Enhanced synesthesia
| Enhanced synesthesia | |
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Emma sees sound waves as light. | |
| Originally held by: | Emma Coolidge |
| Absorbed by: | Peter Petrelli |
| Ability to: | See sound waves as colorful light |
| Examples of enhanced synesthesia | |
Enhanced synesthesia is the ability to visualize sound waves and see them as colorful light waves.
Characters
- Emma Coolidge is the only character known to have this ability naturally. (Ink)
- Peter Petrelli has replicated it. (Hysterical Blindness)
Limits
Emma Coolidge
Emma has the ability to see a myriad of beautiful colors from prominent noises such as the shattering of a coffee mug and the notes coming from a cello played by someone else. (Ink)
Emma's ability can be used offensively by using loud enough sounds to shoot out concussive blasts of light. (Hysterical Blindness)
Peter Petrelli
Like Emma, Peter can see prominent noises, such as a trash can being kicked down, a children's choir and notes in a piano. (Hysterical Blindness)
Selected Examples
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Emma sees flashes of light when water drips...
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When the cellist leaves, Emma plucks the cello's strings, seeing more streams of light.
(Ink) -
Emma sees a police siren emitting red waves of light...
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...and also beams of light when a jackhammer is turned on.
(Hysterical Blindness) -
Peter kicks a can and sees color when it creates sound...
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...he also sees the sound created by a young choir singing the theme from The Greatest American Hero.
(Hysterical Blindness) -
The light waves produced somehow cause the walls to shatter.
(Hysterical Blindness)
Notes
- Heroes Interactive for Ink says that Emma's power is "a form of synesthesia".
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