Ability replication
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 Peter touches Matt and replicates his ability. | |
| Held by: | Peter Petrelli (synthetic) |
| Ability to: | Replicate the abilities of other evolved humans by physically touching them |
| Examples of ability replication | |
Ability replication was acquired by Peter after he injected himself with the genetic modification formula. It allows him to mimic the abilities of other evolved humans by touching them. However, he is only able to have one ability at a time, and loses his previous ability after replicating another one. He does, though, appear to keep the ability for as long as he does not touch another evolved human. The ability donor neither loses their ability after Peter touches them, nor feels anything when their abilities are replicated.
Characters
- Peter Petrelli was granted this ability synthetically. (Dual)
Limits
Peter Petrelli
By injecting himself with the genetic modification formula, Peter acquired an ability which allows him to replicate the abilities of other evolved humans by physically touching them. He first demonstrated the ability when he grabbed and flew his brother Nathan from the burning Pinehearst facility (Dual). He has mimicked Mohinder's enhanced strength by touching him on the Flight 195 aircraft (A Clear and Present Danger). He later did the same thing with Tracy Strauss. Soon thereafter, he suddenly manifested her ability, causing the side of the plane to freeze off, taking down the plane.
His ability has been shown to work through clothing (as with Nathan's shirt and Matt's jacket).
Peter has been shown to manifest abilities by accident (as with Tracy) and with intent (as with Mohinder).
Peter can replicate an ability more than once as shown by the fact that he's replicated Nathan's flight three times now. He just needs to touch the person each time if he has replicated another ability in between uses.
Peter can currently only hold one ability at a time, losing access to his previous ability once he absorbs a new one. He also appears to know the limitations of his ability. He has been shown to replicate abilities with ease and in an extremely short amount of time, as shown when he quickly absorbed Nathan's flight and flew off within seconds. (Trust and Blood)
It is unclear if his ability is dependent on his hands, or what would happen if he came into contact with someone with multiple abilities, like Sylar or even someone with a passive ability like Claire Bennet, or if he can replicate multiple abilities at once by touching two evolved humans simultaneously.
Peter has learned to control his ability since A Clear and Present Danger, as he chose not to replicate telepathy from Matt when he saved him from Danko's team as that would result in flight being lost. (Cold Wars) It has been said that "Peter's gotten better at his touch. He can now pick and choose who he gets it from. It just took some time and effort to get it under control." He also demonstrated this when he flew Angela multiple times and didn't replicate her ability.
He later replicates telepathy in order to have two telepaths enter Building 26, but noticably loses flight. When he falls off a building, the only reason he survives is Nathan flies in and saves him and he later takes flight as his power again by hugging Nathan (Exposed). He held onto that power for some time as it seemed to be his prefered one as a fugitive. He later acquired shape shifting and assumed the identity of the President in order to capture Sylar (An Invisible Thread). Peter did not seem to replicate any other abilities from Sylar because his facial wounds did not heal.
Abilities Used
- Peter is known to have manifested the following abilities:
Current Ability
- Peter's current replicated ability is shape shifting from Sylar (as of An Invisible Thread).
Memorable Quotes
"I saw you on the plane, I don't care how many powers you have."
"One. I don't know why. I can only hang onto one at a time. If I pick up a new one, I lose the old one."
- - Tracy, Peter (Trust and Blood)
"Hey, what are you doing? What is that?"
"I just borrowed your power."
"Bet you didn't think I took that one from you."
- - Peter (to Sylar) (An Invisible Thread)
Examples
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Peter hugs Nathan and replicates his flying ability again.
(Exposed)
Notes
- Some have found similarities between Peter's first ability of empathic mimicry and his current ability. Indeed, both abilities allow Peter to absorb abilities from those around him, and neither ability has a negative effect on the person from whom the ability is absorbed. However, there are notable differences between the two abilities. With empathic mimicry, Peter would simply have to remember an evolved human's ability and who they are in order to gain their ability, though he was apparently able to bypass this restriction as his ability evolved. With his new ability, Peter seems to have to make physical contact with the other person. Additionally, Peter used to be able to hold on to multiple abilities (at one point he had access to at least fifteen abilities). He can now hold on to only one ability at a time.
- Peter is controlling this ability unlike his former one. He can now decide whether he'll borrow someone's ability or not while touching an evolved human.
See Also
- For Arthur's ability to steal others' abilities through physical contact, see power absorption
- For Peter's original ability to mimic abilities through empathy, see empathic mimicry
- For Linda's ability to take others' auras to use their abilities, see aura absorption
- For the way in which Sylar acquires abilities from other evolved humans, see ability theft
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Ability replication for fan-created theories and other speculation.
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