecoming, in Odessa, TX. There, he meets Claire Bennet, and manages to stop her being killed by a mysterious stranger. He falls off a building and breaks several bones, although he quickly regenerates, mimicking Claire's power.

Peter is locked up in jail, but he is freed, and walks out with Nathan. Suddenly, he collapses, and has another vision - him bursting into red flames, and explodes in the middle of the city, causing the explosion that Isaac had painted. Peter meets a man named Claude, who has the power of invisibility. Peter attempts to convince Claude to help him control his power, and eventually, Claude agrees. Peter quickly discovers that he can use the powers he has absorbed by merely thinking of the person he got them from.

Peter then makes another visit to Isaac's loft, and confronts the painters about his association with Mr. Bennet. A fight ensures, with Peter telekinetically throwing paint cans while invisible. Isaac aims to shoot Peter, but shoots Simone instead, who dies soon after. Then, Peter visits Mohinder's apartment, but is confronted by Sylar, who begins to cut off the top of Peter's head. However, Peter heals his wound, to Sylar's surprise. There is another fight, before Sylar telekinetically sprays the room with shards of glass, stabbing Peter in the back of the head. Peter's death is mourned in the Petrelli household, before Claire removes the shard, and Peter is revived.

At Kirby Plaza, Peter absorbs Ted's power, and has difficulty controlling it. Him and Claire head out of New York, but see that Ted has been murdered, and his brain removed. Peter realises that Sylar may now be the cause of the explosion, having absorbed Ted's power. Peter arrives back at the plaza, for a final confrontation with Sylar. They trade blows, before Peter's hands begin to glow once more. He quickly tells Claire to shoot him with a gun, but Claire cannot. As the light continues to intensify, Nathan appears, picks up his brother, and flies away into the sky. As everyone looks to the sky, a large explosion takes place.

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Powers

Much mystery surrounded Peter's status and powers, or lack thereof, early in the series. While every main character was said outright to have a power in press releases, Peter was simply billed as "trying to convince his brother he can fly". Later, after his brother flew, Peter himself displayed the ability to levitate not long afterward (Don't Look Back). Peter is actually an empathic mimic who duplicates the powers of others. His crude levitation sketch shows that he gained Isaac's ability to draw the future, but without needing to be induced by drugs (Don't Look Back). Later, Peter visits Isaac and finishes Isaac's painting without the aid of heroin or any other drug (Hiros).

Early on, Peter's duplicated powers typically only lasted while the person he was mimicking was nearby. He was unable to fly when not in the presence of Nathan, and he became visible when Claude walked away from him, but he was still able to use Isaac's precognition the day after he met him (Don't Look Back). In Distractions, he duplicated Claire's power of regeneration, even though he had not been near her for weeks; this was the first time he ever consciously "recalled" a mimicked power.

While Peter's crude stick figure drawings originally seemed to indicate that he could duplicate only someone's powers, and not their skills, the painting he completed at Isaac's studio seems fairly well done (though not of the same style). This could indicate that his ability is maturing and developing, much like the others with powers.

Powers Mimicked

Prior to having his power stolen by Arthur Petrelli, Peter was able to duplicate the abilities of other evolved humans; after he acquired the ability, he did not need to be in the person's presence. To date, Peter had conclusively duplicated the abilities of:


Powers Exposed

Other evolved humans had been within Peter's proximity, exposing him to their abilities. However, Peter never exhibited these abilities:

In the original timeline, Peter was exposed to Sylar's enhanced memory. (Homecoming) However, Hiro Nakamura went back in time, preventing Sylar from obtaining it in the first place. (Once Upon a Time in Texas)


Equipment

Memorable Quotes

"I've been up here all night thinking about this, thinking about my destiny."

"What are you doing, Pete?"

"It's my turn to be somebody now, Nathan!"

- Peter, Nathan (Genesis)


"Saving you ...did I save the world?"

"I don't know, I'm just a cheerleader."

- Peter, Claire (Homecoming)


"Charles Darwin bred pigeons when he was working out his theory of evolution--married up various permutations to get maximum potential."

"What do you mean by that, 'maximum potential'?"

"I think he meant you, friend."

- Claude, Peter (Unexpected)


"Haven't I killed you before?"

"Didn't take."

- Sylar, Peter (How to Stop an Exploding Man)

Notes

Trivia

  • In an interview, Tim Sale said, "Peter's [likeness] is kind of easier to caricature because he's got that silly hair and that kind of knife-like face."
  • Both his first name and last name, Peter and Petrelli, come from the Latin term petra meaning "rock".
  • In an interview, Jason La Padura said that Peter and Nathan were originally written to be twins.
  • According to the official site for the Season One DVD, Peter's AIM screen name is ppetrelli07.

See Also

External Links

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Peter Petrelli for fan-created theories and other speculation.


  Season One Characters edit
Main

Claire Bennet • Noah Bennet • Simone Deveaux • D.L. Hawkins • Isaac Mendez • Hiro Nakamura • Matt Parkman • Nathan Petrelli • Peter Petrelli • Micah Sanders • Niki/Jessica Sanders • Mohinder Suresh

Recurring

Lyle Bennet • Sandra Bennet • Campaign manager • Sheriff Davidson • Future Hiro • The Haitian • Audrey Hanson • Eden McCain • Ando Masahashi • Brody Mitchum • Mr. Muggles • Kaito Nakamura • Janice Parkman • Angela Petrelli • Heidi Petrelli • Claude Rains • Ted Sprague • Sylar • Eric Thompson, Sr. • Tina • Molly Walker • Jackie Wilcox • Candice Willmer • Zach

See Also: Minor Characters • Season Two Characters • Season Three Characters • Season Four Characters • Heroes Reborn Characters • Future Characters • Animals • Webisodes Characters •
Graphic Novel Characters • iStory Characters • Evolutions Characters • Book Characters • Unaired Characters • Cast
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